Summary: We're taking our customary August time off so we're doing a special series of in-depth examinations of modern middle eastern history John's extended boralogue details the history of relations between the Vatican and the early Zionist movement as well as the State of Israel itself nbsp Then Dr Steve Carol PhD professor of Middle East history joins the show to examine the claims various groups make about their rights to land in Israel Palestine and other middle east countries It's a fascinating journey and explains much of what we see happening today
