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How do you describe it to your friends in the u.s.? >> you know, i generally try to talk about the people that are there because i think what we get in the united states is a very monolithic kind of skewed picture. its controlled by hamas, yes, but theres regular people that want to live there. and gaza is very quickly becoming unlivable. i believe the united nations says by 2020, 2 will be effectively unlivable in gaza because of the situation with electricity and water. even though israeli wit...

More than 2,700 people were injured today. the committee to protect journalists said that at least seven palestinian journalists were injured by israeli gunfire. gaza hospitals are struggling to handle the wounded. the international committee of the red cross reporting that "the health system is on the verge of a collapse." the same day -- after seeing a day this deadly along the gaza strip. the trump administration flew jared and ivanka and treasury secretary steven mnuchin on this day to celeb...

>> unfortunately more violence and hopelessness. this is the big story. were focused on moving the embassy to jerusalem which added fuel to the fire. we focused on the shooting it which was horrible, a lot of deaths. but this is the catastrophe day 70 years later. its not just a historic day for refugees, its the presented. its the way they live their lives. they live catastrophic lives today and theyre right across the fence from just their previous homes, previous families. so in a way, this i...

Two-state solution. >> well, one of the things that youre going to need, brian, if were going to get to a two-state solution is some shared control of the city of jerusalem. jerusalem is, of course, the most fraught of the final status issues that have been negotiated over the years between israel and the palestinians. and now president trump, while he said back in december he was taking jerusalem off the table, hes put it front and center again by relocating the embassy. so im concerned that an...

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 ...

Broker between them, see it as a diminishing or disappearing objective. >> so, you know, when jared kushner said, were going to look back and see this as the beginning of peace, this is gonna be the day, whats your response? >> well, theres a lot of bloodshed today. i dont think it will be seen as the beginning of peace. but i do think israeli has reached the point where its strong in every conceivable way. it has the worlds most amazing military, second to the united states. it has addressed it...

In the region about israel and hamas. you do have i constellation of forces. the question is whether or not the arab states are prepared to press the palestinians and sc support them and reach out to the israelis publicly. its got to be a regional deal to do it. >> is it going to happen? >> nobody ever lost money betting against arabic peace, wolf. the chance of a two-state resolution right now? today is may 14? >> the chance of a two-state solution are slim to none. >> really. thats pretty depr...

Israeli-palestinian peace plan, and they still have hope for the two-state solution, israel alongside a new state palestine. have you had conversations with these american officials? >> we dont know what theyre talking about, really. peace is a very firm vision by the u.s. that vision has been drawn by all previous administrations, establishing a sovereign state with the u.s. capital. it was presented in 1991 by former administration. it is very clear its about implementing u.n. security council...

U.s. embassy opening here in jerusalem. daniel shapiro is the former u.s. ambassador to israel. he wrote an op-ed in "the washington post" last week which reads in part, "advocates of a two-state solution see the embassy move as a blunder by the united states. it signals the death knell of prospects for peace. but the sky he says is not falling. moving the u.s. embassy to a location in west jerusalem is correct and reasonable. west jerusalem has served as israels capital since the founding of th...

Gave up on the peace process and its role as a mediator towards achieving the nationally endorsed two-state solution, and it also means the u.s. has gave in for voices of extremism for the voices well see a zero sum game. it was telling today that the ones who opened certificate money -- the ceremony of moving the u.s. embassy who determined politics and map was contested. this is not only encouraging, this is crossing the line. its very encouraging to cross the line toward armageddon. >> are yo...