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VideosWhat are Israel’s Greatest Success and Mistake in the Gaza War?
What has been Israel’s greatest success and greatest mistake?
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Rachelle Fraenkel on Religious Trauma, Torah Study, and Redemption
Rabbanit Rachelle Fraenkel, whose 16-year-old son Naftali was kidnapped and killed by terrorists…
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Benny Morris Has Thoughts on Israel, the War, and Our Future
Anyone who has studied Israeli history with any degree of seriousness should know…
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Anshel Pfeffer: ‘The idea that you’ll obliterate Hamas is as realistic as wanting to obliterate Chabad’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not surprise Anshel Pfeffer over the last 17 months of war—and that’s the most disappointing part.
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Ayala Fader: How Do Haredi Jews Deal With Religious Doubt?
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Ayala Fader—an anthropologist who studies American Haredi communities and their “hidden heretics”—about the personal, familial, and communal factors that pull us toward and push us away from different Jewish communities.
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‘Still a deeply divided society’: 5 Israeli Thinkers on how they feel today
As an Israeli, and as a Jew, how are you feeling at this moment in Israeli history?
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‘The government doesn’t make its case’: 5 Israeli Thinkers on criticizing Israel
What is the most legitimate criticism leveled against Israel today?
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‘Our reliance on power’: 6 Israeli Thinkers on Israel’s Greatest Success and Mistake in the Gaza War
Hear from a rosh yeshiva, a former Jerusalem mayor, a Times of Israel analyst, and more.
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‘There is no hope—but there is faith’: 5 Israeli Thinkers on the country’s future
Do you have more hope or fear for Israel and the Jewish People?
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‘The status quo cannot be maintained’: 6 Israeli Thinkers on if Palestinian-Israeli peace is still possible
Do you think peace between Israelis and Palestinians will happen within your lifetime?
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Benny Morris: ‘We should have taken Rafah at the start’
Leading Israeli historian Benny Morris answers 18 questions on Israel, including Gaza, Palestinian-Israeli peace prospects, morality, and so much more.
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Anita Shapira: ‘You cannot wipe out Hamas’
Leading Israel historian Anita Shapira answers 18 questions on Israel, including destroying Hamas, the crisis up North, and Israel’s future.
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Daniel Gordis: ‘The great failure of the hostages is enormous’
With over 100 hostages still trapped in Gaza, Daniel Gordis says, that is Israel’s greatest failure to date—even if it’s unclear that any deals would have gotten them back.
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Chuck Freilich: ‘Netanyahu needs to step down or be voted out’
Hamas is already beginning to rebuild, Chuck Freilich says, because Israel lacks a post-war vision for Gaza.
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David Horovitz: ‘We need this state to survive’
Times of Israel Editor-in-Chief David Horovitz answers 18 questions on Israel, including Western media, Gaza after the war, Israel’s future, and so much more.
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Efraim Inbar: ‘Israel doesn’t use enough force’
Efraim answers 18 questions on Israel, including the Iranian threat, Gaza’s future, and Israel’s use of force.
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Gadi Taub: ‘We should annex the north third of the Gaza Strip’
Gadi answers 18 questions on Israel, including judicial reform, Gaza’s future, and the Palestinian Authority.
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Haviv Rettig Gur: ‘Hamas is upset the death toll in Gaza isn’t higher’
Haviv answers 18 questions on Israel.
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David Stav: ‘Israel as a state should not be a religious state’
David answers 18 questions on Israel, including Israel’s democratic character, the Haredi draft, and Messianism.
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Einat Wilf: ‘Jews Are Never Allowed To Win, and Arabs Are Never Allowed to Lose’
The true enemy in Israel’s current war, Einat Wilf says, is what she calls “Palestinianism.”
18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers
Benny Morris: ‘We should have taken Rafah at the start’
Leading Israeli historian Benny Morris answers 18 questions on Israel, including Gaza, Palestinian-Israeli peace prospects, morality, and so much more.
