The Conflict

Middle East

The BBC's podcast on the Middle East. Hosted by Jonny Dymond.

Episodes (12 available)

Middle East

Six Day War (1967): What Next For Syria and Israel?

We take a look at what history can teach us about the conflict in the Middle East.

18 Dec 2024

28 mins

Middle East

Leaders: What Is Ariel Sharon’s Legacy?

We take a look at what history can teach us about the conflict in the Middle East.

11 Dec 2024

28 mins

Middle East

Leaders: What Is Yasser Arafat’s Legacy?

We take a look at what history can teach us about the conflict in the Middle East.

4 Dec 2024

28 mins

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The First Intifada (1987): What impact did the Palestinian uprising have?

We take a look at what history can teach us about the conflict in the Middle East.

27 Nov 2024

28 mins

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Israel Declares Independence (1948): Why did Britain leave its mandate in Palestine?

We take a look at what history can teach us about the conflict in the Middle East.

20 Nov 2024

27 mins

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Operation Opera (1981): How Important Is the Israel-America Relationship?

What can history teach us about the conflict in the Middle East?

13 Nov 2024

28 mins

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Israel withdrawal from Gaza (2005)

What can history teach us about the conflict in the Middle East?

6 Nov 2024

28 mins

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The Iranian Revolution (1979)

What can history teach us about the conflict in the Middle East?

30 Oct 2024

27 mins

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Israel Strikes Iran

An extra episode following Israeli strikes on Iran

26 Oct 2024

16 mins

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The 1972 Munich Massacre

What can history teach us about the conflict in the Middle East?

23 Oct 2024

27 mins