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B’Ivrit | As Trump Cools, Israeli Media Struggle to Reset

JL;DR SUMMARY Donald Trump's recent diplomatic tour has prompted significant reflection and recalibration within the Israeli media landscape. 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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Saudi ArabiaDonald TrumpNetanyahuIsraeli MediaMiddle East DiplomacyEurovisionMedia RegulationPublic BroadcastingMedia FreedomYuval Raphael

Places mentioned

Israel
"A Hebrew Language Media Roundup is a monthly look at the news through the eyes of Israeli media consumers."
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
"Any concerns over safety and security as a representative of an Israeli media outlet in Saudi Arabia dissipated the moment I landed in Riyadh."
Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
"But the media was focused on Raphaels struggles after arriving in Basel, Switzerland, where the competition took place this year."
Qatar
"As Israelis in general are not permitted to enter Saudi Arabia and are usually banned from Qatar as well."
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"The main theme in the Israeli media, especially on the major TV news channels, was that Trump had thrown Netanyahu under the busas noted, for example, by Ynet, Israels leading news website. Interestingly, the phrase throwing under the bus doesnt really exist in Hebrew and has been adopted in recent years from English. Now it is showing up time and again as a useful way of describing relations between leaders in Jerusalem and Washington."
United Arab Emirates
"Donald Trumps trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates last week upended American policy toward the Middle East."

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