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"The last remaining hostage" had a name. Ran Gvili was a hero, and he merits that we know who he was.
Plus, former hostage Alon Ohel gave a long interview to Channel 12, which then posted it with English subtitles. What "being a hostage" meant takes on…
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In this new novel, an Israeli vigilante crosses very clear moral lines to "fix" Israeli society. Is there a message?
Watch now | Alex Sinclair's second novel, now available, is a great read. But as you'll hear at the start of our conversation, readers may sense a…
Dec 8
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"Your tribe, your people." Why I can't in good conscience debate Peter Beinart again. [Part II of II]
The problem isn't politics or policy, but love. Jewishness that's become soulless is a malady beyond debate territory.
Dec 4
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It's not just reporting the news, but sometimes shaping it, too. Reflections of an Israeli US correspondent from behind the scenes.
We speak with Neria Kraus, the United States correspondent for Israel's Channel 13 TV, and learn that the role of an Israeli correspondent in the US is…
Dec 3
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Peter Beinart and I used to debate, and we had a podcast together. Here's why I can't do that anymore. [Part I of II]
Understanding the conception of Judaism that lies at the core of progressives' and anti-Zionists' views is critical if we still harbor hopes of making a…
Dec 1
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November 2025
The filibuster that created the Jewish state
Seventy-eight years after the November 29, 1947 Partition Plan Vote, it's worth remembering how close the Zionist delegation came to failing. Plus, in…
Nov 30
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Former Americans in Israel on Thanksgiving Day—what we're thankful for
A conversation about journeys, Israel, Judaism and Zionism with Deputy Editor of the Times of Israel, Amanda Borschel-Dan.
Nov 27
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Balancing a cutting edge medical career with a battle for Israel's decency and soul
Listen now | We meet Professor Dan Turner, Vice President of R&D and Innovation, and Director of the Juliet Keidan Institute for Gastroenterology, Liver…
Nov 26
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Are the days of reckoning almost here?
Watch now | On a variety of fronts, the gloves are coming off. Is Israel preparing to start the long awaited investigations of what went so horribly…
Nov 25
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Maj. Gen. (ret.) Eli Zeira, 1928-2025
On Zeira's passing, it's worth comparing the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War to our most recent war, internally as well as diplomatically.
Nov 23
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"If Trump had been president in the 1940's, would he have fought alongside Britain, or handed our people to Hitler on a gilded platter?"
Israel's right's post-Trump-election euphoria is ending. Reality is setting in and the dreams that the right once had continue to dissolve. A leading…
Nov 21
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The "New Hebrew" — It sounds a lot like English, and not everyone thinks that's so great
English has a much richer vocabulary than Hebrew does, so it's natural that Israelis import foreign words. But a popular song by Hatikvah 6 argues that…
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