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.
US reporter Luke Tress joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.
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Following an anti-Israel protest in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square, Tress discusses concerns that the rhetoric at such gatherings has become more violent.
After the final grassroots rally for hostages held at New York City’s Central Park, Tress reports on the weekly gatherings, which continued until the body of the last hostage, fallen police officer Ran Gvili, was brought home for burial.
More details have emerged on the perpetrator of the car ramming last week at the Chabad headquarters in Brooklyn, reports Tress, although the full story remains murky.
Finally, Tress reviews the formation of an antisemitism task force in the New York City Council, whose speaker, Julie Menin, offers a more centrist Democratic approach than that of Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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Philly Jewish groups condemn support for terror, ‘incitement to violence’ at anti-Israel protest
‘All these people are so devoted’: Hostage advocates bid farewell at last NYC rally
Suspect in Chabad HQ ramming charged with hate crimes; had previously attended event there
NYC Council launches antisemitism task force; new bill would limit synagogue protests
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