Israel's Sovereignty Crisis
2/18/202638 min
Can a country survive when tribal loyalty overwhelms collective responsibility?
This week on For Heaven's Sake, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi examine something unprecedented: while Israel defends its borders from external threats, it's losing the ability to govern within them. From ultra-Orthodox attacks on IDF soldiers to epidemic crime within and against Arab communities to ministers contradicting national policy—Israel faces a sovereignty crisis from within.
- 01:35: Not Iran — Israel’s Internal Sovereignty Collapse
- 04:15: Bnei Brak: When the IDF Can’t Enter an Israeli City
- 06:00: Murder, Mayhem, and Government...
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First 90 secondsDonniel Hartman· Host0:00
[gentle music] Hi friends. At the Shalom Hartman Institute, we believe that Jewish life thrives when we engage courageously and honestly with the moral and spiritual challenges of our time. For me, the work of building a Judaism that is intellectually vibrant, ethically serious, and infused with hope is not just a professional calling, it is a commitment to our shared future. Each summer, our Community Leadership Program, CLP, turns Jerusalem into a Beit Midrash of ideas and a laboratory of leadership. Learners and leaders from across the Jewish world come together to study, to question, to argue, and ultimately to imagine a more meaningful and more responsible Jewish future. This year, I invite you to join me from July 1st to July 7th to explore the ideas and values that can anchor us in this complicated moment. You'll learn with me and with my extraordinary colleagues, and with a community bound together by curiosity, purpose, and possibility. Space is limited. Visit ShalomHartman.org/CLP to reserve your spot. Hope to see you there.
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Donniel Hartman· Host1:18
We can't send our soldiers into an Israeli city to do their job? You can't do your