The Times of Israel Daily Briefing

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.

Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz and military corespondent Mannie Fabian join host Jessica Steinberg for today's podcast.

Horovitz offers a look back at aspects of Queen Elizabeth's long reign, including her relationship to Israel and to the Jews of England, and how King Charles III will offer a different approach in his new role.

Fabian discusses the details of an IDF shooting on Friday night that is being investigated.

He also talks about recent talks and tensions with Lebanon, as US-mediated talks over a maritime dispute are taking place, while an IAF drone crashed into the sea along Israel's border with Lebanon.

Discussed articles include:

King Charles III: A friend to UK Jewry, with special and historic ties to Israel

US mediator notes progress, but says Lebanon-Israel maritime deal needs more work

Report: IDF sees ‘reasonable possibility’ of clash with Hezbollah over gas dispute

IAF grounds fleet of drones after crash at Lebanon sea border

IMAGE: Images of the late Queen Elizabeth II are pictured at bus stops in Edinburgh on September 9, 2022, a day after Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96. (Oli SCARFF / AFP)

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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.

Religions correspondent Judah Ari Gross and political correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn join host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

The National Unity Party launched with much fanfare on Monday and last night, number three on the list, former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, gave us a peek into his thoughts on the settler movement at a first parlor event in the northern town of Metula. What did he say?

Today, Yesh Atid will launch it’s “Women’s List.” What is the state of female representation in the next Knesset?

The Israeli government recently implemented new regulations to incentivize religious burial societies to perform interment ceremonies for stillbirths. First of all, we hear how Jewish tradition views the situation. What's now being done?

The Israeli Chief Rabbinate has ruled that the still-alive father of an American man who has refused to grant his wife a ritual divorce for nearly two decades will not be able to be buried in Israel, in an effort to pressure the husband into freeing his “chained” wife. We hear more.

Discussed articles include:

Eisenkot slams settler agenda, putting him at odds with own party’s right-wing flank

Israel incentivizes proper burials for stillborns to ‘ease suffering of families’

In precedent, rabbinic court says divorce refuser’s family can’t be buried in Israel

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IMAGE: A general view of the Israeli parliament building, the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 2015. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)

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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.

Political writer Tal Schneider, US correspondent Jacob Magid and Amanda Borschel-Dan join host Jessica Steinberg for today's podcast.

Schneider looks at the unveiling of the National Unity party’s list of candidates, with Defense Minister Benny Gantz in the top spot. She discusses what Gadi Eisenkot will bring to the party and looks at a possible lack of environmentalists, including MK Alon Tal, in the future government.

Borschel-Dan offers look at two new, unexpected First Temple archaeological discoveries, including a repatriated papryus scroll from Montana.

Magid talks about the US reaction to Israel’s findings in the Shireen Abu Akleh shooting, and the Biden administration's controlled reactions to the results of the investigation.

Discussed articles include:

National Unity party unveils Knesset list

Ingathering of the exiles? Extremely rare First Temple-era papyrus repatriated

Were First Temple Jerusalemites living in lap of luxury? Rare ivory finds offer clue

US again pressing Israel to reconsider open-fire rules after IDF’s Abu Akleh probe

IMAGE: Conservation of the papyrus in the Israel Antiquities Authority Scrolls Conservation Laboratory. (Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority)

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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.

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian and news editor Amy Spiro join host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

Shots were fired at a bus carrying Israeli soldiers on a major highway in the Jordan Valley on Sunday, injuring seven people. Footage published Monday showed the moments after the attack. What do we know about the victims and the search for the gunmen?

The IDF finally released a long-awaited report of an internal investigation that looked into the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. What were the findings and how did the United States react?

54-year-old Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi was named the next IDF chief of staff. What do we know about him as a soldier -- and a person?

The IDF also announced the appointment of Lt. Col. Yarden Shukron Yifrah as head of the 498th Shahar (Dawn) Battalion. Yifrah will be the first woman to command a Home Front Command search and rescue unit. Why is this significant?

Pnina Lahav’s new biography of prime minister Golda Meir, "The Only Woman in the Room," asks whether she was a feminist or not. Why isn't this question clear-cut?

