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217: Give It to Them
Act Two

Here And There In The Land Of Israel

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Ira Glass travels through Israel with Adam Davidson, who speaks Hebrew and has countless Israeli cousins and other family members. They find that the entire country has moved to the right in reaction to Palestinian violence. (26 minutes)

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