yesterday that secretary of state antony blinken met with saudi arabia's defense minister, prince mohammed bin salman arabia called for an immediate ceasefire in gas, which secretary of state blinken said is not up for discussion. the houthis have said they will now bombard israel every day with ballistic missiles, missiles and attack drones, which seems strange given that yemen is the twelfth poorest country in the world. last year they received more than a quarter of a billion euros of economic aid from germany, what is the yemeni government, that is, the houthi rebels, using this money for? obviously, for the purchase of missiles from iran and the creation of the necessary for the worst, many lebanese hope that the gas war will not engulf their country, residents fear that they may have no choice in the matter, we only communicate with the lebanese army and do not make decisions, we would like decisions about war and peace were in our hands, if it were up to us, the situation would be different, those who are still in this village are preparing for all eventualities, we have created a field hospit

as stated by the crown prince of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman, providing the palestinian people with legal rights to independent the state is the only way to stop the conflict. we are facing a humanitarian catastrophe, which is evidence of the failure of the un security council and the international community to put an end to israel's gross violations of international law and international humanitarian law, which... to the united states, palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas said that it was washington with its politics in the middle east has led to a dead end in attempts to find a peaceful solution to the problem. our palestinian people are being subjected to side of the cowardly israeli war machine. 7 years after the rupture of relations with saudi arabia, the head of iran, ibrahim reisi, arrived, time to forget grievances, time to solve problems. it is america that blocks the ceasefire, it is america that fuels the war, the root of all these vices is americans. recip type erdogan was categorical as always. our first priority is to take a break for a few hours. the un

agencies concluded even in just one case the murder of jamal khashoggi that the crown prince mohammed bin salmanas responsible for this. you oversaw arms sales to them, presumably. why israel? >> i was one of multiple people involved in the arms sales process. imes cells themselves are presidential authority delegated to the secretary of state in the to the undersecretary who is actually responsible for approving them for the most part. as i said in my resignation letter, i dealt with many morally challenging, controversial arms sales. i think what they difference -- what made the difference here, even under the trump administration, there was always room for discussion and debate and the ability to mitigate some of the possible outcomes to delay sales until crises have passed. to work with congress and be confident once the policy ended, there would be a congressional piece to it, to come and congress generally has stood up in the past repeatedly on matters of human rights and arms sales. what was different here is there was none of that. there was no debate,for debate, and also know congressio

agencies concluded even in just one case the murder of jamal khashoggi that the crown prince mohammed bin salmanas responsible for this. you oversaw arms sales to them, presumably. why israel? >> i was one of multiple people involved in the arms sales process. imes cells themselves are presidential authority delegated to the secretary of state in the to the undersecretary who is actually responsible for approving them for the most part. as i said in my resignation letter, i dealt with many morally challenging, controversial arms sales. i think what they difference -- what made the difference here, even under the trump administration, there was always room for discussion and debate and the ability to mitigate some of the possible outcomes to delay sales until crises have passed. to work with congress and be confident once the policy ended, there would be a congressional piece to it, to come and congress generally has stood up in the past repeatedly on matters of human rights and arms sales. what was different here is there was none of that. there was no debate,for debate, and also know congressio

agencies concluded even in just one case the murder of jamal khashoggi that the crown prince mohammed bin salmanas responsible for this. you oversaw arms sales to them, presumably. why israel? >> i was one of multiple people involved in the arms sales process. imes cells themselves are presidential authority delegated to the secretary of state in the to the undersecretary who is actually responsible for approving them for the most part. as i said in my resignation letter, i dealt with many morally challenging, controversial arms sales. i think what they difference -- what made the difference here, even under the trump administration, there was always room for discussion and debate and the ability to mitigate some of the possible outcomes to delay sales until crises have passed. to work with congress and be confident once the policy ended, there would be a congressional piece to it, to come and congress generally has stood up in the past repeatedly on matters of human rights and arms sales. what was different here is there was none of that. there was no debate,for debate, and also know congressio

