but it is notjust about netanyahu. you said notjust about netanyahu.aid not long ago, and this caused a stir in israel. you said to your sorrow, extremist and dangerous elements had taken over israel, and in particular, the likud party, and threatening to hurt residents. there isa threatening to hurt residents. there is a powerful words. threatening to hurt residents. there is a powerfulwords. it is. and i had a lot of fights before resigning from the government because of certain plants are they did not like. extremism? do you see that in your own government that you search for seven years? it is a vibrant society. —— that you serve it. i have the culpability and a responsibility to criticise the government. you have also the responsibility to be clear about what you mean. i want you to be clear about the extremism that you see inside the israeli government.” found too many politicians generating hatred against someone. against leftists, the media, or the supreme court. it is a challenge. and we had to deal with it. and i believe we are able to. isaac

but it is notjust about netanyahu, is it?go — this caused a stir in israel — you said, "to my great sorrow, extremist and dangerous elements have taken over israel, and, in particular, the likud party, and are shaking the foundations of country and threatening to hurt its residents." those are very powerful words. it is. and i had too many disputes before my decision to resign from the government, because of certain trends which i didn't like. extremism? you see that in your own government that you loyally served for seven years? that's — that's right. but you know, it is a vibrant society. i have the culpability to deal with it, to criticise the government. you have also the responsibility to be clear about what you mean. so i want you to tell me exactly what you mean by this extremism that you see inside the israeli government. from the internal point of view, because of political solubility, i found too many politicians generating hatred against someone. against the arabs, against leftists, against the media, against the s

i think this is really -- he's meeting with benjamin netanyahu, the israel prime minister this morning and meeting with abass in ramallah later today. it's just progressing. jared has said to his associates he doesn't know whether they can get a deal but it's their job to try, that's the way he framed it internally. >> he's known beng min netanyahu for years. have we read into it that rex tillerson is not part of this? >> he's not been the driving force in this particular project. donald trump has very explicit that this is jared's portfolio with jason greenblat who is sort of envoy to the middle east. the three in the meeting this morning with netanyahu was the ambassador, david freedman and jason greenblat, tillerson is playing no role whatsoever in this. >> when we see images ever kushner in with netanyahu, these were provided by government of israel photographers, u.s. photographers were not admitted to the meeting. interestingly yesterday benjamin nett netten i can't hue tweeted for the brand-new jewish settlement in the area, let me show you the tweet, after decades i have the pr

kushner met prime minister abe jim and netanyahu and will meet with the palestinian president.n france, the high-profile exit from the five-week cabinet continues to pile up. francois is the latest to resign. he is one of four ministers who announced they are leaving. the defense minister, the most prominent woman in the cabinet, also resigned. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries, i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. david: thank you. the house intelligence committee is holding its third public hearing in a probe of russia's meddling in the u.s. election. jeh johnson appeared before the committee. hobbled bipartisan mistrust makers the latest is the congressional reporter from capitol hill. help us understand what this committee is looking at. when you look at it with the senate intelligence committee, what is the mandate and the purview of the investigation? >> the house intelligence committee is to find out if there is russian collusion, any trump team collusion or interference. jeh johnson hearing was met wit

both are eager to revive talks that netanyahu just broke ground on his first new west bank settlementcades. a spokesperson says the project would undermine kushner's mission. foreign minister says he has canceled the upcoming talks with the u.s. under secretary of state over a new round of u.s. sanctions. earlier, in one's of possible retaliation. the trump administration has imposed sanctions on several russian individuals and their firms over activities in the ukraine. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. vonnie: coming up, we will be speaking to the ceo of the stock exchange of athens. the new bailout cash meaning more business for greece? this is bloomberg. ♪ nejra: live from london, and new york, i am nejra cehic. vonnie: i am vonnie quinn and this is the european close on bloomberg markets. now, move over to greece big news out of luxembourg with creditors agreeing to reassign half-a-billionaire dollars in the serious bailout loans for athens, finally ending months of

what was it like as a convert to be there in israel and to meet with benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister? >> every day in this experience has been surreal but that was truly an unbelievable moment. so i feel blessed and privileged to have been there it was deeply personal for me as you know to standing at the western wall in a moment of privacy because it was really just us. it was our family that was there. it was beyond special. so really it's hard for each of these moments, it's hard to find the words to adequately be able to describe them. then to move on to rome and to meet with the pope. so to have covered the three largest world religions over the course of four days, it was deeply meaningful. steve: the reviews came in and everybody said he did such a good job, very presidential. i want to ask you though personally. you have lived most of your life here in new york city. now you have relocated to a nice neighborhood in washington, d.c. it seems like every time you go outside to get a cup of coffee or take the kids out to the park or something like that, people are taking pictures

