is the heartbeat of judaism around the world. the holiest place to jews, for jews to go and pray, to feel a sense of the divine presence and it occurs one day before [ speaking in foreign language ] hebrew for jerusalem day which marks 50 years since the reunification of jerusalem when this part of what was left of the great temple was captured by israelis. >> david gregory as we watch the president has separated from the women in the group from the first lady from ivanka trump and he's with the men now, including the rabbi of the western wall, shum shumelrabiovic, he is approaching the wall and after he was given instructions and looked at that map as you see and being told we believe the history, the significance of the western wall, you see his son-in-law jared kushner behind him there. he just stepped out of the frame but that is significant of course because jared kushner is who this president has tapped to lead in the u.s. role when it comes to trying to negotiate a peace accord between the israelis and the palestinians. le

the problem is not between us and the judaism. it's between us and occupation. i would like to draw the attention to the issue of our palestinian president who have been on hunger strike for more than 100 meters away from here in the vicinity -- everywhere all across palestine. some of these mothers suffer from being denied visits with their children. and their demands are human and just. i demand the israeli government to meet these -- [inaudible] of peace, your excellency, the president, given prospects to recover our way of economy and continue building our national institution based on rule of law and which in the spirit of power , coexistence, and the culture of peace, nonviolence, and building bridges instead of walls. inside our lands. once again, i greet you with the warmest regards to your excellency, the president, and your accompanying occasion. i welcome you in palestine, the holy land, wishing you success n your important tour. which including meeting the pope francis, and whose efforts, whose dedicated devoted efforts for peace we appreciate. wishi

this is the heartbeat of judaism in the world. jews pray at the wall, but we pray toward ju ruse lem. psalm 137 talks about jews in excite. if we ever forget you, jerusalem, should my right hand wither. it's important religiously and sends a powerful message to jews around the world and also to evangelical christians who are an important part of the president's base for some unity is important to them religiously and church of the holy sepulchre where jesus is said to be crucified underscores why it is an ancient and holy and contested city because of those holy sites, and the president is wading into all of that to send a very powerful message. just the political point to go to the western wall is to suggest the importance of the jewish character of jerusalem, the importance of jerusalem to israel, that's a powerful message to the israeli state. >> we shouldn't overlook the fact that the walk from the church of the holy sepulchre is ten minutes to the western wall, ten minutes, 500 meters, on top of the western wall the mosque, t

a prayer at the holiest site in judaism, the western wall injerusalem. and coming up on newsnight... an awkward day for the tories. altering a manifesto that was only four days old. what does it tell us about theresa may? we can hearfrom one of the daily mail's senior columnist. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister stands accused of performing a hasty u—turn on her plans to reform social care in england. just four days after publishing the conservative manifesto and following widespread controversy, theresa may claimed she was now clarifying the policy. the prime minister said she would consider imposing a limit on the cost of home care for the elderly. mrs may's opponents said the about—turn was the very opposite of strong and stable leadership. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. serenely rolling along, it had seemed, with only a few noises off. but an antihunting protest was the last of the tories‘ problems today. the manifesto created a mess over social care that had to be cleared up. the original version of the t

to visit the western wall one of judaism's holiest sites. he posed a put a note into a crevice between the stones in the tradition going back centuries. he also went to the church of the holy sepulcher. city weights believe that jesus was buried and resurrected. the tribe mission to bring together the three great religions of christianity judaism and islam. my follow up to the ceiling donald trump went to have dinner at the israeli prime minister's residence. and benjamin netanyahu was sounding unusually upbeat and positive about the future prospects. for the first time in many years. and mr president for the first time in my lifetime. i see a real hope for chang. but in the west bank talk of change and new beginnings seemed as far away as ever. as israeli soldiers clashed with palestinian protesters some clearly unhappy about the president's visit. john so pulled bbc news jerusalem. and a short time ago i spoke with our chief international correspondent leads to sat who's in jerusalem. least he sat don't try visiting the west of war is a hu

you have been to the western wall today. one of the holiest sites of judaism. you been to the church of the holy sepulcher, one of the holiest sites of christianity. sitestect the christian as no one else does anywhere in this region. we protect christian sites, muslim sites, jewish sites. we are committed to the freedom of all faiths and to the rights of all. mr. president, i appreciate the fact that you went to the western wall and you're the first acting president who has done that. the people of israel applaud you for it. [applause] pres. trump: thank you. p.m. netanyahu: we had a terrific discussion today. when i say terrific, it encompasses everything. economics, we understand each other. we understand so much of the things we want to accomplish for both of our countries. i want to thank you today for our deep commitment to israel's security, well-being, and future. i have no doubt that as we work together, you and i, the alliance between our countries will grow ever stronger. i want you to know how much we the change in american policy on iran which you

