US and Israel agree to disagree; how Israel invests in tech

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 Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben David join host Jessica Steinberg for today's podcast. Magid discusses the current disagreement between Israel and the US regarding Robert Malley, the American envoy for Iran, and how he has handled the Iran nuclear agreement. Ben-David looks at the top five topics of Israel’s new national research and development priorities, and how the government decides chooses its areas of focus. Magid talks about the US decision to back off from suggesting different IDF policies following the findings of the accidental shooting and death of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, and how some of their subsequent reactions relate to internal politics and upcoming elections in both countries. Ben-David reviews the current state of affairs in the Israeli technology industry, looking at investment figures for the year so far. Discussed articles include: US redoubles support for Iran talks envoy Israeli official claimed was sidelined US appears to back off pressuring Israel on IDF rules of engagement after backlash Food, energy, space tech in top 5 of Israel’s new national R&D priorities IMAGE: Robert Malley, the Biden administration special envoy for Iran, testifies about the JCPOA during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, May 25, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.