president and dear friend, donald trump, it's my pleasure to welcome you here in palestine and receive you as a great guest of our people here in bethlehem, the birthplace of jesus -- peace be upon him -- from which the message of love, peace, and tolerance has spread out all across the globe. allow me at the beginning to condemn the horrible terrorist attack that occurred in manchester city -- the british city of manchester -- leaving tens of casualties and innocent people. i do offer my warm condolences to the prime minister of britain, families of victims, and the british people. your excellency, meeting you in the white house early this month has given us and our palestinian people, as well as also giving all the nations across the region so much hope and optimism of the possibility to make true a dream, a long-awaited dream and ambition, and that is lasting and justice-based peace. our palestinian people's attainment of their freedom and independence is the key to peace and stability in the world so that the children of palestine and israel enjoy a safe, stable, and prosperous fut

i welcome you in palestine, the holy land, wishing you success n your important tour. which including meeting the pope francis, and whose efforts, whose dedicated devoted efforts for peace we appreciate. wishing you and the american people a lifetime of health and happiness. mr. abbas: i extend my hand. when this noble -- [inaudible] [applause] president trump: thank you very much. as president of the united states, on behalf of the people of the united states, i would like to begin by offering my prayers to the people of manchester in the united kingdom. i extend my deepest condolences to those so terribly injured in this terrorist attack as of the many killed and the families, so many families of the victims. we stand in absolute solidarity with the people of the united kingdom. so many young, beautiful, innocent people living and enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life. i won't call them monsters because they would like that term. they would think that's a great name. i will call them from now on, losers, because that's what they are. they are losers. w

your excellency, mister president and dear friend donald trump, it is my pleasure to welcome you to palestine and receive you, the great guest of our people here in bethlehem, the birthplace of jesus, peace be upon him. have spread out across the globe. allow me at the beginning to condemn the horrible terrorist attack that occurred in manchester, leaving tens of casualties. i do offer my condolences to the prime minister of britain to the british people. meeting you in the white house early this month, giving us and our people as well as giving all the nations across regions so much hope and optimism of the possibility to make sure long-awaited dream and ambition, lasting peace. freedom and independence, peace and stability in the world. stable and prosperous, i would like to reiterate to cooperate with you, with the israelis and reassert our willingness to continue to work with you as partners in fighting terrorism in our region and the world and i commend the importance of holding arab islamic american summit. in conclusion, once again, we assert to you our position of accepting the two st

to palestine, the holy land, wishing you success on your important tour which his lead you to meeting holiness, the pope francis and dedicated,ts and devoted efforts for peace we appreciate. people aou and our lifetime of health and happiness. ] -- [translating [applause] trump: thank you very much. as president of the united states, on behalf of the people , i wouldited states like to begin by offering my prayers to the people of manchester and the united kingdom. i extend my deepest condolences injured in terribly this terrorist attack and to the many killed and the families, so many families of the victims. we stand in absolute solidarity with the people of the united kingdom. so many young, beautiful, innocent people living and enjoying their lives. losers in life. "monsters"call them because they would like that term. they would think that is a great name. onill call them from now "losers" because that is what they are. they are losers. and, we will have more of them. but they are losers. just remember that. this is what i have spent these last few days talking about during my tr

the west bank and gaza launched a general strike to protest president trump's visit to israel and palestine. meanwhile, trump vowed to do whatever necessary to broker peace between israel and the palestinians, but offered few specifics. we'll go jerusalem to speak with nathan thrall, author of the book "the only language they understand: forcing compromise in israel and palestine." then to new orleans where the city removes thehe last of four confederate statues in rececent weekeks. >> to literally y put the innnfederacy on a pedestal honor is an inaccuratate rerecitation of ouour past comes an affront to our presesent, and ababet prescription for our future.. amy: white nationalists have staged protests. we will speak with mallm suber , cofounder of take 'em down nola.

