Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure to bring Gaza prisoners home.
Calls for a cease-fire in Gaza are growing louder in Israel.
Three quarters of a million people flocked to major cities on Saturday to demand that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agree to a deal to bring the remaining captives home.
But he remains defiant – insisting the war will continue until Hamas is eliminated.
So what will it take for Netanyahu to sign the deal? And could pressure from Israel’s allies, including the United States, make a difference?
lecturer:
James Bays
Guests:
Dan Perry – author of Israel and the Quest for Permanence and former regional bureau chief for the Associated Press
Ilan Baruch – Chairman of the Political Working Group, which advocates a policy based on the two-state paradigm; also former Israeli ambassador to South Africa
Yossi Mekelberg – associate at the Chatham House think tank, specializing in Israeli and Middle East politics
