Ancient Land, Modern Tales

Welcome to Israel Story – the award-winning podcast that tells extraordinary tales about ordinary Israelis. Often called “the Israeli ‘This American Life,'” we bring you quirky, unpredictable, interesting and moving stories about a place we all think we know a lot about, but really don’t. Produced in partnership with The Jerusalem Foundation and The Times of Israel.

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Latest Episodes

- Episode 162
- 11:35
- 2025
Israel to Iran, Tel Aviv to Teheran

A snapshot from a war within a war, for the people on the other side.
- Episode 161
- 17:11
- 2025
Amir Ofer

An unlikely intergenerational friendship between two soldiers with one job: freeing civilian hostages.
- Episode 160
- 1:20:54
- 2025
The Hebrew Hobbit: A Passover Special

Tomorrow we’ll be celebrating the second Passover since the start of this war. People around the world will gather at…
- Episode 159
- 18:59
- 2025
Oran Almog

Ten-year-old Oran Almog, from Haifa, spent the morning of October 4, 2003 with his extended family at the beach. They…
- Episode 158
- 20:06
- 2025
Sarah Tuttle-Singer

This week hopefully marks a turning point in the war. There are different narratives surrounding the ceasefire agreement – pain…
- Episode 157
- 14:56
- 2024
Robbie Gringras

Last week, after nearly 14 months of war, bombardments and suffering, Israel and Lebanon signed a ceasefire agreement. While we…