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A unified palestine and the creation of a two-state solution is in everyones interest. >> george mitchell, sir, thank you for weighing in. appreciate it. >> thank you. for more now let me bring in the chief spokesman for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. its nice to see you again. may i talk about the specifics and whats been going on the last 24 hours? how does your government respond to the reports of a palestinian man killed by israeli forces on the gaza border? >> reports say ther...

That the vast majority of israelis when polled and palestinians and the wider arab population when polled repeatedly endorse the need not only for peace but a two-state solution. that is a big deal for most arabs that in 1948 and the last century reject the existence of the state of israel and out right denied it. from that position to wanting to establish a two-state situation on 22% ever the land taken back in 1967 that is progress. there are serious constituencies for peace not only only the ...

Palestinian authority, that is working. its working. >> andrea: it quickly unraffled after camp david. it didnt work. it didnt work fully. >> bob: no no, no. its working. israeli acknowledged its working and have given up security. >> andrea: they tried to make peace. that is point. they have given up enough. >> bob: difference to look at gaza and the palestinian authority and west bank. >> eric: what is the key to peace in the middle east? what country? >> bob: two-state solution. >> eric: the ...

Of the region and thats also very important to us. >> dr. sacks, what is your -- whats your take on the presidents performance? do you agree with dr. brzezinski, that hes been more hands off over the past four years? >> yeah. i think that we could see that israel wasnt making any moves, any concessions, the settlements process which has been so frustrating to get the two-state solution was just going forward completely unabated, and so we get these explosions -- theyre terrible. this blood letti...

But, you know, basically, its hamas has to fulfill its responsibility as the governing body if you will of gaza. >> one of the things that has certainly been discussed coming out of this tragedy is that the israeli/palestinian peace talks, the track has been dormant. you have a decision between palestinians on the west bank and gaza, two feuding political entities, no partner as prime minister netanyahu has said, at the same time, ab be but mazen, mahmoud abbas, has been really reduced and almos...

Palestinian authority, that is working. its working. >> andrea: it quickly unraffled after camp david. it didnt work. it didnt work fully. >> bob: no no, no. its working. israeli acknowledged its working and have given up security. >> andrea: they tried to make peace. that is point. they have given up enough. >> bob: difference to look at gaza and the palestinian authority and west bank. >> eric: what is the key to peace in the middle east? what country? >> bob: two-state solution. >> eric: the ...

Obama is already having a political effect, and it could be a campaign issue. but nonetheless, as prime minister netanyahu and president obama has enforced that no leader of any country can tolerate this kind of missile firings that put an entire population at risk. >> why is hamas trying to exert itself like this? what do they have to gain by doing this? >> well, hamas is in a political tug of war with fatah and wants to demonstrate the relevance. fatah is going to the united nations in the nea...

Peoples homes and work places and potentially killing civilians. we will continue to support israels right to defend itself. >> chief white house correspondent chuck todd is traveling with the president. good sunday to you. what else do we hear from the president on israel and otherwise? >> a couple of things on israel, he made a plea to allies of the palestinians in particular. the president of egypt, the prime minister of turkey said if you would like to see a two-state solution in the near fu...

Remember when i was in israel where a rocket just landed recently and talking to someone who was a settler. i said to him, this just seems -- is this the way its going to be? he said yeah, its fine. basically, its not great. its not ideal. this is what its going to be opposed to five or ten years ago. earlier in the process, theres an idea that this is heading to an end point, which is peace, the two-state solution. israeli public opinion is, this is how it is. >> israeli leadership is recognizi...

Self-restraint while defending our citizens against terrorism. i am going to get both of your responses to that. >> i think its really important to distinguish the west bank and gaza. i think many american jews, many israelis believe there should be a two-state solution and one of the biggest stumbling blocks to that is increased settlement. thats true. its a lot more difficult to see the future in gaza when youre dealing with hamas, which has sworn continually to never recognize israel ordeal...