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BLITZER: Here are a couple of the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group. And there is concern that, because of the Iranian position to try to destroy Israel and your alignment with Iran, there is concern about you. There has to be some strategic realignment. BLITZER: Would you like to be the leader of Iraq one day? Yes, we're encouraged. One of my Iraqi friends said to me, "OK, the United Nations says 3,700 Iraqis died in October, civilians." The Iraqis are starting to do that. I think the president has to look at this very, very hard before he goes off on another choice. May 29, 2012 - Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from US President Barack Obama during an East Room ceremony in the White House. He called it unworkable. That's to say, at any one time, only about 50 percent of the units are ready to deploy. I'm increasingly BLITZER: The Iraq Study Group rejected that notion. Peres contested five elections without winning a single outright victory. "There must be a renewed and sustained commitment by the United States to a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace on all fronts: Lebanon and Syria, and President Bush's June 2002 commitment to a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine." So obviously, how can you have the second step? He asked Palestinians and Arab nations to join in a great journey towards a world built on logic and intellect, not land. We're continuing our conversation with the two co- chairmen of the Iraq Study Group: the former Secretary of State James Baker and former Democratic Congressman Lee Hamilton of Indiana. One political, which Abu Mazen, or Abbas, as they call him, is having BLITZER: Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority? By arthur January 15, 2023. BLITZER: You don't think the U.S. should demand that they first stop supporting terrorist organizations? He negotiated directly with Arafat, turned the Gaza and Jericho First proposals agreed at the White House into reality, drafted the 1994 Paris Protocol of Israeli-Palestinian economic relations, promoted regional summits and in 1995 sealed Oslo II (an agreement to restore Palestinian rule to six major West Bank towns). "Late Edition" will be right back. Formerly, Shimon was based in Washington, D.C. where he played a crucial role in covering the investigation inspecting Russian meddling in U.S elections. In our opinion, that approach is no longer viable. In June 2022, Prokupecz had an altercation with Uvalde Independent School District Police Chief Pedro Arredondo over his decision to tell police officers to hold off on breaching the classroom where the perpetrator of the shooting killed all his victims. Stay with "Late Edition." (COMMERCIAL BREAK) BLITZER: Welcome back to "Late Edition." I understand how hard our troops are working. We gave back Gaza completely to the Palestinians. And let's look, first of all, at the qualifier, "subject to unexpected developments on the ground." SHAYS: Well, I want to see -- first off, I want to see the speed-up that we're now doing on transitioning Iraqi forces. I'm Wolf Blitzer in Washington. SHAYS: Really, months to begin, and a year or so before we start drawing our troops out. Heres a look at the life of former president of Israel Shimon Peres. I'm Wolf Blitzer in Washington. He wants to have, in the southern seven or nine provinces of Iraq, the same kind of autonomous area that the Kurds have in the North. AL-HAKIM (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): We would like, of course, to see them go safe back to their country. I think the timeline we need is to say, "If you don't do these things in reconciliation, we're going to leave." BLITZER: Do you believe there is a civil war in your country right now between Iraqi Sunni versus Iraqi Shia? BLITZER: When do you want United States troops out of Iraq? After having some experience in legal work, Shimon shifted his career towards journalism and reporting, regarding which Prokupecz worked as a producer on NBC flagship stations virtual channel WNBC. I don't know if you've had a chance to read the book, but it's caused quite a bit of controversy here in the United States, I assume in Israel as well. SHAYS: Yes. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Do you believe that there was a Holocaust in which 6 million Jews were killed? It does not store any personal data. They haven't been confronting that issue. That's simply not true. Discovery Company. It contains very dangerous articles that undermine the sovereignty of Iraq and its constitution. In 2013, Shimon joined CNN as a justice producer. According to sources, Handler was the Nobel Peace Prize laureate's guest at his Peres Center for Peace, where they conducted an on-camera conversation about his life achievements; his role in . We should start moving out. Now Israeli critics charged him with abusing the apolitical nature of the presidency. It doesn't set a firm timetable, except to say, in '08, they should be substantially out. When do you want troops out by? And that's what was controversial. Shimon Prokupecz is popularly known for serving as the crime and justice reporter for CNN's Washington Bureau, where most of his work is related to FBI related stories as well as law enforcement issues. Here I am, Wolf. So far, Shimon had covered