mr. netanyahu? >> they are just words at this stage. >> did you speak with mr. netanyahu?> yes i met with him. >> what did he have to say? >> he said i shouldn't talk about what he had to say. >> this is a friendly group. >> there is a push coming, john. >> a real push by mid-year on the iran thing. no doubt about it. >> netanyahu doesn't have the stroke he had before this last election though? >> no, this election the country moved away. his party lost 12 seats. >> yes. >> and what's more, where the seats were gapped, it was really in the center. >> i want forgive a shout out to president nixon the nonproliferation treaty came into force while he was president and worked well in the years since 1970, india, pakistan and north korea joined the nuclear. >> another great leader of man, >>> tonight i'm announcing that we will launch talks on a crop insurancesive transatlantic trade and investment partner slip with the european union. because trade that is fair and free across the atlantic supports millions of good paying american jobs. >> the idea for a trade pac between the

mr. netanyahu in new york. there was some friction back then, all forgiven, all done, move on. >> you haven't heard about it in a long time. i think when prime minister net in the got up in front of the general assembly in september, you'll remember the ball with the red -- >> i do. >> he said something that was perhaps obscured by the drawing. he said, it's not important when iran gets the bomb or even when iron decides it wants to get a bomb. the most important question is when can we no no longer prevent iran from getting a bomb. this program is going to go underground -- >> it will be too late. >> it will be too late. i think there's a would it understanding between us and the united states that that is a serious problem, that at some point we'll no longer be able to know and we may wake up to a very different and very dangerous middle east. >> with regard to secretary designate hagel -- i don't know if that's the appropriate way to think of him, the nominee, senator hagel, is there an official position? as

mr. netanyahu. removing the friction that is said to exist between the two leaders.joining me from tel aviv, former israel embassador, dan gillerman. embassador, good morning, thank you for being here. >> good morning, it's good to be with you. >> i want to ask you, because prime minister netanyahu has been forthright and believes this spring will be a significant time for iran's suspected nuclear program. how beneficial is it that the president makes this trip now? >> i think it's very, very beneficial and very timely for the president to make this trip in march. it's also very significant and maybe symbolic that the president started his first term with a cairo speech and the second with a visit to jerusalem. it's important and it's a totally different region. he'll be visiting a volatile region with egypt collapsing, with syria in the midst of a civil war, with other countries fighting the extremists or extremism taking over, and he'll be visiting the u.s.'s only ally and friend in the region and probably best friend in the world. it's a huge to know opportunityr

mr. netanyahu visits washington in march, as israelis ponder the prospect of another tense year ahead. >>druff: margaret's next story examines the growing divide between israelis and palestinans nearly 20 years after the oslo peace accords. and you can continue to find a link to all of our reporting from israel, gaza and the west bank on our website. >> brown: now to our interview with former vice president al gore. since he conceded the 2000 presidential election, mr. gore's become best-known for his advocacy on climate change issues work that led to both a nobel prize and an academy award. lately, his business and corporate connections have also been in the news, when he sold his cable channel, current tv. to al-jazeera, the network owned by the government of qatar in the persian gulf. gore is back in print now with a new book titled, "the future: six drivers of global change" examining major shifts in science, technology, the global economy and american democracy. i spoke to him earlier today. >> pelley: al gore welcome. >> thank you. >> brown: you wrote that someone asked you about th

mr. netanyahu. >> i think it probably is more about mending fences.ever seen more expectations. as soon as he announced, it's like nothing is really going to happen. we're never going to get there. if you talk to people on the street, and there's some people i have known there for 25 years who say, you know, nothing will happen, never ever has and usually you get a little bit of a spark, oh, the president is coming. isn't that great? people are talking -- the president is coming. what do you think, oh, the traffic is going to be terrible. >> you were kidding. >> that's where the expectations are on that, but i do think he needs to mend some fences with netanyahu. it's time that the president engaged over there. >> and in part because, you know, we still have this issue, congressman ellison, of the coming confrontation with iran. you got two different messages from the iranian leaders this week, the supreme leader says no direct talks. president ahmadinejad today maybe said we might be open to it. >> but you see on that score, the president can't be cr

ally in israel led by prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been ratcheting up the pressure and the tension with regard to iran mr bahman is expected to visit and israel within weeks and many of us expect that this will be a very dangerous mission and so far as we fully expect some sort of attack on iran before the end of two thousand and thirteen led by the interstates in israel really is that likely to happen do you think. well let us hope not but some of the signs are unmistakable i point you to those military games held off the coast of iran i point you to an editorial in this morning's wall street journal pinned by the u.s. ambassador biggest thrill and best of its united states michael oren which makes all matter of our claims about iranian intentions there are unspeakable signs pointing to a height military conflict with iran. let me quickly ask you about one aspect we've covered a lot here a lot and that is drawing strikes the kind of action if you have those what well let be mentioned do you think. i hope so but probably not i don't think united states has fully for this question of drones it's well know

