Daily Briefing Dec. 15: Making order out of Knesset chaos; how to invest NIS 300,000

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.

Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn and real estate reporter Danielle Nagler join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today’s episode.

Tonight The Times of Israel is holding a live-streamed event in which our editor, David Horovitz, is hosting legal experts for a nuanced discussion about the possible consequences of the override clause proposal. Keller-Lynn explains what the clause is.

This has been a chaotic week in the Knesset as the incoming coalition attempts to push through four key pieces of legislation. What has been going on as clock ticks down to prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s December 21 deadline?

The government published data yesterday showing that home sales in October plummeted by a staggering 65 percent compared to the same month last year. Could it be that people are no longer willing to pay the prices demanded by sellers?

Nagler recently finished a three-part series on how one can invest NIS 300,000 in Israel and abroad. We hear about the adventures of a fictional young couple, Dina and Ilan.