Will Mideast cease-fire deal offer a sustainable truce?

Name: Will Mideast cease-fire deal offer a sustainable truce?
Uploaded: 2014-08-27T00:04:22Z
Duration: P515S
Description: The war between Israel and Hamas, which took thousands of lives this summer, appeared to be at an end with the announcement of a new cease-fire. Gwen Ifill talks to Dennis Ross of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Shibley Telhami of the Brookings Institution about the prospects of enduring calm, the emergence of Egypt as lead negotiator and the rebuilding process ahead.

Clip: 08/26/2014 | 8m 35s

The war between Israel and Hamas, which took thousands of lives this summer, appeared to be at an end with the announcement of a new cease-fire. Gwen Ifill talks to Dennis Ross of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Shibley Telhami of the Brookings Institution about the prospects of enduring calm, the emergence of Egypt as lead negotiator and the rebuilding process ahead.

Aired: 08/26/14

Rating: NR

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