so we chged his position after running for office and making that speech at apac. don't tell me -- >> did he throw -- >> you start from that point. okay? and it's -- the israelis want to start from the defensible point. >> did he throw israel under the bus? >> i don't know thousand describe it. >> apac is having a meeting on day and netanyahu is speaking to the united states congress on tuesday, correct? what's netanyahu going to say to the united states congresses? >> he hasn't yet cleared it with me, but and me on tuesday. >> you know more than you're saying mort. >> there's nothing more i can say on the show with due respect. >> because it's so widely watched in israel? >> it's obviously going to be a very important speech and i don't know what he's going to do in terms of the final language based on what happe >>> issue 2 -- imf angst. >> obviously, some shock and sadness over the vents of the past few day -- events of the past few days, but a very clear recognition of the important responsibilities that have been given to the fund. >> john lipsky is the new ac

so we changed his position after running for office and making that speech at apac. don't tell me -- >> did he throw -- >> you start from that point. okay? and it's -- the israelis want to start from the defensible point. >> did he throw israel under the bus? >> i don't know thousand describe it. >> apac is having a meeting on day and netanyahu is speaking to the united states congress on tuesday, correct? what's netanyahu going to say to the united states congresses? >> he hasn't yet cleared it with me, but and me on tuesday. >> you know more than you're saying mort. >> there's nothing more i can say on the show with due respect. >> because it's so widely watched in israel? >> it's obviously going to be a very important speech and i don't know what he's going to do in terms of the final language based on what happe >>> issue 2 -- imf angst. >> obviously, some shock and sadness over the vents of the past few day -- events of the past few days, but a very clear recognition of the important responsibilities that have been given to the fund. >> john lipsky is the new ac

dinner but a meeting of the american israel public affairs committee the powerful pro israel lobby doug apac held its conference over the weekend here in washington this comes at a time when middle east peace negotiations are on the minds of everyone involved but aren't you going to chicken reports disagreements may keep them from getting to the table. that president obama's calls for peace and a two state solution fell on deaf ears both with its release for many from the near mentioning of going back to prison nine hundred sixty seven border lines is unacceptable. because you want to reach. with the palestinians so i believe there is nothing but words in what the u.s. president has said is not a proper pressure on you to be a whole the prime minister of israel or of israel. it's like for us it's like a lose lose things like it's very hopeless like we hear the right things but no kind of implementation addressing this powerful tool was really lobbying washington this in those moments make sure to be really firm that no pressure would be put on israel good because the process and these propos

the president is meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and he will be speaking at apac over the weekend but it's becoming a never ending political game here in the u.s. and it's one that cost u.s. taxpayers three billion dollars a year and what's mostly military aid so let's talk about why joining me to discuss it is medea benjamin co-founder of both code pink and international human rights organization global exchange and from our studio in new york jeff berkowitz former bush liaison to the jewish community i want to thank you both for joining me tonight now jeff i'm going to start with you because i just don't know where the criticisms come from but we keep hearing that obama doesn't really have a good relationship with israel that it's been rocky and now we're hearing calls that because he suggested he go back to one thousand sixty seven border lines that he is a tray or but if you know i haven't seen anything really change we're still giving israel three billion dollars in aid every single year i haven't seen any change in our policies so where do those critiques co

basically by blocking the right wing israeli lobby apac did. assisted. up on capitol hill and basically it became clear that right go forward in the position. anything that the national intelligence council produced would immediately. contaminated attacks on a personal nature so i couldn't do what i was being hired to do which is to improve the rather poor credibility of u.s. intelligence so i was. the credibility of u.s. intelligence i'm not the holder said they were going to have to have you on for but i do want to get to something you said you said that you are very outspoken views on israel that are very different from the majority of elected officials and high ranking officials publicly are these views are held by more people privately than we would expect or if the view of congress really. i think there are there are people who do fully believe what they say there are an awful lot of people who are afraid to say what they think because they're intimidated i think frankly the country policy and israel for that matter all suffer from the kind of hypo

