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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Arab affairs correspondent Gianluca Pacchiani and reporter Diana Bletter join host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.
Pacchiani offers a brief update regarding the latest in the US-brokered ceasefire proposal to Hezbollah in Lebanon, as Bletter speaks about the randomness of rockets that kill and cause damage in the north, including Jewish and Arab towns and villages.
Pacchiani discusses the latest lineup of Hamas leadership in Gaza, with most of the leaders located out of the country and one possibly still in Gaza, and how they control the ongoing war from afar.
He also looks at reactions from European leaders regarding Palestinian educational textbooks that radicalize younger generations.
Finally, Bletter talks about scientific research from Tel Aviv University that could help in fighting cancerous tumors.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Though ham-handed, report on Gazan anger at Hamas appears to reflect waning support
As calls to deradicalize Palestinian textbooks get louder, some urge a broader focus
âHistory repeats itselfâ as South Lebanon Army veteran, Israeli killed side-by-side
In Arab town where 2 were killed by Hezbollah rockets, leaders demand shelters
Annual festival includes an oud ode to a Jewish Tunisian diva
Israeli researchers identify protein that stops immune cells from attacking tumors
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IMAGE: In Kiryat Ata, northern Israel, where a missile fired from Lebanon hit and caused damage on November 11, 2024 (Photo by Flash90)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
Six Israeli soldiers were killed in a clash with Hezbollah forces, the IDF announced Wednesday, as Israeli troops pushed deeper into southern Lebanon amid an intensification of violence, even as officials expressed cautious optimism on ceasefire talks. It was one of the heaviest single-day losses in the operation that began in late September against Hezbollah. Horovitz updates on efforts to reach a ceasefire in the north and the key player not included in the talks.
Tzachi Braverman, who serves as chief of staff to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is being questioned under caution today by the policeâs Lahav 443 serious crimes unit. We hear more about the two -- or three -- issues under investigation with links to the Prime Minister's Office.
Authorities in Paris announced that more than 4,000 police officers and 1,600 stadium staff would be deployed for the game and only French and Israeli flags will be allowed inside the stadium. Horovitz weighs in to why accusations that what happened in Amsterdam was mere soccer hooliganism just missed the mark.
On Wednesday, the Jerusalem District Court rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs request for a 10-week delay to the start of his testimony in his criminal trial, saying that he already had five months to prepare.
And finally, we discuss Israeli media's complicated relationship with the military censor and the censor's sometimes baffling rulings.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
6 Israeli soldiers killed in fighting with Hezbollah as IDF pushes deeper into Lebanon
Court extends by one day remand of key suspect in PMO secret documents leak case
Paris protesters target pro-Israel, far-right linked gala ahead of tense soccer match
Court rejects Netanyahuâs request to delay testimony in criminal trial
The ultra-divisive Netanyahu and the consequences for an Israel fighting for survival
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IMAGE: A man flashes a portrait of slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in front of the rubble of a building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs, on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (AFP)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel acknowledged during a press briefing on Tuesday that Israel implemented some â but not all â of the steps demanded by the US in an October 13 letter giving Jerusalem a month to act or risk being deemed out of compliance with US law, which bars offensive weapons from being transferred to countries that block aid from reaching civilians. We hear what Israel did accomplish and why the US may have overlooked some shortcomings.
In a flurry of announcements, President-elect Donald Trump said he had chosen former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel. Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel, and his intended nomination comes as Trump has promised to align US foreign policy more closely with Israelâs interests as it wages wars against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. We hear what Rettig Gur sees taking shape in terms of Trump's predicted approach to Israel.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich paid a visit to Kibbutz Nir Oz, one of the Israeli communities hit the worst in Hamasâs onslaught of October 7, 2023, and met families of local hostages as well as former captives. It is Smotrichâs first visit to Nir Oz, more than 13 months after Palestinian terrorists rampaged there, killing or kidnapping 117 out of its 400 residents. There are still 29 hostages from Nir Oz held captive in Gaza. Why now?
