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Said jared kushner might be one of his negotiators or a mediator. >> hes said that. the president-elect also has been a donor to this settlement through the american friends group. that came out in his trump foundation tax returns from about ten years ago. there is grave concern for those of us who believe in a two-state solution and dont think the settlement enterprise is furtherering the cause of peace and lowering the temperatures this is of grave concern. >> to be continued. thank you very m...

Trumps new ambassador to israel, david friedman, might reverse decades of u.s. policy on mideast peace. telling israeli television during the campaign, trump would back that countrys government in whatever path it chooses. >> he will be guided by what the israelis want to pursue. the united states under a trump administration is going to be loyal to his friends. its going to trust its friends. >> reporter: friedman supports legalizing settlements and israel annexing the west bank. in an op-ped e...

To the two-state solution will do to u.s. policy in the middle east. joining us now to discuss is former ambassador, u.s. ambassador to israel and former u.s. special envoy for israeli-palestinian negotiations martin indyk. good to see you, sir. >> good morning. >> so there are three basic points of pushback. the first is the experience of friedman. not known to have any diplomatic experience. he is a bankruptcy attorney who helped trump with his bankruptcies in atlantic city. his legal acumen a...

Agree, like the left-leaning american jewish lobby, j. street. friedman branded the group which criticized only israeli policies, "far worse. jews who turned in their fellow jews in the nazi camps." he said, "theyre not jewi and theyre not pro-israel." a group that supports a two-state solution for palestinians called friedmans appointment, "reckless," and putting americas reputation in the region and credibility around the world at risk." and current and former diplomats say in appointing fried...

>> well that position is at odds, not just with -- with u.s. policy as developed by others, george w. bush, who is the first president to support the idea of an independent -- state living alongside israel in peace. that is the heart of the two-state solution. that is the position that is endorsed and -- by prime minister netanyahu. we dont know where president-elect trump stands on that issue. whether he agrees with his ambassador -- but its a real break with u.s. policy in the past. but both r...

Its not clear that david friedman has any of that. but on top of that he has and is a strong supporter of the setment movement in israel and is associated with right -- israel which is -- in the context of such a sensitive post. raised questions -- u.s. ambassador to all of israel or just one part of it. >> all right. so another question is, what youre talking about with the two-state solution. lets put up the op-ed that mr. friedman wrote back in august, obviously before we assume he had any id...

President-elect trump has said on three occasions -- still make between israelis and the palestinians. well theres only one deal that can be made between the israelis and the palestinians, and that is for a two-state solution. an interim deals that lead up to that. but the reality is thats the only way in which you get a solution. to a solution is no solution at all. >> and last quickly is friedman says he will move the embassy, obviously he doesnt decide, but he looks forward to doing it out of...

Damping down these provocative remarks by president trump because of the china response? >> i dont think it is all that provocative, to tell you the truth. >> [ inaudible ]. >> well, look, were not suggesting that were revisiting one china policy right now and he is not president right now and he is respectful to the current president but let me get to the point. the chinese ripped a drone out of the water. president-elect trump said, this is an unprecedented act, totally inappropriate. didnt qu...

Democrats would be better serving themselves if they spent time talking about the economic anxiety that people in this country have -- >> but wait a minute. i dont want to do -- i want to get out of the boilerplate here, michael. you talk about constitutional principles here. and is the electors and the idea they might reexamine the whole idea about whether or not they support trump, is that exercising constitutional principles. >> sure but -- >> im not asking about the chances but im asking abo...

Connected with people would have real anxiety and if the democrats would be better serving themselves if they spent time talking about the economic anxiety that people in this country have -- >> but wait a minute. i dont want to do -- i want to get out of the boilerplate here, michael. you talk about constitutional principles here. and is the electors and the idea they might reexamib the whole idea about whether or not they support trump, is that exercising constitutional principles. >> sure but...