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The “F*cked Up Chickens, Coming Home to Roost” Edition Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, Sally Abed and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. “F*cked Up, Horrible Chickens” Rockets and missiles from the south and mob violence most everywhere else: Why did Israel just dissolve into bloodshed? “If I Forget Thee, O’ Jerusalem Day” How do you celebrate the “reunification” of Jerusalem (and how don’t you)?

The “There’s Something About Romi!” Edition Romi Mor Sally Abed, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Our Bennett-factor The liberal, center-left newspaper Haaretz endorses Naftali Bennett, a privatize-anything-that-moves and annex-anything-God-promised-to-us-in-the-Bible right wing ideologue, as our next prime minister. What gives? Jaffa, Lit Hebrew & Me For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, w...

The “Unity is the Thing We Seek” Edition Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 Don Futterman, Noah Efron 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. “Unity is the Thing We Seek” Opposition leader Yair Lapid says he wants a right-left-and-center “National Unity Government.” The fact that it won’t be able to do anything about the occupation is a feature, he says, not a bug. Does he have a point? How Do You Solve a Problem Like Ben Gvir?

The “Fit for the Job?” Edition Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90 Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron 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. What Now? The President just asked the Prime Minister (who is standing trial for corruption) to form Israel’s next government. Should he have? What the hell happens next? Make My Standard a Double! Is it hypocritical of PM Netanyahu and his supporters to form a coalition with the support of the Islamist Ra...

The “Far-Fetched Fixes” Edition Photo: Reuven Kastro/POOL Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Way Out Israel’s political stalemate can maybe be solved by a law disqualifying PM Netanyahu (and anyone else standing trial for felonies) from heading a new government. But is it kosher to pass a law meant to end one specific person’s political career? Robot Soldiers New autonomous weapons patrolling the border with Gaza keeps militants from cro...