Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.

Today is day 69 of the war. Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's podcast.

The US House has passed a resolution condemning controversial testimony last week by the presidents of Harvard University, The University of Pennsylvania, and MIT on campus antisemitism where they refused to clearly say whether a call for a genocide of Jews would violate the schools’ policies on harassment and hate speech. We use this as a jumping-off point to discuss what Rettig Gur saw during his time in the US last week

For the latest updates, please look at The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.

Discussed articles include:

Live blog December 14, 2023

Harvard says president will keep job despite backlash over antisemitism comments

Times of War video series

THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel

THOSE WE ARE MISSING: The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown

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Illustrative image: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators display signs during a protest on December 10, 2023, in Mansfield, Massachusetts, held to call for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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