the problem is not between us and the judaism, it's between us and occupation. i would like to draw the attention to our issue of palestinian prisoners who have been on hunger strike for more than one month. meters away from here in the church of nativity and all across palestinian, some of these mothers of prisoners suffered from being denied visits to their children. and their demands are humane and just. i demand the israeli government to meet these legitimate demands -- the rule of law and in the spirit of tolerance and co existence. and building bridges instead of walls. inside our lands. once again i greet you with the warmest regards your excellency, the president and your accompanies delegation. i welcome you in palestinian. the holy land, wishing you fran and whose efforts whose dedicated devoted efforts for peace we appreciate, wishing you and our the american people health and happiness. ] [ speaking foreign language] >> thank you very much. as president of the united states on behalf of the people of the united states, i would like the begin by offer

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president to consider what is considered the holiest site in judaism. the president and first lady toured the church in jerusalem. israel is the second stop on the president's nine-day trip during a joint statement with the israeli president, mr. trump, once again, singled out iran and the threads of stability. >> iran must never be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon, never ever. >> presidents trumps present is raising hopes they may consider restarting the peace process. conditions are right to strike the ultimate deal. >> i've heard it's one of the toughest deals of all, but i have a feeling that we are going to get there eventually. >> mr. trump again his first foreign presidential trip over the weekend in saudi arabia, the nation announced a new $110 billion arms deal and president trump proposed a new partnership with the and muslim world. cbs news, jerusalem. >>> during a follow-up today, president trump said he never mentioned israel when he apparently disclosed classified information to the russians in an oval office meeting. the washington pos

president to visit jerusalem's western wall, one of the most sacred sites in judaism. he spoke of a, quote, rare opportunity to bring peace to the middle east, dubbing a peace accord the ultimate deal. trump also had tough words for iran, promising that tehran will never have nuclear weapons. reporter: in a visit heavy in symbolism, even the plane ride was unprecedented. donald trump arrived in israel on probably the first ever direct flight between saudi arabia and the jewish state. the two have no diplomatic relations. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu welcome to trump, hailing his country's close ties with the u.s. >> your visit here, never before , as the first foreign trip of a president of the united states, included a trip to israel. thank you mr. president. [applause] thank you for this powerful expression of your friendship to israel. reporter: for his part, trump stressed in message of reconciliation in the middle east. >> we have before us a rare opportunity to bring security and stability and peace to this region, and to its people. defeating terror

lead up to the question to what extent their jewish faith, may or, cultural judaism may not have affected, or influenced who they were as people, and how they performed as judges. >> with the singular exception of or does a coup came from a and goldberg,ly, who is very active in the jewish community and has an annual passover unit with -- washington. >> fair to say, that was more like a labor movement revival meeting. [laughter] >> it was indeed. --erennial guest was george the labor leader. -- >> rob george meany. >> to say that was an obvious is -- i was shocked. >> goldbergs wife -- yiddish talk. >> i will come back later on to one anecdote. to question -- your question is well taken. justices werewish not practicing religious jews. --ndeis came from a family he grew up in louisville, kentucky. his parents were german-speaking jews. he was raised almost as a christian. said to admire the ethics of all religions and the rituals and observances -- in their home, they never celebrated the jewish sabbath or christmas -- chronic and everything but christmas -- brand is continued in this tra

president, to the western wall, one of the holiest sites of judaism. you have been to the church of the holy sepulcher. we protect the christian sites as no one else does, anywhere in this region. we protect christian sites, muslim sites, obviously, jewish sites. we are committed to the freedom of all faiths and to the rights of all. i appreciate the fact that you went to the western wall and you are the first acting president who has done that. sraeleople of ir applaud you for that. [laughter we had a terrific all -- [applause] we had a terrific discussion today. i think we quote one another. we understand each other. and so much of the things that we hope to accomplish for both of our countries. but, i want to thank you especially today for your deep commitment to israel's security, its well-being, and its future. i have no doubt that as we work thether, you and i, alliance between our countries will grow ever stronger. i want you to know how much we change in the american policy on iran which you annunciate it so clearly just an hour ago. i want you

