Daily Briefing Oct. 6: Day 366 – Blame game as called-up reservists are left stranded
Political correspondent Sam Sokol on Transportation Minister Miri Regev and new minister Gideon Sa’ar; legal reporter Jeremy Sharon on latest in judicial overhaul machinations
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Political correspondent Sam Sokol and legal affairs reporter Jeremy Sharon join host Jessica Steinberg on today’s episode.
Sokol discusses the latest brouhaha with Transportation Minister Miri Regev, as reservists called up for duty grappled with a lack of public transportation during the Rosh Hashanah holiday.
Sokol also reviews the first week at work for Minister without Portfolio Gideon Sa’ar, once the prime minister’s foe on the right, now part of his inner circle.
Sharon looks at the latest on Justice Minister Yariv Levin as he endeavors to delay the appointment of a left-leaning Supreme Court president by turning all the serving justices into unwilling candidates.
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Discussed articles include:
Shutdown of public transport hampers reservists called up over long holiday weekend
Israel seeks to reverse EU’s advice to avoid its skies as foreign carriers nix flights
As he officially rejoins government, Sa’ar blasts opposition for ‘living in Oct. 6’
Vogelman retires as Supreme Court president in shadow of severe judiciary-gov’t clash
Judiciary adviser: Levin’s tactic to delay Supreme Court president vote ‘ridiculous’
10 Supreme Court justices seek to retract their imposed candidacies for president
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