in the west, from the Walter
Cronkite school of journalism.
Judy: In Jerusalem today,
president Biden and Israeli
leaders discussed the threat
posed by Iran, despite
differences over a possible
diplomatic deal having to do
with Iran's nuclear program.
The president also reiterated
his support for a 2-state
solution to the ongoing
Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Today he faced questions about
why he is not meeting with the
family of a palestinian-american
journalist, who was killed while
reporting two months ago.
Nick schifrin begins our
coverage.
Nick: On day two of the present
visit, they welcomed him like a
rock star.
Awarding him Israel's highest
civilian honor.
Earlier president Biden in the
prime minister signed what
officials called the blueprint
for future cooperation including
an American promise to use all
elements and its national power
to ensure Iran never acquires a
nuclear weapon.
Israel translate that as a
credible military threat.
>> If they continue to develop
nuclear power, the free world
will lose force.
Nick: Presidents -- present
Bidens present -- position >> We
are not going to wait forever.
Nick: President Biden also met
and traded chuckles with
Benjamin Netanyahu.
Pres. Biden: A two state
solution with two people working
side-by-side in peace and
security.
Nick: Tomorrow president Biden
will bring that message to
Bethlehem where this mural will
greet him.
The prominent
palestinian-american journalist
killed two months ago this week.
He has been reporting from the
occupied area, he was her
producer at Al jazeera and was
with her when she was killed.
>> We kept walking until we
reached this point here.
We got here, we heard the sound
of an explosion, so we stopped.
I turned immediately and shareen
was there.
I told her, they are shooting,
we have to return.
>> He says the shooting started
about 750 feet away.
>> I was shot by a bullet.
Shireen screamed that I got
shot.
The bullets continued in all
directions.
She ran in this direction but
she couldn't get away.
She hid here but the bullets
kept coming.
Here are the bullets of the
Israeli occupation forces.
She was killed by a bullet that
pierced her helmet.
>> Who do you believe shot her?
>> The Israeli occupation
forces.
They shot at us intentionally
and directly.
We were journalist, and there
were no militants among us.
If it was the Palestinians who
shot us, we would have said so.
>> They are armed with cameras.
The defense minister later said
it was impossible to know for
sure who fired the fatal shot.
>> It is important to emphasize
that during this event, like
many others, hundreds of bullets
were fired at troops which
responded with firepower of
their own.
>> Israeli say that there were
other people with weapons, with
guns firing at them at that
moment.
>> These are lies.
The Israeli army is lying.
There were only journalists in
this area and armed patrols.
On July 4, the U.S. Released a
statement saying based on
investigations, gunfire from
Israel defense force positions
were likely responsible.
The bullet was badly damaged.
A senior Israeli official
objected to the U.S. Statement,
telling reporters you cannot say
it's inconclusive on one hand
but conclusive on the other
hand.
The Palestinian justice minister
also criticize the U.S.
Statement, saying it did not go
far enough.
>> American reporters
unfortunately distorted,
camouflage, and misled away from
the path of justice and the
rules of international law.
>> For her knees, her aunt's
death is an un-fillable void --
for her Neice.
>> What happened on the day of
her Fernald -- on the day of her
funeral was a testament to her
legacy.
Tens of thousands came to carry
her on their shoulders, the same
way she carried their voices for
25 years.
>> Within Israeli security
forces attacked her pallbearers.
>> They violated her right to
dignity.
>> This week, she and the rest
of her family spoke to secretary
of state Antony blinken and
asked for a meeting with
president Biden.
>> I would tell him you have all
the power to make a change, to
make a difference.
If you want to leave a lasting
impression during your
presidency and if you want to
uphold all these values of human
rights, protection of
journalists, democracy,
accountability, etc., this is
your time, this is your chance
to make a difference.
>> U.S. Officials say president
Biden is simply too busy on this
trip to meet with the family.
Meanwhie, senior Israeli
official says he does not think
the killing will take away from
any of the accomplishments or
announcements made in the last
two days.
Both U.S. And Israeli officials
are calling this trip a success.
Judy: With regard to our ran,
both the U.S. And Israel say
they have the same goal, but
what about when it comes to how
to achieve that goal?
Nick: I think you just hit the
nail on the head.
Both sides want to prevent Iran
from having a nuclear weapon,
but the U.S. Wants to re-sign
the Iran nuclear deal, and
Israel says it is a bad deal.
At the end of the day, what
Israeli officials say is they
hope the Iranian nuclear deal
kind of dies over the next few
months and that Iran can be
deterred through accommodation
of economic punishment and
military deterrence.
But right now, Iran has never
been as close to a nuclear
weapon as it is today.
Judy: We know that from Israel,
president Biden goes on to Saudi
Arabia tomorrow.
A lot of attention on that trip.
What is known at this point
about plans to meet with the
crown prince muhamed Ben salaam?
Nick: I ask whether he would
shake his hand and the response
was, we are focused on meetings,
not greetings.
For the record, that is neither
a no or a yes.
President Biden was asked if he
would bring up Jamaal khashoggi
in the killing that U.S.
Intelligence believes was
personally blessed by mbs.
President Biden said my position
on khashoggi is clear.
If anyone doesn't understand it,
they haven't been around for a
while.
Each is also neither a yes or a
no.
Judy: We will be watching that
part of the trip very closely.
Nick schifrin reporting late
tonight from Israel.
Thank you, Nick.