two-state solution. but these statements are ir reconcilable. one cannot simultaneously champion expanding israeli settlements and a viable two-state solution that would end the conflict. >> senator, what she is saying is that the settlements antagonize palestinians and, therefore, hinder peace. she is not the only one who thinks this. what is your response to that? >> my response is that the reason there is no peace between the palestinians and israel is not because of land. israel gave up the entire gaza strip. they withdrew completely. gaza now is in the hand of hamas, 10,000 rockets have been fired from gaza into israel. so the settlement issue, the land problem, is not why we don't have peace. the problem is, that hamas wants to drive israel into the ocean. the palestinians are educating their young people to hate the