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Hard Questions, Tough Answers: February 2011 Archives

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Ramifications of Arab revolution?

Will UN sanctions bring down the Gaddafi regime in Libya?

A. While the sanctions approved last week by the Security Council are unprecedented in scope and real-time urgency, they are unlikely to have any short-term effect on the Libyan leader, his family and supporters.

EgyptProtests320x265.jpgHow would you describe the past week's revolutionary developments and regime responses to them in the Middle East, in terms of Israeli and American interests?

How have the dynamics of mass popular unrest in the Arab world played out in the West Bank?

On February 14, Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi ended four years as IDF chief of staff. How would you summarize his tenure in terms of Israel's security?

Hard Questions, Tough Answers with Yossi Alper - February 14, 2011

Egypt_forQ&A_186x140.jpgEgypt: the aftermath

Alpher discusses the possibilities, role of intelligence, declaration of new elections in the West Bank, and whether there is a broader, "civilizational" meaning to what has happened in Tunisia and Egypt.

Q&A_Collage_2_11.jpgIn addition to questions related to the ongoing Egyptian unrest, Alpher discusses the appointment of General Benny Gantz as the IDF's twentieth chief of staff after months of tumult and controversy.

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