The Times of Israel Daily Briefing

Goals of war remain murky amid Trump administration's mixed messages

03 Mar 2026

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IDF adds Hezbollah to decapitation campaign after it joins war

02 Mar 2026

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Khamenei is dead. Will the Iranian regime die with him?

01 Mar 2026

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US, Israel strike Iran's top leaders in Operation Roaring Lion

28 Feb 2026

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Jordan Hoffman on 'Blue Moon': Brilliant or a waste of space?

28 Feb 2026

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Imam Imad Al Masri: The Muslim community spreading peace in Israel and beyond

27 Feb 2026

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Nuke talks resume even as US F-22s crowd Israeli skies

26 Feb 2026

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In State of the Union, Trump renews pledge to strike Iran if needed

25 Feb 2026

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Is Hamas poised to infiltrate new Gaza police force?

24 Feb 2026

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Bonus episode [SPONSORED]: Getting Grounded in Israel and Zionism

23 Feb 2026

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Why is Tucker Carlson spreading antisemitic tropes?

23 Feb 2026

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IDF ramps up Hezbollah strikes as Iran supports proxy group

22 Feb 2026

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: NGO admits Hamas controls Gaza's hospitals. Why now?

21 Feb 2026

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Jordan Hoffman rewatches 'All the President's Men'

21 Feb 2026

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Michael Oren: Israel's historic Iran moment

20 Feb 2026

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Israel has never been stronger. Since October 7, 2023, Israel has steadily rolled back its enemies in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. A staunch friend of Isr...

Amid talks and saber-rattling, how close is the US to striking Iran?

19 Feb 2026

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Israel moves to take over biblical sites in West Bank

18 Feb 2026

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Will US sanctions bring Iran to heel in nuclear talks?

17 Feb 2026

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Female soldiers under attack in Israel

16 Feb 2026

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ToI reports from Yellow Line as Gaza conflict smolders

15 Feb 2026

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'BlacKkKlansman' and 'The Butcher's Stain': Evil racism at its most entertaining

14 Feb 2026

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Alice Miller: CEO of Israeli disaster org on aiding Gazans post-Oct. 7

13 Feb 2026

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Lazar Berman: Are Saudis moving away from Israel and toward Islamists?

13 Feb 2026

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In DC, Trump appears to rein in Israel on Iran

12 Feb 2026

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Is Israel closer than ever to annexing the West Bank?

11 Feb 2026

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Explosive anti-Israel protests mar Herzog's Australia tour

10 Feb 2026

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Bonus episode [SPONSORED]: Identity/Crisis - America Betrays the Stranger

09 Feb 2026

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What happens when Emma Lazarus’s “The New Colossus” is no longer read as a civic creed, but as a provocation abo...

IDF brings in top terror figure in Lebanon for intel

09 Feb 2026

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Netanyahu to urgently jet to DC to reset Iran talks agenda

08 Feb 2026

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Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland: Two Jews on the news discuss all that is Unholy

07 Feb 2026

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Jordan Hoffman reviews 'Melania' and 'Zelig': Mockumentary at its finest

06 Feb 2026

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William Daroff: What Trump needs to do for that Nobel Prize

06 Feb 2026

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Inside Abbas's call for unprecedented PLO elections

05 Feb 2026

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Hamas, far from disarming, attacks IDF in Gaza

04 Feb 2026

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What's on the table for US-Iran nuclear talks in Turkey?

03 Feb 2026

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Devoted NYC protesters hold final hostage rally

02 Feb 2026

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Rafah Crossing is readied for Gazans to pass through

01 Feb 2026

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Haviv Rettig Gur: Hamas is holding Gazans hostage

31 Jan 2026

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Comic neuroses in Jesse Eisenberg's 'A Real Pain'

30 Jan 2026

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David Parsons: Why Christian Zionists support a strong Israel

30 Jan 2026

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Why Netanyahu picked a new fight with Biden

29 Jan 2026

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PM makes explosive charges on Biden-era arms embargo

28 Jan 2026

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Final hostage returns home. Inside Operation Courageous Heart

27 Jan 2026

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Day 843 - IDF forensics search Gaza cemetery for final hostage

26 Jan 2026

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Day 842 - US proposes vision of 'New Gaza' even as Hamas still rules

25 Jan 2026

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Inside the technocratic council set to rule Gaza

24 Jan 2026

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Jordan Hoffman reviews Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just an Accident'

24 Jan 2026

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Adam Louis-Klein: Why anti-Zionism is the newest hate movement

23 Jan 2026

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Day 839 - Report exposes unfit jail conditions for Palestinian offenders

22 Jan 2026

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Day 838 - US amasses firepower in region amid Iranian tension

21 Jan 2026

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Day 837 - Tragic deaths of 2 Haredi babies fuels fury against IDF draft

20 Jan 2026

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Day 836 - Trump team forms Gaza peace board, shows who's boss

19 Jan 2026

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Day 835 - Iranian uprising appears crushed. How many were lost?

