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President trump further siding with palestine this week but not before they reach a peace deal. here with me a journalist who spent decades reporting on the middle east conflict, and my very good friend and esteemed colleague martin fletcher. he has a new book out called "promised land: the land of israel." so fun to have you here. i wish we had the commercial conversation there, but lets talk about what happened before the book. during the call with american jewish leaders, the president said t...

So i think as far as everyone goes we now have to look at it, its no longer an issue if you talk about it based on the presidents team. >> willie, remember tycobb said its all wrapped up by 2017. by christmas 2017. giuliani has been saying deadline is labor day. again, time and time again mueller has said nothing. hes just kept his head down, working 24 hours a day. i dont think hes listening to him? >> of course not. the vice president told andrea mitchell a couple of months ago time to wrap it...

In the world today in term of the international communitys failure to step up together to find a solution. i think there is a solution. i think we put it on the table in u.n. resolution 2254 which all countries including iran, russia and including the countries who are neighbors, turkey, et cetera, all agree on a way to resolve syria by letting people of sir elect a new president under a very accountedable election, run by the international community, which would bring the opposition in to parti...

Them trying to run into the gap to try to get him to do the right thing. lets admit, the president has leverage over them, over us, over the whole country. and someone needs to occasionally try to get him to do the right thing knowing full well that hell probably undo it days later. and this is just a vicious cycle were in. and frankly, i worry how many times were going to go through this in 2020 and what this unleashes. >> you seem completely disinterested. you dont have anything to say about t...

Him a script, he read it and its like theyre trying to stuff the genie into the bottle. and he gets out and hurts what hes saying. a lot of people when these incidents come up say, well, why do they stay? and i think you need to reflect on the title of that book, fear. someone like john kelly, you know, a lot of senior people have been quoted calling the president an idiot and then stay. i think they are fearful because of what happens when they leave and theyre thought people like them trying t...

A committee that discusses how to put european union economic and policy. recommendations into practice so thats at least a symbolic gesture showing that turkey does have some renewed interest in closer relations with the. that had been on ice for quite some time so there may really be an opening here for both sides to come a bit towards one another but i wouldnt expect miracles i dont think germany is suddenly going to say were signing up to all of the human rights rules that you say weve been ...

Turkey reconvening the committee that discusses how to put european union economic and policy. recommendations into practice so thats at least a symbolic gesture showing that turkey does have some renewed interest in closer relations with the. that had been on ice for quite some time so there may really be an opening here for both sides to come a bit towards one another but i wouldnt expect miracles i dont think germany is suddenly going to say were signing up to all of the human rights rules th...

To answer questions, you know -- orally. personally, i think none of this is going to hhappen. i think they are going kicking the can down the road, trying to get past the mid terms. and then if mueller subpoenas, he subpoenas. >> there is a precedent in terms of written answers during the iran contra investigation. i remember covering it. president reagan did cooperate, but only in written form with the independent counsel. >> right. i was on the staff of that independent counsel, and, you know...

Appreciate a robust american position. israel has always favored increased american leverage over the internal situation in syria. >> mike pompeo, the secretary of state saying over the weekend he is, quote, deep the concern of reports of iran transferring ballistic missiles into iraqi. of true this would be a gross violation of iraqi sovereignty and un sc are 2231 talking about the human. baggage to determine what happens in a wreck, not to run. im sure israel agrees and your defense minister, ...

Israel has always in favored increased american leverage over the situation in syria. >> ed: something else that caught our attention is mike pompeo, the secretary of state saying over the weekend he is "deeply concerned about reports of iran transferring ballistic missiles into iraq. if true, this would be a gross violation of iraqi sovereignty and of u.n. scr 20 to 31. obviously talking about the u.n. baghdad should determine what happens in iraq, not tehran. im sure that israel agrees and you...