prime minister yair lapid, the floor is yours. p.m. lapid: thank you, mr. president, in march, 1965, on dr. martin luther king's famous march from selma to montgomery, walking beside him in the front row was a jewish rabbi. rabbi abraham joseph hershel. when he returned home that day, rabbi hershel wrote in his diary, today i felt my legs were praying. in the state of israel, mr. president, our legs pray every single day. nothing is in our lives is taken for granted. my father was a jewish child hiding from those who tried to kill him. the fact that i am standing here today did not happen by itself. we learned the lesson, mr. president. at all times israel must be strong, free and safe. with a powerful army that can defend our citizens. be it joshua crossing the river or dr. king crossing the alabama river, the principle is the ande strong, free and safe. with a powerful army the premise the same, if you want your independence, your hands must defend you and your legs must pray for you and march fearlessly. this past year with russia's unjustified invasion

by the way we're showing our viewers of president biden meeting with yair lapid. this is an interim prime minister. there is a new israeli parliamentary election now scheduled for november 1. and that will be very, very significant. in addition to meeting with prime minister lapid, he will be meeting with the israeli president herzog and also the former prime minister benjamin netanyahu. so he has a very busy schedule. and as you know, the president will have a joint news conference which will have live coverage of here in jerusalem with yair lapid, there will be questions from israeli and american journalists at the news conference. we'll see what they have to say. but clearly there is a lot of issues on the agenda right now. and they will go into substantive detail in the course of their statements. >> there certainly is a lot on the table. we'll look forward to more of that coming up and to your coverage as well. wolf, thank you. >>> president biden meantime attacking former president donald trump's decision to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal even before ar

president biden talked about diplomacy as the best way to deal with the threat while president lapid talked about israeli's belief that if everything else doesn't work, to use force. it was very clear in the declaration that the two leaders signed that the united states committed itself, i may be paraphrasing here, but a committed itself to using all means of national power necessary to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. in other words, president biden did something israel has been urging the united states to do for a long time, which is to put the option of force on the table. and that was very clear in the declaration, and that was the take away i thought was very important. halie: thank you. congresswoman wasserman schultz, president biden and prime minister lapid signed the jerusalem declaration affirming support for israeli security, and for equality. important words but more importantly, they will be followed up by action. and that is where congress comes in in terms of continued security assistance to israel and lifesaving missile systems like iron dam and the next g

mr lapid said only a credible military threat would stop iran.

[applause] >> thank you, prime minister lapid and president biden.he prime minister of the state of israel will now make his statement polled by the president of the united states. -- followed by the president of the united states, after which we will take questions from the ifl media. prime minister yael lapid, the floor is yours. >> thanknk you. mr. president, in march 1965 on dr. martin luther king's famous march from selma to montgomery, walking beside him in the front row was a jewish rabbi. when he returned home that day, the rabbi wrote in his diary: todayy i felt my legs were praying. mt. tate of israel -- in the state of israel, mr. president, our legs pray every single day. nothing is in -- in our lives is taken for granted. my father was a jewish child in the budapest ghetto hiding from those who tried to kill him. the fact that i am standing here today did not happen by itself. we learned the lessons, mr. president, at all times israel must be strong, free and safe. with a powerful army that can defend our citizens. joshua crossing the ri

of the ministry of defense and at the same time the prime minister of israel, i am igor lapid, yes. here is the second such already widely used and again news that biden, in a conversation with lapid, asked that israel sell to ukraine weapons, we know that the reaction was not so optimistic, nevertheless, nevertheless, this story at least shows that they do not forget , and ukraine remains at the first steps of the agenda. well, the visit to saudi arabia is undoubtedly very important is related to ukraine, if we are talking about such an important thing as the reduction of oil prices, well, there is already a concrete example in the 80s after the invasion of the soviet union of the soviet union in doganistan, when saudi arabia did everything to lower oil prices i.e. to lower them to such a level when the soviet union could no longer make a profit and the war in afghanistan became unprofitable and biden basically wants to repeat this episode in a new stage, the only thing that complicates the implementation of this this intention is actually the relationship between the united states

