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Previously on The West Wing:

You're still here.

I'm still here.

We have no choice
but to retaliate.

And blow the summit
out of the water.

The President knows, right?

Knows what?

He has to bomb Palestinians.

I've got a guy
who says he wants to come

to a peace table,
and I've got a table.

What's the President
doing, a summit?

He's already got a Noble Prize.
What's he need a second one for?

LEO:
Congress, the Joint Chiefs,
the American Public,

your own staff, everyone

disagrees with your
assessment of the situation.

Tell me how this ends, Leo.

We don't always
know how it ends.

WOMAN:
Israel cannot agree
to attend a Summit

with Chairman Farad.

Chairman Farad,
welcome.

I think we got
ourselves a ball game.

Tell the general to hit the
Ein Hawa camp near Damascus.

If you don't mind my
saying so, sir,

I hope the President knows
how lucky he is to have you.

I can't have them picking up
any signals from you

that we disagree.

No, sir.

Ladies and gentlemen,

thank you for coming.

( applauding )

( applauding )

We will require a resolution
that balances the needs of both

with respect
for the national identities

and the religious beliefs
of both.

But I'm telling you, there
can be no lasting peace,

no regional stability without
a strong secure Israel,

and there can be
no lasting peace

without a sovereign, viable
state for the Palestinians.

Good morning, let me give you
a brief rundown

of what's happened
so far at Camp David.

The Israeli and Palestinian
delegations arrived at 8:15,

the parties convened at 10:20
for the opening session,

and the President
will be meeting privately

with the Chairman and Prime
Minister Zahavy at 12:00.

( shouting )

The Chairmen of
the Joint Chiefs,

General Alexander,
will make a statement,

after which
he'll take questions.

General.

( clears throat )

Moments ago, FA-18 Hornets

off the Abraham Lincoln
in the Persian Gulf

struck the Ein Hawa
terrorist training camp,

32 kilometers
southwest of Damascus

in the kingdom of Syria.

Whether you choose to do this
today or ten years from today,

you will face
the same geography,

the same neighbors, the
same ancient animosities.

More years of
bloodshed and pain

will not change
those facts.

The only path
to a real and lasting peace

is through negotiation.

Toby.
Sir.

The parties have agreed

to break into subgroups
this afternoon,

after Chairman Farad,

Prime Minister Zahavy
and President Bartlett

meet to agree
on topics of discussion.

Excuse me, Toby,
if I may.

Uh, you'll be hearing
this news shortly,

but our FBI has identified
the group responsible

for the deaths
of Americans in Gaza,

and we've launched an attack
on their camp in Syria.

Gentlemen,
if you would

join me on
the Aspen Terrace at noon.

Thank you.

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WARNER BROS. TELEVISION

TOBY:
No, no, no, no, no, no.

WILL:
They're not getting Jerusalem.

We say that
in our opening,

Farad's not going
to be here long enough

to unpack
his toothbrush.

Go back to your
opening list, again.

Farad gives security
guarantees

and takes tangible
action against Hamas.

And he ain't
getting Jerusalem.

Enough with Jerusalem.
Kate?

Israel allows
the Palestinians

to form a viable, sovereign
state in the territories.

We need to discuss
the right of return....

We aren't going to get
a deal on refugees.

They have to go somewhere.

There's room
in Montana.

They can
rent a cabin and

try to secede
from the Union.

I got flies or little gnats

or something.

We need something
on Jerusalem.

So, do we finally have a draft?

No.
Yes.

The Israelis aren't going
to give up Jerusalem.

Palestinians
aren't going to make

a deal
without it.

We're back where
we were last night?

Delegation's
on their way.

We punt on Jerusalem
this morning,

tackle it later, agreed?

Mr. Share-your-gum-
with-everyone over here.

Yeah.

We need Leo
up here.

HAFFLEY ( on TV ):
This President

has a solemn duty to help
the only true democracy

in the Middle East
defend itself against murderers.

Murderers of Israelis, murderers
of Americans, murderers of...

Josh lands
in an hour.

CNN's got the Speaker
on an endless loop,

like a Pink Floyd concert.

It's their way of punishing us

for cutting off access
to Camp David.

Natives restless?

There me be a mutiny afoot.

I heard a couple of them
plotting to throw

our Mr. Coffees
into the Potomac.

Speaker's on his way over.

Doubt he'll miss the cameras
on his way in or his way out.

