The Promised Podcast

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The "IDF = In a Dither about Feminism?" Edition May 04, 2017

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Allison, Don and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Labor's Battle Royal

We discuss the nine (!) candidates to head the Labor Party: what kind of leader does the left need now, and what sort of platform should she or he advance?

Living Together and Apart

We mull over a poll finding that almost three quarters of Palestinian Israelis do not want Jews living in their neighborhoods, and more than two-thirds of Israeli Jews do not want Palestinians living in their neighborhoods. What's this say about the possibility and wisdom of greater integration?

IDF = In a Dither about Feminism?

We ponder the IDF's lamentable decision to cancel a workshop on feminist theory for top ranking female officers, on the grounds that feminism is political and divisive.

Songs by Segol 59 & Ami Yares, in tribute to the Grateful Dead, off The Promised Land: The Jerry Garcia Hebrew Project:

Friend Of The Devil חבר של השטן Bertha נטע Me & My Uncle אני והדוד שלי I Know You Rider אני יודע

The "69 Years" Edition, Being a Celebration of Independence Apr 27, 2017

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This episode of The Promised Podcast is sponsored by:

The Dreyfus Affair Apr 27 — May 7, 2017 Special pricing for listeners Visit RomanticCentury.org and use code 68857 Or call 718-636-4100 and mention code 68857

Allison, Noah and Don observe Memorial Day and celebrate Independence Day by discussing three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Sorrow, Loss & Politics (13:58)

We discuss the complicated place of bereaved families in Israeli political discourse, where they are undisparagable disparagers.

69 Years (28:01)

We engage in a thought experiment about what two immigrants to Israel in 1948, a mother from Meknes and a survivor from Prague, would think about Israel today, if they could see it.

"And To the Glory of the State of Israel!" (41:36)

We ask who we would choose to light the traditional twelve torches marking the start of Independence Day and symbolizing what is best about this remarkable country.

Songs for Yom Haatzmaut!:

Zemer Nogah, performed by Shoshana Damari and Yoav Yizhak Shalom Lach Eretz Nehederet, performed by Sheigitz Hakhi Yisraeli, written and performed by Hatikvah 6 Barukh ha-Ba le-Yisrael, written and performed by Sarit Hadad

The "The Times, They are Retracting" Edition Apr 20, 2017

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This episode of The Promised Podcast is sponsored by:

The Dreyfus Affair Apr 27 — May 7, 2017 Special pricing for listeners Visit RomanticCentury.org and use code 68857 Or call 718-636-4100 and mention code 68857

Allison, Don and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

L'Affair Barghouti: The Times, They are Retracting

We discuss the convicted terrorist and likely-future Palestinian President Marwan Barghouti, the hunger strike he's leading, and the rage over his op-ed in the New York Times.

Fighting the Good Fight Against the Bad Global Right

We mull over an analysis by the Israeli left's most universally-respected leader – Dov Khenin – about how to fight the global right (and Israel's).

Not Our Holocaust Day

We ask why Ultra-Orthodox Israelis ignore, and sometimes mock, Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day.

Music Tamar & Netanel, off their album Peace of Mind:

Niggun The Sun Once, Early in the Morning Farewell Song

The "Join the Love Train" Edition Apr 13, 2017

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Allison, Noah and Tel Aviv Review co-host, political scientist and pollster Dahlia Scheindlin discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Peace Train

We discuss the Minister of Transportation's ambitious plans to build a vast network of trains connecting Israel with Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf States.

Ranking and Rating Representatives

We mull over an NGO's "Social Index" ranking of Members of Knesset according to their social conscience – does it really advance socially-aware politics?

The Serious Politics of Funny

We ask whether or not political satire – which is enjoying a golden age – has any political impact at all.

Music by Haya Miller:

Esrim Shannah (עשרים שנה) Hayei Madaf (חיי מדף) Yod (י) Lo Rokedet ke-she Af Ehad Lo Mistakel (לא רוקדת כשאף אחד לא מסתכל)

The "Still Leaving Egypt, After All these Years" Edition Apr 06, 2017

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Allison, Noah and Tel Aviv Review co-host Gilad Halpern discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Press, under Stress and Duress

We discuss the controversy over public broadcasting that just almost toppled the government.

A Settlement for the New Millennium

We mull over the cabinet's decision to build the first new settlement of this millennium, hot on the heels of the Arab League's affirmation of a two-state solution and U.S. President Trump's dictate to refrain from building in the territories.