biden's first stop is israel, where he's meeting acting prime minister yair lapid, and former leadermin netanyahu. he'll then head to the occupied west bank to meet palestinian authority president mahmoud abaas. biden is expected to face questions about the killing of al jazeera correspondent shireen abu akleh, who was a palestinian-american. the u.s. state department found that israeli gunfire likely killed the journalist, but couldn't definitively conclude the bullet's origin. a group of democratic senators has written an open letter saying the investigation doesn't live up to the administration's calls for an independent and credible inquiry. pres. biden: greater peace. greater stability. greater connection. it is critical for all the people of the region, which is why we will discuss my continued support, even though i know it is not in the near term, a two-state solution. that remains, in my view, the best way to ensure a future of equal measure of freedom, prosperity, and democracy for israelis and palestinians alike. reporter: stephanie decker has more. reporter: the last time

prime minister yair lapid, the floor is yours. >> in march of 1965 on martin luther king's famous march from selma to montgomery, walking beside him was a jewish rabbi. he wrote in his diary today i felt my legs. in the state of israel our legs pray every single day, nothing in our lives is taken for granted. my father was a jewish child in the budapest ghetto hiding from of those who tried to kill him. the fact that i am standing here today didn't happen by itself. israel must be strong, free and safe, with a powerful army that can defend our citizens. joshua crossing the jordan river or doctor king crossing the alabama river the principle is the same. if you want your independence your hands must defend you and your legs must pray for you. we must march fearlessly towards the river. this past year with russia's unjustified invasion of ukraine, the irani nuclear threat becoming more dangerous with threats of terrorism worldwide, we are all reminded of something. in order to protect freedom, sometimes force must be used, nobody wants that, but neither can we shy away from it. people who

lapid said only a credible military threat would stop iran. here is jeremy bowen.y: for all of its power, america's ability to control middle eastern turbulence is limited. joe biden and israel's acting ime minister lapid signed a declaration billed as his, yet it had been seen before, and israel needed him to say it again the. >> we will not -- let me say it again -- we will not allow iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. jeremy: for israel, it starts with a conventional nonnuclear threat on the heavily fortified border with lebanon three hours north of jerusalem. it is one of the most dangerous flashpoints in the middle east. that is because it is a front line between the israelis and iran's strongest ally has bella -- hezbollah. both sides have worked hard to quiet the border since has below -- hezbollah fought israel to a standstill. behind the watchers in israel, protesters assumed hezbollah were ready. these men have the job of protecting israel's northern border, but it is about more than that. this is one of the great faultlines that runs through the middle eas

we're awaiting a joint news conference from president joe biden and the israeli prime minister yair lapidhe two are signing a new joint declaration in the meantime aimed at expanding the security relationship between the two nations while countering efforts by iran to destabilize the region. and this event comes as president biden faces crises not only abroad but also back in the united states as we all know inflation levels surging to 40-year highs, members of his own party have questioned his strategy and his leadership, and his approval numbers hitting new lows. let's bring in our chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins, she's standing by, live at the news conference here in jerusalem. set the scene for us, kaitlan. >> reporter: yeah, wolf, we both watched that warm welcome yesterday as president biden arrived here in israel. today is much more about business and time to get down to brass tacks as he is having these meetings with world leaders including one that he just finished with the israeli prime minister that went on for quite some time. they joked they talked about ameri

that's the honorable joseph r biden junior, president of the six avenue america his excellency yair lapidhe state of israel. ministers, collective members, religious leaders, excellencies, distinguished leaders and honored guests. mr. president you are the 16th consecutive american president with whom my family has had the privilege of engaging for over 80 years fdr was the first one. i am so delighted to host you here in the heart of jerusalem as i said yesterday mr. president, this is a visit amongst family and old friends. you have been a faithful lifelong friend of the state of israel and the jewish people. your tireless advocacy of enduring the u.s. israel partnership in word and indeed has truly withstood the test of time. your journey of peace, here in the middle east, comes at the pivotal hour of a challenge world order aftershocks of the pandemic are colliding with the tragedy in ukraine, while extremism replaces dialogue as our planet runs out of time. i believe that is strong and vibrant u.s./israel partnership hustled on big more critical to our countries, to the middle east a

