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Amanda Borschel-Dan

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Dan Ben-David: Israel is on the brink of a spiral of collapse

Dan Ben-David: Israel is on the brink of a spiral of collapse

The prominent economist explains how a complete overhaul of the education system is needed to stave off an almost inevitable economic downfall

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Amanda Borschel-Dan

Daily Briefing Aug. 5 – Inside Israel’s fortifications on the Gaza Yellow Line

Daily Briefing Aug. 5 – Inside Israel’s fortifications on the Gaza Yellow Line

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the conclusions from the IDF investigation into the deadly gunfight in Tell, plus an explosive week for the...

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Daily Briefing Aug. 3 – Israel in the dark as Trump adopts Saudi-first policy

Daily Briefing Aug. 3 – Israel in the dark as Trump adopts Saudi-first policy

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on stalemate facing US as it again attempts diplomacy with Iran and mounting international frustration with...

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Daily Briefing Aug. 2 – Saudis talk Trump down from Iran strike… for now

Daily Briefing Aug. 2 – Saudis talk Trump down from Iran strike… for now

Mideast expert Ksenia Svetlova on the current chances for Saudi-Israel normalization, why Egypt didn’t enter the conflict with Iran, and Arab world...

02.08.2026 50

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‘Double Indemnity’: Billy Wilder’s film noir masterpiece

‘Double Indemnity’: Billy Wilder’s film noir masterpiece

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the 1944 release that help launch a genre and put the Jewish refugee from Europe on on the movie-making...

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Daily Briefing July 31 – As Hamas agrees to lay down weapons, Israel is up in arms

Daily Briefing July 31 – As Hamas agrees to lay down weapons, Israel is up in arms

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on Thursday’s announcement by US President Donald Trump that the Gaza-based terror group is ready for ‘complete...

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Daily Briefing July 30 – Will first Iran strike on Egypt unfurl CENTCOM’s umbrella?

Daily Briefing July 30 – Will first Iran strike on Egypt unfurl CENTCOM’s umbrella?

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the US command responsible for the Mideast and more, a Hezbollah ceasefire violation, a weapons depot in a...

30.07.2026 60

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Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz: Nothing is black and white in Israel’s religious societies

Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz: Nothing is black and white in Israel’s religious societies

The head of the Israel Democracy Institute’s Religion and State Program does a deep dive into the Religious Zionist and Haredi communities

29.07.2026 60

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Daily Briefing July 29 – Why Netanyahu got the side-door treatment at the White House

Daily Briefing July 29 – Why Netanyahu got the side-door treatment at the White House

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the much-built-up DC meeting and its results — so far. Plus exclusive reporting on how Saudi Arabia used Pakistan to...

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Daily Briefing July 28 – Points of friction as Trump and Netanyahu meet

Daily Briefing July 28 – Points of friction as Trump and Netanyahu meet

Editor David Horovitz on the potential resurrection of the MOU, an odd Ukrainian strike on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea, the UK’s new...

28.07.2026 50

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Daily Briefing July 27 – Will Netanyahu-Trump meetup set stage for next Iran war?

Daily Briefing July 27 – Will Netanyahu-Trump meetup set stage for next Iran war?

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the likely agenda for the planned DC meeting, leaked footage of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham and the PM’s...

27.07.2026 50

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‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’: Lifts veil on how regime turned rotten

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the ‘memoir in books’ written by Iranian-American author Azar Nafisi and directed by Israeli Eran Riklis

25.07.2026 60

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Daily Briefing July 23: Big whoop? Mamdani admits he can’t arrest Netanyahu

News editor Ben Sales on a new US agreement to help Saudi Arabia go nuclear and, as the House passes its defense bill, the controversy over funding...

23.07.2026 60

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Hamas still holds two million hostages

The head of Realign for Palestine speaks about the newly anointed head of Hamas, Khalil al-Hayya, and its restrengthened ties with Iran and Hezbollah

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Daily Briefing July 21 – IDF begins trial pullout from Lebanon buffer zone

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on Israeli assessments of Iran’s capabilities and a visit to an underground Hezbollah base, a stone’s throw...

