Daily Briefing Aug. 23: US med school programs closing in Israel; PA push at the UN
US correspondent Jacob Magid discusses a new Palestinian bid for UN membership; Diaspora affairs reporter Judah Ari Gross talks of seeking to become a Jew, or a doctor, in Israel
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US correspondent Jacob Magid and religion and Diaspora affairs reporter Judah Ari Gross join host Jessica Steinberg for today’s podcast.
Magid discusses why the Palestinian ambassador to the UN is once again seeking full member state status.
Gross looks at Israel’s decision to cancel all of its American medical programs, in order to free up spaces for Israeli medical students.
Magid talks about US disapproval of the recent Israeli military raid of Palestinian human rights organizations.
Gross speaks about Israel’s chief rabbi and the possible political reasons why he’s signing conversion documentation once again.
Discussed articles include:
US says concerned by Israel’s raid on Palestinian NGOs, not convinced by prior intel
Israel ends lucrative American medical training programs to focus on local doctors
Palestinians aim to gain full UN member state status, but US law stands in their way
Chief rabbi held up conversions as leverage against government reform, group claims
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