Israel's Labor and Meretz parties have merged to form a new left-wing alliance called the Democrats in a bid to strengthen the Israeli left and increase their parliamentary representation.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Miriam Herschlag, and Noah Efron discuss the recent victory of IDF Reserve Major-General Yair Golan in the Labor leadership primary, pondering if his leadership could return the party to its Rabin-era glory.

Yael Dayan, the daughter of Israeli military leader Moshe Dayan, passed away at the age of 85.

The families of hostages held in Gaza have been fighting to be heard, facing violence and neglect in their efforts to retrieve their loved ones.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Miriam Herschlag, and Noah Efron explore the recent primaries of the Labor and Likud parties in Israel, questioning if Labor can ever regain power and if Likud now solely revolves around Netanyahu.

In this podcast episode, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Miriam Herschlag, and Noah Efron discuss three main topics related to Israeli politics.

Dr. Laura Wharton, a Jerusalem City Council member and adjunct lecturer at Hebrew University, analyzes the decline of the Labor Party's social agenda in her book "Is the Party Over? How Israel Lost its Social Agenda".

Dr. Laura Wharton, a Jerusalem City Council member and lecturer at Hebrew University, explores the decline of the Labor Party in her book "Is the Party Over? How Israel Lost its Social Agenda."

In a podcast episode, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron cover significant topics in Israel, including the formation of an unusual government coalition involving diverse parties, the election of Yitzhak Herzog as Israel's eleventh President, and the growing disillusionment of young Jewish-American progressives with Israel.

In this discussion, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron cover three important topics in Israel.

In this discussion, the hosts talk about the recent Israeli elections and analyze various aspects.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, Sally Abed, and Noah Efron discuss Israel's recent elections, focusing on the surprising success of the Islamicist Raam party, the presence of Kahanists in the Knesset, the performances of various political figures like Benny Gantz, Gideon Saar, Naftali Bennett, the Labor Party, Meretz, and Yair Lapid, and the implications for Israel's future and societal values.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss the ultra-Orthodox attacks on Labor Party candidate Rabbi Gilad Kariv, questioning if it's political maneuvering or religious excommunication.

Merav Michaeli, the new leader of Israel's Labor Party, is determined to revive the party and make it a home for the Israeli left.

In this discussion, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, and Noah Efron focus on three main topics.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, and Noah Efron discuss important topics including the potential resurgence of the Labor Party in Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu's proposal to give cash handouts to Israelis before elections, and planning for post-vaccination life.

In this discussion by Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron, they touch on significant topics including the merging of Israeli political parties, the high number of ultra-Orthodox COVID-19 cases in Bnei Brak, and the connection between the Passover song Dayenu and Israeli political divisions.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss significant topics including the merging of parties in Israel, the high COVID-19 rates among Ultra-Orthodox Jews, and the ideological differences in Israeli society highlighted by the Passover song Dayenu.

Stav Shaffir, a former Member of Knesset and leader of the Green Movement, discusses the collapse of the Labor Party and strategies for rebuilding the Israeli left with hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz on a podcast.

The podcast "The Tube and Other Boobs Edition" covers diverse topics like the reunification of Israeli political parties Meretz and Labor, the coalition forming on the political right beyond Likud, and the potential link between reality TV and activism.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss the reunion of the Meretz and Labor parties after 47 years, questioning if their merger will be successful for the upcoming elections.

As the final party registration deadline nears in Israel, hosts Evan Gottesman and Eli Kowaz provide updates on the Labor, Meretz, and Arab parties.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida from Haaretz discuss various topics including the Labor Party targeting Benny Gantz, the permeation of religion in Israeli society blurring secular lines, and the controversy surrounding the proposed Jerusalem Cable Car potentially segregating tourists and residents.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida from Haaretz discuss various topics including the Labor Party targeting Benny Gantz as a clone of Netanyahu, the growing religious influence in Israeli society leading towards a post-secular age, and the controversial Jerusalem Cable Car project potentially segregating different religious groups.

Evan Gottesman and Michael Koplow discuss the various Israeli political parties participating in the 2019 Knesset elections in the "Israel Policy Pod Political Party Primer."