Trump on the Brink of War and Work in the AI Age - with Barak Ravid and Noreena Hertz
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
Unholy Media
4.7 • 770 Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 64 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | The American public is still under the impression of the Maduro operation. |
| 0:08.0 | USS, its elite commandos, snatch Maduro bring him to court in New York. |
| 0:15.0 | This is not the case with Iran. |
| 0:17.0 | With Iran, we're looking at a big, wide, sustained military campaign. We're talking about a war, not an operation. And we're talking about the biggest U.S. military intervention in the Middle East since the war inly. I'm Unlevi in Tel Aviv, as we are all here in Israel in a holding pattern, waiting for a decision to be made by President Trump. |
| 0:49.4 | And it does seem like that decision to attack Iran is near. |
| 0:53.5 | This week, we will be talking to diplomatic |
| 0:55.2 | correspondent Barack Ravid, who on Wednesday reported Trump is moving closer to a major war with |
| 1:00.5 | Iran. That was the voice you heard at the top of the show. Later, we might need a breather, |
| 1:05.1 | or at least a break to be worried about something else. Economist, academic bestselling author |
| 1:09.7 | Narina Hertz will talk about the future of jobs under AI and why this technology exacerbates and |
| 1:15.4 | propagates anti-Semitism and what could be done about that. Now, as you may have noticed, |
| 1:21.1 | Jonathan is away. He's on a book tour and a speaking tour in Australia. If you happen to be in that |
| 1:25.4 | part of the world, it's always nice to meet him in person. So do check out his schedule in our show notes. We'll also tell you that a bonus episode |
| 1:32.4 | for unholy subscribers is up. Journalist and author, Mati Friedman, will be joining me for a conversation. |
| 1:37.9 | I truly recommend. It's a key to deciphering Israeli society and Israeli politics, usually overlooked |
| 1:43.5 | by outside observers, |
| 1:45.1 | the divide between Ashkenazim and Mizrahiahe, Ashkenazi Jews and Sephardi Jews. |
| 1:49.2 | It's hard to understand Israel without understanding that key component, and Mati is a perfect |
| 1:53.6 | companion for that conversation. One note on this week before we continue. All manner of news |
| 1:59.7 | from Israel, as usual, |
| 2:01.1 | B'Nebrock riots, and Trump yet again demanding a pardon for Netanyahu, |
| 2:04.9 | the official launch of the Peace Board for Gaza. But what resonated with me and what I wanted to |
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