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Unholy: Two Jews on the News

Netanyahu’s Clock of War, MAGA Turns on Israel, and Coalition Cracks - with Ilana Dayan

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

4.7770 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

As the war in Gaza passes its 650th day, Yonit and Jonathan delve into the political and personal forces keeping the conflict going—from ceasefire talks that lead nowhere, to new revelations about Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to heed warnings ahead of October 7. Plus: new cracks in Israel’s ruling coalition, how criticism of the country is now coming from the American MAGA right, what’s behind the latest IDF strikes on Syria—and the return of one of Unholy’s favourite guests, the legendary Israeli journalist Ilana Dayan.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The war without end is 650 days old.

0:05.1

There are clashes between Israel and Syria.

0:09.4

And we'll have a conversation with one of Israel's most reflective and influential voices.

0:15.1

It's unholy. I'm Jonathan Friedland in London.

0:18.5

And I'm Unite-Levy in Tel Aviv.

0:31.5

Unholy, Two Jews on the News.

0:33.4

Brief housekeeping note.

0:35.3

You know, we love doing this podcast.

0:39.1

And you, our dear listeners, are helping us by following and subscribing, but I'm doing my Jewish mother tone here. More than 80% of you are not, still not

0:46.1

subscribe to our YouTube. So please find us on YouTube on Holy Podcasts and subscribe. That would be a

0:50.8

huge help and comment and share and, you know, send it to your loved ones. And if you're on Spotify or Apple, please click the follow button and follow us. That's it. I'm done with my housekeeping notes. What else do you want to talk about, Jonathan? If people were watching on YouTube, they would have seen that you, when you went into Jewish mother mode, you did literally wag your finger. Didn't I? You literally did. So it was as if you were

1:13.9

scolding the young infant or members of our audience and telling them, now be good and subscribe. So these

1:20.2

are the added bonuses you get if you see us on YouTube. You would have seen the wagging finger.

1:27.0

In terms, talking of fantastic visual spectacles, I did see, and I wanted to mention to you

1:34.2

and to our listeners, I worry I may have talked about this quite often, but I saw the new,

1:39.5

to me, new production of Fiddler on the roof.

1:43.0

I'm so jealous.

1:43.8

I could quite happily do a podcast every week simply talking about Fidler on the

1:49.1

roof. I don't think we would run out of material.

1:52.1

And it could still be called two Jews on the News, right?

1:54.3

It doesn't make a difference.

1:56.1

Good. You're right. So it really, really worked.

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