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
US says it wonât withhold weapons to Israel, as deadline to address aid crisis passes
Trump taps Fox News host who said US must âstand by strong allyâ Israel to head Pentagon
US slams Smotrichâs vow to annex parts of West Bank following Trumpâs win
In first, Smotrich visits Oct. 7-ravaged Nir Oz, says he feels âresponsibility, guiltâ
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IMAGE: A handout picture released by the official Jordanian news agency Petra shows an airdrop of humanitarian and relief aid to the southern Gaza Strip carried out by members of the Jordanian army on November 12, 2024. (PETRA News Agency / AFP)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.
Magid looks at why it was announced following the US election that Qatar is leaving its negotiating role in the Israel-Hamas hostage talks, the back-and-forth of its decision-making process and whether the US or Qatar were making this decision.
Magid discusses the positive report from a phone call between President-elect Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and the help Trump has received from his daughter's father-in-law, Lebanese billionaire, Massad Boulos, with regard to Arab voters in the US.
Magid looks at recent messaging from Trump aides warning giddy right-wing Israeli ministers that their hopes to annex West Bank settlements during a Trump administration would only be under the right conditions and may never happen.
Magid reviews some of the names bandied about for Trump's cabinet, the battle between the more isolationist members and neo-Conservatives, the ousting of former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who both served during the previous Trump administration.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Diplomat says Qatar quitting Gaza mediation role, Hamas to be booted from country
At US behest, Qatar has ordered Hamas to leave Doha â Biden officials
PA says Trump, in phone call with Abbas, vowed he âwill work to stop the warâ
Ex-Trump aides warn Israeli ministers not to assume heâll back annexation in 2nd term
IMAGE: An IDF soldier passes by a sign that displays a photo of US President-elect Donald Trump that reads "Congratulations! Trump, make Israel great!" two days after the US election, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
President-elect Donald Trump has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he wants the war in Lebanon to end before his inauguration and has also signaled to the Biden administration that it needs to step up efforts to shut down the Gaza front. How could ceasefire negotiations be affected now that Qatar has stepped away from the negotiator role?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President-elect Donald Trump see âeye-to-eyeâ on the Iranian threat, the premier said in a video statement on Sunday, also revealing that he and Trump had spoken three times since the latterâs American presidential election triumph last week. Berman weighs in.
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer secretly visited Russia last week, Army Radio reported Sunday, in what appeared to be part of Israelâs efforts to reach a ceasefire in Lebanon where it is battling the terror group Hezbollah. Why Russia?
Dutch police arrested dozens of anti-Israel demonstrators on Sunday, after they defied a temporary ban on protests, imposed after mass violence against Israeli tourists following a Thursday night soccer game in Amsterdam. On Thursday, Israeli officials said 10 people were injured in the overnight violence by local Arab and Muslim gangs against Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans. Hundreds more Israelis huddled in their hotels for hours, fearing they could be attacked. Berman describes what he sees is Israel's responsibility in such situations.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Diplomat says Qatar quitting Gaza mediation role, Hamas to be booted from country
Trump looms over Saudi-hosted meeting of Arab, Muslim leaders on Mideast war
Netanyahu says he and Trump see âeye to eyeâ on Iran after holding 3 calls within days
Top Netanyahu confidant visited Russia last week amid Lebanon ceasefire efforts â report
Dutch police arrest dozens who defy protest ban after antisemitic riots in Amsterdam
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IMAGE: IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon in this picture released for publication on November 11, 2024 (Israel Defense Forces)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
As the war continues on the ground in Gaza and in Lebanon, we learn how the IDF is overtly taking credit for strikes inside Syria -- and why.
US president-elect Donald Trump has informed the Biden administration that he expects to see progress in the efforts to obtain a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah and his advisors claim he would like the Gaza war wrapped up by the time he takes office in January. Fabian weighs in on whether the IDF is in a position to pull back right now -- without Hamas or Hezbollah simply filling the vacuum.
