Amanpour: Aida Touma-Suleiman, Noa Landau and Pramila Jayapal

Amanpour

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4.2 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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With no end in sight in the violence between Israel and Gaza, Arab-Israeli lawmaker Aida Touma-Suleiman joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing conflict. She says Israeli Acting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's own personal crisis is influencing his actions. Then Haaretz columnist Noa Landau calls out Israelis across the political spectrum for ignoring Palestinian voices in Israel and the occupied territories. Turning to the U.S., Representative Pramila Jayapal, who was the first South Asian American woman in the House, talks about the importance of political representation and how the pandemic has impacted Asian American identity. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Amantpur. Here's what's coming up.
0:07.0	As Palestinians declare a nationwide strike, tensions within Israel intensify.
0:16.3	We discuss the latest with people living through it.
0:19.6	Also ahead, don't get me wrong, we got a long way to go and we're going to have to keep pushing. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Bianna Goladriga in New York sitting in
0:40.4	for Christian on Amandpur. Palestinian groups have declared a general strike as the crisis with Israel continues to escalate.
0:48.0	Thousands have gathered in towns across the West Bank and beyond to protest.
0:52.0	Since the fighting began nine days ago, at least 213 Palestinians have died,
0:57.0	according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.
1:00.0	Twelve Israelis have also been killed.
1:03.0	Today, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin said Washington is speaking with partners
1:08.0	across the region in hopes to end the bloodshed.
1:11.5	Palestinian groups have declared a general strike as the crisis the Bank and beyond to protest.
1:22.6	Since the fighting began nine days ago,
1:24.6	at least 213 Palestinians have died,
1:27.2	according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.
1:30.2	12 Israelis have also been killed.
1:33.0	Today, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin said Washington is speaking with partners
1:38.0	across the region in hopes to end the bloodshed.
1:41.0	We are engaged in quiet but very intensive diplomacy in an effort
1:49.2	to de-escalate and the violence and then hopefully move on to build something more positive in its wake.
2:04.0	That's involved and continues to involve dozens and dozens of phone calls,
2:08.0	engagements with Israelis, with Palestinians,
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