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Aug 2024
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Can diplomacy work in another round of G...

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The US approves a major weapons sale to Israel while also calling for an end to its war in Gaza. With another round of ceasefire talks in the works and tensions running high in the Middle East, is peace possible? And can diplomacy work?

In this episode:

  • Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, HuffPost.
  • Mouin Rabbani, Non-resident fellow, Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies.
  • Alon Liel, Former Director General and Spokesman, Israeli Foreign Ministry.

Host: James Bays 

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