About this episode
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. Fox News for the Jews We discuss the Israel “Jewish Heritage Network” (Channel 20), which is morphing into a right-wing news network before our eyes. What does the addition of a local, right-wing partisan news organization auger for the country? Princes of resentment We discuss a fascinating new book that suggests the key to understanding Israeli politics may be the resentment felt by the children of a generation of right-wingers who were cruelly excluded from the institutions of the state when it was established. Let Us Now Praise: Political hacks, functionaries & smoke-filled rooms We discuss the claim of a Brookings Institution genius, Jonathan Rauch, that all America's efforts to do away with smoke-filled rooms is actually damaging its politics. Might something like that be true here in Israel as well? All songs by LFNT (a short and fun way of saying "Elephant," and also a life philosophy hidden inside an acronym: Live Free Not Troubled): The Birds And The BeesI Won’t TellChanceBetween Understanding And Salvation