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Episode 238

Lost in Translation

Minutes 19 - 40.

[Forward the realaudio stream through to 19minutes, if you want to miss the cringeworthy piece about comedy karaoke.]


Act Two. Star of Bethlehem. Very few Palestinians speak Hebrew, and very few Israelis speak Arabic, even though most Palestinians and Israelis live a short drive from one another. Nancy Updike has this story about Nasser Laham, a Palestinian TV journalist in Bethlehem who has a nightly TV show where he translates Israeli broadcasts into Arabic. It's a very popular show in Bethlehem, but it's complicated speaking your enemy's language. (19 minutes)