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Daily Briefing July 20 – Iranian strikes on Jordan raise IDF hackles in Eilat

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on why the Islamic Republic and US President Donald Trump are keen to keep Israel out of the fight — so far

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Daily Briefing July 19: Knesset disbands with bangs and whimpers

Political correspondent Tal Schneider brings an overview of the judicial overhaul legislation passed in the 25th Knesset and how the Supreme Court has...

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‘Tuner’: The Jewiest film of the summer

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the comedic crime thriller that spotlights Dustin Hoffman, Lior Raz and Tovah Feldshuh

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Daily Briefing July 15 – Why is Iran attacking its Gulf neighbors?

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the logic behind the regime’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, an unexpected Houthi attack on Saudi...

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Haviv Rettig Gur: Why is Israel still the first campaign stop for wannabe US presidents?

ToI’s senior analyst on the shift of balance felt by the death of US Sen. Lindsey Graham and recent visits by Rahm Emanuel and US Rep. Ro Khanna

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Daily Briefing July 14 – War on? Trump declares US ‘guardians’ of Hormuz

Editor David Horovitz on the IDF chief’s public outcry over this week’s legislative blitz, and a Hollywood-esque Israeli plot to use Iran’s...

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Daily Briefing July 12 – IDF on standby to rejoin Iran fight

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the military’s limited role in keeping peace in the West Bank, an imminent drawdown from southern Lebanon,...

12.07.2026 70

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Dr. Deborah Gilboa: The neuroscience of resilience

Popularly known as ‘Dr. G,’ the Pittsburgh-based family physician and expert on navigating change explains how Jewish tradition provides great...

11.07.2026 70

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Daily Briefing July 9 – On razor’s edge: Iran and US continue strikes

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman with news out of the NATO summit in Ankara and the fraying Israel-Jordan relationship

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Daily Briefing July 8 – Is the US-Iran ceasefire over?

Editor David Horovitz on Israel’s existential need to maintain air supremacy in the region, the revved-up coalition push to pass legislation, and a...

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‘Operation Thunderbolt’: 50 years to the heroic raid on Entebbe

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the 1977 Israeli adventure film based on the real-life daring IDF rescue of over 100 hostages from...

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Daily Briefing June 21 – Can a critical Vance have Israel’s back in Iran talks?

News editor Ben Sales weighs in on today’s US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland and explores the question of whether the golden age of American...

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‘What’s up, Doc?’: Sultry Streisand’s screwball meshugas

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the 1972 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, and starring a wacky Barbra Streisand and nerdy Ryan O’Neal

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Daily Briefing June 18 – Signed and sealed, Iran-US deal launches with Trumpian fanfare

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the finalized 14-point memorandum of understanding and the US president’s explosive Wednesday press conference at the...

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Daily Briefing June 17 – Best frenemy? Trump turns on Israel at G7 summit

Ahead of the planned signing of the controversial Iran-US memorandum of understanding, editor David Horovitz lays out Israel’s concerns for its...

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Daily Briefing June 16 – What’s in and out of Iran deal: A war of narratives

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on Netanyahu’s press conference and Israel’s stance on the memorandum of understanding that will be...

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Daily Briefing June 15 – Despite Iran deal, Israel determined to hold the fort in Lebanon

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on how much territory the IDF is holding in southern Lebanon and a planned permanent base in Area A’s Jenin

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Daily Briefing June 14 – Why the emerging Iran deal is a major setback for Israel

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on winners and losers in Trump’s potential new MOU and an assessment on whether it really will be signed any...

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‘Beaufort’: How Israel left Lebanon in 2000 with a bang

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss Joseph Cedar’s newly resonant 2007 Oscar-nominated film

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

04.06.2026 100

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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

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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Amanda Borschel-Dan

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...

24.05.2026 100

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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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