we'll have more on trump's visit to israel and palestine after headlines. cnn is reporting president trump as the director of national intelligence dan coats, national security agency michael rodgers, to publicly state president trump's campaign did not collude with russia to allegedly influence the 2016 election. according to cnn the request , came after former fbi director james comey publicly confirmed in march the fbi was investigating possible collusion between the trump campaign and russian officials. both dan coats and michael rodgers refused to comply with trump's demand, which they reportedly found inappropriate. meanwhile, former national security advisor michael flynn says he'll invoke his fifth amendment rights rather than comply with a subpoena compelling him to testify to the senate intelligence committee as part of an investigation into whether trump campaign officials colluded with russia to allegedly influence the 2016 election. top committee lawmakers say they may hold flynn in contempt of congress if he pleads the fifth, which protects ci

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donald trump is, you know, a good guy, i think a fine job, the talks n saudi arabia and israel and palestine, considering making amends, i think the man is doing a good job. what are your thought? host: you talked about issues, what did domestically, do you think doing good job, as well? don't think he's had enough time or cooperation to do what he could do if he could get democrats and republicans to agree on a few things. that n't been in office

you have a palestinian entity split and the palestine authority on the west bank.e each other. maybe netanyahu is worried about pressure on his administration by the trump administration to resume a process they feel is a dead-end. the palestinians are not in a position to offer anything definitive. >> arthel: we look at the live pictures there, the presidential palace in palestine, you have the welcoming committee there. ruled out for president trump, and back to your point, president trump is it trying to accomplish what has thus far been completely mission impossible. >> the middle east is the land of miracles and perhaps there will be another one. but the 82-year-old mahmoud abbas has not been able to designate a successor to himself, he is not in good health. i am worried about the situation there and i think additional pressure of a peace process at this time is not actually going to make anybody's life easier. i wish it would, but i'm afraid i am a veteran of many failed peace prophecies. >> kelly: if i can jump in there quickly, you talk about this being a

i wake up every day trying to create jobs in palestine and the thing that stops us palestine and theoing it the way we are supposed to is the israeli government as they maintain this 50 year military occupation. i will believe it when i see it, and to see it means to get the boot of occupation off our neck. evenif the boot of occupation off our neck. even if it does not start by ending the occupation, by creating a palestinian state, you know better thanl palestinian state, you know better than ijust palestinian state, you know better than i just how long palestinian state, you know better than ijust how long that will take and has been taking, if they make moves to make life easier for palestinians, to create the possibility of creating jobs, encouraging investment, would that bea encouraging investment, would that be a step, however small, in the right direction? definitely, every step taken to juice the pressures of this very volatile reality are welcome. but the steps need to be taken ina welcome. but the steps need to be taken in a sustainable way, and they also need to be place

this might transpire to the palestine and israel situation. might transpire to the palestine and israelsituationght transpire to the palestine and israel situation. imagine if that happened there, what is going to happen? he is going first to saudi arabia which is an interesting first white? the first trip of a us president is loaded with symbolism. going to saudi arabia, he is expected to get a warm welcome, ironically, despite him pursuing this muslim ban, saudi arabia escaped that ban. i think leaders in saudi arabia who are keen to reset relations, and were disheartened by the pursuit by barack obama of the iran nuclear deal, we reported this week that actually the saudi arabia are prepared to invest in us infrastructure and that could be unveiled at the same time. you could sell it as a domestic thing. exactly. making america great again. the fact that he is warmly regarded in saudi arabia could change the balance of power. iniesta goes here since. i do think largely speaking he is going on to the vatican were ironically he might perceive the roughest reception. old to be a fly on the wall!

