Daniel Gordis: ‘The great failure of the hostages is enormous’
With over 100 hostages still trapped in Gaza, Daniel Gordis says, that is Israel's greatest failure to date—even if it's unclear that any deals would have gotten them back.An acclaimed writer and auth...
23 Des 20241h 30min
Khitam Abu Bader: 'Violence is never the answer'
Violence is never the answer for Khitam Abu Bader. That's why she tries to fight for peace.Khitam is helping to build Ma'oz Darom South by promoting regional development in the Negev, collaborating wi...
16 Des 20241h 1min
Moshe Koppel: 'We won the war in Gaza'
Israel has pretty much destroyed its enemies, Moshe Koppel says. That's (partly) why he believes Israel has won the war in Gaza.Founding chairman of the Kohelet Policy Forum—called “the most successfu...
9 Des 20241h
Einat Wilf: 'Jews are never allowed to win, and Arabs are never allowed to lose'
The true enemy in Israel's current war, Einat Wilf says, is what she calls "Palestinianism."Once part of the Israeli left, Einat Wilf is a popular political thinker on Israel, Zionism, and foreign pol...
2 Des 20241h 22min
Sivan Rahav-Meir: 'When it comes to terrorism, you can't compromise' (Re-Run)
We return next week with a new episode of 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers. In the meantime, enjoy an earlier interview with Sivan Rahav-Meir.Israel's fight against Hamas, Sivan Rahav-Meir says, is p...
25 Nov 202445min
Yaakov Katz: 'The Israeli military has fought in probably the most humane way possible'
If you asked Yaakov Katz, the world should be lining the streets to applaud the IDF's military campaign in Gaza.The decades-long journalist and political thinker is emphatic that the IDF fights in the...
18 Nov 20241h 15min
Uri Zaki: 'The war has to end in Gaza'
Uri Zaki supported Israel's war against Hamas from the getgo—but the killing of six hostages and Sinwar's assassination were a turning point. Now, he thinks it needs to end.Uri Zaki is a left-wing pol...
11 Nov 20241h 18min
Nechumi Yaffe: 'I hate the idea that we are being killed and need to kill'
As a Haredi woman of the Israeli left, Nechumi Yaffe lives between a few different worlds—and she feels at home in Israel's new "Religious Left" movement.A professor of public policy at Tel Aviv Unive...
4 Nov 20241h
