What Is Really Happening With the Middle East: ‘Sages of the Sun’ (Episode #2)

Chief Foreign Correspondent Benny Avni discusses the situation with Iran, the Negev Summit, trying moments in U.S.-Gulf relations, and the new terror wave in Israel.

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For this episode of “Sages of the Sun,” we sit down with Chief Foreign Correspondent Benny Avni, an extraordinary journalist whose distinguished legacy includes covering the United Nations and much more.

We talk all things Middle East, including the situation with Iran, the Negev Summit, trying moments in U.S.-Gulf relations, and the new terror wave in Israel.

Episode 3 – 3/31/2022 – All Things Middle East with Benny Avni

Sages of the Sun is a weekly podcast produced by The New York Sun, a paper committed to reviving the finest journalistic traditions and upholding its motto, “It Shines For All.”

Seth Lipsky is a seasoned veteran of the news business, and among the most revered American editors. Among many other things, he spent 20 years at the Wall Street Journal, started the Jewish Daily Forward, and brought the Sun back to life in 2002.

Caroline Vik has more than a decade of experience in policy-making, with years spent on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, at the Department of Defense, and on the National Security Council.


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