Should Freeing Hostages Be the Priority?
403 Should Freeing Hostages Be the Priority?The Gaza war has challenged Israel with countless moral dilemmas. One of the most painful relates to the efforts to free the hostages. Inevitably, missions ...
22 Mar 202423min
When can we critique the government?
402 When can we critique the government? “Don’t swap horses in the middle of the stream” - associated with Abraham Lincoln’s re-election campaign. Israelis, and Zionists worldwide, consistently compl...
15 Mar 202425min
Proportionality and International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
401 - Proportionality and International Humanitarian Law (IHL)After defining proportionality (enjoy the audio clip from the West Wing) there is so much to debate about the ethical conduct of the curre...
8 Mar 202431min
Framing the Conflict Post October 7
308 Framing the Conflict Post October 7Israelis and Zionists all had to have some understanding of the conflict with Palestinian Arabs. This was as true before October 7th as afterwards. In what ways ...
5 Jan 202431min
Israel Citizens Filling the Breach When Government Fails
Israel Citizens Filling the Breach When Government FailsThis is an era when citizens around the world don’t have a tremendous amount of trust in government. Israelis and Jews around the world are stil...
29 Des 202328min
Are Shoah Analogies Appropriate?
Are Shoah Analogies Appropriate?We are all living with the trauma of the post October 7th world. It is often referred to as the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. But do comparisons to the Sh...
22 Des 202325min
Who should be hired to do the labor in Israel?
Who should be hired to do the labor in Israel?Evidence has been uncovered that Arab laborers from the Gaza strip provided Hamas with intel on the Israeli towns where they worked. In the wake of this s...
15 Des 202331min
Should Israel Fight Hezbollah?
Should Israel Fight Hezbollah?While most of our attention is on the war in Gaza, there has been constant combat on our northern border. Will the battle with Hezbollah heat up to a full scale war? Shou...
8 Des 202327min
