Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and wunderkind critic Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

--And the Bush Was Not Consumed: On the Surprising Longevity of the Balfour Protests--

The protests in front of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s home have lasted almost twice as long as “Occupy Wall Street” and the demonstrations at Tiananmen Square. How come?

--Surfing the Waves (of Corona)--

Naftali Bennett may be Israel’s next prime minister, threatening Benjamin Netanyahu from the right. Why was he become so popular, during a pandemic?

--N, Na, Nah, Nah-to-Uman--

Israel’s coronavirus czar begs Ukraine’s president to ban ultra-Orthodox Israelis from visiting the grave of their patron-saint Rabbi on the Jewish New Year, for fear that they’ll spread the virus. Is that a step too far?

--Israel is Breaking Records. Infection Records. Should We Worry?--

For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we discuss how Israel’s infection numbers break records day after day, and yet most of us are pretty ho-hum about it. Why aren’t we more freaked out?

All that and the collective genius of Foto Màriana.