rights protecting against financial and political corruption stopping the malign activities of hamas islamic jihad and other enemies of peace ending the incitement of hatred against israel so important and permanently halting the financial compensation to terrorists thank perhaps most importantly my vision gives the palestinians the time needed to rise up and meet the challenges of statehood i sent a letter today to president i explained to him that the territory allocated for his new state will remain open and undeveloped for a period of 4 years during this time palestinians can use all appropriate deliberation to study the deal they go shit with israel achieve the criteria for statehood and become a truly independent and wonderful state. president abbas i want you to know that if you choose the path to peace america and many other countries will we we will be there we will be there to help you in so many different ways and we will be there every step of the way we will be there to it was another word for the 1st time in many many decades i can say it will work it's going to work if they do this

rights protecting against financial and political corruption stopping the malign activities of hamas islamic jihad and other enemies of peace ending the incitement of hatred against israel so important and permanently halting the financial compensation to terrorists guy and perhaps most importantly my vision gives the palestinians the time needed to rise up and meet the challenges of statehood i sent a letter today to president i explained to him that the territory allocated for his new state will remain open and undeveloped for a period of 4 years during this time palestinians can use all appropriate deliberation to study the deal they go shit with israel achieve the criteria for statehood and become a truly independent and wonderful state. president abbas i want you to know that if you choose the path to peace america and many other countries will we we will be there we will be there to help you in so many different ways and we will be there every step of the way and will be there for was another words for the 1st time in many many decades i can say it will work it's going to work if they do thi

rights protecting against financial and political corruption stopping the malign activities of hamas islamic jihad and other enemies of peace ending the incitement of hatred against israel so important and permanently halting the financial compensation to terrorist thank you and perhaps most importantly my vision gives the palestinians the time needed to rise up and meet the challenges of statehood i sent a letter today to president i explained to him that the territory allocated for his new state will remain open and undeveloped for a period of 4 years during this time palestinians can use all appropriate deliberation to study the deal negotiate with israel achieve the criteria for statehood and become a truly independent and wonderful state. president abbas i want you to know that if you choose the path to peace america and many other countries will we we will be there we will be there to help you in so many different ways and we will be there every step of the way we will be there to thank you another words for the 1st time in many many decades i can say it will work it's going to work if they

you like groups like fattah hamas, islamic jihad still calling shots.re they losing influence with the palestinian people? >> we'll see. also the palestinians if they also understand the plan and they see they can get dignity, sovereignty in, independence, not only that liz, they will get a massive help, economic help of $50 billion. which will create one million or more jobs. and palestinians unfortunately, they are just poverty stricken. it can change immensely their situation, their future, the future of their children and again, if think don't accept it, it is too bad for them. liz: it is a great point you make. ambassador, thanks for joining us. >> pleasure. >> great to have you on. next mounting global concern over the coronavirus it is becoming more deadly by the day. reuters breaking news, 25 new deaths in china. we have more coming up. ♪. my money should work as hard as i do. that's why i use my freedom unlimited card every time i get gas. give me a little slack! with freedom unlimited, you're always earning. i said i need some slack on pump th

hamas. islamic jihad, some of these other organizations.have taken the brave step of removing the terrorist leader of the quds force, a designated terrorist organization, qassem soleimani. charles: before i let you go then, any idea whether or not our other folks in the region, saudi arabias, iraqs of the world can ever stand on their own two feet without us having to be there so that we can perhaps one day bring our troops home? >> well, i think, we sent a message to the saudis when iranians fired missiles into the oil fields. we did not respond. we taken hands off houthi rebels, al qaeda, may be working with them to export that terrorism f we want to have a brought stress against iranian dominance an influence in the region, the kurdish people are the best solution for that to happen. charles: colonel west, happy new year to you as well. >> thanks, charles. charles: gold making big moves lately. how high can gold go? peter schiff gives us his forecast. he is next. why tesla ceo elon musk is once again defying the naysayers. will it satisf

terrorist group, hamas, islamic jihad would have to be disarmed.ues of sovereignty in jerusalem, it is believed israel will get a bigger chunk of that sovereignty. there will be a joint body that will look after some of the holy sites. there is also a big belief this deal will allow for israeli sovereignty to be extended over certain areas of the west bank. area c, the jordan valley. charles: really? >> we don't know any of this for sure, but we do know, we know the president said today, look this is a suggestion. and we do know the palestinians so far have rejected this sight unseen since day one. >> now, the palestinians, if this is so favorable to the israelis why would they, why would it appeal to them since they play no role with the negotiation process? >> we don't know again how favorable it is to the israelis. we think it will address israeli security concerns. charles: what do they want? it has been a long process. it is felt on several occasions they were close but we still haven't gotten there. >> it is important to keep in mind, charles

