step in wringing peace to the middle east. first of all, there was a caliphate that was raging and that physical caliphate was destroyed and brought justice. you reassured our friends in israel who suffered at the end of the last administration with the u.n. resolution, he moved the capital to jerusalem and recognize the goal on heights. in the broader region, you had a very difficult situation in afghanistan where our american soldiers were coming home injured, wounded, sadly, in some cases dead. you brought a peace agreement with the taliban and we are going to have less than half the number of troops in afghanistan then when you started your term of office. now you have brought about this historic peace deal between the uae and israel. this is the first time in 25 years israel and the arab country have had a normalized to poetic relations and entered into a peace deal. they are the two most capable countries in the middle east and they are innovative allies. it's great for israel, it's great for the uae and it's great for t

and people who want to see peace in the middle east. you'll probably see others, but this is the first. this will allow greater access to muslims throughout the world. visiting historic sites and hit -- and -- in israel. pray at the mosque , which is a special place for them. my first trip as president was to saudi arabia in may 2017. my speech to the assembled leaders, every single one was the number one leader. an amazing and brilliant event. i made it clear that it can only be solved when people of all faiths come together to fight islamic extremism to pursue opportunity for all people. you are seeing a lot of progress being made that nobody thought could possibly be made. things are happening that i cannot talk about, but they are extremely positive. you for yourhank courage and leadership to forge this tremendous agreement. as the abrahamn acquired. i would like to ask our ambassador to please explain why we are doing that and calling it that. >> congratulations to you on brokering this historic peace agreement. father of all the t

mohammed is one of the great leaders of the middle east. after 49 years israel and the united arab emirates will fully normalize their diplomatic relations, they will exchange embassies and ambassadors and begin cooperation across the ofrd and do a broad range areas including tourism, education, health care, trade, and security. this is a truly historic moment. not since the israel jordan peace treaty we signed more than 25 years ago has so much progress been made towards peace in the middle east by uniting two of america's closest and most capable partners in the region, something they said could not be done, this is a significant step towards building a more peaceful, secure, and prosperous middle east. ice has been broken i expect more arab and muslim countries will follow the united arab emirates lead. is notto thank them, it surprising knowing mohammed so well. positionin that lead and normalize relations with israel, we are already discussing this with other goodns, very powerful very nations and people that want to see peace in the m

this deal is a significant step towards building a more peaceful, secure, and prosperous middle east. now that the ice has been broken, i expect more arab and muslim countries will follow the lead, andb emirates' knowing him so well, it is not surprising they are in that lead position, and normalize relations with israel. you're already discussing this with other nations, very powerful, very good nations, and people who want to see peace in the least, so we will probably say others of these, but this is the first one in more than 25 years. this deal will allow much greater access to muslims both throughout the world to visit the many historic sites in israel, which the muslims want to see and have wanted to see for many, many decades, and to mosque,ly pray at the which is a very special place for them. my first trip as president was to saudi arabia in may 2017, and my speech to the assembled leaders of 54 muslim countries, was theirle one number one leader. it was really an incredible event. very important event. i make clear that the problems of the middle east can only be solved whe

normal for the middle east and lebanon. and we don't know if it's going to happen but we are hoping for some kind of direct government. response. or something it is nighttime of course there are so. information that we will bring to our viewers. but all. so israel which which is very rare you've got to israel and lebanon technically still at war relations very strained to say the least how significant is that. acting as if you know if there was no supper tonight it's good to you know at least in the area you know message some kind of. relief maybe it will be between the countries and also turkey will help defend it you know that turkey has a lot of hostility and still in the in liberal and some electric some trolls and other. c.e.o.'s who are there. some kind of company is there but this is good or poor if that is not of sabotage but we should but sometimes you know that in india area you knew were always somewhat as it is coming from their usual suspects israel but sometimes you can find surprising cleaved different. sides

