On-Air ; Has the Arab world let down the Palestinians ?

To start with, just to head off some blog posts, i am well aware thank you that it’s Israel that is attacking Hamas, not Arab countries , but there’s a lot of strong feeling behind this question.

Look at this footage of demonstrations in the Arab world (or so-called “Arab street” ) – the anger isn’t aimed just at Israel. Egypt and Jordan’s leaders have been attacked for being – as they would see it – too close to the USA and not supportive enough of Hamas.

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The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon is in Egypt today for peace talks in the hope of ending the conflict in Gaza. He will go on to meet several leaders in the Middle East. The UN’s call for a ceasefire has been ignored so far, so why will Hamas and Israel listen now ? Israeli sources have been saying that Hamas is ready for a ceasefire as they are “in shock”.