Day 402 - Trump pushes to end wars, but can the US pull off a deal?
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel
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🗓️ 11 November 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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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.
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
President-elect Donald Trump has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he wants the war in Lebanon to end before his inauguration and has also signaled to the Biden administration that it needs to step up efforts to shut down the Gaza front. How could ceasefire negotiations be affected now that Qatar has stepped away from the negotiator role?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President-elect Donald Trump see “eye-to-eye” on the Iranian threat, the premier said in a video statement on Sunday, also revealing that he and Trump had spoken three times since the latter’s American presidential election triumph last week. Berman weighs in.
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer secretly visited Russia last week, Army Radio reported Sunday, in what appeared to be part of Israel’s efforts to reach a ceasefire in Lebanon where it is battling the terror group Hezbollah. Why Russia?
Dutch police arrested dozens of anti-Israel demonstrators on Sunday, after they defied a temporary ban on protests, imposed after mass violence against Israeli tourists following a Thursday night soccer game in Amsterdam. On Thursday, Israeli officials said 10 people were injured in the overnight violence by local Arab and Muslim gangs against Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans. Hundreds more Israelis huddled in their hotels for hours, fearing they could be attacked. Berman describes what he sees is Israel's responsibility in such situations.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Diplomat says Qatar quitting Gaza mediation role, Hamas to be booted from country
Trump looms over Saudi-hosted meeting of Arab, Muslim leaders on Mideast war
Netanyahu says he and Trump see ‘eye to eye’ on Iran after holding 3 calls within days
Top Netanyahu confidant visited Russia last week amid Lebanon ceasefire efforts — report
Dutch police arrest dozens who defy protest ban after antisemitic riots in Amsterdam
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. |
| 0:08.0 | Today is Monday, November 11th, Day 402 of the war. |
| 0:13.0 | Amanda Borsel, Dan, here with our diplomatic correspondent, Laser Bearman. |
| 0:17.0 | Hi, Laser. |
| 0:18.0 | Thanks for joining me. |
| 0:19.0 | Hi, good morning. |
| 0:20.0 | Qatar has decided to end its role as mediator between Israel and Hamas amid long-stalled negotiations |
| 0:27.6 | for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal. Where does that put the efforts, even as |
| 0:34.0 | President-elect Donald Trump, pushes the Biden administration to end the wars before Trump |
| 0:39.8 | takes office. And there are reports of secret meetings by an Israeli minister in Russia last week. |
| 0:47.5 | All this and much, much more when we're back. |
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