with peace between israel and syria and israel and lebanon.ormal relations between israel and all the arab states. [applause] a comprehensive peace. [applause] that is real, not a slogan that is rooted in genuine recognition of israel's right to exist in peace and security and that offers the best way to ensure israel's enduring survival and well-being. that is the goal that the obama administration is determined to help israel and the palestinians achieve. george mitchell has worked tirelessly with the parties to prepare the ground for the resumption of direct negotiations, beginning with the proximity talks, though the sides have accepted. these proximity talks are a hopeful first step and they should you serious and substantive. but ultimately of course, it will take direct negotiations between the parties to work through all the issues and end the conflict. the united states stand ready to play an active and sustained role in these talks, and to support the parties as they work to resolve permanent status issues, including security, border

peace that israel, not a slogan, rooted in a genuine recognition of the right to exist of israel in peace and security. and that offers the best way to promise in during survival and well-being of israel. that is the goal that the obama administration it is helpedeterd to achieve. george mitchell has worked tirelessly to prepare the ground for the resumption of direct negotiations beginning with the proximity talks on both sides. these talks are hopeful first up and should be serious and substantive. a ultimately, it will take direct negotiations between the parties to work through all the issues and and the conflict. the u.s. stands ready to play an active and sustained role in these talks and to support the parties as they work to resolve permanent status' issues, including security, borders, refugees, and jerusalem. the u.s. knows that we cannot force a solution ordained the outcome. the parties themselves must resolve it. we believe through good-faith negotiation the parties can mutually agree to now come wigeons the conflict and reconciles the palestinian goals of an independen

friend, the president of israel.pplause] you see, nearly 4,000 years ago, benjamin, shimon, and there ten brothers roamed the hills of today and to. ladies and gentlemen, the connection between the jewish people and the land of israel cannot be denied. [applause] the connection between the jewish people and your darussalam cannot be denied. [applause] the jewish people were killed in jerusalem 3,000 years ago, and the jewish people are building jerusalem today. [applause] jerusalem is not a settlement. it's our capital. [applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] thank you. in jerusalem my government is maintained -- [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you. you're very kind. thank you. [cheers and applause] in jerusalem my government has maintained the policies of every single israeli government since 1967 including those led by goldamiere. today nearly a quarter of a million jews, that almost half the city's jewish population, live in neighborhoods that are just beyond the 1949 armistice lines. [cheers

and israel, israel, has earned a seat at that table.] yes, membership will be good for israel. it will boost the global prestige, improve the credit rating and make it easier for israelly firms to raise capital abroad. but it is good for eocd countries as well. it will signal to the world what we know already, that israel can be a positive productive partner in driving technological and economic advancement. without question the united states has played an important role in advancing israel's membership? when israel's sworn enemy sought to block the progress and politicize israel's application, the obama administration pushed back, making the case that israel's economy and governing structures were what mattered, not politics. that on the merits, israel deserved a seat. that on the merits, israel could compete with anybody. and that on the merits, israel's application should be evaluated and approved [applause] and it is working. but it is time to call on our government to make the final push, to insure that israel is afforded membershi

and israel and lebanon o, a normal relationship between israel and all the states.ll the arab states. [applause] a comprehensive peace. [applause] that is real, not a slogan that is rooted in genuine recognition of israel's right to exist in peace and security and that offers the best way to ensure israel's enduring survival and well-being. that is the goal that the obama administration is determined to help israel and the palestinians achieve. george mitchell has worked tirelessly with the parties to prepare the ground for the resumption of direct negotiations, beginning with the proximity talks, though the sides have accepted. these proximity talks are a hopeful first step and they should you serious and substantive. but ultimately of course, it will take direct negotiations between the parties to work through all the issues and end the conflict. the united states stand ready to play an active and sustained role in these talks, and to support the parties as they work to resolve permanent status issues, including security, borders, refugees and jerusalem. the unite

