dennis ross will return.nk you so much, richard engel and barry mccaffrey. >>> tony blinken testifying today for military aid to israel despite the pressure for israel to agree to a cease-fire. was reminding people how this all started. it started because hamas started the war by a brutal attack, a massacre against the people of israel on october 7th. >> a family at its breakfast table -- the profound irony of attacks on the very people who most ardently believe and want a fur of peace between israelis and palestinians, a few of two states, a family of four, a young boy and girl, 6 and 8 years old and their parents around the breakfast table, the father, his eye gouged out in front of his kids. the mother's breasts cut off. the boy's fingers cut off before they were executed. then the executioner sat down and had a meal. that's what this society is dealing with. >> pleased to have israel's minister for strategic affairs joining us. he is the former israel ambassador to the united states. ambassador, since we

their rescue remains elusive, and that is because as dennis ross, former u.s.nvoy to the middle east writes in the atlantic this week, there are almost no good choices. on the one hand the terrorist leaders no doubt hope the hostages would be a deterrent against israel's launching an all out war against them. on the other hand the hamas knew if they could trade prisoners they would be heroes as those held in israeli jails as part of the struggle against the occupation. it would allow its leaders to claim that their way worked. joining me now is the author, dennis ross, counselor at the washington institute and a former u.s. envoy to the middle east. ambassador ross, thank you for making the time. i found this to be fascinating reading, and i wonder if you could sort of recount how and the 2011 hostage negotiation where netanyahu traded i think it was a thousand jailed palestinians for a single soldier, how the specter of that exchange figures into potential hostage negotiate eggs today. >> you know, it has a backdrop that affects both sides. hamas leaders felt

and that is because, as dennis ross, former u. s.e middle east writes in the atlantic this week, there are almost no good choices. on the one hand, the terrorist leaders no doubt hoped the hostages would be a deterrent against israel's launching of an all out for war against them. on the other hand, hamas allies knew that if they could trade their hostages for a number of militants held in israeli prisons, that would be heroes among palestinians who say those held in the israeli jails as part of the struggle against occupation. indeed, the spectacle of hamas gaining the release of prisoners in spite of its killing spree of israelis would allow its leaders to claim that their way worked. joining me now is the author himself, ambassador dennis ross. counselor at the washington institute for -- policy and a former u. s. envoy to the middle east. ambassador ross, thank you for the time. i found this to be fascinating reading and i wonder if you could sort of recount how the 2011 hostage negotiation, where netanyahu traded i think it was

>> in many ways i agree with my former instructor, dennis ross. hamas must be eliminated. if there is lasting peace but you have organizations like hamas sponsored by iran, hezbollah which is very capable and they all want to destroy israel. i sometime the organizations must be beaten and defeated but hamas right now is a terrace organization must be eliminated and that will not be easy because they are part of the structure of the government there in gaza. >> final word. >> israel, keep doing it. america, stand with israel and route it out once and for all because if not, we will see nuclear weapons and not part of the world and potentially the hands of people like hamas. >> got it. thank you for joining us. it's good to see you, have a good weekend. welcome wall street journalist speech is george w. bush, bill mcgurn, thank you for joining us you heard our conversation, what you make of what's happening in gaza and iran? i agree the first step to clarify everything is hamas is beyond the pale. the first atrocity was october 7 when they killed israeli civilians. they also

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palestinian officials trusted american diplomats like mark mendic, dennis ross because they worked tirelessly to find a path to a palestinian state. the u.s. pressed the plo to recognize israel, but it also pressed israelis to stop building settlements. all those efforts have petered out as palestinian leadership proved feckless and israel has been ruled by a series of right-wing governments that did not believe in a two-state solution and have increased settlements and have turned a blind eye to the condition of palestinians. these are ideal conditions for hamas which argues that there is no non-violent negotiated solution and that acts of terror are the only option. this is all a tall order for american diplomacy, but the alternative is to let this crisis fester which could easily result in violence that is even worse than what we are now seeing. go to cnn.com/fareed for a link to my washington post column this week. to the east, some 90 palestinians have been killed in the west bank since october 7th, many of them in settler attacks according to human rights groups. more than 700 palestini

