Haaretz Podcast

Host Simon Spungin is joined for an escapist episode by: Shany Littman, who talks about the soon-to-be-opened Culinary Institute of Israel and gastronomic appropriation; Shaina Oppenheimer tells us about an 18-year-old Black Israelite rapper from Dimona who faces deportation; and Adrian Hennigan on how Israel became the ‘television nation’ – and how to watch hit shows even if you don’t speak Hebrew. To submit a question for the Gideon Levy AMA, mail us at weekpod@haaretz.co.il. See omnystudio...

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz’s chief military analyst, Amos Harel, to discuss the challenges facing the new Israeli government, from Washington to the West Bank and from Tehran to the Gaza Strip...

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Gideon Levy, the recent recipient of Israel's top journalistic award – the Sokolow Prize. Gideon answers listeners' questions on his prize-winning writing, the best way to reach out to Israeli Jews and why he no longer has any hesitation about calling Israel an apartheid state. Gideon also answer questions on the new Israeli government and how he feels about readers who cancel their subscriptions in protest at his writing.   See omnystudio...

On this week’s episode, host Simon Spungin is joined by Amos Harel and Zvi Bar’el for a two-part discussion on Israel’s handling of two current threats: the delta variant of the Coronavirus and the Iranian nuclear program. In Part 1, Amos advises against panic in the face of the mini-wave of COVID-19 infections, says that the government must act quickly and responsibly – and warns that the August 1 target date for reopening to tourists might be postponed again...

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz.com’s Linda Dayan and LGBTQ activist Muhammad Zoabi to discuss a broad spectrum of LGBTQ issues in Israel...

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz's Amira Hass to discuss the recent demonstrations in the Palestinian territories and the Palestinian Authority's violent repression of those protests. We ask: What role does the Israeli occupation play in Mahmoud Abbas' ability to crush dissent? How is the Palestinian national struggle also a struggle for democracy? And why are Palestinian security forces targeting women? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Anshel Pfeffer for a presidential episode of Haaretz Weekend, in which we discuss the legacy of outgoing president Reuven Rivlin, and his successor, Isaac Herzog, who was sworn in as Israel’s 11th president this week. We ask: Was Rivlin the best president Israel could have expected in such fraught times? Was it Herzog’s destiny to follow in his father’s footsteps and become Israel’s No...

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Noa Landau and Michael Hauser-Tov to discuss a stormy few days in the Knesset – and landmark rulings from the High Court: the justices’ decision that the Nation-State Law does not violate Israel’s unwritten constitution; the embarrassing scenes in the Knesset, where ideology was trumped by spite over the Citizenship Law; the court’s ruling that surrogacy should be offered to all; and the departure of Benjamin Netanyahu from the prime minister’s residence on...

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz’s senior editor for archaeology and science, Ruth Schuster, and archaeology correspondent Ariel David. The panel discusses the discovery of piglet skeleton in a First Temple-period home in Jerusalem...

Host Simon Spungin is joined by senior Haaretz writers Alon Pinkas and Bradley Burston, to discuss a poll which found that one in four American Jews sees Israel as an apartheid state...