Egypt-Israel: An uneasy peace, a common foe

For the past 30 years, Israel and Egypt have shared what is often referred to as a "cold peace". Laura Baines and her panel discuss if the two countries' common enemy, terrorism in the Sinai, could push them to cooperate, or instead unravel a 33-year-old peace.

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Myra MAHDY DARIDAN, Egyptian Author and Researcher; Former Member of the Social and Economic Council in France;
Gil MIHAELY, Journalist, Yedioth Ahronoth (Israeli daily newspaper);
Omar ASHOUR, Director of Middle East Studies at the Institutes of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter;
Ron BEN YISHAI, National Security Commentator for Ynet (Israeli news website of Yedioth Ahronoth).
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Programme prepared and produced by Diaraye Bah, Sara Bertilsson and Mary Colombel

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François Picard

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