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You would have a moratorium on settlements. the focus that constant attempts to kill as many civilians as possible should be mentioned in just a sentence or two. but that building an apartment building on the wrong side, that is a problem. a faults emphasis. so yes. israel has dismantled settlements in the sinai, in gaza, and in any solution would have to dismantle in the west bank. we have to start with both sides taking a reasonable position, or both sides deciding to negotiate without any pre condition at all. the position of the palestinian authority is we want an unlimited right of return...

To responsible to the charge that we heard. saying this issue is not about settlements. it is the willingness to recognize israel as a jewish state. their inability to stop as we've heard in the past, exam manies of incitement against, violence against israelis. what do you make to that charge that we've heard repeatedly throughout the day? >> i think there's a lot of obstacles to peace. settlements are one of them. no one is suggesting there are others. the bottom line is as secretary kerry said, if there is ever going to be a peace agreement, there won't be an agreement possible. and by the ...

The issue of settlements. we've seen subsequent or successive administrations. both republicans and democrats, as you've cited, who try reign in construction on the west bank and east jerusalem. none have been successful in preventing that. do you believe there is a fundamental problem in the inability f the u.s. government to leverage with israel, to stop what american administrations have felt are an obstacle to peace? >> the way is to have a negotiated peace. that could be done if they started negotiations now in an unconditional basis or it could be done in a way that the palestinian autho...

And is this a bench mark that has been moved down the road because of the fact that trump's incoming administration seems to be favorment settlements? and with the right wing government of benjamin netanyahu. >> we're waiting to see. certainly the early signs are not encouraging in terms of the names being used to cover this portfolio. i think a lot of people are looking at and it moping once the administration gets going, some of the normal constraints on policy exert themselves. the broader interests in the region make it very difficult for a president to go all in with an agenda. and it put...

Detail, what the imme indications are for a possible two-state solution down the road. it is somewhat contradicted by the reported of negotiations. settlements have continue asked even accelerated during periods of negotiations. so you know, they laid down an important marker today. there is not a lot new but it is emphatic. a lot of facts on the record with very great clarity and a great defense of the u.n. security council resolution which frankly people talk about it as if it is unprecedented. it is not only not unpress debit. if the obama administration had vetoed that security council res...