US request to join Gaza peacekeeping mission rejected

Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have rebuffed requests to contribute troops to a postwar peacekeeping force in Gaza, an Arab official and a second source familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel. The dispatched troops would be seen to be “protecting Israel from the Palestinians,” the Arab official said, explaining the opposition of Amman, Doha and Riyadh to the effort being advanced by the United States to help secure Gaza after the war. Phemelo and guest co-host Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng speak to the Director of Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, Jeff Halper.