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Politics Episodes

Jan. 6, 2023

Ben Gvir and Smotrich: Religious Fanatics or Fascist Nationalists?

The newly elected rulers of Israel have been widely criticized for their hijacking of a sovereign government for their own personal ideology. What people don't know is what exactly that ideology is. It's not Judaism. It's nationalism, which has overlayed traditional Judaism in the theology of the s…

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July 29, 2022

Why Israel Has So Many Elections

Since 1996, Israel has had elections more often than any democratic country in the world, according to a report by the Israel Democracy Institute. What is it about the state of Israel that makes its governments so unstable? Episode Photo by Laliv g - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikim…

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Feb. 10, 2021

Between Patriotism and Civic Religion: An Historical and Legal Analys…

The January 6th insurrection at the nation's capital that resulted in the impeachment of Donald Trump depicted the characteristics of a religion more than a political position. Prof. Gloria Moran discusses American civic reli...

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