RUSH TRANSCRIPT Charles Israel ░░░░░░░░ announcing plans to build ░░░░░░░░ more settlement homes on ░░░░░░░░ West Bank Noel Pollack ░░░░░░░░ this new approach We ░░░░░░░░ do remind the audience ░░░░░░░░ last month in December ░░░░░░░░ United Nations Security Council ░░░░░░░░ such actions were quote ░░░░░░░░ flagrant violation of international ░░░░░░░░ Noel Yeah The Security ░░░░░░░░ was wrong first of ░░░░░░░░ The West Bank is ░░░░░░░░ territory It is not ░░░░░░░░ territory But the more ░░░░░░░░ thing is these this ░░░░░░░░ announcement was in this ░░░░░░░░ in settlement blocs what ░░░░░░░░ known as settlement blocs ░░░░░░░░ communities typically in the ░░░░░░░░ of Jerusalem under no ░░░░░░░░ peace deal will ever ░░░░░░░░ part of Palestinian territory ░░░░░░░░ was never a controversy ░░░░░░░░ in these blocks before ░░░░░░░░ Bush Administration reached an ░░░░░░░░ with Israel The Obama ░░░░░░░░ disregarded the agreement They ░░░░░░░░ to foment crisis constantly ░░░░░░░░ way to do that ░░░░░░░░ discard that agreement so ░░░░░░░░ could create crisis with ░░░░░░░░ at will which was ░░░░░░░░ whole goal of having ░░░░░░░░ bad relationship And so ░░░░░░░░ in these blocks impinges ░░░░░░░░ no way on the ░░░░░░░░ for peace Charles Now ░░░░░░░░ reports I read some ░░░░░░░░ the building would be ░░░░░░░░ hard line settlement areas ░░░░░░░░ that not true No ░░░░░░░░ mean of the 2500 ░░░░░░░░ almost every single one ░░░░░░░░ them are in long ░░░░░░░░ settlement blocks that will ░░░░░░░░ be part of a ░░░░░░░░ state in previous rounds ░░░░░░░░ negotiations in the 90s ░░░░░░░░ in the 2000s and ░░░░░░░░ the bush years were ░░░░░░░░ acknowledged by the Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ blocks that would remain ░░░░░░░░ of Israel Charles Of ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian liberation plo out ░░░░░░░░ this move perhaps just ░░░░░░░░ political move here What ░░░░░░░░ you think ultimately you ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned the talks ░░░░░░░░ know there is always ░░░░░░░░ When do you think ░░░░░░░░ could be some closure ░░░░░░░░ this one way or ░░░░░░░░ Do you believe that ░░░░░░░░ president Donald Trump there ░░░░░░░░ a greater chance of ░░░░░░░░ this issue than it ░░░░░░░░ with Barack Obama I ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration is ░░░░░░░░ to try its own ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ there is a greater ░░░░░░░░ of that I think ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians have to be ░░░░░░░░ There certainly was not ░░░░░░░░ chance under Obama who ░░░░░░░░ ad lot more interested ░░░░░░░░ crisis with Israel and ░░░░░░░░ attacking Netanyahu than he ░░░░░░░░ did actually working for ░░░░░░░░ Look the bottom line ░░░░░░░░ that adding housing units ░░░░░░░░ blocks that will remain ░░░░░░░░ of Israel defacto today ░░░░░░░░ part of Israel is ░░░░░░░░ any sort of impediment ░░░░░░░░ peace Charles We heard ░░░░░░░░ news last night that ░░░░░░░░ his way out then ░░░░░░░░ Obama was able to ░░░░░░░░ another 221 million over ░░░░░░░░ the Palestine To your ░░░░░░░░ earlier what do you ░░░░░░░░ of the notion that ░░░░░░░░ the last eight years ░░░░░░░░ president our White House ░░░░░░░░ or less had this ░░░░░░░░ relationship with Israel and ░░░░░░░░ and sort of fell ░░░░░░░░ line with their social ░░░░░░░░ you know sort of ░░░░░░░░ want to go back ░░░░░░░░ make things that are ░░░░░░░░ right kind of approach ░░░░░░░░ governing Look I think ░░░░░░░░ Obama Administration had a ░░░░░░░░ game they were playing ░░░░░░░░ felt that Israel they ░░░░░░░░ do believe that Israel ░░░░░░░░ the bad guy in ░░░░░░░░ conflict and the Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ victims And what I ░░░░░░░░ Obama wanted to do ░░░░░░░░ turn the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ more anti Israel direction ░░░░░░░░ I think in some ░░░░░░░░ if you look in ░░░░░░░░ polling he succeeded for ░░░░░░░░ Why for eight years ░░░░░░░░ criticism of Israel and ░░░░░░░░ crisis with Netanyahu You ░░░░░░░░ go back try to ░░░░░░░░ one single example of ░░░░░░░░ Administration criticizing Palestinians for ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians never wanted to ░░░░░░░░ for eight years and ░░░░░░░░ never criticized them I ░░░░░░░░ he was trying to ░░░░░░░░ an initial step turning ░░░░░░░░ public opinion against Israel ░░░░░░░░ Benjamin Netanyahu will be ░░░░░░░░ soon and we ll ░░░░░░░░ hitting the reset button ░░░░░░░░ think it will be ░░░░░░░░ for everyone involved Noah ░░░░░░░░ you Thank you Charles ░░░░░░░░ holding up