From the Yarra River to the Mediterranean Sea
This podcast seeks to be a conversation starter for those who seek to break beyond the binaries and labels of pro-Israel and pro-Palestine, exploring what it means to be pro-peace. Ultimately, it seeks to comfort the troubled and trouble the comfortable.
Season 1 of From the Yarra was hosted by Hannah Baker and Ittay Flescher, a conversation between two Jews in Melbourne and Jerusalem about war and peace. It was recorded between December 2023 - October 2024.
Season 2 of 'From the Yarra' is coming soon, featuring exclusive conversations with Ittay Flescher about his new book, 'The Holy and the Broken.'
Episodes
15 episodes
Wrestling with Revenge
This episode features a Dvar Torah for Parshat Mishpatim shared by Ittay at Kehilat Kolenu in Melbourne on February 21, 2025 It deals with issues of hostage-taking, revenge, justice and peace.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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9:51
Melbourne Book Launch - The Holy and the Broken
This is a live recording of the Melbourne Book Launch of 'The Holy and the Broken,' hosted by the ACJC and TJI. It features music from Beth Riordan and Or Sagiv followed by a conversation between Sidra Kranz Moshinsky and Ittay Flescher...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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57:30
Finale: The Holy and the Broken
One year on from October 7, Hannah and Ittay reflect on the past year, expressing their fears, hopes and disappointments. And a very exciting announcement: Ittay has written a book! "The Holy and the Broken: A cry for peace from a l...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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32:37
Episode 10: Conversations over cancelling with Ahmed Fouad Al-khatib
In our tenth episode, Ittay speaks with Ahmed Fouad Al-khatib, a U.S. citizen from Gaza and a Middle East political analyst. Ahmed has a master’s degree in intelligence studies from American Military University and has written and contrib...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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56:03
Episode 9: Unapologetically, From the Yarra River to the Mediterranean Sea
In this episode, we have teamed up with the incredible Ibrahim and Amira, co-hosts of the podcast "Unapologetic - The Third Narrative" to bring you "Unapologetically, From the Yarra River to the Mediterranean Sea". Ibrahim and Ami...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:22:00
Episode 8: Strong Opinions, Weakly Held with Elica Le Bon
It’s the episode we know many of you have been waiting for. Welcome to episode 8 of From the Yarra River to the Mediterranean Sea: “Strong Opinions, Weakly Held with Elica Le Bon”. Elica is an Iranian attorney, activis...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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54:57
Episode 7: One State, Two States or a Land For All?
Following on from our conversation with Moaz Inon in the previous episode, Hannah and Ittay closely examine the various "solutions" that currently exist in the public domain that can help us move from a state of war to a state of peace.R...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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51:08
Episode 6: Creating Hope with Maoz Inon
In this episode, we welcome Israeli peace activist Maoz Inon onto the podcast. Maoz lost both his beautiful parents, Bilha and Yakovi Inon on October 7. They were two of the first people killed on that horrific day when a Hamas ro...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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45:06
Episode 5: Building Trust with Lana Ikelan
Welcome back to From the Yarra River to the Mediterranean Sea - Episode 5: Building Trust Lana Ikelan is a Palestinian Journalist and graduate of the Tomorrows Women peace building dialogue program. In this episode, sh...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:07:01
Episode 4: Mapping Empathy with Mushon Zer Aviv
In this episode of "From the Yarra River the Mediterranean Sea", we interview Israeli map designer and peace builder Mushon Zer Aviv. We first came across Mushon after reading a powerful article he wrote called “Your Empty is Killing us” ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:11:49
Episode 3: October 7 War Diary
This episode will likely comfort the troubled and trouble the comfortable, so have a listen to it in a space where you can breathe, process and reflect.In this episode, we discuss:A brief history of the disengagement from Ga...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:14:04
Episode 2.2: Where did it all begin?
Welcome to part 2 of Where did this all begin?In this episode we discuss:what the Nakba is;whether Israel is an apartheid State and what that actually means; andprevious offers for peace since 1947.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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51:51
Episode 2.1: Where did it all begin?
Welcome back to From the Yarra River to the Mediterranean Sea.This is the first of a two part episode where we deep dive into the history of Israel/Palestine.In part 1, we discuss:why we were only taught one half of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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40:36