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I expect him to do the same. youve got to come and sit on the table. >> why not use this opportunity to make a bold counter offer not just a process one but an actual proposal for a palestinian state? >> ive made several offers. his offer and my offer obviously dont cohere. >> he said the problem is youre building settlements -- >> i think is problem is hes inciting terrorism. hes spreading lies. i have complaints. he has complaints. theres only one way to get peace process going. youve got to s...

Them. i expect them to do the same. one is you have to stop this inkrooitment. the second thing, youve got to come in sit on the table. >> why not use this opportunity to make an actual proposal for a palestinian state? >> his offers and my offers obviously dont co-here. lets sit around the table. >> he says the problem is youre building settlements -- >> i think the problem is hes inciting terrorism. were the guardians of the temple. without israel, you know, what will happen on those sacred si...

De-escalate the rhetoric try to move past the tension? >> there may be more than rhetoric here. the united states has been the only country in many instances which has used its veto power in the security council to stop condemnation of israel for building settlements, to call on israel to be more cooperative, to recognize the palestinians as a nation. palestinians are going to continue to try to do that. first of all, this president does not make idle threats. i think weve learned that over his ...

Process will be shorter because of the extensive benjamin netanyahu victory. also the fact he did coalition building during the campaign. he brought them on board with promises not to carry on building settlements or occupied territory and promise that there would not be a palestinian state on his watch, and to the center of israeli politics promised the leader of one of the centrist parties the finance ministry job should he be prime minister. the new netanyahu government is going to encompass ...

Speaks for the israeli right. the generals in the military want to give this a chance. so i think the problem is, a lot of times, they keep people afraid of in israel. keep vote in netanyahu. nothing changes. keep building settlements. nothing changes. an historic opportunity for something different. something different. we havent talked to iran in 34 years. >> we will take a break. >> can you stay? can i talk you into staying and talking more. >> ow. >> david. stick around. need to hear more ab...

A week talking about them. the president found an interesting approach, telling the palestinians, mr. netanyahu will keep building settlements in the west bank until you negotiate a stop to them, and telling mr. netanyahu the palestinian also keep going to the international committee for resolutions isolating israel unless you go to the table and make a deal. trying to turn negatives into positives. you want to do this within six months. if theyre not negotiating in a few months then what looks ...

Think, is trying to assure or reach three audiences, the people of israel, wherefore uncommitted to israels security, absolutely committed. the palestinians, we want a palestinian state, a two-state solution. and others in the region, friend and foe alike, that the united states is in the region to stay, and were not pulling out any time soon. >> john king, the one thing we didnt hear about today was settlements. why is that, and is that going to be discussed over the next couple of days? >> rep...

Security, absolutely committed. the palestinians, we want a palestinian state, a two-state solution. and others in the region, friend and foe alike, that the united states is in the region to stay, and were not pulling out any time soon. >> john king, the one thing we didnt hear about today was settlements. why is that, and is that going to be discussed over the next couple of days? >> reporter: well, it will be discussed in the morning. you can be syrian, piers, when president obama goes to see...

States is in the region to stay, and were not pulling out any time soon. >> john king, the one thing we didnt hear about today was settlements. why is that, and is that going to be discussed over the next couple of days? >> reporter: well, it will be discussed in the morning. you can be syrian, piers, when president obama goes to see mahmud abbas, his top complaint, im not coming back to the bargaining table until israel stops building settlements in the west bank. and im interested in senator m...

The arab and israeli communities as opposed to a orchestrator. >> let me be very clear. the president has given up on brokering a settlement. he tried very hard, even the first year, he met resistance, he failed, and didnt have the desire and well to force netanyahu to stop building settlements on occupied territory. the fact is after one year, the peace process no longer exists. those palestinians and israelis, i would argue, do not take his rhetoric very seriously. its empty talk, unfortunatel...