The Times of Israel
February 27, 2026
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- February 27, 2026
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- 0:23
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- 3 months ago
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- The Muslim community spreading peace in Israel and beyond
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- 1:19
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- 3 months ago
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- As he marks the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Ahmadiyya cleric explains the roots of his sect, how it reached Israel, and the world it is fighting to create
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- Imam Imad Al Masri: The Muslim community spreading peace in Israel and beyond
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- 38:53
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- 3 months ago
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- Welcome to The Times of Israel's Lazar Focus. Each Friday, join host diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman for a deep dive into what's behind the news that spins the globe.
There is a religious community in Israel dedicated to spreading peace throughout the country and beyond. Days after October 7, this community opened its doors for hundreds of Israelis from diverse backgrounds, stressing the importance of maintaining peaceful dialogue between ethnic and religious groups.
That community is Muslim.
The Ahmadiyya number only around 2,000 in Israel, but are part of a global community of some 20 million.
In today's Lazar Focus, Imam Imad Al Masri, a Jordanian cleric living in Haifa, explains the origins of his sect and makes an impassioned case for the Ahmadiyya vision for spreading peace around the world.
As he marks the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, he discusses the community's outreach in Palestinian areas, including in ...
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- February 26, 2026
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- 0:45
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- 3 months ago
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- 'Blue Moon': Brilliant or a waste of space?
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- 55:43
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Welcome to The Reel Schmooze with ToI film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan, where we bring you all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can use.
In today's Oscar-themed episode, movie maven Hoffman begins with a rant against the cynical social media uproar over a misstepped statement made at the Berlin Festival.
We then hear about the 2025 hit "Blue Moon," which portrays a pivotal night in the life of master lyricist Lorenz Hart. The film is up for two Academy Awards, but one of our team would not give it the time of day again.
Next, we turn to a 14-minute animated film called "Papillion," which captivated the pair. It is a painterly immersive dive into the life of Alfred Nakache, who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Nazi Germany, only to end up in Auschwitz that is one of five films competing for best short animation.
Check out the "oy," the "meh" and "not bad" marks given to these films in this...
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- Nuke talks resume even as US F-22s crowd Israeli skies
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Editor David Horovitz on Bollywood-level antics at the Knesset during PM Modi’s visit and a new bill to tamp down egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall
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- Nuke talks resume even as US F-22s crowd Israeli skies
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- 24:20
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- 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.
Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
Negotiators resumed US-Iran nuclear talks in Geneva on Thursday, hours after senior American officials made the case that Iran poses a major threat to the United States and is actively working toward a nuclear bomb. Horovitz updates us on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance's statements and describes the intense US military buildup in the Mideast. He then assesses the Israeli public's willingness to join in on any eventual strike against Iran and how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could leverage the crisis in this election year.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a two-day visit to Israel on Wednesday and Thursday, where he pledged to work in lockstep with the Jewish state to confront Islamist t...
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- Little Victories
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Meet the strong women of ‘Little Victories,’ a story about the unique friendship between two players on an amateur catchball team during a trying time in their lives.
Presented through a special collaboration with DocuNation, ‘Little ‘Victories is available to stream for one week beginning tonight, exclusively for members of The Times of Israel Community.
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- Netanyahu welcomes Indian PM Modi to Israel on official two-day visit
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Oscar nominee’s film ‘Butcher’s Stain’ reveals life post-Oct. 7
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Tel Aviv film school student reflects on the themes of his movie and its connection to Israel’s Arab community
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- Is Hamas poised to infiltrate new Gaza police force?
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Trump renews pledge to strike Iran if needed
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses Trump’s comments on Tehran, Jewish settler violence, US consular pop-ups in Israeli settlements, and the links between the PA and Board of Peace
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- In State of the Union, Trump renews pledge to strike Iran if needed
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- 21:53
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- 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.
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.
In the foreign policy portion of his lengthy State of the Union address, US President Donald Trump repeated his oft-mentioned talking points about Iran, Magid reports, noting the president's terminology about never hesitating to confront threats against the US.
