Could there (ever) be a road map for peace in the Middle East?
The Story
The Times
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🗓️ 12 October 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Today we bring you a conversation from our fellow podcasters and Times Radio broadcasters Jane & Fi.
This week marked a year since the October 7 attacks by Hamas and Israel's military operation in Gaza, beginning of a tragic new chapter in the violent history of the Middle East. Since then, thousands have died and the ongoing war threatens to engulf the wider region. It's left policy makers questioning how, if ever, the conflict can be resolved. Two former leaders with a potential road map for peace joined Jane and Fi to discuss.
Guests:
- Ehud Olmert, former Israeli prime minister.
- Nassr al-Qudwa, former Palestinian foreign minister.
Producer: Guy Emanuel
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| 0:59.0 | Follow us now wherever you get your podcasts. This week we've been marking a year since the Hamas terror attack on Israel and the |
| 1:19.0 | aftermath across the Israeli Prime Minister, Erhard Olmut, and the Palestinian politician Nasser Al-Qidwa. |
| 1:36.7 | We thought you should hear it. Now it was of course a year ago today that beginning of a tragic new chapter in the |
| 1:49.6 | violent history of the Middle East. Now since October the 7th of last year |
| 1:53.8 | thousands of people have been killed. Gaza has been just about smashed to |
| 1:58.5 | pieces and most of its inhabitants have once again become refugees. |
| 2:03.6 | The war has now spread to Lebanon and threatens to engulf the broader Middle East. |
| 2:08.6 | It has left policy makers across the West questioning how, if ever, this conflict can be resolved. |
| 2:15.0 | Well, we're just about to talk to two former leaders who do have, they say, a potential roadmap of peace. |
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