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Why did voters desert the UK Conservatives in local elections? | Elections

Support for the Conservative Party has collapsed in local elections in England.

After a landslide win in the last general election, support for the United Kingdom’s governing Conservative Party has collapsed in local elections in England.

The opposition Labour Party made gains across the country, although it appeared to pay an electoral price due to its stance on Israel’s war on Gaza in some areas.

So, how significant are these election results?

Presenter: Neave Barker

Guests:

Chris Wilkins – Former director of strategy for UK Prime Minister Theresa May

Peter Geoghegan – Journalist, broadcaster and author of the book Democracy For Sale

Alistair Jones – Associate professor of politics at De Montfort University

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Where is the pro-Palestine student protest movement heading? | Israel War on Gaza

Why is the student-led movement for Palestine met with military-style crackdowns in the United States?

Students in the United States face detention, suspension and other punishments as they protest against Israel’s war on the Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere and demand that their universities divest from Israel.

US President Joe Biden has condemned the “antisemitic” protests, and student leaders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tell host Steve Clemons that the White House attempt to discredit their movement is backfiring.

MIT professor Michel DeGraff explains how the students are putting into practice everything they’ve learned about morality, justice and liberation. “They are creating a better future… a future of love and peace,” says DeGraff.

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Greek FM: No review of Israel defence deals amid war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza

Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis discusses Greece’s close ties with Israel, peace efforts in the Middle East.

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis emphasises his country’s robust defence ties with Israel amid its war on Gaza. He asserts now is not the time to revisit their largest defence deal, including a $1.6bn contract for Greek air force training.

Gerapetritis highlights Greece’s peace efforts in the Middle East and stresses the importance of high defence spending due to geopolitical dynamics and Greece’s extensive Mediterranean coastline.

The Greek foreign minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis, talks to Al Jazeera.

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How effective is Turkey’s ban on trade with Israel? | Israel War on Gaza News

Turkey says the ban will stay in place until Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

For years, Israel and Turkey have been crucial trade partners.

It was a commercial relationship worth nearly seven billion dollar a year. But Israel’s war on Gaza changed all that.

The Turkish government has been demanding a halt to the violence that’s killed nearly 35,000 Palestinians in seven months

And the Turkish president condemned Israel’s decision to block its aid meant for Gaza last month. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has now announced a total trade ban until Israel agrees to a ceasefire.

But has he acted under domestic pressure, after a setback in local elections was blamed partly on the country continuing to do business with Israel? And how will this affect the economies of both sides?

Presenter: Neave Barker

Guests:

Vehbi Baysan – Political analyst and assistant professor at İbn Haldun University

Gideon Levy – Author and columnist at Haaretz

Vladimir Vano – Chief economist at international think tank, GLOBSEC

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Antiwar protests and limits on freedoms in the United States | TV Shows

Antiwar protests sweep across university campuses in the United States. The police response – the violence – has been shocking and so has some of the reporting from the US mainstream media.

Contributors:
Paula Chakravartty – Professor of media, New York University
Noura Erakat – Co-founding editor, Jadaliyya
Adel Iskandar – Professor of global communication, Simon Fraser University
Elijah Kahlenberg – Student activist, University of Texas at Austin

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During two weeks of protests, journalism students at Columbia University have gone from journalists in training to journalists on the job. Producer Meenakshi Ravi reports on how student reporters have become the primary source of news on campuses.

Mehdi Hasan: US journalists ‘whip up hysteria, misrepresent facts on the ground’

Mehdi Hasan, founder and editor-in-chief of Zeteo, discusses how the media portrayal of campus protests against a “genocide” has somehow been even worse than the coverage of the “genocide” itself.

Featuring: 

Mehdi Hasan

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What’s behind the US generational divide on Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza News

Polls suggest an increasing number of young Americans are siding with Palestinians and growing critical of Israel.

Successive US administrations across the political divide have backed Israel since it was created in 1948.

But polls suggest that public support for Israel in the United States now appears to be waning, especially among young people.

A Pew Research study two years ago indicated that only 41 percent in the age group of 18 to 29 had a favourable view of Israel.

And many students from this generation are now protesting on university campuses against the war on Gaza, which has killed nearly 35,000 Palestinians.

So, is the anger among young Americans highlighting a generational divide in Washington’s policy towards Israel?

And what are the reasons reshaping public opinion?

Presenter:

Nick Clark

Guests:

Clair Davenport – Student at Columbia Journalism School

Julie Norman – Deputy director at UCL Centre on US Politics

Keir Milburn – Author of Generation Left, a book examining generational differences

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Would Julian Assange’s extradition threaten press freedoms worldwide? | Julian Assange

Whistleblower lawyer on Assange extradition: ‘It would affect publishers, journalists, bloggers, anyone – me and you.’

As the world commemorates Press Freedom Day, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains detained in a high-security prison in the United Kingdom while the United States fights for his extradition.

Assange faces 17 Espionage Act charges and a charge of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion for publishing about 400,000 classified US military documents exposing potential US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.

So what would Assange’s prosecution mean for press freedom?

This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill talks to lawyer and director of the Whistleblower and Source Protection Program at ExposeFacts, Jesselyn Radack.

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Journalists ‘have zero protection’: Hind Khoudary on reporting from Gaza | Israel War on Gaza

Marc Lamont Hill talks to Al Jazeera journalist Hind Khoudary on World Press Freedom Day about reporting from Gaza.

As the world marks Press Freedom Day, we turn to Gaza and the mounting toll of journalist deaths since October 7th. More than 100 media workers have been killed in the last seven months, as Israel continues its deadly war on Gaza.

So how are journalists in Gaza continuing their reporting? And are journalists in the West doing enough to shine a light on the plight of their Palestinian colleagues?

This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill speaks to Hind Khoudary, an Al Jazeera journalist who has been reporting from the ground since day one.

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How students around the world are taking a stand for Gaza | Show Types

Students around the world are raising their voices to protest against Israel’s continuing war on Gaza.

More than 50 universities across the United States have now established Palestine solidarity encampments, demanding action to stop Israel’s war on Gaza.

What started as a student encampment at Columbia University in New York City two weeks ago has turned into a global student movement, expanding to Europe, Australia and Canada.

Student protesters have been met with brutal counterprotests, arrests and suspensions, raising debates around freedom of expression and the future of activism on college campuses.

But beyond the mainstream media’s attempt to reduce this movement to free speech and safety, why are students risking it all for Gaza?

Presenter: Myriam Francois

Guests:
Mahmoud Al Thabata – Harvard student and activist
Fraser Amos – University of Warwick student and activist
Jasmine Al Rawi – Sydney University student and activist

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Can Israeli leader’s threat to invade Rafah derail Gaza ceasefire talks? | Show Types

US secretary of state says a deal is achievable as he makes another diplomatic push to pause the fighting in Gaza.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says a strong proposal for a truce in Israel’s war on Gaza is on the table as he makes his seventh visit to the Middle East since fighting began in October.

The comments come as indirect talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas carry on in Egypt.

But questions are being raised about the chances of an agreement being reached after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his plan to invade Rafah.

Can Netanyahu’s threat disrupt talks to end the war that has killed more than 34,500 Palestinians?

Presenter: Nick Clark

Guests:

Daniel Levy – President of the US Middle East Project

Nour Odeh – Political analyst

William Lawrence – Professor at American University

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