Unspun World: Will Israeli criticism change Netanyahu's Gaza stance?

未加修饰的世界:以色列的批评能否改变内塔尼亚胡的加沙立场?

The Explanation

2025-05-30

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John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC’s unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses whether criticism from within Israel will force Netanyahu’s government to change its approach to the war in Gaza, examines the impact Russia’s latest onslaught is having on Ukrainian citizens, and looks at the conflict between security forces and armed separatists in Cameroon over the independence of the country’s two English-speaking regions.
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  • Hello, this is The Explanation from the BBC World Service recorded on the 28th of May.

  • I'm John Simpson and you're listening to Unspun World.

  • the programme that goes behind the headlines with the BBC's unmatched correspondence to find out what's really going on.

  • This week, a former Israeli prime minister accuses the country of committing war crimes in Gaza.

  • But will that affect the Netanyahu government's approach?

  • Ms Netanyahu is very adept at batting that off and essentially turning the velocity of it coming at him back on the person who's sending that criticism.

  • What's the impact on ordinary Ukrainians of the latest onslaught by Russia on civilian targets?

  • People get more tired, people get sometimes frustrated.