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Eventually move into the very tough issues that are going to have to be -- we're going to have to go through in order to see comprehensive middle east peace. >> robert is there any reason you guys would see israel more open, suddenly open to a freeze on settlements in east jerusalem if they haven't been up to now? what has changed in the environment that would make them more open to such a freeze? >> look, i don't want to speak on behalf of the israeli government. i'm going to say what our administration and countless administrations that have preceded us, we've made our feelings known for dec...

Weeks ago. >> we objected to this announcement, because we are committed to israel and is security, which we believe depends on a comprehensive peace. >> reporter: the announcement set back george mit 's plan for shuttle diplomacy and triggered violent processes some conservatives blame the obama organization for boldening extremists. bolton said the president is too hard on israel. >> he has a different view on how to solve the problem. the president's view is israel should make more concessions. >> reporter: the group secretary clinton spoke to agrees with her and called to immediately freez...

Co commended for putting the conversation in place. we shouldn't under estimate the difficulty. they are far apart on the status issue. security and border and jerusalem. that will take a very heavy lift. the politics on both sides of the israeli side and in sessipan side are not moving to sett settleme settlement. the fact the president is engaged and putting a focus on this is a good thing. if you get people talking about it, it is good. >> and tony, before we get to a.b., why was the relationship fraught with president obama? we heard the abo. anybody but obama. people are welcoming in saud...

Importance of the holding of the arab islamic american summits. your excellency, mister president, once again we reassert to you our position of accepting the two state solution on those borders, the state of palestine with east jerusalem living alongside the state of israel and resolving the final status issue, based on international law, the resolution and respecting agreements which set the tone for the implementation of the arab peace initiative in accordance with what has been reaffirmed in the most recent arab summit in jordan.