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It also does not only raise hopes but also president trump is going to have to confront the hard truths of middle east peace making. and certainly, watching individuals and seeing how he has gone to the western wall, how he is now in bethlehem in the presidential palace. these are visuals not typically seen of american presidents in israel and in the west bank. so that will raise expectations. certainly amongst those who are advocating for a middle east peace solution. and that includes his prev...

And people should be allowed to protest. so we dont want any of those actions or feelings from any other country to come in and invade what we do in the u.s., and so they are very aware that we did not appreciate it. they are very aware that it cannot happen again. >> is that going to come up do you think during your visit in turkey? >> i dont know. well see. >> what is the administrations position on a two-state solution? >> they want israel and the palestinians to decide what to do. what the u...

And wrong and the bigger point, they are damaging the relation between the united states and russia at an important time. >> i was going to ask you about this, if they can be damaged any more than they are right now. and it also, perhaps, delays relating to the mess in the middle east and doing something about it and working together on the wars going on. >> reporter: sure, i mean, there are very big important issues that are very important for russia to deal with, and they are currently deal wi...

Secretary of state john kerry criticizing israel and prime minister benjamin netanyahu in a policy speech weeks before leaving office. the two-state solution is in jeopardy and blaming prime minister netanyahu for standing in the way of peace. >> the israeli prime minister publicly supports a two-state solution. but his current coalition is the most right wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> kerry defending u.s. support of israel and the decision by the ...

Say it is ashame that secretary kerry does not see this simple truth. >> reporter: perhaps not surprising that palestinians welcome the speech saying this is what israel has to do to get back to the table. president abbas says the moment they stop settlement construction freezes settlements. from what we heard, alison, or yesterday from the speeches and responses that doesnt seem likely to happen anytime soon. >> you know it is an interesting turn of events that the white house is kind of soften...

Resolutions calling on the recognition of palestine as a state. heres what deputy national security adviser ben rhoads told me. >> just to be clear here, when secretary kerry says these are not the choices we will make, which is kind of vague, is he saying that the u.s. would veto any resolution in the u.n. which might dictate a peace solution or might recognize a palestinian state? >> yes. >> he would veto that? >> yes. >> the u.s. will veto that? >> yes. >> pretty clear. cnns oren liebermann i...

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 ...

Recognize a palestinian state absent an agreement. but i want to make clear today, these are not the choices that we will make. >> just to be clear here, when secretary kerry says these are not the choices we will make, which is kind of vague, is he saying that the u.s. would veto any resolution in the u.n. which might dictate a peace solution or might recognize a palestinian state? >> yes. >> he would veto that? the u.s. will veto that? >> yes. weve made that clear over and over, jake. >> the p...

We need to be taking right now at this point in time, and i just -- i just -- i agree with the president on this. i think hes making the right call. >> yeah. >> i can understand, though, when you take into account that president obama received the nobel peace prize for middle east relations, you know, i do see the concern there. >> robin, if youre going to -- almost before he was sworn in, barely. >> thats exactly right. thats exactly right, though, but if youre going to have a peace solution be...