m manipulations of the final results. some of the top political parties don't want to see their grip on power become even weakened further, fredricka. >> thank you so much for that. vice president joe biden is moving past a perceived israeli snub. he explained his condemnation of an israeli plan for new settlements. >> quite frankly folks, sometimes only a friend can deliver the hardest truth. i appreciate, by the way, the response your prime minister today announced this morning that he is putting in place a process to prevent the recurrence of that sort of event. and who clarify at the beginning of actual construction on this project would likely take several years, and a statement he put out. that's significant.