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Were agreed upon by the officials there from all the different countries, we were getting statements from israeli officials seemingly contributing what had been announced at that summit. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, saying that construction and regulation in the occupied west bank will continue and that there would be no construction freeze. then his minister of national security, he's one of the most right-wing members of this new right-wing government, tweeted out something that essentially said, what happens in jordan stays in jordan, essentially pushing back against this...

Minister netanyahu they have to stop the settlements when taking police of the expansion, what prevents a two-state solution from occurring. >> so netanyahu's new government was formed with members of two parties that are to the right of netanyahu. a couple of the ministers in his cabinet are -- have some really controversial actions and statements in the past, not even that far in the past. even some of israel's most staunch supporters said quote, the more things get out of hand in the west bank, either from settlement activity or violence, the more pressure from the progressive wing of the d...

Expects serious negotiations for a two state solution, notjust because of this new israeli government, even before that there was no real prospect of a serious move towards a resolution of this conflict. what demonstration is working to do, they are right to do it, is to try to limit the closing of the door for a future conflict resolution. to limit settlement activity, to limit their collapse of the palestinian authority, to limiting side away from the possibility in the future. as for the american position in the middle east, take for granted that that everything hinges on the palestinian is...

Pursuit of two states we oppose. and that includes settlement activity, it includes demolitions, it includes evictions, it includes incitement of violence, it includes payment to terrorists. elliott gotkine joins us now live from jerusalem. good to see you. so secretary blinken now in egypt, but what all has he achieved so far as he works tone sure this ceasefire holds and also what is the significance of this u.s. invitation to israel's president? >> reporter: well, rosemary, i don't think secretary of state antony blinken came with any particularly grandiose ambitions for this trip beyond ...

>> that includes settlement activity and includes demolitions and evictions and it includes incitement to violence and payment to terrorists. the cease-fire coming after 11 days of violence leaving more than 200 palestinians dead and taking the lives of more than a dozen israelis. blinken called the losses on both sides profound. >> casualties are often reduced to numbers, but behind every number is an individual human being, a daughter, a son, a father, a mother, a grandparent, a best friend. >> blinken meeting with leaders from both sides with palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas co...