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>> it's threatened, he said, in the field by increasing israeli settlements, and threatened politically because of progressive weakening of those who are in favor of peace. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, called a conference, quote, useless and comes as many world leaders fear that president-elect donald trump's policies will exacerbate the conflict. trump is an avid supporter of israel's building settlements on palestinian land, and he's vowed to shift the american embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem, a move that would undermine any hopes of a negotiated two-state agreement. israeli...

>> it's threatened, he said, in the field by increasing israeli settlements, and threatened politically because of progressive weakening of those who are in favor of peace. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, called a conference, quote, useless and comes as many world leaders fear that president-elect donald trump's policies will exacerbate the conflict. trump is an avid supporter of israel's building settlements on palestinian land, and he's vowed to shift the american embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem, a move that would undermine any hopes of a negotiated two-state agreement. israeli...

After last month's u.n. resolution that condemned israeli settlements. centicountrys, including ones from key european and arab nations, reaffirmed their positions that the only way to bring about peace in the holy land was a negotiated, two-state solution. the paris conference was led by french president francois hollande who said that the two-state solution is under serious threat. [speaking french] >> translator: it's threatened, he said, in the field by increasing israeli settlements and threatened politically because of the progressive weakening of those who are in favor of peace. >> repo...

Is netanyahu so upset? is it because he is maybe strategically he doesn't have as much leverage as he once had? >> well i think he's upset largely because the speech is as strong as it was, and it lays bare all of the inconsistencies in both israeli policy but also in palestinian policy and no leader is going to want to see that happen. he's now exposed. the israeli press for example has taken him to task since the time of the u.n. resolution a week ago for policies that are leading israel into a very bad direction in which you may have the beginning of a one-state reality where israel will ha...

Warned israel of its abstention. >> we've known for some time the palestinians were intent on moving forward with a settlement resolution and i advised the prime minister repeatedly that further settlement activity only invited u.n. action. >> reporter: as prime minister benjamin netanyahu concluded his response to secretary kerry, palestinian president abbas released a statement of his own saying that he's also ready to resume peace negotiations if israel stops building settlements. doug. >> thank you, rich. prime minister netanyahu's reaction to today's speech by secretary kerry comes as tem...