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'Still a deeply divided society': 5 Israeli Thinkers on how they feel today

JL;DR SUMMARY Five Israeli thinkers reflect on the current socio-political climate in Israel, including divisions exacerbated by the Israel-Hamas conflict and broader existential crises. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Israel
"18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers is a podcast that interviews Israel's leading voices to explore those critical questions people are having today on Zionism, the Israel-Hamas war, democracy, morality, Judaism, peace, Israel's future, and so much more."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"when you live between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, I actually live right in the center between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem."
Jerusalem, Israel
"when you live between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, I actually live right in the center between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem."
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