Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

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—Will Israel and Hezbollah (and Who Knows? Maybe Iran) Go to War?—

Will Hezbollah’s murder of twelve kids in Majdal Shams lead to all out war?

—Druze Clues—

What is it like to be Druze in Israel?

—Et tu, MCU?—

For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: The folks at Marvel are turning Sabra into a Marrano?

Plus, the Olympics, science breakthroughs and music of our troubled times.

The “Northern Fights” Edition