Feb 23, 2017
Almost every U.S. president has struggled to broker peace
agreements in the Middle East, especially among Israel and
Palestine. For many, the possibility of a peace agreement seems
dire, with a two-state solution that seems to be fleeting. But what
can we expect to see from President Donald Trump? To unravel these
complex issues, Amb. Daniel Kurtzer joins this episode of Politics
& Polls with co-hosts Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang. Kurtzer is the
S. Daniel Abraham Visiting Professor in Middle Eastern Policy
Studies at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public
and International Affairs. Following a 29-year career in the U.S.
Foreign Service, Kurtzer retired in 2005 with the rank of
career-minister. From 2001 to 2005, he served as the U.S.
ambassador to Israel and, from 1997 to 2001, he served as U.S.
ambassador to Egypt.