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America is the world s greatest democracy. we have both common values, and, unfortunately, common enemies. the people who attack the united states and the middle east attack israel. and the people that we are fighting are the people you are fighting. there s a great commonalty, a great cooperation that goes underneath the surface. and sometimes, i m happy to say, it does come to the surface. it does yesterday. it really should be an indication of something that guides our relationship throughout. larry: so there s no time that you question president obama s commitment to your country? no. and i think there s no time that he questioned israel s unwavering commitment as a firm american ally. i would say there is no greater ally, no greater friend of the united states, than israel. and there is no greater friend and no greater ally of israel than the united states. larry: there were those who were saying, though, in the past few months, until that meeting yesterday, the relationship ....
yeah, you ve got a point a few months ago, you went to the white house, it didn t go too well, what changed yesterday? i think there s an underlying relationship there that people don t appreciate. we have our ups and downs. people focus on the downs and the downs are exaggerated and sometimes distorted, but there s ups and there s a basic bedrock of identification, common values between israel and united states. the president gives an expression, i given a expression. yesterday s meeting gave an expression. i think there s a solidity of ties between israel and the united states that the president of the united states and the prime minister of israel reflect in their meeting. no matter who holds the posts? i think every prime minister, every president has his own his own points, his own viewpoints but there s a common ....
We re going to do specials. we re going to come to the middle east. oh, good. good, i ll then i ll entertain you again in israel. it will be a good refresher. larry: it will be my pleasure. and don t forget, you committed, if we can get all three leaders on together, we re going to do that show. you can do it anytime. you have one. larry: okay. are you well, i think we can get jordan. now, if we get we re fine if we get abbas. what do you make of what s going to happen in iraq? will that hold together? well, i hope so. i mean, we are we are rooting for the success of the american effort and of the iraqi effort to stabilize iraq. it went through a very difficult period. we want to see a peaceful middle ....
Security checks. they had their own communication equipment. they had their own their own steel pipes and things that they brought on board. and when our coast guard effectively wanted to check this ship and make sure that it behaved the way the other five did, they were brutally attacked. and you can see that in the films that were released. our soldiers, our navy people, were fighting for their lives. what would you do if the coast guard boarded a ship and the coast guard was brutally attacked by people who were, you know, clubbing them, knifing them, taking weapons from them, shooting at them? what do you think would happen? how do you think the american people would respond? larry: okay. but how do you repair the damage with a state you need to be friendly, turkey? well, you re quite right that turkey and israel had an important relationship. turkey s a very important country in the middle east. i think that the relationship ....
I think it requires courage on the palestinian side for all those who don t really want a peace with israel to stand up and do what president the late president of egypt, anwar sadat did, and to say, hey, it s over, no more war, no more bloodshed. we re going to make a genuine peace with israel. i m prepared to have a demilitarized state live next to the jewish state of israel. i think the palestinians should not be either subject of israel or citizens of israel. they should have their own independent country. we should be assured that this country is not used as a staging ground for iranian-sponsored terrorist attacks on us. and i think this combination of state for the palestinians and security for israel is something that can be brought about in direct negotiations that i propose to start without any preconditions, without any pretext. larry: right. leaders don t need excuses. they just have to get on with it and i m prepared to get on with it. ....