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Administration. no representatives from the incoming administration are taking part either in whats happening in paris. trump has made it clear he doesnt support this conference. i think secretary kerry will make a speech. that gets at why this conference may have no immediate effect on its own. whats important, this conference doesnt stand on its own from israel and the palestinian perspective. it is part of the process we have seen from the first security resolution to the kerry speech. if thi...

Most right wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> kerry supporting the defense to abstain in the vote of israeli settlements. now after kerrys speech, a top adviser telling cnn the white house would veto any u.n. resolution dictating a peace solution or recognizing a palestinian state. reaction to the kerry speech was swift and strong. the prime minister called it a bias attack to pay lip service to palestinian terror. lets get more from oren liebermann. >...

>> kerry defending the decision by the u.s. to abstain in the u.n. vote condemninges israelis settleme settlements. now the white house would veto any u.n. resolution dictating a peace solution or recognizing a palestinian state. reaction to the kerry speech was swift and strong. especially from the prime minister who called it a bias attack that paid lip service from palestinian terror. lets get more from oren liebermann live in jerusalem. >> reporter: good morning, alison. one of the comments ...

Israel. they believe in one state. the two-state solution was over, and he said in good conscience, the administration could not protect the most extreme elements of the settler movement as it tries to destroy the two-state solution. now, clearly, this context of the vote, he said that is why the u.s. had to make this very controversial decision to abstain from that u.n. resolution condemning the settlements, because they feel so strongly about it. >> aaron, your take. youve heard more than one ...

Allow the security council to approve a resolution declaring israeli settlements illegal. kerry denying allegation that is the u.s. drafted and put forward the resolution. they warned it would undermine the conflict. benjamin netanyahu saying that the speech was a great disappointment and they do not need to be lectured about peace by foreign leaders and he is ready to resume if israel freezes settlement construction. president-elect donald trump holding meetings with the agriculture secretaries...

A sitting president and from a soon to be president. they are getting two very different messages when it comes to global policy. some working on the transition say it amounts to obstruction. >> this administration is not working to help the smooth transition of trump take office. they are doing everything they can to make this a bumpy road. >> president-elect donald trump emerging moments ago with a different take on the transition. we will get to that and much more ahead this afternoon. we do ...

Were continuing to gauge reaction, get reaction, to the big speech we just ladder from secretary of state john kerry. his vision forward. a blunt, at times angry message by the secretary. elise labott watching with us. what are you picking up? >> reporter: i want to read something i got from an israeli friend of mine communicating oer over the years and very tough against the u.s. and in particular president obama and secretary kerry. this person just e-mailed me says the speech was very, very g...

Oren lieberman is there. oren, we heard there from the former israeli ambassador, a clear message on his reaction to john kerrys speech. what other reactions are you hearing from israelis and palestinians? >> reporter: women, let me point out one thing, an interesting point. one of your guests suggested this was a speech directed for the israeli public. if so, if that really was the intent, that intent missed the mark. the speech wasnt carried live here. part of that may be the language differen...

Ta naftali bennett, that john kerry called out specifically, the one right after john kerrys, after president-elect donald trump election set the era of a palestinian state is over and hasnt backed down you on that at all saying israel would never allow a terrorist state nearby, reinforcing what kerry said is the problem here. kerry said the problem is that the israeli government is led by settler leaders, naftali bennett, a settler leader, to the right of netanyahu, doubled down on his comments...

Who was so fundamentally frustrated by the absence of progress and so convinced that the two-state solution is about to become the one-state outcome, and unless something is done, his efforts and the efforts of the united states is doomed. it is interesting that the secretary of state gave this speech. not the president. we had the reagan plan, we had the clinton parameters, and now we have the kerry speech. >> what does that tell you. i also argue the context here as i think elise mentioned i...