Israel’s Rafah Plans, Greece and Turkey Boost Diplomacy, Cannes Festival Unveils New Films, and More

The World Next Week

Council on Foreign Relations

Politics, News, News:politics

4.6 • 845 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Israel’s newest military operation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah stirs concerns of catastrophe for Palestinians in Gaza, and prompts the United States to condition its offensive military aid for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war broke out; Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet in Ankara, Turkey, to continue their diplomatic efforts; the seventy-seventh Cannes Film Festival showcases new films ranging from niche to blockbuster; and Russian President Vladimir Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills as a signal to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Mentioned on the Podcast Ali Abbasi, The Apprentice “Anyone Who’s on the Ground in Gaza is in ‘Danger,’ WFP Chief McCain Says,” NBC News Jacques Audilard, Emilia Perez Christina Bouri and Diana Roy, “Few Options for Gazans as Israel Enters Rafah,” CFR.org Francis Ford Coppola, Megalopolis David Cronenberg, The Shrouds “Emmanuel Macron In His Own Words,” Economist Yorgos Lanthimos, Kinds of Kindness George Miller, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga War in Gaza Update: The Rafah Incursion and Negotiations Over Hostage Release and Ceasefire, Council on Foreign Relations “Why Lithuania is Considering Sending Soldiers to Ukraine,” Financial Times For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israels-rafah-plans-greece-and-turkey-boost-diplomacy-cannes-festival-unveils-new-films

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0:00.0	In the coming week, Israel's operation in Rafah draws global attention.
0:05.0	Turkish President Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis meet in Ankara,
0:09.0	and the Khan Film Festival premieres dozens of new movies.
0:12.0	It's May 9, 2024 in time for the world next week. I'm Bob McMahon.
0:27.9	And I'm Carl Ann Robbins.
0:30.0	Bob let's start in Rafa.
0:31.9	This isn't at least yet the full assault that the Israelis have been threatening
0:35.9	and that Washington has been warning against.
0:39.1	Still, since Israel began this newest military operation in Eastern Rafa and took full control of
0:45.0	border crossing with Egypt, more than 100,000 Gazans have been displaced and vital aid
0:50.8	deliveries have been brought to its standstill. And at the same time, Hamas and Israeli delegations as well as U.S. Egyptian and guttery representatives are in Cairo for ceasefire talks.
1:01.1	And for the first time, President Biden has suspended an aid delivery to Israel.
1:06.3	Are we any closer to a ceasefire for hostages deal?
1:09.5	And what do you think the impact of this U.S.
1:11.8	pressure is having on Israeli military decisions? Well, Carl, the latter of those questions is the
1:17.8	one that's particularly intriguing at this moment in time. But just to kind of recap the things
1:22.4	you mentioned, it seems like such a long time ago that we had news of Hamas accepting the ceasefire proposal, which was only
1:28.9	the start of this week. That in turn turned out to be a very transitory moment because it was a deal
1:34.9	that they saw that Israelis had said was a bit watered down and it was not acceptable to them.
1:40.8	And then Israel in turn moved to ratchet up the pressure and mount what they called
1:45.3	a limited operation in Rafa.
1:47.4	But then you had the ongoing turning up of the pressure from U.S. officials who have been
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