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CNN Inside Politics With Dana Bash September 3, 2024

Hostage murdered by hamas, makes one final memory. While israelis from all corners of the Country Strike in a message of defiance and distrust. Aim at Benjamin Netanyahu plus the long and winding road toward the election hits the homestretch. Donald trump and Kamala Harris. Hi kayla to swing states as we are again, days away from that potentially defining debate. And dump, trump repeats what republicans wish. He wouldnt say that he had every right to interfere in an election that leads plenty of insiders confused about his strategy im dana bash, lets go behind the headlines and inside politics up first and audit the see of nearly a year of torture ended. And with it, a different kind of pain for our nation in near perpetual grief. Protests today are overwhelming. Israel as a strike stops much of life there. But for the Goldberg Polin family, life will never again feel the same this morning, the parents of 23yearold, hersh Goldberg Polin, buried their only son they did so with sadness, but also with hope that one of the best of us taken far too soon would push the rest of us to find a way to bring the remaining hostages in Capital Etivity for 11 months, home we failed, you we failed, you you would not have failed. You . You were to push harder for justice. You would have worked to understand the other to bridge differences. You would have challenged more people to challenge their thinking and what you will be pushing for now is to ensure that you were dead the deaths of all the soldiers and so many innocent civilians our not michelle, not in vain maybe just maybe death is the stone the funeral bringing home the remaining 101 hostages up those 101 hostages still believed to be In Gaza seven, or americans for now, believed to be alive. Lets get straight to Tel Aviv and cnns jeremy diamond. Jeremy, what is the mood there now and what are you hearing from your sources . Says about the potential impact or maybe even Turning Point of this horrible, horrible tragedy well dana, listen these last 36 hours in israel have been an incredible mixture of grief, of anger, of frustration. We have seen so much sure of that outrage pouring into the streets of central Tel Aviv where we are now last night, Hundreds Of Thousands of people gathered right here in front of the Israeli A Military Headquarters the demand that the israeli Prime Minister on his governments prioritize a Hostage Release Deal so that the remaining hostages In Gaza could turn alive rather than in Body Bags as those six hostages this weekend did. But today, even as were seeing these protests now, renewing again in strength them already hes seeing hundreds of people around us gathering thousands more expected to join today, we also saw the grief of those parents well, hersh goldberg, polin parents, that 23yearold who was simply attending the Nova Music Festival when hamas terrorists began throwing grenades in a bombshell her, in which she was sheltering, billowing his arm office. He tried to protect those who were alongside him in during nearly 11 months of captivity or ultimately being executed by hamas. According to the israeli military, just hours before israeli troops found his body we heard his Parents Today saying that they hope that his death will at least be a catalyst for a deal. But privately, the israeli Prime Minister dan, im told, is only doubling down on this notion of hiring that israeli troops remain in control of the philadelphi corridor, that critical stretch of land between Gaza And Egypt as a condition for any Ceasefire Deal we know that that has been one of these sticking points and in addition to that and its really official saying that the israeli Prime Minister has vowed that there will be a quote strong reaction to the death the six hostages. And that israel intends to hurt hamas in a way that israel has not done. Do not know exactly what that means. But certainly can see him supports for Israeli Military Action rather than a diplomatic solution that could bring about a ceasefire. And the release of these hostages i mean, you can feel the passiOn And the anger, the despair really coming through the screen behind you. Thank you so much for that report. Jeremy appreciate it. President bidens meeting in the Situation Room about the hostages just wrapped up the White House says Biden And Vice president harris met with his national Security Team to discuss efforts to reach a deal. Biden spoke briefly to reporters just before the meeting began. Do you think its time for prime Minister Netanyahu on this issue, do you think hes doing enough . No Cnns Kevin Liptak is at the White House. Kevin, what are you hearing from your sources about how that meeting went . Yeah. That one word, no. Is doing a lot there for President Biden, of course, he has been so reluctant in the past to criticize Benjamin Netanyahu for how he is handling this conflict. But you see him there very much aligning himself with the thousands of people well, who were out protesting on the streets in israel. And certainly we know that american officials are now viewing this moment as an urgent one as they work to bring this Ceasefire Deal across the Finish Line, President Biden, just wrapping up that meeting in the Situation Room, what the White House says is that he reaffirmed the importance of holding hamas moscows leaders accountable, but he also discussed the status of the american Bridging Proposal to try and bring those Hostages Home and talked about the next steps now out on the South Lawn, i did ask President Biden if he was preparing to prove its a final Hostage Agreement Proposal to all of the sides and he said that they are getting close and that does speak i think to the critical moment that american officials now view themselves in. And when you talk to us officials, they do say that of course the deaths of these six hostages beneath rafah does raise new questions about Hamas Seriousness towards reaching a deal, but they also acknowledge that it does apply new pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu when you saw President Biden speaking to that on the South Lawn as well, it has appeared to open and deepen the rift between President Biden and his israeli counterpart as senior israeli source speaking after President Biden said that sit calling it remarkable and dangerous. So certainly the relationship there a little bit a frosty still. But i think when i asked President Biden why a new deal would have any more success than the past proposals. He said that hope springs eternal, certainly american officials very much wanting to use this window to try and get a Hostage Deal across the Finish Cline great work as always, kevin. Thank you so much. Appreciate that. And im joined now by three stellar reporters on this labor day, cnns isaac Dovere And Arlette sines. And the washington posts marion levine. Thank you so much for being here on a holiday or let you cover the White House for us. What are you hearing . Just to sort of add to kevins reporting about whats going on inside the biden administration, inside the national Security Team on what more they can and should do. There is a lot of frustration among particularly the americans will