The Danger of Challengeing the Geographic Origins of Palestinians

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"The question here is whether we learn from history," he says. " Israelis have seen over the last 70 years that every time they make concessions, the result is blood on the streets." 'I don't know what these concessions are that you're talking about,' Spiro responds to his colleague's suggestion of al-Mashri being a Palestinian family. "'Where was our fuck before? He was brought back to the mother' -- I'm going to let you have a last word on this panel,'" she adds.

Many of Israel's supporters, including Donald Trump, claim Jerusalem should be recognised as the country's capital city. After all, it has been the Jewish people's spiritual capital for millennia. But will recognising Jerusalem be the death blow for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process? Arguing in favour of the motion "The World Should Recognise Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital" were Ehud Omert, former Israeli Prime Minister; and Natasha Hausdorff, barrister at Six Pump Court Chambers and a director of the NGO ‘UK Lawyers for Israel’. Against them were former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and leading Palestinian activist, academic and writer Ghada Karmi. The debate was chaired by Emily Maitlis, presenter of BBC Newsnight and one of the UK's best known broadcasters.

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