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Proximity talks, not even direct talks. were so many steps backward than we were for years and years. they are inching towards to maybe getting together through intermediaries and now this happens. >> interestingly, i dont think that the palestinians have actually called a suspension of these proximity talks that are just getting under way in the last two days while the vice president is there. so it may be that if one jeopardized what mitchell painstakingly put together but it will underscore t...

That doesnt seem to be the policy of netanyahu and his government. >> well, look, i think it was an israelry official says this is a last gasp for the notion of a two-state solution. if this doesnt work frankly people who have been watching this longer than i have dont have faith it will, that is where you end up. the issue about yesterday with this slight, there is not necessarily a lot of reservoir of goodwill between netanyahu and obama to begin with. excuse me, i think netanyahu is suspiciou...

Conceding the principle, yeah, we should have talks on two states. never really challenging the principle. but i think everybody knows he is a la coud party guy. the religious right. it is hard to believe he wants a two-state solution. he is with the president on this. >> there has been a challenge for every american president who wants to make progress in the middle east. if you get out there and say as joe biden said yesterday we have an absolute commitment to israel you are in a box because t...

Somebody without ideology? >> i dont think its a matter of ideology. i think its a matter of understanding that you cant square the circle very easily. the most israel has ever offered and the least that the palestinians have ever wanted to take have never met and theres getting further apart. >> and the population bomb over here with so many more arabs being born every day than israelis? >> well, thats, of course, the reason that theres the strong demographic argument for why israel should want...

Offered and the least that the palestinians have ever wanted to take have never met and theres getting further apart. >> and the population bomb over here with so many more arabs being born every day than israelis? >> well, thats, of course, the reason that theres the strong demographic argument for why israel should want to order to have a two-state solution in order to maintain a jewish democracy. but the difficulty is that security issues continue to get in the way and make it very, very diff...

And theres getting further apart. >> and the population bomb over here with so many more arabs being born every day than israelis? >> thats, of course, the reason that theres the strong demographic argument for why israel should want to order to have a two-state solution and a jewish democracy. but the difficulty is that security issues continue to get in the way and make it very, very difficult for the israelis to accept the legitimacy of the other sides claims. >> and its hard to find a strong...

"apartheid state." do you stand by that? >> i said it. its not secretive. in fact, im saying it in different words for 20 years now since the time i was in -- >> but why dont you then enact bolder steps -- >> i dont think that we are going to be there. i dont see -- >> but if its such a huge challenge, why dont you enact bolder steps? >> let me tell you, im not afraid of any bolder steps. i say that in order to warn ourselves that we might enter into a slippery slope towards either non-jewish or...

More difficult than being greeted by a new settlement every time i arrive. >> that was nearly 20 years ago and the settlement issue continues to cause a long shadow over arab/israeli peace talks. israels defense minister, ehud barak, joins me again. this issue is still a major, major issue. and some very, very respected people have said that the two-state solution ma no longer be possible. and that is because of the increasing number of settlements and the inability of the israeli government to ...

Its not secretive. in fact, im saying it in different words for 20 years now since the time i was in -- >> but why dont you then enact bolder steps -- >> i dont think that we are going to be there. i dont see -- >> but if its such a huge challenge, why dont you enact bolder steps? >> let me tell you, im not afraid of any bolder steps. i say that in order to warn ourselves that we might enter into a slippery slope towards either non-jewish or non-democratic state. neither is our dream. so we have...

Every time i arrive. >> that was nearly 20 years ago and the settlement issue continues to cause a long shadow over arab/israeli peace talks. israels defense minister, ehud barak, joins me again. this issue is still a major, major issue. and some very, very respected people have said that the two-state solution ma no longer be possible. and that is because of the increasing number of settlements and the inability of the israeli government to withdraw them, let alone hold them. >> no, no, i think...