with peace between israel and syria and israel and lebanon.tions between israel and all the arab states. [applause] a comprehensive peace. [applause] that is real, not a slogan that is rooted in genuine recognition of israel's right to exist in peace and security and that offers the best way to ensure israel's enduring survival and well-being. that is the goal that the obama administration is determined to help israel and the palestinians achieve. george mitchell has worked tirelessly with the parties to prepare the ground for the resumption of direct negotiations, beginning with the proximity talks, though the sides have accepted. these proximity talks are a hopeful first step and they should you serious and substantive. but ultimately of course, it will take direct negotiations between the parties to work through all the issues and end the conflict. the united states stand ready to play an active and sustained role in these talks, and to support the parties as they work to resolve permanent status issues, including security, borders, refugee

with peace between israel and syria and israel and lebanon. normal relations between israel and all the arab states. and normal relations between israel and all the arab states. [applause] a comprehensive peace. [applause] that is real, not a slogan that is rooted in genuine recognition of israel's right to exist in peace and security and that offers the best way to ensure israel's enduring survival and well-being. that is the goal that the obama administration is determined to help israel and the palestinians achieve. george mitchell has worked tirelessly with the parties to prepare the ground for the resumption of direct negotiations, beginning with the proximity talks, though the sides have accepted. these proximity talks are a hopeful first step and they should you serious and substantive. but ultimately of course, it will take direct negotiations between the parties to work through all the issues and end the conflict. the united states stand ready to play an active and sustained role in these talks, and to support the parties as they work

with peace between israel and syria and israel and lebanon. normal relations between israel and all the arab states. [applause] a comprehensive peace that is not real, not a slogan, that is rooted in recognition of israel's right to exist in peace and security. it offers the best way to ensure israel's survival and well- being. that is the goal that the obama administration is determined to help israel and the palestinians achieve. george mitchell has worked tirelessly with the party to prepare the ground for the perception of direct negotiations beginning with the proximity talks in both sides have accepted. the proximity talks are unhelpful for step. there should be serious and substantive. ultimately, of course, it will take the writ negotiation and between the parties to work through all of the issues and and the conflict. the united states stands ready to play an active and sustainable in these conversations. we want to support the parties as the work to resolve permanent status' issues including security, borders, refugees, and jerusalem

/israel relations have been strained over israel's settlement policies in east jerusalem.ahu defended those poll sneeze a defiant speech at the annual aipac conference. >> the connection between the jewish people and jerusalem cannot be denied. (cheers and applause) the jewish people were building jerusalem 3,000 years ago and the jewish people are building jerusalem today. jerusalem is not a settlement, it's our capital! (cheers and applause) everyone knows that these neighborhoods will be part of israel in any peace settlement and therefore building in them in no way precludes the possibility of a two-state solution. >> rose: characterize for me the state of u.s./israeli relations. >> we have been have ups and downs for weeks in the kind of embarrassing event during the biden visit. but i hope that these meetings this week here in washington will put this behind us and pave the way to resumption of proximity talks that will lead as soon as possible into a fully fledged direct negotiations about this agreement with the palestinians. and america is basically our great ally

-israel friendship. on top of all of that, senator graham has joined with his democratic colleague, senator chuck schumer of new york to circulate a letter urging president obama to immediately impose sanctions against iran. [applause] >> tomorrow, when we all the thousands of us head up to capitol hill, we will be lobbying for that letter to be signed by the senators of the united states. we feel so fortunate to have senator graham's leadership in the senate, his friendship and his presence here tonight. so please join me in welcoming from the great state of south carolina, my friend, israel's friend, senator lindsey graham. [applause] >> thank you. the music sounds like the ten commandments that that's pretty cool. thank you for that very kind introduction. back home i would say he laid it on pretty thick so i got a lot to live up to. thanks for having me here tonight. this is the annual aipac dinner that begins on monday and apparently is going to end on tuesday so i'll try to pick up the pace a littl

israel.hanks to senators jim risch and evan bayh, that letter secured 72 signatures in just ten days. [applause] unfortunately, what we heard back from the arab world, however, illustrated their rejection of israel one more time, silence. and more silence. [laughter] senator, in tough times, and even when it is easy sailing whether it is between countries or individuals, it is friendships like the one i am so proud to have with you that sustain us and helpless make us who we are. [applause] >> i will always be grateful to bury for reaching out to me for helping me to gain a deeper and a better understanding of the issues that i care about and for helping me see the important facets of the u.s. is really alliance. my friends, it's true relationships matter. thank you very much. [applause] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome aipac national board member michael. [applause] stomach it was a sweltering hot and humid day more than 90 degrees as it usually did on the days like that, emanuel de

