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.

Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur and health reporter Nathan Jeffay join host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

Topping the program we have a very brief conversation with Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai, who is currently in Poland.

Next, Rettig Gur gives us a preview of a piece he'll shortly publish about murmurs from Palestinians and Palestinian advocates who ask why the world is so eager to help Ukraine but not Gaza. Could racism be at the heart of the different responses?

Jeffay updates listeners about reports of polio in the country. What is going on here?

Jeffay discusses efforts of Israeli doctors who are caring for Ukrainians 2,000 km away. How is this possible?

Israeli research is myth-busting in a new study which finds that COVID shots don’t harm IVF outcomes.

And finally, we talk about a mind-melding new process in which older human eggs can be made young again in a laboratory. It's not ready for use yet, but let's hear where we are now.

Discussed articles include:

Israeli minister heads to Poland as Ukraine refugees pour across border

Health Ministry updates guidelines on polio vaccines after first case in decades

Doctors in Israel care for Ukrainians 2,000 km away, as tech shrinks world

As false fears persist, new Israeli study finds COVID shots don’t harm IVF outcomes

In breakthrough, Jerusalem lab says older human eggs can be made young again

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IMAGE: Diaspora Affairs Minister Dr. Nachman Shai (right) greets Rita Parjanskaya, aged 84, in a refugee reception area in Korczowa, Poland, just across the Ukrainian-Polish border, March 8, 2022. (Office of Diaspora Affairs Minister Dr. Nachman Shai)

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