on and so forth, but you wanted them to fight like in 1973, but you wanted it that way, and mohammed bin salman embargo all over again. for what? it was clear that the oil embargo last time led to something, that simply another supplier appeared. so, you and i were both lucky and unlucky at the same time, because the soviet union became this supplier and sat on the oil needle. but why would you do this now? by the way, they have a situation now in a sense, strategically very advantageous, they all understood each other, any serious quarrels between them stopped, they made peace. israel is in constant tension. yes, most likely, netanyahu and the people who, so to speak, together with him want to clear the entire territory, so to speak, most likely the west bank too, plant settlers there, but they will be surrounded by countries that will constantly keep him in state of mobilization and no sources of income other than the american printing press israel won’t have it, and israel is a high-tech country, if they keep almost the entire adult population at the front for that long, you’ll be ruined. ma

royal highness, the crown prince and prime minister of the kingdom of saudi arabia, prince mohammed bin salmantted and declared that saudi arabia was getting — if i quote him correctly, i can't remember exactly what he said — but he said something similar to, "we are getting closer, day by day, with normalisation with israel." so that was clear that gcc countries are toward peace. we're moving toward peace. 0n the 25th, it was in public. he did not shy away from saying it, which means that this would pave the way for the entire gcc to go into normalisation with israel. but do you think, stephen, now, after all this massacre, after all this barbaric killing in gaza, it will be business as usual? i personally don't think so. maybe it's a sovereign, it's a sovereign decision. each country deals with it in its own way. that's why you saw two countries went ahead with it with the abraham accords. the other four did not choose to. but if you think it's going to be business as usual, i don't agree with it, but you never know. i actually asked you if you, on reflection, felt that the normalisation was

ruin for you, without a single shot and without receiving a single tamahawk in his capital, mohammed bin salman-winning tactic, it seems to me that now this is exactly what is happening everywhere, that’s exactly the same thing, another thing is that there is more one thing is what karon georgivich said about the cunning plan, it all worked out, but... it really was based on the goals of eating a second breakfast, unfortunately, our overseas ones are not partners, they are sometimes from the goals do not come from, the problem with the united states is that they are the state apparatus is sick, it does not formulate goals, pay attention, if from ukraine one can also imagine that part of the administration there was interested in this conflict, the other was not, by the way, then in the middle east conflict... they were not interested at all, but entered into him, because it’s impossible otherwise, now biden, well, well, what else can he do, and the same with china, on the one hand, if he now, well, let’s say, quarrels with his comrade, he’ll tell him, you’ve failed , and we find, so to speak, d

as stated by the crown prince of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman, providing legal rights to the palestinians state is the only way to stop the conflict. we are facing a humanitarian catastrophe, which is a testament to the failure of the un security council and the international community to put an end to israel's gross violations of international law and humanitarian law, which proves double standards and a selective approach to their application. we call for the blockade to be lifted and access for humanitarian aid to be opened. in turn. palestinian leader mahmoud abbas accused the united states of being responsible for its policies in the middle east leading to a dead end in attempts to find a peaceful solution to the problem. the iranian president also blamed washington for the escalation. it is america that is blocking the ceasefire. it is america that fuels the war. the root of all these vices is americans. by the way, ibrahim reisi visited riyadh for the first time since restoration of diplomatic relations broken 7 years ago. moreover, it was iran, together with saudi arabia, that bec

iran's president arrived earlier and was greeted by mohammed bin salman.ahmoud abbas said the u.s. bears responsibility for the absence of a political solution for palestinians. let's bring in robert greenway. he's the current director for the center for national defense. robert, some arab leaders are warning the u.s. about its continuing support for israel in war. it's a sentiment echoed by u.s. diplomats in a recently leaked cable. is there a point where the u.s. should reevaluate its support? i know you've been a strong voice of support for israel. where do you stand right now on that? >> thanks for having me on. happy veterans day. >> of course. >> i have to say this summit, the arab league summit, is a reflection really of decline of u.s. influence and the result of policy choices the last few years. when you have the iranian president at the summit and then invoking the final solution in his remarks, i think it's an indication of just how far things have fallen. second, i would say if you remember six years ago, a it isis i sitting american president

i want you to take a listen to what the saudi crown prince mohamed bin salman had to say. >> translatorwe are witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe that demonstrates the failure of the security council and the international community to put an end to the flagrant israeli violation as of international laws and norms and international humanitarian law. it confirms the double standards and selectivity in its application of these laws. >> reporter: so arab and muslim leaders calling on the u.n. security council, for the icc to investigate what they call war crimes. also importantly, iranian president said on saudi soil for the first time. it's the first time iranian president has been in saudi arabia in over 11 years. he is back in the important arab falls. we know it's a red line for the united states if iran becomes involved in the war which we know iran is backing hezbollah and hamas. the question becomes will we see sanctions, diplomatic pressure being exerted by the region on israel and perhaps the united states as well. i spoke to a expert here who says the show of force by leadership

