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Understanding Israel: The New Palestinian Unity Government

Last week Palestinian officials from Gaza and the West Bank met in Qatar to form a unity government.  Since 2007, Hamas has ruled Gaza and Fatah the West Bank.  While there  have been several attempts in the past to form a unity government, none have been succssful.

In this episode of Understanding Israel, Israeli Major (res.) and political and military analyst Elliot Chodoff joins me for a conversation about what one can expect from the most recent unity government attempt and what it means to Israel.

 

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Rob Lattin

Rob Lattin recently completed his Master's in International Affairs at the City College of New York, where he won the Frank Owarish prize for graduating at the top of his class. His thesis explored Democratic Peace Theory and its applicability to small powers, and used the relationship between Turkey and Israel as its case study. Rob received his B.A. in Near Eastern Studies and Political Science, graduating from the University of Arizona with honors.

Rob has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and has lived in Haifa, Israel. In addition to blogging for FPB, he is the Foreign Affairs Correspondent for Jspace.com. He currently splits his time between Washington D.C. and New York City.