The demise of Palestinian unity aspirations

The two Palestinian territories, the Gaza Strip under the Islamist Hamas and the majority of the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority that is controlled by Fatah, have been holding futile negotiations on reconciliation for the past several years. As Israel approaches its election, following which the Trump Administration is expected to unveil its peace initiative; there are conflicting views regarding the prospects for these Palestinian unity talks.

Guests Mr. Elhanan Miller Researcher, The Forum for Regional Thinking, Dr. Dikla Cohen, Research fellow at Truman Institute, The Hebrew University. 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: February 8, 2019, TV7 World
  • Episode number: 395
  • Duration: 30 min
  • Spoken languages:
  • English
  • Subtitles:
  • Finnish, Swedish