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State of palestine. on the eve of the election the prime minister said there would never be a palestinian state on his watch. today he flip-flopped and said he does support a two-state solution. whats your reaction to this uproar? because the administration the obama administration is very angry. they are saying they have to reassess their options with israel because of this kind of statement by the prime minister. >> what the prime minister said today as i recall the statement was that he suppo...

Whats your reaction to this flip-flop by the prime minister a couple days ago, three days ago he was saying theres not going to be a palestinian state on his watch, today he says he supports a two-state solution. whats your reaction? >> caller: wolf you know that as far as netanyahu is concerned -- i dont think he was ever a two-stater. i think it was one of the rare honest moments when he said he will not make a palestinian state on his watch and he will not allow it. he was saying the truth. t...

>> i was vindicated but chilled by the open and unsolicited admission of guilt. >> reporter: thats jim mccormack the brother of dursts first wife kathy who says he hopes durst will confess to killing her and others. >> im hopeful he will finally man up, tell his lawyers to bug off and he wants to have this thing over and put behind him. >> reporter: dan simon, cnn, san francisco. thats it for "the lead." im jake tapper. turning you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." happening now,...

Last day of campaigning that there would be no palestinian state. >> one of the things the white house says how could he have lived a lie for six years? he said hoefs for a two-state solution. who in the world could you name that has actually told a lie twice in order to get elected and then change his position afterwards? on a very important issue in the united states. >> i dont know what youre referring to. >> i know. im sure you figured it out. >> you can go to nd weigh in and ill have dana w...

Reflecting the interests of the state of israel as president obama reflects the interests of the united states. and i think what this election was about, the election was essentially a mandate for the positions that prime minister netanyahu has taken on iran on a united jerusalem, and on having israel with defensible borders, not the 1967 lines. and these are the positions that the prime minister will try, im sure in the future to explain to president obama, and they will have to work together. ...

Un-democratic, a cynical election day tactic aimed at marginalizing arab israeli voters. netanyahu tried to walk all of that back in an interview, flip-flopping again on the palestinian issue, saying he now supports a two-state solution. but earnest said earlier that is not enough. >> words matter. that is certainly true in this instance and i know very well that the israeli prime minister is aware of that and he was talking about something that even he would acknowledge is a very important issu...

Relationship with israel and that transcends the relationship between this government and the current government of netanyahu. and you can see it in the military assistance that is provided. and all the other things that america has done for and with israel over the last six years. but what hes done is made it much more difficult -- america has stood almost alone for israel in a lot of these international forums over the last several years, when the palestinians have put pressure with lots of al...

You are given the chance between, you know progress of any kind economic security youre going to take security in that area of the world. >> two things that matter now is will the united states continue to defend israels positions at the united nations because theres going to be a lot of pressure for the u.s. to go along with the palestinian resolution there and the other is the iran talks. president obama thinks not just for legacy but its the right thing to make a deal. if there is a deal neta...

Tunis really trying to make an effort to show the world it is on top of this and it is trying to get to the perpetrators of this attack. nonetheless, as you can well imagine, a lot of concern about who exactly was behind this and what may come next. >> barbara, stand by. we are getting breaking news coming in from the white house. we are told president obama has finally spoken to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu congratulating him on his partys election victory. it comes amid u.s. irrit...

Critics and analysts here and around the world are saying at what cost. your hard turn right on the palestinian issue, which you said about the arab voters coming out in droves they say are costing you, costing you support around the world. >> well neither one is -- the premise in your question is wrong. i never changed my policy or retracted my speech six years ago, calling for a demilitarized palestinian state that recognizes the jewish state. what has changed is the reality, refuses to recogn...