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the republican party pro-israel. i don't remember the specifics but a bill during the debt crisis around there, we want to cut government funding here, here, here, here, one thing we won't touch is aid to israel, that's still good. that's reflected of the evangelical support. and if you look at the way in which israel lobbies members they do it in a wise manner. a lot of new members, first foreign trip they go on when they dom congress is israel, they learn about the culture, the civiliation zai civilizatio democracy in the middle east. >> luke russert, everybody. we'll see him filling at 4:00 for alex wagner on "now." up next, we are following several severe storm systems moving across the country. already confirmed fatalities. the weather channel tells you what to expect, where you are, next. (birds chirping softly in background.) (loud engine sounds!) what! how's it going? heard you need a ride to school. oh, that's pretty cool! big day at school? i know just the thing to help you get going. power up with new chee
the republican party pro-israel. i don't remember the specifics but a bill during the debt crisis around there, we want to cut government funding here, here, here, here, one thing we won't touch is aid to israel, that's still good. that's reflected of the evangelical support. and if you look at the way in which israel lobbies members they do it in a wise manner. a lot of new members, first foreign trip they go on when they dom congress is israel, they learn about the culture, the civiliation...
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these tunnels by definition are located right around the border area between gaza and israel, and israel is now telling the people of gaza to stay away from these border towns, to stay away from the border entirely. it could be a kind of limited ground invasion. it doesn't seem that israel wants to enter the built-up areas, doesn't want to take over gaza, doesn't want to take responsibility for the roughly 2 million palestinians that enter the gaza strip. the problem is whenever you launch a war, whenever you launch a ground invasion, things rarely, if ever, go to plan. we're not sure how long this is going to last. israeli officials have talked about two weeks, perhaps, to destroy most of these tunnels. but already there has been fighting. hamas says it is sending commandos to confront the israeli tanks and artillery, and make no mistake, this is a big invasion force. israel says a large incursion force is involved with infantry, tanks, artillery, field engineers backed up by the navy, backed up by the air force. lawrence, this could be just early days. >> nbc's richard engel in gaza. t
these tunnels by definition are located right around the border area between gaza and israel, and israel is now telling the people of gaza to stay away from these border towns, to stay away from the border entirely. it could be a kind of limited ground invasion. it doesn't seem that israel wants to enter the built-up areas, doesn't want to take over gaza, doesn't want to take responsibility for the roughly 2 million palestinians that enter the gaza strip. the problem is whenever you launch a...
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israel said, yes. hamas said, no. hamas continued rocketing israel. about 80 rockets fired at israel today. in fact, two minutes ago just while getting ready to go on on air, there was a rocket and intercepted by an iron dome missile. the hamas continuing the fire at israel. israel then waited for about six hours. they gave about -- time of about six hours waiting for hamas rockets to stop being fired. hoping that maybe it was just the last gasp effort by hamas before agreeing to a ceasefire. when it was clear hamas would not agree and increasing the rate of rocket fire, israel after six hours gave the order to the army and the air force to begin their operation. we'll have to wait and see what it means. does that mean more intense bombardment of air and sea or a ground invasion? that's the question here today. >> what about the public opinion in israel? because so far, this hasn't worked militarily. they have not been managed to wipe out the rocket fire coming from gaza. how was the divided between stronger or halting? >> reporter: i would say there'
israel said, yes. hamas said, no. hamas continued rocketing israel. about 80 rockets fired at israel today. in fact, two minutes ago just while getting ready to go on on air, there was a rocket and intercepted by an iron dome missile. the hamas continuing the fire at israel. israel then waited for about six hours. they gave about -- time of about six hours waiting for hamas rockets to stop being fired. hoping that maybe it was just the last gasp effort by hamas before agreeing to a ceasefire....
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israel obliterated a hospital in gaza city today. they spent two days warning the people to leave, take out the patients, the medical personnel and then showed the army pictures of the air force destroying the building. they did because it was tunnels that israel is trying to find and destroy, there was a mass operations center, control and operations center in the hospitals. they say there were secondary explosions. that's what is going on. israel claims that the hamas is hiding amongst the people and they have no choice. all eyes are on the diplomatic efforts of secretary of state john kerry. israel says they are making some progress but there's still a long way to go and it's not clear what that means. israel and hamas clearly have a lot of fighting left inside of them. israel is very upset with the faa, the decision to renew the ban on flights here will clearly be followed by the european airlines despite israel's appeal to the safety of ben gurion's airport. ronan? >> martin fletcher, appreciate that update. stay safe there. >>>
israel obliterated a hospital in gaza city today. they spent two days warning the people to leave, take out the patients, the medical personnel and then showed the army pictures of the air force destroying the building. they did because it was tunnels that israel is trying to find and destroy, there was a mass operations center, control and operations center in the hospitals. they say there were secondary explosions. that's what is going on. israel claims that the hamas is hiding amongst the...
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israel wants changes. of course, everyone's waiting to hear what the hamas response will be. >> and martin, any idea sort of what tenor of changes there are? we already did have this morning sort of the news come out about what was in that original proposal, including allowing the idf to continue to operate in gaza. do you have any reporting on what changes israel might be seeking? >> what israel wants is a -- is the ability to keep looking for those tunnels, even while there's a cease-fire. that would mean keeping the army in place. well, that would happen anyway because it's such an operation to get everybody out. to continue working to seek those tunnels. the proposal as it was first reported here through leaks was that kerry was proposing a one-week cease-fire beginning sunday. as soon as the cease-fire begins, talks would begin between israel and indirectly with hamas to work out all the different issues that the sides have. but israel was insisting they continue to look for those tunnels because they
israel wants changes. of course, everyone's waiting to hear what the hamas response will be. >> and martin, any idea sort of what tenor of changes there are? we already did have this morning sort of the news come out about what was in that original proposal, including allowing the idf to continue to operate in gaza. do you have any reporting on what changes israel might be seeking? >> what israel wants is a -- is the ability to keep looking for those tunnels, even while there's a...
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and gaza is under siege by israel. it is not at peace with israel. and unless that political problem is addressed, then there is going to be violence. >> and what do you see as the time line? israel emphasizing that they will not be could not strained but there will be international pressure as this mounts. >> the israeli leadership when it launches these operations always knows eventually the united nations will intervene. the international community will pressure them and they try to get as much done from their point of view as they can before that pressure becomes insurmountable. at the moment they believe they have a set of counter terrorism tasks before them. in the meantime they really have been indiscriminate in their bombardment of civilian institutions, including hospitals. they have inflicted a lot of civilian harm. >> we are out of time here as we approach midnight. i want to thank these guests. we wish we had more time. we will be staying on this story and reporting on it as the evening continues. that is all in for this evening. the rach
and gaza is under siege by israel. it is not at peace with israel. and unless that political problem is addressed, then there is going to be violence. >> and what do you see as the time line? israel emphasizing that they will not be could not strained but there will be international pressure as this mounts. >> the israeli leadership when it launches these operations always knows eventually the united nations will intervene. the international community will pressure them and they try...
