-- jerusalem was israel, and israel belongs, israel is jerusalem and jerusalem is israel to include as much as possible palestinian land that was empty with the minimum of palestinian people. and maximum, if you interviewed the israeli city planners, she was in these planning circles in the urban municipal planning circles right after '67, and she said openly to me that this was -- i don't know the hebrew, but, it wasn't said in hebrew probably, but in english it is the maximum, taking as much land with the fewest number of arabs. they probably would have said arabs. now, what this meant was that in '67 there were no settlers in east jerusalem, and by today roughly there are, you know, 200,000 jewish settlers just in east jerusalem and about 600, roughly 630,000 throughout the entire west bank. it's almost unbelievable to remember back, but if you do remember, in 1967, right on the eve of the party taking power in israel, this were only 5,000 jewish settlers in the west bank. there were 50,000 in east jerusalem. so 55,000 in the territories occupied in '67. but it was with the ascen

tech companies has a present in israel. much of israel's success in the tech sectors is from the development of a very robust cyberwork force and we discussed ways to apply those lessons here in the united states. the united states and israel share a joint recognition that cybersecurity is national security and that our two nations must closely partner to combat these growing threats. this is exactly why i was so pleased to be able to introduce h.r. 5877, the united states-israel advanced research partnership act of 2016, and why i also expressed my strong support for mr. langevin's bill, h.r. 5843, the united states-israel cybersecurity cooperation enhancement act of 2016. i'd like to thank my friend and colleague, mr. langevin, for his bipartisan partnership on these very important bills. as the co-founder and co-chairman of the bipartisan cybersecurity caucus, he has long been a leader on cybersecurity issues here in congress. mr. speaker, i also need to thank chairman mccaul, ranking member thompson and subcommittee ran

israel was considered a strategic asset for the united states, that israel managed to put down quiet that the soviet union and the cold war perspective, this was an asset for the united states. there was a change of thinking in the case of the 73 war, before about or said.was trying to get interested in a deal in the cyanide the israeli status quo didn't see any need for change. kissinger thought the situation was fine. and then it clicked that there is a way he could turn egypt around, change it from the russian camp to the american camp. he got involved. and he rescued egypt's third army and concluded sinai one, cyanide two. the purpose was to get egypt on america's side and he did. so, i don't think israel really served in the united states interest in the sense that the arabs had turned to the soviet union did so because they didn't turn to the united states. israel was helping the united states solve a problem that it had created. >> thank you for being a good audience. [applause] there's a fabulous lunch outside. [inaudible conversations] ..

, the tune divided capital of israel. it was left out of the platform in 2012. there was a big campaign about it, they tried to get the people to vote for it and the votes -- it took three votes, all of them were saying no, no, no. finally the chair of the committee just said "i say it was yes." it was an oral vote, i'm saying it was yes. i don't have too much time, i won't go through all the examples of it. there were polls that showed this. when 60 members of congress skipped the speech of the israeli prime minister, that was sanctioning israel. they didn't use the term bds but that was part of bds and it was because of bds that it made it possible because there were movements out there. the policy again has not shifted. but the political shifts both reflect and push forward the work of those movements that have made these broader shifts possible. why now? one because israeli violations are more violent, they are more visible, partly because of social media more people are aware of it. the political situation of the wor

that comes from working with israel and the international community. it is critical that we continue to support bilateral negotiations for a two state solution. that is something the united states has an important role to facilitate and mediate. it has to be between the two parties. >> do you support legislation or the government to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies? governor hassan: my husband and i are lucky to be parents of two children. if i say so myself. one lives at home with us and has severe medical disabilities. we are well aware of the flaws in our health care system, including the impact of the high cost of prescription drugs. we have had as many as nine or 10 doctors and over one dozen medications and our insurance company is out of the blue said he cannot take that medication anymore, it is too expensive. we are switching into this. when your loved one is doing well, and all of a sudden you're told to switch, it creates concern. it is very troubling. i support allowing medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices that would help b

