real estate manager from the gulf will say the middle east and boy talking about a stable, middle east is not beyond our reach. she was a major intermediary and securing the seas. 5 deal of courses now underway and a floating to present drums bold vision flows. we had shaped by them, very much claimed credit for the cx. 5 deal, but to it's now, i think generally accepted that faith hits job items and even coming pressure from the company. destruction made it happen as the because it took about expanding the abraham piece of colds in the coming for years and saying that the relations overseas days of blank checks. all right, but let's cross to the white house. mike kind of joins us live from the mike as we watched the scenes of the families of the captives in gaza meeting the union overrated president. tell us what the senses, the about, the incoming presidencies, approach, the foreign policy. i thought it was significant that steve would cost is speaking at this uh, an organization event. uh he is a middle east peace invoice. he is an appointee, so he doesn't require send a confirmatio

leaders in the middle east know he means what he says.cratic gridlock and focus on tangible results is the game changer. it allows me to approach delicate negotiations with the confidence that the full weight of the united states is behind me. the principles president trump has laid out for our approach to the middle east and foreign policy in general are fourfold and they are clear. one, respect for sovereignty. every nation deserves the right to determine its own destiny free from the interference of external powers. two, economic prosperity as a bridge to stability. through economic partnerships and investment, we can build a foundation for cooperation that transcends historical grievances. three, courageous diplomacy, real progress requires difficult conversations and bold decisions. it is through these that trust is built and maintained. and finally, four, reciprocity and accountability. the united states requires reciprocal actions from our partners. we are done carrying the financial burden for nations that are unwilling [ applause

leaders in the middle east know he means what he says.e confidence and full weight of the united states behind me. the principles president trump has laid out for our approach to the middle east and foreign policy in general are fourfold and they are clear. one, respect the sovereignty. every nation deserves the right to determine its own destiny free from the interference of external powers. two, economic prosperity as a bridge to stability. through economic partnerships and investment, we can build a foundation for cooperation that transcends historical grievances. three, courageous diplomacy. real progress requires difficult conversations and bold decisions. it is through these that trust is built and maintained. and finally, four, reciprocity and accountability. the united states requires reciprocal actions from our partners. we are done carrying the financial burden for nations that are unwilling -- [applause] we are done carrying the financial burden for nations that are unwilling to fund their own progress. the days of blank checks

iran is in the weakest position it's been in the middle east in decades.h he go back to the table in december hamas for the first time, for the first time, was ready to accept the may framework and begin to release hostages. it wasn't until early january that they actually approved the hostage list and that's how we got to the result today. >> do we know keith siegel, chen and alexander how they are doing. >> keith will come out in phase one, segui will come out in phase one, edan will be phase two. we've been working with the incoming team. this is a testament to president biden and president trump allowing us to work together. i've work with steve witkoff over the last week, a partnership i think historic to help get this one. >> trump's envoy. >> we are committed to getting edan out as early as possible. i spoke to his father just last night. >> prime minister netanyahu described this overnight as a temporary ceasefire and he says he has permission to begin fighting as needed. do you believe he sees this as just a strategic pause or that he actually wan

there has been reporting of president trump's middle east envoy out in regular contact and out there right now with brett, reporting back to both of us and back to the president-elect and the president as we have a shared mission to get our people out. and to get the middle east, i think, back on track towards stability and towards the next round of abraham accords with normalization or, or, whatever moniker you want to give it. so, there are a number of things that are ongoing. that will not slow down. cyber being another. and then there are areas where we are having, you know, conversations about where do we maybe need to change and go in a different direction? we have had very candid conversations. on things, we tried this, this works, that does not work. if you want to try that you go right ahead. and we probably will. and the american people can then judge. but it is such a unique moment in our history. president trump is a not a year one, president, he is years -- he is year nine. he is been thinking about these issues the last four years. he's already foot on the gas. for a ma

first policies, policy decision on the middle east, east council functions, the by the ministration to put in place. some jewish settlers who committed violence against punish things and they'll depend westbank any of traumas, middle east and voice. the woodcock was the 1st person to address the crowd of the capital one arena, introduced the president highlighting trumps, middle east. i'm form policy plants of this leadership provides the confidence and direction necessary to navigate these complexities. as we move forward, my commitment is to continue to the work of advancing president trump's vision for the middle east. whether it's ro expanding the abraham peace accords, fostering economic development, or facilitating dialogue, which we long standing adversaries. my focus remains on action with actionable results. let me close by saying this. a stable and prosperous middle east is not in unattainable dream. it is. it is, it is a goal. within our reach, the government is a senior fellow and a national security expert from this to funds send for the united states. he told, obviously,

