Day 390 - Knesset storm over hostages, reservists, terrorists
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
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🗓️ 30 October 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Political correspondent Sam Sokol joins host Jessica Steinberg on today's episode.
Sokol discusses the fiery start of the Knesset fall session this week, as young women dressed to resemble hostage Naama Levy and her bloodstained clothing and hands when she was taken captive on October 7, were in attendance at the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality, along with many members of hostage families.
He reports on the fierce arguments in the Knesset plenum, as opposition leader Yair Lapid took Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to task, and a screaming match between several lawmakers before a vote on a bill that would allow the government to deport the family members of terrorists who are Israeli citizens.
Sokol also reviews the Knesset vote on the UNRWA bill that would bar the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees and their descendants from operating in Israel, and a bill barring new foreign consulates in Jerusalem, also aimed at preventing consular offices that serve Palestinians.
Finally, Sokol turns to the draft law, and how one ultra-Orthodox party backed down from its threat to overthrow the budget over the IDF exemption bill.
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Discussed articles include:
With blood-red hands, Gaza hostage supporters make their mark on the opening of Knesset
Following stormy debate, lawmakers advance measure to deport terrorists’ relatives
Knesset approves laws barring UNRWA from Israel, limiting it in Gaza and West Bank
Knesset passes law banning establishment of new foreign consulates in Jerusalem
Ministers back bill denying the PA a path to petition the High Court of Justice
Ultra-Orthodox party backs down from threat to tank budget over IDF exemption bill
Netanyahu says Israel’s strikes on Iran destroyed ‘industrial factories of death’
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IMAGE: Shira Albag, mother of hostage Liri Albag, far left, with other hostage family members and supporters sit on floor of Knesset on October 28, 2024 holding signs that read, 'This is how they urinate in the tunnels,' referring to the bottles full of urine found in the Gaza tunnels (Courtesy Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, welcome to the Times of Israel's Daily Briefing. It's Wednesday, October 30th, and I'm |
| 0:09.6 | Jessica Steinberg. I'm speaking today with political correspondent San Sokol. Hi, Sam. Good morning. |
| 0:15.6 | Morning, Jessica. Hi there. It is day 390 of the war. A missile fired from Lebanon set off sirens across |
| 0:23.8 | northern and much of central Israel this morning as far south as Natania, although the projectile |
| 0:29.4 | did break up in the air. Four Israeli soldiers were killed during fighting in the northern Gaza |
| 0:34.9 | strip on Tuesday. At the same time, Palestinians accused Israel |
| 0:38.9 | of killing dozens of people in a strike in the Beitlachia area. Meanwhile, mediators are |
| 0:45.4 | examining a proposal for a 30-day Gaza truce and the release of 11 to 14 hostages, which |
| 0:52.2 | would include all of the remaining women and children. |
| 0:55.8 | And as all of this is going on, the Knesset went back into session this week after its long |
| 1:00.5 | vacation. We'll talk about what went on there after a quick break. Stay with us. |
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| 2:00.3 | Thank you. That's JCPNY.org. Okay, Sam, you've been back at the Knesset this week, and the debates and discussions and committed meetings all seemed to be extremely fiery, basically mirroring how people are feeling in the |
| 2:19.9 | country this week, following deaths of many soldiers and reservists. Let's start with the committee |
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