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at israel. secretary kerry is still in cairo today trying to negotiate a cease-fire. so far without success. what are the obstacles? i'm joined by ambassador erekat. what about the israeli allegation that hamas is using people as human shields? >> well, israel claimed that few days ago they -- they admitted they found missiles in the compound and that the hamas are using them. even if, assuming if, and i doubt the israeli claims that hamas is firing from a shelter that is a refuge for israeli citizens that are running away from the bombardment of gaza by israel. even if they did that, there is no law that allows israel to target these civilian centers. it's very simple. you cannot target a civilian population or center, even if people fired at you from there. i very much doubt israeli allegations. >> i want to ask your response to the american position which is that israel has the right to defend itself. it is rocketh that started with hamas. whether or not the blockade has been honored or not h
at israel. secretary kerry is still in cairo today trying to negotiate a cease-fire. so far without success. what are the obstacles? i'm joined by ambassador erekat. what about the israeli allegation that hamas is using people as human shields? >> well, israel claimed that few days ago they -- they admitted they found missiles in the compound and that the hamas are using them. even if, assuming if, and i doubt the israeli claims that hamas is firing from a shelter that is a refuge for...
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instead of treating this as a conflict between hamas and israel or gaza and israel, this is part of an israeli palestinian conflict that the united states has been trying to mediate and has repeatedly failed. >> khaled, in part, might this be why? let's talk about palestinian president mahmoud abbas. does he have the power to effectively negotiate for hamas at this point? certainly, that's part of the breakdown of the government. does he speak with authority for hamas? >> well, he hasn't for the last seven years. that's been the problem, is the united states and israel have been content to talk to mahmoud abbas and his people in the west bank, making peace with one side of palestinians, while making war with another side of palestinians. and the united states and most of the international community has bought into this very perverse logic. it's either you make peace with all palestinians or you don't. and so i think the palestinians themselves are now coming to this conclusion that their division has been completely counterproductive and we see that hamas' demands have been adopted by
instead of treating this as a conflict between hamas and israel or gaza and israel, this is part of an israeli palestinian conflict that the united states has been trying to mediate and has repeatedly failed. >> khaled, in part, might this be why? let's talk about palestinian president mahmoud abbas. does he have the power to effectively negotiate for hamas at this point? certainly, that's part of the breakdown of the government. does he speak with authority for hamas? >> well, he...
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these tunnels by definition are located right around the border area between gaza and israel, and israel is now telling the people of gaza to stay away from these border towns, to stay away from the border entirely. it could be a kind of limited ground invasion. it doesn't seem that israel wants to enter the built-up areas, doesn't want to take over gaza, doesn't want to take responsibility for the roughly 2 million palestinians that enter the gaza strip. the problem is whenever you launch a war, whenever you launch a ground invasion, things rarely, if ever, go to plan. we're not sure how long this is going to last. israeli officials have talked about two weeks, perhaps, to destroy most of these tunnels. but already there has been fighting. hamas says it is sending commandos to confront the israeli tanks and artillery, and make no mistake, this is a big invasion force. israel says a large incursion force is involved with infantry, tanks, artillery, field engineers backed up by the navy, backed up by the air force. lawrence, this could be just early days. >> nbc's richard evening -- engle
these tunnels by definition are located right around the border area between gaza and israel, and israel is now telling the people of gaza to stay away from these border towns, to stay away from the border entirely. it could be a kind of limited ground invasion. it doesn't seem that israel wants to enter the built-up areas, doesn't want to take over gaza, doesn't want to take responsibility for the roughly 2 million palestinians that enter the gaza strip. the problem is whenever you launch a...
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-israel relationship is very cool. just before i came on air, someone vote in hebrew, only two more years of hussein obama and we're done with him. that's emblematic of the attitude there. what's more interesting, though, and beyond this that will get resolved, is just how different the war and the israeli people are seeing is, when the war of the international community is seeing, because of the way the israeli media is shaping the overall coverage. for example, on one of the top news channels, it was the fifth story that israel knocked out the power plant in gaza. that was leading the headlines here today. so you have this fundamental disconnect between israel and the united states over what's happened. >> janeane, thank you for your invaluable perspective on the israeli media. we have to have you back for more. and e.j., thank you for joining us. >>> coming up, a foreign policy win for president obama, as he gets europe to back the usa versus russia. and chris christie breaks a very big promise, and millions, millio
-israel relationship is very cool. just before i came on air, someone vote in hebrew, only two more years of hussein obama and we're done with him. that's emblematic of the attitude there. what's more interesting, though, and beyond this that will get resolved, is just how different the war and the israeli people are seeing is, when the war of the international community is seeing, because of the way the israeli media is shaping the overall coverage. for example, on one of the top news...
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that has to do with israel. egypt's own turmoil and now its own political desire to marginalize and to diminish the muslim brotherhood which is hamas is an offshoot of. and so it's a part of a regional consideration and it's a tragedy throughout the middle east. but there are other regional powers, including turkey and qatar that have stepped in. and that is the cease-fire proposal that is on the table. one, that balances what the u.s. and egypt have proposed and what palestinians absolutely need. the basic thing in this cease-fire needs to be a lifting of the siege on gaza. even if all rockets stopped that will not mean piece and quiet for palestinians. they'll continue to die a slow death. the world health organization says that by 2020, the gaza strip will be unlivable. >> but professor, these are very important questions, but while you're here, i want to get your take on this legal question of war crimes, particularly in the context of hamas' actions. and moving on with the standards, we talk about precautio
that has to do with israel. egypt's own turmoil and now its own political desire to marginalize and to diminish the muslim brotherhood which is hamas is an offshoot of. and so it's a part of a regional consideration and it's a tragedy throughout the middle east. but there are other regional powers, including turkey and qatar that have stepped in. and that is the cease-fire proposal that is on the table. one, that balances what the u.s. and egypt have proposed and what palestinians absolutely...