but middle east always seems to be on selection point of some kind or another. here we are again, as i said, israel has managed to accomplish strategically. um and the last 15 months, and especially in the last 3 months, things that we never thought would be would be possible and given years. so it's going to take really a droid diplomacy. and some restraint on israel's part to make to take full advantage of this. and it's going to take in gauge month. it's going to take money . it's going to take leadership from the trump administration to bring together international partners to help stabilize each of these situations. i worry that the trump administration is kind of alien to this type of effort that it's going to be require. trump himself, of course, famously tweeted, don't get involved in all caps, referring to syria, they're not our friend, not our flight. well, how do you think he sees the west bank? okay, i'm afraid that he sees the westbank israel's problem to solve. and what we've seen over the last 15 months with the increase in violence, including shu

a stable and prosperous middle east is not in unattainable dream. it is, it is, it is a goal within our reach because it's customer is a senior fellow and a national security expert from the sou funds center in the united states. he says from may have agreed to lift sanctions on his right. the settlers and the pressure benjamin netanyahu to include a see sign, ceiling goes up. i think this is an indication of, uh, what was made it really to get men yahoo to agree to the cease fire with the home us. we knew, you know, trump was putting pressure on it. yeah. hope it all sort maybe well for getting some incentives to finally agree to the deal with home us hostage release. and i think this is something that was promised every middle east expert i know, and myself included, doubts that this is going to hold that long, or because that's going to come down to the issue of what we've covered in gaza, who's allowed to carry arms and gaza and how much shows no inclination to disarm or to even necessarily allow other palestinians to come in and govern other ar

a stable and prosperous middle east is not in unattainable dream. it is. it is, it is a goal within our reach. so let's take this on with kind of scotsman is a senior fellow and national security ex, but from the c front center in the united states joins is now a from miami. i kind of great to have you with us. so this canceling of sanctions against checklists who are committing violence against palestinians online the settlers legally occupied. what does that tell you about what's to come with trump release policy? well, thank you for having reared again. uh, i think this is an indication of, uh, what was made it really to get men yahoo to agree to the cease fire with the home us. we knew, you know, trouble course putting pressure on it. yeah. hope it. busy certain maybe offered him some incentives to finally agree to the deal with us hostage release. and i think this is something that was promised right. i do think that i'm all to come well it's possible or they're very, i think the, the big issue i think is the normalization. what saturday rate be. i th

to be this special envoy for peace in the middle east. and i'd like to describe to you some of the things we're doing and how we can forms on president trump's policies. first of all, it is an honor to stand before you today. as i reflect on the enormity of the role that president trump is tasked me with. i am constantly reminded of the privilege it is to serve and to the leadership of my boss, president donald j trump. his presidency has provided a clear, bold vision for the middle east. and it is this vision that guys, every step i take in the mission. >> president trump's leadership has redefined what is possible in the pursuit of progress and stability in the middle east. his decisive, pragmatic, pragmatic approach. ensures that even the most entrenched conflicts are met with fresh perspectives and innovative strategy his policies have already delivered. remarkable successes such as yesterday's release of hostages in gaza. this achievement demonstrates the strength of president trump's leadership and the respect he commands on the glo

iran is in the weakest position it's been in the middle east in decades.n we went back to the table in december, hamas for the first time was ready to accept the may framework and begin to release hostages. it wasn't until early january they approved the hostage list and that's how we got to the list today. >> how are the american hostages doing? >> keith will come out in phase one. segi will come out in day one. edan is phase two. we are exited, i think you heard this from mike walz, we've been working seamlessly with the transition team. this is a testament to president biden and donald trump. we've been working to get this done. we are committed to getting edan out as early as possible. i spoke with edan's father just last night. >> so, prime minister netanyahu described this overnight as a temporary cease-fire. he says he has permission to begin fighting as needed. do you believe he sees this as just a strategic pause or that he actually wants to end this war? >> the way the deal is structured on day 16, negotiations begin for phase two. phase two will

