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Before. >> well they have been doing it ever since barack obama has been president. they have been supporting whatever benjamin netanyahu says thp. we support israel, that doesnt mean we support everything israels government does. but they line up against the president on this and sometimes so do democrats. >> the two-state solution, which is the only thing anyone has come up with as a way to enthe war is bipartisan proposal. george w. certainly a friend of israel was pour it. i think george sch...

But republicans line up against the president on this and sometimes so do democrats. >> but the idea of a two-state solution, which is the only thing anyone has come up with over there, as a way to possibly end this war, is a bipartisan proposal. george w. certainly a friend of israel was for it. i think george schultz, republican heavyweights, are for it, because it is the only hope of ending the fighting. >> this is basically a show. we do know the basic outlines of what is possible to do. it ...

Explaining what he meant by his 1967 border statement and what it means, i got a huge sense of urgency from him about now is israels time to act. is there that same urgency in israel? what will they hear from this speech? >> reporter: well, i think theyll hear those two things you just pointed out. first and foremost, these reassurances that the israeli government and israeli people, in general, will be looking for at this speech, reassurances that the bonds between the united states and israel ...

There havent been any negotiations between the israelis and palestinians on that issue since 2009. so really whatevers said here may swrus disintegrate into nothing. but when it comes to a consensus about what would constitute this two-state solution, what would be the israeli position when it comes to formulating a palestinian state, then, you know, there is a good deal of support. theres a good deal of support for this idea of going back to the pre-1967 borders in principle with various land s...

That the folks on ground there can do more. one other point. salam fayad of the palestinian authority has done an amazing job of standing up a palestinian security force with our support and the support of the jordanians. its well trained. its keeping peace in the west bank. and economic development there is at record levels in the last several years. people dont know that story. and i think palestine is in much better shape with leadership from president abbas to embrace this moment. and i thin...

ironic story about egypts plummeting economy. and finally, the two top presidential candidates in egypt, two former office mates now rivals. let me first give you some of my own thoughts, having spent some time in cairo and actually listened to president obamas speech from here in tahrir square. the presidents speech was remarkably comprehensive. it described the events that we now call the arab spring, explain their causes and consequences. he placed the united states squarely beh...

did president obamas message today strike the right tone? today, the president tries to calm the waters. reaction from israels ambassador to the u.s. michael orr orrin, and then from the chief palestinian representative to the u.s., mayan ar acat. analysis. im candy crowley. and this is state of the union. in his speech, president obama addressed the controversy from his thursdays speech. >> that was my reference to the 1967 alliance with mutually agreed swaps that received the lions s...

interests, although we do both seek a region where families and children can live free from the threat of violence. its not simply because we face common dangers, although there can be no denying that terrorism and the spread of nuclear weapons are grave threats to both our nations. americas commitment to israels security flows from a deeper place, and thats the values we share. as two people who struggled to win our freedom against overwhelming odds, we understand that preserving the ...

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>> first your reaction to president obamas speech thursday and the meeting today at the white house? >> i think the president wanted to assure all of the parties that his administration continues to be committed to help all of the parties to reach a resolution to the conflict. the palestinian leadership appreciates the continued efforts of president obama. we are currently conducting consultation within the palestinian leadership and we will be consulting other arab countries to assess evaluatio...