and israel. tonight, we take you to one of the largest where leaders say they would be happy to lead. >>> china and the u.s. begin two days of critical talks on issues ranging from the world economy, climate change and nuclear proliferation. president obama says the outcome will shape the 21st century. >>> and from australia, the latest baby pictures of a newborn that's packing on the crowds. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here is what's happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible, in part, by the following funders -- >>> good evening, i'm martin savidge. as we told you friday, this is a critical week for u.s/israeli relations. no fewer than four prominent american officials are in israel to discuss iran's nuclear threat and to try to resolve differences between the two close allies about israeli settlements on the west bank. we're going to have extensive coverage on both of these stories tonight. >>> we begin with new, tough talk from israeli's defe

to get israel to go along with washington's plans for the middle east. small cracks have emerged in the relationship between the united states and israel, mostly over the issue of israeli settlements on the west bank. so next week, the obama administration is putting israel front and center, sending three high-ranking officials there -- secretary of defense robert gates, national security adviser jim jones and special envoy george mitchell. what to do about iran is also expected to be high on the agenda. "worldfocus" israeli producer yuval liyon has our "lead focus" tonight. >> reporter: the settlement issue will be front and center when george mitchell arrived in the region sunday for talks between israelis and palestinians. just this week, tensions between the united states and israel have risen over the plan building of some 20 apartments for jews in predominantly arab east jerusalem. aloof ben is editor-at-large of israel's newspaper. >> what we hear from from both israeli and american sources is there has been progress in trying to if not resolve th

and israel, far apart on an agreement? >> reporter: well, it seems they are, and you heard president barack obama say israel must freeze all construction beyond the 1967 border and land that is consider the west bank, land the palestinians ultimately want for a future state. now, the israelis haven't stopped construction yet and ehud barak presented to senator mitchell a compromise in which israel finishes up al2500 construction projects, he's making the argument israel is financially obligated to complete the projects and they are near completion anyway and we'll see if the u.s. fights on that and there will also be a difference between benjamin netanyahu, he says that the -- east jerusalem is separate from the rest of the west bank, that israel can continue construction projects, at will, there, and we'll see if the u.s. administration bites on that. and now in the meantime, while all of this is going on, the diplomats are here there is a group of outlaws often referred to as the hill top youth and tomorrow will scramble

national security adviser and the special envoy george mitchell all head to israel next week. reportedly to talk about settlements and iran. >>> wildfires blaze across southern europe. thousands have been forced to flee and at least six firefighters have died. >>> last-call, in britain, they are an iconic local watering hole that changes in social habits, not to mention the economy are forcing pubs to close at the rate of 52 a week. >>> americans aren't the only ones hitting the road this summer. tonight we take you to russia to find out why driving has become so deadly and what's being done to put the brakes on a national problem. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here is what's happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible, in part, by the following funders -- >>> good evening. i'm martin savidge. tonight we're going to look ahead to next week and in one of the obama administration's biggest forum policy change, how to get israel to go along with washington's plans for the middle east. small cracks have emerged in the relationship be

how is that debate playing out in israel? >> very traumatically.here's a lot of soul-searching going on among the reservists, primarily criticism you're hearing from the reservists. remember, israel is the people's army and artists and tennis coaches -- from all walks of life, they have to battle in the refugee camp and in the alley waist of gaza city so you will have these complaints. they feel a need to answer the call to service but once they're there, they really, really do not like what they're seeing and so that's -- i believe that it still is a fringe and a minority but you're seeing voices. in the military, vago, i was quite amazed how unapologetic everybody is. in fact, they're very proud of how the gaza operation was executed. and we can expect more of the same and on a much larger and fiercer scale and any combat to come. >> wasn't the opening phase -- some said dress rehearsal for iran, a number of simultaneousous operations? >> the commander of the israel air force, who we interviewed two weeks ago, will say there's no direct connectio

