Citizenship, Cohesion, and a Path Forward with Mike Prashker

Tel Aviv Diary Podcast · Aug 1, 2025 · 49m

Educator and civic entrepreneur Mike Prashker joins Marc to chart a sober, hopeful roadmap for Israel after October 7. Prashker—founder of Merchavim (The Institute for Shared Citizenship) and co-founder/director of The London Initiative—argues that Israel’s future hinges on three linked commitments: mature liberal democracy, universal fairness, and secure peace. He explains why citizenship must be taken as seriously as security, how the “information sphere” shapes wars and politics, and what it will take—inside Israel and across world Jewry—to rebuild trust, rescue a shared future, and bring…