Allison Kaplan Sommer, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, Sally Abed and Noah Efron 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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—Likud, 2021: What’s Left of the Right?—

Some longtime Likudniks lament that the party ain’t what it used to be. If that’s true, then what is it now?

—Carrots & Sticks—

Is there a fair way to cajole people to vaccinate? Fining ’em? Keeping ’em from working? Banning them from basketball arenas? Public shaming?

—Green, Yes. New, Sure. But Is It a Deal?—

Is this the time for a “New Green Deal for Israel”?

—The Weirdest Political Ads of the Week (Part 2)—

For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we once again discuss new and notable election videos that told us something we didn’t know about the parties and candidates running in next month’s elections.

All that and Irit Dekel!