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

—Face the Nation-State—

Israel’s Supreme Court votes 10 to 1 to let the controversial “Nation-State Law” stay on the books. Could both the 10 and the 1 be right at the same time?

—Sins of the Fathers—

Toddler’s whose fathers study full-time in Yeshivas just lost their day-care subsidies. Should tots suffer because dads don’t work?

—Is a Dream a Lie if It Don’t Come True, or Is It Somethin’ Worse—

Ten years ago this week, Israel was rocked by the biggest protests in the country’s history. Did they make any difference?

—The State of Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Migrant Workers in Israel—

For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we talk with Julie Fisher, the founder and director of the Consortium for Israel & the Asylum Seekers, about the state of asylum seekers, refugees and migrant workers in the age of Corona, in Tel Aviv, and Israel in general.

All that and the strange and uncategorizable charm of Onili!