what we see today is a new middle east. the trend lines are very different today, the future is very much in the gulf and with israel. and in the past is with the iranian regime. it clings to power in the basis of brute force that lost -- is facing the crisis of legitimacy and credibility with its own people, and the president's maximum pressure campaign has achieved historic results. >> thank you. great job you've done. would you like to say something? >> yes, sir. as a soldier who has been in the war since desert storm, it is an honor and privilege for your leadership to shake mohammad and prime minister netanyahu to get to peace. so your vision, and those leaders' vision on what we can do in the future is just incredible. so i would thank you as a soldier. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. would anybody like to say a few words? anybody here? you were saying plenty of words during that negotiation. got very quiet in front of the media. that happens on occasion. >> mr. president, it is a historic moment, thank you for

this is g w news live from berlin tonight in the middle east and historic peace deal between israel and the u.a.e. the united arab emirates and says it will recognize israel and establish diplomatic relations in return israel is agreeing to suspend any further settlements in the west bank we'll go live to jerusalem and washington for reaction also coming up tonight a peaceful defiance in the capital of the roofs thousands of people around minutes have formed lines of solidarity as they protest police brutality this is the 5th day of demonstrations following president the shrink those disputed election victory on sunday. it's good to have you with us israel and the united arab emirates have announced plans to sign an historic peace deal it calls for the u.a.e. to recognize israel and establish diplomatic relations in return israel will drop its controversial plan to annex more parts of the west bank the u.a.e. says the deal is a win for diplomacy in the middle east the agreement was brokered by the united states just a few moments ago i was at a very special call with friends prime minis

this is g w news live from berlin tonight in the middle east and historic peace deal between israel and the u.a.e. the united arab emirates says it will recognize israel and establish diplomatic relations in return israel is agreeing to suspend any further and exemptions in the west bank we'll go to washington and jerusalem for reactions also coming up tonight standing up to a dictator. take to the streets of belgrade his capital in peaceful defiance thousands more are in prison following a violent crackdown in the wake of sunday's disputed presidential elections. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us the announcement of a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates is receiving a cautious welcome by many but not all players in middle east politics as part of the u.s. brokered agreement israel must put on hold its plans to annex any further sections of the palestinian west bank the u.a.e. says that stipulation keeps alive the possibility of a 2 state solution it's calling the deal a win for diplomacy in the volatile region. i historic agreement the united arab emirates

pekoe for carving up the middle east between the. sheriff was saying dreamt of a great arab state to include the levant from the egyptian border up to the torres mountains in turkey. plus all of mesopotamia to the border in the north and the whole of the arabian peninsula except for the british colony of aden. kind of leader how do you. and i know how can i say leave you as you've been out of. your door the. iraqis in iran who are not much wanted to clean. now i can beat up on you know i did that and now so fucked up for him he made much i did ok for that would i have had the advantage that any i could go to any kind of a could but i know who last about how to do another record or not muslim how to do a minute about. britain weighed up the benefits and agreed to sorry for seems to minds. for his part the same called for an arab uprising against the ultimate on the 5th of june $916.00. the hashemite forces under the command of hussein son feisal mobilized. from their bases they attacked the ottoman supply line to his us railway. they

news live from berlin a historic agreement in the middle east the united arab emirates says it will recognize israel and establish diplomatic relations in return israel is agreed to suspend any further attic stations in the west back. in bella ruse peaceful protest against a violent crackdown in the wake of sunday's disputed presidential election brings a rare apology from the government and a promise to free style zones of detainees. i'm told me a lot of well it's good to have you with us the announcement of a diplomatic deal between israel and the united arab emirates is receiving a cautious welcome by many but not all players in middle east politics as part of a u.s. brokered agreement israel must put on hold its plans to annex any further sections of the palestinian west bank the u.a.e. says that stipulation keeps alive the possibility of a 2 state solution is calling the deal a win for diplomacy in the volatile region. i historic agreement the united arab emirates and israel 2 countries that never had any diplomatic relations until thursday's deal. and idea was very clear there is a. 'd