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other fighters to carry out attacks inside israel. meanwhile, the israeli air campaign on gaza continues, and that has pushed the death toll up to more than 600 palestinians killed. the majority of them being women and children. i had a chance today to go out and speak to a young palestinian man, 29 years old. he lost his wife, who was nine months pregnant, as well as his 6-year-old and 4-year-old son in a single israeli air attack on a building. now, they had actually left the neighborhood where the israelis told them to leave. they thought they were going to be safe in gaza city. turns out, they were not. as a result of that, now his entire family is dead. he also lost his mother, his sister, and some extended family relatives. it gives you a sense of the human toll that palestinians here are paying the price for. in addition to that, the united nations now says that more than 100,000 palestinians have taken refuge in 69 schools. that's separate from the thousands of others who are staying with relatives and elsewhere. the united na
other fighters to carry out attacks inside israel. meanwhile, the israeli air campaign on gaza continues, and that has pushed the death toll up to more than 600 palestinians killed. the majority of them being women and children. i had a chance today to go out and speak to a young palestinian man, 29 years old. he lost his wife, who was nine months pregnant, as well as his 6-year-old and 4-year-old son in a single israeli air attack on a building. now, they had actually left the neighborhood...
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for israel, this is not enough. it is the stronger military power and it needs to send a strong message to the region, to the neighborhood. >> reporter: hamas uses two main weapons against israel, an elaborate network of tunnels to attack and kidnap israeli soldiers and civilians and its rockets. now including longer range rockets that can reach deep oninto israel. israel's main objectives, destroy the tunnels, demilitary tarrize the gaza strip. it can strike at israel with thousands of missiles. >> they are deep into the escalation and looking for a way out. it gets messier and uglier and more violent as we proceed. >> which is why now international efforts to reach a lasting cease-fire have become so urgent. israel has long said it has no choice in this war, that it simply cannot accept more than 2,400 rockets being fired at its city. palestinians we've spoken to actually understand that but says israel doesn't have to flatten entire neighborhoods and kill hundreds of children to do it. david. >> richard engel on
for israel, this is not enough. it is the stronger military power and it needs to send a strong message to the region, to the neighborhood. >> reporter: hamas uses two main weapons against israel, an elaborate network of tunnels to attack and kidnap israeli soldiers and civilians and its rockets. now including longer range rockets that can reach deep oninto israel. israel's main objectives, destroy the tunnels, demilitary tarrize the gaza strip. it can strike at israel with thousands of...
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and israel. israel reported its first military casualty. there's an open question on palestinians will focus here on or some degree to hamas, which has escalated the conflict up to this point. in an interview with mdtv, president clinton warned they can have a strategic east ridge pi altering the conditions that endanger palestinian civilians. >> over the long run, it's not good for israel to keep isola isolating itself from world opinion because of the peace process, but in the short and median term, hamas can inflict horrible damage on israel by forcing israel to kill palestinian civilians to counter hamas. but it's a crass strategy. that takes our eyes off the real objective and a peace that gets the palestinians their state. >> hamas reached what many would call the height of its political power in 2006 when it won 76 of 132 seats six years later. fatah claimed the victory. today, the legitimacy is a matter of intense debate under palestinians and arab states alike. joining me now is presiden
and israel. israel reported its first military casualty. there's an open question on palestinians will focus here on or some degree to hamas, which has escalated the conflict up to this point. in an interview with mdtv, president clinton warned they can have a strategic east ridge pi altering the conditions that endanger palestinian civilians. >> over the long run, it's not good for israel to keep isola isolating itself from world opinion because of the peace process, but in the short and...
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>> there's a specific weakness rand paul has on israel. >> on israel. right. rand paul has actually for months, you know -- actually basically his whole career -- been the pariah within the republican party when it comes to israel saying, you know, too much of the republican foreign policy has revolved around israel. he wants to cut off all foreign aid. and he's -- rand paul has tried recently to get closer to israel, but ted cruz is being smart here. he's very strategically smart here by saying, you know, there's a -- the thinking is there's a lot of money in the republican base -- or in the republican establishment for israel hawks. right? >> right. >> so what he's done is emerge as the most hawkish pro-israel republican over the last few days. >> this is policy entrepreneurship or political entrepreneurship. he's seeing an opportunity in the market that's untaken which is demagoguing on the faa and he thinks that is going to distinguish him as he's the kind of guy that stands up for israel and help him with a certain part of the base, not just donors but vo
>> there's a specific weakness rand paul has on israel. >> on israel. right. rand paul has actually for months, you know -- actually basically his whole career -- been the pariah within the republican party when it comes to israel saying, you know, too much of the republican foreign policy has revolved around israel. he wants to cut off all foreign aid. and he's -- rand paul has tried recently to get closer to israel, but ted cruz is being smart here. he's very strategically smart...
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his popularity in israel is skyrocketing. support for this incursion is very high in israel. on the other side, about feeling occupied is running high as well. >> well, i think it's exactly what martin fletcher said. both sides have an interest? continuing the fight. they both believe their military and political goals are served by continuing the conflict. that's why you see everybody surrounding them and saying it's time for cease-fire, it's time for humanitarian cease-fire, yet the parties continue to fight it out. this is going to go on for some time. netanyahu, who's boosted by an 85% popularity rating and considerable anger on the part of the israeli public is tempted to go further and deeper into gaza to bring the threats to israel under control. whereas, hamas believes it can continue to fight israel to essentially a draw, as long as hamas continues to fire rockets at israel, they continue to win. >> yeah, and steven, it seems like there are different expectations or there were originally from both sides. with israel, as martin fletcher was saying, they wanted to dest
his popularity in israel is skyrocketing. support for this incursion is very high in israel. on the other side, about feeling occupied is running high as well. >> well, i think it's exactly what martin fletcher said. both sides have an interest? continuing the fight. they both believe their military and political goals are served by continuing the conflict. that's why you see everybody surrounding them and saying it's time for cease-fire, it's time for humanitarian cease-fire, yet the...
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and israel does not apologize for that. israel says we were forced into doing this. hamas is hiding its rocket locations among civilians. hence, the death toll. and israel says we'll do what we need to do to stop the rockets. the other factor is israel's extraordinary technical achievement of creating the iron dome anti-rocket shield, with largely american money, which has been extraordinarily effective. and has enabled israeli, even though they had 130 rockets a day fired at their cities, most israelis are taking it easy. they run to the shelters when the sirens go off. and they come out and carry on with their lives. not only the iron dome. israel has a sophisticated network of bomb shelters all over the country, where people know where they are, hide and can hide in them. one thing the israelis say is, look. hamas has spent a fortune building up their war infrastructure. they haven't spent a penny in defense infrastructure for their people, hence the results we see. >> you make a great point for the new normal in the iron dome. martin fletcher from tel aviv. >>> a
and israel does not apologize for that. israel says we were forced into doing this. hamas is hiding its rocket locations among civilians. hence, the death toll. and israel says we'll do what we need to do to stop the rockets. the other factor is israel's extraordinary technical achievement of creating the iron dome anti-rocket shield, with largely american money, which has been extraordinarily effective. and has enabled israeli, even though they had 130 rockets a day fired at their cities, most...