motif in the story of the relationship to judaism as well. she did an amazing book called remember the story that deals with those experiences. her first book was writers of the holocaust and it was published by yale press. alexander is a great writer of significant achievement. there was a destiny to come to the store he undoubtedly but i want to introduce alexander and had a little chat. >> thank you for that introduction. i'm glad it's being recorded because i will listen to it over and over and over. it's interesting you say or ask me. this is a likely thing to do to write this book. i grew up in a family where we rarely talked about the film. it was something that we all knew because we had this odd name. i was very sad for my father and my own father died so i now understand what that felt like for him. so the film was always off-center. i wouldn't say that it was quite taboo. so i came to this topic in the aftermath of the authors death of questions wanting to pull together the threads of the story. coming to it fresh in a way unlike y

the president and first lady touring one of christianity's holyist sites and the western wall, judaism's prayer site, and meeting with the israeli president. he kicked off the trip in saudi arab arabia, the birth police of islam, and donald trump shared a message of unity to leaders from more than 50 different muslim nations. >> i stand before you as a representative of the american people to deliver a message of friendship and hope and love. >> reporter: a different tone from president trump compared to candidate trump last year when he proposed banning all muslims from entering the u.s. and portrayed islam as the enemy. >> i think islam tremendous hatred there. >> reporter: president trump challenged leaders to step up and defeat terrorists in their nation. >> a better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and drive out the extremists. >> reporter: here in washington? the probe into russia's meddling in the u.s. presidential election last year continues. trump's former national security adviser michael flynn is expected to plead the 5th amendment later today

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he said amongst other things, on the second stop tel aviv, home to judaism, second of the great religions. rob: there's the president. heather: the president is going to also ask to join with all of us in the fight against terrorism and let's pause. >> welcome to israel. welcome. [inaudible conversations] >> great to meet you. >> so many people know you. >> everybody knows you very well. >> great honor. >> nice to meet you. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome our good friend. >> welcome. [inaudible conversations] >> maybe a 100,000, maybe 20,000. [laughter] [inaudible conversations] >> significant. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you so much for coming. >> who is this guy? >> i don't know. [inaudible conversations] >> you're doing great, you're doing great. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you. >> any preference? any preference? let's go honey, let's you and i walk up here. >> they have all the protocol. >> what is the protocol? >> who knows? >> nobody knows? heather: lots of questions. what is the protocol? rob: we are going to get your mic and just a little bit of fun on the tarma

it is considered the holiest site in judaism. the president and first lady also toured the church in jerusalem. president trump and the israeli prime minister discussed common threats and challenges facing both nations, and that includes iran. >> iran must never be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon, never ever. it's one of the toughest deals of all that we are going to get there eventually. >> president trump was talking about a possible peace treaty between the israelis and palestinians. president will travel to bethlehem tomorrow to meet with the palestinian leader. >>> michael flynn reportedly refusing to cooperate with the investigation into alleged russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. the associated press is the former national security advisor notify the senate intelligence committee today he will not comply with a subpoena seeking documents. legal experts have said flynn was unlikely to turn over personal documents without immunity from prosecution. >>> more follow from this fight last week outside of turk

the trump mission to bring together the three great religions of christianity, judaism and islam. this evening, donald trump went to have dinner at the israeli prime minister's residence and benjamin netanyahu was sounding unusually upbeat and positive about the future prospects. for the first time in many years, and mr president, for the first time in my life tip, i see a real hope for change. but in the west bank, talk of change and new beginnings seemed as far away as ever, as israeli soldiers clashed with palestinian protesters, some clearly unhappy about the president's visit. 0ur middle east editor, jeremy bowen, is injerusalem. what are your impressions of this visit so far? first of all, the comments about iran. things which will go down very well with the israelis and the saudis, the reality is that president trump continues to honour the nuclear agreement with the iranians. now iran and israel have been drawn together by their shared feeling that iran is an enemy. now that is unlikely, i mean, i beg your pardon, saudi arabia and israel have been drawn together by a share

