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well, leland, i think first it s insightful to examine the comparative between the previous administration and barack obama. he spent more time going after israel for starting homes in their own country then he did iran for trying to create nuclear weapons which threatens the entire world security. so, there is a great contrast. this president is going to jerusalem for his first major overseas trip as president. this is a pretty profound difference and i m very thankful for israel s sake that this president is in place. that has certainly been one thought here. we know the israeli right was quite excited, if you will, when president trump was elected. a lot of reporting here on the ground that for lack of a better ....
Make a peace deal with the palestinians? is the message israel s under an existential threat. what is the takeaway? i think it s very simple. let s focus on two things. number one, the jordan valley has been the front line of israel s defense since 1967. the jordan valley is something which rabin, the man who started the whole peace process, warned in his last knesset speech israel must retain the valley. so that s our front line. we re not giving up the valley, and polls show 80% of the public want to retain the valley. and one other point. jerusalem, in an era in which holy sites are being blown up all over the middle east, in egypt, in iraq, in syria, we re going to turn over the holy sites of western civilization to mr. abbas, to hamas or isis? israel and only israel will protect jerusalem for all the great faiths. ....
A man who knows the issues quite well, arizona congressman and cochair of the congressional israeli ally caucus, trent franks from the great state of arizona. there s a bit of delay between here and scottsdale so we appreciate you bearing with us. well, thank you, leland. i appreciate being here with you on this mother s day. my little mother is having such a terrible time in life. i want to take a moment to tell her her children, rise up in the moment and call her blessed. happy mother s day, mama. no one could have had a better mother than you. we will offer some prayers from here in jerusalem for that congressman. when i lived here, no matter what god you believe in is a local phone call from here. president trump on the ground for 26 hours. you know this place well. you know that things are complicated here. what do you hope you will learn in 26 hours and are there any tangible deliverables you think he can deliver? ....
Demonstrate his hopes for just and lasting peace. many here in jerusalem on both sides will tell you that hope is not a policy. behind me is the old city, what is often called the most valuable square mile of real estate in the world. when we return, david borowitz, editor of the times in israel is wondering if this deal is impossible ....
Positions, could reasonably agree to? what many of us who have been involved in negotiations for more than 15 years have concluded is that a final status deal covering all the issues like jerusalem, like security, like borders is not in the cards right now. leland: okay. but more limited understandings can be reached that are important for the palestinians and important for israel. and that s what we should be aiming for. leland: well, we ve heard president trump say he wants to make a deal, so we ll see if he settles for what you say, an interim deal, or keeps pushing. ambassador, appreciate your time sir. we know it s valuable. my pleasure. leland: liz? elizabeth: american christians hope president trump will be a stronger advocate for religious liberty, and in the mideast tougher on persecution. we re going to speak with a christian journalist in jerusalem ahead of president trump s visit. whether we are brown, black or white, we all bleed the same ....