Toil and rubble: who will rebuild Gaza?

辛劳与瓦砾:谁将重建加沙?

The Intelligence from The Economist

2025-11-14

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After two years of war, over 80% of the buildings in Gaza have been destroyed. Our correspondent assesses various plans for reconstruction. Do large lay-offs in American firms mean AI is coming for white-collar jobs? And remembering James Watson, the controversial scientist who discovered the structure of DNA.  Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. 
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  • The Economist.

  • Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

  • I'm your host, Rosie Bloor.

  • Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the event shaping your world.

  • Is AI coming for white collar jobs?

  • That's something we've asked before.

  • But with the news that a number of big firms in America have made large cuts in the past month,

  • things are looking a little perilous.

  • And something as beautiful as the double helix just had to exist.

  • That was James Watson's thought as he sought to work out the structure of DNA.

  • He finally achieved it, but not without a lot of controversy throughout his career.

  • Our obituaries editor remembers him.

  • But first...

  • In the Middle East, the temporary has a way of becoming fixed.

  • Israel's occupation of the West Bank has endured for half a century.

  • The Palestinian Authority, which was meant to be a five-year interim body, turned 30 last year.

  • No wonder that a month after the ceasefire in Gaza,

  • the two million people who live there worry that their despair will also become permanent.

  • There's no shortage of plans for rebuilding Gaza.

  • Greg Carlstrom is our Middle East correspondent.