of israel weremo secular zionists. had created the labor society. these were secular socialists. why then today are so many rules over there based on religion? >> they had to make a comprimise with the jews there that were religson. part of the comprimise is that they would let them set some of the social rules. >> we were talking about when the two of you met and got married. writing a book together, does that help or hurt a marriage. >> we are great partners. we have this in common. where he can travel together and put together a story. >> we have different strengths. allis is a great organizer. >> i find it tedious to organize and put together material. she does that, has no problem with it. sme creates this outline and puts this stuff together and arranges it. then i do a first draft. we actually rewrote this book at least four times. >> we kept passing it back and forth and rewriting it. >> that's the difference between the beginning and the end? >> the first version to the last. >> the process of kuling it down,

when israel -- israeli bulldozers come, they mean business.amilies here say that they lost not just the roof over their head, but their sense of personal and financial security, as well as help for the future. they contrast to this self proclaimed the zionist community, one of the flourishing government towns. northern israel is where many arab israelis live. they complain that they are being squeezed. there is no discrimination says a local council head. >> it is not racism, not for most of the people in israel. living on the government-owned land, concentration is done there. >> in israel, arabs and tend to live separately. the israeli housing minister says that it is better this way. arab israelis say that there has been new town -- no new town since 60 years ago. >> interesting, i suppose, if you are looking at how the economy is doing right now, looking at the tech sector? >> in the program we will have in half an hour, world business report, we will look at the reasonably good to get. the news is generally good, but on the other hand the

israel sites and nuclear iran as their number one concern. -- israel says a nuclear iran it is their number-one concern. >> there is a growing threat posed by rockets and missiles, and we will continue to ensure that israel has the most advanced weapons for its national defense. >> the string of u.s. officials here continues this week, which talks planned with palestinian and israeli leaders. -- with talks planned. bbc news, jerusalem. >> three people have been convicted in india over a double bombing in mumbai in 2003 in which 55 people were killed. one person pled not guilty to murder and charges of conspiracy, along with his wife as well as one other defendant. the attacked landmarks, known as the gateway of india, and a busy market -- they attacked landmarks. an intelligent minister has been sacked. there is a report of a resignation. thpresident dismissed his most senior vice president. the north korean foreign ministry has issued a statement that calls for direct talks with the u.s., and it indicates there is no intention to engage with other countries on this issue. now, china

now, israel has removed 140 of them. tonight, a look at what that means for palestinian businesses and israeli security. >>> and on our weekly roundtable tonight, nikita khrushchev's granddaughter, you won't believe what she had to say about russia's dmitry medvedev. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, this is what is happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible, in part, by the following funders -- >>> good evening. i'm martin savidge. as leaders of the world's major industrialized countries and at their summit meeting in italy, president obama challenged his counterparts to do much more to help develop nations to deal with hunger and he succeeded. getting them to commit to $20 billion to the effort. the president told a news conference how he understood hunger in very personal terms. saying that he had learned lessons from family members still living in kenya. his father, you'll recall, was born there. he said, they, themselves, are not going hungry but live in villages where hu

, i think israel's future is very bleak.nn: ben, love you, thanks a hot. talk to you in a second. glenn: i ask you to go to glenn beck.com. i have a free e-mail newsletter and a perspective of what isap

. >>> elsewhere in the middle east, israel's national security adviser saying that israel's willing to split the golden heights with syria, but not withdraw completely. israel captured that territory from syria in the 1967 middle east war. syria, maintains that peace will be possible, only if israel withdraws entirely. but they -- the israeli official who is quoted by al herara newspaper says israel cannot withdraw because it needs the golden heights for strategic and military reasons as well as for water, landscape and wine, as he put it. >>> with discussion under way on how to revive the peace process, israel has started to make movement easier in the west bank by opening or easing checkpoints and road blocks. the latest move came this week when israel said that a major bridge connecting the west bank to jordan would now be opened 24 hours a day to accommodate more than palestinian commercial activi activity. the checkpoints were put in place to stop terrorism but they have also made movement extremely difficult, as we hear in this report by matthew colman of israel's medialine. >> r

