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Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. You're listening to this podcast, so I know you care about the war in Israel right now.

And you've been reading the headlines, Massacre and Gaza, genocide perpetrated by Hamas, no by Israel.

But if you've been listening to this podcast long enough, you know one thing. This stuff seems complicated and honestly

you shouldn't just pick aside or decide your opinion without really learning,

without really knowing what you're talking about.

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Check out unpacking Israeli history.

They have episodes with topics ranging from what is Hamas anyway to whether Israel should ransom

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Hey and welcome to the very first English episode of of Sippul Israeli or Israel's story.

Amishie Harmon, hi hi and well maybe the simplest way of introducing what we'll be doing.

That's how, back in August 2014, we started our show. It was the first episode of Israel's story, and as some of you might recall, we reached out to Ira Glass, the host of this American life. I said to you, like, oh, are you the Israelis who are

ripping off our show? I had heard about you. And is that how you felt that we were the Israelis

that were ripping off your show?

Well, it isn't a question of how I feel, that's just a statement of fact.

You are the Israelis who were ripping off our show.

And as such, I asked him for some guidance.

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