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.
New York reporter Luke Tress joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.
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Category: 3. Middle East
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Syria to vote for new parliament after Assad ouster
Syria to vote for new parliament after Assad ouster | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe process is unfolding as President Ahmed al-Sharaa tries to consolidate his hold over a nation fractured by 14 years of war and recent bouts of…
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Cyclists’ union head backs shortening races to deny platform to anti-Israel protests
Professional cyclists’ union (CPA) president Adam Hansen has proposed shortening major races to deny protesters a platform and safeguard riders following disruptions at the Vuelta a España last month.
The Vuelta, one of cycling’s Grand…
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Former Israeli hostage ‘very worried’ Trump’s peace plan will not happen
Lucy ManningSpecial correspondent
BBCEli Sharabi has fears for the new proposed peace deal – but is hopeful for the future A former Israeli hostage whose British-Israeli wife and children were killed by Hamas in the 7 October attacks, says he is…
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Ancient Egyptian sick notes and invoices go on show in Cambridge
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtImages of ancient Egyptian workers (above) survive, as do many written documents which give insight into their lives – and illnesses About 3,500 years ago, a craftsman called Panebu was recorded as off work – because…
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Manchester attacker named; Starmer: Suspect ‘attacked Jews because they are Jews’
British police named the suspect in a deadly attack at a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attack and vowed to “defeat” antisemitism in his country.
The stabbing and car-ramming attack…
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Organizers spurn UK police’s plea to shelve anti-Israel rally after synagogue attack
Organizers of a protest against the UK’s ban on the Palestine Action group reportedly rejected a plea from London police to postpone their rally in the wake of a deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue over Yom Kippur on…
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Eli Sharabi: 491 Days as a Hostage of Hamas
Eli Sharabi’s Hostage, the first memoir of captivity in Gaza in the aftermath of Oct. 7, appeared in Israel in May, just four months after his release; the English translation will be published in the U.S. on the second anniversary of the Hamas…
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Trump’s pact to defend Qatar could shake up or shore up a fragile region
President Trump this week signed an executive order vowing to use all measures – including the US military – to defend the Gulf state of Qatar.
The text says Washington will view any armed attack on the tiny energy-rich nation as a threat to the…
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Hamas slated to respond ‘positively’ to Trump Gaza plan, but request changes — source
Hamas will reply “positively” to US President Donald Trump’s proposal for ending the war in Gaza, while submitting a series of amendments, a source familiar with the negotiations told The Times of Israel on Thursday, adding that the…
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