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there's 2,200 rockets launched into israel, and obviously israel strikes back. how do you draw a firm line, firm lines, as far as more the morality is? >> and the answer is, you can't draw firm lines, because everybody's firm line i think, would be a bit different. i think you have to look at -- you have to look at the situation. you have to try to look at proportionality and realize that, you know, a civilized nation that does not respond to every heinous act in kind. that's just not what we're about. that's not what israel is about, and -- and, you know, so what is the -- what's kind of the moral cost benefit of, of a given strike or a given operation? and you know, i think frankly this has gone too far. it's gone over to the negative side. i think it becomes counter productive. especially given that, yes, all of those rockets are being fired at israel, but you know what? they're all being deflected and shot down by the iron dome system, which is kind of changed the security situation in israel, at least in terms of the rockets. the tunnels are a different sto
there's 2,200 rockets launched into israel, and obviously israel strikes back. how do you draw a firm line, firm lines, as far as more the morality is? >> and the answer is, you can't draw firm lines, because everybody's firm line i think, would be a bit different. i think you have to look at -- you have to look at the situation. you have to try to look at proportionality and realize that, you know, a civilized nation that does not respond to every heinous act in kind. that's just not...
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are you hearing anything different from israel's officials as the world pressure increases on israel? >> just to speak on the narrow subject of the airline ban, there is outrage in the israeli government on that. they say it's rewarding terror and they want that ban turned over as quickly as possible and they are waiting to see how the faa responds within the next hours, though, because the ban by the faa creates a domino effect among european airlines and now if the faa overturns that decision, israel will follow. i have to say, you referred to my time here. i think that the speed of the killing in gaza among the palestinians is pretty much quicker than any of the past. a number of dead and wounded is happening so quickly. the attack is so intense. but one has to say that israel, when they claim that the reason so many civilians are dying is that hamas is located almost all of their military infrastructure in that area, even though you can say, yes, it's a very densely populated area. nevertheless, that's where the enemy is and there's no other way to get at them except to warn the p
are you hearing anything different from israel's officials as the world pressure increases on israel? >> just to speak on the narrow subject of the airline ban, there is outrage in the israeli government on that. they say it's rewarding terror and they want that ban turned over as quickly as possible and they are waiting to see how the faa responds within the next hours, though, because the ban by the faa creates a domino effect among european airlines and now if the faa overturns that...
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hamas continues to fire rockets at israel and israel continues to respond with its rockets trying to target those rocket launching sites. we don't know what was in that port, why israel hit that area. but there are many civilian losses in gaza. the yununited nations says that% of the dead in gaza, more than 200 now, are actually civilians. and many of those are children and unfortunately now more children. when you ask me how long can idz real stand up to the international pressure, i have to say the sense here is there is not much international pressure at this moment on israel to stop its attacks on gaza. the israelis feel that the world and the stand is israel needs to defend itself. when prime minister says, we have 6 million in bomb shelters, in america that's like 200 million. if your country was being shelled wouldn't you want your government to respond? people here at least get that and they accept it. there's a strong push, a strong feeling among the people of israel that for once and for all israel has to end the problem from gaza, the problem being rockets fired by hamas a
hamas continues to fire rockets at israel and israel continues to respond with its rockets trying to target those rocket launching sites. we don't know what was in that port, why israel hit that area. but there are many civilian losses in gaza. the yununited nations says that% of the dead in gaza, more than 200 now, are actually civilians. and many of those are children and unfortunately now more children. when you ask me how long can idz real stand up to the international pressure, i have to...
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while some in israel and the u.s. objected to the ban because of the economic impact on israel senator cruz implied a for nefarious motive saying, "the facts suggest that president obama has just used a federal regulatory agency to launch an economic boycott on israel in order to try to force our ally to comply with his foreign policy demands." here is houma rhee harf responded to the allegations yesterday. >> senator cruz said the flight suspension is economic blackmail and the obama administration is doing this to punish israel. >> that's ridiculous and offensive. the f.a.a. takes these responsibilities seriously. they make decisions based solely on the security and safety of american citizens, period. for anyone to suggest otherwise is just ridiculous. >> in turn senator cruz doubled down on the allegations on fox news last night. >> yesterday we saw the f.a.a. make an unprecedented decision to ban all air travel to the nation of israel. i have asked today the very simple question -- did president obama just unilat
while some in israel and the u.s. objected to the ban because of the economic impact on israel senator cruz implied a for nefarious motive saying, "the facts suggest that president obama has just used a federal regulatory agency to launch an economic boycott on israel in order to try to force our ally to comply with his foreign policy demands." here is houma rhee harf responded to the allegations yesterday. >> senator cruz said the flight suspension is economic blackmail and the...
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it delegitimizes israel. if we have a choice between having bad pictures on msnbc, painful pictures or having funerals in our state cemeteries, we'll choose the bad pictures. >> for this to end, don't you have to address the root causes, not just stamp out the terrorists themselves? don't you have to change conditions in gaza, make it so they don't have to smuggle in basic goods? >> well, israel pulled out of gaza in 2005. there was no maritime blockade. the borders were essentially open. was when hamas took over the gaza strip in 2007. it killed hundreds of pl palestinians. threw them off top of roofs. and it's a terrorist organization. it's a terrorist organization whose covenant calls not only for the destruction of israel but it's a genocidal organization. that calls for the killing of jews worldwide. it's one of many terrorist organizations that have such covenants in our region. we live in a tough neighborhood. that's when the maritime blockade started. when the border strictures were put in place. but
it delegitimizes israel. if we have a choice between having bad pictures on msnbc, painful pictures or having funerals in our state cemeteries, we'll choose the bad pictures. >> for this to end, don't you have to address the root causes, not just stamp out the terrorists themselves? don't you have to change conditions in gaza, make it so they don't have to smuggle in basic goods? >> well, israel pulled out of gaza in 2005. there was no maritime blockade. the borders were essentially...
