Gershon Baskin
David Aaronovitch talks to:
Jennifer Jefferis, Teaching Professor at Georgetown University’s Security Studies program and author of Hamas: Terrorism, Governance, and its Future in Middle East Politics.
Michael Clarke, Professor of Defence studies and Specialist Advisor to the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy.
Khalil Shikaki, Director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research
Gershon Baskin, Middle East Director, International Communities Organization and a former Israeli negotiator with Hamas. He shares with David Aaronovitch his insights. Gershon feels that the Hanas had planned from the outset to take hostages.
The interview begins at 20:40
