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

Oren unbound or Oren unhinged?

We discuss three essays by MK and former Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren, which surprised everyone, outraged many, and left the rest of us wondering how an ex-diplomat can be so, well, undiplomatic.

War crimes & misdemeanors

We discuss the report on last summer’s Gaza war, issued this week by the UN Commission on Human Rights, finding that both sides may have committed war crimes, and their leaders should be tried in the International Criminal Court.

Is this man the future of the Israeli left?

We take a look at Tel Aviv-Jaffa Mayor, Ron Huldai, who just told the press that he may challenge MK and opposition leader Yitzhak Herzog to become the new leader of the Labor party and the Left. Is the ex-fighter pilot and high school principal our best hope?

All songs by Erez, the 22-year-old jazz, R&B, and rock singer who just released her first album, "Proper Lady," and who rocked the “Groove” festival at the Tel Aviv port, for free, this past week:

ClichéBlending The UniverseWild, Sweet PlaceJust Another Color