This Week Unpacked introduces another podcast from Unpacked: Unpacking Israeli History. Season 4 just launched, and we're running the first episode here, entitled Ma'alot: 30 Seconds That Devastated A Nation. It was supposed to be a fun field trip. A little celebration in honor of Israel’s 26th birthday. Over a hundred religious high school students, exploring northern Israel and sleeping under the stars. But the three Palestinian terrorists who sneaked in from Lebanon had other plans. This is the story of the Ma’alot massacre. It’s a story of horror and blood. But it’s also a story of hope and resistance. A reminder that every hour of our lives matters.

This Week Unpacked introduces another podcast from Unpacked: Unpacking Israeli History. Season 3 just launched, and we're running the first episode here, entitled Hebron: When Tensions Erupt.   In the summer of 1929, Jews and Arabs alike found themselves caught in an unbearably bloody battle. The aftermath of a deadly riot showed the Jews of British Mandatory Palestine that the British couldn’t protect them, leading them to unite under the banner of Zionism. In this episode, Noam unpacks the 1929 Hebron Riots and considers why it may be considered “Year Zero” of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

This week, Rivky and This Week Unpacked say goodbye.   Check out our other podcasts: Unpacking Israeli History: https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/unpacking-israeli-history/ The Power Of: https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/the-power-of/ Nice Jewish Girls: https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/nice-jewish-girls/

Jews aren’t allowed to pray at the Temple Mount, but why? Who “owns” the Temple Mount? We unpack the debate over the site and why this is such a hotbed of controversy. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources: https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-are-disguising-themselves-as-muslims-to-pray-on-temple-mount-report/ https://www.jpost.com/international/129-nations-ignore-jewish-ties-to-temple-mount-call-it-solely-muslim-687592 https://unpacked.education/video/moshe-dayan-iconic-military-leader/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-12-21&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-quietly-letting-jews-pray-on-temple-mount-in-break-with-status-quo-tv/ https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Temple-Mount-What-our-Rabbis-really-say-598372 https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/2620682/jewish/What-Was-the-Red-Heifer.htm http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/15980 http://www.jta.org/2016/05/25/israel/new-mk-vows-to-end-jewish-prayer-ban-on-temple-mount?_ga=2.200297774.1685029759.1565861925-104092106.1565861924 https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4585927,00.html https://www.timesofisrael.com/newly-installed-mk-vows-to-end-temple-mount-prayer-ban-for-jews/ https://religionnews.com/2021/12/15/jews-pray-and-plan-a-third-temple-the-status-quo-in-jerusalems-holiest-site-al-aqsa-bennett/ https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/in-the-waqfs-custody/

My colleague Sarah Himeles attended the Israeli-American Council conference this weekend in Florida. Here are 8 big ideas we’re taking away from it. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources: https://www.israeliamerican.org/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-idf-general-bombing-ap-tower-in-gaza-in-may-conflict-was-an-own-goal/

The seventh round of the Iran nuclear talks stalled last week and American officials say they are preparing for a scenario in which there is no return to the Iran deal. This week, we unpack the conversation in Israel regarding these events. How will Israel respond to Iran’s quickly accelerating nuclear program, and is the U.S. willing to step in militarily? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-negotiations-europeans.html https://unpacked.education/israel-and-iran-from-allies-to-archenemies/ https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/09/14/israeli-public-opinion-nuanced-when-it-comes-to-iran-deal https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/09/middleeast/iran-deal-what-you-need-to-know-intl/index.html https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/08/iran-advances-nuclear-program-withdrawal-jcpoa/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-news-us-nuclear-talks-uranium-enrichment/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-the-gamble-the-original-sin-and-the-unthinkable-current-consequence/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-tells-macron-that-only-a-credible-military-threat-can-stop-iran-nuclear-drive/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/2hth0Auw43mh3sGaX8LRet?si=0302bc2321584506 https://unpacked.education/what-israels-budget-says-about-israel/ https://www.jns.org/idf-spokesperson-when-i-say-were-accelerating-plans-against-iran-i-mean-it/ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-in-jerusalem-herzog-tells-nides-israel-will-protect-itself-if-nuke-talks-fail-1.10441448 https://www.jns.org/opinion/the-first-iran-war-is-just-around-the-corner/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/5RpKvmMSd6rS1hIIe037MQ?si=a36f38ba73a54c99 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-stop-the-hysteria-nuclear-deal-or-not-this-isn-t-1938-1.10428584 https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-israels-talking-about-when-it-talks-about-striking-irans-nuclear-program-war/  

https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/the-power-of/ What if we told you that Jewish texts written thousands of years ago had something to say about our personal experiences today? Join Dr. Noam Weissman each week for honest and relatable conversations with a diverse range of guests. Each episode in this 10-part series offers new approaches for how to navigate your own life. Brought to you by Unpacked, a division of OpenDor Media. 