biden met with the new israeli prime minister yair lapid.'s nuclear ambitions were a key topic, both agreed that iran must never have nuclear weapons. the white house now confirms that president biden will meet one-on-one with the saudi crown prince later today. some u.s. officials have told cnn that the president is likely to bring up the murder of jamal khashoggi, he was the journalist of course who was murdered after entering the saudi consulate in 2018. but when asked about it on thursday, mr. biden stopped short of promising to raise the issue during his trip. have a listen. >> my views on khashoggi have been absolutely positively clear. and i have never been quiet about talking about human rights. the question -- the reason i'm going to saudi arabia though is much broader, it is to promote u.s. interests, promote u.s. interests in a way that i think that we have an opportunity to r reassert what i think we've made a mistake of walking away from, our influence in the middle east. >> with his trip to the middle east, mr. biden embracing

right now president biden is in jerusalem meeting with israeli prime minister yair lapid.couple hours the two leaders will sign a joint declaration aimed at expanding the security relationship between the u.s. and israel encountering iran. wolf blitzer is live. we're expecting a news conference after the signing. what is expected to be in the security declaration? >> it will be a very strong statement of u.s. support for israel not only in terms of political support, humanitarian support, but also in terms of strategic support and working with israel in a whole host of areas. and they go into extensive

earlier today, biden met with israeli prime minister yair lapid in jerusalem, where the pair discussed iran's nuclear program and the war in ukraine. the u.s. and israel are expected to announce a joint declaration building on past calls to take military action halt iran's nuclear program. biden has promised he won't agree to any deal that would restore the landmark 2015 iran nuclear agreement, which the united states unilaterally withdrew from in 2018, if it means removing iran's revolutionary guard corps from a list of foreign terrorist organizations. president biden was asked about that pledge in an interview with israeli tv. >> already committed to keeping the tears -- on the terrorist organization list? pres. biden: yes. >> and in the past you said you would do anything to ensure iran would not acquire nuclear weapons. doesn't that mean using force against iran? biden: if that was the last resort, yes. amy: after headlines, more on president biden's trip to israel, the occupied territories, and saudi arabia. the house of representatives is set to vote this week on a record-shatter

there were phone calls between yair lapid and the president. we definitely maintained contact with them. i will say short of it not being in the cards right now, everything else is. >> thanks so much for joining us on this very, very busy day. >> thank you very much. >>> we will get the palestinian perspective on the situation room tomorrow . president biden is going to bethlehem. i will be joined by the head of the mission in washington until it was closed by the trump administration in 2018. that is tomorrow. >>> just ahead, is the january 6th select committee preparing to seek testimony from former president trump and former vice president mike pence? a new report is raising a lot of questions. >>> the the situation room from jerusalem continues livive discover theratears®. like no other dry-eye drop in the world. with the 5 vital electrolytes found in natural tears, theratears® is one-of-a-kinhydration at feels like silk. a drop like no other™. bubbles bubbles so many bubbles! as an expedia member you earn points on your travels, and that's

i think there was an important distinction between what you heard prime minister lapid, who is obviously a caretaker prime minister right now, and president biden. president biden kept going back to the bedrock american phrase that the u.s. will never allow iran to build a nuclear weapon and what prime minister lapid said starting at the opening of his statement was the entire free world must stop iran if it continues with its nuclear program. sounds like a semantic distinction, actually goes to the heart of the difference between the u.s. and -- and israel on this. israel's fear is that by the time iran actually got to a nuclear weapon it would be too late to stop it so they have been conducting sabotage operations, assassination toss slow the enrichment of uranium. president biden has said and said again today a diplomatic solution is the best way to get this done. that's why he's trying to restart the 2015 agreement. the problem is he's been trying that for 18 months now and the iranians aren't playing and it's not clear at this point whether there's really any hope left that they wou

as has been mentioned a few timesnow , president biden and prime minister lapid signed the jerusalem declaration which affirmed its military edge. these are important words but more importantly perhaps, they will be followed up by action and that's where congress comes in in terms of continued ussecurity assistance . and including missile systems like iron dome and the next generation of iron dome. i will congress support this initiative and continue to support israel's security and right to self-defense and as well how do you characterize support ofisrael and the democratic-controlled senate and house ? >> that's a really critical question. and one that really was at the top of the list working to maintain our nation's unbreakable bond with the democratic jewish faith of israel. they are our most used i support for israel is multifaceted. it's an ironclad commitment to security including maintaining her qualitative military edge as well as against emerging threats but it also means standing up against disproportionate one-sided criticism and delegitimization. we thankfully as i ment

