The West in the face of returning militants from the Middle East

With the Islamic State facing significant losses in recent months, with both its capitals in Syria and Iraq under intensive military pressure from Western backed forces, thousands of foreign fighters that joined the ranks of the extreme Muslim group with the aspiration of establishing a caliphate, are seeking ways to return to their home countries.

Guests Dr. Nir Boms, Research fellow, Moshe Dayan center at Tel Aviv University; and Dr. Ely Karmon, Senior researcher - The Institute for Counter Terrorism, IDC Herzliyah. 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: April 14, 2017, TV7 World
  • Episode number: 231
  • Duration: 30 min
  • Spoken languages:
  • English
  • Subtitles:
  • Finnish, Swedish