You were looking for me?

We're losing
the media war.

I want us on the morning shows,
Crossfire, Dateline.

Book This Old House if we
can figure out an angle.

Who goes?

You, me, the
Assistant Deputy

Secretary for Fishery
Exploitation.

I don't care, we got
to get our message out.

What is our message?

Shut up while we're trying
to get them

stop killing
each other.

FARAD:
Mr. President,
how are your children?

Your grandchildren?

Everything's well, I hope.

PRESIDENT:
They're all very well.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Please.

Annie started high school
last week.

I've ordered some tea.

Would anyone like
something else?

Tea is fine.
Thank you.

PRESIDENT:
We need to agree on
the topics of discussion

for the subgroups.

I've taken the
liberty of coming
up with a few things

to help us get started.

First, security for Israel after
withdrawal from the territories.

We will need to maintain

a military presence
in the Jordan Valley.

What sort of a message

this sends to my people
about sovereignty?

Please, excuse me.

Discussion of these issues is
for the subgroups.

We're only suggesting topics
now.

Thank you.

Second, disposition
of the settlements

and the land
apportioned to them.

Third, right of return

for refugees.

No, there's no right of return,
it's a claim of return.

Fourth, how
the Palestinian Authority

will go about

dismantling terrorist groups.

Well, that's four topics.

I guess we can catch
a double-feature now.

What about Jerusalem?

PRESIDENT:
I thought we would put off

discussion of Jerusalem
until after we've...

Israel will not
give up control of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is central
to our topics here.

PRESIDENT:
Gentlemen, please!

Let's begin on the four issues,
see if we can't...

We should start with Jerusalem.

If we can't
resolve that,

why we spend time
on the little things?

Little things?

Like denouncing terrorism,

the security
of Israel?

Our capital must be Jerusalem.

Israel will not give up
Jerusalem!

FARAD:
Then why are
you here?

Why are any of us here?

For once, Mr. Farad,
you are right.

My apologies,
Mr. President,

there is no progress
to be made here.

I should have never
accepted your invitation.

Please, sit back down, Eli.

No, we will
not negotiate

sovereignty
over the Temple Mount.

The Dome of the Rock
stands on the site

where the Prophet Muhammad...

Stop it! Both of you!

Gentlemen,
I have staked

my personal credibility

and the credibility
of the United States

on suggesting,
perhaps foolishly,

that the Israelis
and the Palestinians

are reasonable people

who would like
to at least try

to resolve their differences
peacefully.

No one is going home
after one hour of talks.

Now then, the
subgroups

will begin on
these four topics

after lunch.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

That went well, don't you think?

I've got you booked
on Meet the Press,

Crossfire,
and Taylor Reid.

Taylor Reid?

Nobody else'd do it.

Now that's good staff work.

Hey.
Hey.

How's Donna?

She threw me out.

Her mother's
driving her crazy

and her IRA boyfriend
is plotting sedition,

or maybe it was seduction,
probably both.

The dashing
photojournalist?

Yeah. I think the professional
term is "wanker."

Listen to you.
Too much BBC.

Too much sauerbraten.

So, Leo's still down here?

Yeah, he's in his office.

Why isn't he up
at Camp David?

( knocking on door )

So, where do you want me?

How's Donna?

Better.

May be able to fly
in a few days.

Get up to Camp David.

Toby's climbing the walls.

Thinks the President's
gonna give away the store.

When are you coming up?

Tomorrow maybe... the day after.

Everything okay?

Syrians are blowing
enough gaskets to open

a new subcontract.

They want a resolution
at the UN.

I'll stop by my apartment,
pick up some clothes.

I'll drive straight up.

Margaret.

Have we heard anything
from the President this morning?

No, sir.
You want me to call Debbie?

No. Thanks.

C.J.:
Good afternoon.

The President, the Prime
Minister and the Chairman

met successfully this morning
over coffee at Aspen

to finalize the topics
for today's discussions.

Following lunch,

the delegations
are breaking into subgroups

for this afternoon's talks
on a variety

of mutually agreed upon
subjects.

While it's too early to comment
upon the direction and tenor

of the talks, I can tell you
the luncheon buffet

of Maryland crab cakes,
baked New England cod,

and Washington State
apple brown betty was a hit

with all three delegations...

MAZAR:
We must have a military presence
in the Jordan Valley

to secure the borders.

MUKARAT:
And how would that be different
from the current occupation?

