Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz’s Anshel Pfeffer to discuss Israel’s mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic, the political considerations behind a possible Rosh Hashanah lockdown and the latest moves toward normalizing relations between Israel and the Arab and Muslim world. We also ask: Does Naftali Bennett have the courage and support to depose his erstwhile patron and whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will wear a face mask at the UAE deal-signing ceremony at the White House?

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