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77. Israel 1948-1967: Narratives Jan 13, 2020

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The War of Independence left multiple narratives in its wake, from the Jews who lost 1% of their population to the war, to the Arab-Israelis who fell under martial law.

76. Israel 1948-1967: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Just Vote Left All the Time Dec 08, 2019

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Don't know your Prime Minister from your President? Israeli politics has been big in the news in 2019 -- so here's how the government works, and why Israel voted left for the first thirty years of its existence.

75. Israel 1948-1967: Expulsion Dec 01, 2019

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When the IDF seized the town of Lydda from Arab forces during the War of Independence, Ben Gurion ordered the expulsion of tens of thousands of Palestinians. Was it justified? Was it just?

74. Israel 1948-1967: Twenty Miles from Tel Aviv Nov 25, 2019

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The War of Independence continues as the Egyptian army uses the Gaza Strip to make a run for Tel Aviv. They were stopped by the new Israeli Air Force, which had to source parts, planes, and pilots from all over the world.

73. Israel 1948-1967: The Almost Civil War Nov 18, 2019

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Barely a month after declaring independence, a fight on the beach in Tel Aviv almost splits Israel in two. As the army struggles to supply the Jewish side of Jerusalem, the Israel Defense Forces and the Irgun open fire on each other over a ship called the Altalena.

72. Israel 1948-1967: The First Day Nov 04, 2019

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Within hours of declaring independence, Israel was invaded by five Arab armies. In the middle of an existential war, the government made its first decision: to proclaim Israel open for Jewish immigration.

71. Israel 1948-1967: The Declaration Oct 27, 2019

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On May 14, 1948, just a few minutes before Shabbat, David Ben Gurion declared the new State of Israel. Reading from the Declaration of Independence, which just barely made it to the secret ceremony, he committed the new Jewish State to idealistic and historic principles, while bracing for a war he knew was imminent.

70. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: the Ark of the Covenant Jul 14, 2019

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Straight out of Indiana Jones, the Ark of the Covenant just might be the single greatest missing relic of all time. A fitting finale to Season 3, it disappeared quite suddenly in the 6th century BCE and hasn't been seen since. We go looking for it all over the Middle East and Africa.

69. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Messiah Jul 07, 2019

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It's the end of the world as we know it. The Messiah might already be here, but who is he, what's going to happen, and when?

68. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Dead Sea Scroll Treasure Jun 30, 2019

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Sixty-four clues. A vast treasure two thousand years old. Billions of dollars in buried gold. All engraved on a copper scroll hidden away in a cave near the Dead Sea that was found in 1952.

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