About this episode
The episode discusses the current state of the Gaza peace plan amidst ongoing conflicts and geopolitical tensions.
The world’s attention is currently fixed on the US-Israel war with Iran and the effect it’s having on the Gulf region and global energy prices. But it was only six months ago that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was agreed and President Trump launched his 20-point peace plan. Since then we’ve heard little about progress beyond the return of Israeli hostages - the first phase of the plan. David Aaronovitch and his guests discuss what's happening to the citizens of Gaza and what has to happen next if the peace plan is to be followed through. Guests: Rushdi Abu Alouf, BBC Gaza Correspondent Anshel Pfeffer, Israel Correspondent, The Economist Tahani Mustafa, Lecturer in International Relations, Deptartment of War Studies, King's College, London Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Presenter: David Aaronovitch Producers: Caroline Bayley, Nathan Gower, Kirsteen Knight Production co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele Sound Engineers: James Beard and Gareth Jones Editor: Richard Vadon
People in this episode
Host: David Aaronovitch
Guests: Rushdi Abu Alouf, Anshel Pfeffer, Tahani Mustafa, Aaron David Miller
Topics covered
- Gaza peace plan
- US-Israel war
- Iran
- ceasefire
- Israeli hostages
- global energy prices
- international relations
Keywords
- Gaza
- peace plan
- Israel
- Hamas
- Iran
- ceasefire
- David Aaronovitch
- international relations
- energy prices
- hostages
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC, The Economist, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Places: Gulf, Gaza, Israel, Iran
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