The Middle East has faced ups and downs since US President Donald Trump’s inauguration with possible risks looming, Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky says.
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00:00In my part of the world, we've had a lot of ups and downs.
00:04Initially, what we heard really on the day of the inauguration
00:08was that his new Middle Eastern envoy, Steve Witkoff,
00:12had basically read the riot act to Prime Minister Netanyahu
00:16using obscenities and said, you get this deal done.
00:20And so the majority of Israelis who want the hostages back,
00:24who are absolutely ready for the war to be over,
00:28thought, oh my goodness, President Trump is the one who's going to get us
00:32what our government has shied away from for months.
00:35Remember that the agreement that was finally realized as of January 19th
00:41is the same agreement, the Israeli government says it,
00:44it's the same agreement that was on the table at the end of May.
00:47And many, many lives, many lives have been lost since then.
00:52So that started, then Donald Trump began talking about owning,
00:58personally owning Gaza and turning it into a Riviera.
01:01In Israel, there was a lot of amusement about this.
01:04Prime Minister Netanyahu has boasted about this as a historic achievement for Israel.
01:09And now we're seeing the very scary reality
01:13that statements by this American president have impact on the region
01:18that could radically change reality.
01:21Good, possibly for the better, but certainly also for the worse.
01:24And the people who are going to pay the price are Jews and Arabs in this region.