clinton did the same thing in the first netanyahu election. we murdered allende, the cia did, and sort of admitted to. >> eric: we don't russians or anyone else meddling in our elections. >> andrew: there is no proof they have done it, and i don't think they have. there is no proof they have. all of these issues, the democrats and the mainstream media are going crazy, but show me the proof, eric. there is no proof that anything really happened in any of these instances. where's the proof that russia is -- >> eboni: andrew, you are making an argument that's absolutely accurate that eric has made time and time again. we can talk about questions and investigations but until this point, there is certainly no evidence to make that conclusion. >> eric: let's talk about the 702 act. it allows us to go, allows us to gather digital intel. when there is incidental contact between a bad actor and an american, a u.s. citizen, it's supposed to remain masked unless absolutely necessary. >> kat: the standard is if it provides "some value to foreign intellige

netanyahu said -- "in any agreement, and even without an agreement, we will maintain security control over the entire territory west of the jordan river." meanwhile, israel's security cacabinet has cut down on ththe electricity it sells to the gaza strip, leaving residents unable to keep food from spopoiling a living by candlelight. before the reduction, gaza residents only had about an average of four hours of electricity a day. now the 2 million palestinians living in gaza will only have about 3 hours and 15 minutes of electricity daily. this is naji zoroub. >> life is dead because now when we look at ourselves, our food and work, there is no work and no food. the leftovers of the food we have, and we are fasting. we put it in a refrigerator in the next thehey we want to taket out at night we find it is rotten. and now we do not know what to do. amy: in somalia, up to 19 people werere killed in an al shabab attack on a a popular reststaurt in t the capitital mogadishu wednesday. 20 peeople werere also taken hostage in an adjacent restaurant. somali soldiers killed thehe attackers s

yesterday prime minister netanyahu touting new israeli settlements in the first bank, the first in years big issues that we've seen that other envoys have faced, violence and settlement. those are the issues front and center. jared kushner just trying to get the two sides back together. >> shepard: thanks, connor. we'll be back on how we the people cut a deal to guarantee the rights we take for granted today. it happened on this day in history. before fibromyalgia, i was a doer. i was active. then the chronic, widespread pain drained my energy. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. she also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. woman: for some, lyrica can significantly relieve fibromyalgia pain and improve function, so i feel better. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle p

he met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, with whom he has history.he prime minister's office, u.s. cameras were not there to catch the meeting. columnist for the intercept who follows middle eastern issues very closely. what is the likelihood of a guy doing the job of secretary of state but no diplomatic experience with the likely to succeed? none of the experts had middle east peace succeed. maybe he's on to something. >> you can be a little snarky. who appoints his 36-year-old son-in-law who has zero experience at foreign affairs and diplomacy. property developer with a dubious business record whose father paid for a place in harvard for him and will solve this conflict. what we should really be talking about is how his presence actually undermines america's role as a peace broker in the region. for a long time now, palestinians, more broadly, have accused america of being more biased and not an honest broker and now jared kushner has been sent, when he and his family have been involved in the investigations that have been such a conflict to the pe

netanyahu, are willing and able to make core decisions. >> what advice do you have for him?g the term "ultimate deal." that's advice, respectfully, for the president. because the ultimate deal, a conflict-ending agreement, a border security, jerusalem, the nation state of the jews and ending all conflicts and claims, that's a real heavy lift. that's going to be really tough. >> one thing they do have, those who want a two-state solution, those who want a deal between the israelis and the palestinian, they have outside supporters now who want to get involved, help financially and in other ways, whether the egyptians and the jordanians who do have diplomatic relationships with israel. that's a relatively new development. >> it's new and it's real and if the saudis and the gulfphys are prepared to take measured confidence steps as israelis and palestini palestinians take steps toward one another. >> they have the money to back it up. >> the issue is they can supplement, but they cannot substitute for the core decisions israelis and palestinians have to make. you got a new presi

