Daily Briefing Sept. 12: Day 342 – Can the PM stave off an ICC arrest warrant?
Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon reviews Netanyahu’s legal woes and justice minister’s latest battle; Arab affairs writer Gianluca Pacchiani discusses Egypt and Philadelphi Corridor
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.
Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon and Arab affairs correspondent Gianluca Pacchiani join host Jessica Steinberg on today’s episode.
Sharon discusses the latest attempt by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, through Israel’s attorney general, to stop the International Criminal Court from issuing arrest warrants for him and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
He also reviews what Justice Minister Yariv Levin may do to circumvent the court order he was given this week to finally appoint a president of the Supreme Court.
Pacchiani talks about the insights offered by an exiled Egyptian analyst regarding Gaza’s Philadelphi Corridor, and Egypt’s longstanding involvement with that stretch of land.
Sharon looks at what is happening at a Hebron Hills Palestinian enclave, whose residents could finally return to their homes following Jewish settler violence, only to be told by Israel’s civil administration that they may have to leave again.
Pacchiani discusses a Middle East confab in Baku, Azerbaijan, where academics and tech entrepreneurs came together to discuss cooperation in the region.
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Discussed articles include:
Netanyahu said to ask AG to probe him and Gallant in bid to avert ICC arrest warrant
High Court orders Levin to appoint new court president; he calls its ruling undemocratic
Egypt is embarrassed to admit failure to control Philadelphi, says exiled analyst
Israel warns Palestinian village will be demolished if residents refuse to relocate
In Baku, emerging Israeli and Arab leaders prepare for a post-conflict Middle East
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