Daily Briefing Dec. 2: Day 788 – PM invited to White House for unprecedented fifth time
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on a potential Netanyahu-Trump meeting in DC, where discussions will presumably focus on stalled Gaza ceasefire and Israel's relations with Syria
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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.
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has received his fifth invitation of the year to visit US President Donald Trump at the White House. Berman describes it as an important opportunity, given the Gaza ceasefire that is stuck in its first phase.
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Berman notes that Trump wants to further Israel’s security agreements with Syria, where there were clashes last week between IDF troops and Syrian Islamists. He says that conversation will be a centerpiece of the Trump-Netanyahu meetup, expected later this month.
After the US signed major agreements with Saudi Arabia during the recent White House meeting between Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Berman observes that Trump’s focus is on other conflicts right now, and not necessarily on Israel-Saudi relations.
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For further reading:
Trump speaks to Netanyahu, invites him to visit, warns Israel not to ‘interfere’ in Syria
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