How are we a sovereign nation
with IDF units in our streets?

MAZAR:
We're going to have four million
Palestinians living next door.

Israel could be cut in two

by tanks and artillery
in about 15 minutes.

TOBY:
What tanks, what artillery?

Even if every Palestinian man,
woman and child

were given an Uzi, they'd be
no match for your military.

And we have no intention
of allowing that to change.

We must be allowed
to defend ourselves.

Defend yourselves...

from who?

How about Hamas?

How are we expected to argue

there is no longer
a reason to fight

when your Army is still there,
exactly as before?

We cannot support
a withdrawal from
the territories

without assurances
of our security.

And that, gentlemen,
means our troops.

FARAD:
A million Palestinians

were being expelled
from their homes...

GALIT:
Closer to 700,000.

And they weren't expelled,

they left after being urged
to do so by...

We were being terrorized
by Zionist troops

who were threatening to torch

every Arab village
in the Galilee.

If you'd accepted
the partition plan in '47,

not a single Palestinian
would have...

I'm sorry, if I might
interrupt...

Palestinians
were being massacred.

Even Israeli historians
admit this.

GALIT:
It was war.

Only three years
after the Holocaust.

If we had lost,
there would have been

another wholesale
slaughter of Jews.

KATE:
Mr. Chairman, Madame
Ambassador. Excuse me.

It may be more productive

to turn our attention
to current problems

rather than the events
of 50 years ago.

If there is room for a million
Russian Jews in Israel,

why isn't there room
for Palestinians

who simply wish to go home?

C.J.:
Good afternoon.

Let me give you a brief rundown

of what's happened
at Camp David this morning.

The delegations
continued to meet

to discuss a number of issues.

They began at 10:00 and have now
resumed again after lunch.

They will end early
as it is Friday

and Prime Minister Zahavy

has invited the President
and First Lady

to join the Israeli delegation
for a Shabbat dinner.

I'll take a few questions.

REPORTERS:
C.J.! C.J.!

Can you tell us what issues
are being discussed

and is progress being made?

The talks include
a broad range of issues.

And getting Israelis
and Palestinians

to sit in a room together
without a combat unit

or a trial attorney
is progress.

Israelis'll turn over
the territories,

but they want
a military presence.

Palestinians don't get
how it's gonna be their house

if it comes furnished
with Israeli tanks.

You mentioned Germany?

We've had troops there
for 50 years.

They ask how many British
troops were still stationed

in Philadelphia after
the American Revolution.

Plenty, but they were,
you know...

shackled to the wall.

What about settlements?

KATE:
Israelis are hinting

they'll abandon

everything in Gaza,

but they want 75%

of the West Bank settlements
to remain.

Mukarat might go for it

if he gets Israeli land
in exchange.

Sounds promising.

Yeah, only,
Mukarat wants twice

as much area
as the Israelis say

the settlements
actually sit on.

ABBEY:
How's he justifying that?

Says the Israelis took
the best land,

wants two for one
in exchange.

Dismantling terror?

The Israelis want Farad
to denounce terrorism,

but in Arabic on Al Jazeera.

And they want more than
just a promise

to disarm Hamas.
They want it happen
before they leave.

What do the Palestinians say?

That Farad's
renounced terrorism.

Is that why
he keeps calling

for that blood
of a million martyrs

in all his speeches?

WILL:
Maybe there's just a problem
with the interpretion.

Right of return?

Farad wants
the right of return

to apply
to all Palestinians.

The Israeli's are
understandably concerned

about three million
Palestinians moving back in.

JOSH:
Gallup did some polling
in the West Bank.

Found that while refugees wanted
the right to come back,

most wouldn't.

That's great, then they
won't be disappointed.

ABBEY:
Look at the bright side;

nobody shot anybody else
the first day.

Okay.
Good shot.

We start small.

See if we can
get an agreement

on anything,
no matter how inconsequential.

Something
we can build on.

I'll continue to sit it out
so I can jump in later.

But one small move
is all we need

to get things rolling.

Thanks, guys.

TOBY:
Thank you, Mr. President.

JOSH:
How can I help?

PRESIDENT:
Go with Toby and Will.

I think they need
some positive reinforcement.

Sir, should we be here?

Glad you're back. Yeah.

Yes, sir.

( panting )

Mm...

Jed?

Where's Leo?

The Palestinians
only became refugees

when our Arab neighbors
refused to accept them.

