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Incidents across the united states. i wonder what you say among the jewish communities, who believe and feel that your administration is playing with racist tones. mr. prime minister, do you agree for the need north israel to restrain or stop cement activity in the west bank. simple question. do you back off from your vision of the end of the two-state solution, as you layed out in the speech or do you still support it? >> well, i want to say that we are very learned by the victory that we had. ...

Were back with the world lead and president trumps afternoon with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, very well could have been today apartments top story, the two men hitting a reset after israels strained relationship with president obama. and their joint news conference, prime minister netanyahu said theyll push for a peace deal between israelis and palestinians. unlike the previous u.s. president and the one before that, president trump would not state clear support for a two-state so...

One state solution, two state solutions, well see what the parties agree to. what was your take on these areas where there did seem to be some disagreement? >> well, my take is with regard to the two or one-state solution, president trump seemed to be simply saying that they will accept whatever the parties negotiate and those parties are israel and palestinians. thats been the long-held position that the united states has had. so, i dont think that thats a break from the past. obviously israel ...

In one 12-second answer, president trump overturned decades of american policy regarding a two-state solution for the israelis and palestinian. >> im looking at two state and one state. i look the one that both parties like. im happy with the one that both parties like. >> shepard: a whole new world. american foreign policy was for a two-state solution. one for israel, one for palestine. that was the stated policy of israel as well. the actions made it questionable. the prime minister, benjamin ...

Solution, which is an about-face from previous administrations. is this seen as a huge shift, or is this being interpreted where you are as a tactical and perhaps a temporary solution to help netanyahu at home? >> well, its an about-face from some 50 years of u.s. foreign policy. but the assessment is that, it may be simply that president trump hasnt formulated his middle east policy. weve already seen him back off of some of his campaign pledges to move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. h...

Minister netanyahu and president trump, really trying to rekindle their relationship after eight years of acrimony with president obama. i think initially theyre still in the honeymoon phase. president trump has been clear about his unequivocal support for israel, but i think as the two leaders start to get together and go down the road and talk about whether there should be a two-state solution, what prime minister netanyahu could do to deliver on some of these things, i think, you know, youre ...

Jewish people have. there is no real hero in this thing yet. and good guys like john kerri have tried to do the best they can. the two state solution hasnt reached if you areig. it requires a two-state solution and end of terrorism. they havent been able to do it. >> peter alexander is preparing for that white house, peter, this is a completely different approach to middle east, and the marine guard at the south portico. hoping to ask questions, up until now, the press conferences have been domi...

Ago. the senior news editer is here to describe how the two-state solution would work in practice. >> here is the understanding for middle east peace until this morning. the two-state solutions based on the 48 borders, gazaa and the west bank, one state here, palestine. gazaa and the west bank, the rest of it is israel. one of the problems with that, one of the reasons that palestinian leaders said it wouldnt work. is the settlements, one of the questions is, what happens to them? the bigger que...

We have not heard directly from president trump about the new reports of campaign contacts with russian officials, nor have we heard from him since michael flynn was pushed out of his job at the nsa. as chairman, national security adviser. well hear from president trump shortly when he holds a joint press conference with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> well carry it for you live. these are leaders who like each other a lot. they have traded compliments many times. today theyll pat ...

>> kimberly: you are right. nobody could have guessed tom daschle wouldnt get in in 2009. what about the visit by bibi netanyahu and your take on the interaction at the news conference about the settlements and the two state one state solution. >> for puzder and the israelis it was an unbelievably successful event. i thought bibi was going to break into song at one point. the two-state solution is no longer the holy grail. its the most likely in the most supported around the world but it was a g...