saudi arabia first, palestine tomorrow.you expect the president to say momentarily. >> you talk about the close strategic and ties between the united states and israel. he will talk about the importance of a mutually beneficial peace agreement. he'll talk about the threat of iran. but i expect him not to do is put any kind of public pressure and israel. this is a real misstep of the apartment in 2009 where they began their relationship with israel in their approach towards middle eastern peace by pressuring israel on the settlement which was scuttled the palestinian relations with israel amid the palestinians very hard line on beginning negotiations which ultimately founded. true to how is the media going to handle what's happening at home with the budget and fbi potential is coming in at the fbi director and all this abroad? >> another busy, busy news week. big things happening on the hill. testifying before the senate committees on the fbi's russia probe will continue to be in the headlines. as those proposed cuts to medi

abbas saying that he sees a two-state solution, he sees east jerusalem as the capital of palestine whichs a sticking point in the peace agreement. something that has been a sticking point wanting to go back to 1967 as well and saying the fundamental problem in the peace treaty, abbas saying this, was the occupation -- is the occupation and the settlement. settlements being something that has been talked about between netanyahu and president trump as well. president trump asking netanyahu to dial back settlements recently which was somewhat controversial because earlier on he had said -- he had not said that so that was sort of a sticking point between the united states and netanyahu as well. i want to bring back in andrea. weigh in first on president trump's comments on manchester saying that people there were murdered by, quote, evil losers. i believe he used the word losers four separate times and he said he's not going to use the word monsters because the word monster is what, in fact, be what these people wanted to be called. weigh in on your thoughts on what he said on the mancheste

s priority in terms of a deal with israel and palestine.e just is interested in getting the parties to the table and today he said he wants to act as a facilitator for the talks. >> he had positive comments about how the two peoples work together especially when it comes to security arrangements. listen to this. >> they get along unbelievably well. i had meetings and at these meetings was very impressed and somewhat surprised how well they get along. they work together beautifully. >> jon: talking there about palestinian and israeli security forces. you know, would -- that that applied to the entire chain of government for those -- for israel and the palestinians. >> certainly he's interested in trying to focus on the areas where israel and palestine do have common ground, where they do get along. he hasn't touched the hot button issues. he's soft in language that he rolled out in the campaign about moving the u.s. embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem, which would be a controversial move. he has just barely scratched the surface of

these issues so therefore this dial dials up and i can certainly tell you the meetings in israel and palestine he was very energized because he does feel there is a certain sense of urgency to take good vantage of this opportunity. and obviously taking into account and who he is dealing with so he has been pretty remarkable. this is my first time to see the president interact in this way and he has been remarkable. i was not in with fell one on one with the pope we had of the audience where the rest of us joined but it was strictly the exchange of greetings store was not in that meeting . >> regardless of your background hold on to the way so many of you have reached out. hold on to the way you engaged in this community to make sure whatever walk of life you choose. >> that was the perfection that unlocked every door i have walked through. it took me 33 years to figure out that brown girls can do white guy things to. >> you are here because of a lot of help and now is the time that is what this is all about and means committee chaired by texas congressman kevin brady. [inaudible conversations]

it appears that the president also was talking about the possibility of peace between israel and palestiner that that is on his agenda. >> well, i think the threat of iran is certainly focused the attention of saudi arabia and some of the other key monarchies, and that's why prime minister netanyahu of israel does think there's a chance to harness that new strategic clarity, to get peace with the palestinians. the president is an optimistic man, willing to take a shot at it. good luck to him. i don't think it's going to happen. i don't think on the palestinian side, the palestinian authority is capable of making commitments and honoring them, and there will have no legitimate authority for the palestinian people. it's a great tragedy, but that's where we are at the moment. we'll see. the president is determined to play it out and i don't see any downside. it may come to nothing as so many other evers here have. but if the saudis and others are willing to go along with the effort by israel and the united states, let's see what happens. judge jeanine: sounds like a new realignment with saudi

reassert to you our position of accepting the two state solution on those borders, the state of palestine with east jerusalem living alongside the state of israel and resolving the final status issue, based on international law, the resolution and respecting agreements which set the tone for the implementation of the arab peace initiative in accordance with what has been reaffirmed in the most recent arab summit in jordan. your excellency, as you witnessed yesterday during your historic visit to occupied east jerusalem and bethlehem the conflict is not between religion, respecting religions and an integral part of the religion and faith and we are keen to keep the door open to our israeli neighbors from all walks of life in order to boost confidence and create peace and opportunity. our problem is with the occupation and settlement. which undermines the realization of the solution. the problem is not between us and judaism. it is between us and occupation. i would like to draw the attention. the issue of the palestinian president to everywhere. mothers of prisoners suffer from being denie

