Daily Briefing Mar. 9 – Minister Shai in Poland: ‘Israel must rescue more refugees’
Brief interview with Diaspora Minister Shai; senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur on race and responses to Ukraine; health reporter Nathan Jeffay with a blitz of new Israeli research
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWelcome 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.
Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur and health reporter Nathan Jeffay join host Amanda Borschel-Dan.
Topping the program we have a very brief conversation with Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai, who is currently in Poland. What message is he bringing back to the government and what is he seeing on the ground?
Next, Rettig Gur gives us a preview of a piece he’ll publish shortly about murmurs from Palestinians and Palestinian advocates who ask why the world is so eager to help Ukraine but not Gaza. Could racism be at the heart of the different responses?
Jeffay updates listeners on reports of polio in the country. What is going on here?
Jeffay discusses efforts of Israeli doctors who are caring for Ukrainians 2,000 kilometers away. How is this possible?
Israeli research is myth-busting in a new study which finds that COVID shots don’t harm IVF outcomes.
And finally, we talk about a mind-blowing new process in which older human eggs can be made young again in a laboratory. It’s not ready for use yet, but let’s hear where we are now.
Discussed articles include:
Israeli minister heads to Poland as Ukraine refugees pour across border
Health Ministry updates guidelines on polio vaccines after first case in decades
Doctors in Israel care for Ukrainians 2,000 km away, as tech shrinks world
As false fears persist, new Israeli study finds COVID shots don’t harm IVF outcomes
In breakthrough, Jerusalem lab says older human eggs can be made young again
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