Some Likud MKs murmur dissent; Lapid: Compromise was imminent

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. Editor David Horovitz and military correspondent Emanuel Fabian join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's episode. Last night marked the first weekend of protests against the government's judicial overhaul following the passage of its first piece of legislation last Monday. Have the protests changed in numbers or tone? Israeli media has reported on murmurings among some Likud MKs that they may not support more overhaul legislation. Likewise, Opposition head Yair Lapid has claimed that an agreement was almost reached. Horovitz weighs in. Hebrew-language newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Friday that ahead of last week’s passage of the reasonableness law, the Military Intelligence Directorate sent four letters to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning of the security consequences of his coalition’s judicial overhaul plans. The report breaks down how Israel’s enemies view deterrence into four areas. Last week, three Palestinian gunmen who were claimed as members of the Hamas terror group, were killed by Israeli forces while attempting to attack a small Samaritan community in the northern West Bank. How unusual is it for Hamas to attack non-Jews? And finally, we hear Borschel-Dan's quick impressions of the very Jewish "Barbie" movie. Discussed articles include: ‘Damage is enormous’: Over 200,000 at first weekend rallies since overhaul law passed Cabinet to discuss siphoning NIS 164 million from ministries to fund yeshiva students How do we safeguard Israel, when the government is at war with much of the people? Lapid: We had deal with Netanyahu on overhaul last week; he caved to Levin, Ben Gvir Likud denies any ‘rebellion’ in its ranks over judicial overhaul Military Intelligence warned PM 4 times overhaul rift harming deterrence – report 3 Palestinian gunmen killed by IDF when attacking Samaritan community near Nablus Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Activists protest against the government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, on July 29, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.