Showdown - with Ilana Dayan

Unholy: Two Jews on the News

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🗓️ 24 March 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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As protests continue and contrasting opinions over the judicial reform surface from within the coalition, it seemed this week the prime minister himself was almost on the brink of backing down. Yonit and Jonathan talk with lead journalist and "Uvda" host Ilana Dayan on how this ends - and, on her decision to speak up against the overhaul. Plus, a literary giant takes the mensch award and two veterans battle for the chutzpah prize. -- 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.

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Cyber Attacks Can Be Prevented. Checkpoint, you deserve the best security.
0:09.6	This week was already a kind of news pile up, one massive news story after another. And then late Thursday, after we'd actually already recorded our show, yet more news, big news breaking out of Israel.
0:22.2	We're going to talk about all of that and a conversation with one of Israel's most trusted voices, trusted journalists.
0:29.9	It's unholy. I'm Jonathan Friedland of The Guardian in London.
0:33.9	And I'm Unite Levy of Channel 12 in television.
0:46.6	Thank you. London. And I'm Unite Levy of Channel 12 in Tel Aviv. Unholy, two Jews on the News from Keshet podcasts. Wow. Jonathan, I mean, we've had some
0:52.1	dramatic days in this country ever since the judicial overhaul was announced, but this day, I mean, we've had some dramatic days in this country ever since the judicial overhaul was announced.
0:56.6	But this day, I think the word showdown probably is apt.
1:01.1	We should say we recorded a whole program Thursday afternoon.
1:05.0	But the developments dragged us back to our podcast studio to record all of the latest developments.
1:10.2	We're speaking now. It's
1:11.1	Thursday almost 9.30 p.m. Yeah, in the words of Michael Corleone, just when I think I've got out,
1:16.6	they pull me back in. So we're right back because it was high drama. I mean, word was coming
1:23.2	out of Israel. The defense minister was going to make a big announcement tonight. We thought he was
1:28.4	going to say, I'm pulling my support. Then that, even that speech was pulled. And instead,
1:34.3	we got a speech from the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which has just happened, as you and I
1:38.7	record. So just let's start with the hardest news of all, the most immediate news. What did
1:44.1	Netanyahu say?
1:45.9	Lots of speculation that he was going to say the whole thing is on hold and paused. He didn't say
1:51.0	that, Yonnie, what did he say? Well, let's, you know, the funny thing is that all of this was a lot of
1:55.9	backroom drama. And the last sort of bottom line of it is that Netanyahu does indeed speak to the
2:01.1	Israeli public a few minutes ago and says essentially that he will continue with the legislation
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