Amanpour and Company

February 11, 2020

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert tells Christiane why he rejects President Trump's Middle East peace plan. Husam Zomlot joins the program to offer a Palestinian perspective. Journalist Charlotte Alter explains the role of young American voters in the 2020 election. Conservative political analyst Yuval Levin sits down with Hari to discuss his plan for reviving the American dream.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Rejects Trump's Peace Plan

2m 52s

Donald Trump claims his Middle East peace plan is a win for both sides, but the Palestinians flatly reject it. Ehud Olmert is a former prime minister of Israel and also rejects the plan, and he joins the show from New York to explain why.

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  • Husam Zomlot: Why President Mahmoud Abbas "Won the Day": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Husam Zomlot: Why President Mahmoud Abbas "Won the Day"

    S2020 E2162 - 2m 52s

    Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas was at the U.N. today to make the case against President Trump's Middle East peace plan. At the last minute, Abbas was forced to withdraw his proposal for a security council resolution against Trump’s plan, under fierce pressure from the U.S. and Israel. Husam Zomlot, Head of Palestinian Mission to the U.K., offers his perspective.

  • Charlotte Alter on the Role of Young Voters in the 2020 Race: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Charlotte Alter on the Role of Young Voters in the 2020 Race

    S2020 E2162 - 2m 44s

    The New Hampshire primary is a chance to focus on a highly coveted demographic for any party: younger American voters. Nearly 60% of Americans under 30 say they definitely plan to vote in 2020. Charlotte Alter examines this generation in her new book, and is covering the 2020 campaign for Time Magazine.

  • Conservative Author Yuval Levin's Cure for Divisiveness: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Conservative Author Yuval Levin's Cure for Divisiveness

    S2020 E2162 - 18m 22s

    Yuval Levin is a conservative commentator and director of social and cultural studies at the American Enterprise Institute. His new book, “A Time to Build,” argues that institutions are the very fabric of society. He tells Hari that these institutions need rebuilding to remedy the nation’s bitter divisions.

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