the story of 18-year old African-American boy Michael Brown in 2014, raising charges against Senator Robert Menendez and the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting when the security guard killed 49 and wounded 53 people in the gay nightclub Pulse. And I am disappointed by the pace of success. She died in 2011. In the year 2013, he became the producer of CNN and became responsible for covering news related to the FBI and various security-related agencies in the USA. And joining us from Iraq, Baghdad bureau chief for the New York Times, John Burns. BLITZER: Welcome back. President Shimon Peres Israel news photo: Flash 90 "I can hardly stand to see babies being killed by tanks of their own government, but we cannot intervene," President Shimon Peres told CNN . Now, where is all this leading? Shamir, angry that Peres had gone behind his back, quashed the deal. He then served in turn as communications, transport and information minister. In . And I think they saw that as the kind of get-out which may well allow them to continue squabbling amongst themselves for quite a long time. Maybe that timetable should be shorter. Details About Kaniehtiio Horn: Height, Husband, Ne Who is Jayce Ivanah? Shimon caught the publics attention for declining to reveal details about the attackers appearance stating: Police know who he is. What's your reaction? AL-HAKIM (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): My ambition is to stay as a servant for the Iraqi people. And by the way, Wolf, you showed just before we came on that clip of what's going on in Lebanon. I don't want to press the issue much more, but I clearly hear you saying you don't want to answer that question. We'll talk to two key House members, Democrat Jane Harman and Republican Christopher Shays. And to do it effectively would take years. We agree that the framework is right in this report; Three parts; change the military strategy; performance-based support for Iraq, built around reconciliation and enhanced diplomacy. One thing that's been sure here, from the very beginning, is that there are unexpected developments on the ground. And they're saying this interferes in their own sovereignty. More than that, his stance seemed to contradict Netanyahus policies. SHAYS: Well, I BLITZER: How much time should the U.S. give Iraq? And in 2006, he left Labour, his home for five decades, to help Sharon set up his powerful new breakaway faction, Kadima. This article about a United States journalist born in the 1970s is a stub. Israel has many options." But let's remember, we have everyone in Iraq, and we don't have enough eyes and ears on the ground in Iran, in North Korea -- very hard targets -- in Lebanon and in the other trouble spots of the world. Wed 28 Sep 2016 00.20 EDT. BLITZER: Can you in good conscience support $2 billion a week -- a week -- to continue this war in Iraq? So why should we monopolize it? BLITZER: Let's talk a little bit about this book by former President Jimmy Carter entitled "Palestine Peace, Not Apartheid." But that's been known. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Of course, the Sunni leadership -- the Sunni religious leadership, and the Shia leadership also, they don't agree with that, and they don't like to see any violence. Attending Shimon Peress funeral has brought heavy backlash to Mr. Abbas from within his own party, across social media and in the Palestinian streets. But all of these leaders talked to us and said, "We want a unified Iraq." Now, he knows Israel for apartheid -- can a Jewish person be for apartheid? President Bush is trying to do that. After leaving the presidency in 2014, Peres continued work for his peace centre. Prior to joining Al Jazeera Media Network, Ghida was a World Report Contributor and the Middle East Analyst for CNN International. Age, Height, Boyfriend, Famil Who is singer Chris Isaak? document.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()); Type above and press Enter to search. Do your job, as Bill Belichick would say! SHAYS: Well, I mean, they can make that point, and it's fair, and they should. With hindsight, Peress decision not to call immediate elections was an error. They're standing by, live. BLITZER: So you don't want to say whether or not you believe in a two-state solution, Israel and Palestine? I don't see the first step. But that's what we can see, not civilian war, but some sectarian violence. Age, Height, Net Worth, Husb Who is Jessica Tarlov? The present government says we are seeking a full-fledged peace with everybody. The Iraq study group and its blunt criticism of the war and the president's policy set off a political uproar here in Washington this week. BLITZER: But the general notion that James Baker and Lee Hamilton and their colleagues have that, in order to ease the crisis, potentially a catastrophe, in Iraq, the United States has to get much more intimately involved on the Israeli-Palestinian front. Mark Foley was a Republican congressman. A little reality test here. They're standing by for their view of what's happening in Iraq and over at the White House. BLITZER: But the president's still the commander in chief. Although many Israeli leftists felt outraged at his betrayal, experienced Peres-watchers knew that his personal friendship with Sharon counted for more than ideological congruence. Welcome to Washington. I think it's a