and you can scare anybody in the middle east. there is a people when, when a resist occupation, even when they're beaten over the head, they repeatedly, the palestinians have software the immensely in the past 15 months. they have software the over 75 years. and yet that is the resistance. these are complex issues and just making so that's will not work rama. i mean you, you follow what goes on in africa. you follow what's goes in your own in europe. what did they make of trumps style and the is there any way that you think that he can achieve things? the diplomats conte because he's completely on the plastic. uh. yeah, and uh, i mean he is enjoying the power of his, um these words, you know, his lodge of victory. and that may have impressed people. um, he has um, you know, the support of the majority of the american voters and it monitors when you, when you are in conversations with governments, we cannot enjoy this kind of legitimacy. you know, of, for example, in europe. so, but it won't last, you know, because the power is su

out does it as cheap, one of which i'm so will say made his 1st policy decision of the middle east, east council functions of the budget and ministration. to put in place some jewish settlers that committed violence against punish students. and you can find the westbank, any of trump's middle east and voice, the width cough was the 1st person to address the crowd of the capital one of reno in washington dc. he introduced the president hot. i think trump's middle east, i'm farm policy plans of this leadership provides the confidence and direction necessary to navigate these complexities. as we move forward, my commitment is to continue to the work of advancing president trump's vision for the middle east. whether it's ro, expanding the abraham peace accords, fostering economic development, or facilitating dialogue, which we long standing adversaries. my focus remains on action with actionable results. let me close by saying this. a stable and prosperous middle east is not in unattainable dream. it is, it is, it is a goal within our reach. are you aware that i'll just say we're a still a h

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will gusting all around the world from the middle east today. and 1961. the world woke up to news of us present. generalizing how revealing the dangers of a military industrial complex, not democracy, controlling the united states today and 2025 fireworks. a scheduled to light up the sky of donald trump's golf club in virginia, or ahead of a cabinet dinner. and the integration of the 47th president on monday, many of those cabinet picks are on the record for promoting war on russia through ukraine. the genocide in gaza was in that in central america and was on their run in china. this despite trump himself declaring that his design is well peace. joining me again from cleveland, ohio is dennis percentage of the mayor of cleveland, who twice ran as a us for democratic presidential candidate, most recently running as an independent candidate for congress. dennis, thanks so much for coming back on happy new year. you're on the season premiere of going undergrad. you are the washington press club just a few weeks ago before christmas. right? speaking about th

that might shape what we're going to see in the middle east. yeah, well, i've worked with the secretary of defense, nominated p takes that. and um, you know, he's, he's a brilliant guy, is very passionate about protecting and serving the war fighters. he himself was military. prior, he was when i worked in the pentagon under secretary rumsfeld, he was in cool doing counter insurgency school. so he knows what it's like, he knows the consequence of war. and i think that makes it all the more important to, to really be vicious when you put your troops in harm's way. and i believe fully that he's going to carry out what donald trump wants, in this particular incense and, you know, negotiate and try to drop piece. and you do that by, by really showing leadership by stepping up there's been a little bit of a vacuum in washington and around the globe because we haven't stepped up and been very forceful. our policy hasn't been clear for the world. and, you know, been chaos of pounds also. thank you. you see secretary rubio? i mean he's got great skills

returning to the middle east.e've not had any response from hamas to mr netanyahu's comments. we have had one other development however — egypt, one of the countries which helped to mediate the ceasefire deal, has said that israel will release 1,890 palestinian prisoners in exchange for 33 israeli hostages in the first phase of the ceasefire. and our correspondent jonah fisher had further analysis from jerusalem. the overwhelming message from mr netanyahu in his address was that this was going ahead, but it certainly didn't feel like peace in our time, did it? i mean, part of the reason that he, mr netanyahu, is not talking about this being a permanent ceasefire is because by getting to that point of permanent ceasefire, it throws up all sorts of difficult questions, both for him politically and questions about what happens in gaza. at the moment, with it as a temporary arrangement, it's easy to, if you like, keep the option of war open and indeed not try and tackle some of the significant issues and problems arou

this was not an offer it for broader conflict in the middle east.going to be a pause in the current conflict between israel and hamas specifically inside gaza it says nothing about the west bank and the cells operate on a daily basis against their. mark: there's a talk he is not in good health, he's from the top par party that competes with hamas. they have sort of a civil war there early on. hamas won one and they took over gaza. the talk is that when he dies that hamas will have more of an ability more room to grab power in judeo, samaria, other parts of the area there and use them as a possibility to question. >> absolutely bring the course of our reporting we speak with everyone in the region. i have talked to palestinians both in gaza and in places like ramallah and jeanine to get a sense of where they stand after this conflict. the support for hamas is wide spread. without getting too far into the weeds many palestinians looked at the palestinian authority they see in an organization thas corrupt. they see the people that have been promoted an