New Defense Minister Israel Katz spoke with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday, who conveyed a âsharpâ message to his new Israeli counterpart during their first phone conversation, to the effect that Israel risks jeopardizing the ongoing provision of US weaponry for the Gaza war if it does not credibly show that it has improved the supply and distribution of aid to Gazan noncombatants. We hear about new IDF efforts to introduce more aid into the Strip and discuss Katz's challenges in taking on his new role.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at Israel as IDF pounds Lebanon, Syria targets
US warplanes hit Houthisâ advanced weapons storage facilities in Yemen strikes
Israel rejects âbiasedâ warning of famine in Gaza, says aid trucks enter war-torn towns
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IMAGE: People inspect a bridge allegedly damaged in an Israeli strike near the Syrian village of Tall al-Nabi Mando, in the countryside of Qusayr on October 28, 2024. (Louai Beshara / AFP)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today, we bring you a bonus episode of What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World.
This week, we hand the mic over to Yossi Klein Halevi, a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and an author, thinker and writer for The Times of Israel and many other outlets.
Recently, Klein Halevi shared with us his longtime interest in interviewing Rabbi Irving Yitz Greenberg, whom he called one of this generation's most important Jewish theologians.
Greenberg has been a central figure in the creation of a post-Holocaust Jewish identity and in establishing Holocaust commemoration projects like the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. He is a leader in inter-denominational Jewish pluralism and in Jewish-Christian interfaith dialogue.
Now, at age 91, Greenberg has published his magnum opus, âThe Triumph of Life,â which, according to Klein Halevi, offers a brilliant and original argument for a new understanding of Judaism.
So this week, we ask both Yossi Klein Halevi and Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, what matters now.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
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IMAGE: Left to right: Author Yossi Klein Halevi. (Shalom Hartman Institute); Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg. (Courtesy)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Political correspondent Sam Sokol and reporter Sue Surkes join host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.
Sokol discusses this week's surprise dismissal of former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, it's effect on the Likud party and the government coalition as well as the prime minister's continued efforts to appease his ultra-Orthodox coalition partners, regarding the draft evasion bill.
Surkes talks about her visit down south to several Gaza border communities that are trying to rebuild their homes and structures and replace equipment but are hampered by the holdup in compensation funds from the government.
Sokol looks at a series of government bills aimed at fighting terror, including deporting terrorists' relatives, cutting welfare benefits for convicted terrorists and firing teachers who identify with terror.
Surkes talks about climate confab COP29 beginning next week with the Israeli delegation attending under heightened security efforts.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Likud clamps down on dissent over Haredi draft bills after Gallant pushed out
In new coalition deal with Likud, Saâar relinquishes right to oppose Haredi draft bills
MKs push bill to create new intelligence oversight body under Netanyahu
Despite constitutional concerns, Knesset passes law on deporting terroristsâ relatives
Lawmakers advance bills cutting welfare benefits for convicted terrorists
Knesset passes law allowing government to fire teachers it asserts identify with terror
Buzzed but never drunk: Research shows Oriental hornets defy alcoholâs effects
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IMAGE: A plenum session on the appointment of Israel Katz as Defense Minister and Gideon Sa'ar as Foreign Minister at the assembly hall of the Knesset on November 8, 2024. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
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Welcome to The Times of Israelâs Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on whatâs happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for todayâs episode.
In the wake of Donald Trumpâs victory in the US presidential election on Tuesday, two settler leaders called for Israel to annex the West Bank, describing the development as a new opportunity to expand Israeli sovereignty to the disputed territory. The demand was also backed by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. We discuss Israeli perceptions of a new Trump term in comparison to his actions during his previous presidency.
In light of Defense Minister Yoav Gallantâs ouster on Tuesday evening, Horovitz discusses the new constellation of Israel Katz as defense minister and Gideon Saâar as foreign minister and what this means for the increasingly strong push to conscript Haredi men.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Two very different comebacks
79% of US Jews voted for Harris, according to largest preliminary exit poll
GOP spokesperson says Trump wants Israelâs wars to end soon, with decisive victory
Two settlement leaders, Ben Gvir call to annex West Bank after Trump victory
In new coalition deal with Likud, Saâar relinquishes right to oppose Haredi draft bills
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IMAGE: A billboard that displays a photo of US President-elect Donald Trump and reads 'Congratulations! Trump, make Israel great' is projected a day after the US election, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
US bureau chief Jacob Magid and political correspondent Tal Schneider join host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.
