The Intelligence: Lebanon’s peace plan for Gaza
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🗓️ 7 November 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
One month on from Hamas’ attack on Israel, we meet Najib Mikati. He is hoping to prevent Hizbullah from joining the conflict, and broader spillover into the rest of the Middle East. Can he? The American state of Ohio is voting on abortion rights today and opposition campaigners are hoping that their new tactics will work this time (11:30). And, how lying is compromising hiring (20:20).
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| 1:00.0 | I'm your host, Ora Uguimbei. |
| 1:02.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh I'm your host, Ora Uguimbei. |
| 1:03.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:08.0 | The American State of Ohio is voting today on whether to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution. |
| 1:18.0 | After losses in six other states, those who are against the motion have opted for some new tactics. |
| 1:25.2 | Will they work? |
| 1:28.6 | And lying to get a job has become rather normalised. |
| 1:32.2 | Even if you don't explicitly lie, you might opt for some carefully crafted |
| 1:36.5 | exaggeration to help make your case. And it turns out that the applicants aren't the only ones being |
| 1:42.1 | dishonest. |
| 1:45.0 | But first... Today marks one month since Hamas launched a brutal attack on Israel. |
| 2:00.0 | On October 7th, more than a thousand civilians were killed and hundreds more were taken hostage. |
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