800,000 Jews were similarly
expelled from Arab nations.

600,000 of them

were resettled in Israel

without compensation
from Arab countries.

Madam Ambassador,
you bring up the issue
of compensation.

Would Israel
be prepared...?

We are not asking

for money.
We want the right of return.

We can't allow
three million
refugees

the right to freely reenter.

Of course not.

Since the 19th century,
Zionist leaders

have advocated a transfer
of Arabs out of Palestine.

We cannot accept an unlimited
right of immigration.

Perhaps we should take
a break.

GALIT:
If the Arab population
had not been uprooted,

no Jewish state
could have resisted.

So it was all right
for Palestine

to be cleansed
of its native population

to establish a Jewish state?

We are prepared to sacrifice,

but not to formalize
our dispossession.

Excuse me.

An abrupt removal
of our forces

from the territories
would create a power vacuum.

How are we to prevent
rocket attacks

from Palestinian-controlled
areas?

It will be our responsibility

to gain control
over our militants.

We've tried that before.

You've never given us
enough time

to assert ourselves

before you come rushing
back in with your tanks.

It's almost 4:00
and we had asked to end early

this evening for
Kabalat Shabbat.

Right. Why
don't we meet

back here tomorrow
morning at 10:00?

Yeah, thank you.

They've done everything
in their power

to undermine moderate
leadership.

Don't they understand

that when they blow up
leaders of Hamas
with bombs,

and bulldoze Palestinian homes,
they only make them stronger?

Boys and girls,

they no longer
want to be doctors,

teachers, engineers.

Now they all want
to be martyrs.

PRESIDENT:
So, there's an opening on
compensation for refugees.

KATE:
Maybe,

but Israel's not gonna agree
to an unlimited right of return.

There might be a pitch
for most of them going

to the new Palestinian
state and

Israel agreeing
to take in a few.

Something like the 9%
who told Gallup

they might want to go.

Okay, work on that. Toby?

Not much on security.
The Israelis

aren't ready to leave
a West Bank

that isn't protected
militarily.

And we're still
far apart

on any kind of land swap
for the settlements.

Mukarat's sticking to 10%.

Israelis are saying 3%.

Any ideas on how

to break the logjam?

JOSH:
Too bad Congress
isn't here.

They'd just cook the books

and hold a press conference.

Mr. President,
you should get
ready for dinner.

Okay.

We need some
suggested solutions

on security and settlements.

That's tonight's homework.

Okay. Rosebud after dinner.

We solve world peace.

How's it going?

Yeah.

Are you going
to talk to him?

Somebody better
do something

or this time next week,

we're gonna be the ones

who lose our right
to return.

( speaks Arabic )

Allaahu Akbar.
Allaahu Akbar.

( praying in Arabic )

Allaahu Akbar.
Allaahu Akbar.

Allaahu Akbar.

GROUP:
Allaahu Akbar.

( chanting in Arabic )

( speaking Hebrew )

ALL:
Amen.

Shabbat shalom.

ALL:
Shabbat shalom.

MAN:
Allaahu Akbar.

GROUP:
Allaahu Akbar.

MAN:
Allaahu Akbar.

GROUP:
Allaahu Akbar.

( speaking Hebrew )

Allaahu Akbar.

GROUP:
Allaahu Akbar.

KATE:
It's beautiful, isn't it?

The Salah.

They have to do it
five times a day.

( speaking Hebrew )

ALL:
Amen.

WOMAN:
Shabbat shalom.

Allaahu Akbar.

GROUP:
Allaahu Akbar.

KATE:
The tragedy is the Palestinians
and the Jews are so much alike.

CHARLIE
How's that?

All through history,

no one's wanted
either of them.

C.J.:
Good morning.

Let me,
as has become my custom,

give you a tantalizing yet
maddeningly generic rundown

of what's gone on since
yesterday afternoon's
briefing.

The President had
a bilateral meeting

with Prime Minister Zahavy.

I think this was sometime
after 10:00 p.m.

This was at the
Prime Minister's cabin.

The President then hosted
Chairman Farad at his cabin.

I won't say whether they played
the obligatory game of Twister.

TOBY:
Fixed positions won't work.

JOSH:
How long
would they be there?

I don't know.
Four years?

Farad's gonna hate it.

Zahavy's gonna hate it
even more.

Do you have
a better idea?

