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Q&A: Israel on a knife edge, freedom of movement back on the cards and what next for Christa Pike?

Freitag, 30. Oktober 2026 · 26 min

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Following this week’s elections in Israel, will Benjamin Netanyahu cling on as Prime Minister? Why did Christa Pike’s execution fail? And as Andy Burnham weighs up a return to free movement with the EU, have the political class ever accepted Brexit? You asked, so we answered, in this edition of our monthly Q&A series.

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Guests:

• Gabrielle Weiniger, Israel correspondent, The Times and Sunday Times.
• Oliver Moody, Berlin correspondent, The Times and Sunday Times.
• Olivia Empson, US correspondent, The Times and Sunday Times.
• Tom Whipple, Science Writer and Special Correspondent, The Times and Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana, Luke Jones.
Producer: Jesse Fox, Paige Reynolds.
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Read more: Netanyahu edges ahead — but is facing weeks of election wrangling (thetimes.com/world/middle-east/article/israel-…)
Further listening: The Inside Story of Burnham’s first 100 days (pod.fo/e/6f4b9f)
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