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Adversarial relationship with netanyahu. the symbolism is a step forward. >> why was it adversarial? about things like the settlement? president trump saying the same thing obama said about the settlement. >> historically unprecedented not to let the prime minister of israel, our greatest ally in the middle east, to speak in front of congress. not invite him to the white house. it happened for eight years. >> he was in the white house, what are you saying? >> a frosty relationship. >> that i agr...

And people should be allowed to protest. so we dont want any of those actions or feelings from any other country to come in and invade what we do in the u.s., and so they are very aware that we did not appreciate it. they are very aware that it cannot happen again. >> is that going to come up do you think during your visit in turkey? >> i dont know. well see. >> what is the administrations position on a two-state solution? >> they want israel and the palestinians to decide what to do. what the u...

President who said after he became president, when asked about this in a press conference, his position on a two-state solution, he said, "im looking at a two-state, a one-state, and i like the one both parties like." he went on to say, "i can live with either one." are you comfortable that thats the same president who can reach an accord, and do words like that concern you? >> well, no, actually, whats important is that its negotiated on the ground between the israelis and the palestinians, and...

Was a symbolic gesture or more, id like you to weigh in on, from the israeli cabinet ahead of the presidents visit. the israeli cabinet reaching out, changing some of the ground rules, easing up on those palestinian movement restrictions in an effort to help promote economic growth for the palestinians. is it significant? is it symbolic just ahead of this presidents move? how do you read it? >> well, i think any meaningful, long-lasting solution to the conflict is going to happen on the ground, ...

Palestinian side a real belief a peace deal is possible but neither side wants to be blamed by very unpredictable president, and then feel his wrath potentially if president trump thinks the israelis are the ones who are to blame or the palestinians are the ones to blame, and they would come under the wrath of president trump. so both sides want to make the steps that make it seem at least that they are willing to make the bigger or take the bigger steps for peace, but i dont know that when push...

Are expecting president trump to emerge from the church of the holy sepulchre on his way, the first president to -- sitting president to go to the western wall in jerusalem. ayman, this is fraught with symbolism, as kelly said. president trump is hoping to meet with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas, himself under pressure from palestinians for not having achieved a lot of these goals and as kelly said they want to set ambitious goals. typically america has had a problem achieving even modest goa...

The way so many people and so many presidents have tried in the past or something that you try to suppress as small as you can and try to keep everything at bay? pete: youre not going to solve it without honesty. having been to jerusalem multiple times, seeing understanding and complexity of the problem and the way three major reledge owns live on top of each other and claim of holy sites. youre only going to get there if they believe america has their back and the discourage of islamism honestl...

There, already theres fighting going on, on the west bank because of the settlement. you have israeli soldiers and using their modern technology. >> this president has been pretty terse and tough with benjamin netanyahu on that. remember at the podium, the double podium? >> good point. >> he let him know, the settlements. he spoke about it. >> he asked him to delay the settlements. obviously that puts pressure, political pressure at home on netanyahu. >> thats already a visual difference wouldnt...

People are prepared to recognize israel is the nation state of thor israel people. >> that is, what role can the palestinian authorities play in this? there are a lot of palestinians who say the palestinian authority is the security arm of the israeli government in the wempbs? can they even make a deal? >> well, it is a very good question. i think were probably further away from a deal than weve ever been. not because of the leadership. they second the reality of israel, second it back in 1988. ...

The backdrop of the reporting that this president was sharing highly sensitive secrets with one of our adversaries, the russians, that was gleaned from israeli intelligence and potentially compromising one of their assets. you cant watch these pictures without having that in the background. what is he going to do going forward? who will he be as president? i think those are still very much open questions. so if you are israel, wanting to work with this president, you have a question mark in your...