Is Bob Dylan’s song Neighborhood Bully a pro- Zionist anthem? Hear the inside story of the celebrated singer-songwriter’s `concerts in Israel and his 1980s song Neighborhood Bully. Is it a witty defense of a beleaguered Jewish State, or just misinterpreted poetry? Plus Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers rock out in Jerusalem, Ariel Zilber and more.

NOTES:

* Neighborhood Bully lyrics - BobDylan.com

* Story behind Dylan’s awkward Time magazine interview

* Bob Dylan Chabad Telethon

* Concert Review - Bob Dylan, Ramat Gan, 2011

* Dylan interview with Kurt Loder, Rolling Stone magazine, 1984

* MTV Rock Israel with Tom Petty and Diaspora Yeshiva Band in Jerusalem

* Israel Strikes Iraqi Nuclear Reactor - Jewish History Moment podcast

* My interview with Ariel Zilber from 2005

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