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HARDtalk: Nabil Sha'ath, Fatah Commissioner for International Relations

18/01/2011

Nabil Sha'ath, Fatah Commissioner for International Relations

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Stephen Sackur speaks to Palestinian Authority official Nabil Sha'ath.

With Israeli Palestinian talks stalling, is there a still a route to an independent Palestinian state? Stephen Sackur speaks to Palestinian Authority official Nabil Sha'ath.

If Israeli Palestinian peace talks are going nowhere, is there an alternative route to an independent Palestinian state? Leading figures in the Palestinian Authority seem to think there is a plan B. They're planning to make a declaration of independence later this year in the hope that the international community will back them. The Palestinians say they're engaged in a process of state-building - but what can it yield if Israel won't play ball? HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to senior Palestinian Authority official Nabil Sha'ath.

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