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World Service,28 Jun 2026,27 mins

How did we get here? 1. Israel and the Palestinians

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Episode one of the podcast series examining the origins and tracing the history of the Middle East conflict. Presenter Jonny Dymond is joined by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, professor in ancient history at Cardiff University, and historian and author Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Jerusalem: The Biography. They discuss the value of the Bible as a guide to history, the concept of a 鈥減romised land鈥, the archaeological record of the various peoples who lived in the region in ancient times, the coming of the Romans, and the Jewish revolts against them in the first and second centuries AD. To listen to the whole series, search 鈥樎槎股 How did we get here鈥 wherever you got this podcast.

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