Welcome to the fourth episode of The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing: Your audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world.

Today’s panel includes Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur, along with host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

In a stunningly personal video posted on Sunday, US movie star-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger compared last week's storming of Washington, DC, Capitol Hill supporters of US President Donald Trump to Kristallnacht. In his seven-minute video, Schwarzenegger explained that the November 9, 1938 Nazi pogrom, in which thousands of Jewish properties were destroyed and some 30,000 Jewish men were arrested, is what historians regard as the prelude to the Holocaust. Is this an appropriate comparison?

Coincidence or not? Just prior to the inauguration of incoming US President Joe Biden, Israel announces some 800 new settlement homes. Is this a concerted effort to incite tension? Are Israel-Us relations returning to Obama days?

Next, Rettig Gur explains the play-by-play in a small religious-right party that just might, he claims, determine the outcome of the Israeli election on March 23.

And finally, Borschel-Dan recaps her trip to the banks of the Jordan River on Sunday, where she observed the first mass in 54 years at a church called St. John the Baptist Chapel, which was recently cleared of landmines and returned to the Franciscan order.

Each Sunday through Thursday, a panel of Times of Israel reporters and editors will give a fresh perspective on the day’s news in a brief, fast-paced conversation. Special thanks to producer Raoul Wootliff.

Discussed articles include:

Schwarzenegger says Capitol raid like Kristallnacht; recalls father’s WWII guilt

Israel to okay over 800 new settlement homes days before Biden sworn in

With landmines cleared, church on Jordan River holds 1st mass in 54 years

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Image: May 20, 1977 file photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger. (AP Photo, File)

Welcome to the fourth episode of The Times of Israel&rsquo;s Daily Briefing: Your audio update on what&rsquo;s happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world.
Today&rsquo;s panel includes Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur, along with host Amanda Borschel-Dan.
In a stunningly personal video posted on Sunday, US movie star-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger compared last week's storming of Washington, DC, Capitol Hill supporters of US President Donald Trump to Kristallnacht. In his seven-minute video, Schwarzenegger explained that the November 9, 1938 Nazi pogrom, in which thousands of Jewish properties were destroyed and some 30,000 Jewish men were arrested, is what historians regard as the prelude to the Holocaust. Is this an appropriate comparison?
Coincidence or not? Just prior to the inauguration of incoming US President Joe Biden, Israel announces some 800 new settlement homes. Is this a concerted effort to incite tension? Are Israel-Us relations returning to Obama days?
Next, Rettig Gur explains the play-by-play in a small religious-right party that just might, he claims, determine the outcome of the Israeli election on March 23.
And finally, Borschel-Dan recaps her trip to the banks of the Jordan River on Sunday, where she observed the first mass in 54 years at a church called St. John the Baptist Chapel, which was recently cleared of landmines and returned to the Franciscan order.
Each Sunday through Thursday, a panel of Times of Israel reporters and editors will give a fresh perspective on the day&rsquo;s news in a brief, fast-paced conversation. Special thanks to producer Raoul Wootliff.
Discussed articles include:
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/schwarzenegger-capitol-raid-like-kristallnacht-trump-a-failed-president/">Schwarzenegger says Capitol raid like Kristallnacht; recalls father&rsquo;s WWII guilt</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-okay-850-new-settlement-homes-days-before-biden-sworn-in-report/">Israel to okay over 800 new settlement homes days before Biden sworn in</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-landmines-cleared-church-on-jordan-river-holds-1st-mass-in-54-years">With landmines cleared, church on Jordan River holds 1st mass in 54 years</a>
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Image: May 20, 1977 file photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger. (AP Photo, File)

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

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