Fmr. US Ambassador to Israel & Egypt Daniel Kurtzer

Amanpour

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🗓️ 29 January 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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As crises collide in the Middle East, how should the Biden administration respond to the killing of the first American service members in that region since October 7? How can the United States also convince Israel to ensure fewer civilians are killed in Gaza, where Palestinian health authorities now say more than 26,000 are dead, with 200 killed in the last 24 hours alone? Attempting to answer those questions and others is Daniel Kurtzer, who was US Ambassador to Cairo under the Clinton administration and to Tel Aviv for George W. Bush. He joins the show from Washington. Also on today's show: Kang Kyung-wha, Incoming President and CEO, Asia Society; Monica Yunus, Daughter of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus; Michael Kirk, Director, Frontline's "Democracy on Trial" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Amampur. Here's what's coming up.
0:07.0	How will Washington respond after the first Americans are targeted and killed in the Middle East since October 7th.
0:16.0	Former US Ambassador to Israel, Daniel Kurtzer joins me on the rising risk of a wider war.
0:22.0	Then...
0:23.0	The North Korean dictator ditches reunification and threatens to subjugate the South.
0:31.0	I speak to South Korea's former Foreign Minister Kang Kyungwa about Pyongyang's
0:36.6	dangerous policy shift. Also, he and his colleagues are 100% innocent.
0:41.4	A daughter's plea to stop Bangladesh from locking up one of its most
0:45.1	famous citizens, her father Nobel Laureate Muhammad Eunice. Plus, Donald Trump is
0:50.8	going to be the defendant and the candidate.
0:53.2	Democracy on trial.
0:55.1	Filmmaker Michael Kirk talks to Harry Streinavassen
0:58.3	about the intricate details in the indictment of Donald Trump over January 6th. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Manpur in London. Tonight
1:26.6	colliding crises in the Middle East. How should the Biden administration
1:31.1	respond to the killing of the first Americans in this
1:34.2	October 7th war. Three are dead and dozens injured after the US says an Iran
1:39.7	backed militia conducted a drone attack on their base, which is known as Tower 22 in Jordan.
1:46.1	How can the United States also convince Israel to ensure fewer civilians are killed in Gaza,
1:51.9	where Palestinian health authorities now say more
1:54.8	than 26,000 are dead, 200 killed in the last 24 hours alone. And Israel reports
2:01.5	Hamas sent a barrage of new rocket fire its way.
2:05.0	How will more desperately needed humanitarian aid reach Gaza
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