Grief and Grievances in Israel and the Occupied West Bank
After a surge in violence over the past week, in which several people were killed in multiple incidents, local residents share their fears for the future.
There has been a surge in violence over the past week in Israel and the occupied West Bank, in which several people were killed - first in a military raid on a refugee camp, then in an attack on a Synagogue. Yolande Knell visited Jenin and East Jerusalem, where these incidents took place, and spoke to local residents about their fears of further violence and scepticism that a solution will be found.
Rob Cameron extols the virtue of the old Soviet escalator in his local metro station in Prague, which is now being upgraded. And, as he sits down with pro-EU President-elect Petr Pavel, he reflects on the tension between the country's historic Soviet links, and desire to modernise the country.
In Uruguay, Jane Chambers meets a new breed of cattle rancher - investors based in the city who buy cattle to be managed by local ranchers. She visits the farms beyond the capital, and hears how they've been focused on burnishing their environmental credentials to compete with Brazil and Argentina.
In the Canadian province of British Colombia, Mark Stratton visits a non-profit group who've teamed up with first nation people to promote bear tourism, as an alternative to bear hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest.
And finally, former Brussels Correspondent, Adam Fleming returns to Berlaymont three years after Brexit - to reminisce over friends made, sleep lost and screeds of reports written on the twists and turns of the Brexit negotiations.
Producers: Serena Tarling, Louise Hidalgo and Arlene Gregorious
Editor: China Collins
Production Coordinator: Helena Warwick-Cross
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