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Office. the president says because of conflicting comments from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu netanyahu, it is no longer realistic to expect a two-state solution in the next several years. and he had plenty to say about the eroding position between israel and the united states. heres cnn senior white house correspondent jim acosta. >> reporter: christine, no thaw in that chill in u.s./israeli relations just yet. president obama is still refusing to accept israeli prime ministers neta...

>> i read that story this morning, and frankly, i was a bit shocked. because theres no information revealed to me whatsoever. i was shocked by the fact that there were reports in this press article that information was being passed on from the israelis to members of congress. im not aware of that at all. >> taking questions at a press conference today, president obama declined to comment on "the wall street journal" report. he did address, however, his administrations response to israeli prime m...

>> i share the shock the speaker expresses. if these reports are true, its a shocking breach between two very close allies. of course, this comes on the top of boehner and netanyahu arranging the speech without letting the president know. it comes on top of benjamin netanyahu repudiating what has been a long-time public position shared by the united states and european allies about a two-state solution. and it obviously comes on top of the prime minister doing everything he possibly can to unrav...

Palestinian state, no two-state solution, that goes back to us in the arab world. they dont like us. >> and the white house will not let them off the hook. the funny thing about this, is everyone is going out saying things that are true, but they wont say them. >> why is candor now acceptable? >> relations are just at a whole new low. you have president obama today gives a very short mention to the friend shim between vault. he said very frankly, this is not going to be singing kumbaya, there ar...

All hope for a peace agreement between the israelis and palestinians while hes in office he says because of conflicting comments from benjamin netanyahu, it is no longer realistic to expect a two-state solution in the next several years. and he had plenty to say about the erodeing relationship between israel and the united states. heres white house senior correspondent jim acosta. >> reporter: christine, no thaw in that chill in relations just yet. president obama is still refusing to accept isr...

President obama giving up all hope for a peace agreement between israel and the palestinians while hes still in office. the president says because of conflicting comments from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, it is no longer realistic to expect a two-state solution in the next several years. and he had plenty to say about the eroding relationship between israel and the united states. heres cnns senior white house correspondent jim acosta. >> reporter: christine, no thaw in that chill i...

What president obama is doing. in other words i dont see a huge ground swell for war with iran, for example, or abandoning the idea of the two-state solution. >> what does it say, though, about, you know a region that is a cauldron of unrest and failed states from one end to the other, from libya all the way up to syria and iraq. gone, those states are gone. what does it say about our role in the middle east and israels role in the middle east that we are now down to the united states and israel...

Colonization annexation of land all of the things jews are doing in an occupation context, theyre against international law, and theyre criminal acts. they need to be adjudicated in the court. the united states is finally perhaps -- we have to see if it follows up its rhetoric with action. perhaps the united states is actually saying that the occupation of israel is something the united states is against, and the survival of israel and its borders, the u.s. supports. we have to if the u.s. takes...

Relationship with israel much better. and i think theres really no doubt that during the obama administration things have gotten very very tense and im not saying that its entirely his fault, but it is very clear that the relationship with our ally israel is not good right now and i think at least part of the blame probably does go to the white house. >> i just want to know what youre all afraid of. i do. i dont understand. >> im afraid, mika of pretend that this is only the fault of one party. ...

Businesslike? >> i think it is a bit personal. i think there are substantial disagreements on the two-state solution and what to do on the iranian nuclear negotiations. those are profound and theyre deep. those are things that allies sometimes have to contend with. but i think netanyahu coming to congress and giving a speech in which he essentially said the president was naive to believe there could be any deal with iran -- he was trying to school the president in his hawkish views on how to dea...