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That israel and palestine could live together which is the basis for u.s. diplomacy in the middle east for decades and does this appointment indicate mr. trump is rethinking the two-state solution. >> no, i dont think it does. they represent the views of president-elect trump and not their own views when they are appointed into the positions and the same thing with the cabinet secretaries and there are things that individually people may believe in their hearts or minds but ultimately this is th...

Two-state solution, the idea that israel and palestine could live together which is the basis for u.s. diplomacy in the middle east for decades and does this appointment indicate mr. trump is rethinking the two-state solution. >> no, i dont think it does. they represent the views of president-elect trump and not their own views when they are appointed into the positions and the same thing with the cabinet secretaries and there are things that individually people may believe in their hearts or mi...

Credibility around the world. >> reporter: in tapping his long-time friend and bankruptcy lawyer, david friedman, as his ambassador to israel, donald trump moved to make good on a campaign promise. >> we will send a clear signal that there is no daylight between america and our most reliable ally, the state of israel. >> reporter: israels right-wing education minister praised friedman, calling him a, quote, great friend of israel. by appointing the hard line friedman as am basbassadoambass could...

Status of jerusalem can only be settled as part of a peace deal. friedman has criticized the left leaning jewish lobby which has criticized u.s. policies calling them, far worse than cakapos. theyre not jewish and theyre not pro israel. the group that supports a two-state solution said it was, quote, vehemently opposed to friedmans nomination calling it reckless and putting americas reputation in the region and credibility around the world at risk. current and former diplomats say by picking fri...

Their rightful capital, can only be settled as part of a peace deal. friedman criticized the left-leaning jewish j street, which called some policies, quote, far worse than jews who turned in fellow jews to the death camps. in a statement, the group that supports the two-state solution for israelis and palestinians said it was, quote, opposed to friedmans nomination. calling it reckless and putting meshs reputation in the region and credibility around the world at risk. >> current and former dip...

Renounce violence against israel or recognize israels right to exist as a jewish state. >> im reminded of a line from "the wizard of oz." i dont think were in kansas anymore. i dont think the i shall use that have been attributed to him on two-state solution, settlement activity that clearly contradict decades of u.s. foreign policy. >> we will move the american embassy to the eternal capitol of jerusalem. >> reporter: he says he looks forward to doing his job. >> the law provides that you can m...

Israels right to exist as a jewish state. >> im reminded of the line from wizard of oz when dorothy lands and says, i dont think were in kansas anymore. the positions attributed to him on two-state solution, settlement activity, that clearly contradict decades of u.s. foreign policy. >> we will move the american embassy to the eternal capital of the jewish people, jerusalem. >> reporter: in a statement, friedman said he looked forward to doing his job, quote, for the u.s. embassy in israels eter...

Establishment republicans, how good or bad in the middle his relationship will be. another choice that has unnerved a lot of the washington establishment and a lot of people in the middle east is david friedman the presidents choice to be ambassador to israel. hes a bankruptcy lawyer. known trump for years. hes a critic of the two state solution saying he doesnt see it as viable. he wants to move the embassy asap from tel aviv to jerusalem which is against years of u.s. policy which says the fat...

For some two-state solution. those are two diametrically opposite things based on this. he sets the policy and its pretty clear where its going to go. its definitely not a two-state solution. >> we talk about the direction that he wants to go. we had ben ferguson earlier saying this is the draining the swamp. this is what donald trump promised to do with some of these picks who are people who do not have diplomacy under their belt as friedman does not. is this just a changing of the guard, errol...

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...