mahmoud abbas, the head of the plo is going to be meeting with president trump.sn't recognize israel's right to exist. we still know that terrorists are rewarded with honor and families are given rewards if, in fact, their family members are killed, killing israelis. how do you begin a discussion about peace when that is heir stated policy? >> you had an american hero named taylor force inafter that next to tel aviv. walking along. the man had fought in afghanistan. west point graduate. fought in iraq. and he was killed by palestinian terrorists. those killers were praised by the palestinian authority. they were rewarded. the families of the terrorists were rewarded by the palestinian authority. there have palestinian law which requires the palestinian authority. >> sean: abbas is going to meet with the president. palestinian law requires them to give money if they kill israelis. >> correct. >> sean: pretty insane. recently abbas also said after israeli was killed something to the effect that it's a good thing to see israeli blood shed. what was the exact quote?

come to the stage of palestinian politics, he is one of the rivals of the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. he has been silenced in the past. he has c chosen the prisoner ise this time but in the past decade he has not been involved in any of the hunger strikes. >> you are watching live from paris here on france 24. a a reminder of our top stories. the british prime ministerr called s snap elecections in ju. she blames the division in westminster as she throws dodown the gauntlet to the opposition. police in france arrest two men suspected of planning a terror attack during the country's upcoming presidential elections. penceice president mike meets with japan's prime minister in tokyo in a bid to bolster bilateral ties. trade deals and regional tensions with north korea top of the agenda. time now for the campaign beat. our daily roundup from the french presisidential campaigngn trail. that twojust come in suspects have been arrested in marseille. wrench officials believed ththey were planning a terror attack before the presidential elections. security has been a major issue throughout th

i understand president trump will be meeting on may 3 with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbasat you expect from that meeting? >> i think we consider the israeli ever they came into power in 2015 as the most racist in history, dropping the mask that was covered israel's regime of occupation such as colonialism and apartheid, the trump administration has also dropped the mask of u.s. a administration, which was always in bed with israel's system of occupation and apartheid. now it is in your face. the repression we're seeing increasingly in the u.s. and the repression and denial of rights we're seeing by the israeli government are coming together enjoying ways to connect our struggles. so we are facing very difficult times, facing in israeli kennedy on steroids because of the trump administration. at the same time, israel's right to his own government is being used i the trump administration as a model for ethnic profiling, for walls like the one with mexico, and various sorts of racial policies. israel is now a model for the u.s. administration. that is dangerous for everyone.

palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas is also invited to the white house. >> i'm very hopeful, and this is what i'm looking forward to. i'm looking forward to having leadership that will pursue peace, will pursue understanding, and people who will support them. >> we are going to build the wall! it will be a real wall! >> the honorable gemi josé gonzález lópez is consul general of the mexican consulate in san francisco. >> we should be working to have the most creative, important, innovative border in the world. it will be a region of economic growth, a region where human rights can be respected, a region where everyone can feel safe. >> what kinds of feedback are you getting from people in your country and from people here? >> well, on that, let me tell that both presidents agreed not to talk publicly about those matters anymore because it's something that their positions are very clear and they have opposite positions on that. >> he believes now is the time to build bridges, not walls. >> this is a moment, it's an opportunity to show that together we are better. together we

reporter: and the president is hoping to broker peace in the middle east when palestinian leader mahmoud abbas comes to the white house. >> use the visit to reconfirm the commitment of united states and palestinian leadership to pursuing and ultimately concluding a conflict ending settlement between the palestinians and israel. >> reporter: every president in the last what century has tried and failed to broker a peace deal between the palestinians. >>> today president trump signing a bill that keeps a va program in place that allows veterans to go see a private doctor if they live too far from a va wait to see a va doctor is too long. >>> big news today on capitol hill, congressman jason chaffetz will not be running for reelection in 2018. the utah republican had been rumored as a possible candidate for senator or governor but in a statement on his facebook page the congress said after consult -- congressman said after consulting with his family he decided to not be a candidate for any office in 2018 adding that after more than 1500 nights away from home, it is time to step aside. he was firs

this action came about after a call from a prominent figure in palestinian president mahmoud abbas' movement. he is serving multiple life sentences for his role in the second intifada, a violent palestinian uprising beginning in the year 2000. despite his imprisonment, he has been named as the possible future palestinian leader. israel claims the hunger strike, which comes at a time of relative calm, is politically motivated. the strike could lead to a rising tensions ahead of the 50th anniversary of the israeli occupation of the west bank, east jerusalem, and the gaza strip in june. sarah: you are watching "dw news ," live from berlin. still to come, concerns about the outcome of the constitutional referendum could scare off investment image the jeopardizing the country's shaky economic recovery. javier will have the verdict from the money men in just a few minutes. we hope you stay with us. sarah: welcome back. you are watching "dw news." turkey has rejected the claims of international monitors saying it's constitutional referendum was flawed with irregularities. president erdogan won a na