The civil war in Ethiopia has ignited a fierce debate over whether Israel should bring Ethiopians seeking aliyah to the Jewish state. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked Unpacking Israeli History about the Ethiopian aliyah: https://jewishunpacked.com/ingathering-of-exiles-from-ethiopia-to-israel/ ~~~~ Sources Sources: https://unpacked.education/video/homeland/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-11-23&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://unpacked.education/unpacking-operation-solomon-30-years-later/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-11-23&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://opendormedia.org/exodus-1991/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJgBXiM12RM https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/world/middleeast/israel-ethiopia-jews-immigration.html https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/israel-to-work-on-plan-to-expedite-aliyah-for-5000-ethiopian-jews-684478 https://www.enp.org.il/en/ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-hundreds-of-protesters-including-minister-urge-israel-to-let-ethiopians-in-1.10383382 https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-ethiopia-war-herzog-urges-bringing-remaining-jews-to-israel-quickly/ https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hk79o6vpk ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

For the first time in over three years, Israel passed a new budget! Mazal tov!! So, now we ask: what’s in the budget and what do the government priorities reveal? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/large-scale-subway-system-planned-for-central-israel-633175 https://unpacked.education/will-israels-new-government-last/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-11-16&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://www.timesofisrael.com/plan-for-major-kashrut-reform-advances-through-knesset-committee/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-unprecedented-billions-planned-for-under-served-arabs-devils-in-the-details/ https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/massive-allocations-to-israels-arab-sector-here-to-stay-abbas-683025 https://jewishunpacked.com/were-losing-the-country-israels-fight-against-crime-in-the-arab-community/ https://www.gov.il/en/departments/ministry_of_diaspora/govil-landing-page https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/new-progressive-judaism-dept-established-in-diaspora-affairs-ministry-675804 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israel-finally-has-a-budget-and-so-does-the-idf-analysis-684009 https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-to-approve-1-5-billion-budget-for-potential-strike-on-iran/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-much-of-a-revolution-13-key-plans-in-israels-new-state-budget/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberman-rolls-out-most-social-budget-ever-predicts-swift-passage  ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

Minor clashes periodically break out between Women of the Wall, protesters, and the Israeli police, as the Women of the Wall hold their monthly services as the Western Wall. Who are these “Women of the Well,” and why are they in the center of such an intense controversy?

Benny Gantz, Israel’s Defense Minister, recently declared that the country was designating six Palestinian NGOs (or “nongovernmental organizations”) as terror groups. Why? Are these NGOs really connected to terrorist organizations? And what do Israelis think about these designations? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked See more about Entebbe: https://jewishunpacked.com/operation-thunderbolt-the-raid-on-entebbe/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.jns.org/gantz-names-six-palestinian-ngos-as-terror-groups-us-asks-israel-to-clarify/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson%27s_Field_hijackings https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/on-this-day-israeli-minister-rehavam-zeevi-assassinated-by-terrorists-20-years-ago-682206 https://www.idf.il/en/articles/palestinian-terror/today-we-remember-the-fogel-family-massacre/ https://twitter.com/NGOmonitor/status/1451499358092939265 https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-rushing-to-defend-terrorism-linked-ngos-20211029-mn47va7rczf3pdtiw2uissy6ty-story.html https://www.jpost.com/opinion/israel-must-prove-blacklisted-ngos-funded-terrorism-editorial-682904 https://www.jns.org/israeli-security-services-uncover-finance-network-linking-european-ngos-to-palestinian-terror-group/ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-great-damage-labor-party-head-condemns-classing-palestinian-ngos-as-terror-groups-1.10324241 https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/.premium-a-stain-upon-israel-1.10318621 https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/palestinian-ngos-human-rights-workers-or-agents-of-terror-683414 https://www.adalah.org/en/content/view/10456 https://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/19058.html https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/palestinian-ngos-human-rights-workers-or-agents-of-terror-683414  ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

