Heartbreak In Washington - with Thomas Friedman

Unholy: Two Jews on the News

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

4.7 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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The moment of truth has come: protesters on the streets and in the upper reaches of the Israeli military press their case against what they call Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial coup, days before a key legislation is set. Meanwhile, Joe Biden uses an interview with award-winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman to send a message to Netanyahu: stop. In a candid, sometimes emotional conversation, Tom tells Yonit and Jonathan why he believes the stakes could not be higher. Plus: a chutzpah award to the scion of America's most famous political dynasty, and a mensch to that of a journalism dynasty. -- 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.
0:10.3	The moment of truth is upon us crunch time for Israel's battle over judicial reform, but also with Israel's relationship with the United States.
0:20.7	Our special guest today, a man who this week played a central role in that relationship,
0:26.6	none other than Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist.
0:29.6	Tom Friedman will be joining us.
0:31.9	It's Unholy. I'm Jonathan Friedland of The Guardian in London.
0:36.1	And I'm Unite Levy of Channel 12 in Tel Aviv.
0:53.7	I'm Unholy. Two Jews on the News from Keshe podcast. How are you, Jonathan? I'm quite warm. I have turned the fan off
0:56.4	because when you and I speak, we do not want the sound of a fan buzzing. As I have mentioned before,
1:01.4	slightly envious of my ultra-Orthodox Jewish Khareidi neighbors, who are the only people on this
1:06.4	street with air conditioning units. We don't have that. But look, it's pretty bearable here across the rest of Europe,
1:14.1	just epic heat, epic temperatures.
1:17.7	As you know, it's pushed to the forefront,
1:19.9	something which doesn't get talked about enough, in my view,
1:23.4	which is the climate crisis.
1:24.6	I've always felt this is one of those issues that it's not enough for it to be important.
1:28.2	It has to be urgent.
1:29.3	It has to be in people's face right now.
1:31.5	And in a Europe that is boiling and burning up, you know, they close the Acropolis last week for almost the first time in living memory,
1:40.9	simply because it was too hot, 48 degrees centigrade at the sort of summit there
1:46.5	at that site, and, you know, the consequences, people are really feeling them.
1:51.8	Yeah, it's not only Europe, it's parts of the United States. I mean, the world is on fire.
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