Plans for 2023 budget; Mt. of Olives park shelved

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. US correspondent Jacob Magid and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur join host Jessica Steinberg. Rettig Gur discusses the government's surprising announcement about its plans for 2023 budget and what that says about the Knesset coalition. Magid offers some more details about the Nancy Pelosi-led mission to Israel last week, including highlights of their meetings with politicians and members of the Palestinian Authority. He also offers a deeper dive into the Israel's plans to expand a national park near the area of the Mount of Olives onto what is partially church-owned lands and Christian holy sites. Magid and Rettig Gur discuss the various parties engaged in this planned expansion, which was put on hold after Magid's story went public. Discussed articles include: US rep after trip: Israeli gov’t knows top threat to coalition is Jerusalem violence In 1st, Israel advancing plan to expand national park onto E. Jerusalem church lands Parks authority says it’s shelving Mount of Olives plan that angered church leaders Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: View of Jerusalem's Old City seen from the mount of Olives, April 30, 2018. (Nati Shohat/Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.