RUSH TRANSCRIPT Jon let ░░░░░░░░ bring in Kiron Skinner ░░░░░░░░ of international relations and ░░░░░░░░ politics at pepperdine university ░░░░░░░░ skinner how would you ░░░░░░░░ the chances of this ░░░░░░░░ two actually going through ░░░░░░░░ maybe being completed If ░░░░░░░░ s all we have ░░░░░░░░ we have to have ░░░░░░░░ but we have to ░░░░░░░░ a lot of strategy ░░░░░░░░ that s why even ░░░░░░░░ he was sworn in ░░░░░░░░ January 20th Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ his team Taliban to ░░░░░░░░ closely with the Biden ░░░░░░░░ on began to work ░░░░░░░░ with the Biden administrations ░░░░░░░░ the various phases of ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire deal understanding that ░░░░░░░░ s probably the most ░░░░░░░░ diplomatic task of the ░░░░░░░░ half of 2025 in ░░░░░░░░ the United States is ░░░░░░░░ If as general Jack ░░░░░░░░ just said in the ░░░░░░░░ you played trying to ░░░░░░░░ the IDF withdraw completely ░░░░░░░░ Gaza and have Hamas ░░░░░░░░ disband is you know ░░░░░░░░ impossible as we look ░░░░░░░░ it right now But ░░░░░░░░ the fact that Donald ░░░░░░░░ threw a curveball if ░░░░░░░░ these negotiations when he ░░░░░░░░ that Gaza should be ░░░░░░░░ and rebuilt that a ░░░░░░░░ or may not happen ░░░░░░░░ put some fire under ░░░░░░░░ Arab states and the ░░░░░░░░ of Qatar and Saudi ░░░░░░░░ Jordan Egypt and ua ░░░░░░░░ E have come together ░░░░░░░░ to develop an Arab ░░░░░░░░ an Arab plan I ░░░░░░░░ they will take up ░░░░░░░░ plan on March 4th ░░░░░░░░ the Arab a league ░░░░░░░░ it includes elements that ░░░░░░░░ the possibility of reinforce ░░░░░░░░ possibility of a successful ░░░░░░░░ two The remaining hostages ░░░░░░░░ both sides or hostages ░░░░░░░░ and prisoners being released ░░░░░░░░ a way to get ░░░░░░░░ if out of Gaza ░░░░░░░░ Even the Arab leaders ░░░░░░░░ t want a Hamas ░░░░░░░░ Gaza Strip So all ░░░░░░░░ this I think really ░░░░░░░░ be contingent on the ░░░░░░░░ states coming through with ░░░░░░░░ plan that counters what ░░░░░░░░ Trump puts forth and ░░░░░░░░ a aggressive diplomacy by ░░░░░░░░ and the U S ░░░░░░░░ they work closesly with ░░░░░░░░ partners closely Jon as ░░░░░░░░ know in the past ░░░░░░░░ of the air a ░░░░░░░░ countries like Jordan for ░░░░░░░░ have tried to reach ░░░░░░░░ ott Palestinians bring in ░░░░░░░░ number of Palestinian people ░░░░░░░░ their thanks was to ░░░░░░░░ rewarded with you know ░░░░░░░░ assassinations hijackings killings that ░░░░░░░░ kind of thing Are ░░░░░░░░ really willing to take ░░░░░░░░ that task do you ░░░░░░░░ No I don t ░░░░░░░░ so and that s ░░░░░░░░ the problem The egyptians ░░░░░░░░ the jordanians aren t ░░░░░░░░ there with open arms ░░░░░░░░ please come in But ░░░░░░░░ are committed to the ░░░░░░░░ plan that would rebuild ░░░░░░░░ reconstruct in every dimension ░░░░░░░░ Gaza Strip And that ░░░░░░░░ important The eastern mediterranean ░░░░░░░░ look very different if ░░░░░░░░ 5 year reconstruction plan ░░░░░░░░ the Arabs have been ░░░░░░░░ a actually takes place ░░░░░░░░ housing and security for ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians that will be ░░░░░░░░ and it ll be ░░░░░░░░ expensive The world bank ░░░░░░░░ more than 50 billion ░░░░░░░░ reconstruct Gaza That s ░░░░░░░░ I think the focus ░░░░░░░░ now The question of ░░░░░░░░ know 2 3 million ░░░░░░░░ is still something that ░░░░░░░░ on the table but ░░░░░░░░ think the real sticking ░░░░░░░░ is what happens to ░░░░░░░░ Israel wants Gaza destroyed ░░░░░░░░ both militarily and politically ░░░░░░░░ does not want a ░░░░░░░░ type Hamas if Gaza ░░░░░░░░ way that Hezbollah works ░░░░░░░░ the government in Lebanon ░░░░░░░░ the military as well ░░░░░░░░ lots of ticking points ░░░░░░░░ sticking points but I ░░░░░░░░ encouraged that Trump really ░░░░░░░░ the Arab tates through ░░░░░░░░ own initiative to think ░░░░░░░░ creatively quickly and aggressively ░░░░░░░░ professor Kentucky to Ron ░░░░░░░░ thanks Kiron Skinner thanks ░░░░░░░░ your expertise.