Israel

2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 16, 2021 by Douglas Rushkoff · said 39 times in 17 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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brought up most by Balaji Srinivasan (7), Pierre Poilievre (5), Josh Wolfe (5), Daniel Kahneman (5), Douglas Rushkoff (4), Dan Ariely (4), Daniel Gross (3), Shane Parrish (1)

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2025 15 mentions in 7 episodes 2 per episode
2024 1 mention in 1 episode
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2022 5 mentions in 1 episode
2021 5 mentions in 2 episodes 3 per episode
2020 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
2019 5 mentions in 2 episodes 3 per episode
2018 4 mentions in 1 episode

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Everything said about Israel, oldest first

Nov 16, 2021 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Rushkoff: The New York Times misrepresented Israeli COVID study for clicks
“So when I see a piece In the New York Times that, you know, the headline and the first few paragraphs are arguing that, oh, you know, when Israel opened up its schools, its elementary schools COVID rates went up. And then you finally read all the way down, and…”
Douglas Rushkoff Nov 16, 2021 ▶ 13:52 #124 Douglas Rushkoff: The Perils of Modern Media
Dec 27, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Poilievre: Israel's 1990s Deficit Cuts Unlocked Capital for Its Tech Boom
“When Israel reduced its deficit in the nineties, it actually unlocked a lot of capital. That then went into the tech sector and made it into the startup nation.”
Pierre Poilievre Dec 27, 2025 ▶ 19:55 Pierre Poilievre on the Role of Government, Freedom, and Affordability
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