Stabbings in London, a political marriage in Israel

Unholy: Two Jews on the News

Unholy Media

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

4.7 • 770 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

As stabbing against Jews in Golders Green rises up, again, the question of security of Jewish communities around the world, Iran and the US still calling diplomatically, and Israel starts the countdown: 6 months to the elections. Yonit and Jonathan discuss the Golders Green knife attack and the wave of antisemitism hitting Britain since October 7th; the Bennett–Lapid merger and what it means for Israel's October elections; whether the Iran–Israel war is on pause or simply reloading; Jake Sullivan's bombshell statement on arms sales to Israel; and — in the awards — Israeli police cutting a Palestinian flag from a Jewish man's kippah, and King Charles delivering a Magna Carta reminder to Congress that Democrats jumped to their feet for.

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0:00.0	A vicious knife attack on the streets of London's most Jewish neighbourhood.
0:05.3	A political merger in Israel, which could redraw the map of the upcoming election.
0:11.9	It's unholy. I'm Jonathan Friedland in London.
0:15.0	And I'm Unleveh. Unholy, two Jews on the news.
0:29.5	You know, Jonathan, I've been thinking about this today that I feel like for the past two and a half years, I've kind of hogged the conversation when serious things
0:37.9	happened on this part of the conversation, meaning I would go into details about the Israeli
0:43.8	mood and my mood and I think perhaps a bit too granular at times on what is going on.
0:49.7	But this is a moment where I really, really want to hear from you.
0:53.6	And I think our listeners would want to hear about the mood of the community.
1:00.0	After the attack, another attack, anti-Semitism hits the streets of London again.
1:05.0	And kind of if you could walk us through what that feels for the whole community,
1:08.9	what it feels like for you.
1:11.6	Yeah. It's a moving story still, as you and I speak.
1:15.6	It's about 1.30 in the afternoon on Thursday here in London.
1:20.6	The Prime Minister, Kirstama, has just been to the scene in Golders Green.
1:25.6	He was heckled there by a very angry group of Jewish people in the area who were chanting
1:34.4	Kirstama Jew Harmer saying that he's not doing enough to protect the Jewish community.
1:40.7	The head of the Metropolitan Police, the commissioner was down there yesterday,
1:45.3	along with the local MP who is herself, Jewish.
1:48.3	They also were heckled.
1:49.6	People are very angry.
1:52.1	And I think a couple of times, you know, friends have reached out to me to say, look,
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