>> Sreenivasan: TWO DAYS BEFORE

>> Sreenivasan: TWO DAYS BEFORE NATIONWIDE ELECTIONS, ISRAELI

NATIONWIDE ELECTIONS, ISRAELI

NATIONWIDE ELECTIONS, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN

PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN

PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS RALLYING HIS BASE

NETANYAHU IS RALLYING HIS BASE

NETANYAHU IS RALLYING HIS BASE OF FAR-RIGHT SUPPORTERS.

OF FAR-RIGHT SUPPORTERS.

OF FAR-RIGHT SUPPORTERS. NETANYAHU CONVENED A CABINET

NETANYAHU CONVENED A CABINET

NETANYAHU CONVENED A CABINET MEETING IN THE OCCUPIED WEST

MEETING IN THE OCCUPIED WEST

MEETING IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK TODAY, AN AREA THAT HE SAYS

BANK TODAY, AN AREA THAT HE SAYS

BANK TODAY, AN AREA THAT HE SAYS HE WOULD ANNEX IF RE-ELECTED.

HE WOULD ANNEX IF RE-ELECTED.

HE WOULD ANNEX IF RE-ELECTED. HIS PLAN INCLUDES BUILDING A NEW

HIS PLAN INCLUDES BUILDING A NEW

HIS PLAN INCLUDES BUILDING A NEW SETTLEMENT IN AN AREA WHICH

SETTLEMENT IN AN AREA WHICH

SETTLEMENT IN AN AREA WHICH WOULD BE THE CENTER OF ANY

WOULD BE THE CENTER OF ANY

WOULD BE THE CENTER OF ANY FUTURE PALESTINIAN STATE.

FUTURE PALESTINIAN STATE.

FUTURE PALESTINIAN STATE. OFFICIALS IN THE ORGANIZATION OF

OFFICIALS IN THE ORGANIZATION OF

OFFICIALS IN THE ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION CONDEMNED

ISLAMIC COOPERATION CONDEMNED

ISLAMIC COOPERATION CONDEMNED NETANYAHU'S PLAN AT AN EMERGENCY

NETANYAHU'S PLAN AT AN EMERGENCY

NETANYAHU'S PLAN AT AN EMERGENCY MEETING IN SAUDI ARABIA.

MEETING IN SAUDI ARABIA.

MEETING IN SAUDI ARABIA. THE SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER

THE SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER

THE SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER CALLED IT A "DANGEROUS

CALLED IT A "DANGEROUS

CALLED IT A "DANGEROUS ESCALATION THAT ENDANGERS ALL OF

ESCALATION THAT ENDANGERS ALL OF

ESCALATION THAT ENDANGERS ALL OF THE EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A JUST

THE EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A JUST

THE EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A JUST AND LASTING PEACE."

AND LASTING PEACE."

AND LASTING PEACE." WITH MORE ON THE LEAD UP TO

WITH MORE ON THE LEAD UP TO

WITH MORE ON THE LEAD UP TO TUESDAY'S ELECTION IN ISRAEL,

TUESDAY'S ELECTION IN ISRAEL,

TUESDAY'S ELECTION IN ISRAEL, NEWSHOUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

NEWSHOUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

NEWSHOUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT RYAN CHILCOTE JOINS US NOW VIA

RYAN CHILCOTE JOINS US NOW VIA

RYAN CHILCOTE JOINS US NOW VIA SKYPE FROM TEL AVIV.

SKYPE FROM TEL AVIV.

SKYPE FROM TEL AVIV. RYAN, WE'RE TWO DAYS AWAY, WHAT

RYAN, WE'RE TWO DAYS AWAY, WHAT

RYAN, WE'RE TWO DAYS AWAY, WHAT ARE THE BIG ISSUES THAT ARE

ARE THE BIG ISSUES THAT ARE

ARE THE BIG ISSUES THAT ARE DRIVING THIS ELECTION AND WHY

DRIVING THIS ELECTION AND WHY

DRIVING THIS ELECTION AND WHY ARE YOU SITTING WHERE YOU'RE

ARE YOU SITTING WHERE YOU'RE

ARE YOU SITTING WHERE YOU'RE SITTING?

