The Times of Israel Daily Briefing

By The Times of Israel

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 May 15, 2026

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Welcome to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing: Your update on what’s important in Israel, the Middle East and The Jewish World.


Episode Date
Yossi Abravanel: Despite sanctions, Israel must keep communication open with Europe
Sep 11, 2026
Board of Peace says PM cooperated on Gaza — until he entered campaign mode
Sep 10, 2026
'As a Jew,' UK's Miliband announces sanctions on settlements
Sep 09, 2026
NY anti-Israel activists recycle 'greedy Jewish landlords' trope
Sep 08, 2026
Desalination plant shutdowns break dam on water security risks
Sep 07, 2026
Netanyahu has burned bridges. How will that play out at the polls?
Sep 06, 2026
Star Trek: 60 years to the most gloriously nerdy enterprise
Sep 05, 2026
Jonathan Greenblatt: Surging antisemitism brings ADL to a moment of reckoning
Sep 04, 2026
Will sanctions succeed against Iran where military force hasn’t?
Sep 03, 2026
In bold Israeli op, Hamas commander nabbed in Gaza City
Sep 02, 2026
What makes a Jewish legislator join forces with an Arab party?
Sep 01, 2026
Splinter parties jockey for position as election deadline looms
Aug 31, 2026
Golan Druze rethink their ties to Syria
Aug 30, 2026
The Reel Schmooze on 'Don't Say Good Luck': The Sunny (Sandler) side of life, with cancer
Aug 22, 2026
Yossi Klein Halevi: Why Jewish extremism is so seductive - and dangerous
Aug 21, 2026
Israel risks opening a new front with strike deep in Syria
Aug 20, 2026
Former Hamas hostage fulfills a dream at Nir Oz
Aug 19, 2026
US holds direct talks with Hamas. Why it's the new normal
Aug 18, 2026
NY Jews train for mass casualty event amid heightened threats
Aug 17, 2026
Who gets in? Likud candidates face a high-stakes primary
Aug 16, 2026
The Reel Schmooze on 'Wizards': Does animated 1977 art film belong in the canon, or in the geniza?
Aug 15, 2026
Richard Priem: The ‘age of security’ has ended for US Jews
Aug 14, 2026
Lazar Focus with Bjorn Lomborg: Energy, climate, and the fight for a better world
Aug 14, 2026
As election nears, can voters see extremism in their own camps?
Aug 13, 2026
How Israeli intel triggered top secret Trump plane ploy
Aug 12, 2026
As 2 Arab states reportedly plot war, how fortified are Israel's borders?
Aug 11, 2026
As PM rejects Gaza deal, Israel quietly begins reconstruction
Aug 10, 2026
Emigration, urban growth and a changing Jerusalem
Aug 09, 2026
The Reel Schmooze on 'The Frisco Kid': A (gefilte) fish out of water in the Wild West
Aug 08, 2026
Dan Ben-David: Israel is on the brink of a spiral of collapse
Aug 07, 2026
Is there really progress in Trump's Gaza, Lebanon and Iran talks?
Aug 07, 2026
The latest alliances shaking up Israel's fateful election
Aug 06, 2026
Inside Israel's fortifications on the Gaza Yellow Line
Aug 05, 2026
Banking on politics -- Israel and the Palestinian financial crisis
Aug 04, 2026
Israel in the dark as Trump adopts Saudi-first policy
Aug 03, 2026
Saudis talk Trump down from Iran strike... for now
Aug 02, 2026
Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz: Nothing is black and white in Israel's religious societies
Aug 01, 2026
The Reel Schmooze on 'Double Indemnity': Billy Wilder's film noir masterpiece
Aug 01, 2026
As Hamas agrees to lay down weapons, Israel is up in arms
Jul 31, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson: Trump must set up an Iranian government-in-exile
Jul 31, 2026
Iran's first strike on Egypt tests CENTCOM’s defense umbrella
Jul 30, 2026
Why Netanyahu got the side-door treatment at the White House
Jul 29, 2026
Points of friction as Trump and Netanyahu meet
Jul 28, 2026
Will Netanyahu-Trump meetup set stage for next Iran war?
Jul 27, 2026
West Bank clashes turn deadly
Jul 26, 2026
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Hamas still holds two million hostages
Jul 25, 2026
