Lawfare Archive: Natan Sachs on Bibi's Big Day in Washington
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🗓️ 4 May 2024
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From March 7, 2015: This week, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a controversial address to a joint session of Congress in a move not coordinated with President Barack Obama. The speech, repeatedly interrupted by thunderous applause, focused on the nature of the developing nuclear accord between the P5+1 and Iran and insisted a better deal was possible. The speech was also heavily colored by its proximity to the upcoming Israeli elections, with many Israel watchers wondering whether it was meant to play more to Israeli voters than to Congress. Just after Netanyahu's address, we invited Brookings Fellow Natan Sachs into the Lawfare studios to unpack the speech, including what it means for the US-Israeli relationship, the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran, and Bibi's chances in the upcoming election.
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| 0:16.4 | slash Lawfair. Also check out Lawfair's other podcast offerings, rational security, chatter, lawfare no bull, and the aftermath. I'm Mickelson Internet Lawfair with an episode from the Lawfair Archive from May 4th, 2024. |
| 0:47.0 | As Israel Hamas conflict continues into its seventh month, |
| 0:50.0 | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced criticism for his handling of operations in Gaza and the humanitarian toll the war is taken in the region. |
| 0:59.0 | Most recently, there have been concerns that the International Criminal Court will issue arrest warrants for Netagn Yahoo, |
| 1:04.7 | Defense Minister Jov Galant, and other senior officials. |
| 1:08.1 | For today's episode, I chose an episode from March 7, 2015. |
| 1:12.1 | In the episode, Benjamin Wittis spoke with Nata and Sox about |
| 1:15.2 | Ned and Yahoo's controversial address to a joint session of Congress in 2015. They unpacked the speech, |
| 1:21.7 | including what it meant for the US-Israeli relationship, the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran at the time, and more. I'm Benjamin Wittis and this is the Law Fair Podcast. |
| 1:38.1 | I'm Benjamin Wittis and this is the Law Fair Podcast March 7th 2015 that is my Brookings colleague |
| 1:47.1 | Natan Sachs Israel watcher if you're not following his ongoing blogging on the Mercos blog on the ongoing Israeli electoral |
| 1:56.4 | saga, you're missing out. |
| 1:59.7 | Nitan joined me in my office this week to talk about BB Netanyahu's visit to Washington, |
| 2:05.6 | his speech before the U.S. Congress, its impact on the U.S. Israel relationship and |
| 2:12.1 | how all of this plays in the Israeli elections that are barely two weeks |
| 2:17.3 | away. |
| 2:18.3 | It's the Law Fair Podcast, Natan Sachs on BB's visit to Washington. |
| 2:25.0 | So Natan, it is not every day the Prime Minister of Israel comes to Washington against the will of the executive branch to give a speech before one party in Congress. |
| 2:39.0 | How did this all happen and what do you attribute it to? |
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