Israel refuses to send a delegation to ceasefire talks in Cairo, where Egyptian, Qatari and US mediators are meeting. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has been a prominent critic of the Israeli government’s handling of this war and recently called for early general elections in Israel. He joins the show from Tel Aviv. 

Also on today's show: Daiana Al-Bukhari, Displaced Palestinian living in Rafah; Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Reiko Hillyer, Author, “A Wall is Just a Wall” 

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