It was kind of a snapshot of discourse, circa 2026.

It's a time when our deepest thoughts and issues affecting humanity are being adjudicated

in 280 character.

Tweets and people's random comments are being seized upon as proof of their innate evil. And it's, unfortunately,

just a staple of the way people have come to communicate in the age of social media.

It's Unholy. I'm Unlevi in Tel Aviv. Jonathan Friedland is in Australia, New Zealand.

I won't lie to you. I thought it could be nice for a few days, having the virtual house all to myself, and I could crank up Taylor Swift.

But now it's gotten a bit lonely and I needed someone to talk to. So, Matty Friedman, journalist, acclaimed author, dear friend is joining me this week. Hi, Mati. Hi, you need. This is true friendship. I called you up. I said I needed help. You came. I mean, I think in a year from now, it's going to be my AI agent calling your AI agent. But for now, we're both here for real. And Matiis, of course, the voice you heard at the top of the show.

We're going to be talking about Iran. We're going to be talking India and Hugh Lorry. It's going to be very interesting. I always wanted to talk about India non-holy, so this is going to be a good

opportunity. And what do you feel? What is the mood? I mean, I kind of feel like everyone is on edge,

kind of still waiting for Donald Trump's decision.

I think Israelis are in a really strange headspace right now.

I mean, we're kind of planning our weekend

as if everything is normal and kids are in school

and the country feels more or less like it usually feels.

And yet we know that within five minutes, we could all be in our safe rooms for the next month. It's a moment of, I think

it's an intensely confusing moment, which you could miss if you're an external observer, because

honestly, the country looks basically normal. But I think people are under some serious mental

strain.

It is so strange because first of all, this kind of heightened sense of alertness has been going on for a pretty long time.

It's about a month and a half since January 11th when Trump said to the Iranian people, help is on the way.

And of course, we as Israelis immediately translated that to mean, Trump is going to attack Iran.

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