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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IMAGE: Illustrative. Opioids in a loaded syringe and pills. (iStock)

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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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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.

Satellite images obtained by Fabian on Saturday showed heavily damaged structures at a Syrian weapons base near the northwestern city of Masyaf in a Thursday airstrike attributed to Israel. Fabian tells us more.

Russia has shipped its advanced S-300 air defense system in Syria back home amid its invasion of Ukraine, an Israeli satellite intelligence firm said Friday. Is this significant for Israel?

Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again brokered a cooperation deal between Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism that seems to assure that both parties will cross the electoral threshold. Horovitz speaks about the editorial choice of consistently raising the alarm against the Kahane-aligned party, as he did in a scathing op-ed last week.

Late last week during Defense Minister Benny Gantz's trip to Washington, DC, Israel received “good hints” with regard to the US having a working offensive plan against Iran. What does this mean, in practical terms even as both Gantz and the current Prime Minister Yair Lapid are overtly attempting to speak with the US about this deal.

The Maccabi Haifa soccer team has risen to the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in over a decade. The group was placed in group H of the Champion’s League group stage, where it will face off against French powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain on September 14 in Haifa. Horovitz shares his perspective on Haifa's chances.

Discussed articles include:

Images show heavy damage to Syrian weapons base in airstrike attributed to Israel

Russia sends S-300 back home from Syria amid Ukraine invasion, satellite images show

Beware Itamar Ben Gvir, rising far-right star with a destructive vision for Israel

Netanyahu brokers deal for far-right’s Smotrich, Ben Gvir to join forces in election

Meretz leader denounces merged far-right slate as ‘alliance of thugs’

Understanding the ominous rise of Israel’s most notorious ultra-nationalist

US hints to Gantz it’s preparing military option against Iran, Israeli official says

Maccabi Haifa advances to Champions League group stage for first time since 2009

Maccabi Haifa to host PSG in Champions League clash on September 14

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Illustrative image: Israeli right-wing lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir gestures to a Palestinian protester during a news conference at the Damascus Gate to Jerusalem's Old City, where he protested police preventing him from entering the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, Thursday, June 10, 2021. The (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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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.

Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben-David and Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn join host Jessica Steinberg for today's podcast.

Ben-David talks about Israeli company StemRad, a developer of radiation protection suits that will be used in NASA’s Artemis I mission later this month.

She also discusses WeWork founder Adam Neumann who had a major fall from grace but now has a new residential real estate startup that nabbed $350 million from a major Silicon Valley venture capital firm.

Keller-Lynn reviews the somewhat similar reactions of current prime minister Yair Lapid and former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday to the current Iran nuclear deal.

Keller-Lynn then previews her piece on Likud party member Dan Illouz, a French Canadian who has a good chance of making it into the Knesset.

Discussed articles include:

Israel’s StemRad gears up for major demo of anti-radiation suit on NASA’s Artemis I

Live interview with WeWork’s Israeli founder Adam Neumann nabs Emmy nod

Bashing ‘bad’ nuke deal, Lapid says emerging pact violates Biden’s own red lines

Reviving 2015 protest, Netanyahu says ‘terrible’ Iran deal even worse than original

Meet Dan Illouz, Likud’s Canadian candidate who wants to beef up the Knesset’s power

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IMAGE: Adam Neumann, co-founder and CEO of WeWork, attends the opening bell ceremony at Nasdaq, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in New York. WeWork is a privately held shared workspace company based in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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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 our health reporter Nathan Jeffay join host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

Yesterday, the far-left Meretz and far-right Religious Zionism parties held their primaries. In Meretz, it was a showdown between Zehava Galon, and Yair Golan. What was the final shake out there? Where there any changes for Religious Zionism?

Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu again called for a merger between Religious Zionism and the even farther right Otzma Yehudit party. Why is he so keen?

Rettig Gur fills in the lay of the political land by speaking about what's new in Labor and Likud list shake-ups.

Jeffay explains Israel's tactics in fighting the spread of monkeypox, as well as how Israel can be uniquely effective.

Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa is the first Israeli hospital to introduce back operations via a small incision in the waist versus opening up the back. We hear why this is such an important step.

And finally, Israeli thermal imaging technology designed to track terrorists and defend borders is getting a new incarnation — helping doctors get a clearer view of what is happening in patients’ bodies.

Discussed articles include:

Galon wins Meretz leadership race, returning to head left-wing party after 3 years

Ben Gvir reaches out to Smotrich amid renewed push to unite the far-right

Israel using ‘vaccination nation’ chops to fight monkeypox, doctor says

New to Israel: Back surgery via the waist, using an advanced keyhole method

Israeli terror-fighting thermal imaging tech being adapted for medical purposes

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IMAGE: Meretz Chairwoman Zehava Galon (center) with Meretz MKs and party members after the results were announced in the Meretz party primary elections, in Tel Aviv, August 23, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/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.

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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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 features writer Renee Ghert-Zand join host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

Rabbi Shalom Cohen, the influential spiritual leader of the Shas political party, died in Jerusalem this morning at the age of 91. What else do we know about him and his role in the party?

We have two primaries coming up tomorrow, in Meretz and in Religious Zionism. Is there a revolution in the offing?

Otzma Yehudit MK Itamar Ben Gvir is staging new “statesmanlike campaign” tactics. He’s not really known for his level head. What’s going on here?

Ghert-Zand tells us about the new book "The Prophet of the Andes" by author Graciela Mochkofsky.

And finally, we hear about Nazi victim Karel Švenk’s "The Last Cyclist," which was rewritten based on survivor memories and recently filmed for television.

Discussed articles include:

Rabbi Shalom Cohen, spiritual leader of the Shas party, dies at 91

Jerusalem braces for mass crowds, traffic snarls at Shas spiritual leader’s funeral

How a Catholic-born Peruvian villager led hundreds to Jewish conversion – and Israel

A lost comedy cabaret from the Terezin ghetto is reconstructed and finally staged

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IMAGE: Inca Jew Iosef Sánchez and his family, Los Olivos, Lima, Peru, 2004 (Courtesy of Graciela Mochkofsky)

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