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 Religions and Diaspora affairs reporter Judah Ari Gross join host Jessica Steinberg for today's podcast.

Magid discusses why the Palestinian ambassador to the UN is once again seeking full member state status.

Gross looks at why Israel has decided to cancel all of its American medical programs, in order to free up spaces for Israeli medical students.

Magid talks about the US disapproval of the Israeli military raid of Palestinian human rights organizations.

Gross speaks about Israel's chief rabbi and the possible political reasons why he's signing conversion documentation once again.

Discussed articles include:

US says concerned by Israel’s raid on Palestinian NGOs, not convinced by prior intel

Israel ends lucrative American medical training programs to focus on local doctors

Palestinians aim to gain full UN member state status, but US law stands in their way

Chief rabbi held up conversions as leverage against government reform, group claims

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IMAGE: Student getting hands-on experience in Emergency Medicine Course at the Medical School for International Health (MSIH) at Soroka Medical Center. (Courtesy MSIH)

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