'Special Report' All-Star panel discusses growing conflict in the Democrat party surrounding Israel-Hamas conflict
This is a rush transcript from "Special Report with Bret Baier," May 19, 2021. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
Good evening. Welcome to Washington. I'm Bret Baier.
Breaking tonight, we're following two major foreign policy stories. President Biden is stepping up the pressure on Israel to make what is being called a significant de-escalation in its conflict with Hamas. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rejecting that call.
First up, the president's decision to waive sanctions on the company behind a controversial Russian pipeline project to Europe, specifically Germany. He's getting more criticism about that today even as the administration announces penalties for other Russian entities.