even the middle east, strategically has changed. a lot of the most important change is frankly the diminishment of a ron's capabilities. so donald trump left office, ron was still, you know, a negotiated reduced ability to get nuclear weapons, but it had many proxy forces in the region that were quite capable today. as he takes office, there's no ally in damascus for iran. there. lebanese has bala allies been greatly diminished, and the iranian military itself has been shown to be serious to be deficient in airpower and air defense. so i think for the trump team wild as a, as the news of the day, the strategic changes on iran or the enduring factor that they're going to have to face when they try to shape events in the middle east. and as you had said, i think for the last 18 months or so, there's been a sense in the world that the u. s. administration is not, can really driving events in the middle east and trying to catch up. i would imagine that with to cease fire and gaza, it's an opportunity for the americans to reassert this.

this has been time of real turmoil in the middle east. but as i prepare to leave office, our friends are strong, our enemies are weak, and there's genuine opportunities for a new future. in lebanon, there's an opportunity for future, free from the grip of hezbollah. and syria, a future free of the tyranny of assad and for the palestinian people, a credible, credible pathway to a state of their own and for the region, a future of normalization, integration, of israel and all its arab neighbors, including saudi arabia. with the g-20 in delhi in september of 2023, i rallied key countries behind the vision of an economic carter, from india to the middle east to europe. that vision can now become a reality. the risk as well, including isis and iran, even in a badly weakened state. but we're handing off to the next team of real opportunity for a brighter future for the middle east. i hope they will take it. let me close with this. my friend for years in the united states senate, former senator george mitchell who did so much to forge peace once

we got here without a wider war in the middle east. now it falls to the next administration to help implement this deal. i was pleased to have our teams speak as one voice in the final days. it was necessary, effective and unprecedented. this will require persistence and continuing support for our friends in the region and the belief in the policy backed by deterrence. as we reflect on the news from gaza today, we must also remember the victims of this war. remain mindful that the pursuit of lasting peace while never easy or quick must always be our calling. may god bless you all and may god protect our troops. all look forward to this deal being fully implement the. i'm not going to take any questions now because there is a congregation waiting for me. thank you very much. >> can you say anything about the condition of the hostages that were released today? pres. biden: the three that were released into gaza, out of the hands of their captors, they appear to be in good health but it is early to tell. they may be across the border into

also, we discussed the areas of cooperation in the south caucus as syria, the middle east and afghanistan. i believe that the changes occurring in our agents considering the role of new organizations and structures such as bricks and the seo truly present a new opportunity and potential for interaction between the 2 countries. the introduction of military actions and war does not resolve issues. we welcome a political settlement of the conflict between ukraine and russia. we must respect each other, and of course the western countries should not force others to submit to them. elsewhere in his remarks, opposite scoundrel, a parallel between what's going on in ukraine and the situation in the middle east saying that it all boils down to the west double stand. or she said that the western countries liked to preach about human rights while simultaneously committing gray violations themselves. seats emphasized that the this have policy is no longer acceptable as the world has come to realize what's going on. following, because a war facing with a double standards have reached the end of their

you called to what piece of the middle east? oh, in one respect. and then contradict that by removing sanctions, as you say from is why the settlers who have committed crimes, the gains of all polished indians, the message should be cleared. the installers in this, from the bank to state solution should not involve designers fast to make the decision. i know there's one in the side either the inverse design is all due lights actually located in the eyes of, of quite just and stuff like conciliation. and these between the paper but based on to interstate solution. and this, that should be the guidelines to everyone who wants to bring peace. and that means that you're not going sanctions on one side. and at the same time, and this is wednesday, the few positives things that are divided expansion and goes and gets you finance. now i guess the incidence and by this thing is a basically the sign of a single to there. you can continue that because the administration is supposed to be should go in order for us. so i think we have to send to a photo. chest

