A late-night attack on a Jewish event in Washington leaves two dead.

The diplomatic tsunami has arrived, and we'll be welcoming in a fellow Jewish podcaster.

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

And I'm Unlevy in Tel Aviv. Unholy to Jews on the news, you know, this podcast has been dedicated since its inception, four and a half years ago to the discussion between Israel

and diaspora. I think what happened in the heart of Washington, D.C., that terrorist attack,

is that story really in a nutshell. And you think of, you know, who was targeted.

And the fact that it was two staffers of the Israeli embassy in Washington, leaving an event.

I mean, let's pause on what this event was. It was a reception for young diplomats from 30 different countries who were invited to a panel on building bridges

and helping Gaza, you know, and connecting between the Muslim community, the Jewish community.

And that is when there were shot. It's just that thought. And for Israelis, I apologize

for taking that perspective just for a moment, but this happened at 3 a.m. Israel is in the

central part of this country who were woken up by a Houthi missile making its way in our direction.

So I think many people, including myself, who were awoken in the dead of night, couldn't go back to sleep and then just kept scrolling your phone.

And then an hour later, as I said, this happened.

You know, it kind of reminds you that we're all in this together.

We can argue until smoke comes out of our ears, if the war in Gaza should end, you know,

criticize the Israeli government, all of that.

But at the end of the day, we're in this together.

Yes, I mean, and bound up together.

I think that's a point we've been making on the podcast from the start

is that in a way, you know, the Jewish destiny, the Jewish future in diaspora

and Israel's destiny in future are bound up with each other.

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