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Israel at 75: Miracles and Madness

Honestly with Bari Weiss

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The Importance of Democracy in Israel

In addition to not having a constitution Israel is also unique among democracies in that it doesn't actually have the word democracy in the Declaration of Independence. In fact and I learned this in your book Ben Gurion deliberately crossed out that word from many drafts. It's an amazing passage how do you understand that and what insight does it offer us into his thinking.

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