{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/658301a6306e830016a099e9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"'Christmas is officially cancelled in Bethlehem'","description":"<p>In this episode of Battle Lines, Middle East Correspondent Nataliya Vasilyeva joins us from Bethlehem in the West Bank to bring us up to date with the news from the Israeli assault on the Gaza strip, and Senior Foreign Correspondent Sophia Yan talks us through her analysis of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and asks how the war has impacted his chances of political survival.&nbsp;</p><p>Plus more than a month on from the start of Israeli ground operations in Gaza, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon shares his thoughts on the tactics and effectiveness of the IDF.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>David Knowles (Host).&nbsp;<em>@djknowles22 on X.</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/n/na-ne/nataliya-vasilyeva/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nataliya Vasilyeva</a>&nbsp;(Middle East Correspondent).&nbsp;<em>@Nat_Vasilyeva on X.</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/s/sk-so/sophia-yan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sophia Yan</a>&nbsp;(Senior Foreign Correspondent).&nbsp;<em>@sophia_yan on X.</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/h/ha-he/hamish-de-bretton-gordon/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hamish de Bretton Gordon</a>, former British Army Colonel.&nbsp;<em>@HamishDBG on X.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Read:<em> </em><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/12/11/netanyahu-fighting-on-two-fronts-in-gaza-and-his-survival/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Netanyahu fighting on two fronts – in Gaza and for his own survival</a>, by Sophia Yan</p><p><br></p><p>For 3 months access to The Telegraph for just £1:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/audio\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/audio</a>&nbsp;|</p><p>Email:&nbsp;battlelines@telegraph.co.uk&nbsp;|</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}