Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israeli university in Jerusalem
Episodes
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#5530: Jerusalem's Pencil Line: 1948–1967Two commanders drew a ceasefire line in wax pencil in 1948. It became a city's border for nineteen years. -
#5497: Mandelbaum Gate: Inside Jerusalem's Divided CrossingFor 19 years, one narrow seam connected two hostile halves of Jerusalem. Here's how the Mandelbaum Gate actually worked. -
#5822: Building Herod's Wall, One Course at a TimeHow 300-tonne limestone blocks became a 488-metre retaining wall — without anyone ever lifting them to the top. -
#5801: Who Were the Canaanites, Hittites, and Israelites?The Bible's lists of ancient peoples are theological claims, not census records — and the Hittites are two entirely different peoples wearing one n... -
#5699: From Dawkins to "Karen": How Memes Really SpreadA biologist coined "meme" in 1976. Fifty years later, a Switch trailer screenshot became "Karen." How did we get here? -
#5683: How a Handshake Became the Temple Mount Status QuoNo treaty, no law, no signature — just Moshe Dayan's oral agreement with the Waqf, still governing the Mount 59 years later. -
#5261: Chickasaw in Jerusalem: An Indigenous ReversalA Chickasaw citizen came to Jerusalem expecting to confirm Israel as a colonial project. He left calling it the Indigenous success story. -
#5227: Who Decides What Hebrew Words Mean?Israel's Academy of the Hebrew Language can coin words the state must use — but it can't make anyone say them. Why 10 million speakers might be the...