so lapid will not get with what is happening on the ground here.or him, it's not exactly the right time. to fresh and preoccupied with very critical issues as far as the upcoming elections are concerned. >> ac that you are back. >> i just want to sum up because our time is about to run out. a lightning question to all of you. some of your opening remarks, by the end of this week, president biden will have come and gone from israel, palestinian areas and saudi arabia. do you think we will collectively, whether it's arab countries, intercept israel or even the foreign policy elite have a clear understanding of where the president is on issues of regional security? >> i think rob is frozen again. why don't we start with you and then i will wrap up. >> i think before the visit, there are many visits from the administration, national guard -- what both sides want from each other. there may be some agreements and there will be assurance from the u.s. side to peace and stability and security in the region which has been perceived as u.s. is leaving. maybe

president biden and the israeli prime minister, yair lapid, have signed a joint declaration to stop iranng nuclear weapons. washington says it will use all the elements of us power to prevent it, but mr lapid said only a credible military threat would work. the american leader was injerusalem to meet israelis and palestinians, before moving on to saudi arabia. i continue to believe that diplomacy is the best way to achieve this outcome, and we will continue to work with israel to counter the threats from iran throughout the region, including support for terrorism, the ballistic missile programme that continues, and the proliferation of weapons to terrorists and proxies like his brother. behnam ben tale—blu is a senior fellow at the foundation for defense of democracies, a nonpartisan but hawkish think tank. behnam, you focus on iranian security and political issues. when it comes to the agreement between the us and israel, when it comes to how they deal with preventing iran from developing nuclear weapons, strong words from president biden, words that arguably we have heard similar thoug

lapid will face prime minister benjamin netanyahu in november.ill be israel's fifth election in just over three years. >>> up next, "the late late show" goes to washington. comedian james corden crashes the white house with a hilarious visit that included a meeting with the president. ded a meetin with the president. >>> here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ >>> sing the question -- ♪ could you give us an update on the office agreement ♪ ♪ no i can't ♪ >> president biden found himself a new staffer. okay, not really, but james corden did lend a hand at the white house during a segment last night on "the late late show." the comedian filled in as press secretary, served up lunches in the kitchen, and even stopped by the oval office to give president biden some tips on hairstyling. >>> uber is sharing the results o a new safety report, and millions of americans are getting a boost in their paychecks. matt pieper has today's cbs "money watch" report. >> reporter: stocks fell again on wall street thursday closing out the

the question i'm sure biden and yair lapid, the advisers to lapid, have been talking about, you know,ret conversations is beginning to think, what do we do if iran keeps moving toward having nuclear weapons capability? >> jonathan lemire, we're awaiting the press conference and we might hop to it in a minute. i apologize if i interrupt you. there is a sense, even at the white house, that the visit is important, but it is a prelude in terms of what the world will be watching for the visit to saudi arabia coming up next. so how are white house advisers you've talked to, how is this west wing looking at this trip in total? >> yeah, it is a presidential news conference tradition, the two-minute warning is rarely actually just two minutes. >> that's right. >> certainly, yes, strengthening ties with israel, the looming threat of iran, important for this president's agenda, but this is the opening act for the next stop on this trip. he is going to meet with some palestinian leaders later today, then, tomorrow, he goes to saudi arabia. becoming the first president to go to jetta, which is whe

mr lapid said only a credible military threat would stop iran.least 20 people have been killed in a russian missile strike in vinnytsia southwest of the capital, kyiv. ukrainian officials say the missiles fired from a submarine in the black sea hit a commercial building in the city centre. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. ethiopians have known much conflict in recent history but the war which broke out between the government and the people's liberation front, 2.5 years ago, has been particularly devastating. tens of thousands have been killed and millions displaced. plus there are also ethnic conflicts and other parts of ethiopia such as in the west and the communities are restless. my guest is meaza ashenafi, the first woman to be appointed chiefjustice of the federal supreme court of ethiopia. now there is hope of making progress in the peace talks taking place but will there be justice for the victims of war? chiefjustice meaza chief justice meaza ashenafi chiefjustice meaza ashenafi in addis ababa, welcome to hard

