Daily Briefing May 25: Bennett claims victory on Iran’s Guard & Turkey’s FM flies in
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday.
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman and Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben-David, currently in Morocco, join host Amanda Borschel-Dan.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett revealed yesterday that US President Joe Biden updated him last month on his final decision to keep Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organizations list. Why is this important and considered a win for Bennett?
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is currently visiting Israel and the Palestinian Authority. But what is perhaps more telling is who didn’t join the entourage.
Israeli and Moroccan organizations signed a number of business and tech agreements on Monday, as part of the inaugural Connect to Innovate conference. What’s going on here?
Ben-David shares a personal side to her trip, including what she’s hearing from her hotel window.
Discussed articles include:
Bennett mourns ‘horrific murder of innocent children and teachers’ in Texas massacre
Bennett: Biden notified me last month of decision to keep Iran Guards on terror list
FM’s visit shows Turkey eager to accelerate reconciliation, but Israel more cautious
In Casablanca, Morocco and Israel see the beginning of a beautiful tech friendship
Moroccan Jews return to their roots with pilgrimage to Meknes
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