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Daily Briefing June 10: Army of God? Bill equates Torah study with national service

Daily Briefing June 10: Army of God? Bill equates Torah study with national service

Political correspondent Tal Schneider on a proposed controversial Basic Law that would have resounding ripples, and why nations that were once allies...

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Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler: How AI is poisoning the information well

Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler: How AI is poisoning the information well

Senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute warns that as Israel heads into elections, the field is wide open for mass influence campaigns with no...

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Daily Briefing June 9 – Between a rocket and a hard place: PM faces Trumpian dilemma

Daily Briefing June 9 – Between a rocket and a hard place: PM faces Trumpian dilemma

As Iran regards Lebanon as its vassal state, editor David Horovitz weighs in on the increasingly fraught US-Israel relationship

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Daily Briefing June 8 – Iran fires on Israel, reigniting smoldering war

Daily Briefing June 8 – Iran fires on Israel, reigniting smoldering war

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on renewed tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and Israel, a massive Hezbollah bunker found under Beaufort and the...

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‘Oxygen’: An Israeli mother sacrifices all to keep soldier son breathing

‘Oxygen’: An Israeli mother sacrifices all to keep soldier son breathing

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor welcome their first guest, Isaac Zablocki, ahead of his 14th Annual Israel Film Center Festival, and discuss two...

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Daily Briefing June 5 – Why only Lebanon can drive Hezbollah out. But it won’t

Daily Briefing June 5 – Why only Lebanon can drive Hezbollah out. But it won’t

From Israel’s northern border, Lt. Col. (res) Sarit Zehavi assesses Israel’s options — and warns away from outsourcing the country’s security...

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Daily Briefing June 4 – Haredi-wrought ‘Kristallnacht’ smashes red lines at justice’s home

Daily Briefing June 4 – Haredi-wrought ‘Kristallnacht’ smashes red lines at justice’s home

Editor David Horovitz weighs in on the announced ‘treaty’ between Israel and Lebanon on a halt to fighting with Hezbollah, the stormy Knesset vote...

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Matti Friedman: As Israel plays king of the castle in Lebanon, what’s its endgame?

Matti Friedman: As Israel plays king of the castle in Lebanon, what’s its endgame?

In a week in which the country marks the fallen in the first Lebanon War and announces the recapture of Beaufort Castle, the journalist and author...

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Daily Briefing June 2 – Trump tells Netanyahu ‘Don’t’ on striking Beirut

Daily Briefing June 2 – Trump tells Netanyahu ‘Don’t’ on striking Beirut

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the stormy state of US-Israel relations, a possible truce in Lebanon as ambassadorial talks launch in DC, and what Gulf...

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Daily Briefing June 1 – First we take Beaufort, then we take Beirut?

Daily Briefing June 1 – First we take Beaufort, then we take Beirut?

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the increased IDF operations in Lebanon, a terrorist attack outside of Jerusalem and what’s going on —...

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‘A Serious Man’: Coen brothers craft the Jewiest film of all

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor kvell over the 2009 dark comedy set in the wilds of 1967 Minnesota

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Daily Briefing May 28 – US and Iran exchange fire as IDF ramps up on Lebanon front

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on Trump’s ‘suggestion’ that Gulf states enter the Abraham Accords and a look at the leadership vacuum in the Gaza Strip

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Dara Horn: The answer to the Jewish question

In Jerusalem for a writers’ festival, the author of wildly popular novels and the best-selling ‘People Love Dead Jews’ is back to answer how the...

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Daily Briefing May 25: Iranians tell ToI they are losing hope as ceasefire turns stalemate

Diplomatic reporter Nava Freiberg parses out the buzz and blowback in the US and Iran over the potential memorandum of understanding

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Daily Briefing May 24: Why Israel could object to potential Iran deal

Political reporter Tal Schneider on reports of the 60-day ceasefire, a first major interview with Yashar! head Gadi Eisenkot and new friction over...

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‘Cast a Giant Shadow’: A 1966 ode to Israel’s first general, Mickey Marcus

The opinions of ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor diverge starkly on this old classic. Stay tuned to see who gave it a ‘meh’ and who thought...

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Daily Briefing May 14 – What are ToI’s guiding principles in covering ‘blood libels’?

Editor David Horovitz weighs in on the complexities of the upcoming — earlier? — elections, competing narratives over a Netanyahu visit to the...

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Daily Briefing May 13 – Does the IDF stand idly by in the West Bank?

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on a week-long military operation north of Lebanon’s Litani River and the continued penetration of Hezbollah...

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Cochav Elkayam-Levy: Hamas weaponized rape and humiliation on Oct. 7

Head of Civil Commission on October 7th Crimes by Hamas Against Women and Children launches massive report on terrorists’ tactical sex crimes and...

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Daily Briefing May 11 – Will ‘unacceptable’ Iran proposal push Trump to war?

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on upcoming talks between Lebanon and Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s ’60 Minutes’ interview and a...

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Who wore it better: Bradley Cooper or Maestro Leonard Bernstein?

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor consider the depiction of the troubled genius in Hollywood biopic ‘Maestro’ versus the master’s own voice...

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Daily Briefing May 6 – Pay-to-slay is here to stay?

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the state of negotiations between the US and Iran, a scoop regarding the Board of Peace’s efforts to sway Hamas, and...