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staying in the middle east.try has accused the israeli army of firing at residents trying to return to their homes in southern lebanon, killing at least fifteen people and injuring dozens more.(box oov)israel�*s military missed and injuring dozens more. israel's military missed today's deadline to leave the area, as a sixty—day ceasefire deal expired. it has not said how long its forces will stay in lebanon. both israeli troops and hezbollah fighters were supposed to have completed their respective withdrawals. our correspondent hugo bachega is in beirut and gave us this update. this morning right after this deadline expired, we saw some dramatic images of thousands of residents trying to go back to their towns and villages along their towns and villages along the lebanese israeli border, and in recent days hezbollah�*s tv station actually encouraged residents to go back home. this is an area where hezbollah has a very strong presence, it still enjoys significant support, despite warnings from the lebanese milit

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and then show in the middle east. maybe that was also have something i'm sure they do go to friendship good or, and lots of what. and that's why the issues, the issues are provoked by defective. that does when to take from others what belongs to them. and they utilize the power to do so. it is unfortunate some of the clements of that type, a, a forced like the one that we're talking about that we have good to have. this is 5, is forced into the if you were to be honest and tell it to us 1st, these really prime minister says that his country is ready to get back into it and review. so it's, um, it's a tech on him us should. the 2nd phase of the sci fi agreement collapse. do you think this will actually, why is it the word keep them quiet when, when kind of threatens another country like this, when we have like united nations of whatever it and why it was what no matter how much we discussed of the issue is there is no equality would always smarter. one would always suffer. so is it much of that at times of feeling? you

one of the main um as traffic on routes in the middle east. positive through here. a lot of hands on the on the top of the a little bit so. uh so that's odd betsy. ha ha ha, that's laugh. i love the bushel of the month because the, the lebanese town is a 30 minute drive from the syrian border. a meeting is arranged in with a guide. who will take the journal is to a major. it's the left, the an unremarkable gray house on the outskirts, but this mode is the exterior hines. what resembles in this warehouse, the comes smuggling is big business for the locals. and sometimes it's the only way to survive. and that was due to the total was for the month on the motion for the month, the device you're having this issue and that's going to be the best fit for you on the for the find them on the sheet on that. and still, most of these images were taken a year before, the palestinian israeli conflict escalated by time when massive arms budget is daunted across the range of the muslim holding the straightforward bit, my feet on the most of the famous feeling a little less than th

i work as a middle east correspondent for the bbc, based in beirut. but now i'm in damascus, back home, where it all started. i continued reporting on syria and the uprising and everything that happened up until i was expelled out of syria. you know, and you look back at the arab spring, when the first protests started in egypt, everyone was taken by surprise. troops are on the streets of egypt's capital tonight as the government struggles to quell widespread rioting. and then, it is tunisia... ..and then, it's libya. regime toppling in one country after the other. there are celebrations across libya tonight as the country has been officially liberated. there was a great sense of hope in the middle east that was, like, completely destroyed after with violence, with more tyranny or islamist groups, you know, being in charge. those were exceptional moments in 2011, when protests took to the streets. it was something that is unheard of, that silence broke in syria, that people took to the streets and broke the barriers of fear. crowd chants crowds in dar

i work as a middle east correspondent for the bbc, based in beirut. but now i'm in damascus, back home, where it all started. i continued reporting on syria and the uprising and everything that happened up until i was expelled out of syria. you know, and you look back at the arab spring, when the first protests started in egypt, everyone was taken by surprise. troops are on the streets of egypt's capital tonight as the government struggles to quell widespread rioting. and then, it is tunisia... ..and then, it's libya. regime toppling in one country after the other. there are celebrations across libya tonight as the country has been officially liberated. there was a great sense of hope in the middle east that was, like, completely destroyed after with violence, with more tyranny or islamist groups, you know, being in charge. those were exceptional moments in 2011, when protests took to the streets. it was something that is unheard of, that silence broke in syria, that people took to the streets and broke the barriers of fear. crowd chants crowds in dar

staying in the middle east.e israeli army of firing at residents trying to return to their homes in southern lebanon, killing at least 11 people and injuring dozens more. israel's military has missed a deadline to leave the area, as a 60—day ceasefire deal expired — it has not said how long its forces will stay in lebanon. both israeli troops and his brotherfighters were supposed to have completed their respective withdrawals. israel says lebanese troops have not deployed fast enough, while the lebanese military blames israeli procrastination. lebanon's new president, generaljoseph aoun, called for restraint. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega is in beruit and outlined what the deal was. this deal stipulated the withdrawal of israeli troops from the south of the country, and also the removal of hezbollah fighters and weapons from the south, and at the same time, thousands of lebanese soldiers would be deployed to that part of the country. now, what the israelis are saying is that this deal hasn't been fu

