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The vice president is a key go between with evangelical groups in the administration. so this deliberation about jerusalem, why is it so important to evangelical christians? >> evangelicals like pence do believe, they have a literal interpretation of the bible. they see israel as part of the narrative, particularly of the old testament. you know, it is possible that president trump was thinking about the roy moore election and the role that evangelicals could play there. it is possible that he w...

Be an asher of peace in the middle east, and what we are now moving into is the united states kind of nakedly partisan, most of american policy in the middle east, is now nakedly anti-iranian. which is like we signed on to the saudi agenda. whether its in yemen or qatar. we are supporting saudi arabia, in a war thats about to turn into the worst famine in the world. >> yemen has been destroyed as a country. it may be the worlds worst humanitarian crisis. were exacerbating the divisions of the di...

Moderation, and for the voices of tolerance. to preveal over the per vares of hate. >> this decision will bolster extremist calls for holy wars and delegitimize the united states as an arbiter in the peace process. do you agree with that? >> i think it makes it hard for the u.s. to be an honest broker, to claim that its trying to look after the interest of both sides, when youre trying to do these, you are trying to get each side to make concessions. whether it will cause violence i doubt it. th...

Another six months on moving the embassy. a good many people dont think well ever see the embassy actually move. do you think today was for keeps? >> you know, its very hard to say, brian. i think that with the waiver, you know, theres time bought with the logistic side of setting up a new embassy. it may take years and maybe it never happens if someone is elected after donald trump and they pull the plug on this. but the damage has been done because so many in the middle east have accused the u...

Went on to sign after his remarks, too much fan fare, was in fact one of those waivers kicking the can down the road, another six months on moving the embassy. a good many people dont think well ever see the embassy actually move. do you think today was for keeps? >> you know, its very hard to say, brian. i think that with the waiver, you know, theres time bought with the logistic side of setting up a new embassy. it may take years and maybe it never happens if someone is elected after donald tr...

Said, weve lost the rule of arbiter. >> when youre the king of saudi arabia, the pope and the european union all criticizing you, youve probably done something questionable. >> always a measure. thank you, fareed zakaria. when we come back, over 30 democratic senators now calling on senator al franken to resign. the senator saying hell make an announcement tomorrow. will he resign? should he resign? could that force the gop to re-examine accusations plaguing members of their own party?

So this puts chaos in the middle east and the u.s. directly at the center of it. >> and steve isnt the irony today the document the president website onto sign after much fanfare was in fact one of those waivers kicking the can down the road another six months on moving the embassy. a good many people dont think well ever see the embassy actually move. do you think today was for keeps? >> you know, its very hard to say, brian. i think that with the waiver, you know, theres time bought with the l...

People like bill clinton who were all about moving the capital said, im sorry, the embassy said clearly that the reason they didnt do it was to preserve the united states as a fair and well-regarded arbiter on both sides. what we saw today was sort of a preemptive move. the jared kushner supposedly out there trying to make a deal of some kind. we havent seen much evidence that of any progress but we have seen now, the president, like a businessman saying lets shake it up. lets put the palestinia...

Right-wingers, left-wingers, every american negotiator has realized that this is a kind of sacrosanct issue, and its better to leave it for that final decision. and to in some way let both sides be able to declare victory. >> does this clearly put the united states on the side of -- obviously, israel is the closest ally in the region, but in the peace process, i assume the palestinians will view this as, i guess the u.s. is completely on israels side and is not an arbiter of peace here. >> i thi...

Palestinians. so, you know, whether its right-wingers, left-wingers, every american negotiator has realized that this is a kind of sacrosanct issue, and its better to leave it for that final decision. and to in some way let both sides be able to declare victory. >> does this clearly put the united states on the side of -- obviously, israel is the closest ally in the region, but in the peace process, i assume the palestinians will view this as, i guess the u.s. is completely on israels side and i...