The Israel Brief – 03 January 2022 – IDF strikes targets in response to rockets. Travel to open Sunday. JPost and Maariv hacked. IDF shirt solidarity.
The Israel Brief – 04 January 2022 – Two naval pilots killed. Landmark civil rights ruling on surrogacy. IDF establish combat unit for religious women. The Emma Watson debacle.
The Israel Brief – 05 January 2022 – Comoros and Maldives to normalise ties with Israel? Preliminary report on helicopter crash. Rabbi quits BBC after 30 years. Gantz meets Jordanian King.
The Israel Brief – 06 January 2022 – Netherlands pulls funding from Palestinian NGO. Israel pushes resolution at UNGA. Pres Hertzog gets jabbed. JK Rowling and goblins.
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