. >>> in gaza city, members of iran-backed groups, hamas and islamic jihad, have burned israeli and american flags to protest soleimani's killing, joining tens of thousands who turned out in the streets of baghdad to celebrate the martyrdom of soleimani. then across from the white house, a protest by code pink and a number of antiwar groups urging the president to bring u.s. troops out of iraq. meanwhile, nato just announced it is suspending the training of iraqi forces amid fears for the lives of several hundred nato personnel inside iraq. nbc correspondents are spanned out across the middle east to bring you the latest developments in these tense times. we start with nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel in erbil, iraq. good day or evening your time to you. what do we know about the breaking news on this rocket attack in baghdad? >> reporter: so, when we last spoke, what was it, about an hour ago, there were these initial reports of explosions, thuds being reported in parts of baghdad. well, just in the last few minutes or so, we've spoken to the iraqi joint security coordination b

here's the problem, islamic jihad, hamas, fatah, they all thrive off the word. he gives them a reason to suppress their people. it gives them a reason to be corrupt. they break the money off the top. it's like the old ira. the ira had no interest in peace because they were benefiting off the war. the celt does not calculate and change and they realize they were losing support of the people, and they turned and opted for peace. >> ed: the united states, the president and the apartments you have talked about the nuclear threat from iran. they also talk about the threat from isis. interesting headline from the "washington examiner" saying, "a new stage in our war, isis announces it will focus on israel attacks." talk about this, is it for real or is it isis sort of gasping for relevance at this point? >> yeah, i don't know if we have a good answer for that. it doesn't take a lot of resources to mount a campaign that can kill and hurt people. isis has really become the middle east ambulance chaser. you have to show you are relevant, that you're finding, they were st

governments, throughout the region, now, all of those groups, like hezbollah, like palestinian islamic jihad or hamas, could be called upon to strike against the u.s., or american allied targets throughout the region. this could be almost a tribute to his life's work, which was creating this axis of resistance, as the iranians have called it throughout the middle east. and now they're being finally called upon to act, maybe in unison, but it is a big question, like the one you just asked, whether or not iran really does have control over all of these groups. >> there is a lot of questioning in the country right now, here in the u.s., that president trump launched the strike in some way shape or form as a wag the dog moment because of his political struggles here at home. he is facing impeachment. and some are saying this is a way of him distracting of what is taking place in washington. there is also in the country, you're in a political scandal there, the current prime minister has been indicted for corruption as well. israel has never made it a secret that they wanted qasem soleimani. talk to us ab

brian: hezbollah, hamas, islamic jihad. the insurgent groups that turned syria on its head and played a role to the killing of 500 to 700,000 people. that's all true. when you look at the chaos in iraq. in iraq right now, it is iran and their militia groups as well as their regular army that is causing havoc and you would say that some of the funding that came from the unfrozen funds that they claim it was $400 million and evidently in '79 before the revolution they say america $400 million we want some arms. we are allies. sure. we got the money and then they took our hostages. obviously not going to give the arms to an enemy regime. we froze that money. in the deal they give the 400 million back and tell iran if you think about it interest it's probably 1.8 billion. so here is your 1.8 billion. ainsley: there have been different numbers thrown around. some saying maximum amount 150 billion. others saying less than that john kerry was on one of the sunday shows with margaret brennan. she asked him a question about it and w

who has taken their economic wealth or any type of profit and funneling it into hezbollah, hamas, islamic jihad women cover up after the revolution. they are tired of it. this is the straw that broke the camel's back that gave them a reason. shooting down the plane gave them a reason to be speaking out. this has been building for a long time. steve: because they are in the streets. the ayatollah and the president realized the peril for all of them and that's why apparently president rouhani urged the judiciary to establish a special court of judges to try to figure out who is responsible for the shootdown because now, this laughably the country of iran wants to appear accountable. meanwhile, let's talk about this. tonight the president of the united states is going to be having a rally in wisconsin. and once again, perfect counter programming. brian: he had no idea. >> same night that the democrats are going to meet. a dozen democrats still running with cory booker dropping out yesterday. but only six will be on the debate stage. all eyes will be on the surging bernie sanders spoke to you yeste

something that we're seeing a rare unity from all the palestinian factions whether it's hamas on the scene islamic jihad here probably the message is that they outright reject. is is. it just committed against the palestinian people again there's a lot of people. what people say is more important to them is the lifting of the blockade the easing of their lives here in the gaza strip which has been under blockade by israel and egypt for over 10 years since hamas took power and here is the certainly this deal give them no indication of that is something that. would change they say they have no power to influence the politics and also this is i think why you see people almost an interested in this they didn't expect anything else and certainly will tell you that the life here at the moment is more difficult than it's ever been the united nations in 22 all issued a report saying that gaza would become the new little. while it is now 2020 and there is no political solution in sight. hundreds of people from japan and the united states are returning home after having been evacuated from china's hu bay province