Schneider discusses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's unexpected Tuesday evening dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, during the US elections. She examines the presumed political reasons for the dismissal, given Gallant's support for an ultra-Orthodox draft, the issue that has shaken the current government coalition.
Magid looks at the US administration's reactions to the dismissal, which came as a surprise. The initial US reaction was measured, while Magid's follow-up interview with a US official conveyed the administration's dismay and the belief that the prime minister is looking out for his own political survival.
Schneider talks about her conversations with Jewish voters in Philadelphia prior to Election Day, most of them Democrats, while Magid reports from Dearborn, Michigan, where many Arab voters appeared to be voting for Trump because of their disappointment with US President Joe Biden regarding the war in Gaza.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Netanyahu fires Gallant, says disagreements, lack of mutual trust helped the enemy
Gallant, after heâs fired, warns Israel is abandoning captives, risks âmark of Cainâ
US caught off guard, âconcernedâ by defense ministerâs ouster on Election Day
Jewish regent at U of Michigan says Trump not the answer to anti-Israel campus unrest
IMAGE: 'Gallant Night 2' (referring to the intense demonstrations when Gallant was first fired in March 2023) protests at Tel Aviv's Begin Gate on November 5, 2024 (Credit: Roni Shapiro)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
Today is election day in the United States and yesterday, the Israel Democracy Institute released a poll of some 750 Israelis â Jews and Arabs â and asked, âIn terms of Israelâs interests, which of the two candidates for the US presidency would be better?â Horovitz weighs in on the response and some of the factors that went into the responses.
The IDF will be sending out another 7,000 draft orders to members of the ultra-Orthodox community next week and as of this morning, we are hearing that the coalition may have lost the votes it needs to pass the controversial so-called Daycare Law being pushed by the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party to preserve subsidies for Haredi draft-evaders. We hear which politicians are dissenting and what this symbolizes.
Investigators suspect that the theft of classified intelligence documents from Israel Defense Forces databases and the transfer of those files to people in the Prime Ministerâs Office was âsystematic,â and the publication of one such document in foreign media is a source of âongoingâ danger to the lives of both soldiers and hostages in Gaza. Horovitz updates us on new details of the continuing investigation.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly ordered that a âsolutionâ be found for Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miaraâs âadversarialâ relationship with his government, as ministers railed against her office and called for her ouster Monday. We learn how this comment was somewhat pulled back by the prime minister and why.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Poll: Some 65% of Israelis believe Trump victory would be best for Israel
Senior Likud MK says he wonât back daycare subsidies bill for Haredi draft-evaders
Theft of sensitive IDF intel, transfer to âpeople at PMOâ was âsystematicâ â report
Netanyahu demands âsolutionâ to âadversarialâ AG as ministers call for her ouster
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IMAGE: Illustrative: A Haredi man looks at Israeli soldiers gathered at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, March 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
This morning, the Foreign Ministry officially informed the United Nations that Israel is withdrawing from the 1967 agreement recognizing the Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA after the Knesset passed legislation to severely limit the operations of the agency in Israel and in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. We hear about practical implications.
A round of talks between Hamas and Fatah officials in Cairo ended with an agreement to establish a technocratic committee composed of independent Palestinian figures to manage the Gaza Strip, according to an unnamed Hamas source quoted by the Qatari-owned paper Al-Araby al-Jadeed. Berman weighs in on the chances of this agreement coming to fruition.
Eli Feldstein, a spokesperson working with the Prime Ministerâs Office, is accused of divulging top-secret information with national security implications to European media outlets, according to a ruling published Sunday evening by Rishon Lezion Magistrate Court head Menahem Mizrahi. The names of three other suspects remain gagged by the court, but it confirmed that they were connected to the defense establishment. Berman examines what we know about the case and how serious the charges are.
