Daily Briefing Mar. 30: Why isn’t Israel taking persecution of Christians seriously?

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday to Thursday.

Host Amanda Borschel-Dan will be joined on today’s episode by political correspondent Tal Schneider and diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman.

Relations between the United States and Israel continued to draw headlines yesterday, including statements from Vice President Kamala Harris and White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. We hear updates from Berman and analysis from Schneider.

Yesterday, most Knesset parties sat with President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem with the aim of reaching a compromise on the judicial reform package. Schneider weight i.

Berman examines a disturbing series of attacks on Christians and Christian property here in recent weeks. Why are the police still considering them isolated incidents?

Articles discussed include:

The US praises Netanyahu’s call for compromise, turning down the heat after Biden reforms

US Vice President Harris joins Biden in expressing concern about Israel’s unrest

As attacks on Christians become more frequent, Israel faces a crisis

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