Stephen Sackur speaks to Ami Ayalon, former director of the Israeli Security Agency, also known as Shin Bet, and now a fierce critic of Prime Minister Netanyahu's government. Is today's Israel ready to listen to the lessons of one of its ageing warriors?
Mark Regev: Is Israel serving its own best interests?
Mohammad Marandi: Is Middle East conflict what Iran really wants?
Sir Nicholas Winton: A Holocaust hero
Alicia Kearns: How much will 2024 test the West?
Stephen Cave: Should we want to live forever?
Aida Touma-Sliman: What does war mean for Israel's Arab population?
Past notes
2023 in review
Naftali Bennett: Has Israel responded unwisely?
Izzeldin Abuelaish: Can Palestinians still believe in forgiveness and peace?
Sandra Day O'Connor: The first female US Supreme Court judge
Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza: What Rwandans think of the UK migrant transfer deal
Fatih Birol: Is the global energy transition veering off course?
Jasem Albudaiwi: Could the Gulf states be destabilised by the conflict in Gaza?
Philippe Lazzarini: Could Gaza become unliveable?
Simcha Rothman: Is violence in Israel's best interests?
Cardinal Peter Turkson: Is the Catholic Church at a crossroads?
Jonna Mendez: Does the world still need spies?
Michel Roux: Is the business of fine food turning sour?
Chris Coons: Is team Biden in trouble?
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