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The Daily Briefing

A 20-minute daily update on what’s happening in Israel and the Jewish world

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Daily Briefing Sept. 7 – Desalination plant shutdowns break dam on water security risks

September 7, 2026

Environmental reporter Sue Surkes on why five desalination plants shut down last week, Israel's dangerous overreliance on water technology, and innovations in sustainable food science

Daily Briefing Sept. 6: Netanyahu has burned bridges. How will that play out at the polls?

News editor Ben Sales discusses the US ambassador's reaction to violent settlers, pitfalls for the PM in Israel's upcoming election, and antisemitic similarities on the US political spectrum

Daily Briefing Sept. 3: Will sanctions succeed against Iran where military force hasn’t?

US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses evolving US policy on Iran and DC's stronger tone on West Bank settler violence, and updates us on Gaza policies, Palestinian banking and PA elections

Daily Briefing Sept. 2 – In bold Israeli op, Hamas commander nabbed in Gaza City

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the special forces mission deep inside the Gaza Strip, the IDF's punishment of 16 Givati soldiers, and the evolving role of women in the military

Daily Briefing Sept. 1 – What makes a Jewish legislator join forces with an Arab party?

Editor David Horovitz on the status of the Iran war, the first day of school in Israel, Sara Netanyahu's new conspiracy theory and other election season hijinks

Daily Briefing Aug. 31: Splinter parties jockey for position as election deadline looms

Political correspondent Sam Sokol discusses 'third bloc' political parties ahead of September 8 deadline for forming slates, and the new ultra-Orthodox party, The Charedi Public