JOSH:
Yeah. Wait till they die.

I'll be free
the whole millennium.

TOBY:
Two old paleo-nationalists

who've been clawing
each others eyes out
for 50 years.

They don't want a deal.

What are they going
to do for fun,

swap recipes
for Matzoh brei?

I hear the lawn bowling's
great in Tel Aviv.

With human pins apparently.

LEO:
How's it coming?

How ya doing?
You look a little...

Those leftover taquitos Will
found in here last night...

Anybody got an antacid,

or maybe an aunt
who knows how to cook?

Keep it. I've got more
back in the room.

So?

Kate has an idea
on security.

Israelis pull out
of the West Bank.

but get to keep troops
in a fixed position

for three or four years.

After that,
they fall back
to Israel,

but get to keep some sort
of early warning posts
for monitoring.

Okay.

Excuse me?

I said okay.

Where were you
for the last
three hours?

Let's take it out
for a walk.

Walking a dog
is a perfect analogy.

Toby's not a fan.

Zahavy may go for it.

But every time
we begin to get anywhere,

Mazar jumps in.

The Defense Minister?

Then split 'em up.

How're we supposed to do that?

I don't know.

You'll think of something.

MAZAR:
I've always wanted
to try skeet shooting.

You shoot often?

Yeah, you know,
once or twice a week

when it's in season.

Here we are gentlemen.

So tell me, Toby,
how exactly does
this work?

Well, they hurl
a couple clay pigeons,

we shoot 'em.

Unless they hurl
the wrong direction.

Then we duck.

( Mazar laughs )

You know how
to fire a gun, sir?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Ready, Mr. Minister?

Pull!

How long were you in the Army?

I still am.

Every Israeli citizen
is in the reserves.

Your turn.

You're sure
you know how to do this?

I know back in Israel

you play this game
with Cobra gunships,

but I'm fine.

What?

You may not want
to rest like this.

You have to stand you know,
more firm.

Yeah, well, this is the way
we do it in Brooklyn.

Pull.

Fixed positions
in the West Bank for four years?

Maybe less

if things go well.

Then how many
monitoring sites after?

Two or three.

So you can keep
an eye on the
Jordanian border

and the Palestinians.

Could be more
than four years
if that's what...

We would need a mechanism

to deal
with emergency developments.

He'll do it?

Some version of it,
yes, sir.

And Farad?

KATE:
Farad'll be the last
to sign on.

Mukarat will probably
support it

if we can get him away
from Farad.

Where are we on right of return?

Israelis won't do
an unlimited right.

Farad is standing
on principle.

I can work on him.

I think he likes me.

Josh, Will,
get back in

with Zahavy before Toby has to
start feeding the clay pigeons,

and get him to commit
on security.

Okay, let's go.

We may just have
our tennis match.

You don't think so?

We haven't gotten
to the tough part.

We're making progress.

Yes, sir, you are

and that's laudable.

Laudable?

You make it sound like
an honorarium

from some two-bit chiropractic
college in Arizona.

When are you planning
to discuss Jerusalem?

That'll be the last thing.

Because it's the only...

Damn it,
don't you think
I know that?!

I'll go see if I can get Galit

to give us a number
on compensation.

Mr. Chairman, I know
how difficult it would be

for you to even appear to be
abandoning your principle.

But it's just not reasonable

to ask that the Israelis allow

an unlimited number
of refugees to return.

I was born in
the city of Safed.

Do you know Safed?

It's in the mountains
of upper Galilee.

I was eight years old
when the British left.

There were 52,000
Arabs in Safed,

only 1,300 Jews.

Within a month,
the Haganah had
taken over the city.

My older sister Amira
was killed.

The body of my
brother Aziz...

was found hanging from
a burned Cyprus tree.

We fled to Syria,

lived in tents,

ate United Nations
handouts and surplus
American cheese.

I still remember the
view of the valley

from the roof
of our house,

the smell of
the pomegranates...

the sound of children
playing in our orchard.

The home of my father,
of my aunts, my uncles,

they are now art galleries
and bed-and-breakfasts.

Will I get to go
home, Ms. Harper?

No, sir, probably not.

But is that worth
not having any home at all?

You get Farad to go along
on right of return?

I think it's doable.

I'm taking her with me
next time I buy a car.

That leaves us with the big one.

Any chance we can just
give Jerusalem to the Swiss?

JOSH:
So, who goes in?

I do.

