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From the Yarra River to the Mediterranean Sea

Ittay Flescher
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Zionism
Nationalism
Israel-Palestine Conflict
Reconciliation
Israel
Peace-Building
A Land For All
Two States One Homeland
Gaza
Israeli and Palestinian Lives
Palestine
Education
Grassroots Efforts
Peace Activism
Coexistence
Colonialism
Jerusalem
Australian Jews
Peace Education

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 a... more

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This episode is a conversation that took place on August 10, 2025 as part of the Torah 2020 series established by Tamra Aviva Wright. Ittay was interviewed by Dr Lindsay Simmonds, a Research Fellow at the London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS) where ... more

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Jerusalem Book Launch for The Holy and the Broken

Dr. Sari Nusseibeh and Ittay Flescher in conversation at the Albright Institute on the evening of July 7, 2025.

Introduction by Lana Ikelan from Kids4Peace, with closing remarks by Mahmoud Muna. The... more

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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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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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Israeli peace activist who lost both parents during the October 7 attacks.
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Ittay Flescher
Co-host of the podcast, whose insights stem from his experiences as a peace activist and educator in various contexts including Israel and Palestine.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 160 ratings
  • Episode 10 with Ibrahim

    Ab interesting episode. Ibrahim specifically provided a perspective you don’t hear frequently in a circle that you don’t hear frequently. His understanding of progress and nuance are much appreciated.

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  • Good answers to unreflected questions

    I very much appreciate the educated, complex and reflected answers of Ittay that made me question the way I think about Israel and the conflict. However, Hannah‘s questions and responses show that listening to several episodes of Ittay‘s well informed lectures obviously don’t have an educational impact to someone who wants to claim that Israel was „built on stolen land“ or that the Jewish state should better have been built in Germany (Hannah in episode 7).

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Melbourne Book Launch - The Holy and the Broken
Q: Where do you find hope there in bringing sides together?
It's through intra-dialogue where even people with very different beliefs can find some common ground and understand each other's values.
Melbourne Book Launch - The Holy and the Broken
Q: Can you really show us here in a tangible way what this hope looks like?
What we're trying to do for these kids is to role model peace, and we've been able to coexist together in this organization, fostering dialogue and understanding.
Melbourne Book Launch - The Holy and the Broken
Q: So, I'm wondering what the writing process was like for you? Did you envisage this finished product from the outset?
I didn't think I'd get published, to be honest, but I started writing the October 7th chapter on October 10th because I needed to process a historic event and what was unfolding around me.
Episode 1: Jews who swipe left
Q: Why do you care about what the Australian Jewish community think about Israel?
Ittay feels a sense of responsibility towards Australian Jews and wants to continue the education he started while teaching there.
Episode 1: Jews who swipe left
Q: Why do you care about this topic?
Hannah expresses her deep investment in the topic due to an evolving identity, feeling destabilized by the events, and wanting to understand the complexities at play.

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