An inside view of how Israel can warm your heart and make your blood boil. It’s a show by a journalist, a professor and an NGO professional who live in and love Israel even though it drives them crazy, and who each week discuss the latest in Israeli politics, culture, and society.
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episode 13: The “Can’t Spell ‘Minister Ben Gvir’ Without ‘Bite Me’” Edition
Noah Efron and journalist-extraordinaire Linda Gradstein discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.
Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon
—Can’t Spell “Minister Ben Gvir” Without “Bite Me”—
Minister Ben Gvir?!?
—This Time, It’s Personal—
Anything wrong with tidying up a ‘Basic Law’ so Aryeh Deri can become a minister just four years after admitting to tax evasion?
—Good Wine Can’t Possibly Be Bad for Me!—
For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: With such good Israeli wine, why ever get sober?
All that and a remembrance of Amnon De Hartog, plus Tom Schneid, the “first queer rapper” since the Torah was given at Sinai!