The path to a two-state solution for Israel & Palestine: Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak's perspective

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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🗓️ 18 November 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Is a two-state solution still possible for Israel and Palestine? Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister of Israel, joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast to discuss the ongoing war with Hamas, the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and whether the idea of a two-state solution with Palestine is still realistic. Barak participated in the 2000 Camp David summit with Yasser Arafat and has arguably come closer than any Israeli leader in modern to securing peace, though he ultimately failed. Barak is critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies of tacitly viewing Hamas in Gaza as an asset and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank as a liability instead of the other way around. He also admits that they should have gotten more humanitarian aid into Gaza sooner but argues that the goal of destroying Hamas is critical for Israel’s future. Barak and Bremmer also discuss the 240 estimated hostages still being held captive, the recent strikes on hospitals in Gaza, and how Israel can move forward after the war to live in peace with its neighbors.

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0:00.0	I never lost sight of the idea that the only viable, long-term viable solution for the conflict
0:07.8	in the Middle East remain, unfortunately, the two-state solution.
0:14.4	Hello and welcome to the G-Zero World Podcast.
0:17.6	This is where you can listen to extended versions of my interviews on public television.
0:22.0	I'm Ian Bremmer, and today I'm asking a basic question that could not be more complicated to
0:27.1	answer. Is a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians even possible? And if so,
0:33.4	what would it look like? Joining me today is a man who came closer than any other Israeli leader in modern history
0:40.3	to brokering such a deal, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
0:45.3	In July of 2000, at President Bill Clinton's invitation,
0:49.3	Barack joined Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat at Camp David for a two-week summit
0:56.0	aimed at brokering and enduring peace.
0:58.0	And although that summit ultimately ended in failure,
1:01.0	there are lessons that can be applied
1:03.0	to the very different world we live in today.
1:06.0	So here's my conversation
1:07.0	with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
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