Daily Briefing Nov. 12: Day 403 – Trump administration begins to take shape
US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the diplomacy behind Qatar leaving the hostage negotiations, Trump’s call with Abbas, his aides on annexation, and possible members of Trump cabinet
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 Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.
Magid looks at why it was announced following the US election that Qatar is leaving its negotiating role in the Israel-Hamas hostage talks, and whether the US or Qatar made this decision.
Magid discusses the positive report from a phone call between US President-elect Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and the help Trump has received from his daughter’s father-in-law, Lebanese billionaire Massad Boulos, with regard to Arab voters in the US.
Magid looks at recent messaging from Trump aides warning giddy right-wing Israeli ministers that their hopes of annexing West Bank settlements during a Trump administration may not be fulfilled.
Magid reviews some of the names bandied about for Trump’s cabinet, the battle between the more isolationist members and neoconservatives, and the exclusion of former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley and former secretary of state Mike Pompeo, who both served during the previous Trump administration.
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Discussed articles include:
Diplomat says Qatar quitting Gaza mediation role, Hamas to be booted from country
At US behest, Qatar has ordered Hamas to leave Doha — Biden officials
PA says Trump, in phone call with Abbas, vowed he ‘will work to stop the war’
Ex-Trump aides warn Israeli ministers not to assume he’ll back annexation in 2nd term
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