Day 366 - Political blame game as reservists lack transport

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 and legal affairs reporter Jeremy Sharon join host Jessica Steinberg on today's episode.

Sokol discusses the latest brouhaha with Transportation Minister Miri Regev, as reservists called up for duty over the holiday lacked public transportation during the Rosh Hashanah holiday, a year into the ongoing war.

Sokol also reviews the first week at work for Minister without Portfolio Gideon Sa'ar, once the prime minister's foe on the right, now part of his inner circle.

Sharon looks at the latest with Justice Minister Yariv Levin, as he endeavors to drag out the appointment of a left-leaning Supreme Court president by imposing candidacies on all standing justices.

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Discussed articles include:

Shutdown of public transport hampers reservists called up over long holiday weekend

Israel seeks to reverse EU’s advice to avoid its skies as foreign carriers nix flights

As he officially rejoins government, Sa’ar blasts opposition for ‘living in Oct. 6’

Vogelman retires as Supreme Court president in shadow of severe judiciary-gov’t clash

Judiciary adviser: Levin’s tactic to delay Supreme Court president vote ‘ridiculous’

10 Supreme Court justices seek to retract their imposed candidacies for president

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IMAGE: Israeli soldiers near Israel's northern border with Lebanon on October 2, 2024 (Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

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