{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a842bb539e73ea8f3c13a2d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Settler bet: a West Bank flashpoint","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1787046776056-be3d44e4-4654-4825-b472-f1bf02064bd5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Israeli settlers have been clashing <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/08/17/violent-israeli-settlers-want-to-provoke-a-palestinian-uprising?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\">more and more</a> with Palestinians in the West Bank, often with government backing. We examine the forces at play in what could soon be yet another battlefront. India’s proliferating <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/08/12/should-every-indian-follow-the-same-rules?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\">civil codes</a> are creating insuperable legal contradictions for a multi-faith people. And answering <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/08/06/the-return-of-max-flannel-our-workplace-agony-uncle?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\">some letters</a> addressed to our “agony uncle” columnist.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent</li><li>Kira Huju, Asia correspondent</li><li>Andrew Palmer, executive editor</li><li>Jason Palmer (no relation), co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>West Bank, Palestinians, Israeli settlers, Israel election</li><li>India, civil codes, Hindu nationalism</li><li>management, advice</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"}