Can diplomacy thrive in transporting peace to the Middle East? | United Nations

The United Nations General Assembly is under way in New York. After almost a year of Israel’s war on Gaza, world directers persist to talk about transporting an finish to the dispute.

But with the hugest Israeli aggression on Lebanon in decades under way – and the death toll from Israeli explosionardment of Gaza prolonging daily – peace materializes as far as ever.

US Plivent Joe Biden is among the voices calling for a stopfire, but other directers have accengaged Washington of double standards.

The United States has repeatedly blocked efforts at the United Nations Security Council to rein in Israel.

Meanwhile, Iran’s directers say Israel must be held accountable for its actions.

With the prolonging danger of a expansiver regional dispute, is the UN able to satisfy its leave oution and evade an all-out war?

Pbegrudgeer: James Bays

Guests:

Bassam Hholdad – Founding straightforwardor of the Middle East and Islamic Studies Program at George Mason University

Habib Battah – Founder and editor-in-chief of Beirut Report, a website that features summarizeateigative journalism in Lebanon

Brian Finucane – Senior adviser to the US programme at the International Crisis Group