Last Wednesday, we had Israel's voice well-represented on the show to talk about its war with Hamas, a militant group of Palestinians who are said to be in control of the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.

The Deputy Chief of Mission or Deputy Ambassador of the Israeli Embassy in Manila was with us in the studio. And a former Philippine Ambassador to Israel joined us from Tel Aviv where she was visiting her son.

We then had someone to represent the Palestinian view - Palestinian, not Hamas - Hadje Cresencio Sadje, who is now based in Brussels, Belgium.

He was able to visit, inspect and monitor back in 2011 - the West Bank, Gaza and the areas where Israelis have settled. But he only had three minutes to explain his view. For Sadje, Israel occupied Palestinian land.

He and the Ambassador of the State of Palestine to the Philippines, Amb. Saleh Mohammad join us on the show tonight.

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