Today: Today’s elections

this morning (tuesday 9th), 6.09-6.10am, 6.36-6.40am, 6.52-6.57am, 7.19-7.23am, 7.48-7.57am, 8.04-8.05am, 8.34-8.42am, and 8.51-8.54am, on bbc radio 4

today (presented by martha kearney) includes …

“This is the most closely-fought Israeli election in years. We’re broadcasting from Jerusalem this morning, the country’s seat of government.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter tom bateman

• journalist liat collins, jerusalem post

• journalist amira hass, haaretz

• activist asad safirakil

• avi gabbay, leader, labour party

• livan saman, haifa student

• bbc reporter martha kearney

• maya gewurtz, pharmacist, maale adumim

• mohammed, abu dakhouq clan, khan al amar

• halimi zakhaiqa, school principal, khan al amar

• hebron resident shani horowitz

• hebron activist issa amro

• hebron student sundes adsa

• analyst neri zilber

• professor efraim inbar

• journalist daoud kuttab

• bbc reporter lyse doucet

(see also https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-47852261)

(if you missed it, available from 0:09:27 to 0:10:40, 0:36:01 to 0:39:45, 0:51:56 to 0:57:20, 1:19:14 to 1:23:20, 1:47:58 to 1:57:15, 2:04:01 to 2:05:20, 2:33:45 to 2:41:40, and 2:51:27 to 2:54:40, at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0003ztf)