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Construction of israeli settlements in the west bank. secretary of state hillary clinton is due to meet in the next hour with top palestinian officials. palestinians have threatened to leave peace talks if israel doesn't extend a freeze on settlement construction that ends this weekend. we're told one possible compromise would let israel keep the freeze in place to a large degree but allow some limited construction. jill dougherty is working the story. we'll check in with her later. now to capitol hill at a time when so many americans are not happy with the officials and so many think politi...

Talks between the israelis and the palestinians are dead. but israel's decision not to freeze the settlement on the west bank left everyone on pins and needles. paula hancocks standing by. what's going on, paula? what's the latest? >> not so long ago. we heard from alec lieberman. he's over in new york at the moment. the decision by iz asrael not t extend the freeze are not provocation. they're using it as an excuse. according to mr. lieberman, he believes the palestinians did not come to the talks with good intentions. they were strong armed by the united states. not a great atmosphere to con...

Going to get when you invited stephen colbert? house speaker nancy pelosi was later asked what she thought about colbert's appearance. >> do you think it was appropriate? >> of course it's appropriate. he's an american. the committee has a point of view. he can bring attention to an important issue like immigration. i think it's great. >> so nancy pelosi liked it. some others didn't so much including house majority leader steny hoyer. >> i think his testimony was not appropriate. no, i think it was an embarrassment for mr. colbert more than the house. >> and he should not have been called? >> ...

The hard decisions that any palestinian leader would have to make to reach peace with israel, and, even if he could fulfill those commitments in the the areas, his palestinian authority controls, he doesn't speak for hamas and hamas is the principal source of palestinian terrorism, against israel and this is not a question of settlement construction or where you draw the lines on the map, this goes from israel's point of view to the fundamental question, whether or not it will have security once it signs the peace agreement and hamas is the principal threat to that. >> eric: speaking of israel...