Noah Efron, Don Futterman 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.

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The Solidarity Singularity

Has the time come for Israel's Jewish (and Zionist) left to join forces with Israel's Arab (and anti-Zionist) left? If so, how?

Scholars' Dolour

The Association for Israel Studies is in a tizzy about an academic journal issue that some think crosses the line from scholarship to propaganda. Is "pro-Israel scholarship" an oxymoron?

What, We Worry?

Israelis worry less about global threats – from climate change to cyberattack and beyond – than anyone else in the world. How come?

Left Wing or Right Wing?

For our most extremely generous Patreon supporters, we discuss in our extra-special, special extra segment a new web series about the differences between left-wingers and right-wingers. It's all in good fun, but is it also saying something serious about the state of our politics and our collective soul?

Music

All this and the impressive, transgressive, expressive hip-hop collective, Hulon Imperia:

• From Here to There / Mipo Lesham
• Bahur Ragish
• Ze Loop
• Hulon is Atlanta