Trump has said he is "aware of" last week's killing of Palestinian-American 19-year-old Nasrallah Abu Siam in an armed settler attack in the West Bank, and Magid reviews why the US administration has not commented or gotten involved in this latest incident of Jewish settler violence.
As the US Embassy in Israel announces first-time pop-up locations for consular services in the Jewish settlements of Efrat and Beitar Illit, Magid discusses the decision to ho...
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- Meyer Levinson-Blount: Oscar nominee's film 'Butcher's Stain' reveals life post-Oct. 7
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- 34:20
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Jessica Steinberg speaking with Oscar film nominee Meyer Levinson-Blount.
“Butcher’s Stain" is nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2026 Oscars, after winning second place in the narrative category of the Student Academy Awards in the fall.
The film follows Samir, an Arab butcher in Tel Aviv, who sets out on a journey to prove his innocence after he’s accused of removing posters of the hostages kidnapped to Gaza.
Levinson-Blount discusses his own background as the inspiration for the making of the film during his studies at Tel Aviv Film School, which he describes as a "paradise," particularly during the two years of war.
He talks about the themes of the film -- which draws on Levinson-Blount's own experiences working in Israeli supermarkets -- and revolves around a general thread of suspicion r...
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- Is Hamas poised to infiltrate new Gaza police force?
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- 27:31
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- 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.
Archaeology reporter Rossella Tercatin and diplomatic reporter Nava Freiberg join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
If Iran attacks Israel, it will be “perhaps the most serious mistake in their history,” warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening, threatening an overwhelming response to any aggression. As the world awaits US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address tonight, Freiberg updates us with the push-pull diplomacy of the past day.
The Palestinian technocratic body tasked with managing postwar Gaza announced last week that it was opening applications for “qualified candidates” seeking to serve in a “transitional police force” to be deployed in the Strip. This comes as Hamas appears poised to keep hold of its control of civilian and security infra...
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- Diver finds his second crusader sword in 5 years off Israel's coast
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A meter-long sword, roughly dating back to the 12th century CE, was found off the Carmel Coast by Shlomi Katzin, a student of maritime civilizations at the University of Haifa.
The sword was brought ashore with the authorization of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and underwent in-depth testing, including a CT scan at Medica Elisha Hospital, to examine the object’s characteristics and preservation beneath the shell and mineral crust that accumulated on its surface over the centuries.
In a statement about the rare find, Prof. Deborah Cvikel said “In Israel, only a handful of similar swords from the Crusader period are known to date, and this discovery greatly contributes to our understanding of the use of maritime anchorages and the lives of warriors during this era."
This is Katzin's second sword discovery in five years.
Continue reading on The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/diver-finds-his-second-crusader-sw...
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- Why is Tucker Carlson spreading antisemitic tropes?
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Why is Tucker Carlson spreading antisemitic tropes?
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- 24:49
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- 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.
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
The next round of talks between the United States and Iran is scheduled for Thursday in Geneva. Even as US military pressure mounts, Tehran expressed hope that a nuclear agreement could be reached that would avert a looming attack. Berman updates on where things stand ahead of US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address tomorrow.
We then turn back the clock to last week's inaugural Board of Peace meeting in DC. Washington secured some $7 billion in pledges toward Gaza’s recovery from key Mideast allies; five countries agreed to contribute troops to the International Stabilization Force tasked with phasing the IDF out of Gaza; and plans are advancing to deploy thousands of Palestinian police in Gaza wit...
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- ‘Everyone understands the pain’: Ex-hostages, Bondi Jews gather in NYC’s Times Square
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- 0:43
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- 3 months ago
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- Former Hamas hostage Segev Kalfon saw the terrorist group parade other captives in front of crowds in Gaza before releasing the Israelis last year.
Kalfon, who kept his faith in Gaza’s tunnels, vowed that if Hamas granted him a moment on stage, he would take the opportunity to say Judaism’s central prayer, the Shema.
