Daily Briefing Jul 19: Day 287 – ToI reports from the Republican National Convention

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.

US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today’s episode.

Magid reports from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he has been attending the Republican National Convention. He describes the scene there and discusses which remarks from former president Donald Trump’s hour-and-a-half speech are of note for Israel or the Jewish community at large.

Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his running mate has seen a lot of worried responses from Jewish organizations, but Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog, indicated Thursday that he is not overly concerned. We hear why.

Wednesday night, the parents of US-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra spoke to the convention. Magid speaks about their message in this forum.

And finally, we hear a little more about who Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is definitely going to meet next week in Washington, DC — and who he’d like to meet.

For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.

Discussed articles include:

Trump warns those holding US hostages will pay ‘a very big price’ if they’re not freed

Israeli envoy: GOP’s isolationist wing more likely to impact Ukraine than Israel

Father of Hamas captive at RNC: Trump told me he ‘stands with the American hostages’

US-Israeli hostage’s family fights to keep American public interested in fellow citizen

Netanyahu said seeking sit-down with Trump during trip to US; will meet Kamala Harris

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