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Daily Briefing Feb. 9 – IDF brings in top terror figure in Lebanon for intel

Daily Briefing Feb. 9 – IDF brings in top terror figure in Lebanon for intel

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian takes us on a tour of Israel’s borders to assess security on each and weighs in on the uptick in the...

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Daily Briefing Feb. 8 – Netanyahu to urgently jet to DC to reset Iran talks agenda

Daily Briefing Feb. 8 – Netanyahu to urgently jet to DC to reset Iran talks agenda

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman weighs in on why the PM brought his planned White House visit forward a week and which new military head is...

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‘Melania’ and ‘Zelig’: Mockumentary at its finest

‘Melania’ and ‘Zelig’: Mockumentary at its finest

After a rant about Amazon-produced eastern European propaganda, Jordan Hoffman and Amanda Borschel-Dan rewind and rewatch Woody Allen’s 1983...

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Daily Briefing Feb. 5 – Inside Abbas’s call for unprecedented PLO elections

Daily Briefing Feb. 5 – Inside Abbas’s call for unprecedented PLO elections

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the on-again, off-again, on-again US-Iran nuclear talks and a potentially sidelined role for Turkey and Qatar on a...

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Daily Briefing Feb. 4 – Hamas, far from disarming, attacks IDF in Gaza

Daily Briefing Feb. 4 – Hamas, far from disarming, attacks IDF in Gaza

Editor David Horovitz on Israel’s demands ahead of US-Iran nuclear talks on Friday and how Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s milk reform...

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Daily Briefing Feb. 3 – What’s on the table for US-Iran nuclear talks in Turkey?

Daily Briefing Feb. 3 – What’s on the table for US-Iran nuclear talks in Turkey?

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on a first day of crossings from Gaza into Egypt, the likelihood of a US offensive operation against Iran, and...

03.02.2026 3

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Comic neuroses in Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain’

Comic neuroses in Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain’

Jordan Hoffman and Amanda Borschel-Dan review the newly released ’33 photos from the Ghetto’ and take a second look at Eisenberg’s...

31.01.2026 2

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Haviv Rettig Gur: Hamas is holding Gazans hostage

Haviv Rettig Gur: Hamas is holding Gazans hostage

ToI’s senior analyst on Israel’s moment of relief with the recovery of the body of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, and the current implausibility...

29.01.2026 2

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Daily Briefing Jan. 28 – PM makes explosive charges on Biden-era arms embargo

Daily Briefing Jan. 28 – PM makes explosive charges on Biden-era arms embargo

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman reports on a rare, wide-ranging press conference held by the premier, noting Israel’s two remaining goals...

28.01.2026 2

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Daily Briefing Jan. 27 – Final hostage returns home. Inside Operation Courageous Heart

Daily Briefing Jan. 27 – Final hostage returns home. Inside Operation Courageous Heart

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the recovery of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, including the struggle to find accurate intel and background on the...

27.01.2026 9

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Daily Briefing Jan. 26: Day 843 – IDF forensics search Gaza cemetery for final hostage

Daily Briefing Jan. 26: Day 843 – IDF forensics search Gaza cemetery for final hostage

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on effort to recover remains of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili before reopening of the Rafah border crossing and...

26.01.2026 10

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Daily Briefing Jan. 25: Day 842 – US proposes vision of ‘New Gaza’ even as Hamas still rules

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on Thursday’s inauguration of the Board of Peace in Davos, Jared Kushner’s plan to demilitarize Hamas, and the...

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Jafar Panahi’s defiant tragicomedy ‘It Was Just an Accident’

Jordan Hoffman and Amanda Borschel-Dan on the Oscar-nominated film, plus a look at the master filmmaker’s brilliant ‘Taxi’ from 2015

24.01.2026 40

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Inside the technocratic council set to rule Gaza

The head of Realign for Palestine weighs in on the announced members of the Trump Board of Peace and says, ‘Do not give in to the Qataris and...

20.01.2026 20

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Daily Briefing Jan. 20: Day 837 – Tragic deaths of 2 Haredi babies fuels fury against IDF draft

Editor David Horovitz on how countries are responding to Trump’s ‘BYOB’ — bring your own billion — for his Board of...

