This episode is a combination of two interviews with Raanan Gissin which aired April 10, 2008 and November 1, 2009. And it includes new interviews with Eyal Zisser and Gissin in Israel during the Summer of 2014. The show’s primary focus is this past Summer’s conflict between Israel and Gaza. Raanan Gissin is an Israeli political scientist, analyst and consultant specializing in the Arab-Israeli conflict. He was senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and a frequent spokesman for the Israeli government on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox. Professor Eyal Zisser of Tel Aviv University is one of Israel’s best-known academic experts on Syria and Lebanon and the former director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies. He is the author of numerous articles and books on Syria Original Broadcast Date: September 7, 2014 With interviews from April 10, 2008 and November 1, 2009