Palestinian rivalries, threats of a violent flare-up

The Islamist Hamas organization, which marked this month a decade since it took over the Gaza Strip by force from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement – an anniversary that also marks the bitter rivalry between the two Palestinian factions; the group is now facing new challenges that may weaken its prospects of controlling the Palestinian enclave for much longer.

Guests Prof. Hillel Frisch, Senior researcher at BESA Center; Mr. Elior Levi, Journalist at Israel's Ynet News Agency; and Dr. Eran Lerman - Senior Research Associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies & Lecturer at Shalem College.

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 27, 2017, TV7 World
  • Episode number: 252
  • Duration: 30 min
  • Spoken languages:
  • English
  • Subtitles:
  • Finnish, Swedish, Estonian