Daily Briefing Nov. 2 – Is Benny Gantz playing coy with the US?

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.

Today’s podcast guests are US correspondent Jacob Magid and investigative reporter Simona Weinglass, hosted by Jessica Steinberg.

Magid discusses US officials’ reactions to the latest settlement housing approvals deep in the West Bank, after defense minister Benny Gantz had claimed he would limit the scope of construction.

Weinglass speaks about two of her investigative pieces currently on the site, regarding raids carried out by the FBI and German police against Israeli investment scammers, as they also pursue those operating web platforms for illegal websites and call centers.

Steinberg describes the scene at the press tour of the long-awaited Yayoi Kusama retrospective at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, where fans wore polka-dotted outfits in honor of the 92-year-old Japanese artist and her infinity rooms and other large-scale installations at the exhibit.

Discussed articles include:

‘Playing with fire’: By building deep in the West Bank, Israel risks DC’s wrath

October surprise: Who’s who in the unprecedented wave of investment scam raids

In major shift, Germany begins targeting platforms driving Israel’s online fraud

Massive Yayoi Kusama exhibit at TLV Museum of Art offers thrills and wonder

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