GMSc: Trump & Jerusalem

9th december 2017 (23 minutes), on bbc radio scotland 

good morning scotland (presented by isabel fraser and gordon brewer) includes …

“President Trump discarded decades of careful diplomatic triangulation last week, when he announced that the US would recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

The move sparked violence among Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and was condemned by the international community, but the US administration insists that it’s necessary to move peace talks forward.

Can he succeed where other presidents have failed? We examine the fallout.”

including interviews with …

• historian anthony gorman

• michael freeman, spokesman, israeli embassy 

• journalist ari shavit 

• journalist abdel bari atwan 

(see also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtBLjt7gLHc)

Newshour: Hebron prosecution

last monday evening (11th april), 9.38-9.43pm, on bbc world service radio
newshour (presented by razia iqbal) includes …

“The Palestinian authorities are asking for the United Nations to investigate the shooting by Israeli soldiers of a young Palestinian man who had apparently carried out a stabbing attack on a military patrol in the West Bank city of Hebron. “

including contributions from …
• bbc correspondent kevin connolly
• idf spokesman col peter lerner
* sarit michaeli of b’tselem
• ari shavit of haaretz

Newshour: Israeli election results

yesterday (wednesday 18th), 2.13-2.18pm, 2.40-2.48pm, and 9.35-9.48pm, on bbc world service radio (freeview channel 710 or 107)
newshour (presented by tim franks in jerusalem) includes …

“Netanyahu wins Israeli election“

including contributions from …
• israeli journalist rory katz
• deputy mayor of jerusalem and new kulanu mk rachel azaria
• white house spokesman jen psaki
• political columnist ari shavit

The Gatekeepers: Newsnight debate

tomorrow evening (saturday 11th), 11.20-11.50pm, on bbc 2
the gatekeepers: newsnight debate chaired by evan davis, with …
• colonel miri eisin, israeli government spokesperson 2006-7
• anti-israeli historian avi shlaim
• haaretz journalist ari shavit
• bbc journalist lyse doucet
• former palestinian minister of justice ahmad khalidi

“A panel of studio guests debate the issues raised by Storyville: The Gatekeepers.”

Media and the Middle East

tomorrow evening (saturday 13th), 8.00-8.50pm, on bbc radio 4
media and the middle east (in the archive on 4 series) presented by john lloyd

with contributions from …
• Jon Snow
• Jeremy Bowen
• Martin Bell
• David Cesarani
• Daoud Khitab
• Lisa Goldman
• Anton Laguardia
• Toby Green
• Chris Doyle
• “Topaz”