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.

ToI founding editor David Horovitz and environmental reporter Sue Surkes join host Jessica Steinberg.

Horovitz offers some key points from his interview with US ambassador Tom Nides, along with Tal Schneider, Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid, including Nides' staunch Zionism and the US stance on Iran.

Horovitz then discusses the latest revelations in the NSO spyware allegations, how the Israel Police are reacting now and ToI's conversation with a former senior government official who appears to have been the subject of NSO use by the Israeli police.

He also comments on the UK Board of Deputies of British Jews telling far-right MK Bezalel Smotrich to ‘get back on a plane’, offering an unexpected change in British Jewish behavior.

Surkes speaks about Truaa, Israel’s now official new earthquake warning system and offers some quick reminders about what to do in case of an earthquake warning.

She also updates listeners on the latest in the Israeli bottle recycling system, which has become more confusing since the change in the law in December 2021.

Discussed articles include:

US envoy to Times of Israel: ‘My job is to calm things down, not to jazz things up’

Israel gets new earthquake warning system, sends alert within seconds of 1st tremor

Over 1,000 Israelis complain about stores refusing to comply with bottle deposit law

Artist Beverly Barkat creates globe from miles of plastic waste

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IMAGE: US Ambassador Tom Nides is interviewed by The Times of Israel at the US Embassy in Jerusalem, January 7, 2022 (David Azagury / US Embassy)

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