the state department, good to see you as always, thanks so much. >>> the president just starts the apacforce one for a long flight to ireland, he'll spend next week in europe, after ireland, a trip to london. >>> indiana governor mitch daniels made a decision. he is not going to run for president. gop insiders were pushing him to get into the race. they saw him as the clear fiscally conservative choice. here's how he summed up his decision in an overnight e-mail to supporters. "in the end i was able to resolve every competing consideration but one, and that, the interest is and wishes of my family, is the most important consideration of all." some political observers have suggested that daniels' family would have gotten a lot of attention if he decided to get into the race. some called his family situation, well, complicated, if you will. that's his wife you're seeing there, cheri. she lefd ht him in the '90s, married another man, came back to mitch daniels and they're married once again. cheri daniels stayed out of the public eye but a presidential run would have changed all of that. h

and the president's addressing apac and then the prime minister's address in congress so you have a whole dance that's going to play out over the course of the next few days and it's going to be interesting to see how the sides just with each other it's a good speech earlier in the week that laid out some of his bottom line demands keeping troops on the jordan valley for instance this was obama's come back saying no you're not you know we're going to have a border and you're going to have a border between palestine and jordan and it's and out came out with a strong press release afterwards saying no way these are our basic who's not a guy who has a history of compromise is going to be very interesting to watch them joust over the next three or four days as they give dueling speeches have meetings have to do press conferences i think in israel there's a strong can't you know has been running full page ads in the car it's in the newspapers saying the time is now to recognize a palestinian state it's an israeli existential interests to have a palestinian state so you've got a strong ca

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the kat electric pedophile priesthood -- catholic pedophile priesthood and apac had to take over the airwaves with this baloney story in order to create more panic and more situations that would require more police presence. and i know that many of us are intelligent enough to see through this. anyone can google ted gunderson, former head of the los angeles f.b.i., and go -- and google ted henderson-osama bin laden and see what he says. google jesse ventura. i invite all true hearts to attend and support the general strike which will also be supporting law enforcement. no matter what they're told in the orders. and i trust that the people that i'm addressing now will do the right thing and not be backing up the corporate store. we are in a place and time that the almighty lord has us and time to shut down the untoward because we've had enough. i'm going to read one poem about casey sheehan. if i may. casey sheehan, the almighty power love in our hearts be calling. for casey sheehan -- and 4,000 fallen. president mazzucco: thank you. >> you wouldn't grant this on behalf of cindy sheeh

>> well, i had privilege of am saying an event for an event called apac. -- emceeing an event.ple in washington love acronyms. the acronyms are so long any acronyms for the acronyms. tavis: [laughter] >> it was a night where we are honoring all of asian-americans and public service. again, like entertainment, i feel that representation is an important issue. historically, asians are not involved in politics in america. to be able to participate in at night where we were celebrating those that are is special. tavis: back to the dollar that i owe you. how hopeful are you about the future of "hawaii0?" >> we are in a state of flux all the time. things are changing a lot. there is always room for good quality entertainment. if you can throw in a little bit of interesting character work and some social issues, i think you have the recipe for something that will stick around. tavis: you have the right stuff. i think you will be around for awhile. >> thank you for having me. tavis: daniel dae kim of "hawaii five-0." thank you for watching. as always, keep the faith. >> for more inform

another cool reception on sunday morning when he addresses the largest pro-israel american lobby, apac. there, israelis are hoping the president is going to announce he'll visit israel next month. white house sources say that's highly unlikely. >> we'll be watching. >> chuck todd at the white house to get us started. thanks very much. i'm joined here by andrea mitchell. what a weekend. it begins with the president saying now more than ever, there's got to be a peace deal. it ends by all sides being pretty far apart. >> reporter: very far apart. it was really tough. i was told even some israeli officials were uncomfortable with what they acknowledged was a lecturing tone by the prime minister, but he felt he had to say this to the world, to president obama pfsz face, and on top of that, they had had a call. he called hillary clinton yesterday before the speech, hours before the speech when they heard the president was going to use this language, and i was told, he didn't shout at her, he didn't scold her, but it was really tough. they did meet for two hours one-on-one, so they got to th