this is one more historic step in bringing peace to the middle east. first of all, there was a caliphate that was ranging, an isis caliphate. that physical caliphate was destroyed and brought justice to al baghdadi. you reassured to our friends in israel with the u.n. resolution, moving the capitol to jerusalem. in the broader region you had a very difficult situation in afghanistan where american soldiers were coming home injured, wounded, sadly in some cases dead. you got a peace agreement now with the taliban, and we're going to have less than half the number of troops in afghanistan that were there when you started your term in office. now you brought about this historic peace deal between the uae and israel, the first time in 25 years that israel and arab country have normalized diplomatic relations and entered into a peace deal. two very capable, skilled, innovative allies of the united states. it's great for israel, the uae but also great for america and the american people. you came into office with a region that was really after flame and you

this is g w news live from berlin tonight in the middle east and historic peace deal between israel and the u.a.e. the united arab emirates says it will recognize israel and establish diplomatic relations in return israel agrees to suspend any further and exemptions in the west bank we'll go live to washington and jerusalem for reaction also coming up tonight standing up to a dictator again take to the streets of his capital minsk in peaceful defiance thousands more are in prison following a violent crackdown in the wake of sunday's disputed presidential election plus we traveled to a sleepy german resort town called in the crosshairs of powerful u.s. senators a baltic sea port that is now at the center of a transatlantic dispute over energy security and russia and. the club scene shut down for months now thinks to the pandemic has come up with new ways to beat the coronavirus and keep the. wall. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome tonight an historic peace deal in the making between israel and the united arab emirates it calls for the u.a.e. t

the new middle east was formed by the 1st world war. many hopes the end of the war would herald a new age of independence and peace. but the region has proved to be one of the most tragic and troubled of modern times. and a 100 years old is still striving to find lasting peace. hello the cold and all the wind she weather is still across the southeast of australia has some cold air coming in behind the system they can see where the most of the clouds with that rain is on its way towards the new zealand but just look at this because people have really been enjoying the snow not just people of course as well you can see it quite a light dusting in clowns in new south wales that fairly unusual there for this time of year meanwhile as we go through monday more clouds around but it should be mostly dry touches a little bit low 12 in melbourne could you see want to scout a child out across the west which is all on the high side and it's also mostly dry as well 21 degrees in perth on to say that should come with some nice sunshine how much is t

this deal is a significant step towards building a more peaceful secure and prosperous middle east. israel and the united arab emirates agreed to normalize relations and a deal brokered by u.s. president donald trump. under the deal israel has agreed to suspend the planned attics ation of palestinian lands. that elvis is algis there are live from doha also coming up another police crackdown and bell routes the protesters risk.

east right now not just the timing is not good right now for lebanon and the whole the middle east in a mess but the have to do something that this is very difficult you can say you cannot change you know why it takes time but be here to do something otherwise it's going to go on from the system from the seventy's up to now has the here's know as far as i know no would change anything despite this this is difficult it is difficult right now because now he is well out there. and syria crowns and other groups you know and also international interference and also of all different groups sects and religions and ethnicities it is a very difficult issue rid of the kid but they have to do something to change otherwise there is no hope for lebanon all right indeed interesting to hear thoughts tom our middle east expert thanks for being with us here on our to international hope you can come back to us and help us reprimands around this as a progresses thank you sir for your watching r.t. international we'll be back with more of this breaking news coverage in about 34 minutes. summer solution s

in the middle east, a historic a steal between the u.s. and the uae. -- and historic peace deal between israel and the uae. we will go live to washington and jerusalem for reaction. tonight, standing up to a dictator. crowds take to the streets of belarus's capital, minsk in defiance. thousandss more in prison following a violent crackdown. plus, we traveled to a sleepy german result town -- resort town caught in the crosshairs of u.s. senators, a baltic sea port at the center of the transatlantic dispute over energy, security and russia. berlin's iconic club scene shut down for months thanks to the pandemic has come up with new ways to beat the coronavirus and keep the club beats alive. i am brent goff, to our viewers on pbs and the united states and around the world, welcome. tonight, and historic -- an historic peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates. israel will drop its controversial plan to an export parts of the west bank. the uae says the deal is a win for diplomacy in the middle east. the agreement was brokered by t

