Reprisals, retaliations and despair; even crackdowns and reoccupation can’t seem to stem Palestinian attacks. After a bloody weekend, Israel is enacting a strict travel ban in the West Bank and parts of Gaza, and it’s resumed the practice of destroying suspected bombers’ homes. But no matter what the Israeli Defense Force does, insecurity reigns in the streets of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and beyond.
Israelis who once called for negotiations now demand a wall to separate their nation from their neighbors. Well, there’s 120 feet done, only 225 miles to go. And as criticisms of the Sharon government escalate, so does malnutrition amongst Palestinian children.
Calculating the cost of the military approach: assessing the chances for progress in the Middle East.
Guests:
Gal Luft, former IDF member
James Bennet, New York Times Mideast correspondent
Jerrold Green, director of Middle East policies of Round Corporation
Lietenant Colonel Yehuda Shaffer, a reservist currently on duty in Raffiah, located in the Gaza strip.