Can diplomacy succeed in bringing peace to the Middle East? | Inside Story

Описание: The United Nations General Assembly is underway in New York. After almost a year of Israel's war on Gaza, world leaders are still talking about an end to the conflict.
But with the largest Israeli assault on Lebanon in decades, and the death toll from Israeli bombardment of Gaza growing daily -- peace appears as remote as ever.
US President Joe Biden is among the voices calling for a ceasefire
Meanwhile Iran's leaders say Israel must be held accountable for its actions.
With the growing risk of a wider regional conflict, is the UN able to avoid an all-out war?

Presenter: James Bays

Guests:

Bassam Haddad -- Founding Director of the Middle East and Islamic Studies Program at George Mason University

Habib Battah -- Founder and Editor-in-chief of Beirut Report, a website that features investigative journalism in Lebanon, and an Adjunct Instructor at St Lawrence University

Brian Finucane -- Senior Adviser to the US program at the International Crisis Group. He focuses on ways of reducing reliance on military tools in US foreign policy

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