this deal is a significant step towards building a more peaceful secure and prosperous middle east. israel and the united arab emirates agreed to normalize relations and a deal brokered by u.s. president donald trump. under the deal israel has agreed to suspend the planned attics ation of palestinian lands. but elvis is algis there are live from doha also coming up another police crackdown and dello russo the protest has refused to back down and their rejection of sunday's disputed presidential election. several in you country see a steep rise in corona virus infections prompting fears of new lock downs and stricter quarantine measures. we begin with a surprise announcement from the u.s. president on a breakthrough peace agreement in the middle east israel and the united arab emirates have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations israel says it will suspend plans to an expanse of the occupied west bank trump says the u.s. helped broker the deal which will see the u.a.e. and israel exchange embassies and invest it is the 2 nations are expected to meet in the coming weeks to sign

in the middle. east they will be more arab and muslim countries will join. but we are all the same the united. against the fact. that. in the world. it's not on our wish. the absence of our country. on the cannot make collaboration. shruti respect should. be. for peace. love. peace. for peace. the only. kind of. i'm committed i'm saying that it's one theory and it's. a beloved brother. to protect the. nation to bring. the story. of diplomatic peace with an important arab country. i'd like to thank with all my heart to president. xi great friend of the nation for his. achieving. something. and i'm telling you a common died solemn aleck. ok that is israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu there speaking after the announcement that israel and the united arab emirates have agreed to normalize diplomatic relations and as part of the deal israel has agreed to suspend annexation plans of palestinian land although he did not talk about that there. netanyahu they're saying that this will include full diplomatic relations including embassies he really talked about t

we should have never been in the middle east. we are getting out rapidly over the course of three years and getting out is take a. some people agree and many people do not agree. people very much agree. we are doing very well in our negotiations with afghanistan, we are getting out and down to a smaller number of people that is left there. comingd to men and women home and coming home after they have been hit. i have also created many bodies greeted many bodies coming in. we are basically policemen as opposed to soldiers and they will have to police their own states, and they have been doing that for thousands of years, that after 19 years it is time that our soldiers come home. they have done an incredible job but they are not allowed to fight to win, and maybe they should not be because a lot of the people, it is not their fault. with the taliban and going to are down toand we low numbers in afghanistan, and that will be taking place. i let them know that if they do anything they will be hit like they have never been hit before

they do to christians in the middle east. it is disgraceful. it is disgraceful you are right, a big part of overall negotiation, as country come in, uae agreed to represent us, i think they will. very well with respect to christianity, in middle east it snoot -- it is not treated well, not well at all, horribly and you an fairly. it is criminal. which shaped. -- what happened for many years, that is a great question. unfair situation. >> thank you. >> larry kudlow said there is a routine check in code with china on the phase one trade deal, my question is, what if they bring uptick stock -- tiktok and we chat, would you instruct your team to engage them. >> we have a deadline of september 15, whether microsoft, i understand and others they are negotiating, we also said that worth less if we don't allow them in we said that the united states treasury will be getting something out of this deal. but we want is total security, we have's deadline of september 15, i know microsoft and others are interested in this. but, that is our deadline. it has t

this is deja news live from berlin and storing agreement in the middle east the united arab emirates says it will recognize israel and establish diplomatic relations in return israel is agreeing to suspend any further annexations in the west bank. crowds again take to the streets of beirut as capital minsk in peaceful defiance thousands more are in jail following a violent crackdown in the wake of sunday's disputed presidential election. planned lin's iconic club scene shut down for months now thanks to the pandemic has come up with new ways to beat the coronavirus keep the club alive. i'm told me a lot of well it's good to have you with us me announcement of a diplomatic deal between israel and the united arab emirates is receiving a cautious welcome by many but not all players in middle east politics as part of a u.s. brokered agreement israel must put on hold its plans to annex any further sections of the palestinian west bank the u.a.e. says that stipulation keeps alive the possibility of a 2 state solution is calling the deal a win for diplomacy in a volatile region. i historic

