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Episode 14: Should Israel give up on international law ? A conversation with a former IDF lawyer

Episode 13: John Spencer on war, morality, politics and the fight for the future.

Episode 12: How Qatar gets a free pass for Islamist radicalism, a conversation with Dr. Jonathan Schanzer

Episode 11: Iran is imploding - A conversation with Dr. Sharona Mazalian Levi

Episode 10: Thirty years of traumatic peacemaking - what do Israelis really think?

Bonus episode: This Passover, we find our freedom

Episode 9: Did Biden derail Saudi normalization? Breaking down the Abraham Accords with ex-NSC expert Shiri Fein

Episode 8: Prof. Alexander Yakobson on what it means to "decolonize Palestine"

Episode 7 - Judicial Reform: Is tribalism eating Israeli democracy alive?

Episode 6: Why won't Israel fight for the Democrats? With Rep. Ritchie Torres

Extra Episode: Back to war in Gaza

Episode 5: When your family is taken hostage

Episode 4 - Last Jew Standing: The story of Israeli Jews

This podcast episode explores the historical experiences shaping Israeli Jewish identity, arguing that the prevalent narrative overlooks the crucial role of desperation and lack of alternatives in the rise of Zionism. The speaker traces the increasing antisemitism in Europe and the closing of immigration doors in the ...

Episode 3: John Spencer on why Israel hasn't yet won the war in Gaza

Comment: We will protect our own

Episode 2: The lost history of American Jews

This episode explores the forgotten history of American Jews, answering listener questions about their identity and cultural development. The host traces the migration of Jews from the Russian Empire to the US, highlighting their initial poverty and the subsequent creation of robust communal institutions focused on mu...

Episode 1: The Untold Story of Herzl's Journey to Zionism

This podcast episode explores the common misconception that the Dreyfus Affair was the pivotal moment that spurred Theodor Herzl's Zionist ideology. The speaker refutes this narrative, presenting evidence from Herzl's writings and journalistic coverage of the Dreyfus trial, showing a lack of immediate Zionist sentimen...

Extra: Hamas holds Gaza's future hostage

Episode 0: History That Matters