danger. And conditionality, by way of our aid to the Iraqi government, can make a difference, it can help us succeed. I'm Wolf Blitzer in Washington. We need to understand the enemy better. I have made it abundantly clear how tough it is. SHAYS: Yes. And, frankly, I think there should have been more than just a description of what happened, but some people should have been held accountable. SHAYS: And that's because they haven't been dealing with reconciliation. And here in Washington, Lee Hamilton, the former Democratic congressman from Indiana, currently the director of the Woodrow Wilson Institute for Scholars. I cannot judge all the documents, and I cannot judge whatever came into this report. SHAYS: No. FAREED ZAKARIA, HOST: Sixty-five years ago, Shimon Peres got his first major position in Israel as head of its navy. So you will talk to them and they won't answer. They think the U.S. is trying to impose a deal on the Iraqis themselves. John Burns of the New York Times, thanks very much to you. He negotiated directly with Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, on behalf of a taciturn Netanyahu. All that coming up on "Late Edition." But currently we are concentrating on Iraq and the Iraqi issue. They're different from each other; they have united in common cause against us, which is highly unfortunate. No more budgeting by supplemental. Basically, we are all for embracing peace. And coming up later today for our North American viewers, an hour of excellent analysis of all aspects of the conflict in Iraq. The state funeral seemed to offer a moment of transition for a country that has drifted away from the leaders vision. BLITZER: All right. So I would not be trying to encourage a division. For instance, I've heard the idea of literally issuing the Iraqi government an ultimatum and saying, "You have 120 days, and then we are moving all our troops out of the violent areas and the cities to the border, to various enclaves, getting our troops out of the line of fire. At last he gained the affection of Oriental Jews half of Israels population who had once seen him as an Ashkenazi elitist. Former liberal allies were perplexed when, that May, he proclaimed newly elected Likud premier Netanyahu a peace pioneer an opinion he reversed in 2015 when he blamed Netanyahu (re-elected that year) for talking peace but doing nothing to implement it. Peres repeatedly called Abbas a serious and true partner for peace, even admiring the courage, if not agreeing with the timing, of Abbass 2012 UN bid for Palestinian statehood. Because you met with him; you heard his public statements. There's no way to value that. I think this was the most brilliant achievement of his presidency. SHAYS: To get to the ultimate result you have to go into areas you don't want to to get to that final result. I suggested we have a timeline. Stay right here. We obviously blew it on the WMD problem. But that is a prescription for not just a broad-based civil war but a wider regional war. That's, kind of, the best-case scenario. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. September 22, 2014 - Releases a comedic YouTube video, So Now What? The video depicts the former president trying out a variety of new jobs including pizza deliveryman, gas station attendant, supermarket cashier and airport security guard. We paid $2 billion compensation. And the key point, I think, is where they say it has to be conditional. How quickly would you like to see U.S. forces leave? They want it to be treated with the seriousness that it demands. Though he conceded that Arab leaders saw his creation, Israels secret Dimona plant in the Negev Desert, as a worrisome fuzzy deterrent, Peres the politician enjoyed creating such deliberate ambiguities. He ought to read the report before he makes those kind of suggestions. But this depends on the opinion of the military and security experts and the political experts in this, to decide what is the right step for that and what is the timetable for that. All Rights Reserved. BURNS: I don't think that they think they're going to get that kind of ultimatum. Welcome to Washington. BLITZER: Was the Mark Foley -- he's a Democrat, William Jefferson. Secretary Baker, always a pleasure having you on "Late Edition," as well. They have a description of him. But the truth of the matter is, America has a huge problem here. HAMILTON: Yes. But he's going to have pushback from a Pentagon that's going to have a very different view of this. Jalal Talabani, the president of Iraq, a man I assume you know quite well -- we've interviewed him many times -- very blunt in rejecting your report, saying it contains very dangerous articles that undermine the sovereignty of Iraq. BLITZER: You support unconditional talks between the United States and Syria and Iran? Learn how your comment data is processed. I think that's a good idea. HARMAN: Well, you can take the raspberries out of the fruit salad. You are my hero in these conflicted times. And I think we could be out sooner. He was the son of Abraham. Peres rejected Shamirs endorsement of settlements and, in 1990, sought to topple the government. You can't move around the edges on this. [1] In 2017, he returned to Washington, D.C. as a crime and justice reporter. But that's about as unrealistic as anything that you're going to find, frankly, in the Baker-Hamilton report, insofar as it would be