Touring the northern border on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that whether via a negotiated settlement or military force, Israel will achieve the conditions it needs to restore security to the area and keep the Hezbollah terror group at bay. Relatedly, weâre hearing that Iranâs president said a potential ceasefire between Israel and its allies Hamas and Hezbollah âcould affect the intensityâ of Tehranâs threatened attack. Could this added pressure see a ceasefire agreement solidify?
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.Discussed articles include:
Israel informs UN that 1967 agreement recognizing UNRWA is void
PM spokesman Eli Feldstein suspected of leaking intel that may have hurt hostage efforts
Visiting border, PM vows to restore security in north âwith or without an agreementâ
Iran said planning to use more powerful weapons in next attack on Israel
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IMAGE: Illustrative: Released hostages and their family members seen after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, outside the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, August 23, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
Top Hamas official Izz al-Din Kassab was killed Friday in an airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF and Shin Bet announced. Kasab was one of the last remaining members of Hamasâs political bureau, where he served as head of national relations. Fabian weighs in on how functional Hamas is as an entity in the Gaza Strip right now.
Attack drones have emerged as one of the most potent threats to Israelâs home front since the beginning of the year. Yesterday, an Israel Air Force attack helicopter was filmed intercepting a Hezbollah drone in the Binyamina area, south of Haifa, after the drone set off sirens in area communities. Fabian speaks about how the IDF is adjusting how it takes down drones as the war progresses.
Israeli naval commandos captured a Hezbollah official in a raid in northern Lebanon late Friday, the military confirmed on Saturday night, marking an unusual operation both in its nature and location deep inside the country. We hear about the daring mission and what its goals were.
A reprisal attack from Iran is still on the horizon. We hear what preparations the IDF is taking.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.Discussed articles include:
Three soldiers killed in north Gaza; IDF says 900 terror operatives dead in Jabalia op
IDF says it killed one of the last remaining Hamas politburo members still in Gaza
130 rockets, 10 drones fired at Israel Saturday; helicopter downs drone south of Haifa
Israeli commandos nab top Hezbollah naval operative in north Lebanon raid
Khamenei threatens Israel and US with âa crushing responseâ to Israelâs airstrikes
US said to warn Iran it wonât be able to restrain Israel if Tehran attacks again
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IMAGE: A building, left, in Batroun, northern Lebanon, November 2, 2024, where a Hezbollah ship captain was taken away by IDF commandos who landed on a coast north of Beirut. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Today, we bring you a bonus episode of What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World. This episode features host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with ToI senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur.
The United States is electing its next president on November 5 and according to a poll published this week, Israelis massively favor Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Kamala Harris.
So ahead of next weekâs results, we take a closer look at exactly how Israelis are polling, which candidate they favor â and some reasons why. We also learn how the current polling matches previous surveys of Israelis ahead of past US elections and who was actually elected in the end.
We also hear from Rettig Gur, who has been touring Jewish communities over the past week, what concerns heâs gathered about both candidates from the American Jews heâs spoken with.
And finally, we look at the recently published AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey of Americans which, among other things, drills down into the US populationâs partisan divide on all things Israel and the Middle East.
So this week, we ask Haviv Rettig Gur, what matters now?
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Poll shows Israelis massively favor Trump over Harris in US election
Poll: Democrats, Republicans split on Israelâs responsibility for warâs escalation
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IMAGE: This combination of pictures shows US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (L) speaking during a Get Out the Vote rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on October 30, 2024; and former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking at a campaign rally at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 2024. (Angela Weiss/AFP)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg on today's episode.
Magid discusses the latest ceasefire negotiations and the US administration's decision to first pursue calm in Lebanon, given the signals received from Hezbollah and the hope that a ceasefire could then spread to Gaza. He also offers an update on the ceasefire and hostage negotiations regarding Gaza, and the complications resulting from Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's death, which has left a gap in the terrorist group's leadership.
Magid talks about statements made by former US president Donald Trump regarding Gaza if he wins next week's election and comments made by Trump running mate JD Vance regarding US interests vis a vis Iran.