There are now 100,000 trained and ready fighters in Hezbollah, according to its leader, Hassan Nasrallah. This week, we explore: what is Hezbollah? What is its history, and its relationship with Israel? And how worried should we be? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked See more about the Lebanon War: https://jewishunpacked.com/sabra-and-shatila-what-happened-and-why-it-matters/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/03/Iranian-View-of-Israel/387085/ https://www.adl.org/education/resources/backgrounders/the-amia-daia-bombing-terror-in-argentina   https://www.adl.org/resources/glossary-terms/hezbollah   https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-praises-germanys-ban-of-all-hezbollah-activities   https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Country-Reports-on-Terrorism-2019-2.pdf   https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/israel/2019-03-08/will-hezbollahs-rise-be-its-downfall   https://unpacked.education/israel-and-iran-from-allies-to-archenemies/   https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/beirut-barracks-blown-up   https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-energy-envoy-to-visit-lebanon-will-discuss-maritime-border-talks-with-israel/   https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-mediator-hochstein-says-lebanon-israel-maritime-talks-need-be-quick-al-hadath-2021-10-21/   https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/lebanon-touts-new-opportunity-for-maritime-border-talks-with-israel-682682   https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-a-change-hezbollahs-boast-of-100000-fighters-is-not-aimed-at-israel/   https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-has-hezbollah-become-too-big-to-fail-1.10316189    ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media  

This year in Israel is a sabbatical year, also known as a shmita year. We’ll explain what that is, and what the practical implications are for Jews all over the world. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources https://drive.google.com/file/d/19MiVPVA19C6GJB9KufhQiM_1JV7amB_l/view https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-israelis-who-buy-farmland-to-let-it-lie-fallow/ https://buy.otzar-haretz.co.il/english/ https://www.jpost.com/opinion/rabbinic-leadership-must-harmonize-shmita-halacha-with-good-of-society-676596 https://shmitaproject.org/about-project/  ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

Ron Arad, an Israeli Air Force navigator, has been missing since 1986. Recently, the Mossad carried out an operation to find out any new information about his fate. In this week’s episode, we explore Israel’s philosophy to never give up, and never leave a soldier behind. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/why-is-israel-still-searching-for-ron-arad/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Gifts_to_the_Poor.8.10?lang=bi https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Gittin.4.6?lang=he-en&utm_source=etzion.org.il&utm_medium=sefaria_linker https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-israel-must-do-everything-to-bring-soldiers-home-1.10276763 https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/prisoners-dilemma-137099 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/the-ron-arad-saga-national-trauma-or-national-obsession-681380 https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-israel-s-obsessive-worship-of-the-dead-1.10272770 https://unpacked.education/video/eli-cohen-the-mossads-master-spy/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-10-12&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-israel-must-do-everything-to-bring-soldiers-home-1.10276763 https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/10/07/wife-of-missing-navigator-ron-arad-defends-operation/  ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

After hundreds of Iraqi leaders spoke out for normalizing relations with Israel, and potentially joining the Abraham Accords, but then very quickly retracted their call. Rivky tells the whole story, including the history of Jewish Iraq, and asks, what should we make of this story? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/why-did-iraqis-call-for-peace-with-israel/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/opinion/israel-uae.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/iraq-abraham-accords-israel-sunni-shiite-11632495291 https://www.memri.org/jttm/iran-backed-iraqi-militias-response-normalization-conference-erbil-we-will-attack-israeli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_population_by_country https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-expulsion-that-backfired-when-iraq-kicked-out-its-jews/ https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/iraq-virtual-jewish-history-tour https://unpacked.education/video/resolution-181-the-zionist-dream-comes-true/ https://unpacked.education/video/six-day-war-project/ https://unpacked.education/podcast/the-yom-kippur-war-a-national-catastrophe/ https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iraqi-ambassador-inappropriately-quoted-by-media-on-israel-and-palestine-595336 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44466573 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44466573 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/calls-peace-israel-backfire-after-iraqi-conference-n1280301 https://www.facebook.com/210288219549415/posts/402912500286985/?d=n https://themedialine.org/top-stories/despite-calls-for-peace-iraq-israel-normalization-still-a-distant-dream/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/30/iraq-israel-iran-palestine-abraham-accords-middle-east-relations/ https://www.facebook.com/IsraelinIraqi https://twitter.com/naftalibennett/status/1441807050728742912  ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

