More Q’s than A’s - Part 2

Unholy: Two Jews on the News

Unholy Media

News, Society & Culture

4.7 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

This week, we’re stepping away from the immediate headlines to do something a little different. Instead of our usual deep dive into the news of the hour, we’re dedicating this episode to you—our listeners. Your questions have been piling up in our inbox, and it’s finally time to tackle them. From the personal to the political, and everything in between, we’re here to explore the topics that matter most to you. Read Yonit's book recommendations here: https://unholypodcast.substack.com/p/yonits-literary-escapes-essential -- 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.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	We are doing something different this week, which is not reacting to the news of the hour, but actually answering your questions.
0:12.5	It's unholy.
0:13.2	I'm Unit Levy of Channel 12 in Tel Aviv.
0:15.2	And I'm Jonathan Friedland of The Guardian in London.
0:28.2	Thank you.
0:34.8	We've long wanted to do this because we know that the unholy listener is the smartest
0:39.0	listener out there. And we've had some last week, some very good questions and another round
0:44.9	equally thought-provoking. Why don't we plunge right in there and kick off with Trudy Chapman,
0:52.1	who sends this in from Ottawa in Canada. Hello, you're neat and Jonathan. Trudy Chapman, who sends this in from Ottawa in Canada.
0:55.4	Hello, Yonit and Jonathan.
0:57.0	Trudy Chapman, thank you very much for everything that you do.
1:00.0	I'm an avid listener from Ottawa, Canada.
1:03.1	Not Jewish, but huge supporter of Israel lived there in the late 80s.
1:06.9	My question has been long and abiding.
1:09.8	Has anybody offered Netanyahu clemency from the persecution that people have been after for him?
1:17.2	Is that even something that anybody's thought about?
1:20.2	So what I mean, this interests me, Yonnie, because this was talked about a fair bit.
1:25.8	I feel in the sort of first period of this government, like
1:28.8	2003, the notion of a plea bargain for Prime Minister Netanyahu was talked about. The deal,
1:35.7	it was assumed, would be he gets off all the charges and in return he leaves public life.
1:40.2	And I remember there was some source saying the thing you've got to know about a plea bargain is it always comes as a surprise.
1:46.5	In other words, there'll be no leaks or anything in advance.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Unholy Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Unholy Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.