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Good morning. I'm pleased to be here in Israel at this important time. Above all, I'm here to

express my solidarity with the Israeli people. You have suffered an unspeakable, horrific

act of terrorism, and I want you to know that the United Kingdom and I stand with you. I'm looking

forward to my meetings later today with the Prime Minister and President, and I very much hope

that they will be productive meetings. Thank you again. Another day, another world leader pitches up

at Ben Gurian Airport to speak to Israeli leaders. Obviously this time, Rishi Sunak, with the

distressing accompaniment in the background of an air raid siren going off, presumably meaning

incoming rockets from Gaza. But is this diplomatic maneuvering going anywhere?

There will be more world leaders who will converge on Jerusalem. But is this just a pause,

or is it going to affect what Israel does next? Welcome to the newsagents.

The Newsagents. It's John. And later in the podcast, Emily has done a most amazing interview

with the author Michael Lewis, the author of Moneyball, the big short that sold squillions of books. And he has written a new piece

about Sam Bankman Fried. Now, he is the crypto billionaire that now finds himself on trial,

the guy that has gone from Hero to Zero in record short time.

And Michael Lewis had been following Bankman Freed

from when he was sort of just starting and becoming a phenomenon

and has watched the arc as the courts moved in

and the US Justice Department closed in on him.

And Bankman Fried's trial began at the start of this month with charges of wire fraud and

conspiracy, securities fraud, it goes on and on and on, and money laundering.

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