<description>&lt;p&gt;Allison and Noah talk about 1) Whether or not, as an essay in the New York Times suggests, war has become "not a strategy but the norm" for Israel, (2) The World Happiness Reports finding that Israelis remain among the happiest people on earth, including after October 7th: Why is this?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/155771733" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: A bunch of writers send a confusing open-letter to the Jewish Book Council saying (we think) that the JBC needs to de-Zionize. What should we make of that?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Plus Yom Hashoah, Yom Ha-Atzmaut and Noga Erez rocking Coachella!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Promised Podcast

TLV1 Studios

The "Bombs and Balms" Edition

APR 16, 202693 MIN
The Promised Podcast

The "Bombs and Balms" Edition

APR 16, 202693 MIN

Description

Allison and Noah talk about 1) Whether or not, as an essay in the New York Times suggests, war has become "not a strategy but the norm" for Israel, (2) The World Happiness Reports finding that Israelis remain among the happiest people on earth, including after October 7th: Why is this? For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: A bunch of writers send a confusing open-letter to the Jewish Book Council saying (we think) that the JBC needs to de-Zionize. What should we make of that? Plus Yom Hashoah, Yom Ha-Atzmaut and Noga Erez rocking Coachella!