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Rhetorical low that many of his critics call -- described between the u.s. and israel? >> well, look, i think all american presidents since the creation of israel have, you know, been pro israel i think certainly the obama administration has. but as ron has alluded to. president obama does believe in the two state solution. hes been more of the simon perez view of how israel. you have with donald trump a rubber stamp. its netanyahus dream, were going to move the american embassy into jerusalem. ...

Domestically. >> it reflects the divide. the security relationship is strong. there is a fundamental disagreement between the obama administration and the netanyahu government as there was between bill clintons government aover what is the best path for israel. under democratic presidents there is no question there is a view that there needs to be a real two state solution to provide a lasting stable peace in that part of the world. and it is clear, also, that netanyahu is happy. that divide is ...

You end up getting more land that you are supposed to give that up and let your enemies get even closer to you. thats absurd. the two state solution is no solution. its never gonna work. i know its been our policy but its a foolish policy. its feckless and itsdangerous. and the fact is the palestinians have no intention of ever coming to a peace accord. remember, in 1995, when ehud barak was basically willing to give up 95% of the israeli land and rejected it? why. they dont want peace. palestin...

Major obstacle in the promotion of a two state solution to this conflict. >> you argue that the president action or administrations actions at the security council was in line with longstanding american policy which is opposing israeli settlements. doesnt the u.s. abstaining also fly in the face of decades of another u.s. policy which is to protect israel at the u.n. which is a place israel often needs protecting? >> right. of course, i should say at the outset that the united nations should hav...

Now officially show that this is an administration that was blatantly not friendly to israel. and every time they had a chance to undermine israel, they did this. also incredibly spiteful, why you would do in this this way. almost seems like a personal vendetta. and it is not going help in the middle east. if you want your legacy to be instability in the middle east this is a great way to go about doing it. and i think you are going to see a very different relationship under donald trump which w...

Gotten so much worse that it is now putting at risk the very viability of that two state solution. the total set her population in the west bank east and jerusalem exceeds 590,000. nearly 90,000 settlers are living east of the separation barrier created by israel itself. >> congressman, whats your response to her argument that there cant be peace between israelis and palestinians as long as israel keeps building these settlements? >> for a very long time there has been a willingness on the part ...

Viable two state solution that would end the conflict. one has to make a choice between settlements and separation. >> up on capitol hill president obama receiving backlash from republican and some democratic members of congress. house speaker paul ryan calling the vote shameful and saying it sets a dangerous precedent and may further demonize israel. prime minister netanyahu has also accused president obama of colluding with israels enemies in the decision. but the president has received some p...

International community including israels closest friends and allies for the two state solution and their deep concern over the deteriorating status between israelis and palestinians and the lack of meaningful progress towards peace. the president of j street joins me now. critics see this as a slap in the face to israel. your group has a very different view. >> we do. its not a slap in the face to israel. what it is is a reminder to the israeli right wing and to the settler movement in particul...

Because the u.n. hasnt been impartial on the issue. >> when it comes to status issues, we believe those should be negotiated between the parties. >> reporter: rhodes repeating the assertion that the president has done more for israels security than any other u.s. president noting that $38 billion military aid package. but when asked whether he thought israeli prime minister netanyahu was committed to peace, rhodes sounded skeptical. >> at a certain point, the words and actions become irreconcila...

That added to the settlement enterprise. the u.s. was tired of defending the israelis from the consequences and mistakes. but i think theres something else going on, too, which is that as the president looks forward to the next president, as he looks to the person, the next president has designated as the ambassador to israel, committed to the settlement enterprise, president obama said the window for two state solution for solving this problem ammic bli are closing. when the history books are w...