Daily Briefing June 13: For Netanyahu it’s not over till it’s over. Is it over?
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Today’s panel comprises editor David Horovitz and health and science reporter Nathan Jeffay, along with host Amanda Borschel-Dan.
Barring any last-minute upsets, Israel’s Knesset is poised to vote in its 36th government this afternoon. What is meant to happen today — and what could still go wrong?
We hear about a historical last-minute government crash from the 1990s that has gone down in history as the “Stinking Maneuver.” Could history repeat itself?
Next, we hear about a blitz of new COVID research, including a promising Israeli oral vaccine, a one-dose shortcut for youth and a possible way to beat the cytokine storm
And finally, the future is now with no-needle blood tests that will soon be used in space.
Discussed articles include:
Knesset set to swear in new government, unseating Netanyahu
Who’s who in the Bennett-Lapid government
Bennett said set to praise and thank Netanyahu during speech at swearing-in
Israeli oral COVID vaccine works as booster, animal trial finds
Israeli scientists move closer to averting deadly immune overreaction to COVID
Israelis recommend 1-dose shortcut to herd immunity for vaccine-poor countries
Invented in Israel, no-needle blood test will blast off for testing in space
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