Jordan: a base of operations against regional terror groups

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which borders Syria, Iraq, Israel and Saudi Arabia, is a key partner of the US-led coalition battling the Islamic State, and is the first Arab state to actively participate in the coalitions aerial campaign against the extreme Muslim group.

Jordan has also become the host country for the annual exercise of the US-led coalition, bringing some 20 nations together to conduct advanced drills that bolster the anti-Islamic Sate's cooperation-mechanism.

Guests Dr. Nir Boms – Research fellow, Moshe Dayan center at Tel Aviv University; and Prof. Hillel Frisch, Senior researcher at BESA Center. Analyst Amir Oren.

Jerusalem Studio

The program offers the viewer deeper understanding about current events in Israel. The topics vary from domestic and foreign policy to social changes, archaelogy and religion.

The program is hosted by TV7 Israel News anchor Jonathan Hessen.

  • First broadcast: June 9, 2017, TV7 World
  • Episode number: 247
  • Duration: 30 min
  • Spoken languages:
  • English
  • Subtitles:
  • Finnish, Swedish