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  Following the 1967 Six Day War initiated by Arab countries, Israel, by virtue of its resounding victory, expanded the territory under its control. While the Sinai Peninsula was subsequently returned to Egypt as part of the 1979 peace agreement, and whereas Israel in 2005 fully withdrew from the Gaza Strip, the Jewish State has to date not fully relinquished the West Bank (also known by its biblical name, Judea and Samaria), which for two decades beginning in 1948 was administered by Jordan a...

I mean, we have people killed by terrorism. we get people nifd in the name of allah. thats a very immediate and urgent problem. the palestinians have a variety of needs. first of all, i think honor and respect is very important. and we have shown an ability to do that and we will do that if the palestinians will come to first base with us. i think we are willing, the prime minister has said he is willing to accept a palestinian state thats demilitarized, that recognizes the rights of the jewish ...

Officially throw in the towel on that? >> i think this is a great learning moment for u.s. audiences to check out a map. if you cant make it to the region, and many people cant because israel denies entry to those who arent interested in human rights specifically, this is a great time to look at a map and let people decide for themselves. the occupied territories are 22% of mandatory palestine. israel has never declared its borders and has expanded them. the settlements were talking about arent ...

Is a great time to look at a map and let people decide for themselves. the occupied territories are 22% of mandatory palestine. israel has never declared its borders and has expanded them. the settlements were talking about arent part of the perimeter of the west bank to expand israels defensible borders. the settlements are built in the middle, they by sect t west bank -- >> no, i understand that. noura, you are citing the facts on the ground and thats something -- >> so that speaks for itself,...

Learning moment for u.s. audiences to check out a map. if you cant make it to the region -- and many people cant because israel denies entry to those who are interested in human rights specifically -- this is a great moment to show a map and let people decide for themselves. the occupied territories are 22% of mandatory palestine. israel has never declared its borders and has expanded them. the settlements that were talking about arent on the perimeter of the west bank to expand israels defensib...

Reflecting the interests of the state of israel as president obama reflects the interests of the united states. and i think what this election was about, the election was essentially a mandate for the positions that prime minister netanyahu has taken on iran on a united jerusalem, and on having israel with defensible borders, not the 1967 lines. and these are the positions that the prime minister will try, im sure in the future to explain to president obama, and they will have to work together. ...

>> because there seems to be some significant tension. >> thats because youre never in the conversations. im in the conversations. >> from what we saw what was going on in the oval office last friday, it seemed a little rough. >> let me tell you something, i think we can have some disagreements but we have an agreement about the basic alliance between israel and the united states, the quest for peace, need for defensible borders, the inadmissibility of hamas, the need for the palestinians to rec...

And that allows them to prosper. any agreement with the palestinian people must preserve israels identity as a jewish state, with security recognized defensible borders. and jerusalem will remain the capital of israel and it must remain undivided. >> seriously, jerusalem will remain the capital of israel and it must remain undivided. rendell. compare and contrast. then and now. what happened? >> he was running for office. >> thats just not the truth, is it? >> well -- >> thats just not the truth...