'We need some daydreaming': lawyer Theodor Meron on surviving the Holocaust, and issuing Netanyahu’s arrest warrant

About this episode

The episode features lawyer Theodor Meron discussing his experiences during the Holocaust and the implications of issuing an arrest warrant for Netanyahu.

International lawyer and judge Theodor Meron on issuing Netanyahu’s arrest warrant, and how daydreaming helped him to survive the Holocaust.

People in this episode

Host: Nick Robinson

Guest: Theodor Meron

Topics covered

• Holocaust
• law
• arrest warrant
• daydreaming
• survival
• international law

Keywords

• Holocaust
• Theodor Meron
• Netanyahu
• arrest warrant
• daydreaming
• survival
• international law

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio 4

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