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.
Today’s panel comprises Times of Israel editor David Horovitz and our Hebrew sister-site Zman Yisrael diplomatic and political correspondent Tal Schneider, along with host Amanda Borschel-Dan.
Previewing her recent interviews with Meretz’s Yair Golan and Labor’s Omer Barlev, Schneider gives the lowdown on the two former high-ranking IDF officers who each turned to Israel’s peace camp after their military careers, and are now trying to revive it. Beyond the politics, we look at the Israelis’ attitudes to the Iran deal, military pressure on the Islamic Republic and how to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up
After a slowdown in Israel’s vaccination drive, the campaign seems to be gaining momentum again, and with the lockdown easing and the airport opening just a little, normalcy seems to be on the horizon. Our panel asks if we are really ready for it.
And finally, as hundreds of judokas land in Israel for a Grand Slam tournament in Tel Aviv, we look at the incredible story of Saeid Mollaei — the Iranian judo champ who fled his home country after being forced to throw a fight in the World Championship in Tokyo in 2019 in order to avoid facing an Israeli competitor — who is now among the athletes visiting the Jewish state.
Discussed articles include:
Israel to allow 2,000 travelers per day to enter country starting Saturday
Israel and Cyprus reach tourism deal for vaccinated travelers
Synagogues, stores could be reopened for all Sunday; malls, gyms for vaccinated
Playing whack-a-mole with anti-vaxxers, Israel works to revitalize vaccine drive
Exiled Iranian judo champion lands in Israel for Tel Aviv tourney
With Israel’s skies closed, 600 athletes arrive for judo contest, drawing rebuke
Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Is our work important to you?
Does The Times of Israel give you valuable insight into Israel and the Jewish world? If so, please join The Times of Israel Community. For as little as $6/month, you will:
Join the Times of Israel CommunityJoin our CommunityAlready a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You’re serious. We appreciate that!
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we come to work every day – to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Join Our CommunityJoin Our CommunityAlready a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
