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Sunday: The Israel-Hamas conflict and its repercussions in the UK

14/06/2020

The Israel-Hamas conflict and its repercussions in the UK

BBC Radio 4 - Sunday, The Israel-Hamas conflict and its repercussions in the UK

William Crawley looks at the ethical and religious issues of the week.

Sunday explores the latest on the conflict in the Middle East and its repercussions in the UK for Jewish and Muslim communities.

This week's Sunday explores the latest on the conflict in the Middle East, and its repercussions in the UK for Jewish and Muslim communities. 

The archbishops of Canterbury and Jerusalem unite in a call for peace.

As the Metropolitan Police reports a spike in anti-semitic hate incidents, a Jewish woman from London tells the programme how her Muslim friends escorted her to synagogue in an act of solidarity.

And we examine the significance of the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, which is layered in history and meaning for Muslims and Jews alike.

Presenter: William Crawley
Producers: Bara'atu Ibrahim and Louise Clark
Editor: Dan Tierney.

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