Gaza Truce

In its first big escalation since it moved its headquarters out of Syria, Hamas finds itself tempering more hardline militants engaged in tit-for-tat attacks with Israel. François Picard’s panel looks at the impact of change elsewhere on Gaza.

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Gallagher FENWICK. France 24 correspondent;
Walid ASSAF. Fatah Member of Parliament;
Gil MIHAELY. Columnist, Yedioth Ahronoth;
Yousef MUNAYYER. Executive Director, Jerusalem Fund & Palestine Center (from Washington D.C.)

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Christopher Davis, Pauline Heilmann.

Watch the second part here.

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François Picard

08/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher's legacy

Twenty-two years after leaving office, Margaret Thatcher’s shadow still looms large over Britain... and Europe. François Picard’s panel argues over the legacy of Britain’s longest-serving prime minister of the 20th century.

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05/04/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - April 5th, 2013 (part 2)

For all the talk of growing trade between the two Koreas, the current escalation shows up how little we know about Pyongyang's politics. So could it get out of control? Also, Hollande hits a new low with his budget minister’s tax evasion confession, and the discreet call of the tropical tax havens sent to Cyprus’ distressed bank customers.

04/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande in Morocco

Evolution, not revolution is the mantra of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, whose answer to the Arab Spring was a 2011 constitutional reform. But for human rights activists, change is so far cosmetic... and everything important still gets decided at the palace.

03/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

'He lied!' (part 2)

After the man in charge of rooting out tax evasion confesses to stashing his cash in Switzerland and Singapore, France’s ruling Socialists brace for more fallout as accusations of a cover-up start to surface.