hear some of it later i spoke to the neutra family, whose Son Omer is one of the remaining hostages believed to be alive, who is an american citizen theyre kind of, you done with the prayers and they have been patient. There obviously upset with the Prime Minister and israel, but there also upset that the american administration has not done more. Theres no question that the discovery of these six the bodies of the hostages who were killed by hamas In Gaza is really adding a fresh urgency to the desire to get a hostage and Ceasefire Deal struck. But there are still very real questions about what that path forward might look like. The administration really has been working fervently for weeks now, President Biden himself speakinG With the leaders of israel, qatar, and egypt, just in the last two weeks trying to get this proposal across the Finish Line. Now the president s expressing some cautious optimism, but its unclear whether they actually will be able to push this and get both sides to agree in this moment. Now, there is also concern about those hostage families and and families last night, national Security Adviser jake sullivan, held a virtual call, something the hes been doing quite often over the course of this conflict, where he told them himself that these coming days will be critical. Its unclear if that will be enough to satisfy the families who just want to get their Loved Ones home at this moment. But certainly for President Biden, this does continue to remain a key priority. Officials say that hes been working around the clock trying to get to this Deal Hell but its unclear whether they actually might be able to secure that. And i also think the comments that he made about israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are quite significant for someone who really tries not to criticize him out in public. We have seen there spats kind of play out over the course of the past few months but will there be other pressure that biden tries to apply himself to netanyahu in the coming days, theyre trying to get some type of deal across the Finish Line and just on this politics of this domestic politics of this for now, Camila Harris versus Donald Trump as i was talking to a veteran democratic strategist over the weekend who was saying that that he hopes that the Harris Campaign which is relying of course, on the administration because this is a policy issue, not a political and Campaign Issue understands that this is not just a issue for jews or for palestinians at this point, or for the sides who have been erupting in the streets that this is a competence question. And that this is one of those issues that will likely reverberate among those swing voters, suburban voters in the Collar Counties of pennsylvania or elsewhere that will decide this election. And that is thE Way that they have to view it. Politically. Do you agree with that . Theres the buildup here over the next couple of weeks to the anniversary of October 7, which is just under a month before election day. And that is going to be a critical moment in itself will see what happens in between here and there. Whether there is a deal for a ceasefire and the hostages being returned but if its been a year of the biden administration saying there were close to a deal. Were getting close. We keep on saying were getting close. Ive heard from people in the administration who say that they have said to other administration officials, we cant keep going out there saying were about to get a deal. And theyve been doing that for six months at this point already. So yes, i think it is a question that can reverberate into competence. Its a question that reverberates into all the political ways that this issue, and its a war in israel that has become the major source of domestic political tension for a lot of people in the democratic party. And where this all builds to, we dont know because it was not two weeks ago that we had the parents of hersh Goldberg Polin at the convention, having the entire democratic Convention Hall chanting, bring them home he was alive at that point and he is obviously not now that in itself is going to change thE Way that people feel about that. Yeah, thats a really good point. On the politics. Marianne, the former president , Release Something of course, trying to hang this on. The Vice President. The Hostage Crisis in israel is only taking place because comrade Camila Harris is weak and ineffective and has no idea what shes doing. I look forward to seeing her at the debate by thE Way, im just as im reading this again, the Hostage Crisis that he put that it, put it in those terms allah, jimmy carter. Yeah. I mean, i think he is using this moment to try to paint a broader picture of jerez that she is weak on Foreign Policy, that she is a weak leader hes using rhetoric that hes used a lot when he talks about Foreign Policy issues. He often says October 7 would have never happened if he had been president not offering a lot of evidence as to why he thinks that, but that is something that he says a lot. He says the same thing about the war in ukraine. And so i think this is another example of him trying to portray himself as a stronger leader that and then biden and now here is and but i think its worth noting that trump has offered very little specifics about how he himself would end the war on gaza. And he has alsO Offered conflicting statements about the war itself. He has a complicated relationship with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And so i think this is a complicated issue for him as well. Yeah, thats a good point. Real quick. I just want to remind our viewers what the Vice President told me about this very issue and our interview last week would you do anything differently, for example, would you withhold some us Weapons Shipments to israel . Thats what a lot of people on the Progressive Left want you to do let me be very clear unequivocal, and unwavering in My Commitment is real defense and its ability to defend itself, this war must end. In the meantime, we must get a deal that is about getting the Hostages Out ive met with the families of the american hostages lets get the Hostages Out. Lets get the ceasefire done, but no change in policy in terms of arms and so forth. Know, we have to get a deal done yeah, thats one of the remarkable moments from that interview. The fact that there really is no daylight between president Biden And Vice president harris when it relates to israel and gaza. Even as youve had progressives, particularly push for an Arms Embargo on israel she hasnt shown any moves that Would Deviate from the president s strategy even as there are major concerns within a state like michigan from arab american, muslim american, and young voters about her stance towards gaza. So well see how she navigates this all plays out in the coming weeks, okay. Everybody standby up next. It is the final sprint to election day. New polls show couple of harris is leading Donald Trump some areas, but for Campaigns Message to supporters is that she is the underdog in this race, well talk about that after a quick Break Tonight a two hour whole Story Special the candidates and their record on the key issues of the election season. 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