this is a game changer for israel and the middle east and the world. for the time being, people are going to focus on that and how to optimize from that your menace opportunity. >> did you discuss the campaign with kanye west? mr. kushner: we had a general discussion more about policy. democrats and republicans are trillions of dollars apart. do you believe it is possible for a deal to come together? mr. kushner: working with president trump, i would say that with him, anything is possible. you never know and the president has accomplished a lot of things that many people did not think could be accomplished. for the specifics, i will leave that up to the negotiators. as this topic is exhausted, i will turn it over. >> [indiscernible] there is a danger of veto from russia and china. congress is saying the administration is losing faith. can you comment on that? >> the administration is always going to do the right thing and president trump will always do the right thing whether there is losing face or the chinese or russians have a veto. russians want o

they could have peace in the middle east and be fantastic. israel is also suspending settlements in the west bank which is a big deal. a bold step towards achieving peace israel in the united arab emirates agreed to expand accelerate scientific collaboration to effective treatments and vaccines to defeat china virus. they both have been hit. virtually every country has been hit 188 countries. and to save lives in their region and in their world, so they are working very much on the vaccines also with us. and again some very good news is going to take place with respect to that. ourha unprecedented diplomatic engagement laid growngsd work for this historic peace agreement which wasnt just announced a little wheel ago today. we will not rest to work to prosperity and harmony for all. i want to thank israel and crown prince muhammad of the united emirates two fantastic people for their vision and their leadership and i look forward to hosting them at the white house very soon to formally sign the agreement and probably be doing it over next thre

east or to reinforce separate in the middle east which had been weakened after the collapse of the soviet empire the russians a car coming back into libya so francis you mentioned the point about mercenaries in your previous onset we know that russia is providing and using private military contractors in libya from the wagner group we understand the group is active in around 16 african countries how's it being funded do you think. well the russians are very good at keeping this kind of thing secret they're not the only one who use proxies but the russians have a powerful state to powerful military and a leader determined to get back into the middle east so it could be funded from indirectly from the state budget it could be funded by one of the oligarchs you know there are any number of ways you could fund this and one must remember of course of the funding will not go through any kind of traceable western banking system so exactly like you know with iran that have been other cases you tracing the money is of course a way to find out but before you trace the money that's virtually impossi

i'm given outcome that shaped the middle east of today. this is going on more one through our local high. money to reeky it's an izzy and writer and broadcaster is taking us on a personal journey across a dozen countries. his grandfather's generation fault in the war. so far he's looked at the contributions made by arab north african troops conscripted by the british and french colonial powers in north africa. and how and why the ottoman empire joins germany in the war. putting its arab troops against their muslim brothers fighting for the allies. and as alterman fortunes declined how the europeans russians and i wrote this look to fill the power vacuum. is from michael jordan mario on a day out of the money out of a good many of the libya the a lot of the talk at this hour my guitar watching. in this episode he sees how the shape of a new middle east was decided in secret by british and french diplomats if you look at a map at the beginning of the war you have an ottoman empire that ruled over us tiny sliver of europe all of the anatolian

you have dealt with a lot of the middle east in your lifetime. how do you view this, and in general, what role does the middle east play in another presidency? is it more withdrawal from the region because it is not as important to us as it once was, or is there another approach? sec. clinton: well, with the middle east, i think we should be grateful to see any progress, no matter when or how it proceeds. and this potential breakthrough is promising. we have to see that it actually israellace, and that backs off of its intention to annex the west bank. and i hope that the normalization of relations with an arab gulf power like the uae will bring some stability to the situation in the middle east. there are still so many problems, that i don't see how the united states can walk away. we have got not only the continuing challenges of israel and the palestinian dilemma of trying to figure out how best to live together with a secure israel, with an autonomous palestinian entity of state. we have got the tragic situation in gaza, which has great impli

