Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday.

Today's guests are ToI editor David Horovitz and Arab Affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman with Jessica Steinberg hosting.

Joining me today are founding editor David H and Arab Affairs Correspondent Aaron Boxerman.

With another Arab man gunned down Monday, Israel marks the 100th Arab homicide in 2021, and Boxerman and Horovitz what that means in terms of the crime wave in Israel and whether the Israel Police should have expanded tools to cut down on crime.

Horovitz looks at the Justice Ministry's decision to wipe out the NIS 65 million ($20 million) debt owed to the state by billionaire Idan Ofer for utilizing the country’s natural saltwater by his company, Dead Sea Works, and the effect that use has had on the diminishing waters of the Dead Sea.

Steinberg follows with a conversation about the Sunday photo shoot at the Dead Sea, when American artist Spencer Tunick photographed 200 volunteers modeling nude, in an effort to raise awareness about the shrinking waters of the Dead Sea.

Finally, Horovitz mentions TV show "Goliath," currently in its fourth season, tackling the thinly veiled subject of a major pharmaceutical family -- akin to the Sacklers -- and the current opiod epidemic.

Discussed articles include:

Man gunned down in Bi’na, marking 100th Arab Israeli homicide in 2021

Government moves to expand warrantless police searches to fight Arab crime

TV: State wipes out NIS 65 million debt owed by billionaire for Dead Sea water

Nude and painted white, 200 volunteer models pose at endangered Dead Sea

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IMAGE: Police at the scene of where Sahar Ismail, the Education minister's aide for Arab society, was found murdered in his home, in the northern Israeli town of Rameh. August 15, 2021. Photo by FLASH 90

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