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259 Civility in Israeli Politics - Can the Coalition Last?

Posted May 19, 2022 • 00:36:37

With all the challenges facing the current coalition, can the government possibly last? What does it represent in terms of civility in politics? Why...

258 Days of Remembrance and Celebration

Posted May 4, 2022 • 00:39:47

What does it mean that member of Knesset Amichai Chikli has been declared a renegade? What does that show us about Israeli democracy? And what do the...

257 Chametz in Israeli Institutions

Posted April 21, 2022 • 00:38:39

When Idit Silman left the government coalition, she gave a strange reason. She said it was the implementing of the Supreme Court's ruling on Chametz...

256 Current Wave of Terrorism

Posted April 14, 2022 • 00:35:11

How is the current wave of terrorism different from past ones? Is this another intifada? What is Israel doing about it? What exactly makes terrorism...

255 The Coalition Earthquake

Posted April 7, 2022 • 00:36:58

Israelis woke up on Wednesday morning to discover that the Government coalition dropped down to 60. Why did that happen? Why is it happening now? What...