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hamas fired the rockets into israel. israel is trying to defend itself. hamas uses civilians as shields and puts rockets in all kinds of place where is civilians are. israel tries to protect civilians and have them far away from this. as you said, when the three israeli boys were kidnapped and murdered there were cheers and parades. the mother of one of the suspects said, i hope it's my son. in israel the jewish fanatics who killed the palestinian boy were condemned. they will be in jail for a long time. this idea that there is moral equivalency or as so many of the newspaper writers write, oh, both sides are at fault is just wrong, wrong, wrong. >> let's talk domestic politics. you wrote an op-ed today in the "new york times" calling for an end to the partisan primary system in favor of what you call a top two primary system. you wrote the partisan primary system which favors more eyde lonlcally pure candidates has contributed to the election of more extreme office holders and increased polarization. it's a menace to governing. a top-two primary system w
hamas fired the rockets into israel. israel is trying to defend itself. hamas uses civilians as shields and puts rockets in all kinds of place where is civilians are. israel tries to protect civilians and have them far away from this. as you said, when the three israeli boys were kidnapped and murdered there were cheers and parades. the mother of one of the suspects said, i hope it's my son. in israel the jewish fanatics who killed the palestinian boy were condemned. they will be in jail for a...
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israel's not happy about it. more on that, next. but most of our employees live in the same communities that we serve. people here know that our operations have an impact locally. we're using more natural gas vehicles than ever before. the trucks are reliable, that's good for business. but they also reduce emissions, and that's good for everyone. it makes me feel very good about the future of our company. ♪ the summer of this.mmer. the summer that summers from here on will be compared to. where memories will be forged into the sand. and then hung on a wall for years to come. get out there, with over 50,000 hotels at $150 dollars or less. expedia. find yours. >>> palestinian journalist jabril caused a stir yesterday when she criticized this network for our coverage of the conflict in gaza. i disagree with what she had to say, and she will be here to hash it out with me ahead. >>> plus, governor rick perry pulls the emergency lever to deal with the border in texas. one lawmaker is having none of it, and he will j
israel's not happy about it. more on that, next. but most of our employees live in the same communities that we serve. people here know that our operations have an impact locally. we're using more natural gas vehicles than ever before. the trucks are reliable, that's good for business. but they also reduce emissions, and that's good for everyone. it makes me feel very good about the future of our company. ♪ the summer of this.mmer. the summer that summers from here on will be compared to....
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today there have been sirens all over israel, 20 to 25 palestinian rockets fired against israel today so far. here in tel aviv at least three times residents when they heard a siren were went running for lives, running for the bomb shelters. so far remarkably with all of these hundreds of palestinian rocket attacks again israel, so far there hasn't been one israeli casualty, not even one person seriously wounded and hardly a house scratched by the bombs and that is because of israel's anti-rocket system, the iron dome. >> martin fletcher, thank you. joining me now israel's ambassador to the united states, ron dermer. ambassador, 40,000 israeli troops are at the ready. are we going to see a ground war next? >> well, look, what the prime minister has done is he's mobilized 40,000 reservists. of those 20,000 have been called up. the prime minister of israel has to take the action necessary in order to protect our population. we have had 6 million israelis who have been in bomb shelters, and these are women, children, elderly, who have to spend nights in bomb shelters. so imagine what wou
today there have been sirens all over israel, 20 to 25 palestinian rockets fired against israel today so far. here in tel aviv at least three times residents when they heard a siren were went running for lives, running for the bomb shelters. so far remarkably with all of these hundreds of palestinian rocket attacks again israel, so far there hasn't been one israeli casualty, not even one person seriously wounded and hardly a house scratched by the bombs and that is because of israel's...
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israel, helping finance israel, financing the iron dome, for instance, much of it. it needs america. it doesn't need this relationship. there was a cartoon in the media this morning here in israel that i saw that i thought was very true. it showed prime minister netanyahu behind his desk and aide runs in and says, red alert! red alert, prime minister! netanyahu says, what is it rocket siren or phone call from obama? that pretty much summed up the -- that relationship which is -- has seeped into the media, seeped into the public discourse. very dangerous for israel and not good for anybody. >> ayman, there was a hit on the power plant, utility plant overnight as well as the u.n. workers, and now supposedly a proposal from the palestinian side of ceasefire. >> reporter: that's right. it is in addition to an already worsening humanitarian situation officials now at this gaza power plant which is the largest provider in terms of domestic resources inside gaza, electricity say it has a ripple effect on the sub infrastructure of gaza. not just providie ining electri to th
israel, helping finance israel, financing the iron dome, for instance, much of it. it needs america. it doesn't need this relationship. there was a cartoon in the media this morning here in israel that i saw that i thought was very true. it showed prime minister netanyahu behind his desk and aide runs in and says, red alert! red alert, prime minister! netanyahu says, what is it rocket siren or phone call from obama? that pretty much summed up the -- that relationship which is -- has seeped into...
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said that israel has the right to defend itself. there was also a statement from john kerry last night saying there is concern that kerry spoke to netanyahu yesterday and expressed concern about the escalating casualties, especially on the palestinian side. >> i don't think there's a concern that the administration has that we ourselves don't have. we didn't want an escalation. we didn't want to be in this operation to begin with. ten days ago the prime minister said, quiet will be met with quiet. hamas continued the rockets. we agreed to a cease-fire. hamas said no to the cease-fire. we didn't seek any escalation, but we have to take action to defend our population. we have about three-quarters of our population under the threat of rocket attacks. it's the equivalent to over 200 million americans. and we just were very, very fortunate to catch this attack from this tunnel around gaza. so we're doing everything we can to surgically strike at the terrorists in gaza. unfortunately, there are civilians. it's important to remember civil
said that israel has the right to defend itself. there was also a statement from john kerry last night saying there is concern that kerry spoke to netanyahu yesterday and expressed concern about the escalating casualties, especially on the palestinian side. >> i don't think there's a concern that the administration has that we ourselves don't have. we didn't want an escalation. we didn't want to be in this operation to begin with. ten days ago the prime minister said, quiet will be met...
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israel has to make the first move. it is occupying power. >> hamas is using human shields and it's the people caught in the middle are the people of gas. >> both leaders have got to step back and ask why did the negotiations fail. ♪ ♪ >>> good afternoon, i'm luke ruse russert in for alex wagner. it's been one week since israel's ground invasion of gaza began and no sign of a cease-fire. a u.n. school where hundreds of displaced palestinian civilians were taking shelter came under shell fire. reporters at the scene describe pools of blood on the ground, screaming and scores of crying families being rushed to the hospital. 15 people were reportedly killed in the attack including three children. this was the third time that u.n. shelters set up in schools have been struck by shell fire since the con flick began. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon said he was, quote, appalled by the attack although the cause of strike is still unclear. u.n. officials said they gave the israeli military precise coordinates for the cool
israel has to make the first move. it is occupying power. >> hamas is using human shields and it's the people caught in the middle are the people of gas. >> both leaders have got to step back and ask why did the negotiations fail. ♪ ♪ >>> good afternoon, i'm luke ruse russert in for alex wagner. it's been one week since israel's ground invasion of gaza began and no sign of a cease-fire. a u.n. school where hundreds of displaced palestinian civilians were taking shelter...
