Inside US-Israel fault lines on Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey - AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu back in Washington, Al-Monitor hosted a live webinar on how divisions over Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey are testing the US-Israel relationship under President Donald Trump. Al-Monitor's Diplomatic Correspondent Elizabeth Hagedorn moderated a timely discussion featuring:

Ben Caspit, Israel Pulse Columnist for Al-Monitor
Daniel B. Shapiro, former US Ambassador to Israel, distinguished fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative
Gönül Tol, Founding Director of the Middle East Institute's Turkey Program

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