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Unpacking Israeli History

Unpacked

Join self-confessed history nerd Dr. Noam Weissman on a journey through the fascinating and sometimes controversial events and personalities that have shaped Israel’s past and present. Each week, Noam explores the layers of Israeli history, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the cultural forces at play—drawing on a…

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Unpacking Israeli History

Durban 2001: How Zionism Became a Dirty Word

Why Israeli Elections Never Produce a Clear Winner

Live from Camp Tel Yehudah: Teens Talk Antisemitism, Identity, and Israel

Israel's Eurovision story: Boos, ballads, and breaking up with Europe (Part 2)

Israel's Eurovision story: How a Middle Eastern country crashed Europe's biggest party (Part 1)

Live from Camp Lavi: Teens Take on Israel's Toughest Moments

Israel Open Mic: Is the Palestinian flag Illegal in Israel?

Should We Retire the Word ‘Zionism’? With Haviv Rettig Gur

50 Years Since Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt

Nas Daily: The Identity Crisis October 7 Forced Me to Face

The Battle for Jerusalem: Ammunition Hill

Yitzhak Rabin: Not the Peacenik You Think He Was (Special Crossover)

Hezbollah Revisited: The Origins of Iran's Most Powerful Proxy

The Scandal That Changed Israel Forever: The Rotten Business (Part 2)

The Scandal That Changed Israel Forever: The Lavon Affair (Part 1)

How to Kill Israeli Self-Criticism

Real abuse, Reckless Reporting: Haviv Rettig Gur Dissects Kristof's Israel Prison Story

Masada: The Making of a Myth (Part 2)

Masada: The Siege That Became a Legend (Part 1)

Live with Rachel Goldberg-Polin: Grief, Faith and Hersh

Live from London with Scott Galloway: Why the Jewish People Need Better Storytellers

What Hasan Piker Got Wrong About Einstein and Zionism

Israel's Greatest Paradox with Micah Goodman

Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Still Possible? Ittay Flescher Says Yes

Revisiting Osirak: The Airstrike That Shocked the World

Holy Wars and Sacred Ground: Live from Atlanta with Yardena Schwartz

Israel Open Mic: What Does the Shekel Reveal About Israel?

The Kibbutz Movement : From Frontier Defense to Modern Israel (Part 2)

The Iran War Explained with Haviv Rettig Gur

The Kibbutz Movement: Israel’s Radical Social Experiment (Part 1)

Special Episode: For Such a Time as This: Purim, Persia, and the Iran War

What Became of Zionism?: The History of Israel (Part 5 of 5)

Emergency Episode: Inside the Attack on Iran with Avi Melamed

When Zionism Became a State: The History of Israel (Part 4 of 5)

The Formation of "Modern" Zionism: The History of Israel (Part 3 of 5)

When Zionism Went Into Exile: The History of Israel (Part 2 of 5)

Before Zionism Had A Name: The History of Israel (Part 1 of 5)

IsraAid After October 7: An Unprecedented Humanitarian Mission in Israel and Gaza (Part 2)

Why Does Israel Rush into Disaster Zones? IsraAid and Soft Diplomacy (Part 1)

Hard Conversations About Israel: 4 Real-Life Case Studies with Toba Hellerstein (Part 2)

Israel Open Mic: What Does “Israel’s Right to Exist” Mean?

Ma'alot Revisited: When Terrorists Came for the Children

Intelligence Operations that Shaped Israel’s Story with Ronen Bergman, LIVE in LA

The Bondi Beach Massacre and the Meaning of Peoplehood

When Sadat Came to Jerusalem (re-release)

The Hebron Massacre and the Myths Fueling Today’s Conflict — with Yardena Schwartz (Part 2)

Revisiting the Hebron Massacre: Myths and Their Deadly Repercussions (Part 1)

Israel Open Mic: Understanding the Green Line and Israel’s Presidency

30 Years After Rabin with Haviv Rettig Gur (Part 2)

Remembering Yitzhak Rabin on the 30th Anniversary of His Assassination (re-release ) Part 1

Eli Sharabi: Surviving Hamas and Choosing Life

How It Feels to be Israeli Right Now: A Conversation with Sarah Tuttle-Singer

An Empty Chair for 251 Hostages: Two Years After October 7

Two Years Since October 7th: A Conversation with Amir Tibon (Re-release)

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Palestinian Statehood and the Power of Recognition

Einat Wilf: Palestinian Statehood and Why Peace Failed

Samer Sinijlawi: Building Palestinian Statehood from the Ground Up

Michael Koplow: The Broken History and Fragile Future of Palestinian Statehood

Palestinian Statehood: Why Peace Failed (1967 to 2025) Part 2

Palestinian Statehood: Why It Never Happened (1918 to 1967) Part 1

Live from New York with Dan Senor: The Pursuit of Peace

Reflections on Charlie Kirk

Is it Genocide? The Gaza War Debate with Historian Gil Troy

The Neturei Karta: Haredi Jews who reject the State of Israel

Facts vs. Feelings: Rethinking How We Talk About Israel with Toba Hellerstein

The Hilltop Youth and Settler Violence with Yirmiyahu Danzig (Part 2)

Settler Violence: Hard Truths with Haviv Rettig Gur (Part 1)

Fallout: How the Suez Crisis Rewired the Middle East Forever (Part 3)

Combustion: The Secret Pact that Ignited the Suez War (Part 2)

Israel’s Forgotten War: The Suez Crisis (Part I)

Live from Chicago with Michael Oren: Reimagining Israel’s Story

1948 Exodus: The Birth of Israel and the Refugee Crisis (Part 2)

Who Has the Right to Return? The History of Palestinian Refugees (Part 1)

Dreaming of Iran: A Conversation with Writer Roya Hakakian

Israel vs. Iran: A War of Ideas with Dr. Tal Becker

Dimona: Israel’s “Secret” Nuclear Option [Updated]

Living Through History: Zionism, War, and Jewish Destiny

Israel Under Fire: Rivky’s Dispatch & The Birth of the Begin Doctrine (updated)

Facing an Existential Threat: Why Israel Struck Iran Now with Yaakov Katz