What Matters Now

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A weekly exploration of one key issue shaping Israel and the Jewish World right now.

Episodes

Yishai Ishi Ron: Ex-commando writes novels about trauma and recovery

Michael Wegier: British Jews aren't living in fear, but they're certainly anxious

Cochav Elkayam-Levy: Hamas weaponized rape and humiliation on Oct. 7

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Israel has re-embraced Hamas rule in Gaza

Haviv Rettig Gur: Political footballs and politicians' fumbles

Rachel Goldberg-Polin: Mother of murdered hostage Hersh 'parcels out her pain' in book

Aron Heller: 1.5 million-strong Jewish band of brothers

Shahar Cohen: 'My life' comic laughs about 'managing the war' with Nescafe in hand

Angela Buchdahl: This Passover, have faith in the story of the Exodus

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Hamas triggered the Iran war. Now it may outlast the Islamic regime

Matti Friedman: Israel's forever wars in Lebanon

Bret Stephens: America and Israel are engaged in a common fight for civilization

Einat Wilf: Fall of Iran an opportunity to uproot 'Palestinianism'

Micah Goodman: How Israel and the US may prevent World War III

Meyer Levinson-Blount: Oscar nominee's film 'Butcher's Stain' reveals life post-Oct. 7

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: NGO admits Hamas controls Gaza's hospitals. Why now?

Alice Miller: CEO of Israeli disaster org on aiding Gazans post-Oct. 7

Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland: Two Jews on the news discuss all that is unholy

Haviv Rettig Gur: Hamas is holding Gazans hostage

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Inside the technocratic council set to rule Gaza