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Some time ago. You have been watching israels Military Assault in gaza from afar. Has it unfolded in the way you expected . Yes, it has unfolded in the way i expected but not in the way that i thought it should be. There is a huge tension between the way that i see this war and the way that the government define it, and the problem is, and i have said it from the very beginning, that this war is a war without any political goal. And what happens to this type of war, that the war becomes the end and not the means in order to achieve a better political goal. So the answer is yes and no. Isnt the...

Put the words israel and apartheid in the same sentence, and you are stepping into a political minefield. Write a un report and accuse israel of systematically implementing apartheid policies, well, you can be sure there will be a diplomatic explosion. My guest today, rima khalaf, did just that, and promptly resigned from her un post, when the Secretary General refused to accept her work. Her motives have been widely questioned. So lets ask her what were they . Rima khalaf, welcome to hardtalk. Pleasure to be here. Now that the dust has settled for a few weeks on this episode, of you, the repo...

Put the words israel and apartheid in the same sentence, and you are stepping into a political minefield. Write a un report and accuse israel of systematically implementing apartheid policies, well, you can be sure there will be a diplomatic explosion. My guest today, rima khalaf, did just that, and promptly resigned from her un post, when the Secretary General refused to accept her work. Her motives have been widely questioned. So lets ask her what were they . Rima khalaf, welcome to hardtalk. Pleasure to be here. Now that the dust has settled for a few weeks on this episode, of you, the repo...

There's four of us from different religions presenting things. this is like the magi coming to the infantjesus bearing gifts. a sikh, a muslim, ajew, a hindu, all presenting together, and lots of other diversity in the service as well. what impact do you think that will have more widely? i think it will send out a very important message, a reminder that we are a multi—religious, multicultural society. and the respect that is given there to other faiths is official recognition of that. it's a reflection of the king himself, a man who for years has made it his business to try to learn about ot...

Because it is not about making fun of racism, religions, it is about absolutely saying the oneness of humanity is a fact, it is not even a nice idea. so, all the stuff about identity politics is interesting because of course we can be ajew, or you can be lgbtq or you can be whoever you are, as long as we understand we are all fundamentally one. if we understand that, then the comedy will be easier to do. you are currently making comedy in farsi. how is your farsi? not very good. well, it better improve, because you want to win a big audience in iran on bbc persian, you are doing a comedy chat ...