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The settlements? absolutely. i think he loves israeisrael. reporter: trump donated $10,000 in 2002 3 to the schools. and his son-in-law s family charity also donated tense of thousand. but trump s pick for ambassador to israel has the dooeeepest connection. friedman s name is on some of the buildings here. friedman a long time assuk tig of the schools and bpresident o the fundraising arm. critics whether it could con glikt with what is in the best interests for the u.s. which considers settlement expansion unhelpful to peace. i would like you for the record to answer in writing whether you ve separated your financial interests from that of bet el. reporter: on a conservative news outlet, friedman a regular columnist has advocated for ....
Settlements and against palestinian state. he compared liberal jews to jews who fworkt nazis during world war ii, accused of u.s. state department of a century of anti-semitism and calmed the two state solution an illusion for a nonexistent problem. i regret the use of such language. reporter: friedman apologized for those comments during his confirmation hearing even saying he would support bet el becoming part of a palestinian state. if that land was included in a two state solution and that that land had to be returned to the palestinian, would you support the return of that land to the palestinian? in the context of a consensual fully agreed two state solution? that s correct. yes. you would. yes. reporter: a spokesman standing by friedman. in his position as boasmbass he would certainly support what his government decided. our cnn s oren liebermann there in israel. well, just ahead, why team ....
That americans don t have to be concerned about their health care coverage. and so, you know, any comments that deal with medicare are not based on reality on what s happening here on capitol hill. all right. congressman mark meadows, thank you for being with me this morning. thank you, carol. a bit of breaking news to share. this just coming in to us. israel has approved the construction of approximately 2,500 new housing units in west bank settlements. the prime minister netanyahu says, quote, we are building, and we will continue to build. joining us live from jerusalem, our own correspondent oren liebermann. hi. hi, carol. you can t overlook the timing of this announcement coming from prime minister netanyahu and his defense minister. approximately 2,500 housing units announced. mostly in west bank settlements. most in the settlement blocks but some, about 100 units in the settlement of bet el. that is a settlement that ....