Still Leaving Egypt, After All these Years

We ask what might Passover, the most political of all holidays, tell us about how to seek our own modern-day redemption?

Music by Songs of Freedom by various and sundry, in celebration of Passover, the holiday of freedom!:

Karizmo and Berko, "Hofesh" Doron Madali, "Hofesh" Ido B & Zooki & Franklin, "Daver Iti Hofesh" Shlomo Gronich, "Hofesh ad ha-Katzeh"

The "BDS and the Rat Bastard Conundrum" Edition Mar 30, 2017

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Allison, Don and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

BDS and the Rat Bastard Conundrum

We discuss how the right uses the left's defense of the free-speech rights of BDS'ers as a cudgel and what, if anything, can be done about this.

Secrets of Israel's High-Tech Boom, Revealed!

We mull over Minister of Education Naftali Bennett's explanation in the Wall Street Journal of Israel's high tech success: Why are we so damn good at start-ups?

What's Wrong with Kiryat Gat? Why Do Sephardim Vote for the Right?

We ask why Mizrahim/Sephardim keep voting for the right.

Music by Nahum Silverman who just dropped a new record and put the 33 albums he's recorded over the past 19 years on sale in a digital boxed set on Bandcamp!:

UlLe-Ehovai Achshav Ani Motek Heart of Gold Lech ad ha-sof

The "People of the Book, Those Elitist F*cks!" Edition Mar 23, 2017

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Allison, Don and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

The Primacy of Primaries

As elections are in the air, we ask: Should parties like liberal leftist Meretz chose their candidates through "open primaries," or will that just rouse the rabble?

Does Feminism have Room for Zionism?: Reflections on l'Affaire de'Sarsou

We discuss whether or not there's anything to the claim that, in 2017, feminism and Zionism don't fit together as easily as we might hope.

The People of the Book, Those Elitist F*cks!

We mull over the proud admission of a right-wing MK that he hasn't read a book in ten years, mofos, and whether anti-intellectualism is the new black.

Music by Katrix and Doron Biton:

Ulai Chofshiah Ohevet Lirkod Davka Ito (with Sagi Beatbox)

The "God is a Feminist Issue!" Edition Mar 16, 2017

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Allison, Don and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Right and Wrong

We discuss the debate over whether Israel should forge ties with far right leaders in Europe, now that they are growing in power and (mostly) denouncing antisemitism.

You Gotta Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, E-Lim-inate the Negative!

We mull over an expensive new project led by a former Minister of Education and two former IDF Chiefs of Staff, aiming to overcome the divisions in Israeli society.

God is a Feminist Issue!

We deliberate about mind-blowing new research finding that the more religious a Jewish woman is, the better her body image is likely to be.

Music by Mo'adon ha-Ketzev shel Avihu Pinhasov:

Yamin Yafim Dvash Malchut Matzilah Oti Neshama, Kapara, Mammi

The "Shriveling Settlements?" Edition Mar 09, 2017

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Allison, Don and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Shriveling Settlements?

We discuss the shocking, but seemingly true, suggestion that the settlements are shrinking, not growing and failing, not succeeding.

The Shunning!

We mull over the Supreme Court's sanction of the literally medieval punishment of "shunning" scumbags who refuse to grant their wives divorces.

Picturing a Jewish State

We ask what made David Rubinger's famous photograph of paratroopers at the newly captured Wailing Wall "iconic"? Could there be such iconic photos today, or have we lost the social unity needed to all be moved by a single image?

Music by Eric Berman, mostly off his newest, Ahava ve-Elohim Acherim:

Aesthetica subyektivit be-re'i ha-meyah ha-21 Simla tabaat vemaher At lo maspik yafah Lama Ata Lemata

The "Peace in Just Ten Easy Steps!" Edition Mar 02, 2017

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Allison, Don and Noah discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Courting Change

We discuss the four new Supreme Court Justices, and whether together they add up to a "conservative Judicial revolution."

Peace in Just Ten Easy Steps!

We mull over Opposition Leader Yitzhak Herzog's new "Ten Point Peace Plan," that calls for a decade-long cooling off period before negotiations begin.

From Tots to Patriots

We deliberate about the continuing efforts of the Ministry of Education and the Jerusalem Municipality to turn city kindergarten tots into flag-waving patriots.

Music Amir ve-Ben, in gratitude for rocking the Tel Aviv Marathon!

Avodah Ba-Eynayim Bar be-Yaffo Hibbuk (with Avigail Koevary) Halamti

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