Ceasefire on day 40 - with Bret Stephens and Amir Fuchs

Follow Unholy and learn more about the pod: Join our Patreon community to get access to bonus episodes: Day 40 of the US-Israel war on Iran — and it's ceasefire. But the relief is complicated: Israeli bombardment of Hezbollah in Lebanon has already shifted the world's anger from Washington back to Jerusalem. Bret Stephens, opinion columnist at the New York Times and one of the conflict's most prominent intellectual defenders, joins Yonit and Jonathan to take stock — was it worth it, what was actually achieved, and what does an inconclusive ending mean for Israel's standing with a younger American generation that's turning away. Then: the death penalty bill that slipped through the Knesset on Erev Pesach. Dr. Amir Fuchs of the Israeli Democracy Institute was inside those committee rooms. He explains what passed and who it targets. ⏱ CHAPTERS: [00:00] Ceasefire — Yonit wakes up after 40 nights of sirens in Tel Aviv [02:10] Kids, lunchboxes, and parenting during wartime [05:45] Why Israel is now the global target instead of Trump [19:24] Bret Stephens: Was the Iran war worth it? [23:11] Senior Israeli official admits objectives weren't achieved [26:23] Iran's nuclear program — degraded, not destroyed [29:52] The Strait of Hormuz: Iran's trump card [34:08] Israel's American support — how worried should we be? [37:07] Israel's intelligence credibility post-October 7th [40:33] Young Americans and the erosion of support for Israel [54:28] Dr. Amir Fuchs — inside the Knesset committee rooms What the death penalty bill actually says [1:02:30] Will the Supreme Court strike it down? [1:06:42] Ben-Gvir's trap — win-win by design [1:10:36] Yonit: Judaism doesn't celebrate death [1:11:53] Jonathan: the synagogue sermon about spilling wine on Passover [1:14:38] Hungary elections — Orban vs. Magyar [1:16:52] Chutzpah Award: Kanye West banned from Britain [1:21:25] Mensch: Colette Avital, 86-year-old Holocaust survivor, still protesting 💛 Become a friend of the pod: Patreon: 🌐 Our website: 📺 FOLLOW UNHOLY YouTube: Instagram: X: Bluesky: 🎧 LISTEN TO UNHOLY Apple Podcasts: Spotify: 🎙️ THE HOSTS Yonit Levi Instagram: X: LinkedIn: Jonathan Freedland Instagram: Bluesky: 📩 Contact: unholy@unholy-media.com 🔗 All links: Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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