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 environmental reporter Sue Surkes join host Jessica Steinberg for today's podcast.

Magid discusses the current dilemma of UN official Sarah Muscroft, based in East Jlem, and currently on leave for a tweet about indiscriminate Islamic Jihad rocket fire. 

He also delves into the story about former Israeli ambassador to the US Ron Dermer backing his former boss, Benjamin Netanyahu — with regard to a claim in Jared Kushner's forthcoming book that the then-prime minister went off-script by announcing plans to immediately annex large parts of the West Bank.

Surkes talks about a more personal story, about her father-in-law, Ralph Friedland, who later became Freeman, who was saved from Nazi Germany by a soccer player from the British football association. 

Steinberg adds a mention about basketball team Hapoel Tel Aviv, now known as Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv, for its new sponsor, the vegan organization.

Discussed articles include:

Senior UN official loses her post after tweet condemning PIJ rocket fire at Israel

Backing Netanyahu, Dermer pans Kushner claim ex-PM went rogue with annexation pledge

ToI tale about soccer hero saving German Jew will be studied by Premier League youth

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IMAGE: Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane, 2nd from left, vies for the ball with Roma's Brazilian defender Roger, center, during a friendly match between England's Tottenham Hotspurs and Italy's AS Roma at the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, July 30, 2022. (Jack Guez/AFP)

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