The Promised Podcast

People of Not-this-book!

Part 1: What to make of the Israeli Education Ministry's controversial decision to not include a book in the high school curriculum due to 'racy' themes?

Jan 09, 2016 11:09 PM

Copy of "Borderlife," by Dorit Rabinyan, at Israeli book store. — Moti Milrod

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Allison, Don, and Noah discuss the brouhaha over the Israeli Education Ministry's decision to not include a book in the high school curriculum because of the book’s “racy” themes.

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PART 2: Trigger warning: May contain optimism

PART 3: Gay for the Likud!

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