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Amid Tensions, Trump Visits Israel With High Expectations

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President Trump visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on May 22, 2017. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
President Trump visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on May 22, 2017. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

President Trump landed in Israel Monday as part of his first trip abroad as president. He was met by a group of Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and is largely expected to discuss key issues like Trump's push for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Neri Zilber (@NeriZilber), a journalist and adjunct fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, who is reporting from Jerusalem.

This segment aired on May 22, 2017.

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