military aid to israel. it's direct challenge to the legitimacy of the lobby, challenging the insistence of the u.s. in supporting israeli violations in the u.n. so that israeli officials are never held accountable. all of this is now up for grabs in a way that it has never been before. it's the movements that have made that possible. the goal is not just to change discourse, obviously. the goal is to change policy. our democracy, as we know, is very seriously flawed. it is very, very broken. as our elections have shown. nonetheless, one of the things that has to happen before there can be policy change, there has to be a change in discourse. it is not enough but it is the first step. boy, have we gotten well on our way. nang you. >>> hi, everyone. i'm really happy to be here and phillies is a tough act to follow. it is interesting, because i think what she said, what she said, built up nicely to what i'm gonna say. i think it is very true that the gains that have been made here in the u.s. on the palestine

i've had the privilege of beautifulto the country of israel on several occasions. and one of the greatest honors i've had in the senate is to introduce the congressional gold medal for the late statesman, shimon peres, and to be present receivedpitol when he that gold medal. i will never forget that. amazing person for humanity. so i am honored to be here with all of you today. i look forward to answering your questions about domestic and national security issues. this is a very important forum and i really appreciate all that you do for the manchester community and for our state. much.you very .pplause so, senator ayotte, i have your first question. do you support legislation that would close the gun show loophole and require background checks? sen. ayotte: i am a former attorney general, as you know, prosecutor.urder i think that first of all we need to make sure that we ensure that criminals and terrorists cannot have access to firearms. but at the same time, we have to the second commandment rights of law-abiding citizens. so what i have focused on, i am open t

so israel destroyed gaza, and to rebuild gaza, you have to go through israel.d ofget any rebuilding material except by the approval of israel. they're making some profit from that. >> who pledged the $5.4 billion? >> united states, european union, japan, saudi arabia, some of them put some. and kuwait put some. the bulk of the money i think was --t 30% and once it this conference was held in cairo. theyis an insult that didn't hold throughout the war. they didn't do anything. they blend both sides. equally, him -- blamed both sides equally, imagine. this was a fiasco, the conference in cairo. thein 2016, as we speak, unemployment in the territories, stand to 27, gaza, the largest in the world. least 42%, that is very recent data. , 50%.the youth and gaza 's president receive some form of subsidy from the united nations. the highest number of phd and ma holders. after the siege everybody went back to school and they got master degrees and phd's. nikolais is what mladenov said, gaza is desperate, gaza is angry at the siege. angry at the closure, angry at hamas, a

everyone in israel understands that it's bound to become a future border. problem with the wall is it does not really follow the 1967 border. it cuts deep into palestinian territory and what would become the future palestinian state. p took us on a tour to explain to us the thinking behind the building of these walls. >> the problem today between left and right is that security is mixed with politics. a guy from the neighborhood was sitting right here waiting for the bus and he was stabbed to death. and i can assure you that the one who stabbed him to death did not come from this arab neighborhood, he came from somewhere in the west bank or from the east bank. but the fact that he was stabbed by an arab or the people who live here, they couldn't care less if the arab is yellow, green, comes from africa. for them an arab is an arab. in september 2000 the palestinians started to shoot through the jewish neighborhoods, and the authorities had to protect the kindergarten over here, and they put up this wall put up by the neighborhood council. but nevertheless,

i think that threat israel to be modest. i think the proper response to that threat is to arrest effective defenses you rather than to send u.s. forces hither and yon across the region. again, because the presence of u.s. forces makes the problem worse. furthermore, i would argue strongly that those countries for which isis does pose an existential threat, we're talking about iraq, iran, saudi arabia, arguably turkey, egypt. they need to own this problem, and wanted to do so, whether to take ownership, were they to set aside their differences on other matters and to collaborate against the threat posed byythre isis, i believe they can handlee the threat. let's think about isis, it's probably what, 25, 30,000 fighters. no air force, no navy. no weapons of mass destruction, no significant resources, no allies to speak up.e regi where the countries in the region to focus their collective effort on defeating isis and restoring a semblance of stability, they could do so. our diplomatic task is to vote their understanding of that

a true friend of israel.o doubt that vice president-elect mike pence is a true friend of israel. he is one of israel's greatest friends in the congress. one of the most pro-israel governors in the country. we look forward to working with the trump administration, with all the members of the trump administration including steve bannon in making the u.s.-israel alliance stronger than ever. liz: the current israeli ambassador to the united states. take it to tel aviv. ambassador, danny ayalon former ambassador to the u.s. and former deputy minister of foreign affairs. wow, this is perfect timing. we just had ambassador dermer come right out. he is quite clear, is he not that he feels the relationship will be a good one with the new administration, particularly the man who has been controversial, ambassador, that is steve bannon? what do you say about this? >> well, first of all, i think in israel there is certainly an upbeat mood about this election. as a sister democracy, as a great ally of the united states we