for the first time israel was beaten. for the first time, the arabs, took their vending, if you like, and it vaulted nasrallah into the new man in the middle east. no question nasrallah, iranian, i say general, if you like. he listens to his iran. gets his money from iran. gets his training from iran. the discipline comes from iran as well. these are relationships acknowledged by hassan nasrallah. hassan nasrallah is extraordinarily honest. if he is corrupt, we don't know it. when beirut was rebuilt in 2006-2007, it was done quickly, much more quickly than we've been able to do in iraq. this whole status of hezbollah and iran has spread like a virus to hamas and the islamic jihad. which takes me to the point where i keep on getting asked questions, but hassan nasrallah, he is arab and semitic blood. iranians are persian, it will not work. it worked in lebanon. it is working in iraq as well. slow buttian crocker, ambassador said, was it three weeks ago, it iran that is blocking the agreements. iran alone, military has said

he would not have recognized israel the way that truman did. >> why is that? >> roosevelt, during the war, was playing both sides against each other. he was telling the arabs want thank, that we would never encourage you to state, and he was telling the jews and other. he would not have been able to keep this up. >> the very last people that franklin roosevelt sol before he went and had his stroke, the last to visitors in the white house were representatives of the american jewish committee. that was a non zionist group. it did not particularly support the creation of a jewish state. he told those leading representatives that he was scared to death with the king of saudi arabia and that he was very worried about the demands of the zionists and he said he would not support a jewish state and that he would support the rights of american jews, but not a jewish state. that was his position. that was very significant. he told the zionist leader the opposite a few months earlier. roosevelt told everyone what they wanted to hear. >> you say in your book that fdr died

we don't send in to israel anyway, it is usually spare parts to other countries supplying. a sum of five licenses with a vote at a packed together paris is there an arms embargo in israel or not? >> i can't confirm in detail the issues that you have raised, the five contracts and i will write you on that. >> can i go on to the question us rely them, prime minister derrin on the tenth of july the times reported about 1,400 refugees are dying every week in the largest of the idp camps. we know that this relates to government has blocked. excess. the red cross and other agencies have an order by the dormant two scaled-back the humanitarian operations and journalists were banned from the camps as well as murdered elsewhere on. sri lanka cannot run concentration camps and expect the world to look away. sri lanka has been impervious to all the representations made about humanitarian access, about open since the transfer is a. none of us support them but not just what is happening to civilians in sri lanka. what are we doing to raise the issue with them? putting pressure of the su

at the end of the day i stand with israel and the funding for israel. we'll have votes on other issues but this is really our only vote to supporting our friends in israel. without this military funding to help provide superiority in technology and developing their military capability to keep their military superiority over friends -- over neighbors, who would wipe them from the face of the earth the second they don't have that superiority, they very possibly might not survive. i have concerned about this administration's policy -- i have concerns about this administration's policy on israel. it seems to me we're doing a lot of bullying on a government elected there, that they elect different parties, they have different positions and ultimately they have to make their decisions on what is best for them to survive. they are the best example of democracy in the region. they elect governments that make the different decisions and we stand with them because we believe it is in our best interest and our obligation to stand with israel, even if we may disagr

first. >> israel and the u.s. agree that iran is in nuclear threat. tensions are building over the best way to deal with it. israel's defense minister says israel reserves the right to launch a military strike against iran to stop the country from developing a nuclear weapon. >> this is our policy. we mean it. >> reporter: on a visit to israel, u.s. secretary of defense robert gates robert gates urged leaders to be patient saying he is confident talks with teheran will eventually succeed. >> it is important to take every opportunity to try to persuade the iranians to reconsider what is actually in their own security interest. >> reporter: while the u.s. hasn't ruled out the use of force, if necessary, the obama administration is played down the possibility. in teheran, iran's foreign ministry said that israel should get rid of its own nuclear arsenal and insisted iran's nuclear program is peaceful, aimed only at producing electricity. iran is so far rejected u.s. pressure to halt the nuclear aims. gates said that