judaism, is between us and occupation. i would like to put the attention who have been on hunger strikes for more -- meters away from here in the -- everywhere across $, suffering from being denied visits with their children and their demands are made, i demand the israeli government to meet these demands, your excellency, the president, will give us prospects to recover our economy and continue building the rule of law in the spirit of coexistence and nonviolence and building a bridges instead of walls inside our land. once again, i reach you with your warmest regards, the president of your accompanied litigation, recognize you in palestine, the holy land, wishing you success. his holiness, pope francis, whose efforts for peace we appreciate, wishing you a lot of time and happiness. >> to achieve peace between the palestinians -- mister president, i extend my hand. [applause] >> thank you very much. as president of the united states on behalf of the people of the united states, i would like to begin by offering my prayers

the western wall, which is the holy place of judaism and israel. i mean the kinds of insults that have been leveled and the absolutely substantive violation of international -- national security agreements, intelligence agreements with israel just infuriating the friendliest government that netanyahu has ever had, which is donald trump. so this is already a difficult trip. but anytime a special proper -- and you and i both remember back in 1994 when under very different circumstances, bill clinton, out of town, heading to moscow, had the final decision to agree to a special prosecutor back when that was still the law, which this is a different process. but that which hillary clinton had fought against, and he did it while he was overseas, and the entire white house changed from then on because it takes it out of their control. >> nicolle wallace, the press shop is always looking for silver linings. you guys are the department of good news ideally. is sean spicer walking into the oval late today and saying, boss, here's the good news. the good news

he spent a solemn moment yesterday at the western wall, the holiest site in judaism. while daughter ivanka and the first lady spent time in the women's section. >> the sensitive issue of intelligence sharing was raised during a monday meeting with netanyahu. the president had been criticized for revealing classified israeli intelligence during a oval office meeting with top russian diplomats. >> i never mentioned the word or the name israel, never mentioned it through that conversation. so you have another story wrong. >> but the president had never been accused of explicitly naming israel inapropriately divulge information it had shared with the s: white house continues to insist at the time the president was unaware israel was the source. margaret brennan, cbs news, jerusalem. >>> well the president is proposing 4.1 traveled spending plan which includes steep cuts of support to programs for low income individuals. the proposal was delivered to congress today, and is for the next fiscal year beginning on october 1st. lawmakers on both sides have said major changes wi

centers of the great religious, judaism, against the forces of intolerance. in saudi arabia he will be meeting not only with the saudi leaders but also arab and muslim leaders to try and get a coalition together to fight extremism. in the -- in jerusalem will be meeting with israeli leaders making a historic visit where he'll be making an address but to bethlehem to be meeting with president abbas. they're trying to say that he's trying to get the whole world in a common fight against terrorism. >> and trying to broker peace a big issue there between israel and the palestinians. the president a few days ago made a bold statement about the difficulty. let's listen. >> maybe not as difficult as people have thought over the years but we need to have two willing parties. >> this was during the visit by the palestinian leader but not as difficult as people have thought. no president has managed to broker a lasting peace in the middle east. could this be part of the mastery of negotiations? >> if only it with were that easy, ana. this has bedeviled countless presid

the problem is not between us and judaism. it's between us and occupation. i would like to draw the attention to the issue of our palestinian prisoners, who have been on hunger strike for more than one month, meters away from here in the vicinity of the church of the nativity. and everywhere, all across palestine, families, mothers of prisoners, suffer from being denied visits to their children. and their demands are humane and just. i demand the israeli government to meet these humane, legitimate demands. achievement of peace, your excellency, the president, will give us broad horizons and prospects to recover our economy and continue building our national institutions based on rule of law and in the spirit of tolerance and coexistence, and a culture of peace, nonviolence, no incitement, and building bridges instead of walls inside our lands. once again, i greet you with the warmest regards, your excellency, the president, and your accompanying delegation. i welcome you in palestine, the holy land, wishing you success in your important tour, which will lead

president to visit judaism's holiest prayer site. the white house says soon it wants to coordinate a meeting with president trump, abbas, and netanyahu. but right now, the conditions to make that happen just aren't there yet. diane, kendis. >> thanks to karen travers. who is traveling there with the president in the middle east. >> top house democrat says he has evidence showing michael flynn, former national security investigators to get his security clearance renewed. congressman elijah cummings says flynn misled the pentagon about payments from russia, and he apparently failed to mention he met with russian president vladamir putin. meanwhile flynn is invoking the fifth amendment right refusing to comply with subpoena to turn over documents to the senate intelligence committee. >> i'm disappointed. i question whether there is real legal basis to not produce documents. we'll be looking into that. i think the committee will pursue options. >> flynn's attorneys say pleading the fifth is not an admission of wrongdoing. they say, an es

