the united states, but there is a deep rift, promoted by prime minister netanyahu, and ambassador dermerd that they should not even bother with american jews. they should focus on american evangelicals who are the real enthusiastic supporters of israel. israel has long been losing support from progressive democrats, and now the progressive democrats are in power, this is a problem for israel, and you have a real split in elite opinion, deeply questioning the amount and type of usaid given to israel, and the amount and type of u.s. support given to the united nations and other international bodies. >> the israeli army has said it will be presenting a plan to political leadership for a potential ground operation. do you expect that there will be a ground operation on offensive in gaza playing out in the days to come? >> i said seven years ago that -- and every time we enter a cycle with hamas, you have to look at all options, but we know the price of that decision. our main goal is to protect our citizens. today, we have a strong military, and i do not think that we are considerate right n

is it deep rift i think especially promoted by prime minister netanyahu and his former ambassador dermer here in washington ambassador german recently said that israel shouldn't really even bother with american jews it should focus on american and then joe christian and then those who are the real enthusiastic supporters of israel israel has long been losing support among progressive democrats and now that progressive democrats are in power particularly in the house of representatives morse more more so in the senate this is a problem for israel and you have a real split in elite opinion for the 1st time questioning really questioning deeply questioning the amount and type of u.s. aid given to israel and the amount and type of u.s. support given to israel in the united nation and other other international bodies danny let me ask you the israeli army has said that it's going to be presenting a plan to political leadership for a potential ground operation and do you expect that there will be a ground operation an offensive in gaza playing out in the days to come. no i ain't no 17 years ago

ron dermer, he used to be the former israeli ambassador to the united states, and he was on with markevin last night. he said hamas is relying on the international media to blame israel. he said they should all blame hamas. if terror organizations can't get away with it, they will stop doing it if they can get away with it, they will continue to do it. it is just that simple. no moral equivalence between a terrorist organization and the democratic state of israel. steve: absolutely. you know, israel has been one of our strongest allies in the middle east forever. and we are theirs. and that is why the republican party is pretty much united, republicans in congress have been asking joe biden to take a firm stance on israel but joe biden is reluctant to. he has the white house has announced he has spoken on saturday to both sides. but, for the most part, he has been quiet. really not taken a side. and most of congress has been silent on the fighting. you know, usually by this point in a conflict, there would be a bipartisan resolution passed in the congress talking about cease-fire. the

and, sir, your reaction to the concerns expressed by ambassador ron dermer?dren. i think when you're saying this is a military operation against hamas, it doesn't stand scrutiny. and we've had four wars in the span of 12 years under that same pretext, i don't think this shows the military capabilities of hamas have been of good use over time or it has done anything except bring a lot of suffering to the palestinian people. 4,000 palestinians have been killed in these wars including 1,000 children. when is it time to say to israel enough is enough? >> and we have time for the next question. >> hi. nice to see you, ambassador. at the u.n., i'm very curious about whether you're seeing a difference in the way of biden administration is handling this issue at the u.s. versus the trump administration? obviously we know the united states recently stopped the most recent u.n. resolution from coming from going forward. are you seeing -- do you see at all a shifting in the american position under when you're in talks or in conversations behind closed doors at the u.n.