Lacking White House invite, PM wangles China trip

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. Knesset correspondent Tal Schneider and US correspondent Jacob Magid join host Jessica Steinberg for today's podcast. Magid discusses his inside story regarding Washington's views of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government right now, and whether US President Joe Biden is looking to change his strategy regarding Israel. Schneider follows up with yesterday's phone call between Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, in which they discussed the outbreak of settler violence, and how the government is handling that. Schneider also speaks about Zman Yisrael's breaking story regarding Netanyahu’s announced trip to China — and what he wants that to mean in terms of his relationship with the US and President Biden. Magid and Schneider also look at the postponed Negev Summit in Morocco with Israel, the US and several Arab countries, due to escalating West Bank settlement activity and how that demonstrates changes in international treatment of Netanyahu. Discussed articles include: ‘Not alone in the driver’s seat’: US thinks Netanyahu has lost control of coalition Cohen speaks to Blinken, says Israel will bring violent settlers to justice Netanyahu confirms to US lawmakers that he is heading to China Morocco confirms US-Israel-Arab ministerial forum delayed, cites ‘political context’ Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the District Court in Jerusalem to as he arrives to listen to the testimony of businessman Arnon Milchan on June 27, 2023 (Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.