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Now that netanyahu has shown his trau color -- true colors does a possible israeli government led by a man who has renounced even the pretext of a two-state solution -- has he won his campaign at the expense of stills diplomatic future. im johned by jonathan alter. great to have you here. >> great to be here. >> you were talking before we went on air, and you said this is not over despite what certain entities may want you to think. everything is very unclear at this moment, neck and neck. >> if...

Official said the president made the same comments in private. taking netanyahu to task over his racially tinged call to arms against israeli arab voters and in particular over his disavowal of the two-state solution the pillar of american policy in the middle east for decades. in an exclusive interview today with nbcs andrea mitchell netanyahu attempted to undo some of the damage. >> i havent changed my policy. i never retracted my speech six years ago, calling for a demilitarized palestinian s...

The notion of a two-state solution. makes it easier for republicans to embrace and the united states to embrace him. >> yeah netanyahus rapid 180 on the idea of a two-state solution is definitely the big news here. lets play a little bit of netanyahu talking to andrea mitchell about that today. >> i havent changed my policy. i never retracted my speech six years ago calling for a demilitarized palestinian state that recognizes the jewish state. what has changed is the reality. the palestinian le...

Extremist groups to thrive like al qaeda, like isis. the concern is yemen could further become a breeding ground and could threaten u.s. security interests abroad and right here at home. >> all right. were going to keep an eye on that meeting at 3:00. i want to change gears here and ask you quickly about the presidents interview with "the huffington post" and his remarks about benjamin netanyahu. in fact, heres the president talking about netanyahus pre-election stance of no two-state solution. ...

Solution, but for that circumstances have to changed. >> youre reelect d on a mandate, your supporters believe you were re-elected on a mandate with a two-state solution. the white house says this is divisive so dif isive that now the administration is saying they will not stop the u.n. from conferring statehood. they will not block or strongly considering not blocking a vote for statehood for palestinians. >> first of all, that state would become a terrorist state. iran says they will arm the w...

Disavowing the two-state solution. today president obamas chief of staff said israel must end its west bank -- heres the word -- occupation. thats fighting words. what does president bartlet from the "west wing" and frank underwood from "the house of cards" have in common? theyre both doing better in the polls than president obama. the man in the white house. the real president. thats in the "sideshow" tonight. finally we get to finish tonight with this dangerous day for republicans. this is...

Israel was founded based on the historic jewish homeland. and the need to have a jewish homeland. israeli democracy has been premised on everybody in the country being treated equally and fairly. >> president obama also says netanyahu jeopardized a possible peace deal by vowing palestinians would not have a state if he is prime minister. >> i did indicate to him that he believe a two-state solution is the only way for the long-term security of israel if it wants to stay both a jewish state and d...

Danger arab voters are coming out in droves to the polls. what will the relationship be going forward between israel and the united states? there have been rocky ties for years between netanyahu and president obama. netanyahus speech to congress without white house approval only strained those ties further. is there any hope for peace talks after netanyahu vowed there wont be a palestineian state if hes re-elected? now the man whos the special envoy for middle east peace when he endorsed a two...

Tactic was a pretty transparent effort to marginalize arab israeli citizens and their right to participate in their democracy. >> and denied reports that the administration may stop acting as a shield against international pressure. 11 times in the past decade the u.s. has vetoed u.n. security council resolutions on israel. and those days could now be numbers. >> this commitment to a two-state solution has been the bedrock of a lot of u.s. policy toward this region of the world. in terms of maki...

I think the one that i would have is to reduce irans nuclear capabilities so you increase the breakout time. if i had to vote on that negotiating team, i would say zero centrifuges. i dont have a vote there. >> you really do accept some -- >> i told you, id say thats something that, you know, a smaller number would be something that israel and its arab neighbors wouldnt love but they could live with. and the second thing is i think the most important thing is that the lifting of restrictions on ...