Day 403 - Trump administration begins to take shape
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel
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🗓️ 12 November 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
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, the back-and-forth of its decision-making process and whether the US or Qatar were making this decision.
Magid discusses the positive report from a phone call between 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 to annex West Bank settlements during a Trump administration would only be under the right conditions and may never happen.
Magid reviews some of the names bandied about for Trump's cabinet, the battle between the more isolationist members and neo-Conservatives, the ousting 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
IMAGE: An IDF soldier passes by a sign that displays a photo of US President-elect Donald Trump that reads "Congratulations! Trump, make Israel great!" two days after the US election, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, welcome to the Times of Israel's Daily Briefing. It is Tuesday, November 12th, and I'm Jessica Steinberg. I'm speaking today with U.S. Bureau Chief Jacob Magid. Hi, Jacob. Hi, Jessica. Happy Tuesday. It is day 403 of the war. |
| 0:20.5 | Four IDF soldiers were killed during fighting in northern Gaza after a |
| 0:24.2 | reserve's officer was reported killed earlier Monday. On Tuesday morning, a Chazbalah drone hit a |
| 0:30.6 | kindergarten yard in a Haifa suburb, as foreign minister Gidon Saar said certain progress has been made on a ceasefire with Chzbollah. |
| 0:39.4 | We'll talk about the politics of mediation with Qatar, |
| 0:43.0 | President-elect Donald Trump vis-à-vis Israel, and the Palestinian Authority, |
| 0:48.4 | and some names that are being bandied about for his cabinet. |
| 0:52.9 | Stay with us. |
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| 1:59.1 | Okay, so Jacob, let's start with Qatar. |
| 2:04.9 | Seemingly ending its role as mediator between Israel and Hamas, |
| 2:10.5 | of course, it's not all that clear. Will this actually be happening? Will it not be happening? What is the role of the Biden administration in any of this? What can you tell us about |
| 2:17.4 | this particular piece? Because, |
| 2:19.1 | of course, the anxiousness of getting back to hostage negotiations is at a great height. |
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