Push for Arab vote; archaeology meets science in research

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 through Thursday. Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn and deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan join host Jessica Steinberg for today's podcast. Keller-Lynn discusses defense minister Benny Gantz looking for possible alliances with Haredi politicians in election campaigning. She also talks about Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s push to get Arabs to vote; not necessarily for his party Yesh Atid, but as a method to pull votes away from the rival Likud party. Borschel-Dan explains an Israeli archaeologist's use of groundbreaking archeomagnetic dating to help pinpoint specific dates in biblical history. Discussed articles include: Gantz plugs possible alliance with Haredi politicians, but UTJ says it won’t zigzag Israeli researchers say magnetic fields provide way to securely date biblical events Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: The ruins of Beit Shean, ancient Scythopolis (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.