“Hamas canceled the stage and the shows, so right now, I’m saying Shema Yisarel to all of the world,” he said.
Kalfon led thousands of Jews in the prayer on Saturday night, alongside the former hostages Ilana Gritzewsky and Matan Zangauker, during the CTeen International Shabbaton for teenagers sponsored by the Chabad Hasidic movement.
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- IDF ramps up Hezbollah strikes as Iran supports proxy group
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses IDF strikes in Lebanon with Iran’s Guards in region, USS Gerald Ford nearing Mediterranean, and far-right settlers enter Gaza
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- IDF ramps up Hezbollah strikes as Iran supports proxy group
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- 20:28
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- 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.
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.
As Iranian officers briefed Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon, Fabian discusses assessments regarding the Iranian proxy in Lebanon attacking Israel if the US strikes Iran and Iran strikes Israel, and the concurrent uptick in IDF attacks against Hezbollah in recent weeks.
Fabian reports that the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, is about to reach the region, offering another stage of readiness for a possible US strike against Iran.
After dozens of settler activists entered the closed military zone of the Gaza border on Thursday night, Fabian notes that the political action diverted the army’s attention away from defending against potential attacks.
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- How close is the US to striking Iran?
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman reports on US firepower buildup in Middle East, timing of possible Iranian campaign, and brief Israel visit of right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson
Find out more on The Daily Briefing, available wherever you listen to podcasts
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- ‘All The President’s Men’: A time capsule of journalism
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Israel's historic Iran moment
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Israel has never been stronger. Since October 7, 2023, Israel has steadily rolled back its enemies in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. A staunch friend of Israel is in the White House, and he might well launch a second wave of strikes on Israel's archenemy in Tehran.
Or is Israel historically vulnerable? None of the adversaries it has taken on since the Hamas invasion are defeated. US President Donald Trump is an ally, but both the Democratic and Republican parties have influential and growing wings that are hostile to Israel, if not antisemitic.
To make sense of this moment, one needs a grasp of military strategy, Middle East geopolitics, and the workings of the US-Israel relationship.
Michael Oren, Israel's former envoy in Jerusalem and a leading Middle East historian, says that the post-October 7 wars represent "one of the greatest military victories in modern history, perhaps in all history." However, it remains to be seen whether Israel can translate the mi...
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- Michael Oren: Israel's historic Iran moment
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- 36:06
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Israel has never been stronger. Since October 7, 2023, Israel has steadily rolled back its enemies in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. A staunch friend of Israel is in the White House, and he might well launch a second wave of strikes on Israel's archenemy in Tehran.
Or is Israel historically vulnerable? None of the adversaries it has taken on since the Hamas invasion are defeated. US President Donald Trump is an ally, but both the Democratic and Republican parties have influential and growing wings that are hostile to Israel, if not antisemitic.
To make sense of this moment, one needs a grasp of military strategy, Middle East geopolitics, and the workings of the US-Israel relationship.
Michael Oren, Israel's former envoy in Jerusalem and a leading Middle East historian, says that the post-October 7 wars represent "one of the greatest military victories in modern history, perhaps in all history." However, it remains to be seen whether Israel can translate the mi...
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- Trump hints he’ll make decision on potential Iran strike in ‘probably 10 days’
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- 0:38
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace held an inaugural meeting on Thursday in Washington, where it aims to advance the reconstruction of Gaza despite looming questions over whether Hamas will agree to disarm and Israel will consent to further withdraw from the Strip so the planned rebuild can move ahead.
Recalling the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June during his remarks at the inaugural meeting, Trump said, “Now, we may have to take it a step further — or we may not. Maybe we’re going to make a deal.”
“You’re going to be finding out over the next, probably 10 days,” Trump said.
Stay up to date with the Times of Israel’s Live Blog.
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- 'All the President's Men': 50-year-old time capsule of great American journalism
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- 52:44
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Welcome to The Reel Schmooze with ToI film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan, where we bring you all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can use.