it was reported that when prime minister netanyahu and president trump stood up at their press conference and approached the idea of a one state solution instead of a two state solution that you were in an airplane. and that state department was not part of those discussions. so how can americans and allies aren't world have confidence in your worth in, the state department's position and most of all that it represents what president trump believes. >> congressman, there is no gap between the president and myself or the state department on policy. there are differences in terms of how the president chooses to articulate elements of that policy. in the instance of the qatar example you gave, i made a statement, the state department, they attended that with the president of romania and with president trump and he made the statement in the rose garden, i was involved in writing his comments in the rose garden to reflect the strong message he wanted to send which was not just to qatar but to everyone, to all countries, to stop the funding, stop the killing, stop teaching your young people hat

with little experience in politics or diplomacy is meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahulater he will meet with mahmoud abbas. he is spinning just 20 hours in the region before he heads back to washington. the trump administration said the trip is about keeping the conversation going, rather than pushing for a fresh round of peace talks. the king ofe move, saudi arabia has ousted his nephew is next in line to the throne and replaced him with his son. the 31 euro will be much younger than any of the elderly monarchs who have ruled the kingdom. made his name overseeing the saudi led war in yemen and has pushed for closer ties with the united states. soul, he's31 your now next in line to the saudi throne. beene mohammed has appointed to succeed his 81-year-old father. king salmon announced the decree wednesday on state television. decreess issued royal relieving his nephew from crown prince and appointing his royal highness as crown prince and deputy prime minister. >> under saudi tradition, the throne is passed from brother to brother and not father to son, but in 2015, the

meetings are scheduled with benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas. it is expected to be a lengthy process, kushner spearheading the effort with the president's envoy. >> middle east peace isn't easy. >> go figure, go figure it's going to take a long time. it's only taken thousands of years. >> exactly. >>> back in washington there was an interesting moment. marco rubio wrapping up a one-day special investigation. >> it all started with this photo. rubio greeting ivanka trump at the capitol. >> he's going in big. >> here's the thing. it was declared awkward by many, but it literally is a snap-in, a series of snaps that went viral. >> rubio fired off a series of tweets, including, quote, new photo emerges providing more insight into alleged failed hug. faces blurred for security purposes. ivanka also got into it, tweeting fake excellent, excellent hugger. >> i think it's good that they're poking fun at the fact that somebody is trying to make more of it is than what it is. i mean, literally, i saw that face, kendis. it's just a moment. >> uh-huh. it is

. >> president trump has already met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. 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,

have the confidence of the president so he heads to jerusalem and ramallah and meet with benjamin netanyahu and the prime minister and hope it will be the fist step for negotiations pore a peace process. they're not expecting to get back on the plane with a peace deal, something that has eluded experienced diplomats for decades but they are hoping they can take this first step. the white house makes the point this is going to take time. frances. >> we will see how big or small that fist step will be. tracie potts, thank you. >>> french police are investigating a man in an attempted attack in paris. the car was packed with at least two gas canisters and caught fire after it crashed. several officers raced over to drag the driver out but say he had already been quote neutralized. they put out the flames and investigators found more weapons and explosives inside. no officers or bystanders were injured. this happened just hours after a van take after a venue outside a london mosque injured 10 people. bystanders grabbed the driver at the scene. he was arrested accused of attempted murder and als

. >> president trump has already met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. 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,

he will be meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and with mahmoud abbas, the head of the palestinian authority in hopes of getting those talks started. this is something that has eluded experienced diplomats for decades. and now it's in the hands of the president's son-in-law and one of his closest advisers. franc frances? >> thank you. >> french police are investigating an attempted terror attack in paris. the man rammed his car into a police vehicle on the champs elysees. several officers raced over to drag the driver out but say he had already been, quote, neutralized. they put out the flames and investigators found more weapons and explosives inside. no officers or bystanders were injured. this after a van injured people outside of a mosque. lucy kafanov is in london this morning. what's the latest on the suspect? >> frances, good morning. that suspect being both named and pictured in british media as 47-year-old darren osborne. the headline "consumed with hate," he blew a kiss from the police van saying "i would do it again." now, we don't have any more confirmat

