Daily Briefing June 28: Lacking White House invite, PM wangles China trip

Knesset correspondent Tal Schneider and US bureau chief Jacob Magid look at changing attitudes toward Netanyahu, as US perceives him to have lost control of his government

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday.

Knesset correspondent Tal Schneider and US bureau chief Jacob Magid join host Jessica Steinberg for today’s podcast.

Magid discusses his inside story regarding Washington’s views of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, and whether US President Joe Biden is looking to change his strategy regarding Israel.

Schneider follows up with yesterday’s phone call between Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in which they discussed the outbreak of settler violence and how the government is handling that.

Schneider also speaks about Zman Yisrael’s breaking story on Netanyahu’s announced trip to China — and what he wants that to mean in terms of his relationship with the US and President Biden.

Magid and Schneider also look at the postponement of the Negev Summit in Morocco, with Israel, the US and several Arab countries, due to escalating West Bank settlement activity, and how that demonstrates changes in international treatment of Netanyahu.

Discussed articles include:

‘Not alone in the driver’s seat’: US thinks Netanyahu has lost control of coalition

Cohen speaks to Blinken, says Israel will bring violent settlers to justice

Netanyahu confirms to US lawmakers that he is heading to China

Morocco confirms US-Israel-Arab ministerial forum delayed, cites ‘political context’

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