00:00Avi, let me ask you, is the Trump administration sidelining Israel?
00:07Well, Melinda, I don't think that the Trump administration is sidelining Israel.
00:12I do think that there are certain differences of opinion between the administration and the Netanyahu government, as is natural in any relationship.
00:19And we, of course, saw that he has chosen to visit the region and yet not make a stop in Israel,
00:25which I think raised some eyebrows, not only in Jerusalem, but around the world.
00:30But the president has reiterated his support for Israel's right to defend itself.
00:34He did so just today, saying that what happened on October 7th was abhorrent.
00:39And, of course, Israel does have the right to defend its citizens.
00:42I think that that is an ironclad commitment that every president will continue to maintain no matter what administration.