had is played very poorly in israel. and in fact as an op-ed piece in "the times" pointed out this week and apparently the obama administration was listening there's a sense that president obama may not have explained his case directly enough to the israeli people. because it's gotten people's backs up. at same time of course that has some value when you are trying to prove to the arab world that you're more neutral but they may have put themselves in a little bit of a short-term box because on the one hand having put out a very, very clear hard line about the total freeze, it makes it difficult to compromise without suggesting to the arab world that once again from their perspective the united states doesn't take a hard enough line about israel. >> who's going to bend first in this? >> well, you know it's an interesting question, whether they realize just -- whether the obama administration realized just how tough they were being and just how strongly they were handling this issue -- >> you don't think they knew, no? >>

otra vez saborio, israel castro y también juárez en israel rebotó la pelota que está afuera. >>> el equipo, el árbitro ahora dice que la pelota no rueda más. termina el primer tiempo extra. no vamos a ir a corte comercial nos vamos a quedar aquí en su sintonía gracias por estar con nosotros esta noche se up susup que no hay tiempo para que hablen, ni nada. >>> así es correcto. >>> fernando >>> pues rápido el árbitro moreno se va al centro de la cancha pero borges, herron los m mexicanos están listos, ochoa en este fútbol cuando el reloj marca las 11 de la noche con 16 minutos en 14i cachicago. >>> el cuarto oficial está enojado con el árbitro, le quisieron dar agua porque está cojeando pablo herrera. y vino a eso pedir ayuda y asistencia ahora por cuarta vez en la noche en este parado rueda la pelota y arrancamos el segundo tiempo 15 los últimos 5 15.e los últimos 1x los últimos 1t los últimos 1ra los últim 15. >>> qué interesante, estados unidos esperando cuál de los dos enfrentaré en nueva york el que se quedó a ver el partido con ellos profesor. ahora quieres estar más tranquilo el domi

, not that jews are all, you know, pro israel.n, i think israel stinks sometimes on ice, but in the grand scheme of things, much better than the rest of the middle east. >> israel is great, period. it doesn't stink on ice anytime. it's true. one, jews traditionally were angry at their sovereign party because they thought it was a party of the rich gentile country club union league type people that did not admit jews to their club. by the time that nixon and reagan came along and assured them that they were the best friends israel ever had, there was a little bit of movement, but not many of jews tend to vote -- the same as their immigrant grandfathers did, and jews have a long, long time, historical sympathy for the african-americans and their suffering, so they went for obama. obama had it in big neon sign on him, i'm not going to be a friend of israel. now he says we're going to let let iraq get the nuclear bomb. he is hedging that we will put the middle east under a u.s. security umbrella. we don't have a security umbrella. >>

it wants israel to stop making them. the palestinians say they will not sit down at the negotiation table. our correspondent joins us from jerusalem. no one was expecting grand statements. what more did mr mitchell have to say? not enough for the israelis or palestinians. it seemed more of a sign of encouragement to the closer region and the wider arab world. everybody wants to know what the steps are. as for george mitchell, he remains positive. he was. in brokering the peace deal in northern ireland as well. he is known as a patient man. he knows it will not be quick or easy. he says the obama administration continues to a higim high. president obama's vision is peace in the leasmiddle east. also, the full normalization of relations between israel and all of its neighbors in the region. that's our objective. it is that which we have committed ourselves fully. >> george mitchell is someone who knows about patience. it takes a long time to achieve results. did anything emerge from mr netanyahu to suggest the issue of set