states committed to the middle east keeping its troops in the middle east and providing them with diplomatic maneuverability that they otherwise would not be able to get if there it was if it was solely based on their own power so in that sense the threat from iran fulfills that function but it's not the threat from iran that is bringing those states closer together i think what is bringing them closer together is the desire of keeping the united states militarily engaged in the region. time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back new evidence emerges about the staggering scale of a crackdown against the opposition in ethiopia plus. songs of defiance and better roost where thousands of protesters say they won't back down until the president leaves marinette stay with us. but. we have further flooding concerns for northern parts of china big hook of cloud magri looking cloud which rolls its way down across the yellow sea right into the heart of china through hand towards chung the and that so making its way further east which you can see how it drags ass seasonal rains heavy do

she is currently director of the middle east security initiative as part of the middle east program. so kirsten, over to you. >> thank steve. dr., it is wonderful to see you, as always. welcome to the virtual front page, let's get right into the recent announcement of the abraham link and still grabbing the headlines, as we begin let me remind those with this intimate conversation that you can join the discussion as steve mentioned by using the q&a function on zoom in your questions to twitter. doctor, the deal between the uae and israel, as steve mentioned, is historic and it will impact the relations at large and will andinue to shape the region potentially lead to advances in the technological sectors, like health, agriculture, technology, and entrepreneurship. let us start. did the relationship originate with the uae, is real, or the u.s., and how did it happen, and why did it happen now? it is great to be with you. i can speak about the uae part, that we haveay seen it two parallel developments, and the region -- the first is the development of the relationship with israel. so t

east. but not everyone is satisfied with the agreement the palestinian leadership dubbed the deal a betrayal and demand that it's retraction of. the as a around the world of the agreement is being hailed as a historic achievement the palestinians see themselves pushed to the sidelines. correspondent and your grandma is following the story for us from jerusalem and she described palestinian. reactions to the deal well it's a very certainly very difficult news for them we had one and us ravi describing palestinian politician describing this decision by the u.s. . to reward israel actually for its ongoing occupation how mass in this group in gaza has described it as a step in the back of the palestinian people now the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has called for an emergency meeting i think for the palestinians in general it's very difficult to understand that an arab country will actually recognize it without addressing the underlying core issues of this conflict as laid down in the hou

states committed to the middle east keeping its troops in the middle east and providing them with diplomatic maneuverability that they otherwise would not be able to get if there it was if it was solely based on their own power so he done since the threat from iran through feels that function but it's not the threat from iran that is bringing those states closer together i think what is bringing them closer together is the desire of keeping the united states militarily engaged in the region and it is important to point out to our viewers as well treated that the steadfast support for the palestinians by arab countries has begun to weaken in recent years largely because of this shed enmity towards iran and iranian proxies in the region. well if you take a look at throughout the region over the course of the last 10 years and particularly because of the syrian civil war without a doubt there has been greater animosity amongst a population i mean 1015 years ago iranian leaders would be bragging about that you know how popular they are on the arab streets that is certainly not the case right now

we could have peace in the middle east, and it'd be fantastic. israel also suspending settlements in the west bank which is a big deal, a bold step toward achieving peace. they've also awe greed to immediately expand and accelerate scientific collaboration e to develop effective treatments and vaccines to defeat the china virus. they're both been hit. virtually every country's been hit. 188 cups. and to save lives in their region and in their world. other working very much on the vaccines also with us. again, some very good news is going to take place with respect to that. our unprecedented diplomatic engagements laid the groundwork for this historic peace agreement. which was just announced a little while ago today. we will not rest as we continue to work toward a world of greater harmony and prosperity for all. i want to thank prime minister benjamin net ab an ya hue of israel and -- netanyahu and crown prince ben sayyed of the united arab emirates, two fantastic people for their vision and leadership, and i look forward to hosting them at the

