Daily Briefing June 22: Settlers retake Evyatar as Eli is promised 1,000 more homes

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.

Settlements reporter Jeremy Sharon and environment reporter Sue Surkes join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today’s episode.

Starting early Wednesday, hundreds of settlers, including leaders of the movement and members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition, have traveled to the illegal West Bank outpost of Evyatar. What’s happening there right now?

Also Wednesday, hundreds of Israeli settlers tore through the Palestinian town of Turmus Ayya, setting homes, cars, and fields on fire and terrorizing residents shortly after Israeli victims of a Palestinian terror shooting in the West Bank were buried. One Palestinian is now dead under unclear circumstances. Sharon weighs in.

As a result of Tuesday’s shooting, the government announced that the settlement of Eli will build 1,000 new housing units. But there’s more to that story.

For a second day yesterday, thousands of Druze residents of the Golan Heights rioted against the construction of a new wind farm near the town of Majdal Shams. What is the overall plan for wind turbines in the Golan and why is the Druze community up in arms?

Lawyer Amit Becher scored a landslide victory with 73% of the vote in the election for Israel Bar Association chairman on Tuesday. What are the ripple effects of Becher’s win?

Surkes brings us a first-of-its-kind study this week: a Global Food Donation Policy Atlas. How does Israel rank?