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Daily Briefing Sept. 28 – ToI’s military correspondent reviews ‘NAZA’

Daily Briefing Sept. 28 – ToI’s military correspondent reviews ‘NAZA’

Fresh off the IDF’s newest submarine, military correspondent Emanuel Fabian updates us on strikes on terrorists in Gaza and southern Lebanon and...

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Daily Briefing Sept. 27 – The curious timing of the Oct. 7 allegations against the PM

Daily Briefing Sept. 27 – The curious timing of the Oct. 7 allegations against the PM

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on what was said — and not — during Netanyahu’s 40-minute United Nations speech and what is happening —...

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‘The Jazz Singer’: How the world’s first ‘talkie’ could not be more Jewy

‘The Jazz Singer’: How the world’s first ‘talkie’ could not be more Jewy

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor delve into the 1927 Al Jolson tale of a cantor’s son who just had to put on black face to make it to Broadway

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Daily Briefing Sept. 25 – The PM’s speech: Fiery rhetoric, inside and outside the UN

Daily Briefing Sept. 25 – The PM’s speech: Fiery rhetoric, inside and outside the UN

US bureau chief Jacob Magid and NY correspondent Luke Tress on the theatrics and props used by Netanyahu, PA President Abbas and the diverse array of...

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Daily Briefing Sept. 24 – Did Israel just bar all Arab political parties from running? Not so fast

Daily Briefing Sept. 24 – Did Israel just bar all Arab political parties from running? Not so fast

Editor David Horovitz on the West Bank ramming attack on Israel’s US envoy’s son, anti-Israel rhetoric at the UN General Assembly, and political...

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A Mandatory Listen – Haviv Rettig Gur: Is the IDF justified in picking off Hamas terrorists?

A Mandatory Listen – Haviv Rettig Gur: Is the IDF justified in picking off Hamas terrorists?

In the first episode of our new podcast series, ToI’s senior analyst joins Amanda Borschel-Dan to take on the morality of the operations hunting...

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Daily Briefing Sept. 20 – IDF bolsters forces on all fronts ahead of Yom Kippur

Daily Briefing Sept. 20 – IDF bolsters forces on all fronts ahead of Yom Kippur

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on continued targeted killings of Hamas’s October 7 operatives, increased rebuilding at an Iranian nuclear...

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‘You Had To Be There’: How a musical about Jesus shaped Jewish comedy

‘You Had To Be There’: How a musical about Jesus shaped Jewish comedy

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor delve into the delightful romp that documents the 1972 Toronto production of ‘Godspell,’ starring a...

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Hamas is to blame for October 7 and Gaza’s ‘collateral damage’

The head of Realign for Palestine speaks about how being an anti-Hamas Gazan means he’s not in lockstep with the zeitgeist, including those who gave...

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Daily Briefing Sept. 16 – From Mecca to Mokha: Houthis flex as Saudis flail

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on how the Yemeni rebels are increasingly strangling the Bab el-Mandeb shipping lane and why the region is still...

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Daily Briefing Sept. 15: How upstart parties could determine the Israeli election

Political correspondent Ariela Karmel on finalization of the candidate slates, attempted use of the High Court to ban parties from running, and...

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Daily Briefing Sept. 13: How Oct. 7 proved value of IDF’s women warriors

Political correspondent Tal Schneider’s new Hebrew-language book ‘Milchama Mishelahen’ is now on shelves. We learn about its devastating impetus...

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‘The Runner’: Starring lovely London — and a sprinting Gal Gadot

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor tune in to the new Amazon Prime adventure that proves the former Wonder Woman is still in fighting form

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Yohanan Plesner: 3 existential issues facing Israel’s voters

The president of the Israel Democracy Institute warns the country may be heading to another series of inconclusive elections unless politicians’...

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Daily Briefing Sept. 9 – ‘As a Jew,’ UK’s Miliband announces sanctions on settlements

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the UK’s allegations of ‘ethnic cleansing,’ a report that Netanyahu was warned of Oct. 7 by the UAE,...

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Daily Briefing Sept. 8: NY anti-Israel activists recycle ‘greedy Jewish landlords’ trope

NY correspondent Luke Tress on an ‘altneu’ form of antisemitism in the Big Apple, a massive $1 billion expenditure on securing US Jewish...

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Star Trek: 60 years to the most gloriously nerdy enterprise

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor boldly go where no staff have gone before and explore all that is Jewish behind the beloved franchise

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Jonathan Greenblatt: Surging antisemitism brings ADL to a moment of reckoning

The 113-year-old organization was born out of a need to protect Jews, says its CEO. Now fighting petrol-funded heavyweights, it’s turning to AI for...

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Daily Briefing Sept. 2 – In bold Israeli op, Hamas commander nabbed in Gaza City

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the special forces mission deep inside the Gaza Strip, the IDF’s punishment of 16 Givati soldiers, and the...

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Daily Briefing Sept. 1 – What makes a Jewish legislator join forces with an Arab party?

Editor David Horovitz on the status of the Iran war, the first day of school in Israel, Sara Netanyahu’s new conspiracy theory and other election...

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Yossi Klein Halevi: Why Jewish extremism is so seductive – and dangerous

The author of ‘Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist’ plumbs his personal experiences to share insight into the psyche of those fringe settlers who are...

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Daily Briefing Aug. 19 – Former Hamas hostage fulfills a dream at Nir Oz

Culture editor Jessica Steinberg on Sagui Dekel-Chen’s performance of 9 songs composed in captivity, new films documenting October 7, 2023, and an...

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Daily Briefing Aug. 18 – US holds direct talks with Hamas. Why it’s the new normal

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the Board of Peace’s floated potential new way forward out of the Gaza quagmire, 60 days from the ‘end’ of the...

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Daily Briefing Aug. 17: NY Jews train for mass casualty event amid heightened threats

NY correspondent Luke Tress on Friday night’s disturbance at a Manhattan synagogue and a US federal probe into ‘sham’ charities funding Gaza terrorism

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‘Wizards’: Does animated 1977 art film belong in the canon, or in the geniza?

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the completely bizarre mixed-medium movie that wrestles with magic, boobies, evil Nazis and Hitler 5,000...

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Richard Priem: The ‘age of security’ has ended for US Jews

The Dutch-born CEO of the Community Security Service aims to empower a volunteer force of American Jews by giving them the tools to prevent and...

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Daily Briefing Aug. 12 – How Israeli intel triggered top secret Trump plane ploy

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the ongoing siege by settlers of a Palestinian home in Qusra and the Board of Peace’s new, very flexible definitions...

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Daily Briefing Aug. 11 – As 2 Arab states reportedly plot war, how fortified are Israel’s borders?

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on IDF operations in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, along with an assessment of the penetrability of the barriers with...

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Daily Briefing Aug. 10 – As PM rejects Gaza deal, Israel quietly begins reconstruction

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the Gaza peace plan, the long game of chicken being played between US and Iran and a new defense pact signed...

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‘The Frisco Kid’: A (gefilte) fish out of water in the Wild West

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the extremely Jewish 1979 cowboy flick starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford

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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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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

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

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

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‘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

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?

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

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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

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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

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...

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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...

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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

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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...

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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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