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40:24
Michael Oren: "The devil we don't know is better than the devil we did know."
Listen now | Ambassador Michael Oren joins us with his analysis of how the Middle East has been entirely transformed, what Israel hopes for in this war…
 • Daniel Gordis
49:16
One third of young American Jews are either anti-Zionist or non-Zionist. Should we banish them or reach out to them?
Listen now | Abi Dauber Sterne and Robbie Gringras, the authors of FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT, recently shared their study of young American…
 • Daniel Gordis
Enough is enough.
The press keeps talking about how we can explain to kids why there's no Purim this year. But there is. It's just a side of the holiday that we seldom…
 • Daniel Gordis
Still lifes, Israeli style
It's escaped the notice of absolutely no one that we're battling Iran on the same week that we'll celebrate Purim. Ironic? Not really. It's really just…
 • Daniel Gordis
45:22
What's really at stake in which type of commission of inquiry Israel establishes?
Because one of the preeminent commissions followed the Yom Kippur War, Uri Kaufman knows a great deal about them. He describes the various types and…
 • Daniel Gordis
Time it was and what a time it was
It's hard not to remember the days when wars had ends. And the days when we were reasonably certain of their outcomes.
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2:27
The PM insists that there was no massacre on October 7. But will that stop Diaspora audiences from wildly applauding him?
Netanyahu is pressing to call October 7 an"event", not a "massacre." HIS problem is the people whose loved ones were massacred. And OUR problem is…
 • Daniel Gordis
51:25
How much fight do the Jews have left in them, if this goes on? History sheds some light ...
We speak with Professor Barry Strauss, author of JEWS VS ROME, and discuss the unique "spiritual armor" of the Jewish people that kept them going during…
 • Daniel Gordis
0:26
When the police and the army have to flee the Haredim inside Israel, few red lines remain
And predictions are that in 2050, the Haredi population will be close to 25% of Israel. Forget Iran. Forget the Palestinians. If you want to know what…
 • Daniel Gordis
35:31
What if we stopped letting humans teach our kids (and us) about Israel?
Many agree that the great institutions of the past fifty years are spent; it's scary, but there are genuine opportunities for reshaping Zionist…
 • Daniel Gordis
40:18
Is a break between Israeli Jews and Jews of the Diaspora inevitable? GESHER believes it's not, and is working hard to build real bridges
We hear from J J Sussman, international director of Gesher, about what it is that Israelis don't know before they visit the US, and how those trips…
 • Daniel Gordis
Just what you've always wanted: you can finally get your passport stamped by "The State of Palestine."
Remember all those people who were certain that Trump 2.0 would be great for Israel? They're having some Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Days. And…
 • Daniel Gordis
Flooding the Israeli press: October 7 could have been much worse. This war could be far from over. And we might be alone.
Almost everywhere you turn in the Hebrew press, there are signs of ongoing Israeli vulnerability that it's hard to pick up from abroad.
 • Daniel Gordis
43:53
Did the Ayatollahs hasten their own demise by destroying the water system Israel built for them?
No one knows water better than Seth Siegel, author of the best-selling LET THERE BE WATER. He explains a mostly unknown side of Israel's former…
 • Daniel Gordis
Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis
Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis
Israel from the Inside is for people who want to understand Israel with nuance, who believe that Israel is neither hopelessly flawed and illegitimate, nor beyond critique. If thoughtful analysis of Israel and its people interests you, welcome!
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