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And he surely said to the president that he looks forward to working together to meet the enormous challenges that both the united states and israel face. israel believes we have no greater friend than the united states and we believe the united states has no greater friend and allie in the united states and around the world in the state of israel. we look forward to moving forward together as we move forward. >> i understand your position as an ambassador, you dont want to get into any conflict...

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 state that recognizes the jewish state. what has changed is the reality. i dont want a one-state solution. i want a sustainable, peaceful, two-state solution...

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Israels security and making his case for peace with the palestinians. we have two very special gifts, donna weiss is the host of "meet the press" on israeli tvs channel 2 and our own david gregory, the moderator of nbcs "meet the press," the longest-running program on television. we have a theme here of "meet the press." david with your indulgence, let me ask donna first, but who this was received. how the speech has been received here in israel. it was a dual message, the message of commitment ...

To 20 percentage points than it is among older israelis. thats one thing, interesting, especially given the reception that he got when the president was very explicit about a two-state solution. the standing ovation, the applause, et cetera. but in terms of hes meeting, hes meeting with middle eastern leaders, hes departing, going back to washington on saturday. is he going to try to shepherd through a peace process in the waning years, last three or four years. >> i would say yes, but i think i...

He asks israelis the question of ha do you want your democracy to look like. and thats sort of the question he poses to americans. what kind of country do you want for yourselves and for future generations. >> absolutely. i mean he really was saying, this is your country to make of it what you want. and thats a very empowering message to give to young people who have grown up at a time with really political hard lines. and it really you know, i mean obama, president obama is still an extraordina...

Survival and called for a two-state solution, one that gives the palestinians a land of their own. the presidents comments come after he met with the palestinian leader, abass. he said israel has true partners in the leaders of the palestinian authority, but in a graphic reminder, the palestinian soldiered fired rockets on a city just hours before the presidents visit to the west bank. >> children the same age is a my own daughters, who went to bed at night

He thinks perhaps after that time will run out meaning demographics could overtake any shot at getting a two-state solution. pretty important times here, chris. >> no question. chuck, glad the shot held up. thanks for weathering the sandstorm. >> you got it. all right. now its time for our weekly look at 2016 moves. it seemed like all week somebody was talking explicitly about their ambitions. >> i know when you announced if youre running for president youll do it here. you want to make that p...