Welcome to our Bar Mitzvah episode! Netanyahu's rivals have outsmarted the Prime Minister on a crucial vote and were caught winking behind his back. Is he on the brink of losing power? Yonit and Jonathan discuss. In the US, TV personality Tucker Carlson is creating a new concerning discourse in the right. And some big names on our Chutzpah and Mensch awards list. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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73 and MeIsrael is celebrating its 73rd year of independence and Yonit and Jonathan are back behind the mic! In politics, Netanyahu has the mandate from the president, but not a coalition or a government, as the deadlock remains. The covert war in Iran is out of the shadows and part of the political game for Israel's security heads. A farewell to Bernie Madoff and a Freedland-Levi faceoff on Duolingo with their latest language addition: Yiddish! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
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Israel Election results: Special EditionIsrael wakes up to a new political reality: PM Netanyahu can't form a government without reaching out to an Arab leader, and a new Kingmaker emerges, along with the likely possibility of a fifth election. Yonit and Jonathan are here with a Special Edition of UNHOLY and a detailed debrief of (another) crazy Israeli election night. Yes, we are also getting ready for Passover Seder! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
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Israeli Elections and Special Guest David AxelrodThe Elections in Israel are approaching the final furlong, and Yonit is sharing some trade secrets with Jonathan on what to look out for come Election night. Above all, we are delighted to be joined by special guest, David Axelrod, talking to us on Biden, Obama, Netanyahu and what it means to be a jew in the US. And... follow us on our new instagram page! @twojewsonthenews See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
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Kings and KingmakersWill Prince Harry and Meghan Markle change what younger Brits think of their monarchs, and the almost-eternal British Bar Mitzvah and Jewish wedding playlist? In the Kingdom of Israel, Naftali Bennett arises as the new potential Kingmaker, or perhaps... political tradition may still prevail (we mean fifth elections, of course). For Chutzpah and Mensch awards, Yonit and Jonathan discover a new English word. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
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An Unorthodox weekThe Israeli high court decision to recognize reform and conservative conversions raises the eternal question "who is a jew?". Corbyn is out, but antisemitism is still very much alive in the UK. Plus, Israeli actress Shira Haas (Unorthodox) is giving Yonit and Jonathan a few good reasons to be proud this week. Oh, and Jonathan's new book "To Kill a Man" is out now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. |
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Purim, vaccine diplomacy and the 'Non-campaign campaign'Israel is gifting vaccines to diplomatic allies, raising eyebrows internally and around the world. Netanyahu's opponents are still MIA in the run up to the elections. Plus, Yonit and Jonathan celebrate Purim with a 'dress up' competition of their favorit... |
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Special guest: Jeffrey GoldbergThis week we are 'Three Jews on the news'! Yonit and Jonathan are joined from DC by Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in chief of The Atlantic. Levi-Goldberg-Freedland talk about the unspoken messages in the Biden-Netanyahu belated call, Biden's first 30 days in ... |
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Call me maybeIs there anything more Jewish than saying "You never call"? Yonit and Jonathan discuss the awkward tweet begging President Biden to call Israel's Prime Minister and dissect who's who in the Netanyahu trial, which started again this week. Also - a bump in... |
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Bibi's GambitPrime Minister Netanyahu has managed, yet again, to architect the Israeli political map in his favor, ahead of the March 2021 elections. But COVID can still change the whole picture. Yonit and Jonathan analyze the political forces to the left and the rig... |
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Hard LabourThe Israeli left is shrinking: only 13% of Israeli jews identify as leftists. This is quite the challenge for the newly voted Chairwoman of the Labour Party, Merav Michaeli. Yonit and Jonathan also discuss the handling of coronavirus by Israel and the UK... |
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Joe and the JewsUS President Joe Biden begins his term with more jews in top positions than any of his predecessors. Not sure that is enough to satisfy an Israeli audience that is still on a Trump sugar high. Amid the vaccination and infection records in Israel, The ult... |
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Vaccine-nationWhile The US is in political turmoil over the Trump impeachment, Israel is on track to vaccinate all of its adult population against COVID-19. Coincidentally, the vaccine rollout plan perfectly matches the electoral needs of Israeli Prime Minister B... |
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Unholy: the trailerYonit Levi of Channel 12 Israel and Jonthan Freedland of The Guardian are Two Jews on the news, wherever you get your podcasts |
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