What does Trump's pick for ambassador to Israel mean for war in Gaza?

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🗓️ 13 November 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump has picked former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to serve as his ambassador to Israel. The Washington Post's John Hudson explains what this could mean for U.S. policy. And, Trump has pledged to deport millions of undocumented people during his next administration. Pew Research Center's Jeff Passel breaks down what that could mean for the industries that employ them. Then, we remember jazz legend Roy Haynes who died on Tuesday.

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0:44.8	Basically, I mean, there really is no such thing as,
0:46.0	I have to be careful in saying,
0:49.2	because people really get up there's really no such things of Palestine.
0:52.6	There's not, you're Persian, you don't have, and there's such complexity within that. There's really no Erics and Persians. You don't have. There's such complexity of that.
0:55.8	There's really no such thing.
0:57.7	That's been a political tool to try to force land away from Israel.
1:03.4	The words of America's next ambassador to Israel, if Trump gets his way.
1:08.0	If Trump gets his way.
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