Special Guest Star: Dame Helen Mirren

Unholy: Two Jews on the News

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News, Yonit Levi, Israel, Israel Podcast, Jonathan Freedland, Middle East, Jewish, Religion & Spirituality, Jews, Society & Culture

4.7 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Protests on the streets, disruption at the airport: it’s crunch time in the showdown between Benjamin Netanyahu and opponents of what they call his “judicial coup.” Yonit and Jonathan ask if Israel’s PM is so determined to strip the court of one of its key powers before a July 31 deadline, he’s ready to risk a revolt among the Israeli military elite. Meanwhile the rift between Israel and its most powerful ally is widening — as Washington signals its alarm at the right wing thrust of the Netanyahu government. How serious is the latest wave of US-Israeli tension? Plus: an in-depth conversation with a true star of stage and screen. Dame Helen Mirren tells Jonathan and Yonit about the secret trials of Golda Meir, the challenge of playing an Israeli icon, why she stands with Israel - and with those protesting in the streets of Tel Aviv. *The interview was conducted before the start of the strike by the Screen Actors Guild.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Cyberattacks Can Be Prevented. Checkpoint, you deserve the best security.
0:10.0	There is a lot going on between Washington and Jerusalem. Some of it sounds quite ominous.
0:16.2	Israel, after three months of a legislation freeze, is going ahead with a judicial overhaul and protests to match.
0:23.5	And we have Oscar winner Dame Helen Mirren on the show today.
0:27.2	What more do we need to say?
0:28.6	It's unholy.
0:29.3	I'm Unite Levy of Channel 12 in Tel Aviv.
0:31.0	And I'm Jonathan Friedland of The Guardian in London.
0:49.7	It's unholy two Jews on the news from Keshet podcast.
0:52.0	It is all going on this week.
0:54.1	It has been fairly crazed.
1:04.0	I know that the star quality is going to come later on with our interview with a genuine Hollywood movie stage legend. So that's where the sheer star power comes.
1:07.4	But I did manage to bathe in a little bit of star power myself.
1:14.9	I'm still slightly buzzing from it because, as you already know,
1:21.7	I did see the legendary Bruce Springsteen perform here in London a few days ago.
1:24.6	And it was just something else.
1:25.6	I mean, transporting.
1:27.3	I'm so unbelievably jealous.
1:28.4	You know, I'm not usually jealous of you living in London and you're doing your Londoner thing because I love my city and I'm fine.
1:33.6	But occasionally, those moments where you're like, oh, just sort of off the cuff saying to me,
1:38.6	yeah, I'm going off to Bruce Springsteen concert. Those moments, those moments are the moments I get,
1:45.4	you know, green eye jealousy.
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