Daily Briefing Apr. 24: As Bibi eats mufleta, who stirs the pot on the Temple Mount?

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday.

Editor David Horovitz and political correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn join host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

From Saturday night, Israel no longer requires the use of masks in closed environments, aside from elderly facilities, hospitals, and air travel. Former COVID czar Prof. Roni Gamzu has also said that airport checks are now “unreasonable.” Will they soon be done away with as well?

The past week’s Passover holiday brought a record 4,625 Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount. Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai made a statement last night saying that Israeli Jews are increasingly flouting the status quo and praying on the Temple Mount. Where does Horovitz see this going?

On Friday, the Mayor of Umm al-Fahmm Samir Subhi Mahamed told off a group of young, masked men who were protesting Israeli actions at the Jerusalem holy site by trying to block traffic from entering the city. Why is this noteworthy?

Yamina MK Amichai Chikli is in the hot seat tomorrow. Ra’am has announced it will not be attending a Knesset committee session where he faces political sanction. Keller-Lynn tells us more about these hearings.

Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ate his traditional mufleta last night. What was the atmosphere like?

Discussed articles include:

Former COVID czar calls for end to airport tests for arrivals

Diaspora minister warns of a ‘deterioration’ of the Temple Mount status quo

Mayor of Arab town of Umm al-Fahm confronts residents for rioting over Temple Mount

Report: Ra’am to boycott Knesset hearing on ousting Yamina rebel MK from party

‘We’re coming back,’ Netanyahu tells invigorated supporters, as government teeters

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