This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, January 29th. I'm Rachel Del Judas.

And I'm K

K today will feature Rachel's interview with Tom Jipping, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage

Foundation. They'll discuss the Equal Rights Amendment, which is getting a

renewed push thanks to Virginia becoming the 38th state to ratify it.

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Now, onto our top news.

Flanked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nenyahu, President Donald Trump announced

Tuesday a new Middle East two-state peace plan.

Via BBC World, here's what he had to say.

Today Israel takes a big step towards peace.

Young people across the Middle East are ready for a more hopeful future and

governments throughout the region are realizing that terrorism and Islamic extremism are everyone's common enemy.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with both the Prime Minister of Israel and a man that's working very hard

to become the primary Minister of Israel in the longest running election of all time.

Benny Gantz of the Blue and White Party, and both leaders joined me to express their support for this

effort proving that the state of Israel looking for peace and that peace transcends

politics by any measure, unmeasurable, that's what they want.

But Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas quickly indicated he has no interest in Trump's proposal,

which would keep Jerusalem as part of Israel and designate parts of East Jerusalem

to become a new capital for Palestine.

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