Daily Briefing Mar. 6: PM Bennett breaks Shabbat for peace & ToI prays in tense Lviv
Editor David Horovitz breaks down Israel’s role in the diplomatic web of Russia, Ukraine and Middle East; diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman reports from Lviv
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Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins us from Lviv, along with The Times of Israel editor David Horovitz and host Amanda Borschel-Dan.
Berman, as a religiously observant journalist, shares his experiences attending services in Lviv for Rosh Hodesh (the new month) and Shabbat. He explains how the Jewish community is now a sanctuary for Jews and non-Jews seeking refuge.
Late last week, Berman visited Lviv’s National Art Gallery, Ukraine’s leading art museum, which is now being used as a volunteer center for distributing medical supplies. We’ll hear a clip of a conversation he had with Mark Fetsych, head of oncology at a local hospital before the invasion.
Berman also spoke with the governor of the Lviv region, Maksym Kozytskyy. He is a civilian with no military experience but is now in charge of his region’s defenses. We hear about a very specific request he has for Israel.
Finally, Horovitz apprises our listeners of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s Shabbat and Saturday night travels — to Moscow and Berlin — and other conversations Bennett is having with world leaders including France’s Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Israel is now in the spotlight as a potential peacemaker, but is that actually a good spot for the Jewish state to be in?
Discussed articles include:
Ukraine’s leading art museum transforms into busy volunteer hub
We need air defenses from Israel, not goodwill statements, Lviv commander tells ToI
With trip to Kremlin, Bennett flies Israel into the eye of the Russia-Ukraine storm
Zelensky aide says purpose of Bennett’s trip to meet Putin is unclear to Kyiv
Bennett returns to Israel after whirlwind trip to meet Putin, Germany’s Scholz
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