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Finally and worst whos the big winner here? i would argue iran because youre driving a wedge between israel and the sunni arab states and thats the big muscle movement in the middle east right now is israel and the sunni arabs coming together to face iran. so this might be good politics but its bad geopolitics. >> admiral, add hamas to it. >> absolutely. >> every time hamas is on the ropes, it happened three, four years ago. every time hamas is on the ropes, every time hamas proves that they are...

Its great to see you. were seeing a real breaking point in relationships and in the u.s. role. the u.s. has always been the fall back mediator. according to all reports, we no longer are. >> a lot will depend upon whether the administration can still come out with plan. the irony is at this point, much more will have to be expected to have the plan than might have been the case before and precisely because the decision on jerusalem. now you have to be much more specific on jerusalem than might h...

Jerusalem has been, and will be the capital of israel. even the arabs recognize that clearly. the only question is whether east jerusalem will be the capital of an independent sovereign, nonmilitarized palestinian state. i think the presidents decision to reverse decades of american policy doesnt help the prospects of getting the parties together nor a negotiated settlement that will produce a two-state solution. in a sense, it is an obstacle in the way of president trumps own stated policy, of ...

Understand realitys changed. and i think also the palestinian political system should rise above petty issues and say okay, lets sit down and talk. >> youre asking them to understand that reality has changed when ultimately its changed against their -- >> i understand the pain and i understand the anger, although i dont accept it. but i think they have to understand as well. they have to understand the greatness of this city, the beauty of this place, and the fact that jews and arabs will always...

Looking at today with the u.s. embassy opening. >> i think it was a nonstrategic move by which trump is supposed to be the master of the art of the deal. it is rare to make a major concession to one side without getting something from the other. this has been a prize. 86 countries recognize israel. this is a very big gift to israel. you would normally imagine that if it were part of a larger strategic plan you would ask the israelis to do a certain number of things, settlement freezes, whatever ...

>> thats my history on that wall. my grandfather sailed by steam ship from india to california in 1913 and so he looked just like this when he arrived on the shores of california. we have been so invisible for so long and that just to have a wall telling the history, that alone is life-giving to us. >> yeah. yeah. there is a duality of invisible but also highly visible. >> yes. >> when youre visible youre not seen as sikhs. >> what happened after 9/11 was a new racial capturing was formed in the...

Do. he was talking about this during the campaign. last comment on that. >> absolutely. the best thing that is going to happen in the middle east is the fact that the united states is engaged with sunni arab allies, pushing back on the iranians, helping to stabilize the middle east and also supporting the state of israel. that is progress and then when you do that, i think the sunnis will get involved and actually working with the palestinians. after all, the palestinians dont get much help from...

Intelligence affairs at israels largest daily paid newspaper and a contributing author for the "new york times." he is also the author of rise and kill first the secret history of israels targeted assassinations. thank you for being with me. >> always a pleasure. >> in your book, i dont remember who you were referring to but it was an israeli leader or military leader who at some point i think they were somewhere very isolated, was saying to fellow settlers in israel many decades ago, the arabs ...

>> what happens to the -- from the israeli point of view to the arabs that live in the old city? where do they go? do they just accept the fact of israeli sovereignty? >> well, thats a very important question and one that ive been speaking to the arabs about, the arabs who live in jerusalem, because if youre a palestinian and this is the retaality of li here, there are different gradations of palestinians where you have more and more freedoms. if you live in the gaza strip you effectively live a...

A small group that represents an entirely different vision namely greater israel and the spread of the settlements could actually bring us to the point of no return movie learn. even among the settlers there are those in favor of living together. is located some twenty kilometers from hebron. this settlement founded by a rabbi who is now dead has always claimed to be sympathetic toward the palestinians. or the rabbis daughter and daughter in law pursuing his project trying to overcome the someti...