ok dan if i can go back to you ed apac the the executive director of the organization warned obama against treating both israel and the palestinians quote even handedly that's a pretty interesting statement treat both of them differently how do you how do you interpret that. well it's really simple the united states is an ally of israel and both countries share both the security concerns and alliance and we work together militarily and economically but the reason that that's the correct thing to say is that israel is going to be asked and any peace agreement to give up something tangible its territory that contrary to the way some people have put it i do agree with paul it's ultimately political but israel does not recognize that what the jews called today and some area is someone else's territory we think it's ours and that's something that people often don't seem to understand so israel is being asked to sacrifice a tremendous amount and they're simply not going to do it unless there is a conflict and the recognition that israel is the state of the jewish people and that there is not goi

middle east that shares america's commitment to freedom democracy and peace obama's words at the same apac conference surprisingly showed a different tension as he recast his stance on the one nine hundred sixty seven borders and was anything with reagan about america's commitment to israel's security no vote at the united nations will ever create an independent palestinian state and the united states will stand up against efforts to single israel out at the united nations or in any international forum israel's legitimacy is not a matter for debate that is my commitment that is why i was told you later netanyahu appeared on par with obama and celebrating us israel cooperation this broad support for is really not it states. tremendous group and command history. to my country and so a band of the day the so-called peace process resolving the israeli palestinian conflict is also a one step forward to start a back and deal compromises and one way of ministration the israelis and a pact has been the political calculus for decades but both players have solved nothing about my face is a very hard

the american israel public affairs committee or apac reminded obama any peace talks with the palestinians must have the blessing of what is called the israel lobby in the us the relationship between united states and the jewish state of israel is a. common interest and shared values. you wonder stand with great depth that israel is the only country in the middle east that shares america's commitment to freedom democracy and peace obama's words and the same impact conference and surprisingly showed a different tension as he recast his stance on the one thousand nine hundred seventy borders and was anything but rage about america's commitment to israel's security no vote at the united nations will ever create an independent palestinian state and the united states will stand up against the first a single israel the united nations or any international force this rules legitimacy is not a matter for debate that is my commitment that is my pledge to all of you where netanyahu appearing on par with obama and celebrating us israel collaboration this broad support for israel of the united states.

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the pro-israel lobby known as apac. >> he's going straight do into the lion's den to defend this proposal. >> reporter: he tried to restart talks by endorsing a key palestinian demand. a return to the pre-1967 borders. >> prime minister, welcome. >> reporter: israel's prime minister gave his answer the next day at the white house. >> israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines. >> reporter: and that virtually slams the door shut on further talks. on sunday, the president has a chance to make his case. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> and news from around the world in new york, the former head of the international monetary fund remains under house arrest tonight. but that has not stopped people from trying to catch a glimpse of dominique strauss-kahn. you'd expect the media to be posted outside his temporary home in lower manhattan. police and private security guards are there as well. but new yorkers, tourists and thrillseekers are also standing by and taking photos of the apartment building where the 62-year-old awaits his next cou

he clarified at the speech to the pro-israeli lobby, apac in washington, a few days later, saying thatback to the '67 borders, but with mutually agreed land swaps. and of course, that's inevitable because what we're talking about in the pre--'67 borders is the state of israel, the territory they captured in 1967 are going to be the future borders of a two-state solution including israel and an independent palestinian state. so once president obama made the clarification, perhaps, of course, the -- the israelis wanted to defuse the situation, as well. the criticism of washington and of president obama was toned down significantly both in israeli general and from the israeli prime minister's office, as well. >> right, the fewly agree -- mutually agreed land swap part seems to be left out more often than not the past 48 hours. let's talk about the arab spring. all around we see egypt's revolution, the uprise month syria. we see -- among syria. we see uncertainty recent israel. what is israel's reaction to the majorly transformative period now in the arab world around it? >> reporter: obvi

