Why the PM won't speak up for top IDF brass but will for women

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. Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's episode. The personal attacks against IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi are heating up. The security establishment believes that by allowing repeated attacks on top military brass, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to shift responsibility onto them over the current harm to the state of military readiness caused by reservists’ refusals to carry out their duties in protest of the coalition’s controversial judicial overhaul legislation. Rettig Gur and Goren dive into the issues, including Yair Netanyahu's role in all of this. On Monday, prime minister Netanyahu condemned discrimination against secular women by bus drivers or by Haredi passengers, following a recent series of such incidents. Why is this in Netanyahu's political interest even as a minister in his coalition, Environment Minister Idit Silman, attempts to push through gender-segregated bathing at national parks. And Goren weighs in why this isn't a bad thing -- especially for Arab women. Discussed articles include: Security officials tell TV network PM trying to shift blame onto them for harm to IDF PM’s son shares a post calling Herzi Halevi the worst-ever IDF chief After cases of discrimination against women on buses, PM calls to punish offenders Teen girls told to sit in back of bus, cover up because of Haredi passengers Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.