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World Service,12 Aug 2014,11 mins

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Owen Bennett Jones introduces colour, analysis and comment from around the world. After the recent death of an agricultural worker from Thailand in southern Israel, Tim Whewell examines what Israeli civilians think about Gaza and Hamas. And Simon Atkinson looks at the changing fortunes of Kabaddi - a traditional Indian form of wrestling. Can it ever be as popular as cricket? With a new corporate re-launch, some investors are hoping so. Producer: Laura Gray. Photo: Israeli activists demonstrate in Tel Aviv on July 29, 2014, in support of the Israeli military operation in Gaza. (GIL COHEN MAGEN/AFP/Getty Images)

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