Finally, Magid discusses the deadly IDF strike in Gaza that reportedly killed more than 90 people, including 20 children, and what that could mean regarding the US 30-day deadline for Israel about aid and continued American security assistance.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Inverting its approach, US pursues calm in Lebanon that will then spread to Gaza
In warning, Qatar and Egypt tell US hostage talks complicated by killing of Sinwar
Trump told Netanyahu he wants Gaza war over by time he enters office â sources
Vance: US and Israeli interests wonât always overlap; we donât want war with Iran
US presses Israel to explain âhorrificâ Gaza strike in which over 20 kids said killed
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IMAGE: U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein leaves after attending a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's episode.
Yesterday, Lebanonâs caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said he was striving for a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah terror group within the coming days, after a hopeful conversation with US special envoy Amos Hochstein and as reports emerged with details of a US-backed ceasefire proposal. We discuss a leaked draft of the deal and also Berman relays a sense of the Lebanese Armed Forces and their ability to control Hezbollah.
The IDF said yesterday that it is launching a new eastern regional division, a decision made following an examination of the militaryâs âoperational needs and defense capabilities in the area, in accordance with the planning of the IDFâs force build-up." We hear what would be the new divisionâs purview and how ultra-Orthodox soldiers could be a strategic bolstering force.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Lebanese PM says hoping for ceasefire in coming days; US-drafted truce deal leaks
US mediators jet to Israel for talks on 60-day truce with Hezbollah
New Hezbollah chief threatens Netanyahu, but opens door for ceasefire in first speech
IDF announces formation of new division to defend Israelâs border with Jordan
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IMAGE: Israelis protest in Tel Aviv, calling for equal military service, March 14, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Political correspondent Sam Sokol joins host Jessica Steinberg on today's episode.
Sokol discusses the fiery start of the Knesset fall session this week, as young women dressed to resemble hostage Naama Levy and her bloodstained clothing and hands when she was taken captive on October 7, were in attendance at the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality, along with many members of hostage families.
He reports on the fierce arguments in the Knesset plenum, as opposition leader Yair Lapid took Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to task, and a screaming match between several lawmakers before a vote on a bill that would allow the government to deport the family members of terrorists who are Israeli citizens.
Sokol also reviews the Knesset vote on the UNRWA bill that would bar the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees and their descendants from operating in Israel, and a bill barring new foreign consulates in Jerusalem, also aimed at preventing consular offices that serve Palestinians.
Finally, Sokol turns to the draft law, and how one ultra-Orthodox party backed down from its threat to overthrow the budget over the IDF exemption bill.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
With blood-red hands, Gaza hostage supporters make their mark on the opening of Knesset
Following stormy debate, lawmakers advance measure to deport terroristsâ relatives
Knesset approves laws barring UNRWA from Israel, limiting it in Gaza and West Bank
Knesset passes law banning establishment of new foreign consulates in Jerusalem
Ministers back bill denying the PA a path to petition the High Court of Justice
Ultra-Orthodox party backs down from threat to tank budget over IDF exemption bill
Netanyahu says Israelâs strikes on Iran destroyed âindustrial factories of deathâ
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IMAGE: Shira Albag, mother of hostage Liri Albag, far left, with other hostage family members and supporters sit on floor of Knesset on October 28, 2024 holding signs that read, 'This is how they urinate in the tunnels,' referring to the bottles full of urine found in the Gaza tunnels (Courtesy Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's episode.
Two bills overwhelmingly passed through final votes last night, which ban UNRWA from operating in Israeli territory and bar Israeli authorities from any contact with the agency. We discuss how Israel or the international community will fill the vacuum this would leave in Gaza even as condemnations pour in.
Senior Israeli officials told Ynet this morning that there is progress on an agreement to end the fighting in Lebanon. Berman explains what appears to be on the table, including enforcement of the resolution, with Hezbollah prevented from having a presence near the border.
Weâre hearing various reports of varied hostage release deals. But yesterday Mossad chief David Barnea returned to Israel on Monday from a 24-hour trip to Qatar to discuss proposals for a hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu projected pessimism over the restarted negotiations. Berman weighs in.