After the U.S. House of Representatives voted for Iron Dome funding, calls for the death of bipartisan support for Israel were heard from Jewish media all over the country. But...is it true? And, backing up - why does Israel even get foreign aid from the U.S.? Is it different than other types of aid? And what are people saying about it? Rivky breaks down everything you need to know. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/was-the-temporary-blocking-of-iron-dome-funding-a-turning-point/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz5WI8VZC1A https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=j6aZH4egHCg https://news.yahoo.com/yes-wept-aoc-explains-why-203300617.html https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hOiNo95QUvneEXbaULj4H?si=UU9DeMMIQYyZfGMTVU63nw&dl_branch=1 https://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/181-web-UPDATED.pdf https://jewishinsider.com/2021/04/betty-mccollum-legislation-israel-aid/ https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjvsmjt7k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04m1TtlfCOk https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/aid-israel-michael-oren https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/opinion/israel-democrat-bowman-jayapal-tlaib.html https://www.jns.org/opinion/the-baleful-significance-of-the-democrats-iron-dome-fiasco/ https://www.jns.org/survey-finds-nearly-two-thirds-of-jewish-students-feel-unsafe-half-hide-identity/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hOiNo95QUvneEXbaULj4H?si=90d32b86200f4330 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3g3N-b2Hb4&t=1089s https://jewishunpacked.com/does-israel-represent-all-jews-the-great-debate/ https://jewishunpacked.com/the-great-debate-around-german-reparations/  ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

For September, we're doing something different. Presenting, Unpacking Israeli History. Begin and Ben Gurion had some epics battles, but one of the biggest ones happened in 1952, as these two Israeli giants battled about whether to take German reparations after the Holocaust. In this episode, Noam looks all the way back at this crazy story, and leaves us asking, who was right? ~~~~ Unpacking Israeli History is generously sponsored by Alan Fisher and Barbara Sommer, and Jon and Rachie Teller. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  See the full season of Unpacking Israeli History here: https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/unpacking-israeli-history/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/us/ta-nehisi-coates-reparations.html https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/67de380e-8b71-412c-8d06-70af9b31da25 https://www.ushmm.org/exhibition/displaced-persons/daily2.htm https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israel-breaks-50-year-record-for-most-rainfall-613693 tastecooking.com/truth-israeli-couscous/ https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/144226014.pdf https://www.npr.org/2019/03/07/700356426/thousands-of-israelis-now-call-berlin-home-and-make-their-cultural-mark https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/labor-and-internment-camps-in-north-africa https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110255386.100/html http://auschwitz.org/en/history/punishments-and-executions/ https://blog.nli.org.il/en/reparations-agreement/ https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/28248/1001729.pdf?sequence=1 https://www.aicgs.org/2019/11/the-september-1952-reparations-agreement-between-west-germany-and-israel-the-beginning-of-a-remarkable-friendship/ https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/german-holocaust-reparations Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's Soul, by Danny Gordis Ben-Gurion: Father of Modern Israel, Anita Shapira ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

For September, we're doing something different. Presenting, Unpacking Israeli History. On Nov 10, 1975, the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 3379, determining that Zionism is "a form of racism and racial discrimination.” That’s quite a loaded description! In this episode, Noam Weissman breaks down what led to this infamous resolution, the UN’s relationship with Israel, and what it means to us, almost 50 years later. ~~~~ Unpacking Israeli History is generously sponsored by Alan Fisher and Barbara Sommer, and Jon and Rachie Teller. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/video/un-resolution-3379-is-zionism-racism/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlr1ioQIxa4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpC2HdL-95M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv8Hqlubst4&t=44s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7chKW7H6s8M https://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/761C1063530766A7052566A2005B74D1 https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-nostalgic-for-the-ussr-on-the-kibbutzim-1.5233153 https://www.marxists.org/subject/jewish/caution-zionism.pdf https://www.jta.org/1952/10/07/archive/bonn-charges-ussr-exports-nazi-anti-semitic-films-to-arabs Sachar, A History of the Jews in the Modern World http://proceedings.informingscience.org/InSITE2019/InSITE19p035-070Cohen5666.pdf https://mfa.gov.il/mfa/foreignpolicy/peace/guide/pages/the%20khartoum%20resolutions.aspx https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/oil-embargo https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB106419296113226300 https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/642340?ln=en https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1973/10/23/issue.html https://content.ecf.org.il/files/M00901_UNGARes3379DebateEnglish.pdf https://www.jta.org/1975/11/12/archive/kristallnacht-at-the-united-nations-100000-in-rally-to-protest-against-anti-zionist-resolution-mass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuJXdAvPCrU&t=252s https://unwatch.org/moynihans-moment-the-historic-1975-u-n-speech-in-response-to-zionism-is-racism/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/12/17/un-repeals-resolution-linking-zionism-to-racism/70349a7c-ae07-40ea-b37d-ee711e0636eb/ ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

