Comedian and Israel 201 coauthor Benji Lovitt is currently suffering through one of the most frustrating Israeli experiences of all: hunting for a new rental apartment in Tel Aviv. As Benji describes it, there’s no order to the system – landlords renege on their agreements to rent to you should they find a better deal, and renters are often left to repair any loose wires or paint chipping walls themselves. 

On the bright side, however, after 49 years of bachelorhood Benji finally has a serious girlfriend of her own. The one caveat: she’ll only move in with him if he gives up his wild and incessantly barking dog. 

In today’s episode of Inside Israel, I speak with Benji about the Israeli dating scene, apartment scene, and what it’s been like to perform comedy during the current war. 

We also talk about how collaborating with me on Israel 201 transformed how he sees Israel and his place in it. 

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