Israeli protests, White House talks and a pilgrimage sparks fury - with Shira Efron

Unholy: Two Jews on the News

Unholy Media

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

4.7 • 770 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Meet us at Unholy Live NYC - October 29th, 2025 - https://streicker.nyc/events/unholy-live Watch us on Youtube: https://youtu.be/BHz5D_p5upQ Join our Patreon community to get access to bonus episodes, discounts on merch and more: https://bit.ly/UnholyPatreon Follow Yonit and Jonathan on Instagram As Israeli protesters return to the streets in force, calling for a hostage deal and an end to the war, the Israeli cabinet refuses to even discuss a partial agreement — despite earlier demanding one. At the same time, Netanyahu’s closest advisor is in Washington talking “day after” strategy, while back home, reservists are called up yet again and political priorities appear increasingly out of step with public sentiment. This week, Yonit and Jonathan reunite to assess a stalled political process, shifting American pressure, and the increasingly surreal spectacle of Haredi pilgrims preparing to fly abroad — even as they continue to avoid military service. Plus: Unholy heads to New York, and Jonathan becomes an unlikely Instagrammer.

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0:00.0	Israelis take through the streets in massive protests calling for a hostage deal and an end to the war.
0:05.5	Israel's cabinet in the meantime does not even discuss a partial hostage deal,
0:10.3	but Nityahu's closest advisor is in Washington in the White House discussing the day after in Gaza.
0:16.1	Where does all this lead us?
0:17.8	We have a lot to talk about.
0:18.9	It's unholy. I'm Unilevi in Tel Aviv.
0:21.3	And I'm Jonathan Friedland in London.
0:35.7	Unholy, two Jews on the news.
0:38.0	We are back, as it were, face to face.
0:40.7	Original Broadway cast.
0:42.8	Yes, we're back with the original Broadway cast.
0:46.0	And you've been away and you've been doing a whole lot of stuff.
0:49.6	That's not judgmental.
0:51.0	I've been away for the first time since the inception of this podcast, almost five years ago,
0:55.3	which I sort of relate to as a toddler, one must say. Yes, I've been away and back and, you know,
1:01.2	the band is back together. It's an exciting thing. I will share with you in a few minutes my thoughts
1:05.5	on the podcast being away. But I think before that, we have to say that we have another live event coming up,
1:11.7	and we're very excited about that. We do. We are going to bring unholy live to New York City,
1:17.9	no less. Are they going to be... Do you think we'll have an audience? I think there's a potential
1:21.9	audience. There's just one or two. It's at the Stryker Center, which is a foremost venue now for Jewish conversation,
1:31.1	Jewish events. We are thrilled to bring Unholy live there. I think you'll be, you know,
1:35.0	something like the show we did in London back in June, where we will have certainly a special
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