during the cold war, israel was considered a strategic asset for the united states, that israel managed to put down clients of the soviet union. and in the cold war perspective, this was an asset for the united states. there was a change of thinking in the case of the '73 war. before that war, sadat was trying to get interest in a deal for withdrawal from the sinai. the israelis thought the status quo was fine. they didn't see any need for change. kissinger thought the situation was fine. then it clicked that there's a way he could turn egypt around, change it from the russian camp to the american camp. he got involved, and he rescued egypt's third army and he concluded sinai one, sinai two. the purpose was to get egypt on america's side. and as a result of all this, he did. so, i don't think israel really served the united states' interests in the sense that the arab switchover to the soviet union did so because israel was a land of the united states, they could turn to the united states, so israel was helping the united states solve a problem that it had created. >> i believe we have

israel's prime minister said it was terrorism by fire. what we've heard from israel's arab community, haifi is a mixed city. what we have heard from the leaders of israel's arab community has been horror at this blaming. this is not the time for finger-pointing. this is the time for beating these fires. and afterwards, whoever started them, because it appears there has been quite a bit of arson, they have seen evidence of that from cameras and so forth, that whoever is responsible must be charged and that must happen. but to blame whole community before we actually know who it is, say the arab-israeli leaders is irresponsible. on a personal level, we have seen local arabs opening their homes to the thousands of people who are without homes tonight. on a personal level, we do see people reaching across to each other, but leaders versus just. are suspicious. there will be a special unit to investigate the fires after the fact. >> thank you very much, indeed. reporting from jerusalem. coming in from south america. the emergency services in e

you talk about the isolation of israel. something i know about you is that throughout your ministry, you have continually prayed for, talked about, ministered to israel when it was popular and when it was not. >> david: that's true. the last time i preached there, was at the southern steps, and i was leaving, sil and i was walking out to get with our security people and leave. and an old woman was standing there, she had been listening to my sermon. and i had been telling the people, this is my last sermon, how much i loved israel, and how i wanted to bring 1,000 people there next time because i knew that when you bring people to israel, it's not only to bless you, but it's to bless israel. and she hollered at me, and my security people tried to get me to go away, and then finally we went over and talked to her. she said, "i heard what you said, mister. and i want you to know you christians are the only friends we have left, so don't forget about us. promise me you won't forget about us." and so, i wrote that chapter, and i

now, in particular supporters of israel say that that's nonsense. but i would argue that we have a very strong interest, our interest in testing the proposition. so we have a strong interest in -- in seeing the creation of a sovereign palestinian state thord to find the if that could possibly be a way to again to alleviating tag nism directed at united states. >> andrew if somebody is in favor of a two-state solution, are they anti-israel? >> i don't believe so, i would argue and certainly not on one who make this is argument that the two state solution is in the long-term interest of the state of israel that really absent two state solution. the prospects of israel continuing to be both a jewish state and a democracy are -- are a pretty slim and indeed with the passage of time, and with the expansion of the israeli u jewish presence into the west bank, that -- that the government of israel is simply creating barrier or obstacles to that long-term stated goal of the israeli government to ensure that israel is both a jewish state and a democratic sta

that was sanctioning israel. they didn't use the term bds, but that was part of bds and it was because of bds but the political shifts both reflect and push forward the work of those movements that have made these broader shifts possible. so why now. one, because the israeli violations are more violent. the political situation of the world is different. young people in general are simply not accepting the so-called conventional wisdom that led to single-minded approaches that said israel is our friend and that's all you need to know. made the issue of palestine his only major palestine issue. that was huge. now, in my view it wasn't necessarily the right decision. it was an isolating decision. i think if he had made ending u.s. wars in the middle east his main foreign policy decision, it might have gotten more support than it ultimately did. from the vantage point of changing the political discourse on palestine. this was unprecedented and amazing. and it led to what we saw at the platform committee, where you ha