18 Jan 2026

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Jordan Hoffman reviews post-Oct. 7 hostage documentary 'Holding Liat'

17 Jan 2026

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Podcaster Mitch Ginsburg: Escape from Tehran, an untold 1979 Israeli caper

16 Jan 2026

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Day 833 - Lazar Berman: Why Iran's regime is holding on… for now

16 Jan 2026

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Day 832 - Trump wills Gaza plan forward, despite Hamas noncompliance

15 Jan 2026

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Day 831 - Trump pledged to help Iranians. How?

14 Jan 2026

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Day 830 - Coalition's latest attempt to rescue the PM

13 Jan 2026

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Day 829 - Qatargate suspect Einhorn labeled 'fugitive criminal'

12 Jan 2026

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Day 828 - Iran threatens Israel as anti-regime protests hit 2-week mark

11 Jan 2026

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Day 825 - US works to fill seats on Board of Peace for Gaza

08 Jan 2026

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Day 824 - Chaos, anger during Haredi anti-IDF protest at which teen was killed

07 Jan 2026

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Day 823 -- NYC Jews await Mamdani's next steps on antisemitism front

06 Jan 2026

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Day 822 - Media decry digitally altered official photos of PM's wife

05 Jan 2026

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Day 821 - Will Spain's Israel boycott set precedent for other countries?

04 Jan 2026

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ToI's movie maven Jordan Hoffman reviews 'Marty Supreme'

03 Jan 2026

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Day 819 - Haviv Rettig Gur with 6 projections for Israel in 2026

02 Jan 2026

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Day 818 - Coalition, Haredim and judiciary on massive collision course

01 Jan 2026

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Day 817 - Mamdani to become NYC mayor as apple drops in Times Square

31 Dec 2025

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Day 816 - In Florida, a jovial Trump is hawkish on Gaza and Iran

30 Dec 2025

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Day 815 - As Trump and Netanyahu meet today, what's on the table?

29 Dec 2025

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Day 814 - Will $35 billion gas deal with Egypt hike electricity costs?

28 Dec 2025

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ToI movie maven Jordan Hoffman reviews Rob Reiner's 'The Sure Thing'

27 Dec 2025

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Day 813 - Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Five likely scenarios for Gaza in 2026

27 Dec 2025

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Day 812 - Brig.-Gen. Eran Ortal on where does the IDF go after October 7?

26 Dec 2025

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Day 811 - Initial vote on controversial Oct. 7 probe bill in Knesset sparks anger

25 Dec 2025

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Day 810 - Why Israel charges UN's new famine report on Gaza is skewed

24 Dec 2025

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Day 809 - Saudi prince tells ToI Israel needs to start being 'normal'

23 Dec 2025

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Day 808 - Eyeing Iran, Israel rattles sabers ahead of PM's trip to US

22 Dec 2025

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Day 807 - Rescue of Israeli from Jericho highlights PA-IDF coordination

21 Dec 2025

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ToI's movie maven Jordan Hoffman reviews 'The Voice of Hind Rajab'

20 Dec 2025

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Day 805 - Danielle Pletka on what Trump wants in the Middle East

19 Dec 2025

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Day 804 - Israel and Egypt clinch massive gas deal. What's behind it?

18 Dec 2025

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Day 803 - Inside the most complex Hamas tunnel network in Gaza

17 Dec 2025

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Day 802 - Heroism amid horror at Hanukkah Bondi terror attack

16 Dec 2025

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Day 801 - Anguish in Australia after bloody terror attack at Hanukkah event

15 Dec 2025

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Day 800 - Ceasefire tensions escalate after top Hamas commander is killed

14 Dec 2025

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Bonus episode [SPONSORED]: Identity/Crisis - Staying Human in the Age of AI - with David Zvi Kalman

13 Dec 2025

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In this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer talks with technology guru, Hartman scholar, and founding Identity/Crisis Producer David Zvi Kalman...

Day 799 - ToI's movie maven reviews 'Jay Kelly,' now on Netflix

13 Dec 2025

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Day 798 - Jacob Magid on the day that never came - Blinken's vision for postwar Gaza

12 Dec 2025

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Day 797 -- Final Columbia antisemitism report reveals classroom aggressions

11 Dec 2025

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Knesset debate on Haredi draft bares PM's closed-door efforts to pass bill

10 Dec 2025

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Day 795 - 22,000 IDF soldiers were wounded since Oct. 7 - in body and soul

09 Dec 2025

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Day 794 - World fetes Syria's former terrorist leader, a year in power

08 Dec 2025

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Day 793 - Trump peace plan partners pile on Israel at Doha Forum

07 Dec 2025

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Bonus Episode [SPONSORED]: Thoughts & Prayers - Does Prayer Work?

06 Dec 2025

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In the first episode of Thoughts & Prayers, host Jessica Fisher explores one of the oldest and most unsettling questions in Jewish ...

Day 792 - Jordan Hoffman reviews Scarlett Johansson's 'Eleanor the Great'

06 Dec 2025

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Day 791: Did the Red Cross do all it could for hostages in Gaza?

05 Dec 2025

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Day 790 - Israel and Lebanon hold rare direct talks as conflict heads toward brink

04 Dec 2025

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