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Any kind of peace track that leads to a two-state solution is going to be pushed off way into the future. >> im back with my panel talking about the escalating violence between israel and hamas and how president obama can address these issues. chris, do you buy that? is this moving us away from a two-state solution which the president has been clear? >> heres what i would say. sure. yes. the hot war and people dying on both sides, i think, tends it -- a fundamental truth about politics, i think,...

Symbolic status, having a year ago lost their bid for some statehood declared by the security council. what happens next from that perspective? >> well, first of all from a palestinian perspective, two main palestinians factions have been at odds for years. they have been unable to put together a united palestinian front how to deal with ongoing crisis. theres a loud debate in the palestinian society whether these rocket attacks is advancing the palestinian cause. on one hand they look at whats ...

Thats the crux of his argument on monday night. >> michael. >> i think that the two-state solution in israel is something that mitt romney really boshtch. in a private setting he could to kick the can down the road. expect that to come up, and the president shines on that topic, in my opinion. when it comes to iran, i think whats most interesting here is just a few weeks ago we started to see actual street noise in iran over the depressed currency they have and the problems they have in the stre...

With a lot of wealthy people arguing the best thing to do was accept that it remained an unresolved problem. lets watch his very different approach to people he viewed, i think, as more hawkish even than him. here is mitt romney behind closed doors. >> i dont think the palestinians want to see peace anyway for political purposes, committed to the destruction of israel and these thorny issues and i say theres just no way. what you do is you move things along the best way you can and hope for some...

Speech at the military institute. romney laid out a complete reversal on his strategy for middle east peace. >> ill recommit america to the goal of a democratic, prosperous state living side by side in peace and security with the jewish state of israel. >> the new mitt romney is committed to a two-state solution, but this is not what mitt romney told a group of donors in private. >> priceless tape.

>> which has been the policy for almost 20 years. if you watch the whole three- minute, four-minute answer, he goes on and on, detail passionately about why that solution cant work. he says all the palestinians, not just some, are bent on the destruction of israel, and the best we can do is just sort of lean on them forever and hope that some day they come around and then maybe theres peace. i have yet to see, because the 47% remark got all the attention, i have yet to see a reporter question hi...

Syria? were going to try to find those people who we can help with weapons, which is what the obama administration is doing. on the top line, he talks this big, strong, big stick game but he doesnt really seem to have a clue about how you would even do that in real life. >> he also -- >> steve i have to get to something dishonest here. i think everybody agreed with your hawk, middle of the road, or a dove, you will agree this is dishonesty here. in the two-state solution its different what he sa...

Relationship, friendship with netanyahu informing the foreign policy and a thing to talk about is iran. tough talk. he thinks there can be even tougher sanctions. put that in to some context for us. >> well, in fact, the two men talk a little bit differently but their policies mirror each other. the fact is they both talked about keeping the military option on the table. and they have both talked about tougher sanctions. obama administration is moving, coordinating with the europeans on tougher ...

Clue about how you would even do that in real life. >> he also -- >> steve i have to get to something dishonest here. i think everybody agreed with your hawk, middle of the road, or a dove, you will agree this is dishonesty here. in the two-state solution its different what he says in public and behind closed doors to backers. here was romney today sounding reasonable, in fact, consistent with u.s. policy. lets take a look. >> ill recommit america to the goal of a democratic, prosperous palestin...

>> israeli public opinion, which is always wonderfully turbulent, is for a two-state solution. >> they know. >> they cannot be an arab dominated jewish state. thank you. i wish we had more time, steve, about you i think you made your points. up next, the republican congressman who says evolution is a lie straight from hell. hes a deep thinker. and he sits on the science committee. great. thats in the "sideshow." i think hes in the "sideshow." this is "hardball," the place for politics. well, i...