that was sanctioning israel. they didn't use the term bds, but that was part of bds and it was because of bds but the political shifts both reflect and push forward the work of those movements that have made these broader shifts possible. so why now. one, because the israeli violations are more violent. the political situation of the world is different. young people in general are simply not accepting the so-called conventional wisdom that led to single-minded approaches that said israel is our friend and that's all you need to know. made the issue of palestine his only major palestine issue. that was huge. now, in my view it wasn't necessarily the right decision. it was an isolating decision. i think if he had made ending u.s. wars in the middle east his main foreign policy decision, it might have gotten more support than it ultimately did. from the vantage point of changing the political discourse on palestine. this was unprecedented and amazing. and it led to what we saw at the platform committee, where you ha

after the war, the so-called reassessment of our relationship to israel, we ineffect tried to make israel the scapegoat for the problems in the middle east and weakened our relationship with israel a great deal and put a cloud on the total commitment that our people fill toward the israelis. there ought to be a unequivocal commitment without change. it ought to be inclination to friendship. i would never let that friendship with people's republic of china stand in the way of preservation of independence and freedom of the people of taiwan. >> mr. frankle, question of government cart ir. i think you two gentlemen settle roughly on the same strategy in the world. how bad do things have to get in our own economy? or how much backwardness or hunger would it take in the world to persuade you that our national security and our survival require very drastic cutbacks in armed spending in dramatic new efforts in other directions? these characteristics ouf our country have been endangered under many ford. we're no longer respected and show down vote in the united nations or any other international

for 100 years, you could find example after example who also support the state of israel. that's easy. >> that's a very small -- the polish example cell a very asserted example. today -- today -- [ overlapping dialogue ] >> today the supporters of israel are also not anti-semitic and the reason they support israel is because they support the jewish people. >> for them are anti-semitic. >> the christian right is very supportive and not anti-semitic. >> the president is speaking today warning of crowd nationalist. >> i do believe separate and apart from any particular election or movement, that we are going to have to guard against, a raise in -- a crude sort of nationalism, or ethnic identity, or tribalism, that is built around an us and a them. and i will never apologize for saying that the future of humanity, and the future of the world is to be defined by what we have in common as opposed to those things that separate us and ultimately lead us into conflict. >> so, matt, he chose his words very carefully, but he's warning against this, and on the campaign trail, the dona

or to include israel.overnment was surprised by the outcome but delighted because they absolutely loathe hillary clinton and are working through j jerod kushner to make that happen. >> how is that going? it's always canada first. when we return, let me finish with trump watch. it's getting weird. we're watching "hardball." you are. the place for politics. small business saturday is our day to get out and shop small. a day to support our community and show some love for the people we love. and the places we love. the stuff we can't get anywhere else and food that tastes like home. because the money we spend here can help keep our town growing. on small business saturday, let's shop small for our neighborhood, our town, our home. on november 26th, get up, (all) get together and shop small. but...my doctor recommended prilosec otc 7 years ago, 5 years ago, last week. just 1 pill each morning. 24 hours and zero heartburn, it's been the number 1 doctor recommended brand for 10 straight years, and it's still rec

quote, israel is not just our strongest ally in the region, israel is our most cherished ally in thed. if the world knows nothing else, let it know this, america stands with israel, the most cherished ally in the world. reflect on that if you will. france is our oldest relationship, britain is very strong, but israel the most cherished. >> i think that's a good statement. i would put britain and israel together in that. i think that we're headed back toward the old days that some of us lived look at and worked on matters in the middle east, where the u.s. and israel worked very closely together and had one another's back. i think that's coming back again. it's excellent. and we hopefully will quickly get away from the obama administration's propensity to treat your friends like israel as enemies and your enemies like iran as friends. >> that interview was with "the jerusalem post" two years ago. it's fascinating to look back, because we're looking forward. ambassador james woolsey, former director of the cia, thank you for joining us. >>> we're waiting for possible announcements from

i have supported foreign aid to israel. i am unable able to travel to israel on several occasions. one of the greatest honors is to introduce the congressional gold wonderfulthe late and statesman. i will never forget that. for an amazing person humanity. i am honored to being here with all of you today. look forward to answering your questions about domestic and national security issues. appreciate all that you do for the manchester community and our state. thank you very much. >> i have your first question. support legislation that would support the support legist would support the gun loophole and background checks. >> i am a former attorney prosecutor,former and i think we need to make sure we ensure the criminal and terrorist cannot have access to firearms but we have to protect rights of amendment law-abiding citizens. gaps inn to addressing our system that we need to immediate gaps. that is that the mental health records are not in there for are adjudicated and a danger to themselves and others. in addition more prosecution. i can assure you having been a former attorney gen

