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  • Jason Burke on Iran, Entebbe - and how to fight global terror

    A wave of antisemitic terror swept across Western Europe this spring — and one man appears to have been behind it all. This week, Yonit and Jonathan hear the full, remarkable story as they sit down with Jason Burke, The Guardian's international security correspondent and terrorism expert. He describes how a single Iraqi-Iranian dual national is accused of leveraging both social media and teenage criminals to orchestrate what looked like a series of scattered attacks but was, in fact, a coordinated proxy campaign. And they discuss the broader questions: has the long arm of Iranian terror been constrained at all by US-Israeli military action? Did October 7th represent a strategic break from Iran's usual playbook — or was it a tactical aberration? And as the 50th anniversary of the raid on Entebbe approaches, was that operation a turning point in the long history of global terrorism - and what can be done now to beat back the menace of terror?

     

    00:00 Introduction to Jason Burke and His Work

    02:23 Profile of Mohammed Bakr Saad, Al-Sadi

    05:13 Al-Sadi's Operations and Recruitment Methods

    07:50 The Arrest of Al-Sadi and His Plans in the US

    12:42 Impact of Al-Sadi's Arrest on Terror Operations

    15:26 October 7th: An Evolution or Aberration in Terrorism?

    19:06 The Role of Qatar in Terror Financing

    22:55 Countering Terrorism: Challenges and Strategies

    26:05 The Significance of the Entebbe Raid

    30:03 Convergence of Leftist and Islamist Terrorism

    33:01 The Evolution of Terrorism and Its Future

     

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    40 min
  • Reality bites: Trump, Bibi and the Mamdani Effect

    The new reality of Washington’s relationship with Israel is slowly sinking in — and it’s not pretty. As JD Vance grows visibly chummier with Qatar and Pakistan than with Israeli officials, Yonit and Jonathan discuss the likely impact of the shift and whether Israel’s old assumption — that an American president will always have its back — has to be discarded for good. Then: as the Mamdani effect ripples through New York’s primaries, sweeping in a slate of politicians sharply critical of Israel, the two debate who’s really to blame.

     

    Plus: Keir Starmer’s resignation and likely successor, two former Israeli PMs along with a veritable platoon of former and current IDF commanders denounce settler violence in the West Bank - and a Jewish American comic genius reaches a milestone.


     

    00:00 The World Cup and Jewish Connections

    04:25 Israel's Changing Geopolitical Landscape

    16:02 Shifts in American Politics and Israel's Position

    24:04 The Nuances of Anti-Semitism and Political Shifts

    29:13 Israeli Politics: Elections and Controversies

    35:47 The Resignation of Keir Starmer and Its Implications

    43:23 Celebrating Mel Brooks: A Comedy Legend

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    46 min
  • Naftali Bennett

    Israel just learned that the US and Iran have agreed to a deconfliction cell with Lebanon — and Israel wasn't in the room. As the dust settles on a war whose outcome is, at best, ambiguous, Yonit and Jonathan sit down with former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who wants his old job back.

    Bennett doesn't hold back: on why he believes this government dragged out a war Israel was never built to fight, on the "infinite power of propaganda" keeping Netanyahu afloat three years after October 7th, and on whether he can trust Trump — or JD Vance — to look out for Israel's interests when Israel isn't at the table. He also lays out, in detail, what he'd do differently on the Haredi draft, the judiciary, the Palestinians, and Ben Gvir and Smotrich — and admits the polls aren't moving the way he hoped.

     

    00:00 Introduction: Naftali Bennett joins Unholy

    00:09 The Iran deal and the deconfliction cell with Lebanon
    03:18 Would he have avoided this war altogether?
    06:29 Did Netanyahu prolong the war for political reasons?
    08:05 Trust in Trump and JD Vance on Iran
    13:11 Reports the Trump administration is opening channels to him
    15:19 What would actually change if Bennett became PM?
    17:39 The Kogat story: improving Palestinian quality of life without a state
    21:51 Pushback: is a two-state "spectrum" really viable?
    24:06 Why he opposes full Palestinian sovereignty
    24:39 Mansour Abbas and Arab parties in a Bennett coalition
    26:52 Lapid, the polls, and stepping aside for Eisenkot
    29:34 Judicial reform: would he continue where this government left off?
    31:26 Why Ben Gvir and Smotrich are out
    33:51 Fears of a "January 6th" scenario in Israel
    36:16 Was joining forces with Lapid a mistake?
    39:21 Did Bennett change, or did Israel change?
    42:05 The story that brought him back: a scientist in tears
    44:43 How is Netanyahu still in this race?

