Israel Open Mic: Understanding the Green Line and Israel’s Presidency
In this Israel Open Mic episode, Noam answers two listener questions: What is the Green Line, really? And why does Israel have a President if the Prime Minister holds the power? He breaks down the his...
18 Nov 202532min
30 Years After Rabin with Haviv Rettig Gur (Part 2)
Thirty years after Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination, Noam Weissman sits with Journalist Haviv Rettig Gur to unpack what changed on November 4, 1995—and what didn’t. Was Oslo doomed, or did Rabin’s murder...
11 Nov 202556min
Remembering Yitzhak Rabin on the 30th Anniversary of His Assassination (re-release ) Part 1
Thirty years after Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated at a peace rally in Tel Aviv, we revisit one of the most defining moments in Israeli history. Originally released in Season 1, this epi...
4 Nov 202527min
Eli Sharabi: Surviving Hamas and Choosing Life
In one of the most powerful episodes of Unpacking Israeli History, host Noam Weissman sits down with Eli Sharabi, survivor of 491 days as a Hamas hostage, to share his story of faith, endurance, and u...
28 Okt 202541min
How It Feels to be Israeli Right Now: A Conversation with Sarah Tuttle-Singer
So much of what we read about Israel is politics and war. But this episode explores a different angle: what does it feel like to live through this moment? Noam sits down with writer and Times of Israe...
21 Okt 202548min
An Empty Chair for 251 Hostages: Two Years After October 7
Two years after October 7, 2023, host Noam Weissman reflects on how Israel—and he himself—have been haunted by absence and by loss. Now the last living hostages are home and a ceasefire begins. Noam s...
13 Okt 202521min
Two Years Since October 7th: A Conversation with Amir Tibon (Re-release)
It's been two years since October 7, 2023—the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. To commemorate, Noam revisits a powerful conversation (originally aired on Wondering Jews) with award-winning ...
6 Okt 202542min
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Palestinian Statehood and the Power of Recognition
Gaza-born activist Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib joins Noam Weissman for the series finale and a fierce, heartfelt debate on Palestinian statehood. While they grapple with the meaning and limits of Palestinian...
3 Okt 20251h 19min