joe biden and israel's acting prime minister, yair lapid, signed a declaration billed as historic.e, but israel needed him to say it again. i made it absolutely clear we will not, let me say it again, we will not allow iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. for israel, it starts with a conventional, not nuclear threat on the heavily fortified border with lebanon, three hours drive north from jerusalem. it's one of the most dangerous potential flashpoints in the middle east. i'll show you a couple of places over here. that's because it's a front line between the israelis and iran's strongest ally and client, hezbollah. if we'll stand over here like a couple more minutes, we will see people of hezbollah coming over here. both sides have worked hard to keep the border quiet since hezbollah fought israel to a standstill in a war in 2006. but when hezbollah appeared, they were in israel's sights. behind the watchers in lebanon, the israelis assumed hezbollah guns were also ready. it took one incident to spark a month of war in 2006. these men have the job of protecting israel's northern bord

joe biden and israel's acting prime minister, yair lapid, signed a declaration billed as historic.ed him to say it again. i made it absolutely clear we will not, let me say it again, we will not allow iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. for israel, it starts with a conventional, not nuclear threat on the heavily fortified border with lebanon, three hours drive north from jerusalem. it's one of the most dangerous potential flashpoints in the middle east. i'll show you a couple of places over here. that's because it's a front line between the israelis and iran's strongest ally and client, hezbollah. if we'll stand over here like a couple more minutes, we will see people of hezbollah coming over here. both sides have worked hard to keep the border quiet since hezbollah fought israel to a standstill in a war in 2006. but when hezbollah appeared, they were in israel's sights. behind the watchers in lebanon, the israelis assumed hezbollah guns were also ready. it took one incident to spark a month of war in 2006. these men have the job of protecting israel's northern border, but it's about

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putin, and that is why there is a danger for ukraine that netanyahu will come to power instead of lapidrstand correctly, no guys, i don't share this point of view. moreover, we have to work with all the politicians who exist here. we will know what position natalia will take only when he, uh, they started the government, if he headed it, i remind you that when he headed the government in the past, he supported us. reconciliation even before the start of a large-scale war last spring and we met with him about this and he told us that guys, i can be a successful mediator if two sides want to come to an agreement, but i see only one side that wants to come to an agreement, and that is ukraine, that is, he absolutely he was sincere in this, and moreover, i will remind you again that many people have forgotten about me, but it was thanks to the provision that ukraine received 20 million pfizer vaccines last year. well, again, how much would he be a greater friend of putin than the current leadership i was told very hard. i hope it's a stinger. yes, there is a difference. we thank yevgeny kor

lapid said there's no difference between the two. there is a difference between the u.s.'s effort to use diplomacy and setting the line at the production of a nuclear weapon, not the production or the capability to produce a nuclear weapon with the belief system they're only a matter of weeks or perhaps months away from advancing that nuclear program. it's notable it's seven years to the day since the obama-biden administration joined in, announced that jcpoa, that iran nuclear deal. donald trump, the last president, pulled the u.s. out. the president did, as you say, said he would not wait forever for iran to come back to the bargaining table, to renegotiate a revived deal, andrea. >> there's certainly no sign they're willing to do that. david ignatius, you're the best expert of all on saudi arabia, both because of your colleague and friend jamal cosh shogi, but also for years following their activities in the region. how are you reading this trip right now, am necessity international and other human rights groups bitterly opinion poegz it. other senators saying if we can

he and prime minister lapid signing that pledge, but at the same time president biden also said israele safer with a renewed iran nuclear award cord -- accord. does israel agree to that? >> thank you forking having me, liz. we welcome the president's visit, but actually basically the declaration sounds very nice, but when you look at actual actions, we are worried about it because president biden and his team, secretary blinken, they are moving forward with the iran deal. they want to sign it in vienna as soon as possible, and that's bad news for us, for israel, and for our partners in the region. basically what her telling president, you know, we welcome your declaration, but if you are signing that deal, basically you're allowing iran to become nuclear. and not only that, you're actually giving them the -- for that because they will have so much money for their proxies in the region. we expect more from our allies, and i think that president lapid should have been stronger when he addressed the issue of iran and our expectation from the if. liz: well, i thought president biden was ex

president joe biden and israeli president lapid have signed a declaration to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. >> today, you and i discussed america's commitment to ensuring that iran never obtains a nuclear weapon. this is a vital security interest to israel and the united states and the rest of the world as well. i believe that diplomacy is the best way to achieve this outcome, and we will continue to work with israel to counter threats from iran from around the region, including support for the terroristic ballistic missiles program. >> molly's transitional government has ordered -- the suspension is expected to last until talks are held to coordinate a new agreement. members of parliament for the british conservative party have completed their second vote on who will replace boris johnson. those were the headlines. i am back with more on the next half-hour. next it is "inside story." do stay with us. ♪ >> who was in charge in sri lanka? the president has fled instead of resigning it. the acting president has imposed a curfew, and protesters want him to step down. is there

