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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. >> netanyahu firing back, calling the speech a disappointment, and an attack that pace lip service to terror attacks by palestinians. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> despite repeated denials, netanyahu again accusing the u.s. of orchestrating fridays united nations vote condemnin...

That secretary kerry presented yesterday were presented through a person later, mahmoud abbas, on march 2014, in march 2014, at the white house, and he promised an answer in eight days, and never came back. >> so david, let me ask you, because right now it seems as though secretary kerry and others in the u.s. government, in the obama administration, are concerned that netanyahu and other israeli leaders are essentially abandoning a two-state solution. do you see any evidence that the palestinia...

By including within that agreement goods and produce that is made on israeli settlements in the occupied territories. illegal settlements. by saying in this resolution that all the settlements are illegal, that they have no valid basis, theyre setting the stage for a whole new initiative by europe. thats what makes it so important. >> phyllis, a quick question before we go. are you -- is it your notion at this point that benjamin netanyahu has given up a two-state solution, this is the one-state...

Term interests or the israelis long term interest. >> i met with folks on both of this issue. some acknowledged that facts on the ground have made the two-state solution untenable and even the republican party and its platform removed the two-state solution. is john kerry grasping at an old solution? >> there was never a perfect and easy solution. the problem to me is that i havent seen any real viable alternatives here other than a negotiated settlement that leads to a two-state solution in ter...

Of the two-state solution and the mainstream media believing somehow this fantasy piece they hope to exist will exist. you need a partner on the other side that has not existed for a long time for israel. donald trump is about to usher that in. >> the obama administration is talking about their leg sip. this is a strong eight years for them, but you listen to what john kerry said yesterday, he kept saying over and over again, we have a great relationship with israel. things have been wonderful o...

Their use of the term "right of return" to put forward a position which if you really look at it calls for the expulsion of all jews or virtually all jews from the middle east. so its the extreme position that the palestinian state, not just hamas -- >> just a question for you, congressman. there seems to be conflated today. theres two separate issues. theres a question of does settlement expansion is that the obstacle to two-state solution or the obstacle to peace, thats one question. and the o...

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That that could happen in the future rather than acknowledging that its already happening now. the response predictably from prime minister netanyahu was outrage, although the actual proposals in secretary kerrys presentation were not new and different. they were not qualitatively different than the clinton parameters, than the positions of the so-called quartet. these are the same positions that have been the basis of now 20 -- i guess its about 25 years of failed u.s. diplomacy. based on this ...

Too. tremendous problem. >> then when any possibility comes up such as the clinton parameters. such as the clinton parameters back in the last days of the clinton administration, which was a compromise. it was tough from israels point of view, but the knesset accepted it but the palestinians would not. that was the last time we had a real chance for a two-state solution. israel accepted it. the palestinians didnt and they lie about it. the palestinians lie about it all the time. >> look, we coul...

Such a direct warning to israel? >> a lot of passion, a lot of emotion. and certainly a lot of investment. its significant, rosemary that it was the secretary of state and not the president who delivered the speech. in yrs past when it was the clinton parameters, the reagan initiative, if it was considered critically important as a legacy, its usually the president who spoke. here i think the presidents message was delivered, and i think the white house left it to the secretary to deliver this s...