Sep 18, 2009

Al-Jazeera: No Deal on Peace Talks

Al-Jazeera, English reports that President Barack Obama's special Mideast envoy ended his latest mission to the region without agreement on the terms of renewing Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Palestinian Authority officials said without a clear Israeli halt to settlement construction, there will not be a three-way summit between US, Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

Inside Story, with presenter Shiulie Gosh, discusses with guests Raanan Gissen, the former senior advisor to Ariel Sharon, Michael Hudson, a professor of International Relations at Georgetown University and, Azzam Tamimi, the director of the Institute of Islamic Political Thought.