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Israeli people are more uncomfortable than any time i have been going to israel. israeli people and their political leaders really question whether or not this new coalition government could ever deliver and i understand why they question that. >> lindsey graham, senator from south carolina, thanks for coming in. >> thank you. at that meeting with the prime minister president obama was firm in insisting u.s. support for israel will remain. >> obviously there are? differences between us and the...

The status quo is unsustainable, and israel too must act boldly to advance a lasting peace. >> joining us now richard haass president of the council on foreign relations. also professor fouad ajami. richard, he declared his support for the two-state solution with pre-67 boarders. the israeli prime minister reacted very quickly, saying those boarders are indefensible. does it make sense to you why he made this speech? >> to be honest, it doesnt. the big events of this spring are the upheavals in ...

>> joining us now richard haass president of the council on foreign relations. also professor fouad ajami. richard, he declared his support for the two-state solution with pre-67 boarders. the israeli prime minister reacted very quickly, saying those boarders are indefensible. does it make sense to you why he made this speech? >> to be honest, it doesnt. the big events of this spring are the upheavals in the arab world. what was to me noticeable about these up heavals is what they were not about...

The differences. at one point netanyahu saying there were going to be differences here and there. president obama, ill note, never mentioned 1967 and the borders but did say there would be differences over, as he put it, precise formulations. thats a euphemism for we had a big fight yesterday, but were trying to make up a little bit obviously, randi. i thought it was also significant, finally, that they both tried to make, you know, bend over backwards to say, look, were going to disagree from t...

Reacted closely. does it make sense to you why he made this speech? >> to be honest, it doesnt. the big events of this spring are the upheavals in the arab world. people were not burning israeli flags or american flags. and the president came forward with this speech, which had different formulations, including the ones about the 67 boarders so forth. the israelis felt the speech was too much, but from the arab point of view, youre hearing it was too little. so it might have been one of those sp...

The right to govern themselves and reach their full potential in a sovereign and contiguous state. >> good morning. its 8:00 a.m. on the east coast as you take a live, miserable look at new york city. mike barnicle, ed rendell, richard haas. we called you after the speech yesterday and wanted to get you in here because the president -- ill let you characterize what the president did yesterday regarding israel and pre-1967 borders. >> he used formulations that had never been precisely used before...

>> carl crawford, this years mvp of the american league. look at the governor. >> every hit wins a game. >> they couldnt find it in the fog. >> i know. just miserable. so, richard haass, thank you for coming on set yesterday. we called you obviously after the speech yesterday. and wanted to get you in here because the president -- ill let you characterize what the president did yesterday regarding israel and pre-1967 borders. >> he used formulations that had never been precisely used before. he ...

Lines with land swaps and the swaps would be for two reasons. for security reasons. there would have to be adjustments in the border and adjustments for demographic reasons to take into account the three large settlement blocks. the devils would be in the details in negotiations. >> you think im overdoing it, talking about 1967, the president of the united states -- that is not politically feasible. like saying -- no, excuse me. >> thats not what it says. zbr. >> its the basis for negotiation. >...

In the middle east when in fact they first showed the repressive nature of that regime when they responded to their own peaceful protest that took place inside iran almost two years ago. finally we discussed the issue of a perspective peace between israelis and palestinians, and i reiterated and we discussed in depth the principals that prind out yesterday, the belief that our ultimate goal has to be a secure israeli state, a jewish state living side-by-side in peace and security with a contiguo...

Israel security concerns and demographic regions to take into account the three large settlement blocks blown up over the last several decades. the negotiations will before over -- >> you think im doing it saying 1967 is not politically feasible, by saying no vouchers, excuse me. >> no. thats not the basis, not saying you go back to the 67 lines no stop, that would be the 67 line with land swaps. thats what negotiations are about. not arguing that, formulations in the middle east and symbolic pa...