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>> the vote in the united nations was about preserving the two-state solution. thats what we were standing up for. the two-state solution is now in serious jeopardy. >> reporter: kerry acknowledged the u.s. consulted on the resolution, but denies israels claim in the u.s. was the driving force behind it. >> the united states did not draft or originate this resolution, nor did we put it forward. >> reporter: israels netanyahu called kerrys speech disappointing and more. >> israelis do not need to...

With less than a month left in president obamas presidency, americas top diplomat, john kerry, making a speech today, with some tough talk for israel and prime minister benjamin netanyahu. netanyahu calling the speech deeply disappointing. so lets discuss now with ambassador danny denon, israels permanent representative to the u.n. welcome back. we saw each other, we spoke this morning before secretary of state john kerry gave his speech essentially saying that the israeli settlements put the tw...

>> the israeli prime minister publicly supports a two-state solution. his current coalition is the most right wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> reporter: netanyahu firing back, calling the speech a disappointment a bias attack that paid lip service to terror attacks by palestinians. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> reporter: despite repeated denials orchestrating fridays united nations condemn...

Two-state solution. >> how much of the animosity between the president and netanyahu and everything weve seen played out simply israeli domestic politics? >> well, the animosity has been clooer for a very long time, but thats not really at the heart of the dispuchlt personal chemistry was terrible, but they have a much more fundamental different view of what the region should look like and what their obligation should be. the policy violated u.s. policy. the u.s. has repeatedly called on israel ...

>> so general herzog, let me ask you, is there any possible way that the settlements that are being built not within the area that might become part of greater israel in a peace deal, but the part -- the settlements that are way beyond any security barrier deep into the west bank near the border with jordan, is there any way that those can be viewed as anything other than essentially a policy against the two-state solution? >> well, i personally support the policy of not doing settlement activit...

Israels future as a jewish and democratic state, living side by side in peace and security with its neighbors. the status quo is leading towards one state and perpetual occupation. 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. the result is that policies of this government which the prime minister himself just described as more committed to settlements than...

Viable two-state solution to be destroyed before our own eyes. >> president-elect donald trump weighing in on kerrys speech from florida. >> we have to have peace. i think it set us back. but, well see what happens after january 20th. right? >> netanyahu saying hell work with trump to try to repeal the u.n. security council resolution, and limit the damage done to israel. he says hes -- hes urging president barack obama not to make any more moves at the u.n. security council. don, it was kerry w...

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 ...

That was made yesterday by secretary kerry was this idea that, you know, in a one-state solution that israel cant be both jewish state and democracy, do you accept that? >> i think everybody believes that there needs to be a two-state solution, the united states should not be supporting creation of a second state that would be a terror state, antiamerican and that will further add to enormous instability and crisis in the middle east. you can be a strong believer in two-state solution but you ha...

Our tax money to the israeli military, that it is protect israel so uncritically until this one resolution this past week. so i think that there was a bit of a misreading of where public opinion is versus opinion inside that washington bubble. the second thing that he was trying to do was to defend or protect this idea of a two-state solution. at a moment when i think a lot of people believe that the two-state solution is over and done, its dead. its been killed by settlements. there is just no ...