Movie maven Hoffman begins with a tribute to master documentarian Frederick Wiseman, who died this week, aged 96.
We then hear about the Israeli film “Children No More: Were and Are Gone,” directed by Hila Medalia, which is nominated for Best Documentary Short Film. The film documents a vigil that began in March 2025 in Tel Aviv, as a handful of left-wing protesters held photos of children killed in Gaza.
And in the final segment, the pair rewind the 50-year-old masterpiece, "All the President's Men." In addition to appreciating the film's 1976 fashions and antiquated good manners, they note parallels to today's deep exploration into the trove of documents connected with the Epstein case.
Check out the "oy," the "meh" and "not bad" marks given to films in thi...
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- Amid talks and saber-rattling, how close is the US to striking Iran?
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- 19:05
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- 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.
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.
With reports of the US building firepower in the Middle East ahead of a possible strike against Iran, Berman discusses the possible timing and latest indicators, including US President Donald Trump's characterization of the recently concluded nuclear talks in Geneva.
Berman details several of the latest locations of the US aircraft carriers, their offensive and defensive power in the region, and the ability of the US and Israel to carry out an extended campaign if necessary.
He also reports on a brief visit of right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson to Israel to interview US ambassador Mike Huckabee, following Carlson's repeated claims that Israel oppresses Christians.
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- NGO admits Hamas controls Gaza’s hospitals. Why now?
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The head of Realign for Palestine weighs in on the sudden statement from Doctors Without Borders that it has suspended activities at Nasser Hospital due to the presence of armed men
- Title
- What if Jesus was just hungry?
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Stream the newest episode of The Daily Briefing anywhere you get your podcasts.
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- Is a deal with Iran possible at all?
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Listen to The Daily Briefing anywhere you get your podcasts.
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- Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: NGO admits Hamas controls Gaza's hospitals. Why now?
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- 35:40
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, the head of Realign For Palestine, an Atlantic Council project that challenges entrenched narratives in the Israel and Palestine discourse.
We begin the conversation with a bleak update on how Gazans are faring on the ground and hear anecdotes of poor hygiene and price gouging in the Strip. As the festive holy month of Ramadan begins, the lack of basic necessities becomes more stark for those who must fast all day but cannot feast at night.
We then turn to the sudden announcement this week from Doctors Without Borders that it has suspended non-critical medical activities at Nasser Hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis due to the presence of armed men at the medical facility and “a recent situation of suspicion of movement of weapons.”
Alkhatib brings multipl...
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- Israel moves to take over biblical sites in West Bank
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- 34:36
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- 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.
Settlements reporter Jeremy Sharon and religion reporter Rossella Tercatin join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
On Sunday, the cabinet approved the opening of a new land registration process for Area C in the West Bank, some 60 percent of the territory, which it and critics said would enable the state to declare large swaths of land in the territory as available for public development, meaning the creation and expansion of settlements and settlement infrastructure.
Sharon weighs in on the trend of increasing Israeli civilian control of the territory, or de facto annexation, and Tercatin brings the example of legislation that would give the State of Israel control of archaeological sites in territory currently administered by the Palestinian Authority.
Yesterday, for the first...
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- Will US sanctions bring Iran to heel in nuclear talks?
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- 21:21
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- 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.
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
The US and Iran are set to hold indirect talks in Geneva today, with little indication of potential compromise as the United States continues its economic sanctions and ramps up its military presence in the Middle East while Iran holds large-scale maritime exercises. We hear what may be on the table as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner hold negotiations with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
Israel plans to afford Hamas a 60-day period to disarm, and if it does not, the Israeli military will go back to war in the Gaza Strip, according to Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs on Monday. How does this align with the inaugural session of US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, which is set for this Thursday? We lear...
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- Female soldiers under attack in Israel
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Following a Haredi riot in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei Brak in which a mob attacked two young female soldiers, David Horovitz discusses the riot, the lack of an immediate response from the police, and the idea that IDF soldiers can't move around freely in Israel.
