Bibi, one more time? Israel’s election launches

Is Binyamin Netanyahu ’s time up as Israel’s prime minister? As a vote in parliament triggers the election campaign, our correspondent – and Netanyahu’s biographer – analyses what comes next. We join a US-backed counter-terrorism training exercise in Africa and question whether such missions will outlast Trump. And how Cape Verde came to take part in its first World Cup . Guests and host: Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent Tom Gardner, Africa correspondent Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered: Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel, Knesset, Gaza, Hizbullah, Iran Ivory Coast, jihadism, anti-terrorism, overseas aid World Cup, FIFA, Cape Verde Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—

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Bibi, one more time? Israel’s election launches is an episode from The Economist: The week ahead by The Economist.

This episode is 20:29 long.

This episode was published on May 20, 2026.

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