>> arab israelis say that israel strangles their towns. constricting with construction and development. this entire neighborhood was built illegally. people tell us that they have no choice. we came across a number of demolished homes. when israeli soldiers arrived, they mean business. families said that they stood and watched their homes being demolished around them, losing not just the roof over their heads, but their sense of financial and personal security. >> quite a contrast to this self-proclaimed zionist community, encouraged in the north by israeli governments. northern israel is where many israeli arabs live, they complain they are being squeezed. there is no discrimination according to a local council head. >> not for me, not for most of the people living in israel. >> the images were formed in government land. nothing was done from any of the others on a land. >> arabs and tend to live separately. -- and jews tend to live separately. officials say that it is better that way. >> a new report from amnesty international criticizes

>> israel, probably. that's what he means in terms of a window if that happens soon it's not looking to see when they have a nuclear weapon and when the israelis also decide they're so threatened they have to do something about it. i thought general mullen sounded more concerned than he has in a long time and saying all the options are on the table including military options and has said that in the past but for a while. >> charlie: what do you make of what the vice president said when he was in iraq? >> in terms of iran? >> charlie: in terms of iran and israel. >> well i think the vice president, sometimes the vice president isn't exactly on the same page that's administration in general. but ge generally he sees it's a threat as well and the united states isn't going to stop something like that, israel has its own safety. >> you think if he said if israel goes ahead he will not try to stop them. >> i think they're concerned about whether israel goes ahead and that's a point that admiral mullen made toda

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vice president said israel will not stand in israel's way if it decides to attack israel's nuclear facilities. >> israel can determine for itself as a sovereign nation. >> whether we agree or not. >> whether we agree or not, they're entitle dod. >> >> meanwhile, the times of london's reporting during secret talks with israel earlier in year, saudi arabia agreed let israeli planes fly over its territory during any attack on iran. saudi arabia has denied report. and today, a top iranian parliamentary official warned of dire consequences if theisraeli. >> >> translator: such a mistake would threaten peace and stability in the whole region of the middle east, as well as the world. if such action is taken, iran's reaction will be real and decisive. >> another story about iran that captured our attention came this weekend from "the new york times." it suggests that even though the street protests in iran have died down, it is debate there about the disputed presidential election is more intense than ever. the article said "an important group of religious leaders in iran called the disputed presiden

however, most of the condemnation is reserved for israel. israeli government says the report is flawed, relying too heavily on palestinian sources. >> there's severe problems, severe problems. hamas deliberately put its munitions, its rockets, its explosives in the midst of the civilian population, turning that civilian -- turning them into a human shield, utilizing civilian neighborhoods for their war machine. that was their deliberate policy. >> this kind of injustice towards the people with a flagrant war from one side that used all kinds of killing and destruction. we think israeli leaders should be sent to the courts. >> israel says its actions in gaza were legal and humane. it's currently the subject of another investigation headed by the u.n. war crimes judge, richard goldstone. amnesty is calling on the international community to force israel to cooperate with that inquiry, saying it offers the best means of establishing the full truth of what happened in gaza. paul wood, bbc news, jerusalem. >> burma's military is being urged to fre

israel, palestinians, and the u.s. commission. they have just taken over this house in occupied east jerusalem, and they want to renovate. palestinians are angry, they have no right. they say they should be the capital. there has been quite some resentment. the u.s., middle east envoy has tried to smooth the ruffled feathers during his talks with israeli leaders. to achieve regional peace, all parties have something to do. >> the arab states, meaningful steps towards normalization of relations. the palestinians, that means to expand and improve security forces and to refrain from words or deeds that make it more difficult to move quickly and successfully renegotiations. for israel, that means making possible access to movements and economic growth by palestinians to which you also just referred, and also dealing with difficult issues like supplements and outposts. >> but its real community is defiant. >> with the administration in town, activists want to clear a sent a message they hope will move towards a settlement and the west

now i really change all of my thoughts about israel.y about it. >> reporter: the teenagers who made this video know it won't solve all of their problems but for the moment, at least their song is louder than the drums of war. this is matthew cullman reporting from the medialine from tel aviv. >>> and that is "worldfocus" for a tuesday evening. and a reminder you can always join us anytime on the web. that's worldfocus.org. i'm martin savidge. we thank you for joining us and hope to see you back here tomorrow night. until then, have a good night. >>> "worldfocus" is made possible, in part, by the >>> "worldfocus" is made possible, in part, by the following funders -- -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