joel 1:7, hosea 9:10, the fig tree is israel. in 70 ad the roman general titus got the jews, took them out of their land, and for 2,000 years they did not and could they were in captivity in 13 different empires, one after the other taking over. but in 1948 england released them and brought them back and the fig tree blossomed and then just in 67 they took jerusalem. wow! it's here! why? study ezekiel 38 and 39, 18 times the battlefield is israel. and he said when you see all the signs of matthew 24, mark 13, luke 17 and 21 in connection to these two things, israel is a nation and the taking of jerusalem, that's when i'm coming. we're there! we could go home at any minute and take us out of this mess, even this new election, believe me. oh my. you know we could just give the invitation. wasn't that a great message? that was a great message jack and it lifts our to think that jesus could come at any moment because the signs are all here yes jack. oh rexella this is what i preached 70 years ago on that record. i'm going to make it

after the war, the so-called reassessment of our relationship to israel, we ineffect tried to make israel the scapegoat for the problems in the middle east and weakened our relationship with israel a great deal and put a cloud on the total commitment that our people fill toward the israelis. there ought to be a unequivocal commitment without change. it ought to be inclination to friendship. i would never let that friendship with people's republic of china stand in the way of preservation of independence and freedom of the people of taiwan. >> mr. frankle, question of government cart ir. i think you two gentlemen settle roughly on the same strategy in the world. how bad do things have to get in our own economy? or how much backwardness or hunger would it take in the world to persuade you that our national security and our survival require very drastic cutbacks in armed spending in dramatic new efforts in other directions? these characteristics ouf our country have been endangered under many ford. we're no longer respected and show down vote in the united nations or any other international

. >>> israel is stepping up surveillance of southern syria after militants linked to isis fired on israelers in the disputed golan heights. >> israel respond would a deadly air strike. >>> what's sniffer can't about this is it's the first time there's been a major confrontation between isis or isis loyalists in southern sear ia and the israeli military. a group pledged loyalty to isis intentionally targeted the israeli military. israel called it an air strike that struck the vehicle. israel says they confirm the hit and the four kills. most of the exchanges have been in the northern part and thab arer been between eitherer the syrian regime or rebels and it's been stray fire into the israeli occupied. there it ends. this is different because the army says it was intentional they targeted israel. it now remains to be seen where this goes from here and if they're targeted again. it marks the first conon foration in southern syria and israel. israel has pulled farmers out of the area and increased surveillance. it's a sensitive area, has been for years. right at the meeting point of israel,

interesting thing in the boston globe and basically they attacked black lives matter by attacking israel. cause and it's caused by discriminatation in the justice system. i myself have been trying to fight for equality based on race for 50 years. so it all comes by black lives matters and they say you can't be apart of this movement if you're not ready to call israel as a natural genocidal country. >> and just yes, we're not going to do it. we're not going to let you come anti-genocidal. >> and why should black lives be involved in israel genocidal. >> how is that anywhere rel releshgz clr clr rel /* /* relavant. >> and the described america as one of the worst relations in the world. there's no question that the relations has improved since o.j. simpson. >> and black lives matter is going it destroy this >> and these women are going to be wearing burkas on the beach. >> you know, my wife hates the sun. and when she goes to the beach she covers up. wear a burkini you should. >> but it's different if you want to get a drivers license so they can't get a picture without their picture showi

a disaster for israel. and the iran deal where we made them rich -- we also gave them a direct path right to nuclear weapons. we will be working with israel very closely. i'm proud to have the endorsement of 200 admirals and generals -- and that number is raising, raising very quickly. and 22 medal of honor recipients. incredible people. we were with them the other to fort bragg,t and i'll tell you, we had 22 thousand, maybe 25,000 people in a field. it was the most incredible thing you have ever seen. incredible. these are truly great atrios and they are truly brave. hillary unleashed destruction in iraq, syria, libya. she empowered iran, and she unleashed isis on to the world. there was no isis when she was secretary of state. look. we should never have been in iraq, but we were. we should never have got out of iraq the way obama and clinton got as out. >>

