Daily Briefing Dec. 29: Day 815 – As Trump and Netanyahu meet today, what’s on the table?
US bureau chief Jacob Magid on Israel's surprise recognition of Somaliland and the issues that will likely be discussed between the Israeli PM and the US president in Florida
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US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Florida, where he is set to meet with US President Donald Trump for an unprecedented sixth time in less than a year. We hear what’s on the schedule for today, who else may be in the room and what’s on the table.
Somaliland enjoys a strategic position on the Gulf of Aden and has its own money, passports and army. But it has been diplomatically isolated since its unilateral declaration of independence. On Friday, Netanyahu made headlines by announcing Israel’s recognition of the country. Why has Israel basically put Somaliland on the map now, and what has been the backlash so far?
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Iran’s president says country in midst of ‘total war’ with US, Israel and Europe
UN Security Council to convene emergency meeting on Israel’s Somaliland recognition
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