yair lapid symbolically switched seats with his predecessor.wo later held a handover ceremony at the prime minister's office in jerusalem. ben bennett's stint was one of the shortest in israel's history. he said he is happy to hand the job over. >> translator: this is a very special role and it does not belong to one person. it belongs to all the people of israel help i am passing to you this holy baton and the responsibility for the state of israel and i wish that you will protect it and god will protect you. >> translator: we have a commitment to the past, we have a commitment to the future. we have brought the future with us. and we will do our best for good strong prosperous and democratic jewish state because that is the job and it is greater than any of us. thank you, my brother. >> mr. lapid will lead the country as a caretaker until elections on november 1 which will be the fifth time in less than four years that israelis are heading to the polls. >>> texas dealing with increasing human smuggling cases, with several attempts leaving sev

he and israeli yair lapid promise to stop nuclear program though they disagreed how. >> i continue toelieve diplomacy is the best way to achieve this outcome. >> words will not stop them, mr. diplomacy will not stop them. >> lapid said only the free world's willingness to use force will stop iran's nuclear program. president biden told an israeli television station to stop iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. the u.s. would use force. as a last resort. >> russian president vladimir putin is planning his own travel to the region. is he scheduled to meet this week with iranian president ibrahim ricey and erdogan. only second trip abroad since trip in february. both iran and russia under heavy sanctions from the west and trying to bypass those economic restrictions. bret? >> rich, thank you. let's bring in fox news senior political analyst brit hume. brit, good evening, i want to get your thoughts on this trip. you and i covered white house and presidents going abroad in the white house press corps. usually they went on those trips with some dlicialgs. there is a lot of effort to assess

president and israel's caretaker prime minist lapid met to discuss security and sport. >> had a longout american baseball. >> but the key focus was a security and iran. here he is later, signing a joint statement pledging military cooperationnd to never allow iran to acquire nuclear weapons. opinions differ between the u.s. and israel over how best to tackle thessue. >> words will not stop them, mr. president. diplomacy will not stop them. the only think that will stop iran is knowing that if they continue to develop their nuclear program, the free world will use force. the only way to stop them is to put a credible military threats on the table. >> speaking alongside him, president biden took a different tone. >> i can you to believe that diplomacy is the best way to achieve this outcome. and we will continue to work with israel to counter other threats from iran throughout the region, including support for terrorism into ballistic missile program that continues, and weapons to terrorists and proxies like hezbollah. >> i spoke to state department correspondent arbor plat usher and a

the president and prime minister yair lapid stood shoulder to shoulder and declared they would not allow become a nuclear power. but they disagree on how to prevent that from happening. cbs' ed o'keefe is traveling with the president. good evening, ed. >> reporter: good evening, norah. while the president once again kept much of his focus on iran, attention news shifting to his meeting with saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman. the president on this trip hoping to find ways to drive down the price of oil by pushing saudi arabia and other producers to speed the production of oil. bin salomon is a controversial figure, blamed for ordering the killing of ging jamal khashoggi today president biden declined to say whether he would bring it up with saudi leaders. >> i always bring up human rights. i always bring up human rights. but my position on khashoggi has been so clear. if anyone doesn't understand it in saudi arabia or anywhere else, then they haven't been around for a while. >> reporter: critic, including many in the democratic party fault the president for making this trip

meeting with israeli leaders to talk about security he landed in tel aviv, fist bumping with yair lapid but shaking hands with benjamin netanyahu. the president is hoping to strengthen ties with israel. what assurances is he giving them >> frances, good morning the president offering two main assurances he says he's committed to israel's ability to defend itself by itself, and he spent part of yesterday looking at this very advanced israeli missile defense system frances, it uses lasers to shoot down incoming rockets and missiles the president also telling an israeli television channel that he as a last resort is prepared to use force to stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon take a listen. >> you, in the past, said you would to anything, you would ensure iran would not acquire nuclear weapons, does that also mean, sir, that you would use force against iran is that what that means? >> if that was the last resort, yes. >> reporter: now there are profound disagreements between the biden administration and israel about the way forward on iran the president would like to revive the 2015 ir