palestinian officials trusted american diplomats like martin endic and dennis ross and edward dereggan because they worked to find a path to a palestinian state. the u.s. pressed the plo to renounce terror and recognize israel. but it also pressed the israelis to stop building settlements. all of those efforts have petered out as palestinian leadership proofed feckless and there is a series of right-wing governments who do not believe in a two-state solution have increased settlements and turned a blind eye to the condition of palestinians. these are ideal conditions for hamas which argues there is no nonviolent solution and acts of terror are the only option. this is all a tall order for american diplomacy. but the alternative is to let this crisis fester, which could easily result in violence that is even worse than what we are now seeing. go to cnn.com/fareed for a link to my washington post column this week. and let's get started. ♪ >>> israel is in battled to its west and east and north. to the north, hezbollah is trading fire with israel. prime minister netanyahu said this mornin

and dennis ross moses had a very good suggestion on some sort of interim authority, gaza interim authorityl the palestinian authority is ready to take control. hamas has to be eradicated. there's not a single arab leader that wants hamas to stay there, despite whoever is chanting on the street. they have oil upon to use to take iran's influence out of the equation. also, there's a lot of u.s. support. we have 160 major u.s. ceos in the last days have said they're fully behind, full-throated support of israel, and quite condemning of the atrocities of hamas. >> this kind of conflict here and in the ukraine, it's definitely one of those types of events that no one in the business world wants to see happen. it only creates far more uncertainty than they like to see. jeffrey son.feld, thank you for your expertise on all of this. >>> up next, another donald trump codefendant pleading guilty in georgia, directly implicating the former president. wilken neth chess proceed take the stand against trump? ♪ >>> a huge legal blow for former president trump with a third codefendant pleading guilty in t

dennis ross, thank you. john?>> we are getting new information of what israel is calling infiltration of its country from lebanon and also the israeli troops of armor moving to the gaza bord, and we saw the tanks rolling by and the special live coverage continues right after this.

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. >> going to go to dennis ross with us, he's a former ambassador. dennis, are you there?dor i should say, you were special envoy to the middle east. you've dealt directly with negotiations like this. what do you think it took to get two more hostages released today? >> there are a variety of considerations, number one, qatar is putting a fair amount of pressure on hamas, when i say that, it's a combination of threatening to who would money making clear it may not provide safe haven for hamas leaders, many hamas political leaders are in doha. they have quite a bit of leverage on hamas and they're using it in no small part because i think they're pressured by the biden administration. i would say in part, at least, because pretty hard to understand why they would provide safe haven and a platform for hamas leaders. so that're saying if you think this is important and there's a benefit you need to prove it to us. you use the relationship with hamas to get the hostages released. so that's one factor. i think that will continue to be the case. now we're talking about a total o

our old friend, dennis ross, on the subject of israeli ceasefire with mounting international pressureisrael, wrote something in the "new york times," significant coming from ross because as you know, he probably has done more than any other american diplomat to try to achieve peace between israel and the palestinians. he wrote this. in the past i might have favored a ceasefire with hamas during a conflict with israel. but today it is clear to me that peace is not going to be possible now or in the future as long as hamas remains intact and in control of gaza. hamas's power and ability to threaten israel and subject gaza civilians to evermore rounds of violence must end. coming from dennis ross, that is a pretty definitive statement that the situation on the ground has to change. because he has always held out hope there is a peaceful solution here, he doesn't see one in this case. >> well, i think we all have to understand that anyone who wants to see peace in the middle east has to see that hamas is a major problem. they are going to oppose any peace, they are going to oppose any rec

for the washington post, nbc news chief washington correspondent andrea mitchell and ambassador dennis rossrmer middle east peace negotiator. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >>> from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with kristen welker. >>> good sunday morning. the eyes of the world are on gaza today as israel prepares to broaden its assault on hamas. this is more than a million palestinians in northern gaza are trying to head south in car, by foot and in carts pulled by donkeys after israel warned almost half of the territory's population to leave their homes. the united nations has urged israel to withdraw its evacuation order with one official calling it a death sentence for gazans forced to leave hospitals. they have tried to reopen the rafah crossing to allow foreigners to leave. palestinian officials say more than 2300 people have been killed in gaza. in israel more than 1400 have been killed. the dead include 29 americans, 15 americans remain unaccounted for. feared to be among the more than 120 hostages hamas

joining me now, ambassador dennis ross.rson for the middle east peace process during both the bush and clinton administrations. ambassador, thank you for joining me, sir. i know you worked extensively and seeking peace between the injuries and palestinians. as you watch what's unfolding in the region today, what's on your mind? >> well, what's on my mind is, i see an open-ended conflict very difficult now to resolve. i see hamas having probably in concert with iran. because they saw the possibility of a breakthrough between saudi arabia and israel as a fundamental threat to them. which is gonna change geopolitical landscape in the middle east. it was gonna create a -- for those who believed in building resilience societies. now it's gonna create an alternative to what they represent, which is pretty much a failed state, failed policies, oppression of people, and no hope for the future. this is their -- disrupted, clearly, this is a plan over several months. they obviously engaged in a series of deceptive behaviors. which mi

