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Olive Picking in the Wild West (Bank) in November 2002
Excerpted from a chapter of my book Home to Stay: One American Family's Chronicle of Miracles and Struggles in Contemporary Israel
Nov 13
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For seventy years, the Soviet Union sought to erase Jewish memory. Israelis from the FSU are still struggling to recover it.
We hear from Alex Riff, on the occasion of the publication of her first book, MORE JEWISH THAN YOU: HOW THE JEWISH STATE IS ERASING THE JEWISH IDENTITY…
Nov 12
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Meet Oded Yedaya, almost killed by terrorists this weekend. But the terrorists were not Arabs. (And then a song to touch the heart)
At some point, there will be an incident that will focus Israel's national attention on the problem of unrestrained Jewish terrorism in Judea and Samara…
Nov 11
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Eleven, thirty and eighty-seven ....
Hadar Goldin z"l is returned; Yizchak Rabin is mourned and the Jewish world remembers Kristallnacht
Nov 10
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"It's not the same country you grew up in," but (at least one) is still the country that makes you cry.
Two episodes of Eretz Nehederet ("Wonderful Country") that have gone viral in recent weeks are a perfect window into what is touching the souls of…
Nov 9
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An Israeli "chef" reflects on Herzl and Mamdani
Nissimmi Naim-Naor is, indeed, a "chef," but also a student of philosophy and history; he's a rabbi and a reservist soldier. His history-infused…
Nov 6
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Before October 7, how many people had heard the term "Gaza Envelope"? Do you know anyone who'd ever stayed there? Meet Nir Am Hospitality…
Prior to the war, there was no tourist infrastructure in the Gaza Envelope A new group of builders and investors hopes to transform an entire region by…
Nov 5
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"They should have broken this season of 'The State of Israel' into several seasons. This one feels like there's too much going on."
Two exploding scandals are evoking horror and humor. Today, we try to make sense of the scandal around the now resigned (and some would say disgraced…
Nov 4
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A religious-Zionist father whose son was killed in Gaza explains why the Haredi demonstration was a personal affront. While another post…
Ephie Shoham was on our podcast, just weeks before October 7 to discuss whether judicial reform would devolve into civil war. We've also pointed to…
Nov 2
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October 2025
"Hatch a plot—it shall be foiled; for God is with us!"
The Haredim have every (legal) right to protest attempts to draft any of them. Whether the government's complicity in their draft dodging will…
Oct 30
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"From a security point of view, we have never been in a better position. ... But our relationship with the US may have been a casualty of…
We speak again with Chuck Freilich, a former deputy national security adviser in Israel, to get his overall assessment of Israel's position now that the…
Oct 29
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Wars don't end when the guns are silenced; an Israeli novel about soldiers' trauma is now available in English
Yishay Ishi Ron's novel, DOG, generated a great deal of attention in Israel when it came out in Hebrew. At this moment, when PTSD is a prominent issue…
Oct 28
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