60-60: Israeli Elections for Dummies

Vanina Pikholc & Noy Carmel
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60-60: Israeli Elections for Dummies

An English speaking podcast about the Israeli elections. In 60-60, an Olah Hadasha and her Israeli partner interview Israeli political activists representing different parties, in an effort to make sense of the unstable electoral scenario, and decide who to vote for. We hope this journey will help the listeners (and creators) to understand the tense Israeli dynamics better, and to make the most honest and thoughtful decision regarding their vote. Moreover, if we also get to re-engage those who lost their faith in the democratic system, that is a civic duty win. 60-60 is produced and edited by Vanina Pikholc and Noy Carmel.

Episodes

  1. 10/27/2022 · BONUS

    A few other parties + How to go and vote

    In this episode, we will tell you a little about all the parties we were not able to interview for different reasons. This is also the episode Where we take the gloves off and express our honest opinions about some of these parties. We talk about Itamar Ben Gvir and Betzalel Smotrich and why they were mentioned in so many episodes. We will tell you about the Haredi parties and the different Arabic parties, about Yesh Atid, and we will also explain how to find where to vote and what you need to bring with you. Yalla, make a decision and go fill your civic duty. Our social media accounts: Instagram @vanupikholc and @nycrml; Twitter @vannagp and @NoyCarmel Our email: 6060podcast@gmail.com 60-60 is produced and edited by Vanina Pikholc and Noy Carmel.

    27 min

  2. 10/25/2022

    "The divisions within Israeli society are actually more dangerous than Iran": Teddy Fischer

    Hamachane Hamamlachti, headed by Benny Guntz and Gidon Saar, is promoting itself as the only party that can bridge between the pro Bibi and the anti Bibi camps. In this episode, we interview Teddy Fischer, a US-born engineer and an activist for the party. Teddy shares with us what made him shift from Yesh Atid to this party, what does he learn from these five rounds of elections, how it happened that the Israeli voters are getting closer to the right, and why he sees the event which brought Guntz the most criticism from his voters, as one in which he did us a favor and ‘took one for the team.’ Our social media accounts: Instagram @vanupikholc and @nycrml; Twitter @vannagp and @NoyCarmel Our email: 6060podcast@gmail.com 60-60 is produced and edited by Vanina Pikholc and Noy Carmel.

    49 min

  3. 10/18/2022

    "It's not a secular or a religious Israel, it's one in which everyone can live together": Alma Ehrlich

    Alma Ehrlich is the head of the Avoda student group at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. As a 22 years old activist, this will be her fifth election voting. Almah shares with us what keeps her in Israel when her friends are moving to Berlin. She analyzes how the lack of economic security changed Israeli society at its core, and she tells why she believe that even though Avoda currently has only 7 seats in the Knesset, it can still find its way to lead the Israeli government once more. Our social media accounts: Instagram @vanupikholc and @nycrml; Twitter @vannagp and @NoyCarmel Our email: 6060podcast@gmail.com 60-60 is produced and edited by Vanina Pikholc and Noy Carmel.

    45 min

  4. 10/13/2022

    "The home of the Jewish people often becomes the hardest place for people to be Jewish": Stephen Rubin

    Stephen Rubin made aliyah from the US and joined Avoda as an activist. Then, he discovered that the party that represents him the best as an Israeli is Avigdor Liberman’s party, Israel Beytenu. In this episode, he shares why the Israeli public doesn’t know what the right stands for, how Israel Beytenu offers to improve the life of ultra-orthodox people more than any Haredi party, and which discussions our country needs to have instead of these ongoing elections. The article we mentioned can be found here: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/a-climax-to-the-saga-of-benjamin-netanyahu-and-avigdor-lieberman Our email is 6060podcast@gmail.com 60-60 is produced and edited by Vanina Pikholc and Noy Carmel.

    49 min

  5. 10/10/2022

    "Peace is a basic human right": Shanna Orlik

    On our third episode, we talk with Shanna, a Meretz activist, and an Olah from France. Shanna has been an activist since childhood. She shares with us how making Aliyah changed her perception of Israel and the conflict, what Israel can learn from the evolution of the French electoral system, and why, even though many Israeli citizens vote for parties from the other edge of the political spectrum, if they have only read what Meretz actually promotes for Israeli society, she believes all of them would vote Meretz. The article we refer in the introduction can be found here: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/byjg8axn9 Our email is 6060podcast@gmail.com 60-60 is produced and edited by Vanina Pikholc and Noy Carmel.

    52 min

  6. 10/05/2022

    "The left has no backbone": Evan Cohen

    In this episode, we talk with Dr. Evan Cohen, a Likud activist who is also one of the founders of the LGBT group in the Likud. Evan tells us why he believes in the Likud as Israel's most crucial leadership party. He busts some myths regarding the relations between sexual orientation and voting tendencies. He shares unique stories about how he and his friends demanded accountability from their representatives and describe what he sees as Israeli voters' worst mistakes. 60-60 is produced and edited by Vanina Pikholc and Noy Carmel.

    58 min

  7. 10/02/2022

    “Parties are tools but not the essence”: Bar Gissin

    How did we get to have so many elections? What can we do to change this? Can our vote support this change? In this episode, we recall what led to the fifth election in a row and discuss the possible changes the electoral system can undergo with Bar Gissin, the Director of Impact at the Citizens’ Empowerment Center in Israel (CECI). Bar and CECI are promoting an electoral system reform for Israel, tackling what they see as its main faults. The faults which brought us to this political mess. The audio parts from the Knesset are owned by the Knesset channel, and used under the fair use rights 60-60 is produced and edited by Vanina Pikholc and Noy Carmel.

    48 min

  8. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    60-60: Teaser

    An English speaking podcast about the Israeli elections. In 60-60, an Olah Hadasha and her Israeli partner interview Israeli political activists representing different parties, in an effort to make sense of the unstable electoral scenario, and decide who to vote for. We hope this journey will help the listeners (and creators) to understand the tense Israeli dynamics better, and to make the most honest and thoughtful decision regarding their vote. Moreover, if we also get to re-engage those who lost their faith in the democratic system, that is a civic duty win. 60-60 is produced and edited by Vanina Pikholc and Noy Carmel.

    3 min

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An English speaking podcast about the Israeli elections. In 60-60, an Olah Hadasha and her Israeli partner interview Israeli political activists representing different parties, in an effort to make sense of the unstable electoral scenario, and decide who to vote for. We hope this journey will help the listeners (and creators) to understand the tense Israeli dynamics better, and to make the most honest and thoughtful decision regarding their vote. Moreover, if we also get to re-engage those who lost their faith in the democratic system, that is a civic duty win. 60-60 is produced and edited by Vanina Pikholc and Noy Carmel.

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