for the pbs newshour, i'm janerg on, in gaza.ri >> sch with me now is daniel shapiro, who served asr u.s. ambassa israel under president obama, from 2011 to 2017. very much for being on the newshour. we heard from u.s. officials today and yesterday really blaming hamas and only hamas for the vience inside of gaza. but as we heard from jane's fergustory right now, isn't is there genuine frustration at israeli actions inside gaza ano cnditions inside gaza as well? >> well, there's no estion conditions inside gaza are horrific, and people there arely reuffering in a very genuine way. i have to say, i think the lion's share of the responsibility for this immediate crisis does fall on hamas' shoulders they are a terrorist organization, and they have intentionally embedded themselves within a civilian population of these instances, in which there are both violent acts aimed at the fence, things being lobbed and shot over thefe e, and unarmed protesters, all in one, large, chaotic area. hamas has squandered a lot of resources over the years on building rockets to attack israel with, which i

. >> joining me now, daniel shapiro. is a trump doctrine, go it alone foreign policy -- >> i don't think i want to give the credit for a doctrine that governs all of his foreign policy which is happen hazard and not well staffed. i do support the move of the u.s. embassy to jerusalem, because it's israel's capital and has been since israel's founding. the embassy is located in west jerusalem. the idea of establishing our embassy there is reasonable, plausible and should have been accompanied by some additional clarity that the two state solution that the president would want to achieve for the ultimate deal, would give palestinians the opportunity to establish their capital in east jerusalem. >> he hasn't done that he could have done it before, he still could do it now. >> while you support this move, you feel like this should have been part of a larger comprehensive approach, really part of a series of actions moving toward peace in the region? >> indeed, it's reasonable to bust the myths that sometimes there's traffic

. >> the former ambassador to israel daniel shapiro was on the show a short time ago, he said, that actually this was 9 right move, but he thought it should have been part of a bigger, more prehencive approach to peace in the middle east. but ultimately, he said the administration has been saddled with leaders on both sides who can't broker the peace. what do you think about that assessment? >> well, i know dan very well and have great respect nor him. he served in the administration at the same time i did. my view is that there's no doubt jerusalem has been, and will be the capital of israel. even the arabs recognize that clearly. the only question is whether east jerusalem will be the capital of an independent sovereign, nonmilitarized palestinian state. i think the president's decision to reverse decades of american policy doesn't help the prospects of getting the parties together nor a negotiated settlement that will produce a two-state solution. in a sense, it is an obstacle in the way of president trump's own stated policy, of coming up with a plan that will bring the parties together

joining me now, daniel shapiro, former u.s. ambassador to early.ctor for the middle east and north africa. thanks very much for being here. really appreciate it at this time. you wrote an op-ed for "the washington post." you said the sky is not falling. you called the decision here to move this embassy correct and reasonable. is it just symbolic? what do you think the ram if i ca ramifications of this move are going to be? >> it is symbolic, the recognition of a reality. there is no scenario in a two-state solution in which west jerusalem where the embassy now sits will not remain part of israel. it is perfectly reason to say that our embassy should be there and that we should do formally what we've done functionally for many years. when i was the ambassador in tel aviv, i drove to jerusalem almost every day to conduct the affairs of state with the israel government. so there is really no change in that respect. in that sense it is both symbolic and meaningful. when the administration should have done to make it more effective is describe that as p

daniel shapiro is the former u.s. ambassador to israel.ote an op-ed in "the washington post" last week which reads in part, "advocates of a two-state solution see the embassy move as a blunder by the united states. it signals the death knell of prospects for peace. but the sky he says is not falling. moving the u.s. embassy to a location in west jerusalem is correct and reasonable. west jerusalem has served as israel's capital since the founding of the state, and no plausible two-state map would change that. our embassy's presence in the city reinforces the legitimacy offistic jewish ties to city which are too often denied by palestinians. dan shapiro joining us now. thank you for joining us. given your position, are you then saying that this move should have come sooner during your tenure here as u.s. ambassador under a barack obama administration? >> well, the law that requires moving the u.s. embassy to jerusalem passed in 1995. and it gave the president the ability to postpone it by six months at a time. presidents clint, president bus

daniels case and president trump's reimbursement to his personal lawyer, michael cohen as a new report is out, we haven't been able to confirm it, a claim cohen was wiretapped by the feds. our own adam shapiroat white house with very latest. adam a busy day. reporter: it's a busy day, not even far from over. rudy giuliani who ignited firestorm over the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels that the fact that the president reimbursed michael cohen for that, has gone further with the wiretap story. he doubts its truth and this is quote from giuliani regarding cohen investigation. i'm waiting for the attorney general, jeff sessions, to step in. in his role of, as defender of justice and put these people under investigation. meaning the people investigating michael cohen. because giuliani points out if there was a wiretap of cohen, if it did capture the president talking to his then lawyer this would be a gross injustice on behalf of the government. this is certainly one of the issues brought up during the press briefing with sarah sanders and the fact that the administration prior he said there was no payment to sarah sanders, rather to, stormy daniels. let me let you listen to sarah sanders resp

watergate right now, this payment michael cohen made to stormy daniels, we can get into the weeds on this but why should i waste your time. adam shapiro knows this far better than i do but the drama is building over who paid whom and where did the money come from. what is the latest, adam? reporter: the bottom line, the president according to rudy giuliani, reimbursed mr. cohen for the $130,000 that the administration says mr. cohen had funneled to stormy daniels. this was reimbursement after incurred expenses, mr. cohen approached mt., not allegedly detailing what the expenses were but incurred expenses t was part of a 35,000-dollar monthly retainer the president paid to mr. cohen. the president tweeting this morning about all of this. it was retainer this is the kind of thing that celebrities and people of wealth do all the time. in the final portion of the tweet, despite already signed a detailed letter admitting this was no affair, referring to stormy daniels, prior to the violation by miss clifford and her attorney this, was a private agreement. money from the campaign, this is key, or campaign contributions played no roll in thi