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Unholy: Two Jews on the News

Welcome to 2026: From Mar-a-Lago to Qatargate

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

4.7770 Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

If you have a relationship in your life that’s been strained by the events of the last two years, why not let celebrated therapist Orna Guralnik see if she can help? unholy@unholy-media.com Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/98cZEB2eXmA Follow us on social media and join Patreon to get more of Unholy: https://linktr.ee/unholypod Benjamin Netanyahu gets a hero’s welcome at Mar-a-Lago from Donald Trump, even as his far right ministers continue their assault on Israel’s High Court of Justice. Yonit and Jonathan explore what this moment tells us about the road to the next elections. They also turn to the widening “Qatar-gate” affair, with troubling questions now closing in on the prime minister’s closest advisers. And, looking ahead to 2026, they try to sketch out the battlelines of the electoral contest to come. Plus, a crowded field for the weekly Chutzpah award and a salute to those still capable of extreme generosity.

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0:00.0

You would not bet the house on this relationship.

0:02.7

There is instability built into it.

0:05.4

And in a way, it's a compensation for that.

0:08.0

The country wouldn't exist without you.

0:09.8

And I'm going to give you the highest honor.

0:11.9

Should I name the country after you?

0:14.1

Maybe it shouldn't be called Israel.

0:15.5

It should be called Trumpistan.

0:17.4

No, paused for a moment.

0:29.1

Thank you. Now I paused for a moment. It's Unholy. I'm Unholy. I'm Unilevi in Tel Aviv.

0:31.9

And I'm Jonathan Friedland in London.

0:34.1

And it is January 1st, 2026. I don't think we've ever had an episode on January 1st.

0:40.1

So have a good meeting for six, Jonathan, first of all. Yes, I wish you exactly the same. First of all,

0:45.1

you've interestingly preempted my little solution to this issue, which is I do say to people,

0:50.9

happy 2026, because I don't feel I can say happy new year because I already do that

0:56.4

in you know September October Russia Shanatime and so my own little pride you know we talked

1:01.3

last week about the Christmas issue and how my you know late mother and her family got around it

1:07.4

with Krutzmach instead of saying Christmas. My private one, because I don't

1:13.1

think I even really talk about this much, but my private one for New Year is to say exactly this

1:16.8

happy 2026, rather than Happy New Year, which is reserved for sort of the Jewish New Year, Shannatova, etc.

1:23.8

But I'm interested in what you and your fellow Israelis do around this time of year.

1:29.4

People have been asking me a couple of them, is it a total non-event?

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