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Daily Briefing Jan. 18: Day 835 – Iranian uprising appears crushed. How many were lost?

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on Israel’s reaction to Turkey on the Gaza Executive Board and Syria’s takeover of its Kurdish north...

18.01.2026 40

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‘Holding Liat’: Post-Oct. 7 anguish and inconvenient truths

Jordan Hoffman and Amanda Borschel-Dan on the Darren Aronofsky-produced film that records an Israeli-American clan from Nir Oz’s struggle to...

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Lazar Berman: Why Iran’s regime is holding on… for now

ToI’s diplomatic correspondent delves into whether the Islamic Republic can weather the widespread unrest — and at what cost

16.01.2026 40

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Podcaster Mitch Ginsburg: Escape from Tehran, an untold 1979 Israeli caper

On February 20, 1979, the last 33 Israeli officials left in Iran miraculously come back to the Jewish state. Their families had been told they were...

15.01.2026 30

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Daily Briefing Jan. 14: Day 831 – Trump pledged to help Iranians. How?

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on potential White House efforts to aid protesting Iranians as the death toll rises, the Palestinians who may rule Gaza,...

14.01.2026 60

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Daily Briefing Jan. 12: Day 829 – Qatargate suspect Einhorn labeled ‘fugitive criminal’

Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon weighs in on the government’s increased push to pass its judicial overhaul and the case of a Jewish-American man...

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Daily Briefing Jan. 11: Day 828 – Iran threatens Israel as anti-regime protests hit 2-week mark

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman weighs in on a second wave of US military strikes on Syria, last week’s Israel-Syria talks in Paris, and...

11.01.2026 60

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The Reel Schmooze: ‘Marty Supreme’ and the art of chutzpa

Movie maven Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan on the new supremely Jewish sports/comedy/drama starring Timothée Chalamet and a whole cast...

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Lazar Focus: Haviv Rettig Gur with 6 projections for Israel in 2026

ToI’s senior analyst accepts a homework assignment and comes prepared to present likely scenarios facing the Jewish state in this new calendar...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 31: Day 817 – Mamdani to become NYC mayor as apple drops in Times Square

NY correspondent Luke Tress on Zohran Mamdani’s policies that concern NYC Jews, ADL report that 20% of his transitional staff hold anti-Israel...

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Stand-up comedian Liz Glazer: ‘Israel is the reason I exist’

Soon in Israel for the annual Comedy for Koby tour, the former law prof — the wife of a female rabbi — explains why she is the very last...

30.12.2025 60

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Iranian president urges government to heed economic protests

After Tehran storekeepers shutter their premises with rial currency hitting new low, Masoud Pezeshkian urges interior ministry to open dialogue with...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 30: Day 816 – In Florida, a jovial Trump is hawkish on Gaza and Iran

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman reports on a day of meetings for Netanyahu, culminating in the Mar-a-Lago summit with the US president

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Daily Briefing Dec. 29: Day 815 – As Trump and Netanyahu meet today, what’s on the table?

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on Israel’s surprise recognition of Somaliland and the issues that will likely be discussed between the Israeli PM...

29.12.2025 60

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The Reel Schmooze: Jack Black’s mother was a rocket scientist?!

Movie maven Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan on the Jewish ‘Anaconda’ actor’s accomplished mom and a review of the...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 24: Day 810 – Why Israel charges UN’s new famine report on Gaza is skewed

Settlements and legal reporter Jeremy Sharon weighs in on an uptick of West Bank settlement recognition, renewed buzz about Jewish settlement of Gaza...

24.12.2025 30

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Five likely scenarios for Gaza in 2026

As the stalemate between Phase 1 and 2 of the 20-point Trump peace plan continues, the head of Realign for Palestine weighs in on what may play out in...

23.12.2025 50

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Daily Briefing Dec. 23: Day 809 – Saudi prince tells ToI Israel needs to start being ‘normal’

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on his interview with Prince Turki bin Faisal, US Ambassador Huckabee’s rare meetup with the PA, and why US Vice...