icc to investigate war crimes, which the icc has already stipulated they plan to do so, but, mohammed bin salman talked about the humanitarians situation, the dire situation paula was describing, talk about how that is weighing on the region and how everyone is taking note in terms of which countries are supplying arms to israel, and which countries are staying silent. i want you to take a listed what he had to say. >> [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> translator: we are witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe that demonstrates the failure of the security council and the international community to put an end to the flagrant israeli violations of international laws and norms of international humanitarian law. it confirms the double standards and selectivity in its application of these laws. >> so you're hearing strong words in terms of the way international law is being implemented in this case, and this is where the conversation is headed. we had a lot of diplomatic discussions happening over the past few weeks, particularly in cairo. hamas leadership was in town the same data and as we kn

against the enclave cannot be qualified as self-defense, as the crown prince of saudi arabia, mohammed bin salman independent state is the only way to stop the conflict. the catastrophe that is evidence of the inability of the un security council and the international community to put an end to israel's gross violations of international law and international humanitarian law, which proves double standards and a selective approach to their application, we call for the blockade to be lifted, access to humanitarian aid has also been suffered by israel's military donor, the united states to the states, the president of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas, said that it is the towers that will find a peaceful solution to the problem. our palestinian people are being subjected to the most disgusting brutal aggression and unprecedented. the head of iran, ibrahim raisi, came to this summit for the first time in 7 years after the severance of relations with saudi arabia. it's time to forget about the problems, it's time to solve problems. moreover, it is iran, together with saudi arabia. the root of a

crown prince mohammed bin salman says the war needs to end, but calling for the hostages, more than 200an, calling this meeting that you see here, these hugs, these greetings, the image of unity for islamic nations. palestinian authority leader mahmoud abbas, i should say, he is putting pressure on the u.s., asking the u.s. to make a move to encourage israel to stand down. no word just yet on that from israeli officials here, but what we've been hearing from them, neil, in recent days, continued stance, there will be no cease-fire, the goal is to dismantle hamas and bring the hostages home, neil. neil: thank you for that, alex. again, be safe. to caroline glick, the former netanyahu assistant foreign policy advisor. carolyn, i can't help, but go back to the saudi arabia hosting summit which includes iran, and pr, that they're all in agreement. they're not all in agreement. what do you make of it? >> hi, neil. look, there isn't any among the arab league and certainly among the saudis and iranians. iran, of course, wants to present a united front against israel. to a certain degree this m

agencies concluded, even in just one case, the murder of jamal khashoggi, that the crown prince mohammed bin salmans responsible for this. you oversaw arms sales to them, presumably. why israel? josh: so, let me just be clear: i was one of multiple people involved in the arms sales process. arms sales themselves are a presidential authority that is delegated to the secretary of state, and then, through the secretary of state, to the undersecretary, who is actually responsible for approving them, for the most part. but you're right. and as i said in my resignation letter, in my time in the department, i dealt with many morally challenging, controversial arms sales. i think what made the difference for me here is that for all of those previous instances, even under the trump administration, mind you, there was always room for discussion and debate and the ability to mitigate some of the worst possible outcomes, to delay sales until crises had passed, so that they weren't contributing immediately into a humanitarian crisis, to work with congress and be confident that once the policy debate had ended i

remember, his son-in-law brought back two billion dollars from saudi arabia, from mohammed bin salmanocketed that after four years of rendering favors to saudi arabia, including covering up the assassination and dismemberment, drawing and quarter-ing of saudi american journalists. for the washington post, and rendering all sorts of favors to saudi arabia. multiply that times every authoritarian despot on earth, and that's what we're getting with donald trump, because they've made relationships with every autocratic, plutocratic, kleptocratic regime on earth. and they don't pretend to have any program for the american people. it's just about restoring donald trump's power. they literally didn't have a platform that they adopted last time around, which tells you what? their platform is whatever donald trump dictates to them on any particular day. and we see our colleagues in congress just taking orders from donald trump on everything from shutting down the government, to impeaching joe biden for nothing. >> i do want to ask you about one of the specific things. there was some reporting

