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Unholy: Two Jews on the News

From Washington To Jerusalem - with Thomas Friedman

Unholy: Two Jews on the News

Unholy Media

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

4.7680 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

The judicial reform announced last week in Israel sparked a protest this week - as it continues to draw international attention. Yonit and Jonathan are joined by three-time Pulitzer winner, Thomas Friedman of the New York Times, to discuss US reception to the law revolution, why he eulogized the Israel he once knew, and what peace prospects might come out of the new government.  And on a lighter note - a certain author wonders about the sales of a ghost-written royal memoir and we ask ourselves: what things - or people - seem Jewish, but aren’t?  -- 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

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0:05.7

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0:09.8

Israel's new government is getting into its stride and prompting a backlash.

0:15.1

There's a changing of the guards in the IDF.

0:18.8

And we'll have a long and in-depth conversation

0:21.1

with the veteran Middle East Watcher

0:23.1

and New York Times colonist Tom Friedman.

0:26.3

It's Unholy.

0:27.5

I'm Jonathan Friedland of The Guardian in London.

0:30.4

And I'm Unite Levy of news in my neighborhood, Jonathan. There's a lot to go through.

0:52.0

But maybe there are other things to talk about before just diving

0:55.1

into judicial reforms and such. I know. There's so much going on where you are. And it's in a way

1:00.8

slightly shaming that the big story for a second week and maybe even a third or fourth week in this

1:06.7

part of the world has still been really Prince Harry and this book, Spare, brilliantly titled,

1:13.2

I must say, in which he vents all his frustration at being the spare, not the air.

1:19.2

It is a total phenomenon.

1:20.6

I mean, it's very rare for me to feel any envy for the Royals at all, because as you know,

1:25.5

I am that rare thing of a pro-Winds

1:27.6

Republican, meaning I think we should abolish the thing because it's so bad for their

1:31.2

family. And I think that position has been mightily vindicated in recent weeks when you just

1:36.6

see how awful it is for all of them. And therefore, I really would not wish on even my worst

1:41.5

enemy to be born a royal. But a little spasm of envy did kick

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