Daily Briefing Feb. 2: The big whoop over Amnesty's 'apartheid'; Holocaust and race

News editor Amy Spiro dives into the Whoopi Goldberg hoopla and discusses Winter Olympics; diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman tackles Amnesty International’s ‘apartheid’ report

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.

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman and news editor Amy Spiro join host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

We begin today’s program by laying out the facts behind the current flurry of headlines surrounding statements made by American comedian Whoopi Goldberg on the popular ABC talk show “The View.” What did she say and what has the fallout been?

Next, Berman gives a little rare good news about the fight against antisemitism as presented in a recent Tel Aviv University Kantor Center report last week.

We break down Amnesty International’s Tuesday report which stated that Israel is enforcing “apartheid” against the Palestinians. Berman was onsite at the report’s launch and talks about the changing goalposts of the definition of “apartheid.”

It was a busy day for Berman yesterday, who also attended the online INSS conference in where Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced Israel would soon be protected by a “wall of lasers.” What does this mean for the Jewish state’s standing in the region?

And finally, we dive into all things Israeli and Jewish about the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics. Could there be a medal for Israel?