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The "Likud's Settlement-Schizoid New Year's Resolutions” Edition
The "Likud's Settlement-Schizoid New Year's Resolutions” Edition
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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Jan 4, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
Noah Efron, Ha’aretz journalist Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Times of Israel's 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. Looking for extra segments, in-depth prep material, and other patron-only perks? Support the show on Patreon and gain access to these and more. Likud's Settlement-Schizoid New Year's Resolutions On the last day of 2017, the Israeli prime minister's party made two precedented statements about the future of the Palestinian territories. How do we make sense of the two different voices we heard from Likud concerning settlements on December 31, 2017? Linguaphobia Some Israelis recently went into a tizzy when white-on-black billboards in Arabic filled their landscape. What accounts for many Jewish Israelis' fear of one of the country's two official languages? Now That's Israeli! A recent poll asked Israelis to pick the "most Israeli" thing in a number of categories, including the most Israeli PM, what the most Israeli character flaw is, and much more. What to make of the answers, and how do we answer the question of what is "most Israeli"? Music by Nadav Hollander, from his new, debut record, Matat va'Ogen: Rega Levad Matat Offanaim Biladai
Released:
Jan 4, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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