mr. obama to visit israel since he took office. he will meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu.ll focus on the resumption of talks between israel and the palestinians. u.s. ambassador dan shapiro says the president will bring an urgent peace-making agenda with him. >>> and we -- >> we may see some new changes today on a ban on gay members in the boy scouts of america. scout leaders may vote today on whether to change the policy. a new proposal would allow individual scout troops to decide how they want to address the issue. some religious leaders criticized the possible change. the founder for scouts for equality says it's time to ban discrimination. >> they are entitled to continue that policy if they choose to. and if they don't, they are going to lose the heart and soul of their membership. >> this is about, you know, them trying to advance an agenda of promoting a specific way of understanding the world at the expense of people all over the country. >> the boy scouts of america has more than two million members nationwide. more than 70% of troops are affiliated with church o

ally in israel led by prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been ratcheting up the pressure and the tension with regard to iran mr obama is expected to visit and israel within weeks and many of us expect that this will be a very dangerous mission and so far as we fully expect some sort of attack on iran before the end of two thousand and thirteen led by the interstates in israel really is that likely to happen do you think. well let us hope not but some of the signs are unmistakable i point you to those military games held off the coast of iran i point you to an editorial in this morning's wall street journal pinned by the u.s. ambassador biggest thrill and best of its united states michael oren which makes all matter of our claims about iranian intentions there are unmistakable signs pointing to a height military conflict with iran. let me quickly ask you about what aspect we've covered a lot here or not and that is drawing strikes the kind of action if you have those what well let be mentioned do you think. i hope so but probably not i don't think united states fully for this question of drones it's well known

mr. obama will travel to israel. it will happen in the spring. the president will meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu.as march. the two leaders have had a rocky relationship. the white house says the trip will be an opportunity to reaffirm ties between the u.s. and israel. president obama will also visit the west bank and jordan. >>> the military is poised to extend some benefits to same- sex partners of gay servicemembers. u.s. officials say they are likely to include health and welfare programs as well as access to on base stores and services 16 months after the pentagon revealed the ban on openly gay servicemembers. an announcement is expected in the next few days. >>> britain is one step closer to legalizing gay marriage. a bill that would enable same- sex couples to get married in civil and religious ceremonies passed the house of commons today in a 400-175 vote. the bill must go through several more stages before it can become law. the church of england along with the conservative party are among the ones opposed to the legislation. >>> transformin one of the bay area's busy streets, how the mar

mr. chairman. >> appreciate it. >>> and president obama making his first official trip to israel this strpring. could he hit the reset button with netanyahu. and will the house tackle illegal gun trafficking. >>> for the first time since he took office, president obama is traveling to israel. ambassador dennis ross with the washington institute for nearest policy was a special assistant to president obama and adviser to hillary clinton and is msnbc diplomacy analyst. great to see you. you've spent so much time on this never ending mission of middle east peace. john kerry wants to tackle it, the president is going it tackle it early on. what is the cost benefit analysis for what can be accomplished now? >> i don't think the expectations are very high in terms of the president going out now and trying to produce something p i think what he's trying to do is send a signal that this is an issue that we care about, the secretary of state, john kerry, will be working on it. this is not going to be something that we ignore, but i think it's also going to be put into context. there are an enormous array of issues insyria, egypt. so i think his go

mr. president, now that you're here, learn something about the country. i think they are right. >> i think the president, ims himself, may be trying with israeli politics to undermind president benjamin netanyahuo put together a coalition who may have a right wing coalition, hank knows more about this than i do. i think the times is not auspicious from the israelis' point of view. lou: if benjamin netanyahu puts together a right wing coalition, i think he would be, at this point, thrill. >> doug is right, though, lou, an attempt to undermine benjamin netanyahu, and try to control the government. it's a serious military moment, and, by the way, doing that is not helpful right now. lou: well, thank you. we're going to be taking up the issue to explore the motivation with judy miller, hank, and doug shop as we approach the takeoff date for the president. >> of course. lou: i'm sure excitement is building in the white house as well. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. lew bush thank -- lou: thank you for being with us. the cohost of the five tomorrow, the new york observer, says she's the new fox it girl. juan williams will be with us. thank you for being with us. good night from new

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