he's just back from israel where he met with prime minister netanyahu. also martin endik, who served as ambassador to israel twice, ran the state department and also at the national security council all for president clinton. later in the show, michael lewis, the best selling author of "the blind side" has returned to wall street. >> there's a question that arises from this. why, if they're making leverage bets, really stupid leverage bets, that's catastrophic. >> you won't want to miss it. stay with us. >>> joining me now to talk about the troubled relationship between the u.s. and israel is mart martin -- you see it as a culmination of events in which the government has been uncooperative towards its strongest ally. >> i would say tone deaf in this particular case. the issue of jerusalem was handled by prime minister netanyahu and senator mitchell, president obama's special envoy in detail in the context of negotiations about this settlement moratorium that has been announced. it took a long time to work that out. it took a long time, subsequent to tha

israel is uniquely positioned now. by the grace of god and good will of the neighbors, there is a possibility over the next year it that your children will be in a very different, significantly more secure and prosperous area of the world. the alternative is unthinkable. thank you very much. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> coming up later this hour, we will get an update on the financial regulations bill. after that, the head of the highway safety administration testified on capitol hill about the handling of toyota's recall. leaders reached an agreement on health care. we will hear from nancy pelosi, followed by senate republicans we talk to the reporter covering health care. >> the house democrats are stuck with the senate bill. they do not like a lot of things in the senate bill. there are bad about bills getting kopp there. they cannot get better -- past because the rules are complicated. they need 60 votes for a lot of the bills th

israel will follow its key interests. he defines those key interests in the way that contradicts the way the united states defines its key interests. what the united states hasn't been able to figure out is how to bridge the gap between israel and the united states on fundamental differences on national security. if netanyahu is convinced that he must keep east jerusalem. if he's convinced he's going to build to palestinian territory in the west bank, then that is going to challenge america's perception of what a two-state solution looks like and it's going to challenge what america needs to create context ally in the region. >> brown: it certainly looks as though the obama administration has pushed back really hard. clinton says she's talking about steps that would demonstrate ... is the obama administration right to be upset, a? and b, to be demanding concrete steps now? >> i think it's absolutely right to be upset. there's no benefit in politics to being upset unless it serves a tactical advantage. the united states...

and israel. joe biden was in israel 10 days ago when the government announced the settlement expansion. benjamin netanyahu is now in washington. his public response to mrs. clinton's speech will be telling about the direction that israel's government will be taking. diplomacy is only one way to go. demography is not working in israel's favor. >> given the the reality, eight two-state solution is the only viable path for israel to remain both a democracy and a jewish state. >> she ran another alarm bell. >> we must recognize that the ever-evolving technology of war is making it harder to guarantee israel's security. >> whether it is rockets like these are fired by hamas or the threat from hezbollah and iran, she insists that they make peace because america may not have the ability to protect it forever. >> the reform of american health care has divided u.s. political and public opinion for decades. it has been the biggest political battle for barack obama. the slimmest of the margin clearly indica

his visit to israel was not such a nice break.week, the was the surprise announcement that israel was planning to build 1600 new homes in jerusalem. as you heard a clear, the secretary of state said that was insulting. are we making too much of this? >> i think we are. i heard on the news this week that this the biggest crisis in u.s.-israel relations in decades. why? yes, it was a bad move by the israelis, it really was. but the problems or bad then, they are bad now. it is almost an intractable situation -- i hope not entirely. it will have to get past it. >> according to an israeli newspaper, israel's ambassador to the united states, relations with the united states are the worst in 35 years. >> the threats issued by the president through the secretary of state in a phone call to the prime minister of israel were at that level, all the way back to the mid-1970's, in which they were reading the white acted threatening all kinds of actions against israel unless -- reading the riot act and threaten all kinds of actions against isr

and israel over a settlement freeze. >> it exposes daylight between israel and the united states that others in the region hope to exploit. gwen: and the u.s. agrees to a nuclear deal with russia. covering the week, ceci connolly of "the washington post." alexis simendinger of "national journal." helene cooper of "the new york times." and paul richter of the "los angeles times." >> award winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill." produced in association with national journal. corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we know why we're here. >> to give our war fighters every advantage. >> to deliver technologies that anticipate the future today. >> to help protect america everywhere. from the battle space, to cyberspace. >> around the globe, the people of boeing are working together to give our best for america's best. >> that's why we're here. >> ♪ >> one tribe you all one tribe you all one tribe you all we are one people snoment ♪ >> what -- ♪ >> we're giving away millio

