Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz’s Anshel Pfeffer and Amir Tibon to discuss the first meeting between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and U.S. President Joe Biden. We ask: Was the meeting a success? Who were the winners and losers? Is this a fresh start for bilateral relations between Jerusalem and Washington? And, now that he’s safely back in Israel, what challenges await the prime minister and his cobbled-together coalition - and why did Defense Minister Benny Gantz meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah?

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/WRITER-1.4968252" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/WRITER-1.4968252">Anshel Pfeffer</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/WRITER-1.4699333" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/WRITER-1.4699333">Amir Tibon</a>&nbsp;to discuss the first&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-bennett-biden-meeting-is-historic-but-that-doesn-t-make-it-important-1.10153971" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-bennett-biden-meeting-is-historic-but-that-doesn-t-make-it-important-1.10153971">meeting&nbsp;</a>between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-no-biden-didn-t-fall-asleep-with-israel-s-prime-minister-you-fell-for-fake-news-1.10165005" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-no-biden-didn-t-fall-asleep-with-israel-s-prime-minister-you-fell-for-fake-news-1.10165005">U.S. President Joe Biden</a>. We ask: Was the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-biden-just-like-bennett-doesn-t-want-netanyahu-to-return-to-power-in-israel-1.10160903" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-biden-just-like-bennett-doesn-t-want-netanyahu-to-return-to-power-in-israel-1.10160903">meeting&nbsp;</a>a success? Who were the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-biden-bennett-statements-prove-actors-change-but-the-show-must-go-on-1.10158719" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-biden-bennett-statements-prove-actors-change-but-the-show-must-go-on-1.10158719">winners and losers</a>? Is this a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-bennett-biden-meeting-made-a-good-first-impression-and-that-s-all-it-was-meant-for-1.10160538" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-bennett-biden-meeting-made-a-good-first-impression-and-that-s-all-it-was-meant-for-1.10160538">fresh start for bilateral relations</a>&nbsp;between Jerusalem and Washington?&nbsp;And, now that he&rsquo;s safely back in Israel, what<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-after-d-c-honeymoon-bennett-lands-back-to-covid-and-gaza-1.10162847" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-after-d-c-honeymoon-bennett-lands-back-to-covid-and-gaza-1.10162847">&nbsp;challenges await the prime minister</a>&nbsp;and his cobbled-together coalition - and why did Defense Minister&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-gantz-says-agreed-with-abbas-on-confidence-building-measures-including-155m-loan-1.10165751" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-gantz-says-agreed-with-abbas-on-confidence-building-measures-including-155m-loan-1.10165751">Benny Gantz meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas</a>&nbsp;in Ramallah?

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

Your audio guide to Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.

Haaretz Podcast

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer. 

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

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