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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 27 days 17 hours 25 minutes
"The Other F-Word" Edition
Allison, Noah, and Times of Israel Ops & Blogs Editor Miriam Herschlag discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. IDF = “It Don't Fucking-Matter”? We...
The "Donald Trump & the Jewish Question" Edition
If you love Israel, this podcast will make you inexplicably happy: 's current season is almost over, so it's a perfect chance to catch up on everything you've been missing! Today, Allison, Noah, and superstar guest Ilene Prusher discuss three...
The "Coalition ambition, suspicion, sedition, contrition & admonition" Edition
Allison, Don, and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Coalition ambition, suspicion, sedition, contrition & admonition We discuss the...
The "E Unibus Pluram?" Edition
Allison, Don, and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Term limits of endearment We discuss a newly-proposed bill that would limit Israeli prime...
The "Ugly Israelis?" Edition
Allison, Don, and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. "Never again" what? "Never again" why? We discuss what lessons we Israelis should draw from the...
The "OUR Killer?" Edition
Gilad Halpern (host of The Tel Aviv Review), Naomi Zeveloff (Middle East Correspondent for the Forward), and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile...
The "Four Sons for a New Generation" Edition
In this Passover potpourri of propitious, panegyric perspicacity, Don, Allison, and Noah update the old story in the Midrash about the four sons. Then they serve up a primo pastiche of past "Vatacountry!" pieces, in which the panel (and...
The "What Makes Bibi Tick?" Edition
Allison, Don, and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. What makes Bibi tick? A new essay challenges the leftist article-of-faith that PM Benjamin...
The "Peace Now, Still?" Edition
Allison, Don and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Israel’s Supreme Court: Democracy’s BFF or Frenemy? We...
The "Killer and Hero" Edition
Allison, Don and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Killer and Hero We discuss the twist of logic and emotion that leads some...