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Would, as you can see by this map, leave the country vulnerable to attack, especially from syria now protected by the golan heights. it got president netanyahus visit off to a rough start. >> reporter: israeli prime minister netanyahu was about to leave for the u.s. when president obama made the announcement that infuriated him. >> we believe the borders of israel and palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps. >> reporter: at the white house friday, netanyahu panned ...

>> obviously there are some differences between us, the precise formulations and language, and thats going to happen between friends.

I think actually all of congress or most of congress stands squarely behind the israelis right now. >> arthel: are you saying its the president who needs to be convinced? >> i think the president is continuing to look for formulations that dont exactly square with what the israelis are looking at. so as the president, i think openly admitted, that theyre going to disagree on the act formulation and i think the president is going to continue to try to bridge certain gaps and the israelis are goin...

Account certain changes that have taken place on the ground, demographic changes that have taken place over the last 44 years. >> reporter: after the initial war of words, the white house hoped the meeting would be a time to kiss and make up. >> obviously there are some differences between us in the precise formulations and language, and thats going to happen between friends. >> we have an enduring bond of friendship between our two countries. >> reporter: for all the niceties, netanyahu drew a ...

People say they want the presidents job. more gop candidates are throwing their hats in the ring. who are these people and why are they running? did someone say running? a big race today for a shot at history. could this be the year we finally have a triple threat in the sport of kings? good morning, everyone. im alex witt this is msnbc saturday. we have new questions today following a tense meeting between the u.s. and one of its long-standing allies. israeli prime minister benjamin netanya...

Its neighbors, including a new sovereign palestine. that brought a strong rebuttal from netanyahu. >> as i told you in our conversation, we dont have a lot of margin for error. and because, mr. president, history will not give the jewish people another chance. >> reporter: president obama downplayed any friction between the two allies. >> obviously there are some differences between us in the precease formulations and language, and thats going to p happen between friends. >> reporter: and mr. ob...

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And we will stand against attempts to single them out against criticism in international forums. but precisely because of our friendship, its important that we tell the truth. the status quo is unsustainable, and israel too must act boldly to advance a lasting peace. >> joining us now richard haass and professor fouad ajami. richard, he declared his support for the two-state solution with pre-67 boarders. the israeli prime minister reacted closely. does it make sense to you why he made this spee...

>> obviously there are some differences between us and the precise formulations and language, and thats going to happen between friends. >> so even the president made reference to the friction in the relationship. white house officials will say those 1967 lines have been the basis for peace deals over the past 20 years. the difference this time is mr. obama is the first american president to stay publicly. trace? >> trace: yeah. mike, we kept waiting for this meeting to end today. these two lead...