Don Futterman, Noah Efron, and Times of Israel Ops-&-Blogs editor Miriam Herschlag discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Over Again

What just happened? Why is Israel going to new elections, just a month and a half after the last elections?

Center-Left 2.0

Israel’s Center-Left just staged one of the most successful and powerful demonstrations in recent memory. Did it set the anti-Netanyahu forces on a new path? If so, where will that path lead?

Skin in the Game

Woman in Jerusalem take off their tops to send ultra-Orthodox protesters scurrying away. Is that a good thing?

Their Fears, Our Problem?

For our most extremely generous Patreon supporters, we discuss in our extra-special, special extra segment the recent poll showing that three in four American Jews feels less safe than they did two years ago. What, if anything, should Israel do about this?

Music

Daniel Sun Krief, off her much-anticipate, soon-to-be-released album “Tori Lomar”:

• Yodaat et Hakol
• Tori Lomar
• Henech le-Atzmekh
• Ani Zeh Beiti