it in order to avoid a diplomatic showdown at the u.n. this week. the whole world will be watching. but the question tonight is this. where does all this leave israel? joining me now is ehud barak. thank you for joining me. this seems on the face of it to be a very pivotal moment for israel, palestine, for the peace process. what is your take on what is happening? it s not easy at the moment. i hope and i believe that a way should be found to make it a launching pad for a new momentum to resume negotiations. no conditions in order to strike a deal. i believe that it s possible. both of us are powerful, two states, two people. i think the differences are not insurmountable. the critics argue prime minister netanyahu and yourself, you ve been angling for a peace process, for something to happen, for a treaty for a settlement now for decades. and the promises have kept coming, and nothing has happened. is it really that surprising that the palestinians are now going to the u
it in order to avoid a diplomatic showdown at the u.n. this week. the whole world will be watching. but the question tonight is this. where does all this leave israel? joining me now is ehud barak. thank you for joining me. this seems on the face of it to be a very pivotal moment for israel, palestine, for the peace process. what is your take on what is happening? it s not easy at the moment. i hope and i believe that a way should be found to make it a launching pad for a new momentum to resume negotiations. no conditions in order to strike a deal. i believe that it s possible. both of us are powerful, two states, two people. i think the differences are not insurmountable. the critics argue prime minister netanyahu and yourself, you ve been angling for a peace process, for something to happen, for a treaty for a settlement now for decades. and the promises have kept coming, and nothing has happened. is it really that surprising that the palestinians are now going to the u
the whole world will be watching. but the question tonight is this. where does all this leave israel? joining me now is ehud barak. thank you for joining me. this seems on the face of it to be a very pivotal moment for israel, palestine, for the peace process. what is your take on what is happening? it s not easy at the moment. i hope and i believe that a way should be found to make it a launching pad for a new momentum to resume negotiation s s. no conditions in order to strike a deal. i believe that it s possible. both of us are powerful, two states, two people. i think the differences are not insurmountable. the critics argue prime minister netanyahu and yourself, you ve been angling for a peace process, for something to happen, for a treaty for a settlement now for decades. and the promises have kept coming, and nothing has happened. is it really that surprising that the palestinians are now going to the u.n. in the way that they are? doesn t there eventually have to
audience and that s really what you walk away from is actually great memories. and because people ask me now what it s like, you know, when you watch the show. i still feel like i m a part of the show. you know, i was there when the show was sold, you know, years ago in the uk and you remember the time candy clarkson emerged into a star or carrie underwood walked in the audition room. i mean, you were part of what made it successful. so i still like watching it occasionally. any tears that night? i kind of welled up a bit, yeah. looked to me, knowing you as i do, i thought you might go here. yeah. it was really, really weird. and all those memories. like i said to you earlier on, you pinch yourself and you go, god, i can remember coming to l.a. 20, 30 years ago, you know, practically on one of those, you know, star bus things, totally in awe of being in hollywood, and then you remind yourself now you re making shows here. i mean, it s a buzz. what do you really think of
that of course was the end of an era, simon cowell s last american idol ever. simon s back with me now. what was it like for you that moment, honestly, when you realized that was it, you were walking away from the show that had made you a global superstar? i got really emotional, i mean genuinely. i didn t think i would. the fact that the guys had organized it for me and the audience and that s really what you walk away from is actually great memories. and because people ask me now what it s like, you know, when you watch the show. i still feel like i m a part of the show. you know, i was there when the show was sold, you know, years ago in the uk and you remember the time candy clarkson emerged into a star or carrie underwood walked in the audition room. i mean, you were part of what made it successful. so i still like watching it occasionally. any tears that night? i kind of welled up a bit, yeah. looked to me, knowing you as i do, i thought you might go here. yeah.