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Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.
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We begin the program by speaking about Matti Caspi, a beloved composer, singer, and lyricist who produced some 1,000 songs, who died overnight. He was 76 and had suffered from cancer in recent years.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss Iran, his office announced Saturday night, a day after US-Iranian talks were held in Oman. Berman weighs in on the Oman talks and what is likely on the prime minister’s agenda for DC.
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