Robert Serry - UN Special Coordinator, Middle East Peace Process

Israelis and Palestinians seem to have given up on the idea of negotiating a compromise peace. From Jerusalem to Gaza mutual mistrust is deep and getting deeper. Israel's unilateral approach is embodied in settlement building on occupied land; the Palestinians are seeking international recognition of their claim to statehood. Hardtalk speaks to Robert Serry, the UN Special Coordinator for the so-called Middle East peace process. Has the time come to admit that the 'peace process' is an unhelpful fiction?