Spiro tells us about “Mo,” a new sitcom from comedian Mohammed Amer. Worth watching? And to close the program, she delves into the "tragic" break-up of musicians Static and Ben-El.

Discussed articles include:

7 injured as soldiers’ bus comes under fire by Palestinian gunmen in Jordan Valley

Footage shows chaotic moments after attack on soldiers’ bus in Jordan Valley

IDF probe finds ‘high probability’ soldier accidentally killed Shireen Abu Akleh

US says IDF review of Abu Akleh killing ‘welcome,’ stresses need for accountability

Herzi Halevi, Kohavi’s deputy, named as next IDF chief of staff

In first, IDF appoints woman to command search and rescue battalion

New Netflix series ‘Mo’ tells story of a Palestinian refugee family in Texas

Pop music duo Static and Ben-El announce split after seven years

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Image: Students carry a mock coffin as they hold a symbolic funeral for slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, at al-Azhar University in Mughraqa, central Gaza Strip, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)

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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.

Environmental reporter Sue Surkes and health writer Nathan Jeffay joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's podcast.

Jeffay discusses the Israeli research that has identified and destroyed the power source of brain cancer in mice.

Surkes reviews the latest in the future sale of Bazan, the Oil Refineries company that has long dominated the Haifa skyline, polluting it as well.

Jeffay talks about the use of game theory by Israeli researchers to determine whether it makes sense to give extra coronavirus vaccines to countries in need.

Finally, Surkes explains Zooz, an Israeli company's fast electric car chargers being deployed in the US, Europe and Israel.

Discussed articles include:

Brain tumors vanish in mice after Israeli study finds and destroys ‘power source’

Polluting Haifa oil refineries must close by 2025, PM’s economic adviser demands

Israeli study: Western powers can protect own people by donating COVID shots abroad

Israeli systems that charge electric vehicles in 15 minutes to deploy in Europe, US

IMAGE: Illustration showing the inside of a Zoozter-100 EV recharging unit. (Zooz Power)

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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.

Editor David Horovitz and military correspondent Emanuel Fabian join host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

An Israeli soldier was moderately hurt in a stabbing attack near the West Bank city of Hebron Friday afternoon just before Shabbat, close to the settlement of Kiryat Arba, the military and medics said. The attacker was shot dead. What is his status now?

Russia has demanded that Iran and its militias withdraw from positions across Syria, amid an apparent uptick in airstrikes attributed to Israel in recent weeks, according to a report on Friday. What does this mean for Israel?

Sunday morning the Hamas terror group announced that it had executed five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including two for “collaboration” with Israel. What else do we know about these two men?

New Israeli rules set to take effect next week require foreigners entering the West Bank to declare if they have “formed a couple” with a Palestinian and are in a relationship with them. What is the intention here?

The final leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev died last Tuesday. Horovitz tells us more who this man was to the Jewish People.

Discussed articles include:

Israeli soldier stabbed near Hebron, moderately hurt; attacker shot dead

Russia said to tell Iran to leave Syrian sites amid rise in apparent Israeli strikes

Hamas executes 5 Palestinians in Gaza, including 2 for ‘collaborating’ with Israel

Foreign West Bank visitors must tell Israel if they ‘form a couple’ with Palestinian

On Jews and Israel, Gorbachev’s legacy is under threat

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IMAGE: Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev places a yarmulke, a skullcap, on his head as he enters the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust Museum and memorial on June 16, 1992 in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Arzt)

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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 reporter Luke Tress joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's podcast.

Tress discusses recent New York State legislation regarding Nazi-looted art, with a new education law that includes directives that requires museums to label artwork plundered by the Nazis.

Steinberg talks about rocker Aviv Geffen and his abrupt political transformation to Jewish settlement performer from ardent leftist artist.

Tress looks at the opiod epidemic in the Jewish community in the US and the efforts of a Jewish UK doctor who invented a new drug antidote to combat fentanyl.

Finally, Steinberg mentions a long-awaited government decision to offer 30% rebates for foreign TV and film productions in Israel.