. >> while in the middle east he pushed for a new peace deal with palestine.we have that story. >> reporter: the president wrapping up his middle east visit with a visit to the holocaust memorial. >> this place and this entire nation are a testment to the unbreakable spirit of the jewish people. >> reporter: earlier the president met with palestine authority president pushing for peace but not offering a plan for major issues. >> the problem is not between us and jews, it's between us and the occupation . >> reporter: the president said that both sides want to stop the fighting and he knows how to negotiate tough con compromises. he also praised the missile defense system. >> america's security partnership with israel is stronger than ever. under my administration you see the difference. >> reporter: critics say the president's plan is short on details. a closer security relationship with israel will make palestine less likely to negotiate but israeli officials are praising the show of support. >> we feel it that the u in, is still a hostile ground. the wind o

he has arrived in saudi arabia will go to israel and palestine.he can make some progress with the israel palestine situation and that has been his claim all along. we have to know his most memorable statement was the possibility of moving the us embassy tojerusalem. possibility of moving the us embassy to jerusalem. that would possibility of moving the us embassy tojerusalem. that would have been a disaster. he was well thought through and it is typical of the kind of headline grabbing, shocking tactics he revels in. he seems to have gone quiet with this idea. to give him some limited credit, he also, when he first met binyamin netanyahu, also, when he first met binyamin neta nyahu, he asked also, when he first met binyamin netanyahu, he asked him to hold onto the building of illegal colonies. settle m e nt the building of illegal colonies. settlement bill which is illegal under international law and has been condemned under international law and isa condemned under international law and is a huge sticking point. in terms of progress and peas. thi

mainly to the middle east, he has arrived in saudi arabia and will go to israel and palestine.ake some progress with the israel— palestine situation and that has been his claim all along. we have to know his most memorable statement was the possibility of moving the us embassy to jerusalem. that would have been a disaster. it was well thought through and it is typical of the kind of headline grabbing, shocking tactics he revels in. he seems to have gone quiet with this idea. to give him some limited credit, he also, when he first met netanyahu in the white house, he asked him to hold on to the building of illegal colonies. a settlement bill which is illegal under international law and has been condemned under international law and is a huge sticking point. in terms of progress and peace. let's be honest, this trip is about armament. he will sell weapons to saudi arabia and inded israel. to saudi arabia and indeed israel. david, do you see an opportunity here, not necessarily created by trump, it would be an accident of timing, but that somehow there is an opening here because w

and a second resolution also passed that would give the palestine liberation organization a formal placerver. >> when the plo were given observer status, it seemed to encourage the idea that violence was going to get your grievance heard in a way which got you respected. >> israel will pursue the plo murderers until justice is meted out to them. the blood of jewish children will not be shed with impunity. my belly pain and constipation? i could build a small city with all the over-the-counter products i've used. enough! i've tried enough laxatives to cover the eastern seaboard. i've climbed a mount everest of fiber. probiotics? enough! (avo) if you've had enough, tell your doctor what you've tried and how long you've been at it. linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. it can help relieve your belly pain, and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements that are easier to pass. do not give linzess to children less than six, and it should not be given to children six to less than eighteen. it may harm t

dials the urg gets si up and the style dials unand i can tell you that the meetings in israel and palestine, he was very energized because he feels there is an urgency and take advantage of this opportunity and sets his tone depending on how important the issues are and obviously taking into account the party he is dealing with. he has been pretty remarkable. seethis is my first time to the president sbrg act in this way and he has been pretty remarkable. i wasn't on the one-i-one with the hope. it was photographed and exchanged depreetings with the pe [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] nick nick >> news and policy issues that impact you. washington state congressman denny heck will discuss the latest until possible russian interference and francis rooney will talk about president trump eye meeting with european leaders. "washington ch jourm," join the discussion. >> sunday, >> i had a friend who was vapor idsed that i built together and september to the airport and took thee weeks to separate them all. war is not a game and not a funny thing. >> former intelligence of