news live from there and a historic peace deal in the middle east israeli leader benjamin netanyahu says his country's agreed to a full peace accord with the united arab emirates under the u.s. brokered platzman u.a.e. it will recognize the jewish state of israel dropping its plots in the next. didn't last back in washington and jerusalem. also on the program peaceful defiance in baton rouge. tens of thousands of people around minsk former lives of solidarity in protest of police brutality this is the 5th day of demonstrations from president bush echoes disputed election victory. welcome to the program israel on the united arab emirates have announced that they have agreed to a historic peace deal under its terms the u.a.e. will recognize israel and establish diplomatic relations and return israel will drop its controversial plan to annex parts of the palestinian west bank the u.a.e. says the deal is a win for diplomacy in the middle east the agreement was brokered by the united states just a few moments ago a special call to friends prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel and crown

we hosted a conference where we brought the middle east closer together. we hosted a conference in bahrain where we brought everyone together and the president's steps which were whitely criticized in the foreign policy world like moving the embassy to jerusalem was a very critical step. that showed people that number one president trump unlike past politicians keeps his prom promises and that's strength and courage and conviction allowed him to build very strong relationships with our regional allies that had previously been forsaken and that confidence they had in him allowed him to take this historic step forward and also one of the other critical steps along the way was president trump getting out of the disastrous iran deal. that deal sent $150 billion to the largest state sponsor of terrorism, one of the worst deals perhaps in history and president trump's leadership is greatly constrained the reach of a big menace in the region. maria: yeah i think you make a lot of good points and all of these efforts for the last three and a half years have yielde

she is currently director of the middle east security initiative and she leads along as part of the middle east program. so kirsten, over to you. >> thank you so much steve, it is wonderful to see you as always, welcome to the virtual front page, let's get right into the recent announcement of the abraham link and still grabbing the headlines, as we begin let me remind those with this intimate conversation that you can join the discussion st mentioned as using a q&a function on zoom in your questions to twitter. doctor, the deal between the uae and israel as he mentioned is historic and it will impact the relations at large and will continue to shape and in the region and also i runs outlook on its neighbors and potentially lead to advances in technical sectors like health, agriculture, technology, entrepreneurship. let's start with the steam setter, it had very close holes in the three capitals involved in planning but now that it's been announced, can you share how this deal has evolved and did it originate in the uae, israel and how did happen and why did happen now. >> it is great to b

wanted to ask about the middle east. you mentioned that of the countries where interested in following suit. pres. donald trump: yes greatest. reporter: do you expect the saudi arabia will join. and also mris have expressed interest in. [inaudible]. do you think that is something they should look forward to in the future . pres. donald trump: have definitely got the money to pay for it. it is nice because usually a lot of times make deals, they don't have 10 cents. be given to them like, how about a expect later but they never pay. because i don't have the money. will they have the mind of an like to have quite a few of 35 spring it is the greatest fire jet in the world greatest holy stuff pretty can't see it . u.s. compiler, which ones better. talk about russian chinese planes and he said well, the advantage we have is you can see it. so when we are fighting, they can't see us pretty and said that sounds like a really big advantage to me. i say to these pilots, they look better than tom cruise. and there definitely toug

jake: let's move to the middle east. you are heading there next week. i've been quite skeptical of your efforts in the middle east, but you had a huge breakthrough in the last week when you announced the united arab emirates was moving to normalization with israelis in the middle east. the strategy is to isolate the palestinians, to make it clear that the majority of the arab normalization instead of waiting for an endless spot that the united states has been engaged in. jared: actually, strategy has not been to isolate the palestinians, it is to not do stupid things. what we have been fighting for a long time with the notion that we are just as people just have a habit of saying things -- i .ill give you an example they said we have to go and meet with the palestinians. they have a financial crisis, and then there is an issue in gaza where israel is not allowing gas into gaza. wait a minute, the reason why you have a financial crisis is they are not taking the funding that is in the escrow account? it is a self-made financial crisis. in gaza, the only

