friendship with israel, especially after that day wraps up and we are continuing on here this morning, at 10:00 a.m. in bethlehem, the west bank. he is pretty much on schedule here. he is expected to have those joint remarks a little bit before the 4:00 a.m. hour here local time in new york. but, again as we continue on here, continuing to greet those dignitaries and officials. >> we want to bring in now, from washington, joel ruben, former deputy assistant secretary of state and a president of the washington strategy group. mr. ruben great to have you with us. talk to us a little bit about the significance, the fact that on his first overseas trip, president trump has decided to go to israel and the west bank. how significant of a visit is this going to be? or is this merely symbolism? >> it's go to be with you, ayman and frances. it does raise hopes.