I have been watching what has been unfolding in the state of Israel – the 5 percent (and growing) of the Israeli population that has taken to the streets of the Jewish state. They are protesting the proposed changes that would radically diminish the power of the judiciary, thus threatening the only thing that Israel has that represents a true balance of powers.

When I see those scenes, it brings me back to those heady days of 1969, 1970 – when my American peers and I protested the Viet Nam war, and racism – and any number of things. I feel a kinship with the throngs in the streets of Israel, because I agree with them. Israel and the Zionist project itself are in danger.

Join me in this podcast -- a dive into the rich legacy of Israeli protest music.

Our guest: Yossi Klein Halevi: one of Israel’s most prolific and profound writers and journalists; an author of many books, including "Like Dreamers," which was about the generation of soldiers who fought in the 1967 Six Day War, and how those individuals shaped Israeli society; a fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, where he is the co-director, with Imam Abdullah Antepli, of the Muslim Leadership Institute – one of the most significant voices in the Jewish world today.

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