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 correspondents Sam Sokol and Ariela Karmel join host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.

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The opposition parties are taking shape ahead of the upcoming elections, and Sokol and Karmel discuss both familiar and new political figures and the jockeying among parties to maximize votes.

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