Former Hostage Aviva Siegel
Amanpour25 Nov 2024

Former Hostage Aviva Siegel

It's been one year since the only hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas led to the release of over 100 captives taken on October 7th. Around 100 hostages are still believed to be held inside Gaza today. Aviva Siegel was released as part of that deal last November, but her husband Keith, an American-Israeli citizen, remains in captivity. Aviva Siegel joins the show from Israel. Also on today's show: Sir Geoffrey Nice, lead prosecutor at the trial of Slobodan Milošević; Joni Levin and Keith Clarke, producer and writer/director, respectively, of the new Ted Turner documentary "Call Me Ted"; author John Vaillant ("Fire Weather" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Trump Rescinds Aid Freeze. What's Next?

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Trump 2.0 Sparks Global Shake-Up & State Department Resignations

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