what call for the trunk, middle east envoy? let's get some analysis civil now with stephen soonest, who's professor of politics and the director of middle east studies at the university. san francisco joins is from san francisco. it's david, great. have you brought with us here or now? is there a lots of things to discuss? i think top billing is this partnering for a lot of people, as donald trump put that of the as he times at the j 6 hostages. those who would jailed for the rights in various crimes on capitol hill, right? so we must all forget where people actually died. what do you make of that? that is quite disturbing. indeed, many republicans as well as a people of other political persuasions, are pretty horrified. what would on this wasn't resurrection, people did die the easel, his officers and others were badly beaten. and the republican party is traditionally been one of law and order in respect to police. and they, uh, and they even defended often times the police brutality against the civilians. but in this case it

but it certainly changed the face of politics in the middle east. so he believes that he can perhaps negotiate some sort of settlement, but it might not fall in the way that the international community sees that many people have been talking about the so called di after and guys. and how did that should be the basis of a 2 state solution? the front of said that the brits have said that the germans have said that everyone has put forward this idea. it appears that donald trump might not be fully on board with that idea. and just in the last few hours when speaking in the oval office, the night of his integration, when he was signed, the executive orders, he said that guy's a was a fine piece of real estate. and maybe there were other ways of dealing with it that suggest that donald trump isn't exactly sold on the idea of a 2 state solution. something that has been taught by what we've had from at least the findings in the last couple of hours. okay, thank you. for running us through all of that, ellen, ellen fisher, for us from capitol hill. as a col

he weighed in on the middle east. um, he applied pressure on the net in the oh and he demonstrated to everybody that the previous administration could have done far more than it actually did to restrain israel. and, and that is a hopeful sign because, you know, and if we could look back on history, actually, if republicans have been the only ones will actually ever apply to any pressure against israel and we're going all the way back goes to eisenhower. and so, you know, blood drilling is relatively strong to sign i, we know that reagan getting on the phone to him and not him begging or, you know, telling him to knock it off. even the hapless george w bush said at one point that enough is enough. and before his fame is a road map that eventually led to kind of a serious piece negotiation of the old met piece plan. so, you know, trump is actually to get them following, and the tradition of republicans will actually, you know, apply some pressure on israel any from demonstrated. well, he can do it. the question is, will

but during his career, he's produced hundreds of reports on was in the middle east. he's met with islam and you had his late as many times and knows exactly how weapons get into their hands. because she hold on on it. and you're not able to see that kind of a wind down and holding with them on the getting the new. so the, the home mom and addition, i mean, but only for the $100.00 mean. the events can have you come off that the venue sort of you raj on, was shown to the arms of traffic to the middle east, mainly from ukraine. is findings corroborated by the largest dealers in the region, let us nominal facility or some of those other slash we, i'm about to look at the easiest key to know, you know, so what are the easiest number mobile number uh sure. well, nice to handle kinda who do stuff on there and what i'm, you know, my, some of the products i mean somebody can, i think of them in the middle. so we'll say it'll paint them the best we can see them. and it was a lovely to blame someone up and move them for the moment. sure. not the arms dealers set up a meeting i

he's a senior consulting fellow with the middle east and north africa program at chatham . hi, it's good to have you both with us. thank you very much of the time i'm going to start with you in terms of the sanctions that were initially put in place on these rarely settlers, by the, by the ministration. how effective, where are they? is not at all at all by me in the ed this with these sections and model a symbolic does not change anything on the ground when it comes to the attitude. not really the truth. is that eighty's or septimus from attacking philistines in the west bank or confiscating moorland? that in fact, the west bank has been on fire since since years now. i know this book life wasn't guys over the last 15 months because of the nature of the world and the genocide, but things would never be splendid westbank. they attacks the continued continuation of violence and all these things that i and is focused on the west bank and the west bank for it is that it is the big price because one of the presents that is more or less now is morning it's, it's, it's hopefully