israel feels that urgency. the obama administration doesn't feel it and i don't think they will stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >> striking oddity here. this is a president who bows deeply to the president of saudi arabia. photo op. with the dictator of venezuela and will not allow the press in when he has a meeting with the prime minister of the only democracy in the middle east and the strongest american ally in the middle east. it is odd, indeed. >> bret: that is it for the panel. but stay tuned for example of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insu

out investigating this, finding that all of the passports belonged to british citizens living in israel, their passports were copied. evidence, the government believes, strong enough to expel an israeli diplomat. >> let me get this right, when this report is made public, the foreign secretary will not be saying that the israeli secret service has done that? >> i do not think that they will. they are still working on the language. and they're still working on who is involved in the killing. officials want to focus much more on the use of passports and rather than the killing itself, which they say is a matter for the dubai police. >> thank you, we will be following that story throughout the day and bring you that statement live as it happens, i am sure. another aspect of israeli policy under the microscope today, its building program in jerusalem. they have insisted that they have a right to build wherever they want in the city. i will be speaking to the mayor of jerusalem in a few minutes. but with the rest of the day's main headlines, we turn to david. >> thank you. china has reacted w

the congress is not controlled by israel. israel has never had any american to fight for israel.3000 in foreign aid -- $3 million in foreign aid every year to israel. maybe we should not give accurate -- give it back. -- maybe we should not give that. host: today, the israeli prime minister is sitting down with the president. what do you think that conversation will be like? guest: i have met them both and they're both impressive, intelligent and proud men who are not used to differing to anyone else in the room. they're both used to being deferred to. i would like to be a fly on the wall at it. i guess they're not even allowing cameras at all, not even for the handshake at the beginning. obviously, there have been tensions between the obama administration and the netanyahu administration. presumably, they will try to work that out in private. tensions are usually about small things when compared to the threat of a nuclear iran. i hope they focus, honestly come on what we do to prevent this iranian regime from getting nuclear weapons rather than squabbling over a part of -- apart

it is not a secret to that in israel, both myself and the defense ministers in the past and the israelrnment, the previous government, my government, and olmert's of a spirit all of us notice on the table and what kind of decisions need to be taken by both sides. all of us are realistic about what could be achieved and what cannot be achieved at the very first moment. i insist this is an opportunity , swift and navigated cleverly, keeping theçó dignity of the otr side at all stages. having said that, i can tell you that we are strong enough. if deterioration happens on our northern front, but we're not interested in it. we will not initiate it. i do not believe that anyone in the region in the immediate neighborhood of israel really needs it. we follow carefully what happens in lebanon. i think the time has come to deal with it in a much more straight and real manar. the actions of 2001, the u.n. security resolutions following the north. in 2006 it was to put an end to the existence of hezbollah in lebanon. solving the problem just allowed it to become more complicated. there is a biza

support for israel was strong and consistent. the same level of commitment and closeness is now needed. make no mistake, israel is our ally and friend. the administration needs to confirm that fact with its words and deeds. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from maryland rise? ms. edwards: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. edwards: mr. speaker, congress is on the brink of passing comprehensive health care reform to ensure that all americans have access to affordable and high quality care. health care that protects consumers and not just insurance companies. we need reform to rein in these companies and hold them accountable for discriminatory and inhumane practices. policies like gender rating that forces women to pay higher premiums than men just because we are women. and denials for pre-existing conditions that can even include a history of domestic violence.

