75 and counting - with Ben Smith

Unholy: Two Jews on the News

Unholy Media

News, Yonit Levi, Israel, Israel Podcast, Jonathan Freedland, Middle East, Jewish, Religion & Spirituality, Jews, Society & Culture

4.7 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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With barbecues, the annual Air Force flybys and other festivities - Israel celebrated its 75th birthday, but not without a noticeable rift in the nation, as well. Yonit and Jonathan talk recent updates as the status of the judicial overhaul remains unclear, and revisit Netanyahu's foreign press campaign. And, we are joined by Semafor and BuzzFeed co-founder, Ben Smith, to discuss the seismic sacking of Fox News' controversial host Tucker Carlson, and whether the abrupt dismissal indicates even Murdoch’s network felt its biggest star was becoming a liability. Plus, a homage to the 17-year-old who moved Israelis to tears at the annual torch lighting ceremony. Pre-order Ben Smith's book, Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/678592/traffic-by-ben-smith/ -- Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unholypodcast/and X: https://x.com/2jewsonthenewsJoin our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1150578065793142 Subscribe to our blog: https://unholypodcast.substack.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Cyber Attacks Can Be Prevented.
0:05.6	Checkpoint, you deserve the best security.
0:09.2	A divided Israel celebrating its Independence Day, Netanyahu encountering tough questions on American television on the issue of American television.
0:17.9	We will discuss Tucker Carlson and his great replacement theory
0:22.1	now ironically being replaced on Fox News. Ben Smith will be with us. And the Menjeword will bring
0:27.7	us right back to Israel's independence with a sweet story to end with. It's Unholy. I'm
0:31.9	Unite Levy of Channel 12 in Tel Aviv. And I'm Jonathan Friedland of The Guardian in London.
0:56.8	It's unholy. Two Jews on the News from Keshet podcasts. Much going on. I mean, once again, Yoni, we've been talking about these days that Israel goes through, but I'm still fascinated by this collision because we've talked,
1:03.0	you mentioned Yom al-Semot, but just, it doesn't even really count as before, because one goes
1:07.7	right into the other is Yomuzikaran Memorial Day.
1:12.2	And there is, I think the word I used last week was this sort of bipolar, this sort of mood
1:16.6	swing where the country goes from grieving and lamenting it's fallen.
1:21.4	And there comes this moment and it's a second where suddenly everyone's meant to, you know,
1:26.0	put on their party hats and sing
1:27.7	happy birthday to themselves this time for the 75th anniversary. We talked a bit about this last
1:33.6	week, but how it's an especially whiplash-inducing change this time because of some of the
1:41.2	politics and in the mood in the country. Yeah, I mean, first of all, as you say, it was the decision made by Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, to put these days right.
1:50.0	They're basically sequential to each other. So, as you said, Memorial Day and then Independence Day.
1:55.0	So on Memorial Day, you're already saying to someone else next to you have a happy independence.
2:00.0	It's a very strange feeling Memorial Day in Israel for fallen soldiers.
2:03.6	It's a very sad day.
2:05.6	Ben Gurion actually thought that the right thing to do for Israel was to realize and feel the price it is paying for its independence.
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