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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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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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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