PRESIDENT:
Shared sovereignty
of Jerusalem

is the only realistic approach.

No.

If anyone led you
to believe that

we could agree to
anything less...
Mr. Chairman,

do you really want
to see your people

oppressed
for another generation?

Shared custody of the city
and its Holy Sites is...

Why do you continue
to support Israel?

Hatred of America
grows because of this.

And not just
in the Muslim countries.
I've done more

to support you
and the Palestinian cause

than anyone who's ever sat
in my chair.

The Haram al-Sharif,
the Dome of the Rock,

stands on the site where
the Prophet Muhammad

landed in his divine journey
from Mecca to Jerusalem.

Mr. Chairman,

there isn't a single member
of your delegation

who doesn't think
turning down the U.N. offer

of a Palestinian homeland
in 1947 was lunacy,

a colossal mistake.

Please...

do not make
the same mistake today.

He's not gonna do it.

Farad's elevated
being a victim
into an art form.

What?
Nothing.

Come on, you're not
starting to buy what
he's selling, too.

He's a terrorist.

With some legitimate grievances.

Please.
What, now suddenly
you're Jewish?

I don't remember
seeing you at temple.

1938. Millions of men,
women and children

running for their lives
from gas chambers tried
to seek refuge in

any country that
would take them--

nobody would,
including America.

So they settled
in the middle of a region

that still believes
in public stonings and harems?

Palestinians are the Jews
of the Arab world.

Even with the bombs,
Israel is the one place
it's okay to be Jewish.

And here.
German Jews

in the '20s were
mighty comfortable.

Well, this isn't Germany.

This is America.
Yeah, home of the KKK.

Where you and I work
in the White House,

to make sure
the Justice Department

rips their Jew-hating hoods off.

Bartlet got to Farad.

PRESIDENT:
The general principle would be

that Arab areas are Palestinian
and Jewish areas are Israeli.

Israeli sovereignty
over the Western Wall;

Palestinian sovereignty
over the Haram.

There would have to be
a firm commitment

from both parties
not to excavate

under the Haram or behind
the wall, of course.

You have kept us
here for five days,

negotiating, cajoling
us into things we
didn't want to do.

But we have tried,
struggled,

to find a common ground

because we value
your friendship

and that of the
United States.

( sighs ):
But...

I have taken a solemn oath,
before God and my people,

not to give up Jerusalem!

I told you that
on the first day.

I told you, and yet
you continued to
talk and to talk.

You have not
been listening.

Uh... Mr. President, my...

my right eye will fall out...

my right arm will fall off,

before I ever sign
a document giving
up Jerusalem!

Mr. Prime Minister,
please listen.

No. There have been enough
words, Mr. President.

We are going home.

Thank you.

( bird chirping )

TOBY:
We go to Mukarat,

convince him...

to take something less
than sovereignty

over the Arab sections
of the city.

Something less,
like what?

I don't know.

Some sort
of custodial
arrangement.

WILL:
How about a floral arrangement--
"Best Wishes

for the 93rd
Intifada."
CHARLIE:
State put off

the Israelis' departure
till 8:00 in the morning.

What'd they tell them?
That the state police

needed ten hours
to secure the route.

PRESIDENT:
Call C.J.,

tell her there'll be
an announcement in the morning.

Yeah.
Have we started working
on a statement yet?

"A cycle that cannot
be broken overnight.

A step toward...
insert-your-favorite-
platitude-here."

There's always
"regional calamity."

PRESIDENT:
All right, everyone...

let's all get
a good night's sleep.

Good night, sir.

I'll have C.J. work
on some postmortems,

get our side
of the story out.

Maybe a one-on-one
with Time or Newsweek?

They weren't ready.

Good night, Mr. President.

( kisses )

KATE:
Cell phone service
sucks up here.

Yeah, not many good spots.

This is usually one of them.

Who you trying to call
at 2:00 in the morning?

Someone you hate, I hope.

Germany. It's morning
over there already.

Your assistant
doing better?

She may fly back
on Wednesday.

It's a search
for two freedoms.

For Israel,
the freedom from terror;

for the Palestinians...
freedom from Israel.

That's what Efraim Nachum
called it.

His book on the Six-Day War
is pretty...

What? Boring?

Overwritten?

Find Toby and Will.

I'll meet you at Aspen.

What?

Get Toby and Will!