SITTING?

SITTING? >> WELL, I JUST--

>> WELL, I JUST--

>> WELL, I JUST-- (LAUGHS)

(LAUGHS)

(LAUGHS) I AM SITTING IN A TIKI BAR, YES,

I AM SITTING IN A TIKI BAR, YES,

I AM SITTING IN A TIKI BAR, YES, I KNOW, JUST OUTSIDE OF A

I KNOW, JUST OUTSIDE OF A

I KNOW, JUST OUTSIDE OF A BUILDING WHERE THE LEADER OF THE

BUILDING WHERE THE LEADER OF THE

BUILDING WHERE THE LEADER OF THE BLUE AND WHITE PARTY HELD A

BLUE AND WHITE PARTY HELD A

BLUE AND WHITE PARTY HELD A CAMPAIGN RALLY.

CAMPAIGN RALLY.

CAMPAIGN RALLY. HE IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGER TO

HE IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGER TO

HE IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGER TO BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, THE PRIME

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, THE PRIME

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, THE PRIME MINISTER, AND THE BIGGEST ISSUE

MINISTER, AND THE BIGGEST ISSUE

MINISTER, AND THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT IN

THAT YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT IN

THAT YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT IN THIS CAMPAIGN IS BENJAMIN

THIS CAMPAIGN IS BENJAMIN

THIS CAMPAIGN IS BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HIMSELF.

NETANYAHU HIMSELF.

NETANYAHU HIMSELF. BECAUSE HE IS ISRAEL'S LONGEST

BECAUSE HE IS ISRAEL'S LONGEST

BECAUSE HE IS ISRAEL'S LONGEST SERVING PRIME MINISTER, AND YET

SERVING PRIME MINISTER, AND YET

SERVING PRIME MINISTER, AND YET THE QUESTION IS WILL HE BE ABLE

THE QUESTION IS WILL HE BE ABLE

THE QUESTION IS WILL HE BE ABLE TO FORM A GOVERNMENT.

TO FORM A GOVERNMENT.

TO FORM A GOVERNMENT. THERE WAS AN ELECTION IN THIS

THERE WAS AN ELECTION IN THIS

THERE WAS AN ELECTION IN THIS COUNTRY BACK IN APRIL, JUST FIVE

COUNTRY BACK IN APRIL, JUST FIVE

COUNTRY BACK IN APRIL, JUST FIVE MONTHS AGO AND HE FAILED TO DO

MONTHS AGO AND HE FAILED TO DO

MONTHS AGO AND HE FAILED TO DO THAT.

THAT.

THAT. SO HE CALLED THIS ELECTION TO

SO HE CALLED THIS ELECTION TO

SO HE CALLED THIS ELECTION TO SEE IF HE COULD DO IT THE SECOND

SEE IF HE COULD DO IT THE SECOND

SEE IF HE COULD DO IT THE SECOND TIME AROUND.

TIME AROUND.

TIME AROUND. MEANWHILE, HE'S ALSO FACING A

MEANWHILE, HE'S ALSO FACING A

MEANWHILE, HE'S ALSO FACING A WHOLE HOST OF CORRUPTION CHARGES

WHOLE HOST OF CORRUPTION CHARGES

WHOLE HOST OF CORRUPTION CHARGES AND JUST NEXT MONTH, IN JUST A

AND JUST NEXT MONTH, IN JUST A

AND JUST NEXT MONTH, IN JUST A FEW WEEKS TIME, IN FACT, HE IS

FEW WEEKS TIME, IN FACT, HE IS

FEW WEEKS TIME, IN FACT, HE IS GOING TO SEE THOSE LEGAL

GOING TO SEE THOSE LEGAL

GOING TO SEE THOSE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS BEGIN AND HE IS

PROCEEDINGS BEGIN AND HE IS

PROCEEDINGS BEGIN AND HE IS FACING THE PROSPECT OF THREE

FACING THE PROSPECT OF THREE

FACING THE PROSPECT OF THREE INDICTMENTS FOR TAKING BRIBES

INDICTMENTS FOR TAKING BRIBES

INDICTMENTS FOR TAKING BRIBES AND PEDDLING INFLUENCE.