it was defending israel's border. was not easy relationship but there were questions raised about his commitment to israel. liz: early on. >> early on. he made some statements -- >> said he would like to help broke ear peace deal certainly hear palestinian side. he is very clear he is supportive of israel. >> i think this is we're moving in that direction. we should point out a couple things that is interesting. perlmutter is veteran of israel's 1967, six-day war. big benefactor in the jewish community here in the u.s. kissinger is what he is, former secretary of state but has been very critical of donald trump's muslim ban. so that's interesting that kissinger -- he basically said it was unworkable. and he criticized him right off the bat. looks like, trump is starting to evolve at least on this foreign policy issue. liz: he has also said, donald trump also said he would move the u.s. embassy in israel to jerusalem which other previous administrations -- >> been afraid to say. liz: because it is touchy situation. >>

and the united states should work closely with the state of israel. this resolution deserves the support of those on both sides of the aisle. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. royce: well, mr. speaker, both republican and democratic administrations in the past have recognized that efforts to internationalize the israeli-palestinian conflict are not a substitute, not a substitute for direct negotiations between the parties and, in fact, such an approach can undermine these negotiations. direct negotiations between the dictate are a u.n. the only way to bring about peaceful co-existence in our view. and after all, direct negotiations mean legitimizing the other party, which unfortunately is why palestinian leaders routinely shun them. other past presidents have pushed peace initiatives in the final hours of their administration. indeed, the obama adminis

world war iii, armageddon, is when they attack israel. there was no israel to attack for all those centuries, 2,000 years and then they came back. eighteen times that's the battlefield and it's described in revelation 9:14-18, loose the four demons in the great river euphrates to slay a third part of mankind. and the number of the army was 200 thousand thousand, 200 million, and by these three was the third part of men killed, that final verse there, 18, atomic warfare. everyone was saying it will be within months. god through trump has just given us an extension of time. of israel and said i am going to see that you folks get jerusalem. you've been fighting for it. hezbollah, these groups, tried to stop you. i'm going to stand with you. you're going to take over jerusalem once again and soon and i'll take care of the other crowd. praise the lord we've got more time. jesus is about to come. at that timee people from heaven, revelation 1:7, the lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints and sets up his kingdom where? it is called the new

he is so israel?e are also talking about anti-semitism here and a lot of other things -- it is painful to see somebody smeared who doesn't deserve it and who's a fine human being. we read through his article about the alt-right and it's a piece of reporting. it's not an endorsement of the alt-right. >> okay. >> i got to jump in. look. the leading organization fighting ancy semitism has condemned mr. bannon's appointment. mr. bannon has said that breitbart is the platform for the alt-right. it's something -- he's proud of it. the alt-right is basically rebranding white supremacy for the digital age. i don't know what mr. bannon does in his personal life. maybe he seems like a good guy to his friends. all i know is what he has done in his public life and that is to spretd white nationalism. >> major target as been muslim like man bites dog. how muslims devastate community and are ticking time bombs. it is not surprising that organization that is a bigoted organization condemned president obama in februa

we don't base in israel or use forward position equipment, though israel can use equipment and its own situations. israel has not taken part in the broad regional alliances. israel also is not part of the way that the u.s. thinks about the middle east, militarily. the u.s. supplies about 20% to 25% of israel's defense fund. for an alliance, that is an interesting relationship. the u.s. is also bound by law to ensure israel maintains a qualitative military edge over any potential enemy or collection of enemies in the region. you could argue that this is a good relationship or that israel is milking the united states. i've have heard both arguments made in washington. it seems to me that this is a complicated relationship not replicated anywhere else in the world. and it is an important part of how the u.s. thinks about alliance relationships in the middle east. israel's also a major non-nato ally. but in point of fact, we have a lot of major non-nato allies the middle east. most of them are distinguished by not being very major. really, you do have egypt, a big country, but our other ma

. >>> in israel. ten people are in custody with raging wildfires that police are describing as arson terrorism. the smoke has chased thousands of people from their homes. mayor of haifa has called the scale unprecedented. cnn's oren liebermann is in haifa. we heard that the conditions are dry and windy. not good for fighting fires. what is it like out there now? >> reporter: the same conditions are still holding up. it is dry, it is windy and hot spots are reigniting. in haifa, authorities are dealing with new fires because of the hot spots. the neighborhood we're in right now, this is one of the hardest hit neighborhoods. look at the building behind me. entirely gutted from the flames that swept through here yesterday. the smell of burning fowood and melted plastic is heavy in the air here. we have seen two different spots next to us where hot spots reignited. the challenge is not over yet for firefighters. haifa, the hardest hit area, fires have been breaking out the past couple days. some of the fi

