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Middle East: Unstoppable Spiral? (part 2)

It's being treated as a suspected revenge killing. A Palestinian boy has been abducted in east Jerusalem and murdered. This comes just hours after the funeral of three Jewish teenagers abducted nearly three weeks ago in the West Bank, their murder blamed by Israel on Hamas. Similar impasses in the past have been followed by full-scale uprisings. What is the appetite like for a peace deal?

By François PICARD

Our guests

Paul HIRSCHSON

Spokesperson for the Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry

Dr. Hussam ZOMLOT

Director of International Affairs Commission in Palestine and member of Fatah

Richard WAGMAN

President with the French Jewish Peace Union (UJFP)

Annette Young

France 24 International Affairs Editor

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Macron in Washington: Can he change Trump's Foreign Policy?

French President Emmanuel Macron is in Washington to discuss the Middle East, trade, and North Korea. Can his charm offensive confirm Trump to change his foreign policy?

2018-04-23 Emmanuel Macron

Macron meets Trump: A state visit with discord on the horizon?

Macron meets Trump in Washington. The French president is the first to make a state visit there under the Trump administration. Some say it’s a symbol of the "bromance" betweent...

2018-04-19 Kurds

Turkey's rush to the polls: Erdogan calls snap election to cement his power

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced he's bringing forward the elections - his aim is to cement his hold on power. His ambition is to become an executive president. Erdogan's...

2018-04-18 Cuba

Cuba without a Castro: A new country on the horizon?

Cuba is preparing its change of leadership. Miguel Diaz-Canel is the sole candidate to be the next president, which will bring an end to the Castro brothers' six-decade grip on...

2018-04-17 Europe

Macron's Europe: French president compares EU divisions to 'civil war'

France now has its pro-reform president, Germany has its grand coalition. With Brexit ahead and populists on the rise, welcome to what some see as a "now or never" week for...

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FRANÇOIS PICARD Presenter

Host of the show since 2010, this Franco-American was RFI’s West Africa bureau chief from 1995 to 1998. He plays it straight on all issues, except for les Bleus in rugby and ice hockey’s New York Rangers!

ANNETTE YOUNG Presenter

Originally from Australia, she is a senior journalist and presenter who has reported from Europe, Asia and the Middle East. When not fronting the network’s show on women’s issues, she is a news anchor and an international affairs commentator.

MARK OWEN Presenter and journalist

News, Sport, any live broadcast situation: he is at home with big interviews, breaking news stories or being hoisted high by celebrating rugby fans! From Liverpool, supports Everton.