Interview: Salam Fayyad
The Palestinian prime minister reflects on the past year and looks ahead to 2009.
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| In August, Fatah fighters who fled from Hamas gunmen in the Gaza Strip were detained by the Israeli army [GALLO/GETTY] |
In this episode of Frost over the World, Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian prime minister, reflects on the events of 2008, considers whether the election of Barack Obama has increased optimism in the Middle East, and discusses his hopes for the year ahead.
This episode of Frost over the World aired from Friday, December 19, 2008
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