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Unholy: Two Jews on the News

As Israel faces diplomatic tsunami, has Trump had enough of Bibi? - with Amos Harel

Unholy: Two Jews on the News

Unholy Media

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

4.7770 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VCcIpEYOqr4 Join our Patreon community to get access to bonus episodes, discounts on merch and more: https://bit.ly/UnholyPatreon Don't forget to follow/subscribe to your favourite podcasting platform! As the war in Gaza grinds on, a rift appears between two familiar allies: Donald Trump breaks ranks with Benjamin Netanyahu, acknowledging the scale of hunger in Gaza. Meanwhile, the UK moves to formally recognise a Palestinian state, prompting a diplomatic storm. This week, Yonit and Jonathan are joined by Haaretz’s senior military analyst Amos Harel to assess the state of negotiations, the burden borne by Israeli reservists, and the stark realities on the ground for Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Plus: a crowded field for this week’s Chutzpah and Mensch awards — and a nod to our listeners who treat Unholy as an English-language workout.

Transcript

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0:00.0

A gap opens between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu,

0:04.0

with Donald Trump saying there is real starvation in Gaza.

0:07.5

The UK says it will recognize a state of Palestine and the war goes on.

0:15.7

I'm Jonathan Friedland in London.

0:18.2

And I'm Unite Levy in Tel Aviv.

0:31.6

Thank you. Edeland in London. And I'm Unite Levy in Tel Aviv. And I'm Unholy, Levy in Tel Aviv. Unholy, two Jews on the news.

0:32.6

Before anything else, I think we should tell our listeners that we have, you know what,

0:36.6

let's say this story. We'll tell the story a little differently.

0:41.1

If there is a consistent complaint that our listeners do voice, and remember, this is a podcast

0:48.0

about Israel and Jewish world, so occasionally one listener could argue with themselves while

0:53.3

complaining about something on the podcast.

0:55.5

So if there's a consistent complaint, it is that we talk a lot, Jonathan, you and I about,

1:00.2

obviously, Israel, the United States, the UK, but that there are other very big communities,

1:07.1

Jewish communities in the world, which we mentioned, but we wanted to kind of focus on them

1:11.2

for our August episodes. So I'm really excited about this because some of the conversations

1:15.8

already happened and they're very, very good and very interesting. It will be our unholy

1:19.9

world tour. And those are the conversations that we will bring you from August 1st, actually.

1:26.4

Yeah, it's our summer tour.

1:28.2

We are effectively on the road with conversations.

1:31.3

I think Argentina, Australia, other points on the global map.

1:37.0

So checking in with Jewish communities outside, as you say, the kind of regular frame.

1:47.0

So we've got those to look forward to,

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