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Secretary of state, henry kissen jesh, announced a, quote, reassessment of u.s. policy toward israel, creating a major chill at the time. president ronald reagan suspended aircraft shipments to israel following its air strikes against the iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981. reagans u.n. ambassador jeane kirkpatrick was told to vote in favor of a united nations security council resolution conseming israel. and in 1992 when israel refused to stop settlement construction on the west bank, president h.w....

Process. >> secretary clinton spokesman says israels commitment must be indeed, not just words. the palestinians may not end the ten month peace talk if israel doesnt suspend settlement construction. >> bret: wendell goler live on the north lawn. thank you. west would also like to see israel and syria make peace. one issue in particular is holding that up. amy kellogg looks at the tug-of-war. >> they call it the shouting valley, because families are separated by a fence so they literally shout b...

Process. >> secretary clinton spokesman says israels commitment must be indeed, not just words. the palestinians may not end the ten month peace talk if israel doesnt suspend settlement construction. >> bret: wendell goler live on the north lawn. thank you. west would also like to see israel and syria make peace. one issue in particular is holding that up. amy kellogg looks at the tug-of-war. >> they call it the shouting valley, because families are separated by a fence so they literally shout b...

A look on the our top stories right now. deadly explosions rocked kandahar province in southern afghanistan. it killed 35 people and dozens more hurt. allied forces are expanding their operations against the taliban in that area. former u.s. secretary of state henry kissinger is in a hospital in seoul, south korea, where he is being treated for a stomach virus. a doctor tells cnn all of kissingers signs are normal and he could be released tomorrow. the 86-year-old kissinger is in south korea f...

No claim of responsibility, but kandahar is a taliban strong hold. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is lashing out as israel over its plans for new settlement construction in the disputed territory of east jerusalem. israeli announcement came during the visit of vice president joe biden this week. clinton expressed the obama administrations anger over the plan in a phone call with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on tuesday. clinton discussed the issue with cnn. >> and the announ...

Total rebuke, a slap in the face. notice when the interior ministry when they apologized today, he apologized for the timing saying maybe i should have waited for a week but did not apologize for the substance. they are unapologetically going forward with settlement construction in east jerusalem. >> david, what is your view on this? this kind of thing happens occasionally, an american official comes over here and there is the strong demonstration of independence, in fact, you might say recalcit...

Relationship with the united states. listen. >> quite frankly, folks, sometimes only a friend can deliver the hardest truth. the united states will continue to hold both sides accountable for any statements or any actions that inflame tensions or prejudice the outcome of these talks. >> joining us now, former secretary of state under president clinton, madelyn albrig albright. it is so night to have you with us, madam secretary. you are the perfect person to have on this occasion. so the vice pr...

I think symbolism was noted when biden showed up 90 minutes late to his dinner with the prime minister. you yank our chains, two can play at that game. i dont think there is any way to interpret it other than a total rebuke, a slap in the face. notice when the interior ministry when they apologized today, he apologized for the timing saying maybe i should have waited for a week but did not apologize for the substance. they are unapologetically going forward with settlement construction in east j...

What a story out of kansas city, lindsey, thank you for your report. >> it does bring attention to this issue weve been talking about, these state budgets and then it trickles down to these county budgets and this is what happens. youve got these drastic measures that folks have to today. kansas city has population issues. >> so many schools get their funding from property taxes, too. it is just all of it connected. >> it is a trickle-down effect in the worst way. making the best of an awkward...

On-on-one with the vp. lets play "hardball." good evening. im chris matthews in jerusalem. im here in jerusalem where the united states has just been whacked in the face by the israeli government. its announcement of new settlement construction is the new story especially after vice president biden said here yesterday there is no space at all between the united states and israel. well, there is now. ive got some tough thoughts on that later. i have part two of my interview with vice president bi...