The Reel Schmooze on 'Reading Lolita in Tehran': How the regime turned rotten
Jul 24, 2026
Israel should worry about Saudi deal, but there is good news in Lebanon
Jul 24, 2026
Big whoop? Mamdani admits he can't arrest Netanyahu
Jul 23, 2026
IDF Lebanon pullout takes shape as Gaza peace plan stalls
Jul 22, 2026
IDF begins trial pullout from Lebanon buffer zone
Jul 21, 2026
Iranian strikes on Jordan raise IDF hackles in Eilat
Jul 20, 2026
Knesset disbands with bangs and whimpers
Jul 19, 2026
Haviv Rettig Gur: Why is Israel still a first campaign stop for wannabe US presidents?
Jul 18, 2026
The Reel Schmooze on 'Tuner': The Jewiest film of the summer
Jul 17, 2026
Nicholas Carl: US and Iran are now in the Battle of Hormuz
Jul 17, 2026
What the latest House vote says about support for Israel
Jul 16, 2026
Why is Iran attacking its Gulf neighbors?
Jul 15, 2026
War on? Trump declares US 'guardians' of Hormuz
Jul 14, 2026
Coalition races to pass controversial laws before Knesset dissolves
Jul 13, 2026
IDF on standby to rejoin Iran fight
Jul 12, 2026
What Matters Now to Dr. Deborah Gilboa: The neuroscience of resilience
Jul 10, 2026
Eyal Hulata: What’s next in the fight against Iran
Jul 10, 2026
On razor's edge: Iran and US continue strikes
Jul 09, 2026
Is the US-Iran ceasefire over?
Jul 08, 2026
Will the Chief Rabbinate keep its monopoly on kosher certification?
Jul 07, 2026
High Court showdown: Is Israel facing a constitutional crisis?
Jul 06, 2026
IDF chief’s plea for more troops collides with Haredi anti-draft push
Jul 05, 2026
Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook: The Israeli food we serve tells our story
Jul 04, 2026
Hanin Ghaddar: Lebanon turns against Hezbollah
Jul 03, 2026
When Israel becomes a US campaign issue
Jul 02, 2026
Netanyahu answers Oct. 7 question with joke in TV interview
Jul 01, 2026
Why Netanyahu won't publicly take on Trump over Iran
Jun 30, 2026
Can anyone build a coalition without the Haredi and Arab parties?
Jun 29, 2026
The first test of the Lebanon deal: IDF pulls back slightly
Jun 28, 2026
'Operation Thunderbolt': 50 years to the heroic raid on Entebbe
Jun 27, 2026
Etgar Keret: Celebrated author feels the world is losing its story
Jun 26, 2026
US-Iran deal fuels Trump's delusional dreams of peace and prizes
Jun 25, 2026
Who has Trump's ear on Iran and Lebanon: Vance or Rubio?
Jun 24, 2026
Underground Hezbollah base put all of Israel in range
Jun 23, 2026
'A cease between fires': Living on Israel's northern front
Jun 22, 2026
Can a critical Vance have Israel's back in Iran talks?
Jun 21, 2026
The Reel Schmooze on 'What's up, Doc?': Sultry Streisand's screwball meshugas
Jun 20, 2026
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett on this existential moment
Jun 19, 2026
Signed and sealed, Iran-US deal launches with Trumpian fanfare
Jun 18, 2026
Best frenemy? Trump turns on Israel at G7 summit
Jun 17, 2026
What's in and out of Iran deal: A war of narratives
Jun 16, 2026
Despite Iran deal, Israel determined to hold the fort in Lebanon
Jun 15, 2026
Why the emerging Iran deal is a major setback for Israel
Jun 14, 2026
The Reel Schmooze on 'Beaufort': How Israel left Lebanon in 2000 with a bang
Jun 13, 2026
Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler: How AI is poisoning the information well
Jun 12, 2026
Steffen Seibert: Gaza won’t sever special Germany-Israel ties
Jun 12, 2026
Inside Iran-linked Diaspora terror attacks: A suspect speaks
Jun 11, 2026
Army of God? Bill equates Torah study with national service
Jun 10, 2026
Between a rocket and a hard place: PM faces Trumpian dilemma
Jun 09, 2026
Iran fires on Israel, reigniting smoldering war
Jun 08, 2026
BONUS: Jordan Hoffman reviews Israeli film 'Oxygen' - with a special guest
Jun 07, 2026
Masked settlers clashed with Palestinians on Shabbat. Where was the IDF?
Jun 07, 2026
Why only Lebanon can drive Hezbollah out. But it won't
Jun 05, 2026
Haredi-wrought 'Kristallnacht' smashes red lines at justice's home
Jun 04, 2026