>> well, again, one of the first phone calls president trump made was to mahmoud abbas who is head of fattah organization. so i think it's important for president trump to have relations with egypt and understand we need that alliance to fight against the muslim brotherhood. and isis has sanctuary in libya anne as well agent sinai peninsula. so when you are sitting down having these conversations you are able to open doors, as opposed to barack obama who thought it was okay to send palettes of laundered cash to iran, the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism. i never saw the "new york times" criticizing that. liz: he gave the money to return, went soft on syria. i want to talk about chelsea manage. remember when chelsea manning did that about-face, chelsea manning criticized barack obama. saying he's not strong enough to accomplish his own agenda. what did you think of those comments? >> well, first of all, i have to correct you. the army tried, the armly charged, the army convicted and sentenced private bradley manning. i don't know who chelsea manning is. it was private brad

has already met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas is already invited to the white house. >> this is what i'm hoping for, i'm looking forward to having leadership who will pursue peace, who will pursue understanding and people who will support that. >> we are going to build the wall, it will be a real wall. >> reporter: the honorable lopez is consul general of the mexican consulate in san francisco. >> we should be working to have the most creative importance, innovative border in the world. it will be a region of economic growth, a region where human rights can be respected, a region where everyone can feel safe. >> reporter: he believes now is the time to build bridges not walls. >> it's an opportunity to show that together we are better, together we are more competitive, together we have more creativity. >> reporter: and you're invited to visit other countries to be your own citizen zdiplomat. >> go and visit and do things together. >> reporter: and you can hear more from the professional diplomats in our up coming "beyond the head

has already met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, palestinian authority president mahmoud abbasd to the white house. >> this is what i'm hoping for, i'm looking forward to having leadership who will pursue peace, who will pursue understanding and people who will support that. >> we are going to build the wall, it will be a real wall. >> reporter: the honorable lopez is consul general of the mexican consulate in san francisco. >> we should be working to have the most creative importance, innovative border in the world. it will be a region of economic growth, a region where human rights can be respected, a region where everyone can feel safe. >> reporter: he believes now is the time to build bridges not walls. >> it's an opportunity to show that together we are better, together we are more competitive, together we have more creativity. >> reporter: and you're invited to visit other countries to beee your own citizen zdiplomat. >> go and visit and do things together. >> reporter: and you can hear more from the professional diplomats in our up coming "beyond the headlines" show. and

. >> sean: on may 3rd, the president will meet with mahmoud abbas, the palestinian authorit authorityhere's an interesting fact, they don't recognize the right for israel to exist, be 36,000 recipients, they reward as a matter of law those people that kill israelis. close to $300 million? >> there is on an annual basis, they're giving off hundreds of millions of dollars. two terrorists or the families of terrorists who murder israelis, murder americans. it's unimaginable, after a decade, it could be more than a billion dollars that are given to terrorists i'm not talking about hamas, i'm talking about mainline palestinian authority headed by the president, who is going to see president trump in washington. i think the first test of peace is to say to them hey, you want peace, prove it. confront terrorism, stop rewarding terrorism, stop paying it terrorists. don't finagle the books, what they do is we want to pay directly, will pay directly someone else and they will pay it to the terrorists. circular fashion, no. come clean on this. stop paying terrorists, repeal the law on their book

we are told this demand is on the agenda by palestinian authorities mahmoud abbas when he goes to the victim of terrorism and american hero is on the minds of many. taylor force was a west point graduate who served in afghanistan and iraq and are suing his mba at vanderbilt. his future was bright. taylor was stabbed to death while he was in israel by a palestinian. >> the 28-year-old was savagely nice to death as he strolled on a boardwalk last year. his killer a palestinian terrorist who wounded 10 others. >> all data and all moms are proud of their kids. taylor basically did everything right but he was humble about it. >> taylor's parents say their grief is compounded by the fact that the family other sons murder is making money off of taylor's death. the palestinian authority pays jihadist and their survivors involved in acts of terrorism money. critics say it's derived from u.s. funds. a congressional bill named for taylor calls it the taylor force act would cut off usaid to the palestinian authority if it does not stop payments. republican senator lindsey graham is the bill's mai

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that said palestinian president mahmoud abbas scheduled to meet with president trump next week in washingtonnk it's safe to say the topics will most likely be on the agenda. julie: john huddy think you could route continuing to look back at president trump's first 100 days but what about the men and women surrounding the president. all of this administration, how have they done? >> we have attained the likes of which has never ever been assembled. julie: plus we are awaiting president trump as he marks this big day with a rally in harrisburg pennsylvania. any minute now the president will be stepping up to the podium where he has thousands of supporters waiting eagerly to hear his speech. we are going to bring it to you live right here on "the fox report" as soon as it begins. when did anyone start calling this salad? at panera, a good salad is so much more than a bowl of something green. more than an obligation to be good. more than just something you have on the side. more than just one flavor, or texture, or color. a good clean salad is so much more than green. and with panera catering, m

husam zomlot is a senior adviser to palestinian leader mahmoud abbas. he says using violence against jewish settlers is counter- productive. >> we don't hate them. in fact, our histories with jews have been an integral part of our national fabric. what we dislike, however, is occupiers, colonizers, seizures, deniers of our very basic rights. >> reporter: the tense, sometimes violent, status quo that has gone on for decades, defined by the enormous security wall built by israel. it stretches for miles across the west bank. settlers here in beit el, like settlers across the west bank, have often had a very complicated relationship with the united states, often perceived as both protector and enemy at the same time. the obama administration in particular was not seen as a friend of the settlers. the arrival of donald trump, on the other hand, is being welcomed here in beit el. they are hopeful it is the beginning of a new era. >> bibi and i have known each other for a long time, smart man, great negotiator, and i think we're going to make a deal. >> but ne

abbas, here's the first part of our exchange. >> sean: on may 3rd, the president will meet with mahmoud