What Next - Why the West Bank Is at a Boiling Point
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4.5 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
With hard-right, pro-settler representatives in the Israeli government, and the Palestinian Authority losing credibility with Palestinians, illegal settlements in the West Bank have become flashpoints in the ever-present yet still-escalating tension in the region.
Guest: Yair Rosenberg, staff writer at the Atlantic and the author of its newsletter, Deep Shtetl, about the intersection of politics, culture, and religion.
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| 0:00.0 | On BBC I-Player. |
| 0:01.5 | Six robbers have carried out an on-grade, |
| 0:03.2 | stealing almost three tons of gold. |
| 0:04.9 | Inspired by Britain's biggest gold-high, |
| 0:07.2 | study shift three tons of gold. |
| 0:09.2 | Slowing. |
| 0:10.0 | 26 million pounds worth of pure gold |
| 0:12.4 | in the possession of people who didn't expect to happen. |
| 0:14.5 | You could handle a job like this, and out of hurry. |
| 0:16.8 | You only knew about the people who get gold. |
| 0:18.8 | Stealing it was just the start. |
| 0:20.8 | We're looking for six robbers and three tons of gold. |
| 0:23.3 | Every ring, every watch, |
| 0:25.1 | if you're looking for the gold, it's all around. |
| 0:27.2 | The gold's watch on BBC I-Player. |
| 0:32.3 | Hi, all. |
| 0:33.2 | What next producer, Madeline Dusharm here? |
| 0:35.4 | Just a heads up. |
| 0:36.4 | You'll hear sounds of gunshots later in this episode. |
| 0:44.9 | So, Yere, if you had to describe the relationship |
| 0:48.2 | between Israelis and Palestinians right now, |
| 0:50.5 | I'm kind of curious the language you would use. |
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