Noah Efron, Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Don Futterman discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.
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Republikud & Labocrats?
Should Israel’s election system be rejiggered to do away with all the pesky, small parties? Most Israeli say yes.
The Great Sort, Sort Of
Are Israelis sorting ourselves according to our political beliefs (like Americans and Brits seem to be doing)?
LGBTQ: Lieutenants, Generals, Battalion-Commanders, Technical-Specialists, & Quartermasters
Is the promotion of an out, gay IDF officer to the high rank of Major-General a happy sign of integration or a worrying sign of cooptation? Or a little from Column A and a little from Column B?
Music
Erez Nataf, in celebration of his remarkable new album, “From Tunisia to Jerusalem”