Nd: Hebron & Bethlehem

friday 6th march, 7.41-7.46am and 8.10-8.15am, on bbc world service radio 

newsday (presented by ben james and krupa padhi) includes …

“Let’s say hello to Leila Awada who’s here in the UK to talk about life in Hebron, also to promote her women’s collective which is empowering Palestinian women to earn their own money.”

“Coronavirus: Bethlehem is put in quarantine after its first cases.”

including interviews with …

• leila hasan awawda, women in hebron collective 

• spokesman mustafa barghouti 

6ocn/Nh/Twt: Trump plan

yesterday evening (tuesday 28th), 6.08-6.13pm, 10.01-10.02pm, and 10.07-10.24pm, on bbc radio 4, and 9.06-9.25pm and 9.51-9.59pm on bbc world service radio

six o’clock news, newshour (presented by tim franks), and the world tonight (presented by sean ley) lead with …

“President Trump releases his long delayed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan and promises ‘a new dawn’ for the region. Palestinians reject the proposal as hopelessly biased.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter aleem maqbool 

• benjamin netanyahu 

• bbc reporter tom bateman 

• mustafa barghouti 

• bbc reporter gary odonoghue 

• jason greenblatt 

• ambassador husam zomlot 

• logan bayroff of j-street

• bbc reporter barbara plett-usher

• bbc reporter anna foster 

• bbc reporter sebastian usher 

• diana buttu, former spokesperson for the plo

• bbc reporter jeremy bowen 

Newshour: Embassy moves

this evening (monday 14th), 9.06-9.29pm, and 9.32-9.59pm, on bbc world service radio (partly repeated 10.07pm on the world tonight on bbc radio 4)
newshour (presented by julian marshall) is almost entirely devoted to …

“Palestinians in Gaza have been protesting for weeks, but deaths soared on the day the US opened its embassy in Jerusalem.
Palestinians see this as clear US backing for Israeli rule over the whole city, whose eastern part they claim.”

including contributions from …
• dr mustafa barghouti
• director of medical aid for palestinians in gaza,
• ravina shamdasani, spokesman for unhcr
• professor of linguistics walid amer, spokesman for march of return
• bbc reporter tom bateman
• david keyes, spokesman for benjamin netanyahu
• oslo negotiator terje rod-larsen
• dan shapiro, former us ambassador to israel
and repeat of contributions from this afternoon

B100d: Embassy moves

this evening (monday 14th), 7.01-7.13pm, and 7.31-7.42pm, on bbc news tv
beyond 100 days (presented by katty kay and christian fraser) leads with …

”Once again, Donald Trump has shaken up the existing world order”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter jeremy bowen
• analyst ron christie
• bbc reporter jon sopel
• david keyes, spokesman for benjamin netanyahu
• gaza reporter akram al satarri
• gebran bassil, lebanese foreign minister

Newshour: Embassy opens

this afternoon (monday 14th), 2.06-2.19pm, 2.20-2.27pm, and 2.30-2.56pm, on bbc world service radio
newshour (presented by razia iqbal) is almost entirely devoted to …

”Dozens of Palestinians have been killed and nearly 2,000 injured by Israeli forces on Gaza’s border. The clashes came as the United States formally opened its embassy in Jerusalem.”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter yolande knell
• sharren haskel, likud mk
• dr mustafa barghouti
• palestinian activist fadi abu shamala
• joe lieberman
• lara friedman, of the foundation for middle east peace in washington, and of americans for peace now

Today: Jerusalem edition

this morning (friday 11th), 6.08-6.10am, 6.19-6.28am, 6.36-6.40am, 6.51-6.57am, 7.09-7.16am, 7.26-7.31am, 7.37-7.45am, 8.10-8.27am, and 8.41-9.00am, on bbc radio 4
today (presented by martha kearney in jerusalem) leads with …

“We’re in Jerusalem at a time of increased tensions”

including contributions from …
• finance expert tim weller
• doron kolton of top spin cybersecurity,
• manal white, managing director of west bank olive oil exporter zaytoun
• bbc reporter yolande knell
• amira hass of haaretz
• gil hoffman of jerusalem post
• dr mahmoud al-zahar, co-founder of hamas, who says that england expelled its jews in the 13th century, and set them up in palestine as compensation
• avner gvaryahu of breaking the silence
• elie bogdan of my truth
• donald mcintyre, author of gaza: preparing for dawn
• yael ben-yashar of settlement beit-el
• daniel aryeh, tefilin-maker
• anton salman, mayor of bethlehem
• alah, owner, afteem restaurant, manger square, bethlehem
• linda, tour guide, yad mordechai kibbutz near gaza
• ilan meiri, tour guide, yad mordechai kibbutz near gaza
• olah scafi, gaza protester: “the land wants blood”
• rafif, young gaza woman “from jaffa”
• bbc reporter jeremy bowen
• dr mustafa barghouti
• danny ayalon
• john sode-woodhead, chartered institute of archaeologists
• bbc reporter tom bateman

Newshour: Muslim boycott

this afternoon and evening (tuesday 25th), 2.36-2.44pm, on bbc world service radio, and 10.36 to 10.42pm on bbc radio 4
newshour (presented by razia iqbal) leads with, and the world tonight (presented by ritulah shah) includes, …

“Muslim officials say they will maintain their boycott for now of the Temple Mount or Haram al Sharif in Jerusalem, despite the Israeli government’s decision to remove controversial metal detectors.”

including interviews with …
• mustafa barghouti
• bbc reporter tom bateman
• deputy foreign minister tzipi hotovely
• former middle east negotiator aaron david miller

Newshour: Trump in Israel

this afternoon (monday 22nd), 2.07-2.19pm, and 2.51-2.55pm, on bbc world service radio
newshour (presented by razia iqbal) leads with …

“US President Donald Trump has begun a visit to Israel by warning of the threat posed by Iran if it acquires nuclear weapons.
President Trump is continuing his first foreign trip, and flew to Israel directly from Saudi Arabia.”

including contributions from …
• donald trump
• benjamin netanyahu
• mustafa barghouti
• bbc reporter tom bateman
• former us ambassador to israel daniel shapiro
• bbc reporter lyse doucet

Newshour: Azaria pardon?

yesterday evening (wednesday 4th), 9.01-9.13pm, on bbc world service radio
newshour (presented by tim franks) leads with …

“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants a pardon for an Israeli soldier convicted of the manslaughter of a wounded Palestinian attacker.
We hear from both sides.”

including interviews with …
• dr mustafa barghouti
• akiva eldar of al monitor
• caroline glick of the jerusalem post

Newshour: Shimon Peres 1

yesterday afternoon (wednesday 28th), 2.07-2.19pm, 2.20-2.25pm, 2.36-2.45pm, and 2.55-2.59pm, on bbc world service radio
newshour (presented by james coomarasamy) leads with …

“Shimon Peres: The World Remembers:
A founding father of Israel dies.”

including contributions from …
• benjamin netanyahu
• bbc reporter kevin connolly
• education minister naftali bennett
• mustafa barghouti
• bbc middle east editor jeremy bowen
• former aide mitchell barak
• former us middle east envoy dennis ross