{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a71b49647235c354d3c9b74?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"In arms’ way: Gaza-deal sticking points","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1785836637910-3645a5a0-9d79-490e-8ea1-1501644245de.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>President Donald Trump’s claim that Hamas had agreed to disarm in Gaza was, at best, premature. We examine the sticking points of a lasting deal. New-business applications are <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/07/27/america-has-become-an-entrepreneurs-paradise?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">on a tear</a> in America. We ask why so many people are working for themselves—but not doing much hiring. And the enduring <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/23/why-young-africans-still-listen-to-the-radio?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">popularity of radio</a> in Africa, aided rather than degraded by social media.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent</li><li>Shera Avi-Yonah, business correspondent</li><li>William Finlator, contributor to <em>The Economist</em></li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Board of Peace</li><li>American business, entrepreneurship</li><li>Africa, media, radio</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}