simply unsympathetic to israel, the president is unsympathetic to israel. this has been a kind of sentiment in the community over the past year, though nobody wants to say much about it in public, partly because most jews are democrats. >> brown: abrams calls the obama administration actions of the last weeks "way over the top." >> in previous administrations, people have gotten annoyed, they told the israelis they were annoyed, but they haven't turned it into a crisis. the administration chose to make this into a crisis, and the moment you see that is the use of the word "condemned." we use "condemn" in diplomatic parlance almost exclusively for acts of murder and terror. we do not use it for acts of city planning. ( applause ) >> brown: yesterday, continuing official differences were aired at the annual aipac meeting. secretary clinton spoke in the morning, reiterating the strong and close ties of the two countries, and drawing a strong ovation when she talked of their mutual stance toward iran. but the hall was noticeably quieter as she continued to pres

and israel. plus the fox all-stars right here, right now. >> bret: welcome to washington i'm bret baier. the senate begins rapid fire voting on health care reform fixes. while the administration tries close a gap in coverage for kids. we have fox team coverage. william la jeunesse looks at how immigration reform and health care may have an expensive overlap. jim angle examines some changes house members want. molly henneberg on the ugly reaction by opponents to the measure. we begin with carl cameron on the fix-it job in the senate. >> reporter: the debate is over. it is all over now but the voting. senate democrats dieded this morning they are done talking. in a dry exchange on the senate floor, majority leader harry reid signaled the democrats had finished arguing and dumped their share of remaining debate time. >> the majority has seven hours and 32 minutes. the minority has eight hours and 30 minutes. >> i would now yield back all time on the bill on the majority's side. >> reporter: republic

israel is strong and deterring, israel is the strongest nation thousand miles around jerusalem, but we are realistic and open-eyed. there will be no peace in the middle east before the other side or our neighbors will realize that israel cannot be defeated by the mere use of force, cannot be treated through terror and cannot be dragged through political naivete into diplomatic hunting trips. it is only -- because if any of those three alternatives will be open to our. [inaudible] or in the neighborhood, they will choose it over making peace. it is only when a strong, self-confident israel will be ready out of these strengths to stretch its arm towards peace and we'll find the same kind of attitude on the other side, we will have peace. i say we have to stand firm on our two feet, open-eyed not without a drop of self-delusion about the realities of our neighborhood, but having one hand preferably the left hand looking for any window, turning every stone in order to find opportunity for peace while the other hand, the right one, will be pointing finger very close to the trigger, ready to

region there must be no gap between the united states and israel on security.ause] and let me assure you, as i have assured you on previous occasions with large groups like this in small intimate settings, -- and small, intimate settings, for president obama and for me, and for this entire administration, our commitment to israel's security and israel's future is rock solid, unwavering, and during, and forever. -- enduring, and forever. [applause] and why is that? why is that? is it because aipac can put 7500 people into a room in a convention center? i do not think so. is it because some of the most active americans in politics and who care about our government also care about israel? that is not the explanation. our countryies and our peoples are bound together by our shared values of freedom, equality, democracy, the right to live free from fear, and our common aspirations for a future of peace, security, and prosperity, where we can see our children and our children's children, should we be so lucky -- and as a future mother of the bride, i'm certainly hopi

no reaction from israel.a policy of neither confirming nor denying involvement in security matters. >>> and it was a white house power lunch today between a washington veteran and the newest member of the u.s. senate, you see them there. vice president joe biden hosted senator scout brown, the massachusetts republican who won the seat held for decades by the late ted kennedy. brown's office said the senator and the vice president discussed jobs, the economy, and also some lighter topics like the boston red sox. wolf? >> scott brown a huge fan of the boston red sox, as he must be. lisa, thanks very much. nice to see they had lunch. >>> $10 billion of your tax money. $10 billion, not million, billion, and all of it -- all of it -- may be going to waste. a government project that's been in the works for decades is now just a giant hole in the ground, and some people are blaming the senate majority leader, harry reid. david mattingly traveled to nevada to check out the monument to waste. that monument is known as

. >>> and from israel, it's the electric company. with tens of thousands of electric cars expected to hit the road in the next few years, one company is hoping to change the way we fill up. >>> from the different perspectives of reporters and analysts from around the globe, this is "worldfocus." major support has been provided by -- rosalind p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america's future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters -- >>> hello and welcome to "worldfocus." i'm daljit dhaliwal in new york. >>> tune in to most television news broadcasts and you are likely to see a lot of coverage on what might be called the three c's. conflicts, crises and celebrities. that's left a lot of territory open for programs like "worldfocus" to explore. one area that is often overlooked is the profound impact of science and technology on our daily lives. think of the sophisticated technologies which in recent years h