that's how it was just explained by long time diplomat dennis ross.e to be well versed in all of this to understand the basic point that the saudis would bring a potential religious credibility to a peace process to lower the temperature. and dennis ross, who i'm quoting is one of the most respected american diplomats in mideast policy. in his newks h goes on to opposed scares them because if you had that kind of deal with israel, these companies are essf economically, iran is faing, so iran and hamas, are ront by what could make them lag farther behind. ross believes iran planned this attack. and iran sa long time backe terrorism by nonstate actors, an there are some sources suggesting an iranian role in these attacks. others are denying that, the united states for its part today is publicly sayg it hasn't seen that kind of evidence yet, but i can tell you iran does publicly support these horrific hamas attacks you have been seeing on your screen. an is on record about that. it's on board with the terrorism. the question is only how operational was i

coming up, dennis ross, former ambassador to the u.n.berg television at 8:30 new york time. -- 3:30 new york time. president biden set to deliver remarks this afternoon on the israel-hamas work as the conflict enters its fourth day. and reorder joins us from outside of the white house. annmarie: when the president takes the podium today there are two things you can expect. one as commander-in-chief he will once again offering the unwavering support from the united states to israel. he released a statement yesterday and talked about unequivocal support from the u.s.. we know that the u.s. has drawdown authority in funding they can already use to send supplies and support and potentially talks about the need for congress at some point to have a supplemental. then the present will -- president will definitely talk about the american lives lost. yesterday a statement was put out that 11 lives were lost in the massacre over the weekend. that could rise as well. they are still trying to account for people eared and the president also talked ab

ambassador dennis ross, thank you so much for your time tonight. >> my pleasure. >> that is our show for tonight. now it is time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence. >> good evening alex. we're going to get into what might be the most important and possibly the most ignored ward president biden said in israel today, which is the word alternatives. he's talking about alternatives to a ground invasion by israel. so we'll try to figure out what the president was working on and those alternatives he says he discussed with israel. >> that is an important word to focus on at this hour in particular. i will be watching, thank you. >> thank you. tonight, on the way back from israel, president biden said, he understands why some people might not be ready to believe that israel had nothing to do with a missile that struck a parking lot of a hospital in gaza. >> people over the region are upset about the hospital. do you have a message -- >> i can understand why. i can understand. you notice i don't say things like that unless i have faith in the service from which

i want to bring into the conversation ambassador dennis ross. distinguished fellow at washington institute for near east policy. he was a former middle east convoy, and top peace negotiator in the bush clinton administration. surprise winning journalist, senior executive editor for national security, and from the hostage himself. ambassador, netanyahu has made it clear, a cease-fire is not happening. the white house has even said it is not the right thing great known. with you think? >> i think the cease-fire will leave hamas intact. it leaves it with its military certainly existing and something we've built. it leaves it with overall leadership in control, not really being challenged. i think there is a difference between a cease-fire, which basically repeats what we have seen before, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, where hamas basically used a cease-fire to itself, and sets itself up to do what we saw on october 7th. that said, i think you can have a humanitarian pause. a pause to get assistance in, a pause that allow certain quarters to be created. t

joining us now is ambassador dennis ross, former middle east envoy, counselor at the washington institute for near east policy and an msnbc foreign affairs ambassador. thank you very much for being here this morning. a couple things out of josh's report that i wanted to ask you about right away. one, what do you make of the prime minister although he deleted that tweet, but putting a tweet out there that blames the military and intelligence services for the failures of october 7th. >> obviously, it's on the subtle way of trying to suggest that they bear responsibility. it's not a sustainable position. so, i'm not surprised he deleted it, it's not only that he needs the support of the military right now, basically the israeli public is looking at this and the focus right now of the israeli public and the government is on getting through this war, succeeding in this war. there will be a reckoning in the aftermath of, it there is no question about that, you go back to 1973 when you had a strategic surprise. the commission produced serious investigation. basically exposed everything that had