so far, israel has refused and that has caused real tension in u.s./israeli relations. at this settlement near jerusalem today, we found it was business as usual. 200 new apartments this year. 900 planned for next year. the palestinians and the arab states say there won't be any peace talks with israel until the building stops. and unless it does, america's plan for middle east peace is stuck. >> just imagine that the saudis for instance will invite israelis to riyadh. and the next day their audience will see on al jazeera or abc that israel is starting a new settlement. >> reporter: for prime minister netanyahu, a settlement freeze is easier said than done. his government is built on settler votes. and they are defiant in the face of american pressure. >> my people come first. and it makes sense. every american will tell you, my people come first. >> reporter: tonight, an israeli official tells abc news of a possible compromise, a settlement freeze which would allow israel to finish buildings already started. we shouldn't expect any breakthroughs this week. simon mcgre

how do think israel views the election in their memory of the holocaust? >> i do not know about the second part of the question, but in terms of -- as pointed out, i would assume the israelis look at the iranian situation and essentially see a weakened state, and therefore they are happy about that dynamic. they also see the possibility between the u.s. -- serious possibility -- more remote. again, i think that they see that as a plus for the israeli interest in the region beyond that, i think the israelis are also watching. trying to make sense of the direction of what is going on. at this point, i think it was a welcome addition to their understanding of what is going on in the middle east. i think their reaction was very similar to the reaction that emil described in their relationship to important parts of the arab world. >> let me ask you -- if you pause the general, produced legitimacy of the government and iran, what will be your estimate on the impact of hezbollah and hamas? somewhat put off by this? no difference at all so long as supplies and mon

if israel attacks, iran will use its missile power to hit isra israel's facilities. the general want it put israel within iran's reach to attack. israel believes iran nuclear program is a considerable threat. israel's prime minister has said in the past that his country reserved the right to defend itself. >>> the sluggish economy has certainly taken a oh bite out of a lot of company profits, but one small food business is bucking the trend and cooking up a recipe for a steady success, thanks to an idea from a magazine. -d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-dd

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the beach is in israel and israel will not let the father in for security reasons.. israeli peace activists arranged these permits for the boy and 65 palestinian children and some parents, most of whom have never seen the ocean. it is 105 degrees while they wait for israel's okay to pass. but because israel recently lifted many of the west bank roadblocks there is only one barrier. they are through. next stop the beach. and an hour later. >> the sea, the sea they say. waiting 20 israeli volunteers. >> amazing. fantastic. yeah, i am thrilled. finally they got here. but first a warning. she says, these will help you not to drown. adai has his own priority, seashells for daddy. not so easy to find in the sand. and then, what so many take so for granted, for adai it is like a miracle. at first it seems strange. he is worried he heard there is a whale in the water. but pretty soon the sea works its magic. former israeli soldiers and former palestinian militants help organize and pay for the day. ♪ >> reporter: building bridges for peace. adai is tired when he gets home i

so israel may have to take a back seat for awhile. susan in idaho writes -- if you didn't see your, mail here, go to my blog, cnn.com/caffertyfile. look for yours there among hundreds of others. they must just collectively hold their breath at the white house when the vice president goes overseas and talks. >> in the next hour, we will have more on this joe biden story as well, specifically what he meant as far as israel is concerned. thank you. >>> a celebrity-filled memorial service for michael jackson. now a word -- there's word that a jackson quote, family gathering, at a nearby cemetery immediately before the service will be taking place. we have new details of tomorrow's events. they're coming out right now. stand by. >>> plus, it's the model cited by opponents of president obama's health reform plan but what exactly is health care in canada really like? we have a reality check. so what do you think? i think i'll go with the basic package. good choice. only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save

