current events
Current Events
Jew Oughta Know occasionally considers current events in Israel and the Jewish world, with an emphasis on explaining what is happening and why.
current events episodes
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For current events related to the October 7 war, go to Season Eight here.
2023
Episode 143: West Bank Violence, Explained
Episode 142: Israel's Judicial Crisis, Explained
2022
Episode 141: Israeli Elections 2022
2021
Episode 117: The Siege of Balfour
Episode 115: Roadblocks — Occupation and settlement
Episode 113: The Power Imbalance between Israel and Hamas
Episode 111: Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, Hamas
2020
Episode 99: Israel-UAE Peace Deal
Episode 93: Black-Jewish relations
2018
Episode 39: Iran, Jerusalem, Gaza
Episode 30: To Look a Nazi In the Eye (Book Interview)
2017
Episode 29: Hanukah — One Bad King and a Bunch of Non-Kosher Oil
2016