Daily Briefing May 26: Trump sidelines Netanyahu as Israel eyes Iran
News editor Ben Sales reviews Israel's stance as US aims to complete talks with Iran, without Netanyahu by Trump's side, and how Israelis are faring during what is meant to be a ceasefire
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.
News editor Ben Sales joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.
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As the US closes in on a deal with Iran based on talks that didn’t include Israel, Sales discusses the war that began with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump standing shoulder to shoulder — and now appears to be ending with Israel watching from the sidelines — and what that could mean for Israel.
While Israelis are currently living without the day-to-day threat of missile fire by Iran, northern residents are enduring intensifying waves of attacks from Hezbollah in Lebanon during what is supposed to be a ceasefire, notes Sales, who examines the unprecedented period and its psychological effect on the country and its residents.
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For further reading:
Israel began the Iran war as a partner of the US — and is ending it on the sidelines
Ceasefire nation: Caught between war and peace, can Israelis move forward?
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