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Mahmoud Zahar
HARDtalk meets Mahmoud Zahar, co-founder of Hamas. Donald Trump broke with diplomatic convention by recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital. What do the Palestinians do now?
HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Mahmoud Zahar, co-founder of the Islamist movement Hamas. Donald Trump broke with long established diplomatic convention by recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital. His recent tweets on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have been music to the ears of Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu. So what do the Palestinians do now? Hamas controls Gaza and has been at loggerheads with the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank for more than a decade. Are the Palestinians staring defeat in the face?
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Sat 13 Jan 201807:30GMT
BBC News except UK & UK HD
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Zahar: Our holy places have no price
Duration: 00:40
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Stephen Sackur |
| Interviewed Guest | Mahmoud Zahar |
Broadcasts
- Mon 8 Jan 201804:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Mon 8 Jan 201809:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Mon 8 Jan 201815:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Mon 8 Jan 201820:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sat 13 Jan 201804:30GMTBBC News Latin America & North America only
- Sat 13 Jan 201807:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
