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The Bondi Beach Massacre and the Meaning of Peoplehood

12/16/2025 • 24 min

Complete our 2025 survey: ⁠⁠https://unpacked.bio/uihsurvey⁠⁠ Help us take Unpacked podcasts further by supporting our crowdfunding campaign: ⁠⁠https://unpacked.bio/podgift2025 In the wake of the Bondi Beach massacre, Noam tells three Hanukkah stories about Jews choosing light anyway, a menorah in Bergen-Belsen, hostages lighting candles in captivity, and a d… Play episode

When Sadat Came to Jerusalem (re-release)
The Hebron Massacre and the Myths Fueling Today’s Conflict — with Yardena …
Revisiting the Hebron Massacre: Myths and Their Deadly Repercussions (Part…
Israel Open Mic: Understanding the Green Line and Israel’s Presidency
30 Years After Rabin with Haviv Rettig Gur (Part 2)
Remembering Yitzhak Rabin on the 30th Anniversary of His Assassination (re…
Eli Sharabi: Surviving Hamas and Choosing Life
How It Feels to be Israeli Right Now: A Conversation with Sarah Tuttle-Sin…
An Empty Chair for 251 Hostages: Two Years After October 7
Two Years Since October 7th: A Conversation with Amir Tibon (Re-release)
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Palestinian Statehood and the Power of Recognition
Einat Wilf: Palestinian Statehood and Why Peace Failed
Samer Sinijlawi: Building Palestinian Statehood from the Ground Up
Michael Koplow: The Broken History and Fragile Future of Palestinian State…
Palestinian Statehood: Why Peace Failed (1967 to 2025) Part 2
Palestinian Statehood: Why It Never Happened (1918 to 1967) Part 1
Live from New York with Dan Senor: The Pursuit of Peace
Reflections on Charlie Kirk
Is it Genocide? The Gaza War Debate with Historian Gil Troy
The Neturei Karta: Haredi Jews who reject the State of Israel
Facts vs. Feelings: Rethinking How We Talk About Israel with Toba Hellerst…
The Hilltop Youth and Settler Violence with Yirmiyahu Danzig (Part 2)
Settler Violence: Hard Truths with Haviv Rettig Gur (Part 1)
Fallout: How the Suez Crisis Rewired the Middle East Forever (Part 3)
Combustion: The Secret Pact that Ignited the Suez War (Part 2)
Israel’s Forgotten War: The Suez Crisis (Part I)
Live from Chicago with Michael Oren: Reimagining Israel’s Story
1948 Exodus: The Birth of Israel and the Refugee Crisis (Part 2)
Who Has the Right to Return? The History of Palestinian Refugees (Part 1)
Dreaming of Iran: A Conversation with Writer Roya Hakakian
Israel vs. Iran: A War of Ideas with Dr. Tal Becker
Dimona: Israel’s “Secret” Nuclear Option [Updated]
Living Through History: Zionism, War, and Jewish Destiny
Israel Under Fire: Rivky’s Dispatch & The Birth of the Begin Doctrine (up…
Facing an Existential Threat: Why Israel Struck Iran Now with Yaakov Katz
Truth vs. Myth in Israeli History with Haviv Rettig Gur (Part 2)
Truth vs. Myth in Israeli History with Haviv Rettig Gur (Part 1)
Torah Dome: Why Don't the Haredim Serve in the IDF? (Re-release)
How a Secret Treaty Redrew the Middle East: Sykes-Picot, San Remo, and the…
Inside the Mossad: Unbelievable Missions That Shaped Israel's Destiny (r…
Yom HaShoah: Remembering the Holocaust, Redefining Jewish Heroism
Special Crossover: The Star of David (Jewish History Nerds)
Meir Kahane: Jewish Defender or Jewish Supremacist?
Hamas, Israel, and the Future of Gaza: A Conversation with Ahmed Fouad Al…
A Palestinian Voice: Gaza, History, and Hope - A Conversation with Ahmed F…
More Than a Game: Maccabi Tel Aviv, Zionism, and Israeli Identity
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A 30-Minute Guide
Bibas Family Tragedy and the Human Cost of Conflict
The King David Hotel Bombing: Terrorism or Resistance? Part 2

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