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Hard Questions, Tough Answers: October 2010 Archives

Questions are related to the ceremonies commemorating Yitzhak Rabin on the 15 year anniversary of his assassination; How Israelis relate to the latest Wikileaks revelations regarding violence in Iraq; and The effect of US midterm elections on the Israel-Arab peace process.

Strategic ramifications of the visit to Lebanon last week by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinezhad; Significance of PLO Executive Committee Secretary Yasser Abed Rabbo agreeing to recognize Israel as a Jewish state in return for an Israeli commitment to a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders; Growing speculation that we are approaching the beginning of the end of PM Netanyahu's right-wing coalition.

Alpher answers questions about the status of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in the aftermath of the expiration of the West Bank settlement construction freeze.

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