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 environment correspondent Sue Surkes join host Amanda Borschel-Dan in today's episode.

Yesterday, MK Merav Michaeli was victorious in a strangely unprecedented win to head Labor for a second term. What is her vision heading into these elections?

Meretz is the other left-wing party with a leadership jostle. What’s happening there?

As the right-wing parties seem to strengthen, are these stalwart left-wing groups fighting over the same electorate?

We hear about a massive fight over wind turbines in the Negev and Golan. What are the different sides saying?

Surkes wrote a about a fascinating study that explains coral’s fluorescence, including those that live between the shallow reef area and the deep, completely dark zone of the sea.

And finally, Modiin’s unofficial mascot, Ruti the hyena, was run down this weekend. We learn about this most determined animal.

Discussed articles include:

Michaeli clinches second elected term as Labor leader, a first in party’s history

Merav Michaeli, recapturing Labor leadership, vows to tackle cost of living

Deep sea corals glow in the dark to lure prey, Israeli researchers find

Ruti the celebrity hyena run over and killed near Modiin

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Image: Renewable energy wind turbines as seen next to the snowy peaks of Mount Hermon on January 3, 2021, in the northern Golan Heights. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

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