the diplomatic fallout and the pressure on israel is now growing. >> across the atlantic come israel -- across the atlantic, israel faces potentially annoying another friend. on monday, mr netanyahu reasserted what he said was israel's right to build levirate it wants in its capital city. we hear from washington how far reaching this difference of opinion can be. >> this is the place where 1600 new housing units are planned, turning to put the peace process and to conflict. first of all, give us the lay of the land. >> across the hill is the jewish village of ramat. then we have route 443 and then tell levy is straight ahead. a -- then tel aviv is straight ahead. i was here 18 years ago. this was their rocky mound. there was nothing here. -- this was a rocky mount. there was nothing here. no one was displaced at all. >> what would people think it mr netanyahu had to give up building 1600 new homes? >> personally, i know that this is the real peace that absolutely everyone was embracing. the democratic government and everybody expects the democratic decisions of the government appeare

israel's prime minister visits the white house, amid a growing rift over housing construction. >>> and cold case. two men charged in the mysterious disappearance more than 30 years ago are due in mysterious disappearance more than 30 years ago are due in court today. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, thanks for joining us, i'm michelle gielan. president obama travels to iowa tomorrow to push the just-signed health care reform plan. meanwhile, republicans are pushing back. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell has vowed to fight until the end, and in november. tara mergener is in washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. as you know, passage of that bill was a clear victory for president obama. but if it's up to republicans, it is a victory that won't last. health care reform may now be law, but that isn't stopping republicans from fighting it. >> i think the slogan will be repeal and replace. >> reporter: they're vowing to do everything they can to keep a package of the landmark bill from passing in the senate. lawmakers will resume their

you hate israel. you hate israel because all you want them to do is engage in war for the rest of time. do you think that will help them. >> your rhetoric is out of line. it's typical -- >> oh am i out of line, i'm sorry. >> you are. this not the time civilized dialogue we should have in politics. i think we should sit down. have a rote. >> i'll be honest with you. >> biden civilized is what netanyahu did to biden civilized? >> matt? >> guess what, he runs that country. he is the prime minister of israel. we shouldn't be telling him how to run his country. >> and we should run our country. we should run our country. and when congress -- i mean imagine if they did that with anyone else, with other allies, whether it's turkey or britain or jordan or ustrailia. just say all right we support you a million percent no matter what you do. >> sworn enemies who want to destroy them who don't even recognize. >> who cares. >> turkey's surrounded by sworn enemies. who cares? that doesn't mean that you agree with

and israel. mr. president, i've been asked to ask consent that this colloquy be conducted as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lieberman: i thank the chair. i say to my friend from arizona whatnot only he knows but what he's helped to bring about throughout his career; two things: that the american relationship with israel is one of the strongest, most important, most steadfast bilateral alliances we have in the world because it's not based on temporal, that is matters that come and go, or politics and diplomacy. it's based on shared values, shared strategic interests in the world and, unfortunately, now on the fact that we in the united states and the israelis are also targets of the islamist extremists, the terrorists who threaten the security of so much of the world. we have a strong bilateral relationship. the second thing to say is, in answering my friend's question, is that the israelis depend, to a very large degree, on america's friendship as they approach

obviously it's a big/in israel.ity in the united states and certainly as you and i well know, israel is hardly united on anything. any number of different opinions here. i know a lot of people, myself included hope that we can get better relations, but that was the head over there and the secretary of state is not very happy about this, neither was the vice president. it's sort of understandable. and we need to re-establish the ambassador that israel has here to the united states is a smart guy. and they need to work on this thing more. but right now, the feelings are raw and they're kind of understandably so. >> let me move on to this other big story today, eric. the eric holder comments before congress and his testimony saying that bin laden is never going to face trial in the united states if captured. listen to what he said. >> the reality is that we will be reading miranda rights to the corpse of osama bin laden. he will never appear in an american courtroom. >> music to your ears? >> yeah, you know, in other b

on the newshour tonight-- israel announces plans for expanded settlements, drawing u.s. condemnation. margaret warner reports. >> lehrer: then, the commander of u.s. forces in iraq, general ray odierno, talks about the elections, the conflict, and americans' perceptions of what it's like for the troops. >> i don't think they understand what it takes for these young men and women to operate in this environment. they have done extremely well, balancing non-violence and violence, having to be able to determine who is bad and who is good. >> ifill: political and sectarian tensions collide in nigeria-- a look at the latest cycle of violence. >> lehrer: and one for the record books-- judy woodruff looks at the university of connecticut's women's basketball team. >> it's pretty remarkable. i am probably ... tonight at some point i'll sit back and think, wow, that's a lot of wins. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to t

