#261 - An Arabic-Speaking Jewish Stand-Up Comedian Talks About The Conflict (Noam Shuster-Eliassi)

Two Nice Jewish Boys

Eytan and Naor

Society & Culture

1.7 • 804 Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Check out our merch store! https://2njb.com/merch *** About 6 months ago, in May of this year, the entire country was hit with a wave of Arab-Israeli mob violence. Jews were targeted both in the streets and in their homes in cities like Acre, Lod, Jaffa. 2 Jews died, one in Acre, one in Lod. Many were injured. There were also a few incidents of Jewish mob violence but not quite on the same scale. On May 10th, Israel began it’s fourth military operation in Gaza. Another round in Israel’s ongoing attempt to defend itself against Hamas. All hope for co-existence seemed gone. And then about a month later the government was formed. In an unexpected and historic twist, Prime Minister Bennett managed to form a coalition by garnering the support of one of Israel’s Arab parties. For the first time in history, an Arab party is part of the ruling coalition. Is this just a fling or is this a true step in the direction of peace between Israel and the Palestinians? Today we are joined by comedian and activist Noam Shuster-Eliassi. Noam joined us back in June to talk about her bout of covid and her time in Hotel Corona. But Covid-19 is so 2020. This time, Noam joins us to talk about Peace in the Middle East. Noam hails from quite a unique place - Neve Shalom or Wahat Al-Salam (which translates to Oasis of Peace), a cooperative village founded by Arabs and Jews with the stated goal of showing the world that it’s possible. Noam performs in Hebrew, Arabic, and English and we are thrilled to have her on the show today.

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0:00.0	This is Aiton Weinstein.
0:01.7	And I'm Naor Menninger, and you're listening to Two Nice Jewish Boys.
0:12.2	In collaboration with Australian Jewish News, check them out at AJN.com.
0:19.7	Also in collaboration with Arutsheva, IsraelNationalNews.com. Also in collaboration with Arutzheva, IsraelNationalNews.com.
0:36.8	About six months ago, in May of this year, the entire country was hit with a wave of Arab-Israeli mob violence.
0:44.1	Jews were targeted both in the streets and in their homes in cities like Acre, Lod, Jaffa.
0:50.5	Two Jews died, one in Acre, one in Lod, and many were injured. There were also a few incidents of Jewish mob violence against Arabs.
0:59.0	On May 10th, Israel began its fourth military operation in Gaza,
1:03.0	another round in Israel's ongoing attempt to defend itself against Hamas.
1:08.0	All hope for coexistence, same gun, I told you. And then about a month later,
1:14.0	the government was formed. In an unexpected and historic twist, Prime Minister Bennett managed
1:19.6	to form a coalition by garnering the support of one of Israel's Arab parties. For the first time
1:25.0	in history, an Arab party is part of the ruling coalition.
1:29.7	Is this just a fling or is this a true step in the direction of peace between Israelis and
1:35.4	Palestinians? Today we are joined by comedian and activist Noam Schuster Eliassi.
1:41.2	Noam joined us back in June to talk about her bout of COVID and her time in Hotel
1:45.0	California. California. It's been a year and a half. It's been half a year. No. Oh, this was back in
1:51.9	June of 2020. My, my God. A year and a half ago, Noam joined us. But COVID-19 is so 20-20. So this time, Noam is joining us to talk about peace in the Middle East. Noam joined us. But COVID-19 is so 2020. So this time Noam is joining us to talk about peace in the Middle East.
2:04.7	Noam hails from quite a unique place in Israel called Neveh Shalom or Wahat al-Salem.
2:10.4	Probably doing an awful job pronouncing that.
2:12.5	It's actually pretty good.
2:13.6	Oh, okay. It translates into Oasis of Peace.
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