259 Civility in Israeli Politics - Can the Coalition Last?
With all the challenges facing the current coalition, can the government possibly last? What does it represent in terms of civility in politics? Why does civility matter so much to the health of democ...
19 Mai 202236min
258 Days of Remembrance and Celebration
What does it mean that member of Knesset Amichai Chikli has been declared a renegade? What does that show us about Israeli democracy? And what do the "Yoms" (HaShoah, HaZikaron and HaAtzmaut) mean to ...
4 Mai 202239min
257 Chametz in Israeli Institutions
When Idit Silman left the government coalition, she gave a strange reason. She said it was the implementing of the Supreme Court's ruling on Chametz in Israeli hospitals. What was that ruling? What ar...
21 Apr 202238min
256 Current Wave of Terrorism
How is the current wave of terrorism different from past ones? Is this another intifada? What is Israel doing about it? What exactly makes terrorism different from "freedom fighting"? To address these...
14 Apr 202235min
255 The Coalition Earthquake
Israelis woke up on Wednesday morning to discover that the Government coalition dropped down to 60. Why did that happen? Why is it happening now? What does it mean for the future? Rajel Leghziel joine...
7 Apr 202236min
254 Ben-Gurion on the Negev Summit
Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, famously moved to kibbutz Sde Boker to promote settling the Negev. This week, it hosted a summit of representatives from the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Egy...
30 Mar 202231min
253 Zelensky Address (also Bnei Brak, Be'er Sheva and Sharm-el-Sheikh updates)
After brief regional updates, Alan, Calev and Mike discuss Ukrainian President Zelensky's speech to Knesset members. What did he get wrong? Why did he say what he said? How should Israeli leaders reac...
23 Mar 202254min
252 Haviv Rettig Gur on Ukraine
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been the focus of our thoughts and conversations. Long time listeners know the Times of Israel's senior analyst, Haviv Rettig Gur, as a friend of the podcast who helps...
14 Mar 20221h 6min