the western wall and holy place in judaism, the site of the last surviving temple is not part of israel. that is controversial. i have to say there is not real tension between the israeli leadership and trump to the contra contrary. one of the problems with the cabinet ministers, they wanted to meet president trump and he wanted to be the only one in the pictures. >> we are awaiting his arrival. andrea mitchell. thank you. we will check back in with you. >>> now to the president's speech in saudi arabia yesterday. following a tell proeprompterte president struck a conciliatory tone when he routinely used the phrase radical islamic. >> i stand before you as a representative of the american people to deliver a message of friendship and hope and love. i also promise that america will not seek to impose our way of life on others, but to outstretch our hands in the spirit of cooperation and trust. we are not here to lecture. we are not here to tell other people how to live, what to do, who to be or how to worship. instead, we are here to offer partnership. based on shared interests and value

which undermines the realization of the solution. the problem is not between us and judaism. it is between us and occupation. i would like to draw the attention. the issue of the palestinian president to everywhere. mothers of prisoners suffer from being denied visits to their children and their demands are humane and just. i demand the israeli government to meet these demands. >> we are getting a bit of a bad audio, not sure if it is the translator or the palestinian leader speaking, palestinian arabic at this meeting this morning. we are awaiting donald trump's speech. right off the bat, one of the main issues and the reason there has not been peace in such a long time, the leader saying they want east jerusalem and this is an area of the jews would like to claim and that is a problem where it begins. >> the west bank including east jerusalem has been occupied by israel for 50 years. some of the most influential members of the israeli government believe that land is jewish position given to them by god. the palestinians we were saying earlier, with the fatah in west bank an

saying it was the most holy site in judaism and not so far as to say the western wall was part of israel. and nikki haley came out and said no, jerusalem and the western wall -- >> that's a huge contentious point. >> and that's obviously the sensitivity of this. >> jonathan swan standing by, as we've been speaking here, watching air force one arrive. do we have you still? let's talk a little bit about this peace deal. president trump arriving in israel as we watch everybody awaiting his arrival. what can people expect? what do you think he can get accomplished over the next couple of days? >> well, nobody inside the white house thinks they're going to accomplish anything especially dramatic on this trip but what you should see is the israelis will probably make a few concessions, largely symbolic to show trump that they're serious about a two-state solution. so you might see some economic initiatives for the palestinians. the perspective inside the white house, what jared kushner, who is really leading this peace process in the administration, what he says to the colleagues is i don't kn

he also visited the western wall, the holiest site in judaism. >>> back in washington, president trump places questions over whether he tried to influence the investigations into possible collusion with russia. seth lemon is on capitol hill with new testimony from top intelligence officials. >> reporter: it is not appropriate for me to comment publicly on any of that. >> reporter: national intelligence director dan coates refused to answer questions about whether president trump pressured him to deny claims the trump campaign may have conspired with russian officials. , cbs news has confirmed a washington post report that president trump urged him and nsa director mike rogers to publicly deny the existence of any evidence of collusion. both men refused. >> it is just one more bit of evidence that there was an attempt by the president. to undermine the investigation. >> reporter: on the opposite side of capitol hill, former obama director john brennan testified before the house intelligence committee, telling why he was concerned russia may have gained influence and cooperation. >> i ha

it is considered one of the holiest sites in judaism. it is also considered one of the holiest sites in islam. while in israel... president trump will meet with both israeli and palestinian leaders. kim hutcherson has more. president donald trump arrives in israel monday.this coming one day after delivering an address to muslim leaders. president trump: the nations of the middle east will have to decide what kind of future they want for themselves, for their country, and frankly, for their families and for their children."president trump said he wasn't there to lecture-but struck a tough tone president trump: the true toll of isis, al qaeda, hezbollah, hamas, and so many others, must be counted not only in the number of dead. it must also be counted in generations of vanished dreams."his words in riyadh will have implications for this next leg of his trip. hamas, long labeled a terrorist organization by the united states--blasted trump's remarks calling trump "biased" toward israel for labelling them a terrorist group.all of this relevan