Finally, we were told yesterday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a fiery address at the opening of the Knesset winter legislative session that Israel hit key Iranian sites hard in its airstrikes on Saturday. We hear Berman's thoughts.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Knesset approves laws barring UNRWA from Israel, limiting it in Gaza and West Bank
US urges Israel to rethink anti-UNRWA laws, warning millions at risk of âcatastropheâ
PM ânot certainâ negotiations can progress as Mossad chief returns from Qatar talks
Netanyahu says Israelâs strikes on Iran destroyed âindustrial factories of deathâ
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IMAGE: A Palestinian woman walks past a damaged wall bearing the UNRWA logo at a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 28, 2024. (Eyad Baba / AFP)
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Welcome to The Times of Israelâs Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on whatâs happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on todayâs episode.
The United Nations Security Council is expected to meet today to debate Israelâs strikes on Iran. Horovitz discusses how Saturdayâs strikes were received by Israelâs international supporters â and detractors.
Almost immediately following reports of Israelâs strikes on Iran, Israeli politicians began criticizing their limited nature. Horovitz weighs in on the thin tightrope Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks to appease his international and coalition partners.
Due to âsecurity concerns,â Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs cabinet will not meet in the Prime Ministerâs Office or IDF headquarters. We hear what may have motivated this decision and how it was received.
Yesterday, official Israel marked the Hebrew date to commemorate the Hamas onslaught on southern Israel and the massacre of 1,200 people, which sparked the ongoing war. Horovitz was at the site of the Nova outdoor music festival on Simhat Torah and shared his observations.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Israelâs strike on Iran was âhistoric,â but itâs not âthe endâ of anything
Iran says it had advance notice of IDF strikes; UN Security Council to meet Monday
IDF chief on Israelâs attack in Iran: âWe have the ability to do much moreâ
Gallant said to tell Netanyahu management of war directionless, goals need updating
Afulaâs largest high school marks official day of mourning with somber yet hopeful ceremony
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IMAGE: Commuters drive past a billboard bearing pictures of Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and US President Joe Biden in Vali-Asr Square in Tehran on October 27, 2024. (Atta Kenare / AFP)
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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's episode.
This morning, according to initial reports of a truck-ramming incident being classified as a suspected terror attack near the Glilot Army Base, 35 victims have been taken to hospitals, including six in serious condition, five in moderate condition, 20 who are lightly hurt, and another four suffering acute anxiety, according to Magen David Adom. Fabian updates us on what we know so far.
We speak about new information being gleaned about Israel's strikes on Iran, following our in-depth conversation yesterday for the Daily Briefing.
Israel has suffered heavy losses in or on the border with southern Lebanon over the past several days, with 13 soldiers and two civilians being killed. Fabian brings us perspective from the over year-long campaign.
Yesterday, much of northern Israel received an earthquake alert after the IDF blew up a tunnel complex that included a full-on Hezbollah base in southern Lebanon. Fabian visited the site last week in the dead of night and gives us a full report.
We turn to Gaza, where three Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed Friday during fighting in the northern Gaza Stripâs Jabaliya as the military pushed ahead with an offensive in the neighborhood, including taking control of the areaâs last functioning hospital in pursuit of Hamas operatives. We discuss what we know about the humanitarian zone and whether it is likely in the near future that Gazans may be able to return to the Strip's cities.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israelâs ongoing live blog.Discussed articles include:
Iran said âalarmedâ as IDF cripples its missile production, disables key air defenses
Four IDF reservists killed, 14 wounded in battle with Hezbollah in south Lebanon
2 killed, 7 hurt as Hezbollah rocket hits minimarket in northern town of Majd al-Krum
Hezbollah bombards north with rockets and drones as IDF targets launchers in Lebanon
Under a Lebanese border village, IDF finds huge Hezbollah base primed for invasion
3 soldiers killed in north Gaza as troops raid hospital in pursuit of Hamas operatives
IDF says it struck Hamas command center in Gaza City, expands âhumanitarian zoneâ
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IMAGE: Soldiers are seen in a Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon, late October 21, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
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