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In an unexpected speech last week, President Biden revealed the details of a secret proposal intended to end the war in Gaza. Perhaps the most surprising thing was where that proposal had come from.

Isabel Kershner, a reporter for The Times in Jerusalem, explains Mr. Biden’s gambit and the difficult choice it presents for Israel’s leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Guest: Isabel Kershner (https://www.nytimes.com/by/isabel-kershner) , who covers Israeli and Palestinian affairs for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Mr. Biden called for an end to the war in Gaza, endorsing an Israeli cease-fire proposal (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/us/politics/biden-israel-remarks-speech.html) .
• Mr. Netanyahu answered the call for a truce (https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/01/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas-rafah) by insisting on the “destruction” of Hamas.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily) . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

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