, the british and the french wanted to make sure that their interest with the middle east would stay guarded in their interest in strategic to provide colonies in india, egypt and what they are also concerned is oral which is a very important commodity, it's also for industry in the british because the now running the navy, oil which everybody knew, some in the middle east and did not know how much and it was something to become very important in the british and the french go along with woodward wilson but what they want to do is run the middle east to suit themselves. i'm trying to think of the present-day, i think britain and france have a different attitude towards the middle east, i think certainly they are critical of the american involvement, as far as the relationship between the leaders, i think there is always talk of a special relationship between the two english-speaking leaders in great britain, with the united states in iraq today. i think lloyd george tried very hard to develop a relationship with the united states and the united states was more suspicious at that time.

states committed to the middle east keeping its troops in the middle east and providing them with diplomatic maneuverability that they otherwise would not be able to get if there it was if it was solely based on their own power so in that sense the threat from iran fulfills that function but it's not the threat from iran that is bringing those states closer together i think what is bringing them closer together is the desire of keeping the united states militarily engaged in the region. the belorussian government has begun releasing people who were arrested during antigovernment protests this week well the government has also issued a rare public apology that water appears to be an attempt to call days of unrest nearly 7000 people were rounded up during demonstrations that often turned violent and they accuse the president alexander lukashenko of rigging the weekend election which he won in a landslide. the australian state of victoria has reported another 14 deaths from krone virus among them is a man in his twenty's he's the country's youngest victim new delhi infections of also gone up by

and as you know mohamed is one of the great leaders of the middle east after 49 years that israel and the united arab emirates will fully normalize their diplomatic relations they will exchange embassies and ambassadors and begin cooperation across the border and or a broad range of areas including tourism education health care trade and security. this is a truly historic moment not just the israel jordan peace treaty was signed more than 25 years ago has so much progress been made towards peace in the middle east by uniting 2 of america's closest and most capable partners in the region something which said could not be done this deal is a significant step towards building a more peaceful secure and prosperous middle east israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he has not given up the searing plans to annex occupied palestinian land. the political interim president trying to put the annexation into his peace plan those who criticize me should know i said time and again that an exemption will only be made in accordance with the united states without that it is worthless and it w

a major peace deal in the middle east and here at home, a call for a mask mandate, how will this all play? we'll asked the panel when we come back to. all day strong. >> every single american should be wearing a mask when they are outside for the next three months at a minimum. every governor should mandate mandatory mask wearing. the estimates by the experts are it will save over 40,000 lives in the next few months. >> he thinks it's good politics i guess, he does not identify what authority the president has tissue such a mandate or how federal law enforcement could possibly enforce it, or why we would be stepping on governors throughout our country. >> bret: former vice president joe biden and president trump talking about mandating masks, whether that's governors or a federal mandate, what that looks like -- meantime our new poll shows seven points for biden, roughly where this race has been across-the-board for the average of polls. if you look at the question satisfied with the direction of the country, 33% yes, 66% no. obviously we are fighting a pandemic and a social unrest i

east. but not everyone is satisfied with the agreement the palestinian leadership dubbed the deal a betrayal and demand that its retraction. as a round the world to be agreement is being hailed as a historic achievement the palestinians see themselves pushed to the sidelines. for more let's bring in robert he's the deputy editor of the german political magazine saying it's which focuses on the middle east thanks for joining us this morning robert. a reshaping of the mideast political infrastructure can you tell us can you sketch out for us who the winners and who the losers are in the. well at short term a lot of parties can feel like winners although i would not call this a historic shattering moment this has been in the making for quite some years and especially the emirates and israel have been developing relations for many years and that was one of the worst kept secrets of the region also benyamin netanyahu he visited on mon shortly before the death a conference preparing the so-called