now that doesn't mean that the religious capital and the significant of judaism is the western wall. i don't think there's any dispute about that. that's a religious debate. i think the question is the political status of the city and that's where the debate is currently happening and when you see the cameras pan up just above the western wall this is why it's such a dicey situation, what is muslims revere as the noble sanctuary where the dome of the mosque is, rock mosque is and golden dome mosque and why it's a tricky thing. that wall where president trump is going to go -- >> feet away from where it's believed jesus christ was -- >> and the holy sepulchre, a five-minute walk. in that one square mile why this is such a contentious square mile most fought over square mile probably anywhere. >> ambassador holiday, let me ask you about this, donald trump ran on the idea that he is going to move the embassy from tel aviv where all the embassies are to jerusalem. something that major -- most countries have resisted doing because it would complicate the ongoing fight over who has jurisdi

this is like the basement of anything that judaism would stand for. the army of tomorrow is the group of children today. what is there for you when you become 18? 36% of the boys have to go. 45% of them witnessed the beating and the killing of their fathers. they immediately switch from the helpless father, who could not protect them, to somebody who is more thoughtful. jews who are armed with machine guns and military jeeps victimize these children, and when we allow the children to play this game as part of the therapy, many of ththe children prefer to play the role of the jew in the game bebecause that power. ♪ >> under the deep strains of the current intifada, very few israelis went on examining how to make core examples tense happen. she is -- core existence. >> i asked to speak with prime minister netanyahu. i wrote to him five times. and then he doesn't want to speak with me. in the letters i wrote i want you to look me in the eye and to tell me that my son died for a reason. i want you to look at me. he never had the courage to do it. i feel

this is like the basement of anything that judaism would stand for. the army of tomorrow is the group of children today. what is there for you when you become 18? 36% of the boys have to go. 45% of them witnessed the beating and the killing of their fathers. they immediately switch from the helpless father, who could not protect them, to somebody who is more thoughtful. jews who are armed with machine guns and military jeeps victimize these children, and when we allow the children to play this game as part of the therapy, many of thee children prefer to play the role of the jew in the game becacause that power. ♪ >> under the deep strains of the current intifada, very few israelis went on examining how to make core examples tense happen. she is -- core existence. >> i asked to speak with prime minister netanyahu. i wrote to him five times. and then he doesn't want to speak with me. in the letters i wrote i want you to look me in the eye and to tell me that my son died for a reason. i want you to look at me. he never had the courage to do it. i feel

part of a broader compound known as temple mount, the most holy site of judaism, the holy of holies will stop it is also sacred to muslims, who corliss area then noble sanctuary for he will approach the wall. you can see him with a leading rabbi, who is explaining some of history. he is likely to put his prep into the crack of the western wall. you can see the intense security. it is supposed to be a personal visit. the cameras are everywhere. women cannot go to the western wall. his daughter is being taken to a separate part of the wall where women pray. that has been controversial for jewish where women pray. that has been controversial forjewish women. there she is, also being accompanied. explaining the visit —— the significance of this area to her. the first family of the united states. you can see if anger at the end with a very fetching hat, coming right to the wall now. president trump is now again approaching the wall. it is very interesting the speeches that president trump has made, the speech in riyadh, focusing on islam and the battle against extremism. it was noticed ho

trump the first sitting president to visit jerusalem's western wall, one of the holiest sights in judaism. earlier in a meeting with isreal's president, he said he hoped his president might give a boost to the long-derailed peace process. >> i also look forward to discussing the peace process with palestinian president abbas. young israeli and palestinian children deserve to grow up in safety and to followhe

judaism. in riyadh, saudi arabia, trump will challenge muslim leaders to fight against radicalism and embrace a peaceful future. >> we have to stop radical islamic terrorism. >> then to israel. the president offered during the campaign to move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. that controversial promise is unfulfilled. he will also become the first sitting president to visit the western wall, among the holiest sites and judaism. officials say he will do so with religious, not political, leaders. he will offer no specific peace plan. next, he travels to the vatican to accept an audience with pope princes. he clashed with the pope on the campaign trail. administration officials say the white house and vatican can work together on issues like religious freedom and human trafficking. >> the purpose of this trip is really one of conveying a message that america is back in terms of our role as a convenient, our role as a facilitator to address the daunting challenges that exist not part o

reuniting the city and judaism's holiest site with the jewish people and putting an end to almost two decades of exclusion from the old city. mr. president, since coming under its sovereignty, israel, the one true democracy in the middle east that shares our values of freedom has protected people of all faiths in jerusalem. and ensured their access to holy sites so that they might worship freely. they have protected the rights of jews, of christians, and of muslims. this has occurred even while religious minorities were targeted, persecuted, and attacked throughout the middle east. and religious and historical sites are being demolished by radical islamic terrorists. today is a day where we must also reassert historical truth. the historic connection between the jewish people and jerusalem and the land of israel did not begin in 1967. these profound ties to jerusalem have existed for thousands of years. they can be traced by and have been reaffirmed through numerous archaeological excavations such as those in the city of david. in the past several years i have traveled to israel thre

