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Likud party is facing off against isaac herzog and the labor party. israel has a parliamentary season which means they vote for a ruling party and not a particular candidate to lead the country. in a last-minute bid for far right voters netanyahu ruled out the existence of a palestinian state. elise labott is live at the likud party headquarters for us in tel aviv. this is an incredible reversal on this two-state solution. >> reporter: randi, its something the prime minister has been doing over ...

I dont think it is a huge surprise to hear him say that outloud. it is a good thing to get that clarified and have it out there rather than saying out of one side of his mouth i want a two-state solution and then he doesnt. >> the republican party platform specifically outlined edd support for a two-state solution. one would think netanyahus statements yesterday complicates his support from republicans here at home. >> netanyahu is real a rock star before republicans, so i think they would suppo...

The netanyahu government continuing being marginalized with this relationship with the united states and on the world stage? >> first, thank for you having me, but lets put things in this is a big win for israeli democracy democracy. up do 30 women in the knesset, the best showing by an arab list ever. look around in the middle east and whats going on in syria or in egypt or jordan this is a big victory. when it comes to his priorities the irony is even though he did tack hard right over the las...

>> palestinians responded saying his comments were nothing new. they said he has done everything possible to get rid of the two-state solution. one of herzogs advisers also weighed in on the comments. listen. >> israelis are not going to be be bam boozed this time by netanyahus smoke screens. we have a different policy fully support the two-state solution. herzog has said himself that he would go to ramallah and find out if there is indeed a palestinian partner on the other side with whom to sig...

Expected when he called the e election election. he thought he was going to win by a big margin. he forgot the big lesson of 1999 when he lost the last time. he forgot that. what he did in the last couple of days was go to very heavy emphasis on national security even going to the point of renouncing his own support for the two-state solution israel and palestinian side by side. if he does form the next government and thats his position its going to really complicate israels position in the inte...

Policy both in congress and through president obama and previous presidents is that we support and believe a two-state solution two peoples living side by side in peace, the palestinian state and the state of israel maintaining its jewish character as a jewish democracy is absolutely essential to make sure -- >> so you disagree with the prime minister on this latest -- >> i support u.s. policy which supports a two-state solution. >> youre the chair of the dnc, the democratic national committee. ...

Commercials. benjamin netanyahus party has fallen behind by four seats against the zionist union. in a push to draw up his base he is stepping up the nationalist rhetoric. he blamed his faltering campaign of leftist politicians and n.g.o. funded by shadowy tycoons tycoons. they know if theyre in charge they will give up everything. they will divide jerusalem. he warmed of the danger posed by a potential right-wing government. showing that as long as he is in power there will be no concessions or...

On alert and revealing he was ready to put nuclear weapons on standby. more from state department spokes women. under arrest police respond to allegations they beat a man who they say is admitting to shooting two police officers in ferguson missouri. was he actually aiming at the cops or someone else? no palestinian state. on this the eve of elections in israel elections he may lose benjamin netanyahu courts right wing votes vowing there wont be a two-state solution while he is prime ministe...

The negotiations i was involved in secretary kerry led were based on a two-state solution. he was an important partner in that process. hes changed his position now and made it categorical that he opposes the palestinian state. the problem with that is its short-term useful in terms of trying to attract right wing votes if he gets elected as prime minister. >> some say its an act of desperation given that hes losing in the polls that are coming out. >> it certainly looks like that. it looks like...

Two-state solution. if all hes saying is that the security situation at this moment isnt appropriate, okay, i can understand that. but if hes ruling it out, i dont know how they solve the problem. theyve got palestinians in the west bank very proximate to jerusalem. theyve got gaza and its an unsustainable situation. they are going to have to come to some resolution one way or the other, and it sounds like im not a commentator on israeli politics but it sounds like the prime minister is trying t...