can i bring analisa in? it would be helpful for our viewers to have a look at the political situation which is a worry and are concerned. we are talking about a prime minister who is going to be indicted in the next few months. we have heard that the international community must do something. we have heard a bit about a trump plan. a few words on what the eu, which has traditionally played a traditional role in the middle east. what can europe do, is there a role for europe? is it doing anything? the european union for 25 years has supported the peace accord which would create a two state solution. it has been suffering a setback when trump recognised jerusalem as the new capital. the eu has pushed for a diplomatic solution. that was a controversial solution. at the moment the european union is in a fragile situation, also because of brexit. what we are witnessing is the biggest defender of the two state solution in israel, palestine, is very weak and very determined but unable to do anything. there, i'm afr

can i bring analisa in? it would be helpful for our viewers to have a look at the political situation which is a worry and a concern. we are talking about a prime minister who is going to be indicted in the next few months. we have heard that the international community must do something. we have heard a bit about a trump plan. a few words on what the eu, which has traditionally played a traditional role in the middle east, what can europe do, is there a role for europe? is it doing anything? the european union for 25 years has supported the peace accord which would create a two state solution. it has been suffering a setback when trump recognised jerusalem as the new capital. the eu has pushed for a diplomatic solution. that was a controversial solution. at the moment the european union is in a fragile situation, also because of brexit. what we are witnessing is the biggest defender of the two state solution in israel, palestine, is very weak and very determined but unable to do anything. there, i'm afraid,

can i bring analisa in? it would be helpful for our viewers to have a look at the political situation which is a worry and a concern. we are talking about a prime minister who is going to be indicted in the next few months. we have heard that the international community must do something. we have heard a bit about a trump plan. a few words on what the eu, which has traditionally played a traditional role in the middle east. what can europe do, is there a role for europe? is it doing anything? the european union for 25 years has supported the peace accord which would create a two state solution. it has been suffering a setback when trump recognised jerusalem as the new capital. the eu has pushed for a diplomatic solution. that was a controversial solution. at the moment the european union is in a fragile situation, also because of brexit. what we are witnessing is the biggest defender of the two state solution in israel, palestine, is very weak and very determined but unable to do anything. there, i'm afraid,

can i bring analisa in. it would be helpful for our viewers to have a look at the political situation which is a worry and are concerned. we are talking about a prime minister who is going to be... indicted in the next few months. we have heard that the international community must do something. a few words on what the eu, which has traditionally played a traditional role in the middle east. what can europe do, is there a role for europe? the european union for 25 years has supported the peace accord which would create a two state solution. it suffered a setback when trump recognised jerusalem as the capital. that was a controversial solution. at the moment the european union is in a fragile situation, also because of brexit. what we are witnessing is the biggest offender of the two state solution in israel, palestine is very weak and very determined but unable to do anything. therefore everybody, we will have to leave it. this is something we will come back to in the next months and weeks. that's it for dat

my guests today, israel analyst jonathan sacerdoti, ian martin of the times, italian writer analisa piras, and abdel bari atwan, writer on arab affairs. welcome to you all. do not waste this time, said european council president donald tusk as the eu granted the uk a 6—month extension. but what constitutes time well spent in the context of brexit? ian, you first. let's look at a timeline for the next six months. we could usefully do that for everyone involved in brexit. they have easter recess. will they use the time to reflect as the prime minister suggested are well they lay in a darkened room garden on easter eggs? the latter i think most of us. it has been like, like we have seen in fawlty towers, this is the next best thing, this british farce. people in westminster are tired and stressed on both sides. when people are tired and