The Intelligence: Gaza sparks a global culture war
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 1 November 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Online and on-screen reactions to the conflict reflect a subtle but important shift in Western attitudes, driven by three related forces: technology, demography and ideology. Britain’s King Charles is visiting Kenya—and will have a harder time navigating historical tensions than his mother ever did (09:56). And sleeping less tight: Paris is not the only place bedbugs are on the rise (18:24).
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine a world without enough food. It's quite unthinkable. |
| 0:04.0 | To meet the challenge of food security and climate change, |
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| 0:26.0 | Find out more. Search Cargill Decarbonization. |
| 0:35.0 | The Economist |
| 0:42.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence. From the Economist, I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 0:46.0 | And I'm Aurea Ogambi. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective |
| 0:51.0 | on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:56.0 | Britain's King Charles is in Kenya this week, his first trip as monarch to a country of the Commonwealth, |
| 1:02.0 | a grouping that's been under strain for some years. |
| 1:05.0 | We look into why history casts a particularly long shadow over his visit. |
| 1:12.0 | And there's been lots of buzz about a bed bug outbreak in Paris. |
| 1:16.0 | The hysteria prompted memes, TikToks and even forced government officials to comment. |
| 1:21.0 | Well, I hope you're not squeamish because it turns out that the French capital |
| 1:25.0 | isn't the only city with a problem. |
| 1:33.0 | First up, though. |
| 1:42.0 | An Israeli strike on a refugee camp in northern Gaza yesterday |
| 1:45.0 | reportedly killed dozens of people. |
| 1:52.0 | Videos showed a scene of devastation as search and rescue teams |
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