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Analysis | A Tale of Two Press Conferences

JL;DR SUMMARY Nadine Epstein reflects on the contrasting dynamics of two joint press conferences featuring former U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in 2017 and the more recent in 2025. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Palestinian ConflictGazaSaudi ArabiaBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpU.S. Israel RelationsTwo State SolutionMiddle East PoliticsStrongman LeadershipPress Conference

Places mentioned

Washington, Washington DC, United States
"EIC/CEO of Moment, a media group based in Washington, DC, that largely serves the American Jewish community."
Israel
"joint press conference with President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."
Palestinian Territories
"if they could pull a deal off in a way that is fair to both Israelis and the Palestinians."
Saudi Arabia
"Both Trump and Netanyahu brushed aside Saudi Arabia's stated requirement that a peace deal between itself and Israel."
United States
"The major difference between 2017 and 2025 is ... the strongman era in the United States, with Trump at its center."
Jordan
"Jordan, Egypt and Gaza should be prepared for the onslaught."
Egypt
"Jordan, Egypt and Gaza should be prepared for the onslaught."

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