AND PEDDLING INFLUENCE.

AND PEDDLING INFLUENCE. SO THE REAL THING IN THIS

SO THE REAL THING IN THIS

SO THE REAL THING IN THIS ELECTION IS DO THE ISRAELI

ELECTION IS DO THE ISRAELI

ELECTION IS DO THE ISRAELI VOTERS CARE ENOUGH ABOUT THAT TO

VOTERS CARE ENOUGH ABOUT THAT TO

VOTERS CARE ENOUGH ABOUT THAT TO TOPPLE HIM.

TOPPLE HIM.

TOPPLE HIM. >> Sreenivasan: YOU'VE GOT

>> Sreenivasan: YOU'VE GOT

>> Sreenivasan: YOU'VE GOT INFORMATION NOW THAT HE JUST HAD

INFORMATION NOW THAT HE JUST HAD

INFORMATION NOW THAT HE JUST HAD A CABINET MEETING INSIDE THE

A CABINET MEETING INSIDE THE

A CABINET MEETING INSIDE THE WEST BANK AND HE'S LAYING OUT

WEST BANK AND HE'S LAYING OUT

WEST BANK AND HE'S LAYING OUT THIS PLAN THAT'S SAYING, LISTEN,

THIS PLAN THAT'S SAYING, LISTEN,

THIS PLAN THAT'S SAYING, LISTEN, I WANT TO ANNEX THIS TERRITORY

I WANT TO ANNEX THIS TERRITORY

I WANT TO ANNEX THIS TERRITORY IF I'M ELECTED, I WANT TO PUT A

IF I'M ELECTED, I WANT TO PUT A

IF I'M ELECTED, I WANT TO PUT A SETTLEMENT HERE.

SETTLEMENT HERE.

SETTLEMENT HERE. THESE ARE PRETTY BOLD

THESE ARE PRETTY BOLD

THESE ARE PRETTY BOLD STATEMENTS.

STATEMENTS.

STATEMENTS. >> SO, IT IS A BOLD MOVE TO GO

>> SO, IT IS A BOLD MOVE TO GO

>> SO, IT IS A BOLD MOVE TO GO OUT THERE AND SAY THAT WE'RE

OUT THERE AND SAY THAT WE'RE

OUT THERE AND SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS.

GOING TO DO THIS.

GOING TO DO THIS. THE FACT IS THAT THE BENEFIT

THE FACT IS THAT THE BENEFIT

THE FACT IS THAT THE BENEFIT THAT THE LIKUD PARTY, THE PRIME

THAT THE LIKUD PARTY, THE PRIME

THAT THE LIKUD PARTY, THE PRIME MINISTER COULD GET SAYING THIS

MINISTER COULD GET SAYING THIS

MINISTER COULD GET SAYING THIS JUST TWO DAYS BEFORE THE

JUST TWO DAYS BEFORE THE

JUST TWO DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION IS GREATER THAN THE

ELECTION IS GREATER THAN THE

ELECTION IS GREATER THAN THE COST OF ANY POTENTIAL

COST OF ANY POTENTIAL

COST OF ANY POTENTIAL INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION.

INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION.

INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION. YOU MENTION THAT HE IS SAYING

YOU MENTION THAT HE IS SAYING

YOU MENTION THAT HE IS SAYING THIS IN THE JORDAN VALLEY, WHICH

THIS IN THE JORDAN VALLEY, WHICH

THIS IN THE JORDAN VALLEY, WHICH IS ALSO IN THE WEST BANK, HE

IS ALSO IN THE WEST BANK, HE

IS ALSO IN THE WEST BANK, HE JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WAS

JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WAS

JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WAS TALKING ABOUT ANNEXING THE

TALKING ABOUT ANNEXING THE

TALKING ABOUT ANNEXING THE JORDAN VALLEY.

