House Speaker Mike Johnson has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress, providing support amid international legal troubles and domestic criticism.

On Israel's 76th Independence Day, the country faces a significant dilemma of dependency on U.S. military aid, which has led to compromising its autonomy and defense industry.

In a recent discussion, Sally Abed, Miriam Herschlag, and Noah Efron cover topics including the politics of memory in cemeteries, the implications of a video made by Ashkenazi teens depicting stereotypes about Sefaradim, and the cultural impact of a new duet by deceased Yemenite singers created through AI.

Former refusenik and Chairman of The Jewish Agency Natan Sharansky reflects on Israel's 72nd Independence Day on the People of the Pod podcast.

Adi Sherzer, a doctoral fellow at Ben-Gurion University, discusses the construction of the Israeli national narrative in the early years of statehood, blending modern Israeli identity with Jewish tradition.