Bishara Bahbah: Trump's backchannel with Hamas

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Bishara Bahbah is a Palestinian-American businessman who acted as a bridge between the Trump administration and Hamas earlier this year in helping to free Eden Alexander from captivity in Gaza. Speaking to Newshour's Rebecca Kesby, he explains how this came about and his current role in dealing face-to-face with senior Hamas officials in Qatar. (Photo: Palestinian-American businessman Bishara Bahbah (left) stands next to senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad (right) in Doha, Qatar.)