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What's the Biden ceasefire plan and will it work?

What's the Biden ceasefire plan and will it work?

There's a plan to end the war in Gaza, but do Israel and Hamas want to sign up to it?

The Briefing Room · BBC Radio 4

June 20, 202428m 39s

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Show Notes

David Aaronovitch and guests examine Joe Biden's ceasefire deal and ask whether - despite some positive noises from both sides - Israel and Hamas are interested in making it work.

Guests:

David Makovsky, Ziegler Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Koret Project on Arab-Israel Relations Anshel Pfeffer, columnist and Israel correspondent at The Economist Lina Khatib, Director of the Middle East Institute at SOAS University of London Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington

Production team: Caroline Bayley, Kirsteen Knight, Sally Abrahams and Ben Carter Editor: Richard Vadon Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman Sound engineer: Sarah Hockley