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Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.

Analyst Ben Sales joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.

WATCH the full episode here:

Sales, who covered the 2021 Capitol Hill riot, hears echoes of what he calls the “Trump playbook” in the steps Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters have taken since the October 27 national election.

What are these signs, and could demonstrations — such as the right-wing rally set for today outside the Knesset — turn violent?

Sales compares and contrasts the lead-up to the January 6, 2021, riot with the state of play in Israel today.…