JORDAN VALLEY.

JORDAN VALLEY. THAT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT A THIRD OF

THAT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT A THIRD OF

THAT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WEST BANK.

THE WEST BANK.

THE WEST BANK. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY POPULAR, IN FACT, IN ISRAEL

POPULAR, IN FACT, IN ISRAEL

POPULAR, IN FACT, IN ISRAEL ITSELF, AND SO IT IS A CAMPAIGN

ITSELF, AND SO IT IS A CAMPAIGN

ITSELF, AND SO IT IS A CAMPAIGN MOVE.

MOVE.

MOVE. IT'S A CAMPAIGN PROMISE THAT NOT

IT'S A CAMPAIGN PROMISE THAT NOT

IT'S A CAMPAIGN PROMISE THAT NOT EVERYONE HERE TAKES TOO

EVERYONE HERE TAKES TOO

EVERYONE HERE TAKES TOO SERIOUSLY BECAUSE AT THE END OF

SERIOUSLY BECAUSE AT THE END OF

SERIOUSLY BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S NOT CLEAR THAT HE

THE DAY IT'S NOT CLEAR THAT HE

THE DAY IT'S NOT CLEAR THAT HE WOULD ACTUALLY DO IT OR WHETHER

WOULD ACTUALLY DO IT OR WHETHER

WOULD ACTUALLY DO IT OR WHETHER THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND

THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND

THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WOULD

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WOULD

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WOULD ALLOW HIM TO.

ALLOW HIM TO.

ALLOW HIM TO. THOUGH I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE

THOUGH I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE

THOUGH I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN MORE ACCOMMODATING THAN ANY

MORE ACCOMMODATING THAN ANY

MORE ACCOMMODATING THAN ANY ADMINISTRATION IN RECENT HISTORY

ADMINISTRATION IN RECENT HISTORY

ADMINISTRATION IN RECENT HISTORY WHEN IT COMES TO ISRAEL'S PLANS

WHEN IT COMES TO ISRAEL'S PLANS

WHEN IT COMES TO ISRAEL'S PLANS IN THE WEST BANK AND THE GAZA

IN THE WEST BANK AND THE GAZA

IN THE WEST BANK AND THE GAZA STRIP.

STRIP.

STRIP. >> Sreenivasan: SPEAKING OF

>> Sreenivasan: SPEAKING OF

>> Sreenivasan: SPEAKING OF PRESIDENT TRUMP, DOES HIS

PRESIDENT TRUMP, DOES HIS

PRESIDENT TRUMP, DOES HIS SUPPORT-- IN TWEETS AND

SUPPORT-- IN TWEETS AND

SUPPORT-- IN TWEETS AND OTHERWISE-- DOES IT RESONATE,

OTHERWISE-- DOES IT RESONATE,

OTHERWISE-- DOES IT RESONATE, DOES IT MATTER WITH THE

DOES IT MATTER WITH THE

DOES IT MATTER WITH THE ELECTORATE IN ISRAEL?

ELECTORATE IN ISRAEL?

ELECTORATE IN ISRAEL? >> I THINK IT DOES.

>> I THINK IT DOES.

>> I THINK IT DOES. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS VERY POPULAR

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS VERY POPULAR

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS VERY POPULAR HERE.

HERE.

HERE. PEOPLE LIKE HIM.

PEOPLE LIKE HIM.

PEOPLE LIKE HIM. THEY CONSIDER HIM TO BE THE BEST

THEY CONSIDER HIM TO BE THE BEST

THEY CONSIDER HIM TO BE THE BEST FRIEND THAT ISRAEL HAS EVER HAD.

FRIEND THAT ISRAEL HAS EVER HAD.