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Aug 5, 2022·edited Aug 5, 2022

So appreciate you two. Israel has been on my mind with the progressives yelling about AIPAC funding ads against Andy Levin. the Israel/Palestine talk this week is what I needed.

There was this NBC piece that tried really hard to tie Haley Stevens’ win to the Israel issue when it’s obvious other issues were at play (she’s an incumbent, the redistricted area was largely made up of her previous district, it’s a more moderate area, etc) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/only-one-house-democrats-will-survive-test-party-orthodoxy-michigan-rcna40662

And thank G-d for Yair Rosenberg with his (antisemitism) explainers https://newsletters.theatlantic.com/deep-shtetl/62eb093a68f61f0021d8f112/haley-stevens-levin-michigan-primary-israel/

I’m 43 and have been in America my whole life. Israel has always been a political football with Republicans trying to tell Jews that Dems were anti-Israel. It’s always been nonsense until now. Maybe I’m just more in tune to it because I’m Jewish but man, progressives have really turned me off. Grafting the philosophy and language of l BLM / CRT onto the conflict has galvanized a lot of young people. It’s making me uneasy (and irritable).

❤️❤️❤️

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Super enjoyable, as usual. Keep it up!

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you're both so much fun, love listening to you both, intelligent, insightful and just so real - love your content and all your juicy conversations!

Chaya Medalie all the way from SA!

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Enjoyed this episode very much. Yael's analogy of Israel's airport Customs' workers to Selma and Patty was comedy gold!

I always enjoy your take on Israel/Palestinian relations. There is certainly an inner circle of Hell reserved for adamantly, anti-Zionist Jews in the diaspora.

I think it would be interesting to hear a segment dedicated to your favorite Israel shows - particularly the ones we can view in the US. I really enjoy many of them. And, they help to reinforce the 75 Hebrew words I know! I am sure at least some in your audience follow various Israel shows.

Some of my favorites are: Fauda (of course), Shtisel (of course), Srugim, False Flag, Prisoners of War, Beauty and the Baker, Rehearsals (unfortunately, I just read that two of the actors were caught up in sex related scandals), Losing Alice (two awesome leading actresses), Beauty Queen of Jerusalem and On the Spectrum (under the radar compared to the others, but very engaging/funny).

Two shows I didn't like (perhaps I did not give them enough time?) were Valley of Tears (the couple of episodes I watched presented the Ashkenzai men as painfully dorky), and Tehran (seemed too conventional of a suspense show). I was on the fence over Unorthodox.

Would love to hear feedback!

All the best, Bart

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