Daily Briefing Feb. 8 – Netanyahu to urgently jet to DC to reset Iran talks agenda
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman weighs in on why the PM brought his planned White House visit forward a week and which new military head is flying with him
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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.
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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Matti Caspi, singer and composer who helped mold Israeli culture, dead at 76
PM to meet Trump in DC this week, says Iran talks must deal with missiles, proxies
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