For September, we're doing something different. Presenting, Unpacking Israeli History. Have you heard about Israel's secret nuclear weapons in Dimona? Yeah, we haven't either. In this episode, Noam digs deep into how Israel's not-so-secret nuclear program came to be, and asks, does the nuclear program make Israel safer?   ~~~~ Unpacking Israeli History is generously sponsored by Alan Fisher and Barbara Sommer, and Jon and Rachie Teller. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/unpacking-operation-solomon-30-years-later/ ~~~~ Sources https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.2968/066004008 https://journals.sagepub.com/na101/home/literatum/publisher/sage/journals/content/bosb/2010/bosb_66_4/066004008/20170817/images/large/10.2968_066004008-img2.jpeg https://americanhistory.si.edu/subs/history/timeline/different/nuclear_deterrence.html https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia/The-Khrushchev-era-1953-64 https://books.google.com/books?id=si1oUnk5N3QC&pg=PA61#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/background-and-overview-israel-war-of-independence https://gould.usc.edu/why/students/orgs/ilj/assets/docs/18-1%20Seidman.pdf https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/israel-studies-an-anthology-israel-s-economy: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/c/cohen-israel.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/Suez-Canal https://books.google.com/books?id=jGtVsBne7PgC https://www.jstor.org/stable/30245572?seq=1 https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/france https://fas.org/nuke/guide/israel/nuke/ https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/israeli-nuclear-program jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/nuclear-test-ban-treaty https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/israel/documents/reveal/index.html https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-how-a-standoff-with-the-u-s-almost-blew-up-israel-s-nuclear-program-1.7193419?v=1623033435057 https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/dc.html?doc=5983539-National-Security-Archive-Doc-04-Director-of https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10801564#:~:text=Eventually%2C%20a%20U.N.%2Dbrokered%20ceasefire,heavily%20populated%20Palestinian%20West%20Bank. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/15/truth-israels-secret-nuclear-arsenal https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/world/middleeast/29nixon.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/7/newsid_3014000/3014623.stm https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/21/international/middleeast/israeli-who-revealed-nuclear-secrets-is-freed.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/15/truth-israels-secret-nuclear-arsenal https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/09/the-point-of-no-return/308186/ https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/select-quotations-of-david-ben-gurion ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

For September, we're doing something different. Presenting, Unpacking Israeli History. You might have heard of the Beta Israel, the community of Israel’s Ethiopian community. In this episode, Noam Weissman tells their story - not only their rich Jewish heritage and history, but also the story of how they got to Israel, in Operation Solomon, and their integration into Israeli society over the last thirty years. It’s thrilling, inspiring, but also complicated, and difficult at times. In other words, it’s a microcosm of the entire state of Israel, and the Jewish community the world over. ~~~~ Unpacking Israeli History is generously sponsored by Alan Fisher and Barbara Sommer, and Jon and Rachie Teller. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/unpacking-operation-solomon-30-years-later/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-backlash-barkan-winery-says-ethiopian-workers-to-work-as-usual/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/05/11/10-key-findings-about-jewish-americans/ft_2021-05-11_jewishkeyfindings_01/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32813056 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Beta-Israel https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-history-of-ethiopian-jewry/ https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/timeline-of-ethiopian-jewish-history https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/who-are-the-ethiopian-jews https://minorityrights.org/minorities/beta-israel/ https://tamidnyc.org/passover-around-world/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/outcry-as-barkan-winery-shuns-ethiopian-workers-over-doubts-of-their-jewishness/ https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-07-29-1996211101-story.html https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/ethiopian-jewry-no-longer-a-lost-tribe/ https://www.jpost.com/opinion/op-ed-contributors/rabbi-ovadia-yosef-and-the-ethiopian-jews-328178 https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/sites/default/files/public/halakhah/teshuvot/19861990/saltzman_ethiopian.pdf https://www.aish.com/sp/so/My-Treacherous-Journey-across-the-Ethiopian-Desert.html https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-lifts-sweeping-ban-on-ethiopian-israeli-blood-donations-1.5483820 https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministry-lifts-ban-on-ethiopian-blood-donations/ https://www.enp.org.il/en/background.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebra_Nagast https://www.torahmusings.com/2017/12/rav-ovadya-yosef-whether-ethiopian-jews-need-reconvert/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/05/11/10-key-findings-about-jewish-americans/ft_2021-05-11_jewishkeyfindings_01/ Lewin-Epstein, Noah; Cohen, Yinon (18 August 2019). "Ethnic origin and identity in the Jewish population of Israel". Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 45 (11): 2118–2137. Steven Kaplan, "A Brief History of the Beta Israel", in The Jews of Ethiopia: A People in Transition ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media