likely to bring an end to this conflict at this stage. There is no provision in here for a blanket withdrawal. Nor was he above taking audacious decisions, as in 1989 when he ordered Mossad to abduct the nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu from British soil, or in 2002, when he attracted millions to invest in nanotechnology. A mix of punchlines and life lessons, the video goes viral, with nearly 700,000 views. His longest tenure as premier was two years, and came while he was in an awkward alliance with his Likud enemies. Sixty-six days ago, he finally left government at the ripe young age of 91. Even when in 2000 he stood for state president the ultimate consolation prize for veterans Knesset members opted not for him but for the pedestrian Moshe Katsav. Augusto Pinochet suffered a heart attack last week. https://www.instagram.com/p/BgYx0oAnZnP/?hl=en&taken-by=shimonpro, Mi familia #merrychristmas @perezisimo @connita_26, A post shared by Shimon Prokupecz (@shimonpro) on Dec 9, 2017 at 6:19pm PST. On ABC, the British prime minister, Tony Blair, worried about creating any timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. Pinochet, perhaps the most controversial and notorious of the old Latin American military dictators. At the last minute, when President Clinton flew to Geneva, to meet Assad the father, and they were sure it was going through, and at the last minute, he said no. It is where the Sunnis and Shias, kind of, come together. Thanks very much. Lee Hamilton, thanks very much for coming in. I mean, John Burns, kind of, suggested one. De Aung San Suu Kyi a Juan Manuel Santos, el Premio Nobel de la Paz se ha concedido al menos seis veces en las ltimas tres dcadas a personas cuyo reconocimiento ahora se cuestiona. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. CARL LEVIN (D-MI): The key element to this report, to me, is that they say that there is no military solution in Iraq; there is only a political solution in Iraq, and that the Iraqis have got to come together politically. (END VIDEO CLIP) And the fall-out of the Iraq report in Washington and Baghdad; insight from two Pulitzer prize-winning reporters, Bob Woodward of The Washington Post and John Burns of the New York Times. HAMILTON: That's right. (END VIDEO CLIP) BLITZER: President Bush sticking to his guns on the war, as the Iraq Study Group turns up the heat. From Aung San Suu Kyi to Abiy Ahmed, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded at least six times in the past three decades to recipients whose recognition is being second-guessed. I don't think we should head in that direction. (modern). Mr Peres shared the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize for his part in negotiating a peace deal with the Palestinians. "The festival of Sukkot is a festival of kinship and mutual responsibility." (President Peres, Sukkot 2012) Here's what the president said on Thursday at his news conference with Tony Blair. He is of American nationality and white ethnicity. Due to his habit of keeping ones private life a secret, Shimon is often rumored to be gay, but he is straight; however, he is currently single. BAKER: Well, they don't want Turkey playing a role in terms of moving in there and preventing them from enjoying the status that they currently enjoy, thanks, of course, totally to the actions of the first President Bush in 1991, as an autonomous region up there in the North. SHAYS: Well, it just points out how difficult it is for people to police their own body. And America's interests all over that part of the world would be severely, severely damaged. And this government is taking care of security. More about his personal life, https://www.facebook.com/DailyCaller/posts/10154860695071770, https://twitter.com/shimonpro/status/443758930096046080, https://www.instagram.com/shimonpro/?hl=en, Will Ripley (CNN North Korea) Wiki Biography, age, salary, gay, husband, Scarlet Fu (Bloomberg) Wiki Bio, salary, husband, age, height, family, Jessica Schneider (CNN) Wiki Bio, age, wedding, husband, salary, family. He's been to Iraq 15 times, more than any other U.S. lawmaker. And John, let me start with you. Peress retaliatory invasion of Lebanon in April 1996 also misfired, when more than 100 refugees perished in one Israeli bombing. However, that government is pledging to hold firm against these continuing protests, accusing the Hezbollah-led alliance of trying to mount a coup, using the momentum of the street to topple the Siniora government. And that, in turn, could help the U.S. in Iraq. I don't think the American people want their sons and daughters to continue to be sent to Iraq to referee sectarian violence between different sects in Iraq. AL-HAKIM (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): Everyone who understands, it's his right to understand whatever. That's another reason why we have to get the Iraq problem behind us. The problem is not so much how to build a Palestinian state on the side of the state of Israel but how to unite the Palestinians. The New York Post had an editorial, "The Counsel of Cowards" it was entitled. In 2007 Katsav resigned in disgrace amid charges of sexual improprieties, and Peres was elected president in his stead. And the second is this report. He's not excited about a timetable for a precipitous, in his words, U.S. withdrawal. Peres served as Ehud Olmerts deputy premier after Kadima convincingly won elections in 2006. #NoRoomforSmallDreams. Is this a wise U.S. strategy? The president met with Israeli President Shimon Peres in the Oval Office followed by a working lunch in the Old Family Dining Room. Prokupecz was threatened with charges of trespassing if he and his news crew did not leave the offices of the Uvalde school district where the altercation took place.