And Secretary Mattis says what I suspect every other person in his position had said to the three preceding presidents and said, well, Mr. President, you know, first, there's There are hundreds of thousands of Palestinians here and you could have riots in Jerusalem. Second, you know, we finally have the Arabs and the Israelis working together against the Iranians, and that. That could upset that. (21:02–21:10)
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Asserts the presence of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Jerusalem could lead to riots.
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