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israel found one exit of the secret tunnel on the steps of the dining room inside israel. that's a threat these tunnels pose. >> okay. and also, martin, i should note delta airlines has cancelled all flights into israel after they had a flight diverted to france because of rockets near the airport. this just in. delta airlines cancelling all flights into israel after they had a flight diverted to france because of rocket attacks there, martin. >> that's news to me. another airline was a korean airline has done the stop flights here. we can keep airports safe, don't worry. the fact is rockets are flying all the time. there's a sitting threat. so far nothing has happened. nothing has fallen near the airport. israel desperate to keep the airport going. >> thank you very much. >>> nbc news producer is live on the phone from gaza. paul, are you there? >> i'm here. as you may well know at this point. there's been video released from israel reportedly showing hamas using gaza residents as human shields. something they denied in a statement released to nbc yesterday. israel obviou
israel found one exit of the secret tunnel on the steps of the dining room inside israel. that's a threat these tunnels pose. >> okay. and also, martin, i should note delta airlines has cancelled all flights into israel after they had a flight diverted to france because of rockets near the airport. this just in. delta airlines cancelling all flights into israel after they had a flight diverted to france because of rocket attacks there, martin. >> that's news to me. another airline...
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we have helped israel secure the iron dome. and really these rockets that have been fired from the gaza strip. they're fairly feckless. they fall in land that is generally undockunoccupied, but nevertheless, they are a threat. i suspect if hamas could kill people with them, they certainly would. but israeli clearly has the capacity to kill more gazans and i think they will as long as rockets continue to be fired from the gaza strip. a cease-fire seems to be in everyone's interest. the fact is israel only generates more hatred, not just from hamas, but the arab and muslim community throughout the world, i suspect with what's going on with the possible exception of egypt, perhaps. and certainly from the palestinian standpoint, they're going to continue to lose lives and many of them are going to be innocent women and children. so, yes, i think a cease-fire is an order. i don't think that hamas has much leverage with egypt, though. i'm a little surprised that they turned down the first offer. i mean, they want egypt to open up the
we have helped israel secure the iron dome. and really these rockets that have been fired from the gaza strip. they're fairly feckless. they fall in land that is generally undockunoccupied, but nevertheless, they are a threat. i suspect if hamas could kill people with them, they certainly would. but israeli clearly has the capacity to kill more gazans and i think they will as long as rockets continue to be fired from the gaza strip. a cease-fire seems to be in everyone's interest. the fact is...
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israel accepted it. hamas did not. hamas said they did not get enough in exchange and there was bargaining back and forth. we know, as you've talked to jen psaki earlier in this half hour that john kerry has been involved, but the bottom line is that nothing is resolved and some time after 10:00 tonight israel time the prime minister announced that for all intents and purposes they were going in. >> andrea, what about egyptian-led peace talks effectively? they failed to reach an agreement between israel and hamas. do you think there is hope that the diplomacy will be led effectively and ultimately by egypt? >> egypt is not the best no gosch yart in this case, because the new government, the al sissi government is a devout enemy of hamas. in contrast to 2012 when egypt did negotiate with the assistance of hillary clinton, a cease-fire in a similar situation of hostilities egypt was led by morsi and the muslim brotherhood who were the protectors and defenders and some would say suppliers of hamas. so the fact that the si
israel accepted it. hamas did not. hamas said they did not get enough in exchange and there was bargaining back and forth. we know, as you've talked to jen psaki earlier in this half hour that john kerry has been involved, but the bottom line is that nothing is resolved and some time after 10:00 tonight israel time the prime minister announced that for all intents and purposes they were going in. >> andrea, what about egyptian-led peace talks effectively? they failed to reach an agreement...
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>> you are talking about israel. let's make it clear. talking about israel. i was talking about what happened over ukraine. but into israel this morning, that's correct. you have foreign care yerls flying into tel aviv. >> captain bunn, do you question the decision of care yerls to maintain the presence in the air space? >> he was talking about ukraine, absolutely. what i want to point out, getting the paperwork for the flight, it is provided by a dispatcher who certifies that the route is checked and that he or she knows that it's safe to conduct the flight along that route. and the pilot then has to say, okay, as far as i can tell, that's true. any dispatcher, any pilot can pull the plug saying, look, i read the news on monday and a plane was shot down by a missile to go to 70,000 feet. you want me to fly over there? i don't know who's manning the missiles. they should have shut that done. >> tom costello, for people about to travel and want the know that their plane isn't going over a war stone air space, is there any way to determine the route? >> very di
>> you are talking about israel. let's make it clear. talking about israel. i was talking about what happened over ukraine. but into israel this morning, that's correct. you have foreign care yerls flying into tel aviv. >> captain bunn, do you question the decision of care yerls to maintain the presence in the air space? >> he was talking about ukraine, absolutely. what i want to point out, getting the paperwork for the flight, it is provided by a dispatcher who certifies that...
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nbc's ayman mohyeldin has the latest from israel. >> reporter: there are sirens wailing across israel over its two largest cities. >> look. wow! >> whoa! >> reporter: missiles over tel aviv intercepted by the defense system the israelis call the iron dome. but in gaza, there were no sirens warning of israel's assault on the strip. a woman escaping with her children. a man is heard shouting, "where is the world?" others just running by the wounded. in the rubble of israel's air strike, a man is trapped. with a little help, he is rescued. the might of israel's military unleashed on gaza, targeted suspecting launching sites in the home of suspected militants. authorities there saying this one strike killed seven, including three children. >> the future will be very bad and very harsh for us. but what can we do? what we can do? >> reporter: they say they are prepared to fight. the israeli military released a video showing palestinian fighters launching a daring amphibious assault on a beach fro front. the israeli army has called up thousands of soldiers and they have told them to take the
nbc's ayman mohyeldin has the latest from israel. >> reporter: there are sirens wailing across israel over its two largest cities. >> look. wow! >> whoa! >> reporter: missiles over tel aviv intercepted by the defense system the israelis call the iron dome. but in gaza, there were no sirens warning of israel's assault on the strip. a woman escaping with her children. a man is heard shouting, "where is the world?" others just running by the wounded. in the rubble...