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Israel has re-embraced Hamas rule in Gaza

Describing a rat-infested Gaza Strip and further entrenchment of the terror organization, the head of Realign for Palestine weighs in on the lack of...

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Daily Briefing May 5 – Why Trump still doesn’t want to go back to war

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on escalation of conflict in Strait of Hormuz, why US and Israel won’t retaliate for Iran’s strikes on UAE...

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Daily Briefing May 4 – ‘One big failure’: An IDF official on the Iran war so far

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the lack of a true ceasefire in southern Lebanon, the IDF gearing up for more operations in Gaza and the...

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‘Roommates’ and ‘How to Make Challah’: Different slices of Jewish American pie

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor on a Sadie Sandler Netflix vehicle — currently #1 in Israel — and a 13-minute intergenerational indie short

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Daily Briefing Apr. 30 – Siege warfare? Who’ll blink first in tense Iran blockade

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the newest ‘peace’ flotilla heading to Gaza, an increasingly restrained Israel in Lebanon, and a new...

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Haviv Rettig Gur: Political footballs and politicians’ fumbles

In this Israeli election year, ToI’s senior analyst gives the play-by-play on the newly announced joint party of two former prime ministers and...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 29 – The case of the ‘stolen’ Ukrainian wheat

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the stalled negotiations between the US and Iran, a rare vote for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, and a former...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 28 – Untangling the Iran-Russia-Hezbollah web

Mideast expert Ksenia Svetlova gives deep context for the Tehran-Moscow relationship and assesses that Gulf countries are at a crossroads as they plan...

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‘Exodus’: When Hollywood still loved the Jewish state

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor on the 1960 Paul Newman vehicle that showed off the actor’s love of Israel — and his amazing blue eyes

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Daily Briefing April 23 – Netanyahu’s campaign enters high gear at state ceremonies

Editor David Horovitz weighs in on whether today’s talks in DC are a step toward peace for Israel and Lebanon, and unwinds stalled negotiations in...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 20 – ToI reports from new Lebanon ‘forward defense area’

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the same, but different, security zone being set up on Israel’s northern border after a 26-year gap and the...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 19 – Five points of apparent failure in the Iran war

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on why Israel and US don’t see eye to eye on Iran and Lebanon, plus an IDF stymied in its effort to tackle...

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Nadav Lapid’s ‘Yes!’: Israeli director’s wartime film raises eyebrows and ire

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor dissect the controversial film, now screening in select theaters in the United States

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Daily Briefing Apr. 16 – Did Trump trigger direct talks for Israel’s and Lebanon’s leaders?

US bureau chief Jacob Magid analyzes historic DC talks between Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors, how negotiations with Iran are going so far, and a...

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Daily Briefing April 15 — Hezbollah rockets continue to pummel Israel’s north

Health reporter Diana Bletter on life along the border as the Iranian-backed terror organization unleashes its fury after Israel and Lebanon sat down...

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Aron Heller: 1.5 million-strong Jewish band of brothers

On Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, the author of ‘Zaidy’s Band’ speaks about the little-known brave Jewish servicemen who faced down the...

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Daily Briefing Apr. 13 – Trump plays chicken with Iran over Strait of Hormuz

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the failed US-Iran talks in Islamabad, tomorrow’s planned Israel-Lebanon talks in DC and ripple effects...

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Daily Briefing April 9 – All sides claim war victory. They can’t all be right

Editor David Horovitz untangles what led up to the conflict’s current cessation and where the sides will go from here

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‘The Ten Commandments’: Put your hands up as iconic film turns 70

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor buckle up and watch all 3 hours and 40 minutes of the Passover classic. Hear how it holds up today

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Daily Briefing April 5 – IDF soldiers absorb Hezbollah rockets in Lebanon push

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on assessments of Iran’s capabilities, how war goals for the current Lebanon campaign are being achieved, and...

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Daily Briefing April 1 – Is the war heading to a Trump no-deal ‘victory’?

Ahead of American president’s address tonight, US bureau chief Jacob Magid analyzes how the war is going so far, where the US could take an off-ramp...

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Daily Briefing Mar. 31 – Israel angers Christian world in another avoidable scandal

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman attempts to untangle the strategy for the Iran war and lays out Israel’s enduring trauma over the previous...

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Daily Briefing Mar. 30 – IDF set to vastly expand buffer zone in Lebanon

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on joint US-Israel operations in Iran and missile strikes from Iran in Israel, plus the West Bank battalion...

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By popular demand: Modi standup special and Red Hot Chili Peppers docu

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor take up suggestions from our listening community to have a few laughs and a double dose of nostalgia

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Hamas triggered the Iran war. Now it may outlast the Islamic Republic

The head of Realign for Palestine weighs in on the Board of Peace’s principles of disarmament

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Daily Briefing Mar. 26 – Premature ceasefire will not neutralize Iran’s potent threat

Editor David Horovitz on the US attempts to initiate high-level negotiations with Iran and the potential consequences for the region — and the world

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Daily Briefing Mar. 25 – Are Gulf states poised to enter Iran war?

Mideast expert Ksenia Svetlova gives deep context for Iran’s relationships with its Arab neighbors and assesses whether the Islamic Republic is...

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Daily Briefing Mar. 23 – All eyes on the Strait of Hormuz as world awaits next move

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman gives several scenarios as Israel is set to expand ops in Lebanon. Is there an endgame?

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