attend. in a few days we expect secretary of state john kerry to lay out his vision for peace. don? >> thanks very much. i appreciate that. let's discuss with james jeffrey. he is a former ambassador to iran and turkey. he and hillary mann leverett is here. she represented the u.s. in u.n. security council deliberations. i'm so glad to have both of you on. let's get right to t. benjamin netanyahu is suspending working ties with 12 nations that voted for the u.n. resolution condemning israeli settlements. ironically that doesn't include the u.s. which abstained. what kind of message do you think he is trying to send here? this is for you, hillary? >> well, i think he's trying to divert attention to how profoundly isolated this vote in the security council shows israel to be on the world stage, both the depth and breadth of israel's isolation. netanyahu, i think, is trying to double down on his policies to show that israel actually is in