other the hard truths. and friendships require mutual respect. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> reporter: in an impassioned hour-long exit speech, kerry warning netanyahu jewish settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem will place a palestinian state and peace in serious jeopardy. >> this current coalition is the most right-wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> reporter: and in an exclusive interview with nbc news, kerry denying netanyahu's charge that the u.s. orchestrated friday's u.n. resolution condemning israel's settlements. >> but you did not orchestrate it? >> no, we recruited nobody as an alternative. those four countries that ultimately brought it to the floor did so absolutely on their own. >> reporter: barely two hours later, netanyahu saying that wasn't true. >> we have it on absolutely