Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Don Futterman discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

The Vested Quest of the Oppressed Some Israelis watch yellow-vested Parisian protestors burn cars and break windows and thing, “We’d like in on that action.” But will Israel’s yellow-vest demonstrations produce any positive change?

The Left is from Mars, the Right is from Venus

A new study shows that Israeli leftists are from Mars, and right-wingers from Venus. They don’t even agree on what the word ‘democracy’ means. What does that augur for the future of the country?

The Grinch and the Jewish Question

A big honkin’ Christmas tree goes up in the Ashdod Mall. Is it good to have more pluribus in our unam?

Extra Segment

As per the suggestion of longtime friend of the show, Janet Hiller, we discuss “the role of the first family of Israel - how it has become presidential in nature and potentially dynastic.”

Music

Sweatshop Boys, Haifa’s punkest punks, in honor of their new record, “Two Men.”

• Unaware (Coco)
• Aya Doesn’t Like the Garlic Bros.
• Special Mood
• Brian