and here's what saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman had to say.rity council and the international community. earlier, i spoke to the bbc�*s security correspondent frank gardner. i began by asking him just who was at this summit. pretty much everybody from 57 islamic nations, including all the arab league countries, and that includes some pretty strange bedfellows. this is saudi arabia, and yet its historic rival in this region, iran, sent its president, ebrahim rais, and, really, this was a tale of two halves. you had countries such as iran, syria, algeria, pushing for concrete punitive measures to not so much to punish israel but to punish israel's backers, primarily the united states. some were the closure of american bases in the region. some were calling for the closure of american bases in the region. for an end to the overflight rights of israel over arab countries. for a severing of diplomatic relations with israel, and places like bahrain, the uae, all of that was refused. what we have had, and i have been listening to the communques and t

crown prince of saudi arabia mohammed bin salman al saud called on the international community to stopexporting arms to israel, and also demand the immediate cessation of military operations and the opening of humanitarian corridors to provide assistance to civilians in the gaza strip. we condemn the forced displacement of people, in particular palestinians. you cannot evict them from your own land. this needs to stop. we are sure that the brix platform gives each of us a voice in front of the whole world, and this mechanism of cooperation. to my egyptian colleague for helping russian citizens evacuated from the gas sector, i cannot help but once again express my great gratitude to the president of the session to all egyptian colleagues for their help in resolving many difficult issues related to ensuring reception and sending home. escaped from the conflict zone. it is important to prevent other states from being drawn into the war in the middle east and any expansion of the geography of the conflict, as well as preserve fragile interfaith peace. in this regard, we consider it extreme

summit in ariad, the summit in saudi arabian regional leaders condemned israel; crown prince mohamed bin salmanrael a little over a month ago, but now he doesn’t. netanyahu met with wounded soldiers in ashkilon and vowed to destroy hamas. the israeli army is located a few meters from the ashif hospital and actually surrounds it on three sides, as i understand, from our colleagues who are now in this hospital, they cannot even move anywhere inside, because there are many snipers around it. now our correspondent in israel, ivan batarev, is in direct contact with us. ivan, hello, hello, these are the shots we have now. regarding the shelling of hospitals, they are also seen in israel, although the media there probably don’t show everything, but nevertheless, people see a lot, communicate, the largest anti-war rally took place in israel over the weekend, how serious is this movement, how much can it affect the cessation of hostilities, and how do the israeli authorities react to israelis who are against the war? well, i must say that they see mainly what the army press service shows, since they don

washington , secretary of state antony blinken met with saudi arabia's defense minister, prince mohammed bin salmanns. the city was among those hit hardest, but despite the possibility of a repeat of that massacre, many say they will not leave. hezbollah's leader said he will address the meeting on friday, what can we expect from him? this is a highly anticipated speech from the leader of nasrola. of course, we expect him to talk about the people's unwavering support for hezbollah. gases and the palestinians in general, many people are wondering what rizbala's next step will be, as we know they have been implementing missile strikes, but will their efforts go beyond that? the pentagon will deploy an additional 300,000 troops in the middle east, since bases in iraq and syria have already been attacked 27 times in 2 weeks, and we know that these are iran's proxies, they already told us, let's take a look where... our troops are deployed, 45,000 in total , these are the ones that worry me the most, because they are the most attacked from syria and iraq, keep this in mind, we have 13,000 in kuwait, the

ii hussein of jordan and egyptian president abdel fattah assisi crown prince of saudi arabia mohammed bin salmanforces in hamburg. we are talking about antisem demonstrations , the police were put on full alert, cars with water cannons were moving through the streets, a police helicopter was circling in the sky, as reported hamburg police chief, about 350 people took part in clashes with security forces. the us secretary of the interior and the head of the fbi gave a frightening an assessment of the climate of fear that has gripped muslims and jews in the united states since the outbreak of war between israel and hamas after september 7. over the past few weeks, we have seen an increase in threats against arab and jewish citizens and their organizations throughout the country. minister of internal affairs. and federal reserve bank director christopher wray said during a senate hearing today that the current war has contributed to the growth of threats in the united states. our immediate concern is lone extremists or active in small groups influenced by events in the middle east, they are plannin