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Boston's long-time Jewish-themed radio show, My Chagigah, featured the israel360 podcast and our conversation about Bob Dylan's "Neighborhood Bully," his one and only Israel song.

Bob Dylan wrote one song about Israel, but it really stuck with Barry Shrage. What led Bob Dylan to write about Israel? And 35 years later, does the song hold up? Listen to our latest podcast!

What's the connection between Jews and comic books? Which comic book characters have ties to Israel? Could Gal Gadot be any more awesome? These vital questions and more on this action-packed podcast featuring Boston's leading expert on Jewish communal affairs AND popular culture.

Talleen Abu Hanna was born in an Arab village in Israel. She always knew she was born in the wrong body. Wearing dresses was "cute" until she was 8, then demands to "act like a man" increased. She eventually moved to Tel Aviv and became a spokesperson for Israel's LGBTQ community, and was the winner of the first-ever Miss Trans Israel Pageant. Her amazing story - told to JewishBoston and israel360.

Ambassador Dennis Ross has served under every U.S. President since Reagan as a peacemaker, analyst, and adviser. Hear his fascinating take on the current state of U.S.-Israel relations one year (or so) into the Trump administration.

Julian Edelman has made some amazing plays in his career. And how about that time he went to Israel, made a video about it, and wrote a book in which his determination to overcome concerns about his size, speed, and ability to play in the NFL was compared to Theodore Herzl? We're talking Julian's Israel thing with Assaf Swissa, his social media partner (and American-Israeli), who has traveled to the Jewish State with the all-world wide receiver.

Whatever you call it - #FakeNews, propaganda, media bias - telling it *not* like it is has been around since we started communicating with each other. And when it comes to Israel, #FakeNews dates back to the founding of the state. With the proliferation of more pro-looking fake news, social media, bots, etc., telling fact from fiction is getting more difficult. Joe Hyams, CEO of Honest Reporting, tell us about the evolution of fake news and how to spot it.

In October, a group of tattoo artists from the United States traveled to Israel to offer free tattoos to victims of terror and injured veterans. Their incredible story and the "healing ink" they gave to victims is part of an effort to show that tattoos are a powerful art form, capable of transforming lives.

Einat Admony owns four restaurants in New York City, won Chopped twice, and has published a cookbook, "Balaboosta." She is tirelessly looking to spread the gospel of Israeli cuisine far and wide. With recipes that draw from her personal history and a huge following in New York, Israel and beyond, Einat is every bit deserving of the title, Celebrity Chef.

The Mideast Beast is the region's answer to The Onion. "Area man" has been replaced by ISIS, naturally, and no world leader is spared, no matter what country they lead. But in a time of great uncertainty - and absurdity - can the really fake news compete with the real stuff? Listen to our conversation with Alex Giles, editor-in-chief of The Mideast Beast