Daily Briefing Jan. 24 – Ties that bind: Ukraine crisis, pro-lsrael UN & submarines

January 24, 2022

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.

Political correspondent Tal Schneider and diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today’s packed episode.

The intensified situation on the border between Ukraine and Russia has Israeli officials updating plans for the possible evacuation of potentially some 75,000 Jews. Who is working on that?

Last week, the United Nations unanimously adopted an Israel-led resolution against Holocaust denial. How did serial Holocaust-denier Iran try to play a role here?

Also late last week, Israel finally signed a controversial deal to purchase three submarines from Germany. On Sunday, the cabinet voted to create a state commission of inquiry into submarine and naval vessel purchase deals that occurred under former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Schneider takes a deep dive into the issue.

Aside from political aftershocks, Israel felt two earthquakes within 24 hours this week. Is the country prepared for the big one?

And finally, Berman sheds light on how Israel’s relationship with the European Union may or may not shift with France at the helm.