From Bibi to Barbie - with Ynon Kreiz

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

🗓️ 4 August 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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A Pittsburgh jury has passed a death sentence on the perpetrator of the most lethal antisemitic attack in US history: the murder of 11 Jews while at prayer at the Tree of Life synagogue in October 2018. Yonit and Jonathan asks how that fits with a Jewish tradition that harbours deep ambivalence about the legitimacy of capital punishment. In Israel, all eyes turn towards a court case that’s just over a month away — as the Supreme Court decides whether the first step in Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul is allowed under Israel’s unwritten and unsettled constitution. Protests continue, some Likud backbenchers rebel - but could a breakthrough with Saudi Arabia change everything? And - it's a Barbie world, we're just living in it: a special guest tells us about the movie sensation of the summer: Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz reflects on being an Israeli in a US boardroom - and whether Barbie’s Jewish inventor was creating a role model whose driving ambition was assimilation. Plus: chutzpah and mensch nominees that stretch from Tokyo to Mar-a-Lago -- Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unholypodcast/and X: https://x.com/2jewsonthenewsJoin our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1150578065793142See 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. Checkpoint, you deserve the best security.
0:09.5	It's August, yet the news has not slowed down even a bit. We will be talking about the fateful verdict in Pittsburgh.
0:16.7	Is Israel heading toward a constitutional crisis? And yes, we will be dedicating a large portion of our program to Barbie, just as it should be.
0:25.6	It's unholy.
0:26.4	I'm Unhely. I'm Unite Levy of Channel 12 in Tel Aviv.
0:28.3	And I'm Jonathan Friedland of The Guardian in London. It's Unholy Two Jews on the News from Keshet podcasts.
0:47.8	As you mentioned, our last one before a little bit of a summer break and to get myself in the holiday mood. I did go and see
0:56.6	Barbie. It is true to say that such is my commitment to unholy that I went to see the movie,
1:02.5	that it is, you know, I may not on my own, left to my own devices have bought a ticket. I was getting
1:08.8	the odd strange look from my fellow cinema goers.
1:13.3	Um, but yeah, there we will get into that in, in a big way. Um, there was lots to talk about
1:18.4	and lots Jewishly to talk about. Bobby, I'm guessing that you went to see the film not wholly or
1:23.6	solely out of professional obligation and duty. You know, first of all, I just want to stop and say, pause and say, I'm so proud of what this podcast can achieve.
1:31.8	I mean, taking a top British intellectual, sending him on assignment to see Barbie.
1:36.9	I mean, no, you thought you'd escape this, but she got her pink clutches all over you.
1:40.5	And I'm proud.
1:42.0	I'm proud of unholy.
1:43.4	Look, in all seriousness, we should say,
1:45.3	you kind of mention this. There's a clear Jewish angle to the Barbie story. Her creator is Ruth
1:49.3	Handler, who is Jewish. There's a clear Israeli angle to it. The CEO of Mattel is Israeli
1:54.9	in Christ, who will be our guest in this program. So this story really is in our wheelhouse or
2:00.2	in our Barbie dream house, whatever
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