ambassador dennis ross, thank you so much for your time tonight. >> my pleasure. >> that is our show for tonight. "way too early" with jonathan lemire is coming up next. >>> what sets us apart from the terrorists is we believe in a fundamental dignity of every human life, israeli, palestinian, arab, jew, muslim, christian, everyone. you can't give up what makes you who you are. if you give that up, then the terrorists win, and we can never let them win. >> president biden back at the white house this morning after a jam-packed trip to israel where he promised continued support for america's ally and cautioned against rage-filled vengeance. meanwhile, his administration is working to address the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza ahead of the an expected ground invasion by israeli forces that could begin any day now. we'll go through all of that straight ahead. >> plus, another vote on the house floor leads to yet another loss for jim jordan. we'll look at where his support stands heading into a third ballot for speaker, which is set for later today. >>> good morning and welcome to "

let's bring in right now former ambassador, dennis ross.sanabie see foreign analyst and counselor for the washington institute of -- msnbc national security and intelligence analyst and former chief of of ration's in europe and eurasia. gentlemen, welcome. mark, you first. israel says it's preparing to expand its ground operations after launching multiple strikes on gaza overnight. why is it doing it now? we >> well, there's a couple of things. , first you have to understand that despite some of the u.s. pleased to hold, off israel really sees this as an existential threat. in my old world of counterterrorism, -- they have to do. this they have to move. and they will go through decision-makers -- there's going to be terrible catastrophe, terrible catastrophes in the idf. they even try to eradicate hamas as existential threat. that means going in on the. ground this is not a surprise. tommy despite the u.s. please, ultimately israel will do what is in her best interest. even if there is some -- with u.s. policy. >> interestingly,, ambassador

ambassador dennis ross and joseph braude. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." remember to follow the s on social media at mitchell reports. "chris jansing reports" starts right now. >>> good day. i'm chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. life, hanging by a thread. those are the words of a u.n. official who says more than 10,000 gazans, cancer patients, pregnant women, premature babies, could die as basic supplies run out. and that's to say nothing of the increasing bombardment as israeli forces close in on gaza city. or the massive explosion at a refugee camp just outside it. we have got the latest coming up. >>> plus, an historic hearing and possible test case for whether donald trump should make it on to the presidential ballot next year. his opponents say his role in january 6th should get him barred. his lawyer argues it was all free speech, and in fact in the lawyers' words, it wasn't like trump carried a pitch fork to capitol hill. but is that the legal bar? >>> and a $100 bi

ambassador dennis ross i look forward to seeing you again. in a very big thanks to all of you for watching, alex witt reports. i'll see you tomorrow. one pm eastern. american voices with alicia menendez picks things up right now. menendez picks things up right when i am sunday, in israel. we continue to follow breaking news as israel response today's unprecedented attacks from the palestinian militant group, hamas. early saturday morning, hamas launched a deadly and ruthless surprise attack on southern israel. israel's military says they fired thousands of rockets, at israeli cities. hamas fighters broke through gaza's border fence, and attacked civilians. a complex assault, leaving dozens of israeli troops and civilians did. israel's military system, hamas fighters have taken civilian and soldiers hostages. those prisoners being held with inside israel and gaza israel responds right. into the night. israeli rockets lighting up the sky above gaza city. girls's health ministry says more than 200 people have died in the gaza strip. israeli prim

few people i could talk to knowledgeable in the region than dennis ross. you, all those talks, accomplishments was a peace process many say what about the peace process, we wouldn't have hamas incursion if there was one. >> good to be with you and one thing i like to say, when we were making real progress in the 90s, every time we seem to get close to a major achievement, who would set off a suicide bomb and carry out terrorist attacks? hamas. hamas axmen things peace might be possible. it has reductionist ideology, israel should not exist according to ideology so the biggest threat to hamas is when it looks like you will make progress in peace. why did they act now? looks like there might be breakthrough between saudi arabia and israel. you have custodian of the two most important sunni arab leader, sunni makes up 85% of all muslims about to make peace with the nationstate of the jewish people and you begin to take the religious element out of the conflict. it's a major threat to hamas and one reason we saw the move now. the idea if we just get close to p

i want to play something dennis ross played for us this week, and i was mentioning to viewers ambassador credibility with both sides. he sat with arafat and middle east leaders. he says something changed. while he's a card carrying member to the two-state peace process community, he says there may be no going back. take a listen. >> in israel from left to right -- and we now have a national unity government -- in israel from left to right, there's an absent conviction that once and for all we have to remove the threat that hamas poses to us, and we're not going to live wit any longer. that paradigm of coexisting and managing a conflict, that's over from an israeli standpoint. >> one, do you think that is correct? and two, again, with the complexities of this issue, which we've tried to follow, it should be noted that there was a time when some of what are associated as the more hard right figures in israel basically were for a realist strategy of containing hamas over there, avoiding a two-state solution, and that was the end of it. and ross is basically saying the so-called left is movi