the president's son-in-law and adviser met with benjamin netanyahu, a close family friend to the kushners, and they discussed potential next steps in the process, and --nkushner d a late-night meeting with abas. >>> and here at home, there are growing concerns about kushner's security clearance. there are democrats who say that credible allegations should be enough to suspend his access to sensitive information. they're demanding to see the security clearance applications and all related documents from kushner and michael flynn. both men had failed to disclose their meetings with the russians. >>> and we have new details now about russia's attempt to meddle in the u.s. election. the det capitol hill as officials testified that russia tried to hack into election systems in nearly two dozen states, and the former homeland security chief defended how president obama handled that interference. >> reporter: talk from the man who was once in charge of keeping the u.s. homeland safe. >> at the direction of vladimir putin himself orchestrated cyberattacks on our nation. that is a fact, plain and

he is expected to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas attempt to ease tensions between the two. kushner will be joined by jason greenblatt, a special representative for international negotiations. they hope the meetings will help push the middle east peace process. a big reveal happening today. ben's chili bowl will unveil it's new mural in just a few hours.l the mural features portraits of more than a dozen people who've made a significant impact on the city. the mural replaces a previous one that included bill cosby. he's not in the new one. but donnie simpson, chuck brown, and former president and michelle obama "are." d.c. residents chose the subjects of the mural, in an online poll. d.c. muralist aniekan udofia created the today - you're invited to meet d-c's new arson dog. this is bandel and he's the newest member of d.c fire's arson investigation team. he'll be at the fire station engine-24 today to meet all of you and show off what he can do. bandel is a certified arson dog who has been trained to sniff out anything that can be u

trump on his recent trip to the middle east will hear directly from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas. kushner will likely make a number of visits to the region. this peace effort comes as kushner's business dealings are under scrutiny in the russia investigation. president trump, too, is facing another round of questions after a washington post story said special counsel robert mueller is looking into the possibility he engaged in obstruction of justice. >> he's not afraid of the investigation. there is no investigation. >> but jay seacock low appeared on morning news programs. which stated in part i am being investigated for firing the fbi director. >> the president issued that tweet on social media because post from five anonymous sources, none of which anyone knows about alleging that the president was under investigation. >> the top democrat on the house intelligence committee adam schiff said the president's apparent unhappiness with mueller makes little sense. >> the president wants to take down bob mueller, his lawyer wants to take down bob mueller and the qu

president obama golfing with former house speaker john boehner to i can't do hitler and benjamin netanyahu playing a round together. we are going to hear williams' new song is september 11th when the saints take on the vikings on opening night. >> it is going to be a new song. >> i think he is going to revamp the song. >> it's catchy. >> you will be bobbing your head. >> i think i will. >> to the new one, i am sure. >>> are you ready for some traffic? >> who watches monday night football with this schedule? >> between this schedule and my kids who are very very busy, yes, evening tv is a little rough, you go the at that watch it -- >> are you ready for some bedtime! that's what i am going to be singing. >>> good morning everyone. you know, i get up at like 3:00. let's take a look at the commute. traffic is going to be busy on 580 westbound and on 205 as you drive out to livermore and pleasanton, a couple of monitoring things but for the most part there is that normal slow down we see especially on 205. we are also looking at the commute in the east bay where traffic is doing very well in b

they will meet with benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas.tasked early on to lead discussions on potential peace deal and president trump called for peace between the two sides during his first foreign trip to the middle east back in may. >>> coming up next on "morning joe," the very latest out of london after a driver plows into a crowd killing one in what officials are calling a terrorist attack. we'll get a live report from london about what we know when the suspect. >>> plus is he or isn't he under investigation? president trump and his legal team seem to be on different pages as to whether the president trump is actually under investigation for potential obstruction of justice. the breakdown oif mixed message and where the investigation stands, all of that just moments away. -what? -we gotta go. -where? -san francisco. -when? -friday. we gotta go. [ tires screech ] any airline. any hotel. any time. go where you want, when you want with no blackout dates. [ muffled music coming from club. "blue monday" by new order. cheers. ] ♪ how does i

just a few minutes ago he reached prime minister bettman -- benjamin netanyahu's office in jerusalem. that's know how long going to go in late this evening he's going to be meeting with the palestinian president. mahmoud abbas. what sort of expectations are being set on this trip? is there a possible breakthrough in the works? guest: from what we are hearing in the background speaking to officials, they are expecting listening and learning right now. getting a process going in the coming months. outline for a an , has that changed at all since trump took office guest: you have sent signals what they would like you decide to do. remember back in february, trump publicly asked the prime minister to show settlement restructuring, that's always been a big demand. the israelis are involved and are looking for ways to improve the palestinian economy, which is always in rough shape. they are looking for different incentives and boost the economy. accused the palestinians of broadcasting i think that the americans are going to push the palestinians on that one. that is also the issue they hav

