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18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers

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18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers is a new podcast by 18Forty interviewing Israel’s leading voices to explore critical questions on Zionism, the Israel-Hamas War, democracy, morality, Judaism, peace, Israel’s future, and so much more. We introduce you to fresh perspectives and challenging ideas about Israel that you won’t find elsewhere. 

Join us on our journey as we pose 18 pressing questions to the 40 Israeli journalists, scholars, and religious thinkers you need to hear from today.

Watch all our interviews here.

EPISODES

June 11, 2024

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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June 11, 2024

Yakov Nagen: ‘Jewish Messianism is a vision for all of humanity’

Interfaith activist Rabbi Yakov Nagen answers 18 questions on Israel, including Jewish-Musim relations, Messianism, peace, and so much more.
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June 11, 2024

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 for meaning, peace prospects, the war, and so much more.
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June 11, 2024

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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June 11, 2024

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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Yehoshua Pfeffer: ‘The army is not ready for real Haredi participation’

Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer answers 18 questions on Israel, including the Haredi draft, Israel as a religious state, Messianism, and so much more.
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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 future of the Jewish state.
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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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Rachelle Fraenkel: ‘I had expectations from humanity’

Rachelle answers 18 questions on Israel, including her religious views, religiosity in Israel, and Messianism.
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Yossi Klein Halevi: ‘Anti-Zionism is an existential threat to the Jewish People’

Yossi answers 18 questions on Israel, including anti-Zionism, the Iranian threat, and Western media's coverage of Israel.
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Haviv Rettig Gur: ‘Hamas is upset the death toll in Gaza isn’t higher’

Haviv answers 18 questions on Israel, including the country's leadership, Western media, and the Palestinian people's future.
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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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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 mean she thinks politics is always the answer.
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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 is no longer ruled by Hamas’

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 need to kill’

As a Haredi woman of the Israeli left, Nechumi Yaffe lives between a few different worlds—and she feels at home in Israel's new "Religious Left" movement.
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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 of six hostages and Sinwar's assassination were a turning point. Now, he thinks it needs to end.
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Yaakov Katz: ‘The Israeli military has fought in probably the most humane way possible’

If you asked Yaakov Katz, the world should be lining the streets to applaud the IDF's military campaign in Gaza.
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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."
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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) why he believes Israel has won the war in Gaza.
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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 tries to fight for peace.
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ARTICLES

Benny Morris Has Thoughts on Israel, the War, and Our Future
Gadi Taub on Israel’s Left, Iran, and the Two-State Solution
Rachelle Fraenkel on Religious Trauma, Torah Study, and Redemption

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