. >> obviously palestine-israel peace is important for this president and he's laying the ground workarly. do you think this trip insures he will get to the next step on the road to middle east peace? >> it sends a clear signal that this is a priority. it's a show his support in a way for saudi arabia, for israel, palestine and at large the peace process. other thing is the timing is different. there is a lot more sharing of information, especially intel information in the effort to combat isis, and that has created a closeness that didn't exist in past efforts. there is more of a relationship between arabs and the israelis than there has been. kennedy: the terror that binds. barack obama may have spent 8 years apologizing for america. but he won't be apologizing for his decision not to bomb syria. an interviewer asked him where he showed the most bravery during this presidency. he said the issue that required the most political courage was the decision not to bomb syria after the chemical use had been public sized and rather to -- publicized. many believe his failure to act emboldene

in israel and palestine he was energized because he feels a sense of urgency for these countries to get on with it. he sets histone -- his tone into how urgent the issues are. he has been pretty remarkable. this is my first time to have the opportunity to see the president interact in this way. >> was it a softer tone with the pope. >> this is the replacement bill for the affordable care act. according to the cbo score the american health care act would reduce federal deficit by 119 billion over the next ten years but increase innumber of people who are uninsured by 23 million by the year 2026. you can read the entire 41 page report at cbo.gov and get congressional reaction at our website, c-span.org. >> regardless of your background, remember where you came from. hold on to the way many of you reached out to mentor through the colby care. hold on to the way you engaged in this community and make sure you are free. >> it took me 33 years to figure out brown girls can do white guy things too. >> as soon as you understand you are here because of a lot of help you will understand now it is

now he is in palestine in the west bank. i think this trip is really twofold. one, to show his respect for the region, for israel, also for the palestinians. and two, to jumpstart and kickstart renegotiation or peace talks between both sides. we will see what comes out of these meetings. i don't think we are going to hear concrete points or the first concrete point having to do with these talks, this is definitely the beginning of more to come. >> arthel: as kelly pointed out, you've been in the region for some time now. what are you hearing from the locals? >> this has been highly anticipated. people understand that this is a historic, significant visit. there has been a lot of traffic problems, there is a new york when the president arrives. fifth avenue is shut down. you know that very well. here in jerusalem, the city center, downtown, the whole city has just been essentially shut down. particularly around the king david hotel. i live in the city center, i walked my dog there yesterday morning and today before work. secret service had tense out. people are

donald trump is, you know, a good guy, i think a fine job, the talks n saudi arabia and israel and palestine, considering making amends, i think the man is doing a good job. what are your thought? host: you talked about issues, what did domestically, do you think doing good job, as well? don't think he's had enough time or cooperation to do what he could do if he could get democrats and republicans to agree on a few things. that n't been in office long to -- i think the biggest and t right now is isis against this war. host: that is -- caller: one other thing, in i mean, their they t product is opium, should be over there bombing them opium fields, i think. opium in ic of afghanistan, if you are interested, caller, yesterday we with john ssion there, he looks at opium production and related matters in it comes to spending afghanistan. $117 billion slated for the country. get his thoughts at c-span.org. issues, reaction on the president's trip, this of iran this morning out tehran, thomas and rick talking bout reaction from recently president, suggesting he remained open to dialogue united st

