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The podcast discusses the ramifications of the October 7th attack on Israel, questioning the validity of the Jewish nation-state model and considering potent...

Dr. Dafna Hirsch explores the interconnected histories of Jewish and Palestinian societies, arguing that one cannot be fully understood without the other. He...

Dr. David Barak-Gorodetsky discusses the complex and often contradictory figure of Judah Magnes, a Reform rabbi and Zionist who championed a vision of binati...

Dr. Avi-Ram Tzoreff explores the life and ideas of Rabbi Binyamin, an unconventional Zionist thinker who advocated for a binational solution in Palestine. By...

Yaroslav Trofimov discusses his book on Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia, drawing parallels with Israel's conflict with Hamas. Both conflicts illustrate how...

Dr. Geoffrey Levin explores early American Jewish perspectives on Palestine and their distinct pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist stances from 1948 to 1978, ch...

Yael Sternhell explores the creation, management, and implications of the U.S. Civil War records archive, discussing how these archives influenced historical...

Yosef Halper, owner of Halper's Books in Tel Aviv, shares stories from his 30 years as a bookseller, exploring the unique characters and challenges of runnin...

In the discussion, Professor Dan Rabinowitz highlights the Middle East's unique position as both a significant contributor and victim of climate change. He e...

Professor Jonathan Huppert discusses the psychological impact and mental health challenges facing Israel in the aftermath of the October 7th attack. He highl...

Benjamin Balint explores the complex legacy of Bruno Schulz, a multifaceted figure whose life and work are caught in overlapping Polish, Ukrainian, and Jewis...

Hilary Falb-Kalisman explores the profound impact of teachers in shaping national identities in the modern Middle East through education systems under Britis...

Dr. Limor Yehuda, a lecturer in law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, introduces her book "Collective Equality: Human Rights and Democracy in Ethno-Nati...

Amir Tibon, a diplomatic correspondent for Haaretz and a survivor of the October 7th massacre near Gaza, shares his story of the harrowing event and discusse...

Dr. Dotan Halevy, an environmental and social historian, delves into the history of Gaza from the mid-19th century to the present day, exploring its signific...

Dr. Michael Milstein from Tel Aviv University’s Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies and former Head of the Palestinian Department for I...

Dr. Oded Adomi Leshem, a political psychologist from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, delves into the theme of hope in his recent book "Hope Amid Conflict...

Mikhael Manekin, an Israeli activist, addresses the tension between his left-wing political beliefs and his religious Zionist identity in his new book, A Daw...

In this discussion, Dr. Marik Shtern, a political geographer and research fellow, examines the paper he co-authored on shared spaces in contested cities, foc...

Dr. Marik Shtern of the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research explores the complex nature of Jerusalem as both a segregated and integrated city in Israel/P...

Professor Oren Yiftachel delves into his extensive research on colonial regimes, identities, and futures in Israel and Palestine, focusing on the impact of g...

In this article, Professor Oren Yiftachel focuses on his research on colonial regimes, identities, and futures in Israel and Palestine, particularly in relat...

Daniel Bar-Tal, a professor of social psychology at Tel Aviv University, discusses his book "Sinking into the Honey Trap: The Case of the Israeli-Palestinian...

Daniel Bar-Tal, a professor emeritus of social psychology at Tel Aviv University, delves into his new book "Sinking into the Honey Trap: The Case of the Isra...

In an interview with Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel, the head of Jerusalem's Dormition Abbey, several topics related to Christian life in Israel were discussed. Th...

Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel, the leader of Jerusalems Dormition Abbey, discusses various aspects of Christian life in Israel, including the challenges faced by ...

Dr. Karma Ben-Johanan, a religion scholar at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, explores Christian-Jewish relations post-World War II in her book "Jacob's Y...

In this podcast episode, Dr. Karma Ben-Johanan, a religion scholar at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, talks about her book "Jacob's Younger Brother: Chri...

Dr. Nechumi Yaffe of Tel Aviv University's School of Social and Policy Studies, the first ultra-Orthodox woman to serve as a faculty member in an Israeli uni...

Dr. Nechumi Yaffe from Tel Aviv University, the first ultra-Orthodox woman to be a faculty member at an Israeli university, explores her research on ultra-Or...

Professor Irus Braverman explores the concept of nature conservation in Israel through her book "Settling Nature: The Conservation Regime in Palestine/Israel...

In her book "Settling Nature: The Conservation Regime in Palestine/Israel," Irus Braverman, a professor of Law, Geography, and Environmental Studies, explore...

Tamir Sorek, a professor of history at Penn State University, shares insights from his book "The Optimist: A social biography of Tawfiq Zayyad", which explor...

In his book "The Optimist", Tamir Sorek delves into the life of Tawfiq Zayyad, a prominent Palestinian figure in Israel during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. S...

Dr. Rob Geist Pinfold, a lecturer at Durham University, explores the topic of territorial withdrawals in his book "Understanding Territorial Withdrawals: Isr...

Dr. Rob Geist Pinfold from Durham University explores the topic of territorial withdrawals in his book "Understanding Territorial Withdrawals: Israeli Occupa...

Joseph Berger, a former New York Times journalist, shares insights from his book "Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence," which is the first English-language ...

In his book "Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence," Joseph Berger offers the first English-language biography of Elie Wiesel, the renowned Jewish intellectua...

Isabel Kershner, a reporter for the New York Times, talks about her book "The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel's Battle for its Inner Soul," exploring complex i...

Isabel Kershner, the Israel reporter for the New York Times, presents her new book, "The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel's Battle for its Inner Soul." The book...

The Arab community in Israel is facing challenges due to the right-wing government's plan for a judicial overhaul. This raises concerns about the delicate re...

The Arab community in Israel faces challenges under the current right-wing government and its judicial overhaul plan, sparking uncertainty in the fragile rel...

In this article, Lerna Ekmekcioglu, a professor at MIT, explores the Armenian quest for a national home in the early years of the Turkish Republic in the 192...

Lerna Ekmekcioglu, a professor at MIT, delves into the discussion surrounding Armenian aspirations for a national home within the newly established Turkish R...

In her book "Figuring Jerusalem: Politics and Poetics in the Sacred Center," Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi examines five important Jewish texts to explore the multifa...

Professor Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, explores the intersection of politics and poetry in her book "Figuring Jerusalem: Po...

In this discussion, Kimmy Caplan, a professor of Jewish History at Bar Ilan University, talks about a book he co-edited called Contemporary Israeli Haredi So...

In the book "Contemporary Israeli Haredi Society: Profiles, Trends and Challenges," co-edited by Professor Kimmy Caplan, the success of the Haredi community ...

Hagar Kotef, a professor of Political Theory at SOAS, University of London, explores the idea of home in Israel and Palestine in her book "The Colonizing Sel...

Professor Hagar Kotef from SOAS, University of London, delves into her book "The Colonizing Self: Or, Home and Homelessness in Israel/Palestine," examining t...