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Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and Times of Israel Ops & Blogs Editor Miriam Herschlag discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —What Now?— The President just asked the Prime Minister (who is standing…
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —Way Out— Israel’s political stalemate can maybe be solved by a law disqualifying PM Netanyahu (and anyone els…
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The “What’s All This Talk About Electile Dysfunction?!?” Edition
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Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, Sally Abed and Noah Efron talk about Israel’s elections this week: What should we make of the surprising success and kingmaker role of the Islamicist Ra’am party? The Kahanists in the Knesset? The better-than-anyone-predicted showing of Benny Gantz and the Blue & White party? The relative failure of the right-w…
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The “Can’t Spell Campaign Without Manic or Panic” Edition
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Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Listen to the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —A Pre-Election Reflection— This election campaign was maybe the weirdest in Israel’s history. What…
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The “Admiration & Condemnation” Edition
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Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —Lion in Winter— The number of Israelis who think Benjamin Netanyahu is most fit to be Prime Minister has tumb…
BTST has returned! This week, the fellas answer questions from their followers. They got some great questions that included a variety of topics including AAU, underrated players from Seattle, NBA Coach of the Year candidates, is Phoenix a title team, best shooters from Washington, Best players not in NBA and more. They had fun with this one and wil…
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —Right Thinking Men— Gideon is on the outs with Bibi, Naftali says he won’t hang with Yair, Avigdor says…
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BTST Episode 24: Are The Jazz for real? Who are legit Contenders? Who is the MVP so far?
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BTST is back with another episode! Today the fellas discuss the current top team in the NBA- The Utah Jazz and discuss if they are a legit threat to win the title. Then they dive into who are the legit contenders. And finally they give their thoughts on who their MVP thus far is.
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —Idol in the Sanctuary— Are ultra-Orthodox attacks on Labor Party candidate, Reform Rabbi Gilad Kariv, legitim…
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BTST Episode 23: NBA All Star Reserves Selection Show
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The fellas sit down and discuss their 2021 NBA All Star Reserves Selections. Surprisingly there were some agreements but of course there were some disagreements. Also they discusses what goes into their selection process.
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, Sally Abed and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —Likud, 2021: What’s Left of the Right?— Some longtime Likudniks lament that the party ain’t…
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The “Courts: Of Public Opinion & the Other Kind” Edition
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Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —Lapidary Matters— So maybe Yair Lapid is more than a pretty-boy empty suit? —Day in Court— The International …
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The “Who’s In & Who’s Out?” Edition
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Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and Standing Together’s Sally Abed discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —Failure to Launch— Why did so many men starting so many center-left parties end up with elec…
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —New Labor, Again?— Did we eulogize the Labor Party too soon? —Acting Big?— PM Netanyahu unveils a plan …
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —Helsinki, Helsinki— Israel’s top bioethics board says that PM Netanyahu’s deal to give Pfizer data on e…
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Listen to the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —Bezalel and Naftali Love You Very Much— Is there no room anymore for “religious Zionist” parties in the …
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —Party Time!— Five new center-left parties launched last week, and there are more on the way this week. …
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. —DNR for Labor?— Is pulling the plug on Israel’s Labor Party the only decent thing to do? —In Seeking Peace, Might Less Be More?— Would Israelis and Palestinians be be…
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The “Age of Miracle and Wonder Women” Edition
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Allison Kaplan Sommer, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Listen to the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment —Elections, Infections & Abjections— Is the collapse of Israel’s government a good thing, in a They Shoot Hors…
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BTST Episode 21- The 2020/2021 BTST NBA Preview
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The guys are back! The whole crew reunites and discusses their 2020/2021 NBA Preview.They go over playoff teams, award winners and NBA finals teams. They also give 2 hot takes for the upcoming season.. And finally they have some interesting debates!By Adam Jose
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The “If This Peace is Moroccan, You Better Come Knockin’” Edition
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Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Listen To the Extra-Special, Special Extra Patreon Segment —Casablanca Dreamin’— Might peace between Morocco and Israel be kinda a game changer? —Netanyahu’s Man in th…
Times of Israel Ops & Blogs editor Miriam Herschlag, Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Donate to the Tel Aviv Crisis Center’s crowdsource campaign Listen To the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —“Such …
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Listen to the extra segment on Patreon —An Irony Wrapped in a Prevarication Inside a Mendacity— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants new elections but votes against…
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The “Subs, Spies & Videotape” Edition
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Host of TLV1’s Tel Aviv Review, Gilad Halpern, Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. —Sub-Committee?— Minister of Defense and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz’s sets up a to investigate corruption in the purchase of …
Times of Israel Ops & Blogs Editor Miriam Herschlag, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Listen to this week's Extra Segment on Patreon —The Vaxx— When Pfizer announced last week that its vaccine looks good, PM Netanyahu got o…
Times of Israel Ops & Blogs Editor Miriam Herschlag, Wunderkind Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. —What Was That?— Trump will soon be the 45th ex-President of the United States. Did his turbulent four years in office c…
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The “Leaders Come and Leaders Go” Edition
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Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. —9,499 Kilometers— Washington lies 9,499 kilometers from Jerusalem, and yet the politics of the one affects the politics of the other. What, if anything, can we learn …