to you our positions of accepting the two state solution along the borders of 1967, the state of palestine with west capital as east jerusalem living along side the state of israel with peace and security and good neighborhood as well as resolving the entire final status issues. based on international law and international resolutions, and respecting signed agreements which sets the tone for the arab peace initiative in accordance with what has been reaffirmed in the most recent arab summit in jordan. your excellency as you have witnessed during your -- as you saw yesterday during your historic visit today and in bethlehem, the conflict is not between religions, for respecting religions and profits is an integral part of our religion and space and we're keen to keep the door open to dialogue with our israeli neighbors from all walks of life to create a genuine piece of opportunity. our fundamental problem is with the occupation and settlements. and failure of israel to recognize the fate of palestine in the same way that we recognize which undermines the realization of the two-state soluti

lauren: be the ultimate job the israel palestine very far apart.test series of events could be what he needs to get it done? >> i would hope they would give the opportunity for the palestinians and israelis to look at each other as people and recognize they share a very sacred place in the world in jerusalem, in israel and of course the west bank and gaza. can they not find out of this terrible tragedy in manchester a way to broker peace together. trade to josÉ, as donald trump is there, president donald trump but the ultimate deal, your thought on the other leaders, how it all comes together during a very difficult time. >> look, he's going to try and bring the pieces of the puzzle together. well, it is a very strange time for the president to be abroad, especially because all the scandals happening here at home. we have to remember he could about intelligence information. lauren: said he didn't. >> accorsi said he didn't. he's a politician. we know that he did his sources said that he did. he's got to come home and handled the things happening ba

in the valleys of syria, palestine, the planes, the nile, the euphrates, they planted the seeds and waterhem with their sacrifice, courage, and they blossomed into fruit. they are born fruit for the gospel ever since. the christian community is the message where the lord was first other. the targets today of unspeakable atrocity. bombs explode in churches in the midst of the celebration of palm sunday, a day of hope was transformed into tragedy. this weekend i was with a pastor from egypt and we spoke of the images of that day. seeing the palms that the people carried into church on the ground marked with the blood of the injured. in iraq at the hands of extremists we have seen monasteries demolished, priests and monks the heading, and the two millennia old christian tradition in mosul virtually extinguished overnight. in syria we see ancient communities burned to the ground. believers are tortured for confessing believe in christ. are sold intodren the most terrible form of human slavery. president trump sees these crimes for what they are. they are vile acts of persecution motivated by

the president specifically hoping to restart peace talks between israel and palestine. >> we can achieve a more peaceful future for this region and for people of all faiths and all beliefs. >> netanyahu candid about the obama administration was more upbeat today. >> i want you to know how much we appreciate the change in american policy on iran. >> first lady sharing time together also. the two visiting the hadassa hospital. hoping to leave the controversy at home. on twitter after this remark about the oval office meeting with russian officials. >> just so you understand i never mentioned the word or the name israel. never mentioned it in conversations. >> tomorrow president trump meets with abass before heading to the vatican where he will meet with pope francis. fox news. >> it was a vote of no confidence for mark peterson. he said he spent $66,000 in campaign funds for personal use. he claims it was a loan. the jury said he should be removed from office. 88 rank and file members at the district attorney's association said they have no confidence in their boss. he will continue with h

he's meeting with the leader of palestine. can he deliver on that? >> i would go back 50 years on relations between israel and palestine. it's not any easier. it doesn't get any easier. there's no doubt about that. i would like to come back briefly to the iranian deal. remember that trump actually did not -- when he came into office, he said i'm going to rip up this deal completely. and one of the reasons is the israelis have let it quietly be known and people that told me this that they are not prepared at this point to go to war over this. they know this is something they can't win. they cannot get rid of the deal and neutralize iran's nuclear options, if you will. so there's something to some play in that. it's not necessarily very clear cut that he's embraced this deal. he's also been told let's leave it in for a moment. >> thank you very much. michael, thank you as well. we have more on that. but more breaking news. the president fired national security adviser says he will plead the 5th. in this investigation into potential ties between trump's

