Haredi-wrought 'Kristallnacht' smashes red lines at justice's home

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🗓️ 4 June 2026

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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.

Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.

Israel and Lebanon agreed on Wednesday to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah terrorists would be banned. This comes as the US House, for the first time, approved a war powers resolution that would halt the US military action against Iran, even as the US is still negotiating a permanent ceasefire with the Islamic Regime. Horovitz unwinds the storm of headlines from the US and speaks about the relationship between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Dozens of ultra-Orthodox extremists smashed windows and caused property damage while trying to break into Supreme Court Deputy Chief Justice Noam Sohlberg’s house during a riot Wednesday night, in the latest such violent demonstration targeting law enforcement over the arrest of Haredi draft dodgers. Sohlberg’s wife, Meira, said to reporters outside her vandalized home. “Look at this devastation; it’s a pogrom. What is this, Kristallnacht?” Horovitz weighs in on what led up to this smashing of a societal red line.

Lawmakers voted 61-57 in the Knesset on Wednesday to elect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal lawyer, Michael Rabello, as state comptroller in a controversial do-over vote marred by accusations that illegal pressure tainted the election. Can Rabello freely criticize the government of his former client? We get Horovitz's take.

And finally, Horovitz narrates a troubling conversation he held this week -- with AI.

Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.

For further reading:

Israel and Lebanon agree to renew truce, create ‘pilot’ zones where Hezbollah is banned

US House backs symbolic resolution aiming to halt Iran war, in rebuke of Trump

Netanyahu downplays row with Trump, says he and US leader agree on the ‘main things’

‘A pogrom’: Haredi rioters smash windows, damage home of deputy Supreme Court chief

Netanyahu forces through election of his lawyer as state comptroller amid tainted vote

Google’s Gemini AI admits it is unfit for purpose: ‘You should not trust a single thing I say’

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing.
0:06.4	Today's Thursday, June 4th.
0:08.1	I'm Amanda Borscheldan here in Jerusalem with our founding editor, David Horvitz.
0:12.4	David, thank you so much for joining me today.
0:14.4	Sure, hi, Amanda.
0:15.6	Such a pleasure having you here, and we really need your help to make sense of the many, many headlines we're going to be
0:21.3	discussing. First, we'll start with a wrap of what's coming out of the United States. There is a new
0:26.6	Lebanon treaty, what's happening there? Also, what's going on with Netanyahu and Trump's
0:32.6	relationship? A little swearing? All in the family? I don't understand what's happening. We'll turn to domestic matters
0:39.1	and discuss very disturbing images of Haredim
0:43.6	breaking into justice, Noam Solberg's home and the aftermath.
0:48.3	All of this and even much, much more after the break.
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1:41.0	I'm Amanda Borschelle, Dan, here in the Jerusalem office with our founding editor, David Horowitz.
1:46.1	David, let's start with casting our gaze on the United States.
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