Exploring the possibility of countries being friends with both Hamas and Israel amidst ongoing hostility, emphasizing the importance of mediation and negotiation in hostage crises and the potential for dialogue to lead to a reduction in violence.
After 50 days of the Israel-Hamas war, both sides took a breather to save lives. And it couldn’t have happened without Qatar.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin and Isabel Angel, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Rob Byers and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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