living side by side in peace with israel and as neighbors. and israel must stop taking steps to undercut palestinian s ability to govern themselves effectively, settlement expansion, demolitions, and evictions all make it harder, not easier for israel to achieve lasting peace and security. if israel wants its arab neighbors to make the tough decisions necessary to ensure lasting security, israeli leaders will have to make hard decisions themselves. antony blinken on yet another visit to the region. still ahead, embattled democratic senator bob menendez addresses his bribery allegations on the senate floor. we ll show you what he had to say. plus donald trump is floating another birther conspiracy. we ll tell you who he s targeting this time. those stories and a check on the weather when we come right back. e weather when we co rmeight back.
every partner i met on this trip said they are ready to support a lasting solution that ends the long running cycle of violence and ensures israel s security. but they underscored this can only come through a regional approach, includes the pathway to a palestinian state. these goals are attainable, but only if they are pursued together. this crisis is clarified. you can t have one without the other and can t achieve either goal without an integrated regional approach. to make this possible israel must be a partner to palestinian leaders who are willing to lead their people in living side-by-side in peace with israel and as neighbors. and israel must stop taking steps that undercut palestinians ability to govern themselves effectively. expansion, demolitions, evictions all make it harder, not easier, for israel to
Dabbing away tears, Ghadeer al-Atrash stood before her bulldozed home in a Palestinian village abutting Israeli settlements, a fate feared by hundreds of villagers as Israel ramps up demolitions during wartime.Many Palestinians with demolition orders say they choose to tear down their own homes to evade high government levies and the cost of renting the municipality's bulldozers.