. >>> a new report says israel used reckless power and human shields causing needless deaths in its war in gaza. the accusers, more than two dozen israeli soldiers. >>> and truly horrendous, that's how one british union describes the latest jobless numbers, as uk unemployment sees its biggest quarterly jump on record. >>> from the world's leading reporters and analysts, here is what is happening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible, in part, by the following funders -- >>> good evening. i'm martin savidge. we're beginning tonight in afghanistan, where the steadily expanding war against the taliban is turning increasingly deadly. just halfway through this month of july, 46 coalition troops have died, 24 americans, 15 british, four canadians, two turks and one italian. that number equals what had been the highest full month casualty count. in our "lead focus" tonight, we begin on the newest battlefront where special teams are being deployed to dismantle bomb, those so-called improvised "the new york times" james dowd reports from southeast of kabul. >> what else do y

we ought to do what israel did to syria. we should get with israel. they want to do that. we are the strongest nation, then we have punks like kim john l. doing this. there is nothing we can do but talk to china. they are playing with us. we need to start smacking them around. guest: the caller makes an interesting point. there are consequences to that. any kind of military strike, no matter who does it with the iranians will be incredibly and stabilizing -- in stabilizing. host: 2 out of the three of the axis of evil, are they still primary concerns of the state department's? >> they are at the top of the list. host: how does the town of how secretary of state clinton differ from secretary rice in approaching iran and north korea? guest: the entire administration has adopted a different tone with iran. so far overtures have not been met with any kind of positive signal from iran. the end idea that they -- we are willing to talk with the iranians is different. host: the tone is different but the answers are the same. guest: at least on the iranian side. it does not appear

as far as israel is concerned, yes, it is widely known that israel may have nuclear capability. however, they have been surrounded by enemies since the date of its founding, and have not been the aggressor. they have been attacked by their neighbors in two wars, the second of which established its current borders including the west bank and gaza strip. israel has had to defend its existence almost from the day that it was created after world war ii as a refuge for the jewish people after the extermination was attempted by the germans. israel has plenty of reasons to want to defend itself. it has not used its nuclear weapons, nor is it likely to, unless it's in existence is threatened. -- existence is threatened. do not forget, iran, through its government and president ahmadinejad, has repeatedly said that is real should not exist as a nation. if that was you, if that was your home, wouldn't you want to establish some defensive parameters? if we could establish diplomatic relations, i am sure israel would look at the world in another way, but right now i do not think israel is t

israel is a sovereign nation. any sovereign nation facing what it considers to be an existential threat, as successive israeli governments have characterized the possibility of iran having a nuclear weapon would mean to them, is not going to listen to other nations. if they believe that they are acting in the furtherance of their survival. however, as admiral mullen said, we continue to believe that very intensive diplomacy, bringing the international community together, making clear to the iranians what the costs of their pursuit of nuclear weapons might be is the preferable route. so, clearly, we have a long, durable relationship with israel we believe strongly that israel's security must be protected. but we also believe that pursuing this path with iran that we're on right now, that, frankly, we're bringing more and more people to see it our way. i thought the g-8 statement was quite remarkable in that sense. is the better approach for us to take. so wwill continue to work with all of our allies, and most part

do about it but a series of reports over the past few days about the options israel has. the israeli newspaper says israeli's now urging the obama administration and other major powers to prepare a plan "b," calling for what it described as paralyzing sanctions against iran in case any dialogue with that country does not produce any results. this weekend, vice president biden said the united states would not stand in israel's way if it decides to attack iran's nuclear facilities. >> israel can determine for itself as a sovereign nation what's in their interest and what they decide do relative to iran or not. >> whether we agree or not? >> whether we agree or not, they're entitle dod. >> meanwhile, "the times of london's" reporting during secret talks with israel earlier in year, saudi arabia agreed let israeli planes fly over its territory during any attack on iran. saudi arabia has denied that report. and today, a top iranian parliamentary official warned of dire consequences if the israelis attack. >> translator: such a mistake would threaten peace and stability in the