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Former Israeli Ambassador to UN Dan Gillerman weighs in on the conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas.
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Secretary of -- -- Clinton is on her way to the Middle East where she would try to help broker some deal.
In the violence between Hamas and.
Israel Ben -- -- former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations -- -- happy to happen here in studio today to talk about.
But but the most important subject in the world right now which is this conflict over.
In in the Middle East Israel and Hamas are you optimistic that in the next.
-- the not so distant future we might see some some piece.
Well I'm optimistic first full I'm optimistic because I've just come from the New York Stock Exchange -- rang the opening bell right because today's -- -- day at the New York Stock Exchange and just seeing.
The Israeli flag next to the American flag.
And really giving the signal of business as usual was very uplifting and very optimistic I'm I'm optimistic that.
That'd be an end to this with some finality -- promote peace.
But I think -- cease fire alone is enough enough.
We are fighting about Barrick extreme fundamentalist blue -- to organization.
That's has been show in 141000.
Rockets at Israeli villages and schools and cities and -- the goldmans over the last seven years.
Over.
101000 raucous just in the last few days indiscriminately.
Wanting to kill civilians and especially aiming at school isn't in the -- news.
And this has to stop and but it has to stop with a finality.
And with the knowledge and the certainty that that snake would never raise its ugly head again.
What can and ambassador Ken Secretary Clinton do.
What needs to be done to avoid a ground invasion by Israel.
Well I I very much welcome secretary Clinton's visit.
But I think as you said the want one of the main -- -- has not been invited to this dinner and rightly so.
Cause I don't think we should talk to Hamas I think we should eliminate Hamas I think we should destroy Hamas -- destroy its capacity and capability.
To -- and destroy Israel but walk the secretary can do and I believe will do.
Is -- to be president of Egypt.
President of Egypt -- -- was just been elected and presents the Muslim Brotherhood wants to regain Egypt's leadership role in the region which -- has lost completely.
-- right now -- -- yup I just wanted to throw in something that just crossed on the wires now it's not confirmed but this is.
Being reported throughout at the Hamas official actually being cited that Israel and Gaza.
Militants have agreed to as you referred to an Egyptian brokered cease fire.
So.
Maybe something like that is getting done.
As we speak well I know it is being discussed as we speak.
But the -- have to be very clear cease -- -- A lot of quiet for a few days or even for a few weeks or months is not enough we have to reach a point.
We're both the capability and the will of Hamas to have -- try anything like that again.
-- eliminate that Egypt is a key player because it doesn't want to regain the leadership of the Arab world.
Turkey is brokering this as well and you know we must remember that the read -- -- for supremacy in leadership in the Middle East and in the Muslim world to be.
-- between two countries a -- and Arabs between Turkey -- -- Iran is the -- of Hamas Hamas is nothing but the proxy.
The bloody tentacles all few -- And if Turkey and Egypt prevail this would be not just an achievement in bringing.
Peace and quiet to -- region but that will signal the fact that -- -- to.
Has been defeated and then we can turn to the real issue in the real threat which the which is the -- Indian nuclear quest.
Right that was thank you answered my question and investor Gelman it's great to -- thank you so much pantsuit and you'll have to -- would take care thank you sir you lot more about breaking news that we talked about in this the report at least of this Egyptian brokered cease fire as we continue but we also -- --
