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We have a tremendous amount of respect for the people of australia. it was a follow up on the call. were going to continue to work through this. were going to honor the commitments that weve made in some way. meaning that we are going to vet these people in accordance with the agreement that happened and well continue to have further updates as we do. john roberts. >> last night about the sett settlemen settlements, theres been a shift in u.s. policy. you didnt think they were helpful to achievi...

Hallmark of policies for decades through different parties administrations. the white house settlement statement came a few hours after president trump met with king abdullah of jordan. the country that borders israel and is obviously very interested in a peaceful two-state solution. huge player there. joining me now, peter baker, chief white house correspondent who just returned to d.c. after five months in the jerusalem bureau for the "new york times." mr. baker, how are you, sir? >> hey chuck...

For the people of australia, for prime minister turnbull, and it was a follow-up on the call, but we are going to continue to work through this. we are going to honor the commitments that weve made in some way. meaning that we are going to vet these people in accordance with the agreement that happened. and we will continue to have further updates as we do. >> the statement last night on settlements in israel, has there been a shift in u.s. policy? while you said that you didnt think that they w...

The sanctions are in response to what they call continuous terrorist activity in irans ballistic missile test and on israel, a headline on the jerusalem post. the white house warned israel to seize settlement announce mentes that are unilateral to forge middle east peace which he announced hell do and quote, administration confirmed trump is committed to a comprehensive two-state solution to the israeli palestinian conflict negotiated between the parties. following that something of a bombshell,...

Territory israel says it owns, harder to make a deal, not that theres any deal in the offing with the palestinians. >> shepard: if youre political about this matter, you have your own thoughts and ideas. the thinking behind those that argued against the settlements, that settlement and land that the palestinians would want, should there be a two-state solution. the theory has been, the idea, the working idea has always been, that will be your land, this is israels land when we end up dividing. b...

Wanted to meet with benjamin netanyahu first after doing so issued standard american policy we would prefer no one whose settlements be issued and prefer that things calm down and we have a two-state solution. so he reiterated traditional american policy and no one is giving him a thumbs up or the abdula meeting thumbs up. i talked to republicans at the prayer breakfast and they love the idea of getting rid of the johnson amendment. its a great sticking point and ecstatic. the doom and gloom ove...

Are they pivots or a blip? foreign policy known for the similarity. tal kopan is in washington for us. tal, good morning to you. >> please start talking. >> i hope you are in better shape than i am. what is going on? are they pivoting or is this permanent? >> you said the dirty secret is when presidents change parties, american foreign policy doesnt change much. keep in mind a lot of things trump ran on during the campaign were marketedly different from presidents in the past. especially regardi...

Middle east back to negotiating a peaceful outcome, a two-state solution. so, im pleased that the administration isnt doing more to provoke passions and inflame the conflict there. i think to do that in the context of this muslim ban would be catastrophic. >> and you also oppose the u.s. moving its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem, is that right? >> i dont oppose it but i think it ought to be part of the negotiated outcome between the parties. i think trying to impose that ourselves would be, ...

Warned israel yesterday to stop making settlement announcements that undermine the presidents efforts to bring peace. the official also said the president is committed to a two-state solution. the netanyahu administration -- since president trump took office and it comes just two weeks before prime minister netanyahu is to meet. the american desire for peace between the israelis and palestinians has remained unchanged for 250 years. existing settlements may not be helpful in achieving that goal....

It was announced that president obama after definitely executing a side bar with king abdula couldnt happen because he wanted to meet with benjamin netanyahu first after doing so issued standard american policy we would prefer no one whose settlements be issued and prefer that things calm down and we have a two-state solution. so he reiterated traditional american policy and no one is giving him a thumbs up or the abdula meeting thumbs up. i talked to republicans at the prayer breakfast and they...