hello and welcome to the programme. israelis have been voting in their fourth election in just two years. in their fourth election the polls closed a couple of hours ago, and the first exit polls suggest that, once again, there is no clear winner. so what are the chances that prime minister benjamin netanyahu will manage to stay in office? our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. the first results are in, again, after israel s unprecedented fourth trip to the ballot box in under two years. it s still unclear. benjamin netanyahu appears to have a good chance of staying in office but will face a struggle to form a new government. the campaign trailfor this pandemic election has been mostly on tiktok mr netanyahu pushing the message that he got israel vaccinated. ..and made peace with new arab countries. his opponents don t agree on much, except the need to knock him out of office. amir s chair is rarely empty these days. he s making up for lost time since covid cl
with me, zeinab badawi. are people becoming intimidated into not expressing their opinions freely in public? many have been de platformed or boycotted because of their views. has cancel culture gone too far? we hear both sides of the debate. well, to bring you this addition of global questions, our two panelists and our questioners join us via video link from all over the world. let me tell you who is in the hot seat this week giving the answers. billy bragg is a british singer songwriter and campaigner. his music blends folk and punk rock with lyrics that are often political. billy s world of music focuses on bringing about change and involving the younger generation in activist causes. he says cancel culture does not stifle debate, but it does challenge the old order. and sarah haider is a pakistani american writer and political activist. she created an advocacy group, ex muslims of north america, which aims to promote dissenting voices within this community. she s a critic
centres on the southern border. in myanmar, a seven year old girl shot dead by security forces becomes the youngest known victim in the crackdown since last month s military coup. and a day of reflection and remembrance in the united kingdom, marking a year after the first coronavirus lockdown was declared. hello to you, welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. israelis have been voting in their fourth election injust two years. the polls closed a few hours ago, and the first exit polls suggest, once again, no clear winner. in the last few minutes, prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been addressing his supporters. translation: pay attention to the differences. we have over 30. the next party below us has got less than 20 votes. they don t like to say that in the media, but this is the biggest margin between the two leading parties in tens of years going back. we are going out to world war iii, the war against corona. israel is the champion of the wo
israelis have been voting in their fourth election in just two years, and exit polls suggest the likud party led by the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, could win the most seats, although not a parliamentary majority. he has claimed the vote as a huge win for the right wing and for likud. in the past few hours, he addressed his supporters. translation: pay attention to the differences. we have over 30. the next party below us has got less than 20 votes. they don t like to say that in the media, but this is the biggest margin between the two leading parties in tens of years going back. we are going out to world war iii, the war against corona. israel is the champion of the world in vaccinations. israel is a model for the whole world. it s a great success. benjamin netanyahu there. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, looks back at how the election unfolded. the first results are in, again, after israel s unprecedented fourth trip to the ballot box in under two
now on bbc news. global questions with zeinab badawi. hello, and welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. are people becoming intimidated into not expressing their opinions freely in public? many have been de platformed or boycotted because of their views. has cancel culture gone too far? we hear both sides of the debate. well, to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panelists and our questioners join us via video link from all over the world. let me tell you who is in the hot seat this week giving the answers. billy bragg is a british singer songwriter and campaigner. his music blends folk and punk rock with lyrics that are often political. billy s world of music focuses on bringing about change and involving the younger generation in activist causes. he says cancel culture does not stifle debate, but it does challenge the old order. and sarah haider is a pakistani american writer and political activist. she created an advocacy group, ex muslims of