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What causes violence, murders among Israeli Arabs, and what can cure it?
By September 1, some 165 Israeli Arabs had been murdered since the start of the year. The violence is clearly out of control. But why? And what can and should be done?
Prof. Shlomo Maital speak with his Neaman Institute colleague Dr. Nohad Ali on the violence among Israeli Arabs: Causes & cures.
Jewish, Democratic, Whole: it’s time to choose
Dr. Eitan Adres, in collaboration with Prof. Uri Bar-Joseph, on the Israeli “trilemma” of the three fundamental values: Jewish state; Democratic state; and the post 1967 war borders.
Not meat or milk: Israeli food tech can help fight climate change
We can no longer afford the luxury of drinking cows’ milk and eating beef. Record heat in July in Israel and abroad has brought this fact home.
Prof. Shlomo Maital brings the breakthroughs of the future in food production, and how it is done.
What is the origin story of Israel’s Declaration of Independence?
The Israel Story podcast tracked down the closest living relatives of the Israeli Declaration of Independence signatories to ask about what the signers wanted and what they thought of Israel now.
The public is heavily burdened by the greed of monopolies
The public will continue to pay exorbitant prices for goods and services until the market is truly free from the control of cartels and monopolies.
Is the Israeli Start-Up Nation era coming to an end?
Start-ups in Israel are in decline. It leads us to ask: Has the Israeli Start-Up Nation era come to an end?
Prof. Shlomo Maital is asking: Save Our Startups
Rebellion or good citizenship?
On the criteria for justifying rebellion or civil disobedience
Israel-Singapore: A deep, dark, secret love affair
The tiny city-state of Singapore has a powerful military fist, not talked about but evident to hostile neighbors. And Israel played a crucial role in creating it.
Prof. Shlomo Maital on Israel’s crucial role in helping Singapore and why it was kept so secret.
Israel needs Masorti Jews to become modern, tolerant, welcoming
Today there are nearly 80 Masorti congregations all across Israel, though a few meet only on festivals. None receive government funding.
Prof. Shlomo Maital suggests that Israel today is like one big brain, split Left and Right. Only without a working corpus colossum to connect them – and suggests it could be the tiny Masorti movement.
The legendary Jewish humor of Woody Allen
Woody Allen has a wild sense of humor, tinged with Yiddishkeit. He has written and directed 48 films – almost one a year since his directorial debut in 1966.
Prof. Shlomo Maital brings us some of Allen’s one-liners, and their Jewish life lessons.
