15 weeks into the October 7th war, divisions within Israel are spilling into the open. Hostage families stormed into the Knesset today to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war on Hamas and Gaza, and demanding negotiations to free their kidnapped loved ones. Meantime, a new poll shows Netanyahu’s support to be at rock bottom and his Likud party coming a distant second to Benny Gantz's National Unity party if there were an election today. Christiane speaks about all this with veteran Israeli politician and former Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni.  Also on today's show: Former Prime Minister, Palestinian Authority Salam Fayyad; author Donald G. McNeil Jr.; conservative lawyer George Conway    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni

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G7 world leaders gathering in Italy today have agreed to loan Kyiv some 50 billion dollars backed by the profits from Russia's frozen investments. Political scientist and former advisor to the EU's foreign policy chief, Nathalie Tocci joins the show from Rome and Senior International Correspondent for the French channel BFMTV, Thierry Arnaud joins the show from Paris.   Also on today's show: actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus, journalist Nicholas Kristof.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's Happening at the G7?

Last month was the hottest May ever, marking the 12th consecutive month that records were broken. In a major new cover article for The Atlantic, journalist George Packer spent months reporting from Phoenix, Arizona exploring the quixotic growth fueling urban expansion, even as the water runs dry and the heat kills hundreds. Packer joins the program along with climate expert Leah Stokes.  Also on today's show: Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia, co-directors of "Federer: Twelve Final Days"; Leah Rigueur, Associate Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Heat is On

For the first time in more than eight months of war, the United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The security council says Israel has accepted the proposal, and US officials are now pressuring Hamas to do the same. But, there are few signs of concrete commitment to ending the war. Joining the show to discuss are Daniel Kurtzer, former US ambassador to Israel and Egypt, and Audrey Kurth Cronin, author of "How Terrorism Ends."  Also on today's show: Harvard law professor Noah Feldman; New York Times reporter Sheera Frenkel    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UN Calls For Ceasefire, But Will Israel And Hamas Approve?

One of the biggest exercises in democracy this year is filling 720 seats from 27 countries in the European Parliamentary elections. As results continue to flood in, a split-screen image is emerging. Establishment parties did well in many countries and EU Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen's centrist European People's party will remain the largest group. But in France, Marine Le Pen and her far-right allies won twice as many seats as centrist President Emmanuel Macron's party. Italy's former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, whose centre-left party failed to win any seats, joins the show from Rome, and journalist and author Christine Ockrent joins the show from Paris.   Also on today's show: Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni; author Ernesto Londoño    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What to make of the European Parliamentary Elections

This week we mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, a turning point in history, and a triumph of democracy over tyranny. Today, with war raging again in Europe, its legacy is more important than ever. We start the show with actor Tom Hanks, who has been pivotal in bringing Second World War stories to life. Christiane asks Hanks about the legacy of the Greatest Generation, and why it is so important to remember the price of freedom.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni

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