After the Six-Day War,
the Israelis offered

to give the U.N.
diplomatic status

and immunities
in the Holy Sites in Jerusalem.

So?

So if they were willing to do it
in '67, why not now?

They give the Muslim
Holy Sites the status

of diplomatic missions.

The Israelis can keep all
the sovereignty they want,
they still can't

enter without
permission from

the Palestinians.
So the Palestinians

would have
a sovereign-like state

that was inviolable, like

a foreign embassy.
Palestinians'll
love it,

'cause it gives them the same
custodial status over the Haram

that the Saudis have
over sites like Mecca, Medina.

There's only one catch.

When the Israelis
offered it the first time,

they wanted peacekeepers
as part of the deal,

in Jerusalem
and throughout
the West Bank.

The U.N. will cough
up peacekeepers

if it will solve
the Middle East crisis.

It can't be the U.N.

U.N. peacekeepers
have no credibility

with the Israelis--
they let Egypt
attack Israel

through the Sinai in '67.

It's gonna have to be us.

How many troops?

Israelis have around 20,000

in the West Bank
and Gaza right now.
The Europeans

will probably pitch in,
maybe contribute ten percent.

18,000 American troops
patrolling the PLO's backyard?

Where the hell is Leo?

WILL:
How are the other Arab nations
gonna feel about this?

King of Jordan will
put up with some
new neighbors.

It'll give him
peace and quiet in
his own backyard.

JOSH:
And folks in the West Bank
are just gonna roll out

the welcome mat for GI Joe
when he climbs out of his Humvee

in Ramallah?

Well, if we're gonna
stay up all night,
I'm gonna order

some coffee and get dressed.

JOSH:
Is this really our job?

Sending American teenagers
into that breach?

What're we talking about?

About putting an American
peacekeeping force

in the territories.

And we think that's a goodidea?

Some of us do.
The Palestinians

want the Israelis out
of the territories,
and the Israelis

don't want to leave
the Palestinians there alone.

They'll need an outside force
to secure the borders,

to ensure a smooth transition.

You think Congress
is gonna authorize that?
They've been asking

for a show of force.
We'd be throwing
ourselves

into a conflict we
don't understand.

It'd give religious fanatics
even more to scream about.

Not to mention political
capital, economic costs.

It shouldn't be our job,
but no one else can do it.

Could I speak to you
privately for a moment?

I can't support
this decision.

For a short period
we may be welcome,

but what happens when we have
to start kicking in doors,

declare martial law,
enforce curfews?

Once they establish
a rule of law

and their economy settles
down, they'll be fine.

This isn't a romp
in the desert.

You're committing
American lives

to something that
may go on for decades.

( shouting ):
How are we not
involved n...

We can't keep having
this argument.

No, sir, we can't.

If my counsel is no longer
of use to you, perhaps...

So if I disagree with
your advice, you have
to threaten me?

This is your own
League of Nations...

and it'll ruin you,
like it ruined Wilson.

Okay.

I'll need your successor
in place before you leave.

I'll get you some names.
Yeah.

JOSH:
Is everything
all right?

Yeah.

He's still gonna do it?

You should get back in there.

Find out what the President...

You sure you're okay?

I just need some air.

Go.

Go.

( water rushing )

( water rushing )

( gasping, panting )

( quiet, sustained grunt )

( panting )

( breathing slows )

( grunting, gasping )

( panting )

( continues panting )

Just a second,
Mr. President.
Thank you.

Zahavy...
( speaks Hebrew )

Good morning,
Mr. Prime Minister.

Mr. President.

Thank you for seeing me.

Of course.

Can we take a walk?

Good morning, everybody.

If you could settle down,
please.

I'm pleased to announce
that this afternoon at 2:00

Prime Minister Zahavy,
Chairman Farad

and President Bartlet will hold
a joint press conference

( reporters shouting )
in the East Room
to describe a tentative accord

that's been reached
between the parties.

WILL:
Congress won't
approve it.

JOSH:
They don't have
to approve it--

we're not declaring war,
we're not even trying to build

one of those
aquatic history museums.

They still have to fund it.

It'll never get that far--
Farad'll find some way

to trip over his own shoes

before we ever get a chance
to resole 'em.

No round-trip
on Marine One?

KATE:
Yeah, what a shame.

You talk to Leo
this morning?

I couldn't find him.
He must've headed back early.

Any idea how he wants
us to handle this?

No. I'll try calling him.

( dialing )

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