Day 725 - ToI in DC assesses Trump's bombshell 'eternal' peace plan
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
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🗓️ 30 September 2025
⏱️ 31 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 correspondent Lazar Berman and US bureau chief Jacob Magid join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
In a dramatic joint press conference at the White House on Monday, US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out some of the 20 points of the Trump plan for “eternal” peace in the Middle East with the US president as head of the “Board of Peace.”
Before we get into the content of the Trump peace plan and how it diverges from the draft we spoke about earlier in the week, we discuss the atmosphere inside the White House — especially during the seemingly very long wait for the two leaders to appear.
We also learn about an unprecedented apology delivered by the prime minister to Qatar and a plan for a vague trilateral security mechanism between Qatar, the US and Israel.
The pair assesses the chances for success for the peace plan and gives insight into some of the potential complications.
Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
Trump unveils Gaza peace plan, hailing backing from Israel, Arab and Muslim states
Netanyahu secures key edits to Trump plan to slow and limit Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza
Trump’s unique diplomacy offers Netanyahu a path to goals in Gaza and beyond
‘The closest we’ve ever come’: Full text of Trump, Netanyahu statements on deal to end Gaza war
Full text: Trump’s 20-point ‘comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict’
Arab, Muslim nations pledge to realize Trump’s Gaza plan; Hamas examining it ‘responsibly’
Netanyahu apologizes to Qatar for violating its territory with strike on Hamas chiefs
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IMAGE: President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the West Wing of the White House, September 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. |
| 0:08.8 | Today's Tuesday, September 30th, day 725 of the war. |
| 0:14.6 | Amanda Borchelle Dan here with our U.S. Bureau Chief, Jacob Magite, |
| 0:17.5 | and diplomatic correspondent, Laser Bearman, joining me from Washington, D.C. Thank you for |
| 0:23.3 | being with me, fellas. Thank you. Good morning. Hi, man, good to be with you. It is always a pleasure |
| 0:29.0 | to have both of you with me at the same time. And in a dramatic joint press conference at the |
| 0:34.7 | White House last night, U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister |
| 0:38.0 | Benjamin Netanyahu laid out some of the 20 points of the Trump plan for quote unquote |
| 0:42.9 | eternal peace in the Middle East with the U.S. president as head of the quote, Board of Peace. |
| 0:49.5 | We'll also learn about an unprecedented apology that was delivered by the Prime Minister to Qatar |
| 0:55.7 | and a plan for a trilateral security mechanism between Qatar, the U.S. and Israel. |
| 1:02.4 | All of this and assuredly much, much more when we're back. |
| 1:10.0 | It was Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks who said, |
| 1:12.5 | To defend a country, you need an army. |
| 1:14.2 | But to defend a civilization, you need education. |
| 1:16.8 | How can Jewish education be the very force that instills pride, confidence and purpose in young Jews today? |
| 1:21.8 | This question is at the heart of Season 6 of adapting, the future of Jewish education. |
| 1:26.1 | In our season premiere, Sarah Hurwicz, former White House speechwriter and author shares |
| 1:29.3 | how educators help Jews reclaim their identity from shame, assimilation and anti-Semitism, |
| 1:34.3 | and instead embrace the richness of Jewish tradition in all its complexity. |
| 1:38.3 | In another standout episode just in time for the high holidays, Rabbi Dunya Rodenberg shows |
| 1:42.3 | how Torah's simplest lessons like |
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