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    55 min
  • E-Signed, Sealed, Delivered

    As the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding is signed in Versailles — covering a ceasefire, sanctions relief, and billions in unfrozen assets, but saying nothing about uranium enrichment, centrifuges, ballistic missiles, or Iran's proxies — Israel is left reading a deal it wasn't part of and only received hours before Trump's signature. Yonit is joined this week by CNN senior global affairs analyst and Unholy co-author Bianna Golodryga, live from a New York celebrating the Knicks' first championship in 53 years, for a conversation about what this MOU actually says, what it doesn't, and what it means for a country that spent 40 days in shelters waiting for something better than this.

    Plus: a Cornell sophomore makes headlines for the wrong reasons, and a design school in Israel sends wounded soldiers down a runway.

     

    02:09 Responses to the MOU in Israel and the U.S.

    06:59 Concerns from Israel Regarding the MOU
    11:20 Netanyahu's Position and Reactions
    17:24 Implications for U.S.-Israel Relations and Regional Dynamics
    24:42 The Political Landscape of the Iran Deal
    27:08 Consequences of the Ceasefire and Future Implications
    28:56 Comparing Past and Present Iran Agreements
    31:03 Economic Reactions and Military Posturing
    32:49 The Changing Dynamics of U.S.-Israel Relations
    35:28 Chutzpah: Cornell Sophomore Austin Franco
    37:30 Mensch: Shenkar College Designs for Wounded Soldiers

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    40 min
  • Nir Bar Dea on the New World Order, AI, and Israel's Risks

    This week’s Unholy conversations is a rare interview with Nir Bar Dea, CEO of Bridgewater—the world's largest hedge fund. Bar Dea moves beyond market trends, framing our current moment as a volatile collision between a changing world order, and an unprecedented technological revolution fueled by AI. He offers a sobering perspective on why the comfort of the last several decades has perhaps left us less resilient than the generations before us, urging listeners to view history not as destiny, but as a lesson in the necessity of strength during turbulent times.

    The conversation turns personal, too: Bar Dea talks about the toll of his own service in the Israeli Air Force, what it's like being Israeli in New York since October 7th, and why he  believes Israel's younger generation might be its greatest asset.

    00:00 Intro

    01:10 The Iran-US deal and why timing doesn't matter

    06:25 Trump as outcome, not cause

    09:30 Tough love: why we feel overwhelmed

    10:59 Israel's resilient next generation

    24:49 The AI infrastructure race — and Israel's gap

    27:11 Being Israeli in New York since October 7th

    32:54 The hidden cost of IDF service

    35:02 Bridgewater's radical transparency culture

    41:51 Rebuilding from Nir Oz — a story of hope

     

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    43 min
  • Bibi’s Tightrope, Eisenkot’s Rise, Iran’s Shadow, and the U.S. Primary Wars

    Yonit is joined by Yaakov Katz, author, columnist and former editor of the Jerusalem Post, and together they try to make sense of a week that had it all: a 17-hour mini-war with Iran, Trump growing visibly impatient -- and Netanyahu caught between his base and the White House. Israeli politics see the Israeli PM focusing on the rising political threat of Gadi Eisenkot, who for the first time has pulled ahead of Netanyahu in head-to-head polling for Prime minister -- and how the Likud is trying to turn his English skills into a liability. Then it's across the Atlantic — to an oyster farmer in Maine with a Nazi tattoo, a Michigan primary, and a New Jersey candidate with troubling ties, all pointing to a shift in American politics that Israelis aren't paying nearly enough attention to. Plus: our Chutzpah and Mensch awards — one goes to a Jewish politician building a very disturbing database, and the other heads to the World Cup.

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    45 min
  • Dr. Galit Atlas on Trauma and Emotional Inheritance

    Israeli children are still running to shelters. The hostages are home, but the wars keep coming. And somewhere underneath it all — the October 7th trauma, the Iran strikes, the hostages, the endless sirens — something is being passed down to the next generation, whether we mean to or not.

    This week, Yonit sits down with Dr. Galit Atlas, psychoanalyst and author of Emotional Inheritance, to ask the questions most of us are afraid to answer: what does prolonged, unprocessed national trauma do to a people? How do Jewish rituals of memory — Passover, Holocaust Remembrance Day — help or harm? And is there actually hope on the other side of all this?

    Dr. Atlas's new book, Come Closer: Childhood Wounds, Adult Love and the Secrets of Emotional Intimacy, is out in September.

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    28 min
  • Special Update - Iran and Israel Clash, Trump says 'Stop'

    Iran broke a two-month ceasefire on Sunday night, launching missiles at Israel after Netanyahu struck Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut. By Monday, Trump declared an immediate stop — but the questions it raised won't close that easily.

