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Since then, his actions have not matched his rhetoric. his settlement construction has continued. i'm joint by tonight's roundtable. bob woodward, nedra pickler, with associated spread and ron fournier. bob, all our lives we've been talking middle east. always right at the top, but i've anyone -- it's almost like being in israel, it's okay now to take a position in the democratic party, it seems like. >> well, it's -- no question about it, but i don't think it's going to change the fundamentals. israel needs the united states -- the united states needs a democracy in the middle east, and tha...

>> in the aftermath of netanyahu's recent election victory the chance of a two-state solution appears even slimmer, of course given his reversal on the issue, on the eve of israel's elections last week. remember, three months after he first took office as his country's prime minister in 2009 netanyahu shared his vision for a two-state solution. since then his actions have not matched his rhetoric as settlement construction has continued. >> john heilemann, baker, come on. >> well -- >> well what? well what? >> yes. james addison baker iii. it has been -- this has been the policy of the united ...

From having peace today could prevent peace for decades to come because no palestinian leader will move from those positions that are put forward at the united nations. here's the problem. a major problem. what the palestinians want is they want a state that they don't want to give israel peace in return. israel is in favor of a palestinian state. that would end the conflict with israel. we're not in favor of a palestinian state. we'll don't wage war against israel. >> let me ask you something about settlements. during the campaign and i want to put this up from "the washington post," reports ...

The jewish settlements will be part of any peace deal. settlement construction that goes on about 90% of it is in those areas. it's within the consensus not only inside of israel. >> do you deny settlement construction -- >> that's not the obstacle to peace. this conflict has been going on for 50 years. 50 years before there was a single settlement on the west bank. the reason we have not resolved our conflict with the palestinians is they refuse to recognize the right of a jewish state to exist period. and they don't take israel security concerns seriously. in a region where states are collap...

Of the palestinians. this goes to the critique of the settlement construction that settlement construction is all about preventing a palestinian state. what do you say to that? >> that's not true. the jewish settlements will be part of any peace deal. settlement construction that goes on about 90% of it is in those areas. it's within the consensus not only inside of israel. >> do you deny settlement construction is about a strategic -- >> that's not the obstacle to peace. this conflict has been going on for 50 years. 50 years before there was a single settlement on the west bank. the reason we...