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Daily Briefing Dec. 22: Day 808 – Eyeing Iran, Israel rattles sabers ahead of PM’s trip to US

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on uptick in warnings and rhetoric against the Islamic Republic, trilateral summit with Cyprus and Greece, and...

22.12.2025 40

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Daily Briefing Dec. 21: Day 807 – Rescue of Israeli from Jericho highlights PA-IDF coordination

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on an unusual strike on Gaza City, conflicting reports of Hezbollah prowess along the border, and an ISIS...

21.12.2025 40

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Daily Briefing Dec. 18: Day 804 – Israel and Egypt clinch massive gas deal. What’s behind it?

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on 6 nations that have signed on (so far) to the Gaza Board of Peace, hints of a halt to the PA’s pay-to-slay...

18.12.2025 40

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Daily Briefing Dec. 17: Day 803 – Inside the most complex Hamas tunnel network in Gaza

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the rising tensions that could lead to a new IDF ground operation in Lebanon, what’s happening on the...

17.12.2025 40

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Mossad chief: Israel has duty to ensure Iran cannot restart nuclear program

At spy agency award ceremony, David Barnea says Islamic Republic will break out to bomb ‘as soon as it is allowed,’ says there must not be...

17.12.2025 30

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The Reel Schmooze: Art or propaganda? ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’

Movie maven Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan on slain director Rob Reiner’s legacy, plus reviews of ‘An Officer and a...

17.12.2025 40

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Daily Briefing Dec. 16: Day 802 – Heroism amid horror at Hanukkah Bondi terror attack

Editor David Horovitz on the stories of personal sacrifice as strangers attempted to save each other from the ISIS-linked gunmen, a necessary global...

16.12.2025 40

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Daily Briefing Dec. 15: Day 801 – Anguish in Australia after bloody terror attack at Hanukkah event

Diaspora reporter Zev Stub says Jewish leaders have sounded warnings for over a year but Down Under didn’t pay heed; Religions reporter Rossella...

15.12.2025 40

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The Reel Schmooze: Two ‘mehs’ for ‘Jay Kelly,’ now on Netflix

ToI’s movie maven Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan on fine performances from George Clooney and Adam Sandler that just didn’t...

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Lazar Focus: Jacob Magid on the day that never came – Blinken’s vision for postwar Gaza

ToI’s US bureau chief on just how close Israel really came to Saudi normalization pre-Oct. 7 and what a Hamas official has to say about...

12.12.2025 40

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ADL’s James Pasch: Taking on the Axis of Evil through lawfare

VP of litigation helping 200 American-Israeli victims of Oct. 7 sue four terror-supporting nations in US courts: ‘This is the most impactful...

10.12.2025 60

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Daily Briefing Dec. 9: Day 795 – 22,000 IDF soldiers were wounded since Oct. 7 – in body and soul

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian assesses the ongoing conflict on each of Israel’s borders. Plus, we learn about a pilot integrating female...

09.12.2025 40

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Daily Briefing Dec. 8: Day 794 – World fetes Syria’s former terrorist leader, a year in power

Editor David Horovitz on amelioration of Ahmed al-Sharaa, the push to Phase 2 of the Trump peace plan, US efforts to mend bridges for Israel and...

08.12.2025 40

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Iran hangs man convicted in massive car-buying scam case

Mohammad Reza Ghaffari convicted of defrauding tens of thousands of people out of some $350 million; he failed to reimburse them, which would have...

07.12.2025 50

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Daily Briefing Dec. 7: Day 793 – Trump peace plan partners pile on Israel at Doha Forum

US bureau chief Jacob Magid reports from Qatar on allegations that Israel violates the Gaza ceasefire daily, and a glimpse into the Saudi...

07.12.2025 60

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The Reel Schmooze: Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Eleanor the Great’ lives up to its name

This week, ToI’s film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan on the popular Jewish actor’s directorial debut in a film...

06.12.2025 60

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Lazar Focus: Did the Red Cross do all it could for hostages in Gaza?

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman reviews the troubling history of the International Committee of the Red Cross vis-a-vis the Jews with its head...

05.12.2025 60

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