As a Jewish kid growing up in Duluth, Minnesota, Amb. Tom Nides didn’t plan to be a diplomat some day. After a career spanning roles in government and business, he took on the position of US ambassador to Israel in 2021. Following a year of relative calm, Nides now finds himself weathering a tumultuous few months under a new Israeli government—the most right-wing in the country’s history. He joined David to talk about the US’s “unbreakable bond” with Israel, the state of Israeli democracy, the chain of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, and the prospects for a two-state solution.
To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
Ep. 441 — Speaker John Boehner
Ep. 440 — Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Ep. 439 — Jamie Dimon
Ep. 438 — Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Ep. 437 — Bud Selig
Ep. 436 — Rev. Dr. William Barber
Ep. 435 — Kara Swisher
Ep. 434 — Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
Ep. 433 — Tim Alberta
Ep. 432 — Rep. Joe Neguse
Ep. 431 — Fareed Zakaria
Ep. 430 — Heidi Heitkamp
Ep. 429 — Daniel Goldman
Ep. 428 — Andrew McCabe
Ep. 427 — Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Ep. 426 — Doris Kearns Goodwin
Ep. 425 — Joe Scarborough
Ep. 424 — Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Silence is Not an Option: Black to the Future
Best of the Axe Files: Tony Blinken
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Myths and Legends
Real Crime Profile
Who? Weekly
Flash Forward
Talking Tech