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Are moving in to the middle of palestinian areas, it's going to be just that much harder to separate, that much harder to imagine transferring sovereignty and that is exactly the outcome that some are purposely accelerating. let's be clear, settlement expansion has nothing to do with israel's security, many settlements actually increase the security burden on the israeli defense forces and leaders of the settler movement are motivated by ideological imperatives that ignore legitimate palestinian aspirations. among the most troubling illustrations of this point has been the proliferation of set...

Are moving into the middle of palestinian areas, it's going to be just that much harder to separate. that much harder to imagine transferring sovereignty. and that is exactly the outcome that some are purposefully accelerating. let's be clear. settlement expansion has nothing to do with israel's security. many settlements actually increase the security burden on the israeli defense forces and leaders of the settler movement are motivated by ideological imperatives that ignore legitimate palestinian aspirations. among the most troubling illustrations of this point has been the proliferation of ...

In the end, we could not in good conscience protect the most extreme elements of the settler movement as it tries to destroy the two-state solution. we could not in good conscience turn a blind eye to palestinian actions that fan hatred and violence. it is not in u.s. interests to help anyone on either side create a unitary state, and we may not be able to stop them, but we cannot be expected to defend them. >> joining us live from jude m jerusalem, what it's your reaction to secretary of state kerry's argument about the necessary way forward, in his view y. well, secretary kerry's speech is n...

International community including israel's closest friends and allies for the two state solution and their deep concern over the deteriorating status between israelis and palestinians and the lack of meaningful progress towards peace. the president of j street joins me now. critics see this as a slap in the face to israel. your group has a very different view. >> we do. it's not a slap in the face to israel. what it is is a reminder to the israeli right wing and to the settler movement in particular and to prime minister netanyahu's government that the entirety of the international community r...

Choices. he and president obama have managed a non-aggression pact since the election. but this does strain it. you can see the strains developing. but second, and equally important, along with his nomination of the ambassador to israel, it does give you a clear indication that he will define israeli security largely in the same terms that benjamin netanyahu does, which is not necessarily what barack obama or for that matter bill clinton, their definition was. so you have an ambassador designee who has close ties to the settler movement. this is an indication where policy going to go. it does ...