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israel says it will not talk with hamas. the reason being given and it was given right here today is that they feel hamas does not respect them as a state, does not respect their people as their right to exist. so how do we get a cease-fire then? >> this is precisely one of the bigger problems in terms of the other way around. israel has never recognized palestine's right to exist. this current coalition consists of members who call for the ethnic cleansing of palestinians. so it's not just a one-way street, it's actually a two-way street. this is why i think it's very important to move forward to start talking about an international protection force to be able to protect palestinian civilians. if you look at the gaza strip and the makeup of the gaza strip, 43% of the population is under the age of 14. the israelis are bombing a refugee stateless child population. >> you know, they have been propping leaflets as we understand warning gaza residents to flee their homes. are they? >> there are some laefer leafle are dropped bu
israel says it will not talk with hamas. the reason being given and it was given right here today is that they feel hamas does not respect them as a state, does not respect their people as their right to exist. so how do we get a cease-fire then? >> this is precisely one of the bigger problems in terms of the other way around. israel has never recognized palestine's right to exist. this current coalition consists of members who call for the ethnic cleansing of palestinians. so it's not...
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israel's prime minister warns of a larger ground offensive. i'll talk with his spokesman. >> the israeli rules of engagement are clear. if you see civilians are going to get killed, you cannot pull the trigger. >> "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. tonight, the case of who was responsible for shooting down malaysia airlines flight 17 killing all 298 people on board is coalescing around russia. u.s. officials tell nbc news they suspect that russian military trainers and advisers embedded with separatist forces inside eastern ukraine either fired the missile that took down the malaysian airliner or at least gave the command to shoot down the plane. separatists have denied taking down the plane. and president obama today was careful to stop short of any direct accusations. instead making a strong suggestion that russian-backed separatists were, indeed, responsible. >> evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile that was launched from an area that was controlled by russian-ba
israel's prime minister warns of a larger ground offensive. i'll talk with his spokesman. >> the israeli rules of engagement are clear. if you see civilians are going to get killed, you cannot pull the trigger. >> "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. tonight, the case of who was responsible for shooting down malaysia airlines flight 17 killing all 298 people on board is coalescing around russia. u.s. officials tell nbc news...
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how long can israel continue this despite the tunnels, despite everything that happened to israel? we are seeing hundreds and hundreds of palestinian victims, victims in gaza. children, 150 or more children, children more than that injured but 150 dead children. how long can israel as a close american ally armed by the united states with more american foreign aid than any other country in the world, how long can this sustain? >> well, andrea, number one, we made clear that hamas is responsible for the conflict. they initiated the conflict. israel absolutely has a right to defend themselves against rockets and tunnel attacks into israel. same time, we've been heart broken by the casualties of the palestinians, the loss of children, the loss of innocent life. just as we have been heart broken over the growing toll of israeli soldiers, as well. our belief is that the best course of action is an immediate ceasefire that brings an end to the violence. again, what we would want it to deal with is hamas rocket fire so that the ceasefire to be acceptable in our view to get at the question
how long can israel continue this despite the tunnels, despite everything that happened to israel? we are seeing hundreds and hundreds of palestinian victims, victims in gaza. children, 150 or more children, children more than that injured but 150 dead children. how long can israel as a close american ally armed by the united states with more american foreign aid than any other country in the world, how long can this sustain? >> well, andrea, number one, we made clear that hamas is...
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there's no symmetry with israel and hamas. i have no doubt there is strong support in congress for israel's right to defend itself. >> thank you very much for being with us. >> thank you. >>> and now to a very scary discovery at the national institutes of health where employees stumbled upon six vials containing samples of smallpox in a refrigerator. the deadly disease was eradicated 35 year uz ago. the vials appear to date back to the 1950s and should have bing destroyed. because the virus is so dangerous, international law mandates it can only be stored at two world health organization depositories. it is now being destroyed. i've helped many people in the last 23 years. but i needed help in quitting smoking. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced the urge for me to smoke. it actually caught me by surprise. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix
there's no symmetry with israel and hamas. i have no doubt there is strong support in congress for israel's right to defend itself. >> thank you very much for being with us. >> thank you. >>> and now to a very scary discovery at the national institutes of health where employees stumbled upon six vials containing samples of smallpox in a refrigerator. the deadly disease was eradicated 35 year uz ago. the vials appear to date back to the 1950s and should have bing destroyed....
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israel stop operations in gaza so long as the palestinians stop firing rockets into israel. but the palestinian factions have been complaining of a double standard when it comes to previous ceasefires they say vale violated. specifically it comes down to the issue of blockade and siege imposed on gaza. they want to see a lifting of that. they also want to see some of the palestinian leaders of hamas and others in the west bank that were arrested as a result of the kidnapping of the three israeli jewish teens that were murdered. they want to see the individuals since they've had no charges brought against them. they were rounded up and masked by the hundred without any specific evidence being brought forth. the issues are still the sticking points. it's hard to see right now whether the arab league or anyone can resolve those differences in the time being. >> thank you very much. and now let's go to the u.s. efforts to broker a ceasefire between israel and hamas. senior white house correspond t correspondent. we asked whether or not president obama would dispatch secretary ke
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and gaza is under siege by israel. it is not at peace with israel. and unless that political problem is addressed, then there is going to be violence. >> and what do you see as the time line? israel emphasizing that they will not be could not strained but there will be international pressure as this mounts. >> the israeli leadership when it launches these operations always knows eventually the united nations will intervene. the international community will pressure them and they try to get as much done from their point of view as they can before that pressure becomes insurmo t insurmountable. at the moment they believe they have a set of counter terrorism tasks before them. in the meantime they really have been indiscriminate in their bombardment of civilian institutions, including hospitals. they have inflicted a lot of civilian harm. >> we are out of time here as we proex midnight. i want to thank these guests. we wish we had more time. we will be staying on this story and reporting on it as the evening continues. that is all in for this evening. t
and gaza is under siege by israel. it is not at peace with israel. and unless that political problem is addressed, then there is going to be violence. >> and what do you see as the time line? israel emphasizing that they will not be could not strained but there will be international pressure as this mounts. >> the israeli leadership when it launches these operations always knows eventually the united nations will intervene. the international community will pressure them and they try...
