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Israel, Gaza and the Prospects for Peace
Israel is under intense international pressure, and today it suspended attacks in Gaza to ease the humanitarian crisis. After three hours, the fighting resumed. At the United Nations, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attended a Security Council meeting on the conflict.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readIsrael is under intense international pressure, and today it suspended attacks in Gaza to ease the humanitarian crisis. After three hours, the fighting resumed. At the United Nations, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attended a Security Council meeting on the conflict. On another front, French President Sarkozy is working with Egypt and Syria on terms of a ceasefire. Israel said it welcomes a peace effort by France and Egypt. We talk with people in Gaza itself, update the international diplomacy and hear conflicting views on the Israeli initiative from American Jews.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Mukhaimer Abu Saada
Professor of Political Science, al Azhar University
Anne-Sophie Bonefeld
Jerusalem-based Spokeswoman, International Committee of the Red Cross
Eric Yoffie
President, Union for Reform Judaism
The full episode
2 of 3Israel, Gaza and the Prospects for Peace- 1:37Obama Says Stimulus Must Not Bust the Budget
- 7:41Israel, Gaza and the Prospects for PeaceYou’re reading this
- 43:31Europe Shivers without Russian Gas