joining me is joel reuben and jim are chemali.to ask you about the global response to this potentially imminent ground invasion. what do you make a secretary of state antony blinken's diplomatic efforts visiting a burn countries in the middle east? has the administration been successful thus far? >> it's been incredibly effective up to this point in terms of getting our allies in the region on the same plate with the united states, in preparation for what could be an incredibly intense aliens significant amount of time. we have to make sure that this does not spread beyond this. and that means from an american perspective, working with on the allies in the evening, they understand the american position as well as -- for specific tasks and hell. as we discussed with the humanitarian assistance corridor in the hostages in getting them released, other countries in the golf who do have skin in the game, they made peace with israel and they're watching this very warily. very concerned with what the spillover could be. this shot of the

joining me now is joel reuben, former deputy assistant secretary of state, president washington strategy group, and democratic strategist and democracy partners. joel, always good to have you on the show. you know, when this happened yesterday, of course, one of the things that came to my mind was, what's gonna happen to the attempts to normalize relations between saudi arabia and israel? what are your immediate thoughts considering the fact that saudi arabia came out with that statement that i just read to our viewers? >> katie, it's great to be with you. thank you for covering this. look, the saudis, as whaley normalization top, there was always a lot of skepticism in washington about how far they would go and what that would really mean for the region. what the core issue that was seeming to create tension in terms of their advancement was the question of the palestinians and what to do and saudi arabia was calling for mbs, leader of saudi arabia, calling for better living standards, better life for the palestinians, progress towards peace. so, without a doubt now, the pressure on sau

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joining me now is joel reuben, former deputy assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs duringtration. mr. reuben, thank you for being here. i can't think of anything more growths than a political percentage, like ronna romney mcdaniel, saying that an attack on civilians and that left a lot of people dead, hundreds, and hundreds of people also dead in gaza, and the bombardment of gaza, and the hostage situation is a great opportunity. i don't know, have you ever heard anything like that before. i would just like to give you an opportunity to respond. >> yeah, joy. you know, this kind of ambulance chasing for political power is grotesque. one has to ask why do they hate joe biden more than they love israel, for example? why is it that they can't come together in a bipartisan basis, and support our commander-in-chief when our closest allies in the middle east needs our help? you know, this is not the way it has always been. and i know you know the history. but back after 9/11, democrats came together and supported george w. bush. he had won a controversial election. why? for the

joining me now is joel reuben, former deputy assistant secretary of state during the obama administrationands the dynamics of public pressure. joel, it's great to see you, as always, my friend. >> thanks, ayman. >> letart getting your thoughts on this united nations resolution. it pass 120 to 14. it is obviously ic more than it is tactical, actually ending or calling or bringing about a cease-fire. but it is important, nonetheless. what kind of power does it carry both in terms -- real terms and symbolically? >> yeah, and ayman, it's great to be with, you as always. to your point, there are two kinds of resolutions. there is the binding one that the security council passes. that is not what this is. for those resolutions are very significant in terms of requiring countries to take certain actions. and then there are the nonbinding ones, as we just saw, and as you are describing. that is an indicator of global opinion and public support, or lack thereof lack thereof. and no doubt about israel now understands there is significant global pressure against goading going further in its invasion

. >> that is an important point and a point that was made also earlier by joel reuben the former spokespersonartment also saying there is no military solution to this ongoing conflict. and bassett or edward giron, thank you so much for your time, i greatly pre-show you joining us this evening. more on the administration's response after the quick break. don't go anywhere. n't go anywhere. known for getting everyone together. no one wants to be known for cancer, but a treatment can be. keytruda is known to treat cancer. fda-approved for 16 types of cancer, including certain early-stage cancers. one of those cancers is triple-negative breast cancer. keytruda may be used with chemotherapy medicines as treatment before surgery and then continued alone after surgery when you have early-stage breast cancer and are at high risk of it coming back. keytruda can cause your immune system to attack healthy parts of your body during or after treatment. this may be severe and lead to death. see your doctor right away if you have cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, diarrhea, severe stomach pain, severe

. >> let me bring back charles reuben, if i can right now. joelare watching right now, the president's plane, air force one, has landed, and come to a stop. we will wait to see the president get off of that plane. talk to us about what we know about the hostage negotiations. i know qatar, among other countries, as joined in the hostage negotiations. the stakes here, for the president, for the human price that is being paid, by americans, who are on the ground in israel, are extraordinarily high. give us your thoughts on that as the president lands. the >> chris, you pointed to the right country. qatar is a country that is a close american ally, and they also have deep ties into hamas, into the political leadership, which is living in doha. the it had qatar, with israeli approval, for a number of years now. it has been providing assistance to gaza, through hamas. so, they are leading into hamas, without a doubt, trying to get them the across that no good will come of this. this is a horrible situation, taking hostages, taking civilians, and bringin