Page 468 - Two State Solution News Today

What we have done, mr. president, can be done all over the middle east, as we have rightly said tonight. israel is described as a start-up nation. the middle east can become a start-up region. dear president, you noted in your address today that peace is the greatest hope. i share your vision. your call to reopen may open the way for the implementation of the two-state solution agreed by all of us. as you said, a jewish state, israel, an arab state, palestine. if i am not wrong, next to you

President obama may be in israel to discuss the tumult in the middle east, but yesterday his visit looked less like an official state visit and more like an obama/bebe reunion tour. despite the presidents rocky past with the prime minister, their reunion was a veritable love fest, complete with back pats, warm embraces and nicknames. at one point, netanyahu suggesteded two go bar-hopping in delltel aviv. the positive mojo that "the atlantic"s jeffrey goldberg has given the visit a new name, "ope...

Ben thanks for joining us. in your article, ben, you sort of outline your argument for the fact that the time is now for a two-state solution. despite the title of the story. and among the things you outlined, you say the majority of israelis and palestinians support a two-state solution. that the majority of the settlements they can still be doern down and that abbas remains in office and hes probably the best partner there may be for a two-state solution. tell us more about this thesis? >>. >>...

I think most importantly the connection with the israeli people which seems to have succeeded to possibly move toward the negotiation on an israeli/palestinian effort. the two-state solution. i think it has been a successful visit. >> what did you make of the speech this morning? >> the speech was lovely. that relationship has been frayed for so long that humor goes some distance. the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. ntsb next few days, if netanyahu authorizes more settlements, well k...

Our elected leaders in washington to catch up with the rest of the country. >> rock on, human rights campaign president, chad griffin, thanks for coming on the show. >> pleasure to be here, thank you, alex. hash tag now is the time, it could be mantra for middle east peace. we will ask the new republicans ben birnbaum about the fierce urgency of a two-state solution when he joins us live from tel aviv, just ahead. hey, our salads. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i dont li...

He spoke to the importance of an israeli/palestinian peace. both in interviews with palestinian president mahmoud abbas and moments ago in a high-profile address to israeli youth. >> ive returned to the west bank because the united states is deeply committed to the creation of an independent an sovereign state of palestine. >> peace is necessary. piece is necessary, i believe that. the only way for israel to endure and thrive as a jewish and democratic state is through the realization of an inde...

Relationship with prime minister netanyahu. earlier today, the trip to ramallah and the pledge to restart the peace talks and have a two-state solution, but saying very specifically that perhaps he got it wrong in cairo, reversing himself onset elements, on the settlement freeze saying that issue will follow, but first we have to deal with borders, with security for israel and state hood for the palestinians. hes definitely pulling back on his previous commitment on settlements, which really did...

Threat. we also discussed the way forward to a two-state solution between israelis and palestinians. and i very much welcome ed bebe words before i spoke. ill meet with president abbas tomorrow and ill have more to say on this topic and the speech i deliver to the israeli people tomorrow. but for now, let me just reiterate that a central element of a lasting peace must be a strong and secure jewish state, where israels security concerns are met, along side a sovereign and independent palestinian...

Chairman of the house intelligence committee says there is a high probability they were. >> that they are either positioned for use and ready to do that or in fact have been used. both of those scenarios i think we need to step up in the world community to prevent a humanitarian disaster. >> now, remember, president obama called the use of chemical weapons in syria a red line. that the united states would have to act in some say militarily if syria starts moving around those chemical weapons. so...

>> the current agreement lasts through 2017. we directed the teams to start working on extenting it for the years beyond. >> netanyahu near the end of the two-men 42-minute news conference paraphrased what the president said to place definitive, lengthy time frame in the commitment. >> in addition to the aid, including the defense funding for israel in the difficult times, he has announceed we will begin talks on another ten year process or arrang arrangement to ensure american military assistan...