group apac president obama has savagery a state increasing isolation if it fails to engage in the peace prices clarified his call for a return to have free nine hundred sixty seven borders explaining that the final boundaries of days are a day and in need palestinian state would be determined after agreed land swaps not be exact times prime minister binyamin netanyahu reject a bad idea and a political arm as children and their child as america's getting tired of israel's stubbornness there's no question that the united states is well beyond patience with netanyahu and with israel more generally behind closed doors the united states is serious with israel because israel is pursuing a policy that is not we american national interest this is disastrous for us and that's why obama wants a two state solution to the problem that obama faces like all american presidents face is that you can't put any pressure on israel because the lobby in this country is so powerful that it wouldn't do great damage to obama's political future and president obama was saying very clearly is that israel is being

care it's towards that end of peace and i think president obama even mentioned that in his speech at apac yesterday that it is absolutely you know essential that people from israel are negotiating with others who recognize that however on the other side of that people in palestine think the same thing they want to be recognized as their own state and they don't feel like they are so normal have you speak to that. you know the recognition of what each side is very very sick principles from resulting the conflict have been put forth repeatedly by the international community whether it be the international court of justice in july two thousand and four or the united nations general assembly and your resolution the terms are straightforward there has to be a two state settlement on the june nineteenth sixty seven border israel is exercising sovereignty and independence within its state and the powers then the insects and sizing sovereignty and self-determination and the whole of that was. an east jerusalem as its capital and there also has to be just resolution of the palestinian refugee ques

at a speech to the pro israeli lobbying group apac president obama has said that israel will face growing isolation without a credible middle east peace process it her fight his call for the jewish state to return to pre-one nine hundred sixty seven borders saying agreed land swaps would determine the final boundaries of both israeli and palestinian states after peace israel rejected the plan but medical analyst john mearsheimer says americans getting tired stubbornness of israel. there's no question that united states is well beyond patience with netanyahu and with israel more generally behind closed doors the united states is furious with israel because israel is pursuing a policy that is not we american national interest this is disastrous for us and that's why obama wants a two state solution to the problem that obama faces like all american presidents face is that you can't put any pressure on israel because the lobby in this country does so powerful that it wouldn't do great damage to obama's political future when president obama was seen very clearly is that israel is being isolate

in a speech to america's main pro israel being group apac president obama has been jewish state risks increasing isolation if it fails to engage in the peace process he clarified his call for a return to pre nine hundred sixty seven borders explaining the big guy no boundaries of the israeli and a new palestinian state would be determined after the agreed land swaps not be exact frontiers of those times prime minister binyamin netanyahu earlier rejected the idea political analyst and joint mere america's getting tired it was rolls peponis. there's no question that united states is well beyond losing patience with netanyahu and with israel more generally on closed doors the united states is furious with israel because israel is pursuing a policy that is not we american national interest this is disastrous for us and that's why obama wants a two state solution to the problem that obama faces like all american presidents face is if you can't win any krisher on israel a couple lobby in this country has some powerful way to do great damage to obama's political future and president obama wa