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Benny Morris: ‘We should have taken Rafah at the start’
Leading Israeli historian Benny Morris answers 18 questions on Israel, including Gaza,…
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Yakov Nagen: ‘Jewish Messianism is a vision for all of humanity’
Interfaith activist Rabbi Yakov Nagen answers 18 questions on Israel, including Jewish-Musim…
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Sivan Rahav-Meir: ‘When it comes to terrorism, you can’t compromise
Religious journalist Sivan Rahav-Meir answers 18 questions on Israel, including Israelis’ search…
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David Horovitz: ‘We need this state to survive’
Times of Israel Editor-in-Chief David Horovitz answers 18 questions on Israel, including…
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Anita Shapira: ‘You cannot wipe out Hamas’
Leading Israel historian Anita Shapira answers 18 questions on Israel, including destroying…
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Yehoshua Pfeffer: ‘The army is not ready for real Haredi participation’
Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer answers 18 questions on Israel, including the Haredi draft,…
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Ronit Heyd: ‘If Israel becomes less democratic, it will become less Jewish’
Ronit Heyd answers 18 questions on Israel, including democracy, religion, and the…
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Efraim Inbar: ‘Israel doesn’t use enough force’
Efraim answers 18 questions on Israel, including the Iranian threat, Gaza’s future,…
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Gadi Taub: ‘We should annex the north third of the Gaza Strip’
Gadi answers 18 questions on Israel, including judicial reform, Gaza’s future, and…
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Rachelle Fraenkel: ‘I had expectations from humanity’
Rachelle answers 18 questions on Israel, including her religious views, religiosity in…
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Yossi Klein Halevi: ‘Anti-Zionism is an existential threat to the Jewish People’
Yossi answers 18 questions on Israel.
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Haviv Rettig Gur: ‘Hamas is upset the death toll in Gaza isn’t…
Haviv answers 18 questions on Israel.
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David Stav: ‘Israel as a state should not be a religious state’
David answers 18 questions on Israel, including Israel’s democratic character, the Haredi…
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Rivka Ravitz: ‘Being separated is at the core of being Haredi’
Rivka Ravitz may be a long-time Haredi political thinker, but that doesn’t…
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Despondent, Unmoored, Hopeful: How Israeli Thinkers Feel After October 7
How do Israeli thinkers feel after October 7?
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Netta Barak-Corren: ‘I hope that Gaza will see a day when it…
Israel is facing several existential crises—at least three, by Netta Barak-Corren’s account.
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Nechumi Yaffe: ‘I hate the idea that we are being killed and…
As a Haredi woman of the Israeli left, Nechumi Yaffe lives between…
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Uri Zaki: “The War Has to End in Gaza’
Uri Zaki supported Israel’s war against Hamas from the getgo—but the killing…
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Yaakov Katz: ‘The Israeli military has fought in probably the most humane…
If you asked Yaakov Katz, the world should be lining the streets…
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Einat Wilf: ‘Jews Are Never Allowed To Win, and Arabs Are Never…
The true enemy in Israel’s current war, Einat Wilf says, is what…
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Moshe Koppel: ‘We won the war in Gaza’
Israel has pretty much destroyed its enemies, Moshe Koppel says. That’s (partly)…
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Khitam Abu Bader: ‘Violence is never the answer’
Violence is never the answer for Khitam Abu Bader. That’s why she…
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Daniel Gordis: ‘The great failure of the hostages is enormous’
With over 100 hostages still trapped in Gaza, Daniel Gordis says, that…
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Michael Melchior: ‘We can make peace with the whole of the Arab…
There is a time to wage wars, Rabbi Michael Melchior says, and…
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Natan Sharansky: ‘If you don’t have faith or Zionism, your grandchildren will…
Antisemitism and assimilation are threatening the Jewish People, says Natan Sharansky, but…
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Rula Daood: ‘We are closest to peace at times of war’
Until the Israeli government sets a plan for Gaza after the war,…
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Chuck Freilich: ‘Netanyahu needs to step down or be voted out’
Hamas is already beginning to rebuild, Chuck Freilich says, because Israel lacks…
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Shani Taragin: ‘The ideal is for the Jewish People to live in…
Israel is opening a Pandora’s box by releasing Palestinian prisoners and terrorists,…
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Nitsana Darshan-Leitner: ‘Before Trump, I believed that Gaza had to be controlled…
Gaza can be leveled down or built up, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner says, and…
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Yishai Fleisher: ‘Israel is not meant to be equal for all —…
Israel should prioritize its Jewish citizens, Yishai Fleisher says, because that’s what…
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Jonathan Dekel-Chen: My Son was a Hostage in Gaza for 43 Million…
Sagui Dekel-Chen was held hostage in Gaza for 498 days—or 43 million…
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Mosheh Lichtenstein: ‘Jewish values don’t celebrate might’
Judaism does not value power and might, Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein says—in fact,…
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Anshel Pfeffer: ‘The idea that you’ll obliterate Hamas is as realistic as…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not surprise Anshel Pfeffer over the last…
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Mikhael Manekin: ‘This is a land of two peoples, and I don’t…
Wishing Arabs would disappear from Israel, Mikhael Manekin says, is a dangerous…
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Yoav Heller: ‘Israel will be in existential peril if society continues to…
Twice in its history, Jewish sovereignty collapsed in the last quarter of…
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Elli Fischer: Can Israel Follow Jewish Law?
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Elli…