if the leader, ehud barak, he begins a process it is essential for israel's security that israel and achieve a peace with palestinians, neighboring countries, lebanon, syria, he was to achieve this in a fairly short period of time because he thinks it can only happen when clinton is there and before arafat would become too ill to do it. he wanted to move he thought it was critical for israel's security. two-thirds of the country were against or opposed to any agreement that divided jerusalem. over a two month period, the educated the public, open and a debates over the final summons that ended the conflict and the country moved. if the country moved and the majority supported the agreement with a divided jerusalem. as the leader who was listening he just said 2/3 opposed, i don't go there but a leader who was acting when he thought was a patriot the most decorated soldier of the israeli army, people trusted him although it was not high, and he was able to move the country in a different place. >> host: i should have said that the five leaders we keep referencing, you were chief advis

. >> secretary gates with the israeli minister of defense, ehud barak. can you give us like, how was the meeting and do you think both secretary gates and minister barack are on the same page regarding how to deal with the iranian nuclear program? thief i think they meet with great frequency. i think it was another in a string of good meetings between those old associates. and, i think that yes, i think they are-- have a very open and honest dialogue about the threat posed by iran. i think each is unafraid to express his concerns, his views to the other and as a result, i think they have a good understanding of where each of them stands and that is the foundation for a good working relationship. i think you'll see them continue to meet with regularity and continue to work together to address this problem. >> so are they on the same page? >> no, that is not what i said. what i said was they know each other stansted they are committed to working together to address this problem. somehow there is gaining momentum here. >> shortly after the administration an