Podcast appearances and mentions of David M Halbfinger

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING PART 1 (0:0 - 15:38): ────────────────── Debate Continues in the Roman Catholic Church Over Communion Rights for Politicians Who Support Abortion: The Necessity of Moral Coherence in One's Personal and Public Life NEW YORK TIMES (JASON HOROWITZ) Vatican Warns U.S. Bishops: Don't Deny Biden Communion Over Abortion THE CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life PART 2 (15:39 - 21:14): ────────────────── Benjamin Netanyahu Is Out as Prime Minister of Israel — And There's Theology Here Under the Headlines NEW YORK TIMES (DAVID M. HALBFINGER) Netanyahu, ‘King of Israel,' Exits a Stage He Dominated PART 3 (21:15 - 24:5): ────────────────── NEW YORK TIMES (DAVID E. SANGER AND FARNAZ FASSIHI) For Biden, Iranian Hard-liner May Be Best Path to Restoring Nuclear Deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has always sold himself as a peerless defender of his country. In the minds of many Israelis, he has become a kind of indispensable leader for the nation's future.Despite that image, Mr. Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, might soon be ousted from office.What has given his rivals the momentum to try to topple him? And who might be his replacement?Guest: David M. Halbfinger, who covered Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories and the Middle East as the Jerusalem bureau chief of The New York Times. Sign up here to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter. The Daily is doing a live online event: We follow up with students and faculty from our series Odessa. And we hear from the team who made the documentary. Times subscribers can join us June 10.Background reading: Mr. Netanyahu, a dominant figure who has pushed his nation's politics to the right, is on the verge of losing power.The main players in the latest twist in Israeli politics have very different agendas, but one common goal. Can they change Israel?For more information on today's episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. 

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING PART 1 (0:0 - 10:25): ────────────────── So, What Exactly Is an Interfaith Service? RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (JACK JENKINS) Democrats plan interfaith service to kick off convention PART 2 (10:26 - 17:38): ────────────────── “Believers for Biden?” The Democrats Try “Faith Outreach” CNN (SARAH MUCHA) Joe Biden is a man of faith. That could help him win over some White evangelicals. WALL STREET JOURNAL (KRISTEN DAY AND XAVIER BISITS) The Democrats Biden Doesn’t Want PART 3 (17:39 - 26:28): ────────────────── Historic Breakthrough in the Middle East: Agreement Announced by the United Arab Emirates, Israel, and the United States NEW YORK TIMES (DAVID M. HALBFINGER) Netanyahu Drops Troubled Annexation Plan for Diplomatic Gain NEW YORK TIMES (DAVID M. HALBFINGER AND RONEN BERGMAN) Shifting Dynamics of the Mideast Pushed Israel and U.A.E. Together NEW YORK TIMES (PETER BAKER, ISABEL KERSHNER, DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, AND RONEN BERGMAN) Israel and United Arab Emirates Strike Major Diplomatic Agreement WALL STREET JOURNAL (FELICIA SCHWARTZ) U.A.E.-Israel Deal ‘Like a Knife in the Back,’ Palestinians Say USA TODAY (DEIRDRE SHESGREEN, JOHN FRITZE, MICHAEL COLLINS, AND DAVID JACKSON) Trump announces Israel and United Arab Emirates will formalize diplomatic ties in potentially historic deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel faces indictment over an alleged scheme involving brazen acts of bribery and fraud. Why are so many Israelis ready to re-elect him? Guest: David M. Halbfinger, the Jerusalem bureau chief of The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

“The Nation-State Law is actually affirming a lot of the practices that were in place for decades. In many ways, it’s nothing particularly new, and the right wing is just making it more explicit. The center-left wants to keep it delicate enough so that you maintain that democratic image. For Palestinian citizens of Israel, these two debates are unacceptable. We’re not looking for an overt system that legitimizes our inequality, and we’re not looking for a delicate system either that still legitimizes our inequality.” — Amjad Iraqi On July 19, the Israeli Knesset passed the "Nation-State Bill" in a 62-55 vote. Many critics of the bill say that it undermines Israel's historic claim to be both Jewish and democratic in character. But does this new law actually change anything, or only make explicit the way things have been for decades? Is it possible for a state to be both affirmatively Jewish and treat its citizens equally? Producer Ilana Levinson spoke to Amjad Iraqi, a Palestinian writer and policy adviser who was in the Knesset for the final debates before the Nation-State Bill was passed into law.   This episode of Unsettled was produced and edited by Ilana Levinson, with technical help from Asaf Calderon. Original music by Nat Rosenzweig. Amjad Iraqi is a writer for +972 Magazine, a policy member of Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, and was a projects and international advocacy coordinator at Adalah - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel.     REFERENCES David M. Halbfinger and Isabel Kershner, "Israeli Law Declares the Country the ‘Nation-State of the Jewish People’" (New York Times, July 19, 2018) Israel's Basic Laws Yousef Jabareen, "Israel just dropped the pretense of equality for Palestinian citizens" (Los Angeles Times, July 20th 2018) Daoud Kuttab, "Palestinians outraged at Jewish nation-state law" (Al-Monitor, July 20, 2018) _Preview image: James Emery, via Wikimedia Commons _

“The Nation-State Law is actually affirming a lot of the practices that were in place for decades. In many ways, it’s nothing particularly new, and the right wing is just making it more explicit. The center-left wants to keep it delicate enough so that you maintain that democratic image. For Palestinian citizens of Israel, these two debates are unacceptable. We’re not looking for an overt system that legitimizes our inequality, and we’re not looking for a delicate system either that still legitimizes our inequality.” — Amjad Iraqi On July 19, the Israeli Knesset passed the "Nation-State Bill" in a 62-55 vote. Many critics of the bill say that it undermines Israel's historic claim to be both Jewish and democratic in character. But does this new law actually change anything, or only make explicit the way things have been for decades? Is it possible for a state to be both affirmatively Jewish and treat its citizens equally? Producer Ilana Levinson spoke to Amjad Iraqi, a Palestinian writer and policy adviser who was in the Knesset for the final debates before the Nation-State Bill was passed into law.   This episode of Unsettled was produced and edited by Ilana Levinson, with technical help from Asaf Calderon. Original music by Nat Rosenzweig. Amjad Iraqi is a writer for +972 Magazine, a policy member of Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, and was a projects and international advocacy coordinator at Adalah - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel.     REFERENCES David M. Halbfinger and Isabel Kershner, "Israeli Law Declares the Country the ‘Nation-State of the Jewish People’" (New York Times, July 19, 2018) Israel's Basic Laws Yousef Jabareen, "Israel just dropped the pretense of equality for Palestinian citizens" (Los Angeles Times, July 20th 2018) Daoud Kuttab, "Palestinians outraged at Jewish nation-state law" (Al-Monitor, July 20, 2018) _Preview image: James Emery, via Wikimedia Commons _

Many Israelis see the relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv as a historic milestone for the Jewish state. But for Palestinians, who hope to see the eastern part of Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state, it’s a betrayal. Guests: David M. Halbfinger, the Jerusalem bureau chief of The New York Times, and Declan Walsh, The Times’s Cairo bureau chief, who has been reporting from Gaza this week. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

David M. Halbfinger, a presidential campaign editor, and Erica Berenstein, a video journalist, talk about the decision to publish “Unfiltered Voices From Donald Trump's Crowds.”

David M. Halbfinger, a presidential campaign editor, and Erica Berenstein, a video journalist, talk about the decision to publish “Unfiltered Voices From Donald Trump’s Crowds.”