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Here and colleagues, washington post correspondent erin gearen and nick confis ori. there is so much happening in that place we cover, the state department. this is middle east diplomacy taken out of the state department. and it is being run really out of the oval office. >> yeah. >> out of the family. >> right, exactly. you don't get more inner circle than the president's son-in-law. there is precedent for that, though. certainly, i mean, many previous u.s. presidents who have tried their hand at middle east peace making, few of them successfully, have come in -- swooped in at certain points....

We mark 50 years of essentially unsuccessful peace making between the israelis and palestinians. it took six days for that war to define the modern middle east. here we are, and it still defines the middle east. >> zanny, thank you so much for being on with us this morning. james tsavrides joins the table. and we'll also be talking a little bit more with nick about headlines from "the new york times," what headlines he drew up last night. >> this is a good one. >> yes, it is a good one. "morning joe" continues in just a moment. >> i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh not p...

It also does not only raise hopes but also president trump is going to have to confront the hard truths of middle east peace making. and certainly, watching individuals and seeing how he has gone to the western wall, how he is now in bethlehem in the presidential palace. these are visuals not typically seen of american presidents in israel and in the west bank. so that will raise expectations. certainly amongst those who are advocating for a middle east peace solution. and that includes his previous hosts, the saudis and the arab world, which has been actively looking for solutions for a numbe...

Many u.s. presidents. >> it is indeed. i spend most of my professional career trying to figure out a way to bring israelis and palestinians and arabs together. today, john and alisyn, the key for mr. trump and mr. netanyahu to demonstrate that the channel has been changed. the tension and dysfunction from the obama years has now been replaced with a greater understanding and greater willingness to manage differences in the u.s./israeli relation and do it quietly and discreetly. i think the effort made by each man and they alone have the capacity to move this relationship and israeli peace maki...

World, it is the source of obviously some counterterrorism, but also the source of terrorism. i mean, it's sort of the complete package, and that was not talked about during the visit that saudi arabia is the source of financing for terrorism including 9/11, 15 of the 19. >> one person who is definitely enjoying this trip and that's benjamin netanyahu. practically giddy next to president trump. he is talking about how this is a new day in israel-u.s. relationships. he's very happy. >> yeah, and he has good reason to be. he has in donald trump someone who has already given him as the leader of ...