Field Commander Cohen – with Matti Friedman

Unholy: Two Jews on the News

Unholy Media

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

4.7 • 770 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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**This episode was recorded before the terror attack in central Israel** On Israel's Independence Day, Yonit and Jonathan talk to award winning author Matti Friedman about his new book, "Who By Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai", in which he details the extraordinary episode of Cohen's musical tour during the Yom Kippur war. In the shadow of the Roe v. Wade row in the U.S. - how do Judaism and Israel view abortions. Why Israel in practice is more liberal on abortions than the U.S. Plus – we discuss Israel's slowly shifting its position on Ukraine, and which country (yes, a whole country!) receives the mensch award of the week? -- 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	Hello, I'm Yonite Levy of Channel 12 in Tel Aviv.
0:15.0	And I'm Jonathan Friedland of The Guardian in London.
0:18.3	And we are unholy two Jews on the News from Keship podcasts.
0:21.6	Hi, Jonathan.
0:22.7	Hello, Your Need, and happy Independence Day.
0:25.6	Thank you.
0:26.3	Today's the day, I think.
0:27.6	Indeed, the day we're recording.
0:28.9	Happy birthdays to the most interesting country on earth.
0:32.9	I think we can agree.
0:34.0	Like, if ever...
0:34.6	74 years today.
0:36.6	And you don't look a day.
0:39.7	Yeah.
0:40.3	So, I mean, festive mood where you are?
0:43.0	Well, you know, first of all, yes, always on Independence Day.
0:47.3	You know this very well that in this country, Memorial Day is immediately followed by Independence
0:53.4	Day, right?
0:54.0	It's a decision made by the Ben-Gurion government to remind us that independence comes at a price.
0:59.2	So you always have to shift gears very quickly.
1:02.0	It's this like 24 hours in which, you know, Israel is mourning and then at the eve of Independence Day
1:07.6	kind of has to turn on the festivities.
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