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 US reporter Jacob Magid join host Jessica Steinberg.

Magid discusses why the Western Wall compromise fell apart,  the political machinations behind the scenes, after years of seeking a solution that would work for the ultra-Orthodox and Reform and Conservative movements.

Schneider looks at what changed to push through the recent passage of the first of three votes on legislation that would lower the age at which yeshiva students are exempt from the military draft.

She also talks about the recent rise in electricity, fuel prices and consumer product costs and the latest scuttlebutt involving Aryeh Deri, leader of the ultra Orthodox Shas party, who came out against the price hikes while vacationing at a five-star resort in Switzerland.

Magid finishes up the podcast with a brief look at President Joe Biden's Israel policy record during his first year in office.

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IMAGE: Then-education minister Naftali Bennett delivers a statement at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, on December 25, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90, file)

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