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Bank with jerusalem. breaking the last hope for a two-state solution. >> is iran a genuine threat or distraction from the point of the peace process? >> it is a genuine threat to israel. no doubt from the ayotallah down. a direct war of words in support of terrorism against israel. israelis feel that. part of the purpose of the trip for the president is not merely to say we care about the iran nuclear program. it is to convince israelis that they can take the steps necessary for peace knowing th...

Messages, one leave the iranian nuclear weapons program alone, and two that israel has to make more concessions to the palestinians to get to the objective of the two-state solution to the israeli-palestinian problem. i think there will be a lot of symbolism in this trip, a lot of political photo ops, but it will be a rare occasion when the similar bow limbs is about as far removed from the underlying substance of the visit as you can imagine. jenna: why do you think the trip is being made now o...

>> they cant be there. >> because they dont recognize israel, three didnt disavow terror, they dont accept any previous agreements between israel and the palestinian authority. >> how does this happen if they basically govern half the palestinians? >> it will be difficult. we need to make a peace, all the time holding out the possibility that the people of gaza want to join that peace, they can and we hope that they see the advantages of peace. theyll throw off hamas rule and theyll get on board...

Ehud barak speaking to a pro-israel conference in washington, says israel has to try to reach some kind of an agreement with the palestinians. >> we need a peace initiative with the palestinians. a two-state solution is the only viable long-term solution. >> reporter: back in riyadh, another hot-button issue for kerry. iran and its nuclear program. >> the talks will not go on for the sake of talks. and talks cannot become an instrument for delay that in the end make the situation more dangerous....

Previewing the presidents trip. the question though, is is there a window to we engage in the peace process. last night defense minister barack addressed that issue. >> a two-state solution is the only viable long-term solution. >> today secretary of state john kirs meeting with the palestinian authoritys abas. up next, breaking barriers in our meet the new members series as it continues, with a woman whos changing the face of the new york delegation. then picking a new pope. the process is unde...

Over israel. i think this visit is a very good chance to repair any damage that has been done to those relations. i know the israeli public is looking forward very much to that visit and has great expectations. i think the president being there and obviously having very serious talks with the prime minister and with the leadership of israel and probably even addressing the israeli people, which i know is something which they expect and when hoo which he wants to do, i think there will be very re...

Very clear to the palestinians that they should play ball, that time is running out. it is not in their favor neither in ours that the alternative could be violent. nobody wants to see an anti-fahda. we will not lay back and take. it i think the message of the president to the palestinian leadership will be to get back to the table and we mean business. we want this to really result in a two-state solution. we want it to result in, not just a peace process, but at the end of the day, peace. i th...

The president and the leadership of the palestinian authority. again, thats going to be very, very volatile. in all frankness, the president, he has great sympathy, if you will, for the palestinians. and it will be interesting to see what comes out of that meeting. i dont have much hope for any sort of two-state solution, quite frankly, in the next two years here, but im sure the president is going to make an effort at it. >>brian: you can do whatever you want with fattah. they dont have power a...

Possibility of a two-state solution, not to mention the managing the iranian file, to try to come to terms with iranians or if they cant, figure out a way to make good on his commitment, to stop iran from acquiring a weapon which may well in the end resort to military force he will have to develop a close, personal working relationship with the prime minister of israel. and, even in, in relationships based on tension, begin and carter, prime minister shamir and bush 41, they managed even though ...

West bank, but they have to make some compromises. thats how you get agreements, and with the israelis, they deserve to have a secure state that has borders that are respected, and they dont have to worry about rockets that are fired at them all day, every day. but they, too, have to figure out how to work that out with a partner who is still committed to a two-state solution, so there have been decades of missed opportunities, of disappointments, but i come from the school that believes you hav...