we saw hamas and islamic jihad, they do receive weapons and money from the iranian regime speaking out about the american straight. listen to what one member of islamic jihad had to say. >> translator: the crime has escalated the battle in the region and this battle will continue until the end of us presence in the region. >> reporter: the united states preparing for possible retaliation, donald trump sending an additional 3000 troops, beefing up security at embassies across the region. if you look at where this began last year after the united states pulled out of the iran nuclear deal, i your of tension between west and iran as they targeted the oil infrastructure and tankers in the gulf, a major concern of us forces and allies, they are taking extra precautions. neil: the president continuing to put pressure on iran. kevin cork in west palm beach, florida. >> reporter: republicans called the strike decisive despite the risk of retaliation. democrats call a reckless escalation. the president said that qasem soleimani was a terrorist who had to be stopped. >> qasem soleimani has been

something that we're seeing a rare unity from all the palestinian factions whether it's hamas on the scene islamic jihad jihad all the messages that they outright reject. is is. it is a crime committed against the palestinian people again there's a lot of people. what people say is more important to them is the lifting of the blockade or easing of their lives here in the gaza strip which has been under blockade by israel and egypt for over 10 years since hamas took power here as a certainly this deal given no indication of that it's something that. would change they say they have no power to influence the politics and also this is i think why you see people almost an interested in this didn't expect anything else and certainly will tell you that the life here at the moment is more difficult than it's ever been the united nations in 22 all issued a report saying that gaza would become the new little. while it is now 2020 and there is no political solution in sight. so how did we get to this plan alexia bryan takes a look when we look at president trump's proposed plan it's important to remember how pales

we heard groups like islamic jihad and hamas, hezbollah who also this with a crime committed by the united the big question is if and when he ran -- iran will respond, not a question of if but when and where. there are allies on high alert, the israelis have started to move troops to the north with concerns on the lebanese border that hezbollah could respond. we are getting a reporting just now that it deputy to qasem soleimani has been appointed to fill his role in the revolutionary guard, taking over for the military operations, he has a history of helping the iranian's with smuggling weapons to proxies across the region. there have been strikes by israel, a key ally of the united states, over the past year targeting many of these smuggling groups. remember early last year we reported on a secret iranian base in syria being used by the iranian's to smuggle weapons. that targeted a number of times and additionally we can expect western allies to work closely with the united states to cut off any sort of retaliation efforts by iranian, one point to notice we may not see retaliation right a

there's palestinian islamic jihad and hamas, to the gaza strip to the southwest. and then to the east, in syria, there are numbers of different shiite militia groups of the kind that exist in iraq and their attacks were starting this whole thing. so israel is surrounded by iranian proxies so it's a very good position for the iranians to strike against israel. but right now, what we're seeing is extraordinary. it looks as though the iranians so far have made somewhat not so strong attack against u.s. interests, u.s. military targets in the middle east. there were no casual this. the iranians say they're okay with it. the americans say they're okay with it. if this continues if everything lasts the way it does for the rest of the day. it looks like this could all be over and that would be an extraordinary end to a very dangerous, tense escalation, ayman. >> before we move over, we have not heard on this program, of course, from america's european allies, what are you hearing from that sense with regards to what has taken place in the last 24 hours? >> well, yasmin,

are just on the northern border in southern lebanon there is islamic jihad which is very closely aligned with iran in gaza and of course hamas also with good relations or at least repairing relations with iran as well and so israel is aware of those of those elements of iranian influence very close to it and also iran inside syria and inside iraq israel of course has been carrying out strikes against iranian interests in both of those countries in recent months and in the case of syria years and it has been targeting the g c and and elements late to sort of moneys forces as well so the israeli response really through benjamin netanyahu was both evincing some support for the fact that sort of money is no longer a player in the region talking about the threat that he posed and saying that it that the united states had the right as did israel to carry out. military operations in its own self-defense but without really fully endorsing the strike in terms of of giving its imprints or of it being necessarily something that israel would have done itself israel of course has been following the money and monitoring for the money and

hamas, jihad, hezbollah, and the islamic republic of iran which supports those and other terrorist groups are candid about their genocidal intentions. supreme leader khameini called jewish a malignant cancerous tumor that must be removed. hezbollah's leader said if yous all gather in israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide. it is often forgotten or ignored that more than half of the jews in israel descended from families that lived for centuries in arab or muslim lands. and such formally diverse cities as cairo, tripoli, aleppo, baghdad, circa 1945, was as much as one-third jewish. in the aftermath of world war ii, jews were driven out, not because they supported israel, no, they were driven out because they were jews. you will hear people say, i'm not anti-semitic, i'm just anti-zionist, prior to 1948, the zionist mission was to re-establish a jewish nation part in part in the ancient jewish homeland. one could oppose that for any number of reasons. since 1948, zionism has come to mean support for israel's survival. for its right to exist. so if you are an anti-