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.

News editor Ben Sales joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.

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After US Ambassador Mike Huckabee met with Palestinians on Saturday and called for severe consequences for violent Jewish settlers, Sales notes that the American diplomat is trying to express two things: his continued longtime support of the settlement enterprise in the West Bank alongside the need to deal with Jewish terrorists.

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