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bomb on also met with the most powerful lobbying body to israeli lobby body in the united states the apac and he also made some changes in this proposal saying that apart from the fact that the border line will have to be based on the one nine hundred sixty seven border lines there are also good goals or could be some adjustments which would mean some swapping off lands between israel and palestine. all of this caused a mixed reaction among the international community because it seems that with mark obama. trying to please both israel and the international community is actually creating even more tension and for more on that here's my colleague. when addressing the powerful pro israel lobby here in washington president obama has made sure we affirm the i'm wavering support of the united states to estrella he also made sure his thursday speech did not leave anyone uncomfortable in that speech he suggested that israel go back to prison on nine hundred sixty seven borders with mutually agreed land swaps many swayne least found the mere idea of going back to nine hundred sixty seven unaccepta

stablished jewish organizations and the rank and file and that gap is widening they may goo him at apac it doesn't mean that american jews are not going to vote for him in two thousand and twelve but if he were to think of gone with run again by taking that very public stance yesterday i do think he has a whole lot of choice i think that if he had not. you made the statement about the nine hundred sixty seven that he simply would have no credibility whatsoever in the middle east i mean this is very tattered at this point their world is not happy about what's going on in libya they see a lot of hypocrisy they see you know the latest statement about the invite her a that they should not throw people in jail he never said a word about the fact that saudi arabia indeed did not arrange to put down those demonstrations so i think what you've got is you've got him trying to sort of get back to the atmosphere of the cairo speech that followed the cairo speech i don't know if that's possible to do it but i think at this point that they don't really have a choice and these military is also told h

and israel and the pressure from apac and the christian zionists that he ultimately doesn't take a particularly bold leadership. in the middle east speech yesterday barack obama said that it was possible to reach a deal that will make israel's security paramount that's one of israel's big problems but the how do the jewish settlements fit into all this something israel regards as integral to its security. well i think the problem is the framing so that the whole world except for the united states and israeli governments look at these settlements as illegally built settlements and occupied territories and as long as that's the reality and israel considers this liberated territory that's being reclaimed for the jews we have two very different framing going on but i think the international consensus is that this is an illegal settlement project so that if there's going to be a move towards a peace that involves whether it's two states or federations or whatever it is the palestinians have to have land they have to have they have to have counted you would be of their land and that the settlement pr

but at the same time today he's meeting with prime minister netanyahu he also will be speaking at apac israel plays a huge role when it comes to domestic politics but why does it matter to the average american quite the opposite i think you might be able to argue that america's foreign policy towards israel makes the world much more dangerous for many americans. i wouldn't hardly disagree with that we have fundamental reasons and strategic reasons to stand with israel in most americans are pro israel that's why pro israel sentiment is so strong in washington among cars and senators of both parties obviously much more so among republicans that have a much more unified view on this than the democratic party does. on like my colleague in washington here i don't think that the moderate you allege moderate aligning himself with terrorists and loss of their response will four israeli deaths and american deaths are going to be is going to be good for the palestinian people the israeli people for the american people the americans want to see a president that will stand with our ally that is a

in a speech to the pro israel lobbying group apac president obama said israel will face growing isolation without a credible middle east peace process he repeated his call to for the jewish state to return to pre-one thousand nine hundred sixty seven borders with the palestinians including mutual land swaps in order to reach peace in a conflict the idea that was flatly rejected by the israeli prime minister more on this talk to john mearsheimer he's a political analyst an expert on u.s. israeli relations joining us on the line from chicago tonight it's a very good evening for marty's good of you on the program during today's speech president obama repeatedly expressed friendship again towards israel and commitment to its security but you know considering the recent disagreements we've seen is that rather a smokescreen hurting a growing rift in relations do you think these days. well ever since president obama took office in january two thousand and nine he has been fighting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu over a number one settlement expansion and all were number two and tw

there was a former apac official who once. he can take a cocktail and ten minutes could get thirty five senators to sign it. what was your personal experience oh i was asked to chair the national intelligence council when they accepted it after about five weeks. i guess just because. of patriotic duty. for the paper for thirty years and because i have outspoken israel and concealed other people do there was immediately. basically. the right wing of israel there are an awful lot of people who are afraid to say what they think because they're intimidated i think frankly the country policy and israel for that matter. kind of. the discussion of matters related to israel where they'd be better served with honestly what do you think the cost to the national security for the united states which is involved in three wars with arab countries and we've heard some military officials come out and say that israel played a role and then backpedaled why but but what is there a top u.s. national security yes i think probably in many respects