[3]. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. Despite his appearing on-camera regularly, and despite his popularity, Shimon Prokupecz has somehow managed to keep his private life low profile, as there isnt much information about any previous love affairs or romantic connections. Why is she hiding he TV Series crime and justice producer - 2 episodes, Himself - Covering Law Enforcement For CNN. Kurdistan in the North -- Kurdistan -- if you fly into Kurdistan and you have a passport, they stamp it with a visa that says "Kurdistan." A longtime foe of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, Peres now persuaded Rabin to consider talks with the PLO leader Yasser Arafat. This is a way forward with an effective proposal that takes into account the political environment in Washington, keenly split, the political environment in Iraq, also split; permits us and the Iraqis to join together as a way to conclude this war while protecting the American interest. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. He became the first Israeli head of state to address a Muslim state legislature when he spoke to Turkeys national assembly in November 2007. Augusto Pinochet, dead at 91. He placated President Barack Obama when Israeli actions offended the Oval Office. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) TONY BLAIR, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: I think we've got to plan to succeed. AL-HAKIM (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): Of course we would like to see the American forces withdraw, allied forces withdraw as soon as possible. And now, in case you missed it, let's check some of the highlights from the other Sunday morning talk shows here in the United States. I'm Wolf Blitzer in Washington. And in that 120 days, we want to see what you're going to do." The difference was minor. And whatever effort outsiders do and support us with that, we welcome any effort and any initiative. (END VIDEOTAPE) BLITZER: And coming up, we'll get a very, very different perspective. He also opened a good fence border crossing with Lebanon, revitalised the IDF after the near-humiliation of the 1973 war, allowed legally questionable settlements on the West Bank, and masterminded the daring rescue of hostages from Entebbe in 1976. BLITZER: I ask the question because of your close relationship with the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who said a year ago, "Israel must be wiped off the map of the world, and God willing, with the force of God behind it, we shall soon experience a world without the United States and Zionists." HARMAN: Well, that's true. When the new intifada broke out in 2000, polls backed Peres to restore the peace process. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BUSH: I understand there's sectarian violence. She became a source of strength to him in private and an enigmatically deferential figure in public. It's time to get the regional political atmosphere such that we can engage people in the region instead of them poking at us all the time inside of Iraq, us going to them and really trying to engage. And we're going to get out of Iraq successfully only if we do it on a bipartisan basis. Shimon Peres, the Israeli Nobel laureate, former prime minister, and president died on Tuesday in a hospital near Tel Aviv at the age of 93. . You come at a momentous time to Washington. Welcome to Washington. You've got three groups, three large groups there -- Kurds, Sunnis and Shias -- and there's a real movement ahead, picking up, to shut out the Sunnis. Updated These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. We need to understand our friends in the Middle East better. In 1969 Peres was charged with developing these areas, and absorbing new eastern European immigrants. BLITZER: Even though they both, according to the State Department, support terrorism? SHAYS: I think there should be dialogue behind the scenes to get to a point where we can have public dialogue. And instability in Iraq is going to spill over all over the place in that region. The problem is, is it more than a wishful thinking? BLITZER: Do you think the presence of American forces, 140,000, 145,000 U.S. troops in Iraq are helping your country or hurting your country? We'll speak with one of Baghdad's most powerful politicians, the Shiite leader, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, in an exclusive Sunday interview. Congress has served notice that now there will be careful review of the Iraq budgets. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. And he also doesn't want Sunni Arabs from Saudi Arabia, from Egypt, from Jordan, getting involved in what he sees as the future of a Shiite-led country in Iraq. BOB WOODWARD, WASHINGTON POST: Well, what's interesting -- all the fireworks about the Iraq Study Group, which is earnest, sincere effort, it's a year or two behind the curve.
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