Governor Andrew Cuomo spent his Sunday in Israel, going on a one-day whirlwind trip through Jerusalem. State House reporter Zack Fink was the only local TV journalist to travel there with the governor and he filed this report.

Beginning his day at the Holocaust memorial, Yad Vesham in Jerusalem, Governor Cuomo laid a wreath to honor the victims.

Cuomo chose to come to Israel at a time when hate crimes, threats and anti-Semitism are on the rise in America and in New York.

"We must live by the rule that an affront to one is an affront to all," Cuomo said. "And that large fires start as small fires. And we must have zero tolerance for discrimination."

The second part of the trip was economic development. Using the springboard of standing with Israel, Cuomo looked to foster business ties between New York and the Jewish state.

After a  luncheon with Israeli business leaders, Cuomo held a formal press conference where he addressed talk that he is considering running for president in 2020.

"It's unfortunate in many ways because it suggests that a political nature to everything which frankly fuels cynicism about the whole process," Cuomo said.

On Sunday afternoon, Cuomo toured Jerusalem's old city, and even left a message at the holy Western Wall. He also had an opportunity to meet with Israeli police who have an extensive video surveillance system to keep Jerusalem safe.

"They have here a much more intense camera system," Cuomo said. "What we do in New York is we tend to put together footage from private cameras that are in private buildings after the fact. They have their own camera system."

For the final leg of his tour, the Governor held an hour-long meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Cuomo spoke to us exclusively about that meeting just before boarding a plane and heading back to New York.

"We set this trip up in two days the Prime Minister changes his schedule, the president of this," Cuomo said. "Putney changes his schedule. The minister of defense could not have been any better during the meeting the police. So they were very happy that we were here."

This is the second time Cuomo came to Israel as Governor, the first was in 2014.