trump paper the first sitting president to visit the western wall, one of the holiest sites in judaism. >> tuesday, the president condemned the suicide bombing attack in manchester, england. >> so many young, beautiful, innocent people enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life. i won't call them monsters because they would like that term. >> dickerson: intelligence about that attack was leaked by the u.s., which infuriated the british prime niner the, theresa may. >> will make clear to president trump that intelligence that is shared between our law enforcement agencies must remain secure. .. >> dickerson: wednesday president trump visited vatican city where he and his family met with pope francis someone he clashed with during the campaign. as for pope he lobbied the president on climate change. and it was off to brussels where the president who had made a point of not lecturing in saudi arabia delivered a lecture. to nato allies. >> nato members must finally contribute their fair share and meet their financial obligations. >> dickerson: foreign leaders who had gathered at

he's visiting the western wall, delay said judaism is visiting the holocaust memorial amused he had which is very important to the jewish people. it should be a good trip for the president all around good optically for whenever strongest allies. nicole: right. we are also being joined by pablo manriquez says. your thoughts as we watch now as president trump arrives here in israel. assad meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu again. >> town yesterday and a lot of interesting ways. we have to commend our allies for putting together a tremendous amount such short shortcomings that included leaders throughout the arab world because we need these leaders just like israel to fight basis in a robust way than president trump has promised. there's a lot of questions by the israeli people just like the vatican. overall, the dixon logistics of the trip are brilliant. they've really done a lot to solidify our position of strength in the world. but also show any compassion. the ark of the trip beginning in saudi arabia and as we mentioned yesterday, 90, 95% of the big guns are islamic and isra

the world's five main religions -- islam, christianity, hinduism, buddhism, and judaism, are dominated by men. the protestant church is exceptional in officially encouraging female priests. in copenhagen though, we met a female imam, one of a growing number of muslim women prayer leaders. ms. khankan: it's because men have dominated religion within time, over history, and this is also why many interpretations of religion are patriarchal in their interpretation. so i do believe that it is important. i do believe that with the spreading of female imams, it will help in creating a more progressive spiritual approach to the interpretation. my father, he always -- he introduced me to scholars who have a feminist, spiritual approaoach to the e understang and interpretation of islam. and the way he practiced islam and the way he defines his interpretation, to me, it's a feminist, spiritual approach. reporter: sherin khankan's father is a syrian, who fled political persecution in his homeland. her mother is finnish and came to denmark for work. sherin was born in denmark, and knew from an earl

trump visited two of the holiest sites of christianity and judaism: the church of the holy sepulchre, believed by many christians to be the site of jesus's tomb, and the western wall, believed by jews to be part of herod's second temple. mr. trump began his trip with a much-anticipated stop in saudi arabia, where he appealed to sunni arab leaders to unite to against extremist movements like isis and al qaida, and other militant groups backed by shiite iran. the centerpiece was a speech the white house billed as an address to the muslim world. >> a better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and extremists. drive them out. drive them out of your places of worship. drive them out of your communities. drive them out of your holy land. drive them out of this earth. >> yang: it represented a big shift in tone and temper from the campaign, when he condemned islam for hating america. >> this is not a battle between different faiths, different sects of different civilizations. this is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life and decent

the trump mission — to bring together the three great religions of christianity, judaism and islam. but in the west bank, talk of peace and new beginnings seemed as far away as ever, as israeli soldiers clashed with palestinian protesters, some clearly unhappy about the president's visit. back to the election now, and the green party has called for bold action on the environment, education, welfare and brexit at the launch of its manifesto. the party's co—leader, caroline lucas, said they had "very distinct" plans for a universal basic income and a shorter working week, aiming for a "confident and caring" nation. launching its manifesto, sinn feinn said this will be another ground—breaking election for the party. their leader in northern ireland, michelle 0'neill, said brexit and the good friday agreement are not compatible, and proposed a referendum on irish unity within five years. so, this is very much an opportunity to tell both the tories and the dup again, in the strongest possible terms, that we reject brexit, that we reject any border, that we reject any attempt to put l