Partner Study: The Ten Commandments of Israeli Culture - Part 2
with Professor Gad Yair
In this Partner Study: The Ten Commandments of Israeli Culture - Part 2, Nehemia speaks with Professor Gad Yair of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem about his book The Code of Israeliness: The Ten Commandments for the 21st Century. Professor Yair explains why Israelis jump to instant intimacy with total strangers and why he greeted the President of Israel by his first name. He also shows how the Zionist promise of "no more bowing down" shapes everything from daily life to diplomacy.
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