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An off-air misunderstanding brings Heli Goldenberg to Owen Jones's channel

Jones's commentary on the actor's Channel 13 appearance passed half a million views, alongside interviews with Gideon Levy and Andreas Malm.

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Israeli Actor Thought She Was Off Air – Watch What Happens Next

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0:26English-dubbed Channel 13 footage shows Goldenberg arguing that occupation underlies the conflict.
2:02The hosts turn towards cinema before Goldenberg discovers the conversation was broadcast live.
4:41Jones notes that Goldenberg later apologised for the intensity of her remarks.
8:31Jones draws on human rights reports and the International Court of Justice in discussing occupation and apartheid.
13:41Jones predicts that public pressure in Western countries will bring greater Israeli isolation and sanctions.

"Were we on air during this conversation?" Heli Goldenberg asks, after criticising the occupation during an Israeli television interview. The hosts have tried to return to cinema; Goldenberg says she thought they were speaking off air, expresses shock and tries to leave.

That exchange is the centre of Owen Jones's most-watched new upload, "Israeli Actor Thought She Was Off Air – Watch What Happens Next". Jones presents the Channel 13 footage with English dubbing, then expands it into an argument about occupation, Israeli political opinion and international pressure. He also notes that Goldenberg subsequently apologised for the intensity of her comments.

The video reached roughly 583,000 views and carries the channel's strongest viewing momentum. Its comments repeatedly return to Goldenberg's discovery that the conversation was being broadcast and the presenters' response to her remarks about a minority's right to freedom.

Jones posted eleven uploads across the week. Another conversation with Israeli journalist Gideon Levy drew a substantial audience, while Swedish climate scholar Andreas Malm appeared in "Britain BARRED Him. For Talking About Palestine?" British domestic politics also featured through Jones's response to Burnham's Budget.

The channel added about 2,000 subscribers. Daily viewing is more than half above its usual level, although its weekly views gain sits towards the quieter end of the nearby political-commentary group. Pondering Politics and The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart had larger weekly gains. For Jones, the most active upload remains Goldenberg's broadcast misunderstanding and the political commentary he builds around it.

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