Under global scrutiny, Gallant ups pressure on extremist Jews

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. Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman and Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn. This week President Isaac Herzog called Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of today’s Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday, the second most important feast of the year. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also spoke with senior Palestinian Authority official Hussein al-Sheikh. What was significant about these phone calls? Yesterday Defense Minister Yoav Gallant signed administrative detention orders to hold four Jewish extremists involved in recent attacks against Palestinians without charges. What was the blowback from settler movement leaders and MKs? Could this ramped-up measure of administrative detention have anything to do with the call between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Eli Cohen this week or Blinken’s double down yesterday in New York? This morning, the Wall Street Journal published an interview with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Any clues for the future? We end with Berman's recap of revolving diplomatic doors this week with ambassadors from Ukraine, Russia and Israel all being called to the carpet. Discussed articles include: Herzog calls Abbas to urge fight against terror, condemn settler violence Gallant orders four Israelis to be held without charge over West Bank riots Blinken says US extremely concerned about settler violence against Palestinians Blinken: West Bank unrest makes Israel-Saudi deal much ‘tougher, if not impossible’ Russia summons Israeli envoy for rebuke over comments by ambassador to Ukraine Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Thousands of Palestinians attend prayers at the Al Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem's Old City, marking the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, June 28, 2023. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.