. >> reporter: prime minister lapid emphasized military action >> in order to protect freedom sometimes force must be used >> reporter: president biden called military force a last resort. he wants to revive the abandoned iran nuclear agreement. israel strongly objects and so do many republicans. >> biden's begging the iranians to get back in a deal that's terrible for the israelis and the arabs. >> reporter: tomorrow mr. biden lands in controversy as he will meet with saudi crown prince muhammad bin salman, mbs, who u.s. intelligence assesses ordered the gruesome 2018 murder of "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi. the president declined to say if he would raise the killing. >> i always bring up human rights, but my position on khashoggi has been so clear. if anyone doesn't understand it in saudi arabia or anywhere else then they haven't been around for a while. >> reporter: but he will meet despite his vow as a candidate to shun the saudis. >> we will, in fact, make them pay the price and make them, in fact, the pariah that they are. >> reporter: khashoggi's fiance called the t

members of the delegation , said that biden would privately, in a personal conversation with yair lapidsistance to the armed forces, but in the final document included only a provision on humanitarian assistance. however, even before the meeting of the leaders, it was clear that israel would not destroy and reshape the principles of their own security policy in the interests of the american president. moreover, on the most lively trembling problem for israel, the problem of the iranian atom, the united states was not imbued with the mood of its partners, maintaining its course towards signing a comprehensive deal on uranium enrichment with tehran. israel must be strong , free and safe with a strong army. to protect our citizens, the negotiations themselves in astoria continued a little more than a final press conference, at which it suddenly turned out that the american leader had his own list of questions and journalists who should ask them mr. president. you want to be asked the next question, of course, i was given a list. eh, steve hollandreuter did not expect surprises and unexpect

prime minister yaid lapid. cbs' ed o'keefe is traveling with the president.>> reporter: shifting with his meetings scheduled for friday with saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman. asking for that requires engaging the crown prince. bin salman is a controversial figure, ordering the assassination of jamal khashoggi. when asked, the president declined to say if he would bring up khashoggi's murder with saudi leaders. >> biden: i always bring up human rights. >> i will bring up, i always bring up human rights, but my >> i will bring up, i always bring up human rights, but my position on khashoggi has been so clear, if anyone doesn't understand it in saudi arabia or anywhere else then they haven't been around for a while. >> reporter: critics including many in the democratic party fault the president for making these trips and holding these meetings, pointing out that as a candidate, thousand as president he says the u.s. must engages pointing out as a candidate, he faulted saudi arabia. now as president, he says the u.s. must engage saudi arabia or ris

prime minister yaid lapid. cbs's ed o'keefe is traveling with the president. good evening ed. >> reporter: shifting with his meetings scheduled for friday with saudi arabia's crows engagi trowne.salman is a contro figuordering assassination of jamal khashoggi. >> i's bring up human rights, but my position on khanoyan of khashoggi has been so clear. if anyone doesn't understand it in saudi arabia or anywhere else then they haven't been around for a while. >> reporter: critics including many in the democratic party fault the president for making these thrips and holding these meetings, po pointing out that as a candidate, thousand as president he says the u.s. must engages saudi arabia or risk losing influence in this region and having the vacuum filled by russia and china. nooshafarinh. >>o'donnell: ed o'keefe thank you. >>> missile strike killed at least 23 civilians and wounded 100 others including children. the assault mapped in a part of now spref russ.t haseenunti >> repout inthe sunshine on a summer's day. this same girl according to a family friend, lyin

behaves as if he is the president of israel and not and let him be the prime minister of israel and the lapidavitates and the democrats gravitate towards him well and definitely that's why the biders as a democrat should have come to him and trump as a republican should have gone to netanyahu, you know mr yevgeny what is in the israeli politics, like ukrainian, everyone in the world understands, no, except me, no, he understands too, i stopped a man on the street, you know what israeli politics is, everyone knows it, you don’t, it’s some unknown country, everyone knows, yes, yes, tell us what what did you expect and what did you expect from mr. biden's visit, look at the visit, in fact, it's been two months already, mr. baiting, but the first president of the united states, and definitely this visit is waiting for everyone, both right and left, and the coalition that just collapsed and the opposition is a sign that apart from the prem' the prime minister of the acting prime minister lopido eh biden also met with his predecessor pede eeh benetton and also the head of the opposition and it is a