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France 24 reporters on the frontline in Aleppo

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This week’s show includes a report from a France 24 team who followed a group of rebel fighters on the frontline in Aleppo. Our reporters also filmed members of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, based in Beirut. The party advocates the formation of a Syrian nation state encompassing neighbouring countries. Finally, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu recently unveiled another political surprise, which has prompted accusations of panic from the opposition left.

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