CNN town halls with Andrew Yang and Marianne Williamson

Marianne Williamson, who – if elected president – would be the first Jewish leader of the United States, said while she would both support “the legitimate security concerns of Israel” and “the human rights and dignities and economic opportunities of the Palestinian people,” she would take a significantly hardline approach to the Jewish state.

“With me as president, they will know that they have in the United States a president who listens deeply and totally hears; the leaders of the Palestinian authority will know I listen very deeply.”

Williamson laid out a view of U.S.-Israeli policy that was significantly different than Trump and took aim at much of what the President has done on the issue.

“In me, you would have a president who says those settlements are illegal,” she said. “I would rescind the president’s affirmation of sovereignty of Israel over the Golan Heights.”

Williamson also personalized the issue, mentioning that her “love for Israel is second only to my love for the United States.”

"The alliance of the United States with Israel is extremely important,” Williamson said. “It should be extremely important to all of us. If I’m president of the United States, the world will know, our greatest ally is humanity itself.”

She closed the answer by joking how she has experience in marriage counseling: “The fact I’ve had 35 year doing counseling with couples is something I bring to this table."

Marianne Williamson said Sunday that she supports "Medicare for All," but sees health care as a broader conversation about things that stress Americans, toxins in food and the impact of environmental policies.

The holistic approach shows how Williamson, an author and activist running for the Democratic nomination in 2020, sees health care as more than just access to a doctor.

“When I’m president, we’re going to be talking about how to create greater health from the beginning,” Williamson said.

Williamson said she supports Medicare for All “as a public option.”

“I think a lot of people would gravitate that,” she said. “If people want private insurance or want to augment it, then they should be able to.”

Democrats are openly debating how to handle health care in 2020 and a number of candidates are embracing Medicare for All.

Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson said she supports reparations for African-Americans whose ancestors were slaves.

She added: "This country will not heal until we take a serious morale inventory. A nation must undergo the same level deep morale inventory. Admission of character defects. Racism is a character defect. Let's end this. Let's fix this. Let's solve this. Reparations won't end everything but it will be a profound gift. It implies a mea culpa. It implies a recognition of a debt owed and therefore, it carries not only economic power but spiritual force whatever it costs, it's time to do this."

Marianne Williamson, an author and activist running for the Democratic nomination in 2020, said Sunday that President Donald Trump has “fascist leanings.”

The answer came after Williamson was asked whether she supported the impeachment of Trump.

She added: “I think this president clearly has fascist leanings and we need to stop pretending this isn’t true.”

Williamson said she would leave it to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi whether Democrats should move articles of impeachment. But she said it was unlikely to be successful given “as long as (Republicans) are in charge of the Senate.”

House Democrats have yet to move on articles of impeachment, but there is a loud group of lawmakers and Democratic activists who support impeaching Trump.

Marianne Williamson, an author and activist running for the Democratic nomination in 2020, argued her candidacy should be taken seriously because “we have been sliding for the last 40 years away from democracy and into aristocracy” and she is willing to “name what everybody else knows and they won’t name.”

Williamson said that her campaign is against the establishment of politics – on both sides – that has controlled American politics. But the author largely brushed off qualification questions and declined to get into her ability to actually run a government.

Asked directly by CNN’s Dana Bash for her qualification in actually running a government, Williamson said, “My qualification is I’ll name what everybody else knows and they won’t name.”

Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson's town hall starts now. You can watch it in the video player above.

Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson chatted with CNN and answered a few questions before tonight's town hall.

We asked her six, simple questions so voters can get to know her better.

Here's what she said:

CNN: What's one thing about you that surprises people?

Williamson: "I don't think there is very much about me that surprise people because I think that for about 35 years I've been sort of laying it all out there."

CNN: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

Williamson: "The best piece of advice I think I've ever received was to sort of get over myself. To remember that a vast majority of situations, it's really not about you, Marianne. Make it less about you and more about other people."

CNN: What’s your favorite movie?

Williamson: "My favorite movie is 'The Mission.'"

CNN: What was the last book you read?

Williamson: "The last book I read was 'Tyranny' by Tim Snyder. Very scary, but very important."

CNN: What is your greatest accomplishment?

Williamson: "My greatest accomplishment is that I have a happy, well-adjusted and productive daughter. Although it's not really my accomplishment, it's her accomplishment. But maybe my accomplishment has something to do with it and that fact that she and I have such a great relationship. Definitely motherhood is my highest accomplishment."

CNN: What three issues do we have to deal with right now?

Williamson: "It's difficult to say that there are three issues to deal with right now because there are so many issues we have to deal with right now. But I think there is an underlying issue that is paramount ... the influence of money on our politics right now is extraordinary that for all intents and purposes our government behaves more like it's supporting an aristocracy than a democracy."

Marianne Williamson is best known for being a spiritual counselor to Oprah Winfrey and has written several best-selling books, including her debut "A Return to Love."

She formally launched her campaign in January with a speech in Los Angeles. 

Here's what Williamson plans to bring to the race:

Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, a best-selling author who is a spiritual counselor to Oprah Winfrey, will take questions from voters at a town hall tonight.

The event, which starts at 6 p.m. ET, will be moderated by CNN's Dana Bash.

Williamson, a Texas native, has written several best-selling books beginning with her first, "A Return to Love," which got the attention of Winfrey. Since then, Williamson has been a "spiritual friend and counselor" to Winfrey.

In 2014, Williamson ran for a congressional seat in California only to finish fourth in the primary, despite name recognition, $2 million spent, and celebrity endorsements, including a campaign song written by Alanis Morissette. That seat eventually went to Rep. Ted Lieu.

She endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election.