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'A battle for the soul of Israel'
The Israeli historian Fania Oz-Salzberger on the future of her country
On the 700th day of the war in Gaza Fania Oz-Salzberger, an Israeli historian and daughter of the writer Amos Oz, speaks to us about the prospects for peace with the Palestinians.
Also in the programme: the British prime minister loses his deputy, leading to a sweeping reshuffle of the government; and David Bowie's unlikely ambition to write a musical about 18th century London.
(Photo: Three-year-old Ibrahim Mohammed Ahmad, the only survivor of his family with his grandmother, at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 03 September 2025.Credit: Mohammed Saber /EPA/Shutterstock)
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