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.
Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today’s episode.
Israeli media is abuzz with the power struggle between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Smotrich over NIS 200 million ($55 million) budgeted for Arab Israeli economic development and education initiatives.
We dedicate the entire episode to the ripple effects of this showdown and check in on Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition.
Discussed articles include:
As Smotrich defends freeze, PM vows to transfer funds to Arab towns ‘with oversight’
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