now our to is middle east bureau chief, my financial reports from outside the eas, ready operated detention facility in the west bank. the nea ramallah was totally steins, g c. things were a massive crowd has gathered, waiting for israel to release prisoners among the families, easily anticipating the return of their loved ones. the aries charged with the most . you and you can hear people clapping, saying, whistling, but they have mix of joy, full freedom. at the same time toll road for the state in total over 46000 gallons killed in 15 months or more behind me, sends over fries and deal with these really trailing the west bank. and earlier today, these real prison authorities transfer detainees here from various facilities and according to the deal is role relays 95 prisoners, mostly women and minors, arrested porn site. last, the crimes physics changed march. the beginning of the largest deal during the 1st stage from us will release faster. 3 hope there's no information on how many of them are alive. an israel will free 1904 detainees. these t for each is really sold, are in a substitut

peace in russia, peace in the middle east.nees home part of his first term. big part of it. i think his remarks says the promise of america is really all of us. they see it here. >> president donald j. trump, 47th president of the united states. >> so now the work begins, we won, we won. now the work begins we have to bring them home. be signing on the j-6 hostages pardons to get them out. as soon as i leave i'm going to the oval office and will be signing pardons for a lot of people, a lot of people. [cheers] thank you to steve witkoff. is he great guy. a friend of mine. successful man. a great negotiator. wonderful guy. people love him. and he has got a tremendous power of persuasion and that's what we need. we don't need stiffs. we don't need -- got a lot of stiffs. you just had a whole load of them. [laughter] and to the former hostages with us today, welcome. welcome home. some of the folks that are former hostages, not a good situation. the three young ladies that came home yesterday, you saw that. more coming home every

i think is also considering the middle east, there would be a precedent for that in his first term.oing forward. but i think you sending a great signal to china in the form of the energy reform that have come out in the first executive orders which are fantastic for building what is america's greatest strategic advantage over china which is as he said the liquid gold under our feet, they do not have that releasing is one of the great things that we can do it i think the stargate project for american dominance of a.i. which would be partnered and supported by our allies that is another way we counter china without firing a shot. i think communication is great and i think the messages are more important. maria: great analysis as always. thank you for joining us. >> of course it is a [sofi mnemonic] can a personal loan unlock your ambitions? oh yeah. borrow up to a hundred thousand dollars to consolidate bad debt and save money for your next goal. take a swing at your kitchen reno... meant that literally. or design your actual dream wedding. consolidate bad debt and fund all your ambit

here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell, injerusalem.y reporters in the oval office if he thought that all three phases of this ceasefire and hostage release deal that he has been taking credit for would be implemented. he said to reporters, "it is not our war, it is their war, i am not confident." but at the same time we have been hearing from his new special envoy to the middle east, steve wheatcroft, who was also very much involved in those indirect negotiations between israel and hamas, and he was indicating his ongoing commitment to this deal being implemented, outlining what he says was president trump's bold vision for the middle east and seeking to ultimately build new relations between israel and other arab countries, dangling out there the possibility that there could be a normalisation between israel and saudi arabia down the road. yolande knell in jerusalem yolande knell injerusalem on the latest reaction to president trump war, i am not confident." but at the same time we have been hearing from his new special envoy to the m

the middle east. the, the discussion now, i think, is changing away from israel controlling the united states to what appears to be obvious. and that is that if the president of the united states on pronounce has any edict to israel that they have no alternative but to accept it. so i think right now donald trump, this change the conversation about israel in the united states and it's not going to change back. now that people understand that the president of the united states does have dominant power over the is really the government. very, we won't be able to go back to a position where whoever is in charge of the united states can, can have possible deniability when any argument is made. that is real, is acting in contrast due to us, the wishes of the us leadership. all right, so right now, uh bought garland if and if the uh, who does not, in fact listen to donald trump and couldn't to use with his the rest of it. but he must destroy, have us. we've even heard it from donald trump, that he's also sa

they got them to go into the middle east and to create more in the middle is to spend 9 trillion dollars. remember, i used to say don't go into a rack, but if you do go in, keep the oil. well, they went in, they didn't keep their, they didn't keep anything, you know, at a rack is a massive oil country. they have $400000000000.00 right now. but i said, i don't go in, but it's and, but i said it is a vision. so people cared because i get for whatever reason, i get a disproportionate amount of publicity. and some of the assumptions he's going to explain to me why you there. will you explain that to me? so even as a civilian sort of, before i ran by, but i'd be very much in, you know, involved with the things and statements that go in is but i should don't go in, they went in, it was such a bad decision. so bolt and she again, you get back both a real dog. but i thought he'd be great because he was so stupid. he was like a boiler every time. if, if somebody shut down a little tiny, crappy drill and that goes to about $15.00, he'd want to go to war with russia. sure, no, i think he was great