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Weimar, Germany, 1930s. Toronto, Canada, 2026. (opens the original)
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Editor’s Note: I am sure that many of you are keen to hear about how things seem to be playing out in Israel as we near the election date of October 27. Believe me, we’re all on tenterhooks. Beginning next week we will deliver more on that topic…..but the final two to three weeks are going to be the clincher. I’ve lived through enough elections here that I feel confident in making that “call”……but won’t go any futther than that. Predicting election outcomes in this country? A high-risk endeavor.
Fauda Factor. Mad Men. And the Israel/Jewish Thing. (opens the original)
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Editor’s Note: I’m back at home in southern Israel after seven weeks in Europe, Canada, and the U.S. I needed to decompress, badly. Even more than I realized. Below, I share reflections and observations regarding how Israelis and diaspora Jews are managing in this very fraught time. I have had fascinating and disturbing conversations and experiences on my travels. Below is an initial effort to understand Jewish reactions in the post-Holocaust era. <
S4 E39. Will Bibi Win the Israeli Election? (opens the original)
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It’s great to be back with the wonderful Ya’akov Katz doing what we love… jousting about Israeli politics. Although these days we agree on most things. Especially the imperative of Israel electing a different government on October 27. I’ve been in North America for a month now and am asked everywhere… ”Will Bibi win? If not him then who can run the country?” One thing has become clear… there is a significant gap between the reality in Israel and the understanding in Canada and the US as to how c
Erasure. Gloss. Target. (opens the original)
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Editor’s Note: In late July, I flew from Israel to Vienna for a one-week diversion en route to my long, annual summer holiday in Canada and the U.S. I moved up my departure date out of concern that war would erupt, again, between the U.S. and Iran. Depending on the intensity of the conflict, Israelis were alerted to the likelihood that commercial air travel to and from Ben Gurion Airport may be disrupted, or suspended. Having experienced several of these episodes in the last three years, I decid
S4 E38. Ultra-Orthodox Draft Dodgers Imperil Israel’s Security (opens the original)
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In recent decades, the burgeoning ultra-orthodox demographic in Israel has become increasingly autonomous and aggressively entitled. They have leveraged their political power skilfully - as the “Kingmakers” in successive elections. And their support has been very richly rewarded - particularly by PM Benjamin Netanyahu. He has diverted significant state funds to haredi institutions and programs in return for their coalition support. Four years ago, when negotiating the present coalition governmen
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