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Yossi Klein Halevi: 'Anti-Zionism is an existential threat to the Jewish People'
Season 1 Episode 11
What began on Oct. 7, Yossi Klein Halevi says, is not the Israel-Hamas War but the Israel-Iran War.
A senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, t…
1 year, 6 months ago
Rachelle Fraenkel: 'I had expectations from humanity'
Season 1 Episode 10
Rabbanit Rachelle Fraenkel has expectations from humanity. It made October 7's horror all the more terrifying.
The religious figure and educator has b…
1 year, 6 months ago
Gadi Taub: 'We should annex the north third of the Gaza Strip'
Season 1 Episode 9
In Gadi Taub's eyes, Israel is hardly a democracy — "it's a juristocracy."
The historian, activist, and public intellectual believes that there are ma…
1 year, 6 months ago
Efraim Inbar: 'Israel doesn't use enough force'
Season 1 Episode 8
Bullying isn't always a bad thing, Efraim Inbar says. In a tough neighborhood like the Middle East, sometimes it's necessary.
President of the Jerusal…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ronit Heyd: 'If Israel becomes less democratic, it will become less Jewish'
Season 1 Episode 7
You cannot separate Israel’s democratic and Jewish identity, Ronit says. The two are interdependent in the Jewish state.
Ronit Heyd is an Israeli soci…
1 year, 7 months ago
Yehoshua Pfeffer: 'The army is not ready for real Haredi participation'
Season 1 Episode 6
The Israeli government’s draft of Haredi men is no simple matter—but Yehoshua Pfeffer has some ideas for moving forward.
Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer is a H…
1 year, 7 months ago
Anita Shapira: 'You cannot wipe out Hamas'
Season 1 Episode 5
After Auschwitz, Anita Shapira says, Jews understood the necessity of power—and the necessity of statehood.
A leading Israeli historian and author, sh…
1 year, 7 months ago
David Horovitz: 'We need this state to survive'
Season 1 Episode 4
No news outlet is utterly reliable these days, David Horovitz says. You always need one eyebrow raised.
The founding editor of Time of Israel — with t…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sivan Rahav-Meir: 'When it comes to terrorism, you can't compromise'
Season 1 Episode 3
Israel's fight against Hamas, Sivan Rahav-Meir says, is preventing another Oct. 7—and another Sept. 11.
The Israeli religious journalist — voted Israe…
1 year, 8 months ago
Yakov Nagen: 'Jewish Messianism is a vision for all of humanity'
Season 1 Episode 2
To Rabbi Yakov Nagen, the Jewish-Muslim fraternity will be the major breakthrough of the 21st century.
This Religious Zionist rabbi is at the forefron…
1 year, 8 months ago