This episode of the Promised Podcast doesn't deal with the recent West Bank teen kidnappings straight-up; it's already been instrumentalized by too many, based on too few facts. We adhere to Ludwig Wittgenstein's dictum: "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent."

Allison, Don & Noah discuss:

Have we lost patience with settlers?

Is mainstream Israel losing patience with settlers, as found in a recent poll conducted by an institution that supports the settlements?

Is Netanyahu's stonewalling beginning to crumble?

How long can Prime Minster Netanyahu go on being the Peace Process' "obstructionist-in-chief?' Has he lost his grip?

Why swooning over the Stones just isn't cool

Is our joy over the Stones, Neil Young, Lady Gaga and other A-List acts coming to Israel just a little pathetic?

Music:

All songs by Baladino, singing in the dying language of Ladino, from their new album “Dos Amantes”:

La Kumida La Manyana

Si Veriash A La Rana

A Sinyora Novia

Kuando El Rey Nimrod