you know that was all happening last year around this time and it was also when the apac conference was going on the pro israel lobby the powerful pro israel lobby is going on again now and i remember back then people that were at the delegates were at that conference saying they expected an apology over the public statements of the u.s. on settlements by secretary of state hillary clinton who spoke and they were all saying you know obama may be a one term president do you think that what's going on now politically for obama has put him in a dubious position well i think it's probably complicated his relationship with some important donors in the american jewish community. but i don't think it can be relaxed i think just the complication the more amazing thing to me is that here is a foreign prime minister coming to the united states. going to speak to the congress deliberately. to undercut the statement that you know the president was going to. organizing meeting in washington against the president united states and that's really rather unusual what i mean organizing a meeting against

american jews but he does not feel willing apparently to use that card to bring real pressure to bear the apac the largest and most powerful part of the pro israel lobby is meeting this weekend here in washington president obama will address them on sunday there will be netanyahu will talk to them on monday he will also address congress and there is a great deal of fear in washington of that pro israel lobby despite the fact that there has been an enormous change in in the discourse in this country about this question the rise of jewish anti occupation organizations the rise of the j. street lobby which calls itself pro israel and pro peace and is against settlement expansion all of these things indicate a massive change but somehow it appears that the most powerful influences on the democrats are coming from those parts of the pro israel lobby that are the same right wing wealthy patrons that have made it so difficult for both members of congress and the administration to change their position on this they no longer have to worry about popular opinion on this if they ever did but they have he

i hope that the president continues to state and act on the sense of urgency that he mentioned at apac over and over again because you know we've been failing for twenty years or if i make my time attention away from obama and away from that i know you just for a moment here as you would put in one of the earlier affair which we had our representatives from hamas and fatah and in moscow i mean russia sort of showing support for the establishment of a palestinian state but hamas has once again reiterated its position saying that it once recognized israel which doesn't sound much like an inviting premise for negotiations doesn't it. well you know it doesn't you're absolutely right and if there is to be peace everybody's going to have to be willing to sit down at the same table with each other that's absolutely true but again the thing that gets forgotten is that israel made peace with egypt and israel made peace with jordan and these are two countries that were genuinely legitimately dedicated and tried to wipe israel off the face of the earth and there are these two existing priest peac

politicians it is political suicide and it's political suicide because the jewish community primarily apac musters whatever monies are needed to defeat anybody who doesn't toe the line or raises the head in opposition or to turn around and support anybody who will unilaterally support the interest of israel over those of the united states or america it's it's unpatriotic i mean our american interest should be first and foremost that's not the case of the middle east it certainly is not the case for israel and that's shameful that's a shameful chapter in american history is that really what you think that a pack a lobbying group is really sort of the fear that that's behind this is it that simple that it ends the political donations than money. it is that simple and you know you have to do is look at the record if somebody stands up in congress opposed to israel you see the the wealth of the nation from the jewish community focus on that person's defeat so politicians are more interested in having a job then and doing what's right and so if they want to keep their job then they've got to ke

is political and taken this there would be the same result so it is very much about the lobby about apac which coordinates these massive donations to candidates based on what they do about israel do you think that most americans really know the amount of influence that a pac has when it comes to domestic politics because at the end of the day like i said if you look at these are our congress members are allies our. did officials but the thing that they will applaud the most is a country in the middle east so do you think americans have any idea that this is what really unites them perhaps over many domestic issues i think most americans have no idea this is going on that people loving on behalf of a foreign country are basically writing are our middle east policies these are critical policies for the u.s. they're critical to our safety to our prosperity to our moral standing in the world they're extremely important for all americans and yet very few americans have any understanding that it is this tiny but extremely powerful special interest lobby that dictates to both parties to the pre