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- Female soldiers under attack in Israel
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- 24:17
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- 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.
ToI founding editor David Horovitz joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.
While the prospect of American intervention in Iran appears to be receding, Horovitz discusses the mixed signals from the US and Iran and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's repeated remarks that Israel has multiple requirements for any deal that might take shape.
As election season nears, Horovitz reviews the latest efforts by the prime minister to minimize the blame attached to him for October 7, including recasting the war in Gaza as a war of revival, with that term used on the gravestones of the fallen.
Following a Haredi riot in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei Brak in which a mob attacked two young female soldiers visiting an ultra-Orthodox soldier, Horovitz discusses the riot, the lack of an immediate re...
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- DocuNation: The Great Eagle
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Presented through a special collaboration between DocuNation and The Times of Israel Community, 'The Great Eagle' is available to stream for just three more days.
Join the ToI Community at the link in our bio or go to timesofisrael.com/join to enjoy award-winning Israeli documentary films and exclusive Q&A webinars with the filmmakers.
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- Female soldiers chased by rioting Haredi mob in Bnei Brak
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Two female IDF soldiers are chased by a mob of Haredi men in Bnei Brak before they are extracted by police.
The servicewomen serve with the Education and Youth Corps, and were in the ultra-Orthodox city as part of a home visit to one of their soldiers. They are not with the Military Police, contrary to some claims.
Footage circulating on social media shows the two women running as they are escorted by police, as a large crowd of men chases after them.
Trash cans are knocked over as the rioting group follows the women through the street in the Haredi-majority city. The crowd also overturned a police car.
Police say in statement that the situation is now under control, after the two soldiers were extracted from the area.
The women are not reported to have been harmed.
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- Gaza conflict smolders
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian updates us on a repurposed David’s Sling air defense system, a new policy for capping reserve duty, and IDF intel used for Polymarket bets
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- ToI reports from Yellow Line as Gaza conflict smolders
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- 28:03
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- 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.
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
A group of at least five armed Palestinian terror operatives on Saturday evening emerged from a tunnel and approached troops in the northern Gaza Strip, on the Israeli side of a ceasefire line. We learn of the retaliatory strikes.
Fabian, who was embedded with IDF troops outside of Gaza City last week, describes what he saw on the ground even as the IDF is finalizing plans for a potential renewed operation. We learn about the new policy for reservists as the army faces budget cuts.
As part of “upgrading readiness for future threats” -- read: Iran -- the Defense Ministry said last week it successfully completed a series of “complex” tests with the David’s Sling medium-range air defense system....
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- Are Saudis moving away from Israel and toward Islamists?
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Normalization with Riyadh was seen as inevitable. Now analysts are alarmed by MBS’s cozying up to Turkey and Qatar and attacking the UAE, and antisemitism in Saudi media
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- Lazar Berman: Are Saudis moving away from Israel and toward Islamists?
- Runtime
- 28:48
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Welcome to The Times of Israel's Lazar Focus. Each Friday, join host diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman for a deep dive into what's behind the news that spins the globe.
Only 16 days before the October 7, 2023, attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the podium at the United Nations. As a Saudi diplomat listened intently, he said, "We are on the cusp of an even more dramatic breakthrough, a historic peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia.”
The war that erupted with the Hamas invasion has, not surprisingly, pushed off normalization, but it was still seen as likely once the hostages came back and Hamas was beaten.
That prognosis has been replaced by alarm in recent months. The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE -- a close Israeli ally -- spilled out into the open in Yemen, and continues to simmer in Sudan and Libya.
Meanwhile, Riyadh's relations with Ankara and Doha continue to improve. In parallel, Saudi media and ...
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- 'BlacKkKlansman' and 'The Butcher's Stain': Evil racism at its most entertaining
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Welcome to The Reel Schmooze with ToI film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan, where we bring you all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can use.