here is her talking about her experience in palestine. here it is. million palestinians, most without regular electricity or water, crammed into an area 25 miles long, but only a few miles wide. a population exploding with no place to explode. we were in a back alley when we walked into it. a crowd seething. soldiers rushing. behind an upturned car, bodies fell. and then we saw it, two boys , one inach other uniform, one in jeans, weapons in hand, heat flowing between them. faces, and we both see their faces are exactly the same. the same fear, the same desperate desire to be anywhere but here, to not be doing this to the southern boy. moment, for us, it began. why do you think it will begin for some people to see this beyond the sheer enjoyment of theater? what might they walk away with an insight in terms of conflict in this world? j.t.: it is always dangerous as an author to think that you have the ability to teach her audience anything because they are so collectively smarter than you, but my hope, my hope is that in essence, the political act of

and in the valleys of syria, palestine, the planes of nineveh and the nile, on the banks of the tigris and euphrates, they planted seeds of belief. they watered them with their sacrifice and their courage. they blossomed into fruit, and have borne fruit for the gospel ever since. the christian committees with a message of our lord was first uttered and brace today though, are often the targets of unspeakable atrocity. in egypt just recently we saw bombs explode in churches in the very midst of the celebration of palm sunday. a day of hope was transformed into tragedy. i was just this weekend with a pastor who, from egypt, who spoke of the images that day, of seeing the palms the people carried into church on the ground, marked with the blood of the injured. and iraq, at the hands of extremists, we've actually seen monasteries demolished, priests and monks beheaded, and the two millennial old christian tradition in mosul virtually extinguished overnight. in syria we see ancient communities burned to the ground. we see believers tortured for confessing christ, and women and children sold

the west bank and gaza launched a general strike to protest president trump's visit to israel and palestine

here's her talking about her experience in palestine. >> a million palestinians most of them without regular electricity or water climbs into an area 25 miles long but only a few miles wide. its population exploding with no place to explode. the back alley there when we talked into it. a crowd seething. rushing. that's where the bodies fell. and then we saw it. two boys facing each other. one in jeans, weapons in hand, hate flowing between them. but their faces, we both see this. their faces are exactly the same, the same fear, the same desperate desire for the anywhere but here to not be doing this to this other boy. there in that moment for us, it began. >> rose: why do you think it would be good for some people to see this beyond the sheer enjoyment of theatre. what would be inside in terms of conflict in this world. >> it's always dangerous as an author to think that you have the ability to teach your audience anything because they're so collectively smarter than you. but my hope, my hope is that, in essence the political activist play is not choosing sides. it's not saying so as

it's very interesting because we were talking about palestine, israel, but what is happening lately,nd i trust what you say about this, it's , but there iseans this kind of wish to be part of the region, and i think you also could sense it in the 1990's, how this was a moment of high health and wishes, but there has not onlyeat shift within political opinion and shift to the right, but i think the practices of the occupation shifted and created a whole separation on the ground between palestinians and israelis. before, there was this possibility of mixing, but now for palestinians, where talking about a full generation that they will meet at checkpoints and for an israeli to meet the palestinian it is kind of situation, confrontation or resistance, so this created a lot of friction but i think cause also a move to the right in relation to israeli society but also palestinians, kind of wishing what home do you want to be like, by those right next to you or the whole international community? i think this has -- the pressure for the israeli government is not lying with the palestinians

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. >> his broad address kuching on conflict syria and tension between israel and palestine and opportunity in the middle east and notably missing from his speech the phrase radical islamic terrorism a staple of 2016 president citizen shall cam page. president vum m will inaugust rate center for combating extremist ideology with the king of soundy arabia. >> is that the result of extremist to confront terism we declare launching global center for combating extremist ideology and by cooperating with peace noving nations and international allege organizations. >> mean time washington politicians are reacting to the president's first trip abroad. >> i think it's successful and important. there's no doubt that if we're continued effort certainly of a significant strength in the region that this is important step forward. >> president trump continues his middle east trip monday taxing to jerusalem where he will visit several holy sights and meet with israeli and palestinian lead herbs. jay butler. mike pence delivered a commencement to college graduates. i don't know that they saultic around wit