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Hes basically laying out a narrative but i think a lot of americans are going to sympathize with can you make peace with a state that includes elements that call for your elimination and when it comes to the palestinian authority, ties to hamas are pretty clear. how can you have a two-state solution in peace when they say that they want to have a one-state solution. >> they do have a deal with hamas. when i asked the ambassador about that his answer to me was a little bit short, i thought. it wa...

Mr. president. we need to -- threatening the very fabric of the region. the least of your problems is what b.b. netanyahu said during an election campaign. >> obviously senator mccain has been highly critical of mr. obama on this, hes gotten even more so as the relationship between netanyahu and obama has gotten a little more tense in the last few weeks, fred. >> so was one of the impetus of mccains comments come from this huffington post interview? >> reporter: in that huffington post interview...

Executive vice president of new initiatives and a scholar at the woodrow wilson international center. you tacked u.s.-israeli relations in your column. you say while relations are at their worst point ever there are some political game playing going on here. what do you mean by that. >> theres no doubt theres a crisis theres no section of policies policies politics and personalities. its running about 25 years, its a continuing wous soap opera. but there is a bit of gamesmanship here and i think...

None. so the real problem i think is that the prime minister stripped away a bit of an illusion and has really angered the administration thats now in a box. >> what does it feel like there was a perception that a two-state solution was closer now than ever but in recent years, especially looking at the relationship with the two men and particularly now just prior to the election and just afterwards that that vision hassen taken away. wasnt there a perception that a two-state solution was closer...

Palestinian state recognizes a jewish state. the conditions for that today are not achievement. >> i indicated to him given his statements prior to the election, it is going to be hard to find a path where people are seriously believing that negotiation are possible. >> israeli prime minister netanyahu denying he ruled out creation of a palestinian state the day before elections and president obama refusing to let him off the hook. and were back now with the panel. bob, it seems to me the most i...

Particularly with the settlements settlements, which he knows are contrary to international law and make it more difficult for peace. i think the presidents exasperated and hes going to look for different ways of achieving what he wants, which is a peace in the middle east. and in the past when the presidents gotten frustrated he acted. he used these -- for example, these executive actions to move his policies forward when he was obstructed by the right-wing congress. you know thats a possibilit...

Two-state solution. >> absolutely and the arabs were getting their droves out. that sounded racist to many people. he did retract that but the president would not let it drop, and hes turned what is a personal vitriol into a policy dispute. >> its no surprise that they dont like each other, but president obama and stephen harper in canada dont like each other, either. says fact that america and israel do have national interests that are aligned, but not completely overlapping is something americ...

Have any impact. you now have a real israeli wild card. >> you mean your implication there is potentially use the military force? >> the implication is that the israelis may be more aggressive and act as freelancers rather than simply go along with whatever the u.s. comes up with. >> briefly, on the palestinian issue, you had the prime minister seeming to flip-flop reversing his previous decision that he was in favor at the end of the day of a two-state solution and then reversing that and then ...

Measure that would require congressional approval on anything president obama does that delays that until after a deal can be reached on march 31. aaron mcpike, cnn. u.s. president obama told the huffington post he doesnt buy mr. netanyahus recent comments about faith and statehood. he had declared a two-state solution wouldnt help during his time in office. >> i did indicate to him that we continue to believe that a two-state solution is the only way for a long-term security of israel if it wa...

Iran does have an interest in preventing further isil terrorist attacks and at the same time though, they need to be responsible as far as what they are doing inside iraq and not further inflaming the situation. >> your immediate predecessors, general petraeus said iran is not an ally but part of the problem, not part of the solution and binyamin netanyahu when he spoke to congress said the enemy of your enemy is not your friend, he is your enemy. >> i would not say iran is an ally. what i am sa...