After Borschel-Dan reads out a listener's cottage cheese-themed email, Hoffman brings us a news "Jangle" involving "Marty Supreme" actress Odessa A'zion.
Next, we hear how to pickle lemons, and then we turn to an Israeli student film, "The Butcher's Stain," that is up for an Oscar this year for Best Short Film. Hoffman weighs in on its chances.
Finally, we explore Spike Lee's 2018 "BlacKkKlansman," which has several surprisingly deeply Jewish moments.
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- 'BlacKkKlansman' and 'The Butcher's Stain': Evil racism at its most entertaining
- Runtime
- 56:16
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Welcome to The Reel Schmooze with ToI film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan, where we bring you all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can use.
After Borschel-Dan reads out a listener's cottage cheese-themed email, Hoffman brings us a news "Jangle" involving "Marty Supreme" actress Odessa A'zion.
Next, we hear how to pickle lemons, and then we turn to an Israeli student film, "The Butcher's Stain," that is up for an Oscar this year for Best Short Film. Hoffman weighs in on its chances.
Finally, we explore Spike Lee's 2018 "BlacKkKlansman," which has several surprisingly deeply Jewish moments.
Check out the "meh plus!" and "not bad" films in this week's The Reel Schmooze.
The Reel Schmooze is produced by Ari Schlacht and can be found wherever you get your podcasts.
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- President Donald Trump insists that American negotiations with Iran continue
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
US President Donald Trump met privately with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, and later said he had insisted to the Israeli leader that American negotiations with Iran continue.
We unravel Trump's Truth Social statement and learn what Netanyahu released following the meeting.
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- In DC, Trump appears to rein in Israel on Iran
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- 32:23
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- 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.
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
US President Donald Trump met privately with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, and later said he had insisted to the Israeli leader that American negotiations with Iran continue. We unravel Trump's Truth Social statement and learn what Netanyahu released following the meeting.
The inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace is set for next week in DC. Who is confirmed to attend -- and who is still on the fence?
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas received a draft constitution last week that aims to transition the PA to a full-fledged state. Magid weighs in on whether or not it may be ratified and delves into Israel's security cabinet announcement on Sunday that details new...
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- Cabinet steps towards de facto annexation of the West Bank
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- 1:32
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Listen to The Daily Briefing anywhere you get your podcasts.
- Title
- Is Israel closer than ever to annexing the West Bank?
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- 27:05
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- 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.
Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he planned to convey Israel’s position on US nuclear talks with Tehran during his meeting with US President Donald Trump today. Horovitz weighs in on what that position may be.
Even as Hamas continues to refuse to lay down its arms, Indonesia is preparing for the potential deployment of 5,000 to 8,000 troops to Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s peace plan, according to the country’s army chief of staff, Maruli Simanjuntak. We hear why the largest Muslim nation in the world is ready to step into the Strip.
After Israel's security cabinet announced unprecedented steps to regulate the settlement of the West Bank, the Trump administration reiterated its opposition to Isra...
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- Alice Miller: How do you become a fighter pilot in the IDF?
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Alice Miller: CEO of Israeli disaster org on aiding Gazans post-Oct. 7
Known for opening the doors to female combat soldiers in the IDF, Miller is still fighting Israeli societal norms and is today helping facilitate medical treatment in the Strip
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- Alice Miller: CEO of Israeli disaster org on aiding Gazans post-Oct. 7
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- 34:12
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with Alice Miller, the CEO of Natan Worldwide Disaster Relief.
Miller is nationally known for her landmark Supreme Court case in 1995, which opened the gates iof the Israel Air Force to female fighter pilots. This decision paved the way for today's female combat soldiers and made Miller a household name.
However, that was just the start of Miller's incredible journey that has taken her around the globe -- and her work as an aeronautical engineer may even reach the moon.
Today, Miller serves as the head of an NGO that brings volunteer medical staff and therapists into international disaster zones. In the past year alone, teams have landed in Syria, Mexico and are shortly taking off for Mozambique.
Following the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught on southern Israel, the organization beg...
