A major space that figured into our sense of the globe really wasnt there in the middle ages the world was thought to be a single large landmass a veritable mega continent without ocean. So the ocean really plays no role at all except to show a limit the ocean shows the limit of society and shows the limits of actually of gods kingdom of the kingdom on earth to the east beyond the Ocean Clay Eden lay that the Promised Land lay heaven beyond that there was really nothing baptist. For most of Human History the oceans were projection screens for the imagination unexplored and irrepressible loves a mighty barrier the place of terror. Despite its dangers the ocean became more and more important over the so. Injuries. As global trade developed merchant fleet strengths formed the oceans into vast shipping lanes people from past centuries would never have dreamed of laying claim to the ocean for them it was a blue expanse formed with dangers an obstacle that needed to be overcome a sailors jou
Established Diplomatic Convention by recognising jerusalem as israels capital. His recent tweets on the Israeli Palestinian conflict have been music to the ears of israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. So what do the palestinians do now . My guest today is mahmoud zahar, co founder of the Islamist Movement hamas, which controls gaza and has been at loggerheads with the Palestinian Authority in the west bank for more than a decade. Are the palestinians staring defeat in the face . Mahmoud zahar in gaza, welcome to hardtalk. Most welcome. I have to begin by asking you about your frame of mind, your spirit at the beginning of this new year, 2018. I look at the diplomatic, the political and the Economic Situation in gaza and i can barely imagine anything more bleak. Is that the way you feel too . First of all, id like to address that this is one of the most important points in our history. Yes, our life is very miserable, not because of bad management from our side but because of the
Im stephen sackur. Donald trump broke with long established Diplomatic Convention by recognising jerusalem as israels capital. His recent tweets on the Israeli Palestinian conflict have been music to the ears of israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. So what do the palestinians do now . My guest today is Mahmoud Zahar, co founder of the islamist movement, hamas, which controls gaza and has been at loggerheads with the Palestinian Authority in the west bank for more than a decade. Are the palestinians staring defeat in the face . Theme music playing Mahmoud Zahar in gaza, welcome to hardtalk. Most welcome. I have to begin by asking you about your frame of mind, your spirit at the beginning of this new year, 2018. I look at the diplomatic, the political and the Economic Situation in gaza and i can barely imagine anything more bleak. Is that the way you feel too . First of all, id like to address that this is one of the most important points in our history. Yes, our life is very miser
Donald trump broke with long established Diplomatic Convention by recognising jerusalem as israels capital. His recent tweets on the Israeli Palestinian conflict have been music to the ears of israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. So what do the palestinians do now . My guest today is mahmoud zahar, co founder of the Islamist Movement hamas, which controls gaza and has been at loggerheads with the Palestinian Authority in the west bank for more than a decade. Are the palestinians staring defeat in the face . Mahmoud zahar, in gaza, welcome to hardtalk. Most welcome. I have to begin by asking you about your frame of mind, your spirit at the beginning of this new year, 2018. I look at the diplomatic, the political and the Economic Situation in gaza and i can barely imagine anything more bleak. Is that the way you feel too . First of all, id like to address that this is one of the most important points in our history. Yes, our life is very miserable, not because of bad management fro
Hello im Barbara Sarah this is the news hour live from london thank you for joining us coming up in the next sixty minutes the u. S. Puts hamas leader Ismail Haniya on its terror list freezing his Financial Assets. And to keep open the detention facilities in Guantanamo Bay. Donald trump orders americas controversial prison in cuba to remain open reversing a key obama promise. British Prime Minister to resign may signs a billion dollar deals and pushes for free trade benefits with china. And im peter stammered in go with all your supporters arsenal sign gagnes striker America Obama young for a club record seventy nine Million Dollars that and more transfer deadline news coming up later in the program. The u. S. State department has put israel the political leader of hamas on the terror list how mouse is the palestinian faction which has the fact of ruled the gaza strip since two thousand and seven well for more on this lets go straight to rosalynn jordan in the washington d. C. Also in