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Revolution air revolutionary guard forces even getting close to the kingdom of jordan. so israel will need very strong robust security defenses in any arrangement. i think that was pray may recall on his mind when he made his statement. >> but when you say it wasnt a change in policy obviously, in washington thats not how it was seen. two top obama administration spokesman today, at the state department and the white house, specifically said that the prime minister has changed his policy on a tw...

>> reporter: in a post election interview, netanyahu completely flip-flopped saying he wants a peaceful two-state solution with palestinians. the white house is also outraged over netanyahus comment that arab voters were heading to the polls in droves. >> that cynical election day tactic was a pretty transparent effort to marginalize arab israeli citizens. >> reporter: netanyahu insists they will have a right to vote but they are not buying that at the white house where officials are threatening...

With hamas and engage in genuine negotiations with israel for an achievable peace. we also have to make sure we dont have isis coming into that territory, its only two dozen from our borders, thousands of miles away from yours. we need the recognition of jewish state and real security in order to have a realistic two-state solution. i was talking about what is achievable and what is not achievable. to make it achievable then you have to have real negotiations with people committed to peace. we a...

Benjamin netanyahu on that promise which obviously was a reversal from the pledge he made with the united states on the two-state solution >> you know tamron so much has been focused on when will president obama call to congratulate prime minister netanyahu, but the biggest story of all has to do with netanyahu saying he opposes a palestinian state and said that on the eve of the election and that has the potential to fundamentally recast relations when it comes to israel particularly at the uni...

>> yeah absolutely. its a complete reversal from what he was just saying a couple days ago. i mean this really boils down to which netanyahu you trust. the one who spoke before the election and said that he would never allow for the creation of a palestinian state or the one who spoke to andrea mitchell and said that hes completely fine with it. these types of comments have definitely sewed doubt in peoples minds about the possibility of israel and palestine working together to pursue negotiatio...

Do that? >> one thing about bibi netanyahu is, every day is a new day. he does what he needs to do when he needs to do it. and he felt he did what he needed to do. if its in his interests. if he sees it in his political interest to change, or walk back that position in subtle ways, or not so subtle ways, i wouldnt be shocked if he did. after all, for six years hes been telling the world that he was for a two-state solution. and he reverses that position on the eve of an election? i mean, what do...

He is a man of finger pointing blame assignment. if mother theresa was the president of the palestinians and thomas jefferson were to be the speaker of the palestinians and they would say two-states they will be accused of connections. wolf you know this area. you know how dangerous such statements are. you know the forces of extremism when we fight isis and all the forces and they must be defeated. we cannot have such statement and such deeds and such activities because winning the battle over ...

Looked like he might have backtracked a little bit, how does that impact where obama goes on this issue and also the republican congress? >> well, look, its hard to imagine things could get worse between the president and the prime minister. he said in that interview with andrea mitchell that he had not yet received a call from the president. i imagine when there is that phone call youll actually be able to see frost coming out of the telephone. but i think importantly, he did climb down from th...

Eyeball to eyeball, israelis and palestinians. i think people who want to make the peace process move forward, there has to be a clear and unequivocal message to the palestinian leadership. break your alliance with hamas and return to peace talks. there is no substitute for that at all. >> it seems like all of this is being done by the white house in direct response to things the prime minister netanyahu has done in recent weeks. speaking to congress against the wishes of the white house, coming...

Pertains to foreign policy. >> andrea mitchell is joining me now from jerusalem. that question, then, of whether there is going to be a price to be paid by netanyahu, hes been re-elected, but he did it by making those comments about arab voters. he did it by renouncing the two-state solution. is there going to be a cost for him going forward the way he won this election? >> well, certainly its a cost of his relationship with this administration. the bet is that hes going to be around a lot longe...