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the faa is working with israel to try to resolve this. the only people who are playing politics with this issue are the folks who are accusing us of playing politics with the issue. >> the negotiations are making progress, what exactly does progress mean and look like given the current situation? >> so secretary kerry is intensely engaged in trying to get a cease-fire, in the first instance a short term humanitarian cease-fire, that will work the space necessary to have some kind of dpurable solution that involves hamas stopping, reigning down rockets on israel. sending terrorists in tunnels to kidnap or kill israelis, at the same time trying to alleviate the living conditions for the palestinians who are in gaza living under very, very difficult circumstances. >> one of the keys to making the circumstances so difficult is the fact that the palestinians in gaza have a hard time getting out of gaza. egypt has closed one of the main border crossings. the commander of hamas said the single most important demand, they won't consider a cease-f
the faa is working with israel to try to resolve this. the only people who are playing politics with this issue are the folks who are accusing us of playing politics with the issue. >> the negotiations are making progress, what exactly does progress mean and look like given the current situation? >> so secretary kerry is intensely engaged in trying to get a cease-fire, in the first instance a short term humanitarian cease-fire, that will work the space necessary to have some kind of...
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how is that going to affect israel's relationship with turkey, and is he, indeed, a target of israel's? >> people who are involved in terrorist attacks against israeli civilians, they are from our point of view, we want to bring them to justice. the two people we're looking for are two activists who we know are directly involved in the kidnapping and murder of those three young men who were killed. and were buried earlier this week. we have to know -- the terrorists have to know that if they are committing these war crimes if they are attacking and killing innocent civilians, that the long arm of justice will meet them and we'll catch them and we'll punish them. we'll send them to jail if we can. otherwise, we'll have to take them out in other ways. >> mark, i appreciate your time. diana, i wanted to get your take as well. palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas signed this unity pact with hamas back in april. there's been a lot of international blowback to that. there's a lot of thinking he has less power in the wake of that pact to curb the violence. what do you say to that? >>
how is that going to affect israel's relationship with turkey, and is he, indeed, a target of israel's? >> people who are involved in terrorist attacks against israeli civilians, they are from our point of view, we want to bring them to justice. the two people we're looking for are two activists who we know are directly involved in the kidnapping and murder of those three young men who were killed. and were buried earlier this week. we have to know -- the terrorists have to know that if...
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this is about israel and israel's right to defend itself and our strong support for israel's right to defend itself. >> he's responding to barrage of criticism today. "washington post," kerry's big blunder. he's expended much of the energy in the region and made 12 trips over a last year. only to come up empty handed. this is one of the handful of this administration's foreign policy priorities that seem to be in freefall right now. joining me is richard haas. a pleasure to have you back, sir. first of all on the israel question, does kerry have any influence with any of the players? >> well, the united states and israel are to use a cliche on anything but the same page. secretary kerry wants a ceasefire. israel doesn't want a ceasefire unless it first takes care of the tunnels issue. gaza and the people in hamas don't seem to want a ceasefire unless israel first agrees to the loosening of economic constraints so there's a wide gap between the substance of the various sides plus the united states and israel on opposite sides of how to go about it. the fact that secretary kerry reached
this is about israel and israel's right to defend itself and our strong support for israel's right to defend itself. >> he's responding to barrage of criticism today. "washington post," kerry's big blunder. he's expended much of the energy in the region and made 12 trips over a last year. only to come up empty handed. this is one of the handful of this administration's foreign policy priorities that seem to be in freefall right now. joining me is richard haas. a pleasure to have...
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i was surprised israel was mad. my first thought today is this would be an opportunity for them to say to the rest of the world, do we see what we're living under, do you see the threat we face? and now you, too, are feeling this way, but that was not the reaction from the israelis. >> right. i think if they had a better sense of the u.s. psychology, perhaps that might be the argument they would make. despite the resistance on the israeli government side, i think it was the right thing for the u.s. government to do. i say government as opposed to looking at each individual airline. because as we obviously think back to the malaysian shoot-down last week, the problem there was that the burden was placed on individual airlines to say, well, is the government restriction enough or not? i think it's good for the federal -- the faa to say, look, for the time being, we want these u.s. carriers to steer clear. >> yeah, how do you make that decision? i mean, you wrote a place about whether, in the case of mh-17, it should h
i was surprised israel was mad. my first thought today is this would be an opportunity for them to say to the rest of the world, do we see what we're living under, do you see the threat we face? and now you, too, are feeling this way, but that was not the reaction from the israelis. >> right. i think if they had a better sense of the u.s. psychology, perhaps that might be the argument they would make. despite the resistance on the israeli government side, i think it was the right thing...
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israel's technology successes. he doesn't want to be seen as an occupying power. he wants everybody to love israel. right now he's foremost a politician, and he's a military tactician. as long as he has the support of the israeli people and they're making progress destroying some of these tunnels, i think he's going to continue. when it comes to hamas, this is the problem. you have hamas as a u.s. designated terrorist organization, and israel saying we're not going to negotiate with a terrorist organization. yet, these are the two main players that need to be talking. there's got to be a way to give enough to hamas to stop and give israel enough to stop. at this moment, john kerry is not the key broker here. i'm not sure who's going to step in and fill his shoes. >> all right. thank you. >>> and now we have an update on the situation in ukraine. united states today said it's investigating the downing of the malaysia air flight 17 as a possible war crime. escalating fighting between pro-russian separatists and ukrai
israel's technology successes. he doesn't want to be seen as an occupying power. he wants everybody to love israel. right now he's foremost a politician, and he's a military tactician. as long as he has the support of the israeli people and they're making progress destroying some of these tunnels, i think he's going to continue. when it comes to hamas, this is the problem. you have hamas as a u.s. designated terrorist organization, and israel saying we're not going to negotiate with a terrorist...
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. >> i want to turn now to israel. how would you characterize the relationship between the obama administration and netanyahu government? is it as tight as it's ever been or is there a little bit of friction here? >> well, chuck, what's clear is that the united states and israel are very strong allies. that's been true for generations. it's true to this day. the best evidence of that is the very close cooperation that exists between the united states and israel when it comes to the iron dome program that on a daily basis is protecting innocent israeli civilians from the rocket fire that hamas is firing from palestinian-held territories into communities in israel. that is evidence of the tight relationship and the close coordination that exists between the united states and israel. now, what's also true is the israeli government talks frequently about the high standards that they maintain for protecting civilians on the palestinian side of the conflict, even as israel is conducting ground offensive operations in palesti
. >> i want to turn now to israel. how would you characterize the relationship between the obama administration and netanyahu government? is it as tight as it's ever been or is there a little bit of friction here? >> well, chuck, what's clear is that the united states and israel are very strong allies. that's been true for generations. it's true to this day. the best evidence of that is the very close cooperation that exists between the united states and israel when it comes to the...