Bombs and F-bombs: Trump, Netanyahu and ceasefire talks

Unholy: Two Jews on the News

Unholy Media

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

4.7 • 770 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government is overshadowed by an already notorious phone call where Donald Trump reportedly dropped multiple F-bombs on Benjamin Netanyahu for threatening Israeli strikes on Beirut. Yonit and Jonathan dissect the increasing strain in the US-Israel relationship - and a new equation set by Iran that will alarm all Israelis. Meanwhile, two warning signs this week for the state of Israeli democracy, as Netanyahu appoints his personal lawyer as State Comptroller, with members of the Knesset pressured to reveal their secret ballot - and a mob vandalizes the home of a Supreme Court justice in a bid to intimidate the judiciary over demands to exempt the ultra-Orthodox from mandatory military service. Also - an inquiry into antisemitism in UK’s cherished NHS, while Canada’s PM admits the country failed its Jews, prompting a new advisory council with a questionable membership. And finally (and thankfully), it’s a crowded field for our mensch of the week award. 00:00 Introduction and Overview of Current Events 02:47 The Impact of Smartphones on Society 05:38 Ceasefire Agreements and Regional Tensions 09:22 US-Israel Relations and Political Dynamics 13:13 Political Appointments and Democratic Erosion in Israel 18:50 Judicial Intimidation and the Rule of Law 23:02 Global Anti-Semitism and Responses 29:35 Celebrating Women in Film: Helen Mirren and Emma Thompson 35:17 A Culinary Milestone: Mutra's Michelin Star

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0:00.0	We have an agreement between Lebanon and Israel after Trump uses the effort with Netanyahu again.
0:04.9	The Israeli prime minister makes arguably his most controversial appointment yet.
0:09.5	And our match category this week, so overflowing with Brits, you'd think it's a rigged election by the award committee.
0:14.7	It's unholy. I'm Unite-Levy in Tel Aviv.
0:17.3	And I'm Jonathan Friedland in London.
0:29.5	Thank you. And I'm Jonathan Friedland in London. Unholy, two Jews on the news.
0:32.5	The commission is unimpeachable and incorruptible.
0:36.2	Let's wait for our listeners to hear until the end and hear all our mensch award nominees and
0:40.5	decide for themselves if the election wasn't rigged this week.
0:43.3	I think it's a democracy here and unholy.
0:46.2	It is.
0:46.6	And there may be non-Britz who have nominated Brits.
0:48.9	So we'll come to that later.
0:51.9	If we can tear ourselves away from our devices and phones.
0:56.4	I'm hearing this more and more, but I have to, just before we plunge into all the news,
1:00.4	because obviously we only use our phones for research and looking at the news,
1:04.4	this survey, which I'm sure you've seen, suggesting that people spend an average,
1:08.4	if you added it all up, of almost five years of their
1:11.5	life, using their phones without a clear purpose. So I don't know the exact methodology here
1:17.6	of this study that came out, but I think the implication is that, you know, actually sending a work
1:22.4	email, that's not part of the five years. The five is just... Or listening to our podcast on your phone,
1:27.1	not part of that.
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