you are a great friend of israel. >> i love israel and honor and respect the jewish faith and traditiont's a mixture that some have been hoping for and others fearing. new challenges for netanyahu. and may not repeat itself to annex territory. to do things. >> but he has promised to work for piece. i like to do the deal that can't be made and do it for humanities sake. but other american presidents have tried and failed. >> that is two states living side by side in peace and security. >> i strongly support a two-state solution. >> the future of the peace process and the stability of the region are at stake. we cannot afford to fail. >> the peace prospect looks as endangered as ever. >> this could be a clarifying moment to say that a peace process will no longer be something we can pretend to cling too. >> the world waits to see if there will be a renewed push for peace. >> thank you. a british woman is facing jail time in dubai after telling police that she was gang raped. the u.k. based legal advice group says she has been charged with having extramarital sex. what more are we hearing

stacy's blog, ransom for israel is still accepting -- >> yeah, accepting donations. all of the money raised goes towards medical supplies for children still living in bulgaria. thank you for that, kristy, and to that family, our hats off to you. you are doing god's work. paradise family is reunited with its owners. it turns out the dog belonged to phoenix sunsley an -- suns leandro barbosa, a dog named maya who got lost while on a he and the dog were soon reunited. >> i guess this dog really means a lot to him. he was all upset and they were thrilled to get him back. i was a canine handler, just thrilled, i love dogs. anytime you can reunite somebody with a lost dog, it's a cool thing. >> barbosa tweeted out a thank you for to the sergeant and also said, quote, "i can only wish you to continue to bless this community with your beautiful mentioned in the same sentence. we have got some news around the nfl. you're going to want to stick around. plus, a.s.u. hoops back on the basketball court, and we'll tell you about number 31 continuing to make a very big impression a

and they don't believe that israel should be there.the basis of the conflict. >> there is a group from pflp on every plane to explain or problem, the palestinian problem, and to justify the way we are doing things to convince the world. >> to the palestinians, they thought they had to choice but turn to violence because no one's listening to them. >> the american girl here, can she tell us how the passengers are. >> we're very crowded. and i think the women and especially the children are very restless. >> the terrorists certainly used the media. this was an event that was maximized for its global attention. and it provided an opportunity to really illuminate the terrorist cause. >> you rolling? what the palestinians say is why do americans have so much pity on these in the desert when for so many years they had no pity for our 2.5 million in the desert. >> the hijackers have placed dynamite aboard the planes and a red cross official said today the planes can now be blown up at the push of a button. >> arab guerillas today blew up thre

and really not just israel there's been a lot of attention focused on israel reaction but all it feltce at least a nuclear race ever since this deal in that region. >> well we know listen, we know iran is, obviously, been flexing its hustle even before this deal they drove a hard bargain because they knew how desperate president obama was to get done and they've been belligerent ever since. >> yep. yeah, i mean i don't knowing what kind of a deal this was and donald trump made this point off and on the campaign trail as did many republicans but drurp hammered hard on what a terrible deal this was. if look, america held all of the cards iran sanctioned and cornered andrad and obama just threw floodgates open and pallet of billion of cash and not just a past nuclear weapon but it's also a president to nuclear missiles and as we see violation after violation too little too late. >> what happens to israel and how do they react to all of this? >> being the deal or the change of administration? >> since deal has been announced, this series of already broken promises by iran, and to potentia

>> in israel. >> reporter: its sacred scrolls were donated years ago to a museum in israel.g the minyan, or quorum of ten men required for a shabbat service, there hadn't been one since 1972. >> i cry every shabbat, every holiday. i cry in my heart. >> reporter: about a year ago, josephai shared that lament with some israeli tourists who stopped by. >> and when he told us that they hadn't prayed in that synagogue since 1972, i said to myself, i've got to come back with a group, with a quorum of ten men. >> reporter: brooklyn native ari greenspan, a dentist and amateur chef now in israel, did indeed organize a return tour of india's jewish communities, complete with a kosher menu. >> so here we have a traditional jewish cook and a traditional indian cook, ravi, making sure we have both strictly kosher, and amazingly tasty kosher indian food. >> reporter: as they prepared the shabbat meal, some of the 35 visitors took time for pre- shabbat prayers. most came here under the auspices of the u.s. and israel- based orthodox union, which encourages jewish heritage tours. >> it's st

