Nh: Gaza 17/12/2023

this afternoon (sunday 17th), 1.06-1.19pm, 1.30-1.31pm, 1.36-1.49pm, 9.06-9.19pm, and 9.36-9.45pm, on bbc world service radio 

newshour (presented by james menendez) includes …

“Mounting pressure on Israel to bring hostages home.

Calls grow for Israel to let more humanitarian supplies into Gaza.”

including contributions from …

• ruby chen, father of kidnapped soldier itay chen 

• sharon lifschitz, daughter of released yocheved lifshitz 85 and kidnapped oded lifshitz with lung disease 83, from nir oz

• nawaf al-thani, former qatari military attache to us

• activist avner gvaryahu, breaking the silence

• journalist masha gessen

“Gaza is like a ghetto.”

• helga trupel, german-israeli society of bremen

• bbc reporter frank gardner 

• sean casey, who

• former diplomat peter ricketts

• french foreign minister catherine colonna

• pope francis

• monsignor william shomali

We/Nh: Jerusalem Christians

this morning (saturday 22nd), 7.19-7.29am, on bbc world service radio (partly repeated 9.25pm on newshour)

weekend (presented by gary odonoghue) includes …

“We hear from our reporter in Israel, where Orthodox Easter celebrations are taking place in Jerusalem amid complaints by local Christians of a rise in hostility.”

including contributions from …

• bbc reporter yolande knell 

• bishop william shomali, latIn patriachate 

• setrag balian, armenian quarter 

• daniel hasson, director, jerusalem intercultural centre 

• journalist alan posener 

• analyst karin von hippel, rusi 

(see also https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-65204037 and https://www.timesofisrael.com/holy-sepulchre-letter-undermines-church-allegations-on-israeli-worship-limits/)