outcomes in middle east peace or worse? you know, if you come from the position that there's not going to be two-state solution or peace process any way, then i guess there's no real reason to use the stick on israel and to try to get them to do things they don't want to do. on the other hand f you think that a peace process is actually possible and you need the buy-in of arab states, the international community and the palestinians to get there, then this move -- closeness between trump and israel could actually make that more difficult. >> i would ask you to take out your crystal ball. donald trump nominated david freedman as ambassador who is supportive of settlements, what do you see transpiring? >> yeah. i think not only is the trump administration using ambassador freedman if he gets confirmed, going to have a policy that actually supports settlement building which will be sort of new and interesting to watch. i think that administration and the new ambassador to israel is going to support this idea to be