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Podcast: The News Meeting
Episode: Israel-Hamas war: what role can diplomacy play?
Description: After Joe Biden announced an aid deal for Gaza, the question of the role and limits of diplomacy hangs over the Middle East. James Harding is joined by Lina Khatib, director of the Middle East Institute at SOAS, former US ambassador Matthew Barzun and Tortoise’s Jess Winch.They also explore how a newsroom decides when it’s time to start leading on stories that aren’t about the war between Israel and Hamas.Email your thoughts on this story or others that we’ve missed to [email protected]. The produ...