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 United States correspondent Jacob Magid join host Amanda Borschel-Dan in today's episode.

The Israeli elections are finally tomorrow. Magid was in the northern Arab town of Umm Al-Fahm on Saturday. He explains what's happening on the ground there and who is -- and is not -- voting.

Next, Magid describes a visit to the religious Tel Aviv suburb of Givat Shmuel. A plurality of its residents voted for former prime minister Naftali Bennett in the previous elections and feel betrayed. What's happening there now?

Next, we hear thoughts from Horovitz, explaining how the rise of the far right in Israel did not happen in a vacuum.

Discussed articles include:

Damned if you vote, damned if you don’t: Despair a deciding factor in Arab turnout

Furious at Bennett’s betrayal, these national religious voters won’t allow a repeat

With rise of Ben Gvir and Smotrich, Israel risks a catastrophic lurch to extremism

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IMAGE: Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, surrounded by security and his supporters visits at Hatikva Market in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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