    In this emergency update, Yonit  and Jonathan  are joined by Amos Harel — Haaretz's military affairs analyst and author of 629: Anatomy of a Failure — to break down the calculus on every side. Did Netanyahu engineer the escalation ahead of October elections? Is Trump more irritated by Israel than by Iran? And after everything — is Iran actually stronger now than before the war started?

    ⏱ CHAPTERS:

    [00:00] Intro — The 24 hours that shook the region

    [00:15] Yonit breaks down what happened: sirens, missiles, school closures

    [03:45] Amos Harel joins: Is the escalation cycle behind us?

    [05:17] Did Netanyahu plan the Beirut strike — knowing Iran would respond?

    [08:06] The thought experiment: Would this happen with different leaders?

    [11:27] Netanyahu's bind: angering his base or angering Trump

    [13:20] Iran's nuclear endgame — a historian's warning

    [17:30] Trump's frustration: Is Israel now the obstacle?

    [21:57] The chief of staff trolled Netanyahu live

    [25:12] Can Netanyahu actually delay the October elections?

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    29 min
  • Bombs and F-bombs: Trump, Netanyahu and ceasefire talks

    The fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government is overshadowed by an already notorious phone call where Donald Trump reportedly dropped multiple F-bombs on Benjamin Netanyahu for threatening Israeli strikes on Beirut. Yonit and Jonathan dissect the increasing strain in the US-Israel relationship - and a new equation set by Iran that will alarm all Israelis.

    Meanwhile, two warning signs this week for the state of Israeli democracy, as Netanyahu appoints his personal lawyer as State Comptroller, with members of the Knesset pressured to reveal their secret ballot - and a mob vandalizes the home of a Supreme Court justice in a bid to intimidate the judiciary over demands to exempt the ultra-Orthodox from mandatory military service.

    Also - an inquiry into antisemitism in UK’s cherished NHS, while Canada’s PM admits the country failed its Jews, prompting a new advisory council with a questionable membership. And finally (and thankfully), it’s a crowded field for our mensch of the week award.

     

    00:00 Introduction and Overview of Current Events

    02:47 The Impact of Smartphones on Society

    05:38 Ceasefire Agreements and Regional Tensions

    09:22 US-Israel Relations and Political Dynamics

    13:13 Political Appointments and Democratic Erosion in Israel

    18:50 Judicial Intimidation and the Rule of Law

    23:02 Global Anti-Semitism and Responses

    29:35 Celebrating Women in Film: Helen Mirren and Emma Thompson

    35:17 A Culinary Milestone: Mutra's Michelin Star

     

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    38 min
  • Amos Harel on the Anatomy of a Failure - how October 7 happened

    This week, Yonit and Jonathan sit down with acclaimed military and intelligence analyst Amos Harel to discuss his new book 6:29  -Anatomy of a Failure — a devastating, meticulously reported account of October 7th and the collapse that preceded it. Drawing on internal investigations, intelligence materials, battlefield testimony and conversations with senior officials, Harel reconstructs how Israel failed at every level: intelligence, operations  - and strategy.

    They discuss the “Walls of Jericho” Hamas attack plan that Israeli intelligence possessed years in advance; the SIM card warnings and the signs missed in the final hours before the massacre; the operational chaos that left communities abandoned for hours; and why Harel believes October 7th could likely have been prevented.

    The conversation also examines Benjamin Netanyahu’s role in the years leading up to the attack: the Qatar cash pipeline to Hamas, the belief that the Palestinian conflict could be indefinitely “managed,” the judicial overhaul crisis, and the refusal — still now — to establish a state commission of inquiry.

    Plus: why Hezbollah’s hesitation on October 7th may have prevented an even greater catastrophe, whether Israel has actually learned the lessons of that day, and why Harel believes the battle over the public memory of October 7th may define Israel’s coming elections.

    NOTE: Amos Harel's Book, 6:29 - Anatomy of a Failure, will be published in English Later this year.

    ⏱ CHAPTERS:

    [00:00] 6:29 — anatomy of a failure

    [06:55] The Intelligence Failures Leading to October 7th
    [21:05] “Where Was the Army?” — The Operational Collapse
    [32:10] Netanyahu, Qatar, and the Strategic Failure Before the War
    [41:40] Hezbollah, Iran, and the Attack That Could Have Been Bigger
    [45:25] Can Israel Prevent Another October 7th?

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About Unholy: Two Jews on the News

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Yonit Levi of Israel's Channel 12 News and Jonathan Freedland of The Guardian are two of the most prominent journalists in the world today. They are also Jews. Each week, join what MSNBC's Rachel Maddow calls "two great, smart smart smart hosts" as they dissect and debate current events shaping Israel, Jewish life - and the wider world.

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