earlier he met with israel president benjamin netanyahu. >>> they want documents related to jared kushner's security clearance. members of the house oversight and government reform committee singled out kushner for failure to disclose numerous contacts with officials. meanwhile lawmakers were told about russians attacks. >> reporter: former homeland security secretary jay johnson told the house intelligence committee to expect more russian cyber attacks. >> it's not just an academic exercise. it's a real threat. >> reporter: he said it was tricky. >> we were very concerned that we not be perceived as taking sides in the election, injecting ourselves into a very heated campaign. >> reporter: his department did alert the public and tried to help states after evidence revealed the russians were infiltrating voter registration bases. >> state election officials are very sensitive about what they perceived to be federal intrusion into their process. >> reporter: 36 states did accept help and dhs has designated an election infrastructure as critical. they said raising awareness about hackers' tec

high-level russian officials and plans to meet, though, with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. now, president trump is back at the white house following his first weekend at camp david in a series of mixed messages. >> the president will host the president of panama at the white house today and he'll take leaders. this as the president's legal team struggles to clarify his tweet that declared he's under investigation. abc's david wright has more. >> reporter: the president back from camp david is girding himself for another week of battle. his tweet defiant, the make america great again agenda is doing very well despite the distraction of the witch hunt, he insisted. but on the sunday shows, that so-called distraction took center stage. the president's lawyer making the rounds was at pains to correct the record about a presidential tweet that appeared to confirm he's facing an obstruction of justice investigation after his decision to fire fbi director james comey. >> the president is not and has not been under investigation. >> how

has canceled acy dinner with prime minister netanyahu on monday night, a move that is unprecedented. moving out to syria, where the battle to liberate the city of raqqa from the islamic state group continues. a u.s. seven at coalition of kurdish and arab fighters known as the syrian democratic forces have made fresh gains can capturing a west district from jihadists. reporter: what is happening is basically, the sdf have managed to encircle the old city of raqqa. there are no ways in or out of .hat city, which is besieged what we are hearing from the inside is that they are out of order on the islamic state group side. , veryer, very little food little ammunition, no real opportunity to get anything from the outside. of course, there are many, many civilians trapped inside that old city. it is believed that the islamic state group are using between 70,000 and 100,000 civilians as human shields in this battle. of course, the old city is also defended by a fortification, a law which is very high, which is centuries old but still intact. that, of course, is a next her problem for the sd

heights of course the golan heights is disputed territory but the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying quite clearly at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting that they would be a price to pay even if such projectiles and are not targeting israel that land on israeli territory by mistake. was not a policy is clear we will not tolerate any spillover or trickle whatsoever nor the morses nor rockets from any front we will respond strongly to any attack on our territory our citizens. now talking to some people on the ground here what is being expressed is the view that the syrian army needs to pay the price for whatever happens in the golan heights even if the syrian army is fighting terrorists israel still continues to hit their positions. from a u.s. diplomat believes that israel might have another motive for this strikes it's one thing for the israelis to say that they will protect their border that's leave because the question what the status of the golan is the bigger question is this is there is there something more behind this then just the israelis responding to what they m

his son-in-law is heading to israel and palestine where opens expected to meet with benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas. bringing peace to the region is a top priority for the administration. >> in other news this noon a boston area mall is the scene of a tense standoff between police and an alleged gunman. officers were called into the square one mall around 4:30 this morning. police say they received a report of a break in at a dick's sporting goods store. >> just hoping no one like gets hurt and then he -- this all just like calms down. >> i'm driving to work listening to the news. bombings and all kinds of craziness in the world and then, you know, right here at home to have this is terrible. >> now, there are no reports of injuries at this point. the public is being told to stay away from the area until police can bring the situation under control. >> and we now know the identities of the seven sailors who died when the "u.s.s. fitzgerald" collided with a cargo ship h a majority of the crew was asleep when the cargo ship which is about four times heavier tha

