Latest update: 22/02/2013 

- Australia - Benjamin Netanyahu - Israel - Israeli politics - prisons - suicide


Israel's Prisoner X: when does national security trump civil liberties?

No Flash warning
To take advantage of all the features on FRANCE24.COM, please click here to download the latest version of Flash Player.

It’s not just Australians who want answers over the alleged suicide of a dual citizen in an Israeli cell. Long known as Prisoner X, the case of Ben Zygier sparks heated discussion over how much the public should know.

DEBATE
By Anelise Borges
  • Gil MIHAELY. Columnist, Yedioth Ahronoth;
  • Ron SOFER. Lawyer at the Paris and New York Bars;
  • Amélie LEFEBVRE. Jurist, Paris law firm Bourdon, Voituriez & Associates;
  • John LYONS. Middle East Correspondent, The Australian (from Jerusalem);

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

Watch the second part here.

I spy, you spy
15/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

I spy, you spy

And you thought the Cold War was over. Beyond cloak-and-dagger tales of blonde wigs and bags of money, the expulsion of an alleged US spy highlights the continued and unabated mistrust between Moscow and Washington.
(1) comment
Riots in Paris: why Paris Saint-Germain title celebrations turned sour (part 2)
14/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Riots in Paris: why Paris Saint-Germain title celebrations turned sour (part 2)

A case of poorly-anticipated hooliganism, or were Monday's Right Bank riots symptomatic of a deeper-rooted problem in France that goes well beyond football? François Picard's panel looks at how Paris Saint-Germain's past could haunt its new Qatari owners.
Riots in Paris: why Paris Saint-Germain title celebrations turned sour
14/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Riots in Paris: why Paris Saint-Germain title celebrations turned sour

A case of poorly-anticipated hooliganism, or were Monday's Right Bank riots symptomatic of a deeper-rooted problem in France that goes well beyond football? François Picard's panel looks at how Paris Saint-Germain's past could haunt its new Qatari owners.
Pakistan's new Sharif? (part 2)
13/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Pakistan's new Sharif? (part 2)

Poverty is daunting, extremism on the rise, the politicians all too familiar and yet Pakistanis turned out in their largest numbers in decades to vote. François Picard’s panel argues over third-time winner Nawaz Sharif’s ability to learn from past mistakes.
Pakistan's new Sharif?
13/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Pakistan's new Sharif?

Poverty is daunting, extremism on the rise, the politicians all too familiar and yet Pakistanis turned out in their largest numbers in decades to vote. François Picard’s panel argues over third-time winner Nawaz Sharif’s ability to learn from past mistakes.

React to the article
Comment this article typing your message in the above text zone. Please note that this is limited to 1500 characters or less.
(0) Reactions
Read more
Close