this afternoon (sunday 12th), 1.06-1.15pm and 1.20-1.25pm on bbc world service radio, and 1.01-1.03pm on bbc radio 4
newshour (presented by lyse doucet) and the world this weekend (presented by jonny dymond) iead with …
“Cameron: UK arms ban for Israel would strengthen Hamas.”
including contributions from …
• activist guillemette thomas
• maj gen yaakov amidror
• bbc reporter charlotte gallagher
• bbc reporter harry farley
(more…)last tuesday afternoon (7th may), podcast (17 minutes), on bbc news radio
newscast (presented by adam fleming) includes …
“Could Israel & Hamas agree a ceasefire?
On Monday, Hamas agreed to terms put forward by Egyptian and Qatari mediators, but Israel has rejected them, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying they are far from meeting Israel’s ‘core demands’.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defence Force has taken control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing, a vital entry point for aid.”
including contributions from …
• bbc reporter lyse doucet
• bbc reporter jeremy bowen
(more…)this afternoon (monday 29th), 2.06-2.15pm, 4.06-4.19pm, 5.14-5.23pm, and 5.32-5.46pm, on bbc world service radio
newshour (presented by paul henley) and bbc os (presented by james reynolds) lead with …
“Pro-Palestinian protests continue at university campuses across America.”
“Antony Blinken, has said he’s ‘hopeful’ that Hamas will accept what he described as an ‘extraordinarily generous’ Gaza ceasefire offer from Israel.”
including contributions from …
• bbc reporter frank gardner
• bbc arabic reporter dalia haidar
• bbc arabic reporter adnan el-bursh
• bbc arabic reporter abdel basir hassan
• bbc reporter iqra farooq
• bbc reporter nomia iqbal
• bbc reporter lyse doucet
(more…)this morning (monday 22nd), 11.32-11.59am, and podcast, on bbc world service radio
israel-iran: a sigh of relief in the middle east? (in the the global story series) (presented by lyse doucet with parham ghobadi and james landale)
“After weeks of tit for tat strikes between Iran and Israel, the dust appears to be settling on a confrontation that the whole world has nervously observed.
But both sides have crossed what was previously seen as a red line.”
(more…)this evening (saturday 20th), 9.31pm and 9.36-9.41pm on bbc world service radio, and 10.04-10.08pm on bbc radio 4
newshour (presented by lyse doucet) and news include …
“The Campaign Against Antisemitism has called for the Metorpolitan Police Commissioner to leave his job after an officer told its chief executive he was being ‘openly Jewish’ at a demonstration in London.”
including contributions from …
• bbc reporter wyre davies
• scott anderson, unrwa
• bbc reporter simon jones
(more…)this afternoon (saturday 20th), 1.13-1.18pm and 1.36-1.41pm on bbc world service radio, and 5.03-5.04pm, 5.14-5.19pm, and 6.05-6.09pm, on bbc radio 4
newshour (presented by lyse doucet), pm (presented by anna foster), and six o’clock news, include …
“The Home Office has said that being Jewish should never be seen as provocative, after the Metropolitan Police made a second apology for an officer’s use of language during a pro-Palestinian march.”
“A base used by Iran-backed militia in Iraq has been damaged in a huge explosion.”
including contributions from …
• former diplomat alon pinkas
• analyst renad mansour
• scott anderson, unrwa
• police superintendent parm sandhu
• bbc reporter wyre davies
• scott anderson, unrwa
(more…)this morning (saturday 20th), 11.31-11.37am (repeated 9.31pm tomorrow), on bbc radio 4
from our own correspondent (presented by kate adie) leads with report from …
• bbc reporter lyse doucet
“As the world nervously watches the developments between Iran and Israel, Lyse Doucet reflects on the rise of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Since coming to power three decades ago, he has managed to avoid taking Iran into an all-out war – could that change as tensions continue to rise?”
(more…)this morning (saturday 20th), 7.01-7.04am, 7.06-7.08am (repeated 8.07am), 7.09-7.10am, 7.11am, 7.12-7.18am, 8.01-8.04am, and 8.10-8.20am, on bbc radio 4
today (presented by martha kearney and simon jack) leads with …
“The Metropolitan Police has had to apologise twice after an officer told an antisemitism campaigner near a pro-Palestinian march that he looked ‘openly Jewish’.
Gideon Falter was wearing a kippah skullcap when he was stopped in London on Saturday.
The first statement was criticised for suggesting the presence of counter-protesters could be seen as provocative, prompting the second apology for causing further offence.”
“Iran has given a warning that there will be an immediate and maximum response if Israel attacks against its interests.”
including contributions from …
• bbc reporter lyse doucet
• bbc reporter wyre davies
• bbc persian reporter majid afshar
• bbc reporter simon jones
• bbc reporter jeremy bowen
• scott anderson, unrwa
(more…)yesterday evening (friday 19th), 9.06-9.18pm and 9.51-9.58pm on bbc world service radio, 10.01-10.04pm and 10.07-10.19pm on bbc radio 4, and 10.36-10.45pm on bbc 2 tv
newshour (presented by julian marshall) and the world tonight (presented by shaun ley) lead with, and newsnight (presented by kirsty wark) includes, …
“Has a crucial threshhold been crossed?”
including contributions from …
• bbc persian reporter taraneh stone
• us diplomat gina abercrombie-winstanley
• johanna, columbia student
• bbc reporter lyse doucet
• bbc reporter james landale
• bbc reporter jeremy bowen
• analyst aaron david miller
• bbc reporter anthony zurcher
• former ambassador gordon sondland
• analyst reza afshar
(more…)this afternoon (friday 19th), 1.01-1.03pm, 1.07-1.18pm, 5.01-5.02pm, 5.05-5.18pm, 5.47-5.53pm, and 6.01-6.08pm, on bbc radio 4
world at one (presented by jonny dymond), pm (presented by anita anand), and six o’clock news, lead with …
“A presumed Israeli strike has hit Iran in response to an attack by Tehran last week.”
including contributions from …
• boaz bismuth mk
• bbc reporter lyse doucet
• bbc reporter james landale
• taxi-driver mohsan, tehran
• rafael grossi, iaea
• analyst ali ansari
• bbc reporter jessica parker
• bbc reporter wyre davies
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