Hard Conversations About Israel: 4 Real-Life Case Studies with Toba Hellerstein (Part 2)
In this follow-up conversation, Noam Weissman and emotional attunement expert Toba Hellerstein move from theory to practice—using real-world case studies to explore how people are actually talking abo...
13 Jan 1h 10min
Israel Open Mic: What Does “Israel’s Right to Exist” Mean?
In this Open Mic episode, Noam responds to a listener, Aviva's question: what does it even mean to say “Israel has a right to exist”—and who gets to decide that “right”? Noam argues that the debate ...
6 Jan 34min
Ma'alot Revisited: When Terrorists Came for the Children
Noam revisits one of the most devastating episodes in Israeli history—the 1974 Ma’alot school hostage massacre—and explains why, after October 7, this story feels more urgent and unbearable than ever....
30 Dec 202531min
Intelligence Operations that Shaped Israel’s Story with Ronen Bergman, LIVE in LA
How do you get people who don’t talk to talk? In this special live Unpacking Israeli History, Noam Weissman sits down with Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and Israeli intelligence expert Ronen Berg...
23 Dec 202555min
The Bondi Beach Massacre and the Meaning of Peoplehood
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 B...
16 Dec 202525min
When Sadat Came to Jerusalem (re-release)
Complete our 2025 survey: https://unpacked.bio/uihsurvey Book for the Jerusalem Marathon "Return, Reconnect, and Run for Resilience" tour: sababatravel.com Help us take Unpacked podcasts further by ...
9 Dec 202541min
The Hebron Massacre and the Myths Fueling Today’s Conflict — with Yardena Schwartz (Part 2)
Help us take Unpacked podcasts further by supporting our crowdfunding campaign: https://unpacked.bio/podgift2025 Noam Weissman talks with journalist and author Yardena Schwartz about her book Ghost...
2 Dec 20251h 8min
Revisiting the Hebron Massacre: Myths and Their Deadly Repercussions (Part 1)
This week, we’re revisiting one of the most overlooked yet consequential chapters in the Arab–Israeli conflict: the 1929 Hebron Massacre. In just two days, 67 Jews were murdered and an ancient communi...
25 Nov 202538min
