# Unpacking Israeli History Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/unpacking-israeli-history Official site: https://unpacked.media/podcast-series/unpacking-israeli-history/ Author: Unpacked Episodes: 184 ## Resource Join self-confessed history nerd Dr. Noam Weissman on a journey through the fascinating and sometimes controversial events and personalities that have shaped Israel’s past and present. Each week, Noam explores the layers of Israeli history, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the cultural forces at play—drawing on a variety of sources and perspectives. Whether you’re a history enthusiast or simply looking to better understand this complex region, you’ll find a nuanced, authentic, and thought-provoking take on Israel—free from oversimplification and political spin. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110.md ## Episodes - [50 Years Since Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/50-years-since-entebbe-operation-thunderbolt) — 2026-07-07T09:30:00+00:00 - [Nas Daily: The Identity Crisis October 7 Forced Me to Face](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/nas-daily-the-identity-crisis-october-7-forced-me-to-face) — 2026-06-30T09:30:00+00:00 - [The Battle for Jerusalem: Ammunition Hill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/the-battle-for-jerusalem-ammunition-hill) — 2026-06-23T09:30:00+00:00 - [Yitzhak Rabin: Not the Peacenik You Think He Was (Special Crossover)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/yitzhak-rabin-not-the-peacenik-you-think-he-was-special-crossover) — 2026-06-16T09:30:00+00:00 - [Hezbollah Revisited: The Origins of Iran's Most Powerful Proxy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/hezbollah-revisited-the-origins-of-iran-s-most-powerful-proxy) — 2026-06-09T09:30:00+00:00 - [The Scandal That Changed Israel Forever: The Rotten Business (Part 2)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/the-scandal-that-changed-israel-forever-the-rotten-business-part-2) — 2026-06-02T09:30:00+00:00 - [The Scandal That Changed Israel Forever: The Lavon Affair (Part 1)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/the-scandal-that-changed-israel-forever-the-lavon-affair-part-1) — 2026-05-26T09:30:00+00:00 - [How to Kill Israeli Self-Criticism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/how-to-kill-israeli-self-criticism) — 2026-05-21T09:30:00+00:00 - [Real abuse, Reckless Reporting: Haviv Rettig Gur Dissects Kristof's Israel Prison Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/real-abuse-reckless-reporting-haviv-rettig-gur-dissects-kristof-s-israel-prison-story) — 2026-05-19T09:30:00+00:00 - [Masada: The Making of a Myth (Part 2)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/masada-the-making-of-a-myth-part-2) — 2026-05-12T09:30:00+00:00 - [Masada: The Siege That Became a Legend (Part 1)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/masada-the-siege-that-became-a-legend-part-1) — 2026-05-05T09:30:00+00:00 - [Live with Rachel Goldberg-Polin: Grief, Faith and Hersh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/live-with-rachel-goldberg-polin-grief-faith-and-hersh) — 2026-04-29T09:30:00+00:00 - [Live from London with Scott Galloway: Why the Jewish People Need Better Storytellers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/live-from-london-with-scott-galloway-why-the-jewish-people-need-better-storytellers) — 2026-04-28T09:30:00+00:00 - [What Hasan Piker Got Wrong About Einstein and Zionism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/what-hasan-piker-got-wrong-about-einstein-and-zionism) — 2026-04-23T09:30:00+00:00 - [Israel's Greatest Paradox with Micah Goodman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/israel-s-greatest-paradox-with-micah-goodman) — 2026-04-21T09:30:00+00:00 - [Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Still Possible? Ittay Flescher Says Yes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/is-israeli-palestinian-peace-still-possible-ittay-flescher-says-yes) — 2026-04-14T09:30:00+00:00 - [Revisiting Osirak: The Airstrike That Shocked the World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/revisiting-osirak-the-airstrike-that-shocked-the-world) — 2026-04-07T09:30:00+00:00 - [Holy Wars and Sacred Ground: Live from Atlanta with Yardena Schwartz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/holy-wars-and-sacred-ground-live-from-atlanta-with-yardena-schwartz) — 2026-03-31T09:30:00+00:00 - [Israel Open Mic: What Does the Shekel Reveal About Israel?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/israel-open-mic-what-does-the-shekel-reveal-about-israel) — 2026-03-24T09:30:00+00:00 - [The Kibbutz Movement : From Frontier Defense to Modern Israel (Part 2)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/the-kibbutz-movement-from-frontier-defense-to-modern-israel-part-2) — 2026-03-17T09:30:00+00:00 - [The Iran War Explained with Haviv Rettig Gur](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/the-iran-war-explained-with-haviv-rettig-gur) — 2026-03-12T09:30:00+00:00 - [The Kibbutz Movement: Israel’s Radical Social Experiment (Part 1)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/the-kibbutz-movement-israel-s-radical-social-experiment-part-1) — 2026-03-10T09:30:00+00:00 - [Special Episode: For Such a Time as This: Purim, Persia, and the Iran War](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/special-episode-for-such-a-time-as-this-purim-persia-and-the-iran-war) — 2026-03-03T17:50:00+00:00 - [What Became of Zionism?: The History of Israel (Part 5 of 5)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/what-became-of-zionism-the-history-of-israel-part-5-of-5) — 2026-03-03T10:30:00+00:00 - [Emergency Episode: Inside the Attack on Iran with Avi Melamed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unpacking-israeli-history-1367110/emergency-episode-inside-the-attack-on-iran-with-avi-melamed) — 2026-03-01T21:28:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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