focusingen on other things like attempting to restart the stalled peace talks and met with benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem to discuss potential next steps in the process. it was followed by a meeting in the west bank palestinian president, mahmoud abbas. the white house played down any expectations for a quick result saying forging peace will take time. >>> investigators are digging into the life of the man accused of stabbing an officer at the flint, michigan, airport. the suspect, amor ftouhi lived in montreal. authorities there have raided his home. a published report this morning claims ftouhi is a dual citizen of canada and tunisia. he is accused of stabbing that officer in the neck while yelling, god is great in arabic. the fbi is looking into it as an act of terrorism. officer jeff neville is listed in stable condition. >> a look at your weather now. residents of the southwest are bracing for another day of blistering heat. temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees above normal. phoenix has set new records each of the past three days making it tough to fight several homes destroyed by fire

heights of course the golan heights is disputed territory but the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying quite clearly at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting that they would be a price to pay even if such projectiles and and are not targeting israel but land on israeli territory by mistake. walk up policy is clear we will not tolerate any spillover or trickle whatsoever nor the morses nor rockets from any front we will respond strongly to any attack on our territory our citizens. now talking to some people on the ground here what is being expressed is the view that the syrian army needs to pay the price for whatever happens in the golan heights even if the syrian army is fighting terrorists israel still continues to hit their positions. where it joins live now. director of think tank notices to discuss this issue more welcome to the program here in our to international so serious as that it's fighting against terrorists in the golan heights an errand do hit israel as the israeli response acceptable. but all. of the question must be on everyone's. right now. how. are you know r

heights of course the golan heights is disputed territory but the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying quite clearly at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting that they would be a price to pay even if such projectiles and and are not targeting israel but land on israeli territory by mistake. policy is clear we will not tolerate any spillover or trickle whatsoever nor the mortars nor rockets from any front we will strongly to any attack on our territory our citizens. now talking to some people on the ground here what is being expressed is the view that the syrian army needs to pay the price for whatever happens in the golan heights even if the syrian army is fighting terrorists israel still continues to hit their positions. or to discuss this further we can now cross live to forward u.s. diplomats jim gestures jim thank you very much for joining us this evening well syria says it's fighting against terrorists in the golan heights and errant missiles hit israel do you think the israeli response is acceptable. i think it's in my opinion no it is not it's one thing for the israelis

heights of course the golan heights is disputed territory but the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying quite clearly at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting that they would be a price to pay even if such projectiles and and are not targeting israel but land on israeli territory by mistake. policy is clear we will not tolerate any spillover or trickle whatsoever nor the morses nor rockets from any front we will strongly to any attack on our territory our citizens. now talking to some people on the ground here what is being expressed is the view that the syrian army needs to pay the price for whatever happens in the golan heights even if the syrian army is fighting terrorists israel still continues to hit their positions. former u.s. diplomat jim janitress believes that israel might have another motive for the strikes. it's one thing for the israelis to say that they will protect their border that's leave because side the question what the status of the golan is the bigger question is this is there is there something more behind this then just the israelis responding to what th

. >> meeting first with netanyahu. then with ma hue abbas. but it comes amid questions about curb nerp's security cleern back here at home. he is expected to be questioned by congressional investigators about his failure to disclose meetings with russian officials. >>> we move to cop toll hill today, and suberring testimony from the department of homeland security. but what is still unclear tonight is if the president agrees with his own department of homeland security. abc's mary bruce on the hill for us again tonight. >> reporter: just how far did russia go to meddle in the u.s. election? on capitol hill today, one of the nation's top cyber security officials painted a stark picture. >> internet-connected election related networks in 21 states were potentially targeted by russian government cyber actors. >> reporter: but they were not able to change or tamper with any votes. >> a small number of systems were unsuccessfully exploited, as though somebody had rattled the doorknob but was unable to get in, so to speak. >> reporter: on the other

any projectiles a land to a tree they will be a price to pay these really prime minister benjamin netanyahu had this to say at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting. policy is clear we will not tolerate any spillover or tricky whatsoever nor the morses nor rockets from any front we will strongly to any attack on our territory our citizens. now talking to some people on the ground here what is being expressed is the view that the syrian army needs to pay the price for whatever happens in the golan heights even if the syrian army is fighting terrorists israel still continues to hit their positions. thank you very much indeed that's our tease paula sleep in tel aviv well. and for more on this cross live to political commentator john bolton is jumping you very much indeed for joining us late this evening well as we heard there from from what paula was saying syria says it's fighting against terrorists in the golan heights and errant missiles hit israel the israeli response is acceptable. well it's never acceptable to violate international law by firing across an international border. neither