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What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: Israel's wishlist for US president-elect Trump

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JL;DR SUMMARY Haviv Rettig Gur discusses the implications of Donald Trump's return to the White House for Israel, particularly regarding relations with Iran, Hamas, and the potential expansion of the Abraham Accords. 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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HamasTrump AdministrationAbraham AccordsIranNetanyahuUs Israel RelationsGaza ConflictDefense StrategyMiddle East PoliticsInternational Diplomacy

Places mentioned

Israel
"But we are going to talk about the Trump administration, which a lot of people here in Israel are really counting on to bring even more joy of life into Israel."
United States
"Welcome to the Times of Israel's What Matters Now, a weekly podcast looking at Israel and the region and the world at large."
Doha, Qatar
"Steve Whitcliffe, announced on Tuesday that he will be traveling to Doha later this week."
Egypt
"Can they pressure Qatar? Can they lean on Egypt?"
Turkey
"America has a few levers over Qatar. A few levers over Egypt. Not that many levers over Turkey."
Yemen
"It's essentially the Houthi problem in Yemen that America has, right?"
Syria
"The problems in Gaza don't have a clear solution like Israel's victory in the 2007 Lebanon war or the response to the Syrian problems."
Lebanon
"France and America have real influence in Lebanon, hard influence that they're using now to try and make sure the ceasefire works."
Iran
"The international questions, the international scene, the fact that Russia buys Iranian drones for the Ukraine war, it's all intertwined."
France
"It matters tremendously that France and America have real influence in Lebanon, hard influence that they're using now to try and make sure the ceasefire works."
Ukraine
"The international questions, the international scene, the fact that Russia buys Iranian drones for the Ukraine war, it's all intertwined."
Saudi Arabia
"Israel and America have major interests in preventing an Iranian bomb due to their influence across the Middle East, which includes Saudi Arabia."
United Kingdom
"The international discussions include mentions of defense spending by European countries, including the United Kingdom."
Germany
"The international discussions include mentions of defense spending by European countries, including Germany."
China
"The international discussions include competitions from nations such as China."
Russian Federation
"It's not simple. But in all of the layers and complexities, there are certain clear and shining, simplicities in which Israeli interests and American interests overlap perfectly. And that's not all..."
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