Daily Briefing Aug. 2: Day 301 - Courts want to quickly handle Sde Teiman abuse case

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.

Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon and Arab affairs correspondent Gianluca Pacchiani join host Jessica Steinberg on today’s episode.

Sharon speaks about the legal aspects of the case against the nine reservists accused of serious abuse of a Palestinian detainee at the IDF’s Sde Teiman detention facility. The proceedings have gone ahead as the government, attorney general and high court moved quickly, amid a furor over a break-in to the base, and to the Beit Lid base where the reservists were taken for questioning, but right-wing activists including coalition members earlier this week.

He also talks about Palestinian villagers, victims of a spike in violence in the West Bank after October 7 carried out by extremist settlers, forcing some out of their homes for months. The High Court has been critical of the Israel Police for their failure to tackle the violence.

Pacchiani looks at the public statement of mourning by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. He also discusses public comments of dissent made by some Lebanese individuals against Hezbollah, showing how the terrorist organization has hijacked the country but emphasizing the public’s inability to rally in the streets.

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Discussed articles include:

Far-right MK: Justice officials who go after soldiers will be ‘prosecuted as traitors’

Torture, abuse, unfit conditions: The allegations over Sde Teiman and its guards

Court: Israel must enable return of displaced Palestinians to West Bank villages

Abbas declares day of mourning for Haniyeh as he blasts ‘cowardly’ killing

Majdal Shams massacre highlights Solomonic predicament of Golan’s Druze community

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