Bibi, one more time? Israel’s election launches
May 20, 2026•20 min
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Episode description
Is Binyamin Netanyahu’s time up as Israel’s prime minister? As a vote in parliament triggers the election campaign, our correspondent – and Netanyahu’s biographer – analyses what comes next. We join a US-backed counter-terrorism training exercise in Africa and question whether such missions will outlast Trump. And how Cape Verde came to take part in its first World Cup.
Guests and host:
- Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
- Tom Gardner, Africa correspondent
- Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
- Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
- Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel, Knesset, Gaza, Hizbullah, Iran
- Ivory Coast, jihadism, anti-terrorism, overseas aid
- World Cup, FIFA, Cape Verde
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