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>> bibi backtracks? >> that he no longer would support a palestinian state. >> i want a sustainable two-state solution. im very proud to be the prime minister of all of israel citizens. >> how dare you gin racist fears. thats our thing. >> state police have now launched an investigation. >> after a black uva student was left bloodied by agents. >> i go to uva. i go to uva. >> very disturbed by the pictures i saw yesterday. >> the agents involved are on administrative leave. >> the director of th...

Instead they took the opportunity to say no, we dont take your word for it. why should we? is that helpful in the end? >> i think its direct and honest. i disagree with the two of you. i think it many a clear flip-flop on an issue central to the u.s. interest in the region, which is peace. and protect the security of israel. when i have a situation where you have the european allies -- they are all about sanctions and attacking israel for the settlements or the occupied territory. the youth alwa...

It. the white house is not buying that explanation. >> i havent changed my policy. i never retracted my speech six years ago. i dont want a one-state solution. i want a peaceful two-state solution. >> words matter. that is true in this instance. i know very well that the israeli prime minister is aware of of that and he was talking about something that even he would acknowledge is a very important issue. an issue that has serious consequences for the country that he leads. >> we will bring in or...

Failed state like libya or civil war like syria. the white house tone amidst all of this toward the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, is growing sharper tonight. the anger over his preelection flip-flop on a palestinian state clearly evident over at the white house. lets go there. our senior white house correspondent jim acosta is working this story for us. the words coming out of the white house, public words and certainly private words as you well know, jim, are really tough. >> rep...

Politicians. you tap to the base to win and then go back to the center. he suddenly said all the right things again, he would consider the two-state solution, he was very proud that arab israelis had voted and some of them had voted for him. so it was pure politics as you were saying. i think the more pure politics we saw this week were the republicans who were thinking about running in 2016, running in tweets and in statements and so on, just thrilled that he won. not simply because they suppor...

Netanyahu has said that he believes in palestinian statehood despite his flip-flop on a two-state solution in an appeal for votes. i havent changed netanyahu told npr. thats not good enough for the white house. >> why not take him at his word on that? is there -- >> which one? >> his latest? >> reporter: josh earnest declined to say whether netanyahu clarified his position in his phone call with the president. >> did the prime minister tell the president he believes in a two-state solution? >> t...

Said when he spoke to megyn last night. but they took the sour grapes route at the white house. >> its their job to rye above that. a guy you dont like was elected, deal with it, suck it up. its a total figure that there is no light between israel on settlements and the obama situation that he stood with them while europe has been against them. thats not the occasion on many occasions. when it was put to the israelis who do you tru for youre security they chose netanyahu. what is more in the u.s...

But i was asked yesterday and i said, you know, one thing about netanyahu, every day is a new day and he says what he needs to achieve his political objectives and he obviously achieved his political objectives. and now hes skinning back, but it creates a problem of trust. its hard to take these things back. one hopes that hes sincere about it. but i think the world is going to look with some skepticism because of what they just witnessed. >> how would they not? whats most interesting here is wh...

Never was entirely clear what prime minister netanyahus commitment to the two-state solution was. in fairness there was -- there were difficulties on the palestinian side, as well. >> sure but are you saying at that time, david, that you and other advisers werent sure that he was committed to begin with inside the obama white house? >> well i think its pretty clear that he has been -- he has been less than enthusiastic about moving forward in this process, and there have always been barriers. so...

Allies at adds. the white house is now re-evaluating its approach after the campaign plan to reject the establishment of a palestinian state. netanyahu has since backtracked on that position. were talking days after his reelection. its pretty stunning that hes done it and he did it with our own andrea mitchel. >> i dont want a one-state solution. i want a sustainable two state solution but circumstances have to change. >> but youre reelected on a mandate. your supporters believe you were reelect...