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.