Daily Briefing August 9 – Emigration, urban growth, and a changing Jerusalem
Gabriella Jacobs is a Times of Israel podcast host and a member of our multi-media team.Zev Stub is the Times of Israel’s Diaspora Affairs correspondent.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.Jewish world and real estate correspondent Zev Stub joins host Gabriella Jacobs for today’s episode.A record-setting wave of emigration from Israel continued in 2025, with nearly 50,000 Israelis leaving the country for more than 12 months. Stub describes how Israel’s prolonged military conflict and political tensions have contributed to elevated emigration that could threaten the country’s long-term strategic interests.Next, Stub recounts the reinterring of Zionist visionary Theodore Herzl’s grandparents, Rivka and Shimon Herzl, in a ceremony on Mount Herzl, exactly 77 years after Herzl himself was reburied there on August 5, 1949.In the second half of our conversation, we look at the attractions…
The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing on August 9, featuring Zev Stub, covered several key developments in Israel. A record wave of emigration continued in 2025, with nearly 50,000 Israelis leaving the country, a trend Stub attributes to prolonged military conflict and political tensions. Additionally, the remains of Zionist visionary Theodore Herzl’s grandparents, Rivka and Shimon Herzl, were reinterred on Mount Herzl, 77 years after Herzl’s own reburial.
- Carmei Gat, described as Israel’s newest boomtown for English-speakers, has grown to over 30,000 residents, becoming a fast-growing destination for national religious families seeking affordable housing. This city was the first to be designed using a comprehensive “umbrella agreement” model for integrated planning.
- Plans for a NIS 54 million ($17.8 million) upgrade to Jerusalem’s historic Mahane Yehuda Market are scheduled to begin in October 2027, with planners and businesses navigating conflicting priorities during the remodeling.
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