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.

US correspondent Jacob Magid and Startup Israel editor Ricky Ben-David are on today's podcast, with Jessica Steinberg hosting.

Magid fills us in on the Tuesday political machinations of the so-called “Squad” of progressive lawmakers who forced Iron Dome funding to be pulled from United States government spending bill.

Ben-David follows with a discussion about Israel's BriLife, currently in Phase IIb/III trials in Georgia and soon to be administered in Ukraine, another country with low vaccination rates.

Magid also interviewed freshman United States lawmaker Jon Ossoff following his trip earlier this month to Israel and the West Bank for meetings with political leaders in Jerusalem and Ramallah.

Ben-David closes today's podcast with a look at actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio's recent investment in Israeli alternative meat startup Aleph Farms.

Discussed articles include:

‘Squad’ wins symbolic victory on Iron Dome funding – with help from Republicans

Unlike fellow Dems, Jewish senator Ossoff favors tight-lipped approach on Israel

Late but longer-lasting? Israel’s COVID jab aims to ‘find its place in market’

Leonardo DiCaprio invests in Israeli cultured meat startup Aleph Farms

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IMAGE: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined from left by House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth, D-Ky., and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., talks to reporters about the "Protecting Our Democracy Act" which will curb the power of the president in an effort to rein in executive powers that they say President Donald Trump abused, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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