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Weekend: Israeli settlements increasing

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Israeli settlements increasing

09/03/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Israeli settlements increasing

More than 3,400 homes are planned in the occupied West Bank

Although illegal under international law there has been an acceleration of houses built under the current Israeli government.

More than 3,400 homes are planned in settlements in the occupied West Bank. Although illegal under international law there has been an acceleration of houses built under the current Israeli government.

A former Honduran President may face 40 years in US jail due to drug trafficking. And France becomes the first country in the world to enshrine the right to abortion in their constitution.

Julian Worricker is joined by two guests to offer their perspectives on the news of the day. Nitasha Kaul is a writer and poet; she is also a professor of politics, international relations and critical interdisciplinary studies. James Lynch is a founding co-director of Fair Square, which investigates the causes of human rights abuses.

(Photo credit: The Ma'ale Adumim settlement. Photo by REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg)

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