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Live from the Table - Dan Senor on Israel's State of Affairs

  • Benjamin Netanyahu
    • Not sure that he can’t do no right
    • Prime Minister during Abraham Accords
      • First opening to Arab worlds since Egypt and 1990s
    • Idea that getting peace is outside in, not inside out
      • Get peace with other countries first and P. will realize that the train is leaving the station
      • That even if you get P. peace that you’ll get stability in the middle east is proposterous
        • Syria: 15-20m displaced
    • Ability to protect Israel from Iran attack and bring multi-national together
    • Security establishment wants to deflect from the responsibility they bear
    • Longest serving Prime Minister
    • Major Ideas/Insights
      • P. wont make peace until they have no choice
      • Israel can make peace with other Arab nations
      • Arab world will not want to normalize relations if Israel looked weak
        • Israel needs to look strong
          • From 2000 on
            • Regional economic superpower
            • Global tech superpower
            • Military and intelligence juggernaut
        • They’ll want to piggyback on being against Islamist and threat of Iran (Gulf countries)
          • Saudi 2030 goals
            • Doesn’t believe he can achieve those goals without Israel
        • Saudi wants this deal MORE now after Hamas attack
  • Hamas and Iran wanted to stop Saudi/Israel deal
  • Thinks the P. want ONE state
  • Israelis have demonstrated that if peace is on the table, they’ll take it