About this episode

The episode discusses the deteriorating relationship between the Trump administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid upcoming elections in Israel.

Just like in the U.S., Israel’s politicians are focused on an upcoming national election that could be consequential— Israelis vote at the end of October. And that has factored into the relationship between the two countries. The Trump administration has been showing growing signs of frustration with Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As we hear from NPR’s correspondent in Tel Aviv, the feeling is mutual. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: NPR Correspondent

Topics covered

• U.S.-Israel relations
• Trump administration
• Netanyahu
• national elections
• political tensions

Keywords

• Trump
• Netanyahu
• Israel
• U.S. politics
• elections
• political relations
• NPR

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Organizations: NPR

Places: Israel, U.S.

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