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Radio 4,09 May 2024,45 mins

Netanyahu responds to US after Biden’s weapon supply threat

The World Tonight

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The Israeli prime minister vows his country can stand alone after the US paused the delivery of bombs that could be used in the planned assault on Rafah in Gaza. We hear from a Republican Congressman who accuses President Biden of playing politics with Israel’s security, and a former Congressional aide will help us chart the Biden-Netanyahu forty-year long marriage of minds. Is the relationship now headed for divorce? Also on the programme: Thousands of people are protesting against Israel's taking part in the Eurovision song contest in the Swedish city of Malmo. The latest on the infected blood inquiry as lawyers argue victims are being wrongly denied compensation because they were infected after screenings of donated blood were introduced in 1991. Also, the longest-running song in the UK’s top 100 chart - even though it never made Number One. Why is Mr Brightside so popular?

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