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Unholy: Two Jews on the News

Wanted - with Yuval Shany

Unholy: Two Jews on the News

Unholy Media

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

4.7680 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

With the International Criminal Court considering arrest warrants declaring Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant wanted on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, Yonit and Jonathan talk to one of Israel’s foremost scholars of international law, Yuval Shany. Plus: heartbreaking new footage from October 7 adds to the pressure on the Israeli government to agree a ceasefire deal that would bring the hostages back home, why elections in Israel seem as distant as ever - and the mysterious death of a president. -- Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unholypodcast/and X: https://x.com/2jewsonthenewsJoin our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1150578065793142See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Two international courts consider the gravest possible charges against Israel and its leaders.

0:06.2

The war goes on and the hostages are still no closer to coming home.

0:11.2

We'll talk to one of Israel's foremost experts on international law.

0:15.8

It's unholy. I'm Jonathan Friedland of The Guardian in London.

0:19.8

And I'm Unique Levy of Channel 12 in Tel Aviv.

0:32.6

Unholy to Jews on the news, you know, those days where British politics is your escape from reality,

0:42.2

says something. But quite interesting that yesterday you gave me a sort of heads up and said,

0:47.1

I think we're going to have elections in July. And I'm like, it's May. How can you do that?

0:51.9

We need at least three months when Knesset is in session.

0:55.1

So I was quite amazed by that.

0:57.8

And also kind of what an election you actually are allowed to have those?

1:01.7

I mean, it's a role reversal, isn't it?

1:03.4

Because there was a time when we were complaining

1:05.8

that there were Israeli elections as often as, you know, London buses

1:09.6

and they were coming all the time. Now, plenty of Israelis are just thinking, you know, London buses, and they were coming all the time. Now, plenty of

1:13.6

Israelis are just thinking, you know, when is it going to happen? There had been that feeling here in

1:17.8

Britain for a long time, but it's, it had to happen this year. And yeah, Rishi Sunak sprung a little

1:23.1

bit of surprise. I'm sure the only pictures anybody outside this country, and even plenty in, have seen,

1:29.8

is the British Prime Minister announcing this in the pouring rain and getting dredged, his suit

1:35.9

getting wetter and wetter. It was an anthem of Labour when they won, last won a big landslide

1:43.4

election back in 1997, Actually, the first of

1:46.3

two landslines. The anthem was, things can only get better. So there were pictures of Rishi

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