tied to a bar. >> when i first met israel, i was horrified. hey hand me this baby, and he smells like urine. his teeth were decayed. he was so broken and bony. >> she started a blog called ransom for israel, documenting the horrors she can't figure. >> babies that go without medical care and infants that learn not to cry, smile. kids caged in cribs, banging hads on bars to self soothe, biting fingers until they bleed, rocking and fed a convenient diet. >> through her blog, stacy fund raised for orphanage medical $38,000 fee. in 2008 they flew back and rescued israel. >> i told stacy, you know you have got to get this on video because he's never coming back here. he will never remember this place, and he will be our child, our son, and not their orphan. >> stacy and darin say their children immediately braced their new little brother, as if he had been part of along. >> thank you. i'm not going to eat it. >> now in kindergarten, israel is thriving, learning his abcs and proudly doing tricks in his wheelchair. >> spin it. woohoo! >> yeah! >> he'

. >>> israel's prime minister is in a tough spot tonight. it involves land upon which some of his people have built their homes. it might actually belong to the palestinians. connor powell explains from jerusalem. >> reporter: in the same week the prime minister benjamin netanyahu celebrated becoming the longest serving leader, the long time american ally is facing one of his most serious political crises. he is battling his own political supporters in parliament over israel's settlement policy in the west bank. after years of legal wrangling, israel's supreme court ruled the settlement must be dismantled by december 25. the community of 40 families was built on privately owned palestinian land according to the findings of the israeli supreme court. jewish settlers have call on netanyahu to stop the destruction insisting the small outpost is legally theirs. >> we are the sons of israel. we came back to our birth right, to our homeland. >> reporter: in an effort to save it, israel's conservative coalition passed legislation that retroactively

same with israel, australia, south carolina. it should be the administration that communicates the information. >> i appreciate it. new hampshire is one of two states not called by nbc news. it's too close to call. maggie hassan chosen over kelly ayotte and chris sinunu for governor following in the foot steps of john sinunu who joins me now. congratulations on the victory for the family. continuing a great tradition in new hampshire. we can keep each other safely. preb 41 was gracious. president george w. bush was famously gracious as president obama acknowledged publically and privately. what do you see now in the transition? what does this administration need to do? they seem to be going all out to make it easier for the true outsider to have a successful first hundred days at least. >> you will see a transition in the protect themselves. i think we have an understanding of what specific things have to be done in the next 70 days. i think you're going to see a transition and style. at least i think you will. you know the job.

it was just israel israel. >> -- was just israel israel. >> beautiful. >> not a lot going on. lapse. you can see the skies were clear. it feels like anything but november. you can see the setting sun. here's what we're looking at now, the view from the northeast valley. hollywood and washington. in the central valley, sahara and the 15, just south of the spaghetti bowl, 63 degrees. the barometer continues to be on the upswing on the high side. higher still down at liberty high. bermuda, 61 with a southwest breeze at 6. the wind, west-southwest at 9 charleston and the 215, it's 58 degrees. around southern nevada, beatty, 58 degrees. mesquite, 62. 54 up on the mountain. and 70 down in boulder city. 63 over in pahrump. take a look at some highs here in the valley, 81 in downtown las vegas. that's our studios. 76 in summerlin. 80 in downtown henderson and 82 the studio, 66 in henderson and 65 over on the west side on the lakes. 68 out at the airport. officially at the top of the hour, it's 66 in the city of angels and 63 at reno. eli in at 40 degrees. tomorrow, we're looking at a

you think the most popular american president is in israel?well, i will tell you who. it's richard nixon. [applause] and, of course, he also proved that he was at one and the same time a tough, very no-nonsense negotiator, and someone willing to sit down and work with people who he didn't want as enemies, even though they were not our friends. i'm talking about the first arms control treaty with the soviet union, in which he made certain that american interests were protected. at the same time working with allies and enemies alike to reduce the danger of nuclear weapons. [applause] and by the time i became mayor, he was president and we shared a vision that government had grown a little top-heavy in the united states. and that we needed to restore some balance and move power new or to those at the state and local levels of leadership. you can understand how america would think that. but he did. he didn't just give it lip service. at a ceremony at independence hall, he signed the bill that created what he termed the new federalism. it was the g