Discussed articles include:

Narcan inventor developing new overdose treatment to combat fentanyl scourge

Rocker Aviv Geffen changes his tune with West Bank concerts for ‘brother’ settlers

Seeking to woo TV and filmmakers, Israel offers 30% rebate to sweeten the deal

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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 Real Estate Israel editor Danielle Nagler join host Jessica Steinberg for today's podcast.

Nagler looks at Israel's homeless population and efforts to solve that issue, including the possibility of using empty, 'ghost' apartments as temporary housing.

Rettig Gur offers a more in-depth view at the problems facing Israel's educational system and why that results in threats of teachers' strikes each September 1.

Nagler also looks at the latest in urban planning trends in Israel, including the adoption of the 15-minute city.

Discussed articles include:

Treasury, teachers union reach wage deal to avert strike at start of school year

Jerusalem schools begin teaching spoken Arabic to reduce east-west divide

Tel Aviv opens $11m designer shelter for city’s unhoused population

IMAGE: The Nisui School School in Jerusalem, ahead of the opening of the school year tomorrow, on August 31, 2022. (Courtesy Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)

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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.

Political correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn and settlements reporter Jeremy Sharon join host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

Keller-Lynn reported on a recent survey, which found that Israel’s right-wing Jewish voter base has grown from 46 percent before the April 2019 election to 62% now, ahead of November’s vote. What are some other interesting stats?

After former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu engineered the merger of the Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit parties, the anti-LGBTQ party, Noam, is likely left out in the cold. Sharon explains why all may not be lost for the one-man party.

Leading up to the November 1 elections, the race is on to capture the Arab vote. And surprisingly, parties from a wide base of ideologies are vying for the expected 39% of Arab Israelis who may vote. What's happening here?

Sharon recently visited the Ramat Migron hilltop in the West Bank, which was demolished for a third time this morning. He dives into who lives there -- and why.

Discussed articles include:

Jewish Israeli voters have moved significantly rightward in recent years, data shows

New Meretz chief deems Joint List a ‘legitimate partner’ for a ruling party

Facing dire polls, ex-Yisrael Beytenu MK Avidar looks to ally with Islamist Ra’am

Poll predicts all-time-low Arab turnout in election, potentially boosting Netanyahu

Security forces dismantle illegal West Bank outpost Ramat Migron

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IMAGE: Demolition of Ramat Migron, August 30, 2022. (Courtesy Ramat Migron residents)

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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.

Political correspondent Tal Schneider and health reporter Nathan Jeffay join host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

Yesterday, Prime Minister Yair Lapid held a briefing at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on his approach to the Iran nuclear deal. What did Schneider hear there?

In The Times of Israel's Hebrew sister-site Zman Yisrael, Schneider wrote an in-depth article looking at the political issues surrounding a potential maritime border agreement with Lebanon. We hear some salient points.

It’s almost two years to the Abraham Accords and Schneider has charted the trade upswing with the United Arab Emirates.

The Times of Israel reported overnight about a first Israeli woman has been infected with monkeypox. Will we see a change in the vaccination policy?

Jeffay covered a troubling new survey that found that almost one in three Jewish Israelis say they would deny themselves mental health support for fear of stigma. Is this true of all ages and backgrounds?

An Israeli scientist says that artificial sweeteners should no longer be assumed safe, after his lab published peer-reviewed research suggesting they may actually increase sugar levels in the body.

Finally, Israeli scientists say they have developed a warning system for cognitive decline, which works by tracking brain function as elderly people listen to music. What is this all about?

Discussed articles include:

Iran deal draft reportedly includes 4 phases, would take full effect after 165 days

Mossad chief to visit Washington as Israel steps up efforts to reshape Iran deal

In first, woman in Israel diagnosed with monkeypox

1 in 3 Israeli Jews would forgo psychological support due to stigma, poll finds

Artificial sweeteners can harm sugar levels, shouldn’t be assumed safe – Israeli lab

Israeli scientists say brain analysis tool can spot cognitive decline — using music

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Illustrative image: Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting in Tel Aviv on August 25, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

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