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the syrians would like to see turkey play a role again as an intermediary with israel. am not sure if that would be acceptable to the israeli government right now. >> they said turkey was a better friend than iran. how would you analyze that? >> the syrians and the turks have a vision of -- if you take the syrian statements that they support the idea of a peace agreement with israel, that a peace agreement could be in their best interest, then you can see how a turkish vision and a series envisioned line up in a way that, frankly, i do not see with the iranians. turkish interests in iraq, maintaining unity of the state, where all the ethnic and sectarian components of this society feel safe and feel they have a role there, i think that fits in with syrian interests, probably more so than iran, frankly. >> the difference between the president and the prime minister over the explosion in baghdad, that seemed to me to be larger than i would have expected. is that your feeling? how do you analyze that? >> we feel very deeply the pain that the iraqis have suffered through al

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with israel. when we have disagreements, we have to talk about them, but we have to always understand that only by working together can we have peace in the middle east. i yield back.

far to say both the white house and israel are at odds like this. there are some things the white house can do. the united states provides $3 billion in aid to help israel's security. not to say that the white house would cut that off, but the large percentage of israel's budget goes towards security, so you could imagine the strain here on the country, on the government, on the people, if suddenly they were to lose that money or any sort of military support from the u.s. because we know israel's greatest ally is america and that is what makes people nervous and upset with netanyahu, that that relationship is jeopardized, megyn. megyn: rina, thank you very much. >>> fox news alert on drama on the high seas, right now south korea's government is downplaying reports that one of its navy ships will sink in a north korean torpedo attack. the reports are that one of the south korea's ships has been -- well, is under water at this moment, the south korean navy ship went down a couple of hours ago, with more than 100 people on board. now a presidential spo

so we may see a slippage of the solid defense of israel and that's unfortunate for israel and it reallyequires some shifts in thinking in the israeli elect or at. >> we'll see what happens. thank you very much dr. mark gopin. we have much more ahead on fox 5 morning news. >>> the capitals look to set a franchise record and beat their archrivals. coming up after the break. >>> and also coming up mario will join us live to talk about the special role he's taking on at a special school in the next hour. ♪ [ sniffs ] morning. you got in pretty late last night. dad, i'm not sixteen anymore. still, it was late. well... you're not gonna he to worry about that anymore. yeah, why's that? ♪ todd's a lucky man. ♪ the best part of wakin' up... ♪ that's what i told him when we talked last week. ♪ ...is folgers in your cup >>> it doesn't take a whole lot for the capitols and fans, ie julie wright, to get excited for a game against the penguins. >> but add in a chance to set a franchise record for points in the season at the verizon center and the feeling was electric. this one would go to a shootout

israel's position, israel is not changing any of its positions. it's staying on the issues and as you heard earlier from jill, israel basically is making these announcements at very key times when vice president biden was in israel they announced the settlements. as the president is meeting with the israeli prime minister right after that meeting we hear that the municipality gave its signature for the homes. very important to say these homes will be built on land that has right now a historic hotel built by palestinians and owned by palestinians. so these homes are going to be built in a palestinian area, a palestinian neighborhood and it will dictate the tearing down of a historic building that is owned by palestinians. you can only imagine the reaction that this is going to okt ra a is t 3 %yo >onla o tyoh.tho th nd e %ath. that's overriding issue, and if you listen to mr. netanyahu, that's a lot of what he talks about all of the time. with this peace process, right now is not going anywhere. in fact, right before all of this blew up the two si

. >> lehrer: then, ray suarez reports on the flare-up over settlements in israel. >> woodruff: paul solman talks to m.i.t. economist andrew lo. he is calling for an investigation into the financial meltdown. >> in the case of an airplane crash everybody wants to know what happened. when a financial firm crashes, or when there's a major systemic fault, there are certain parties that do not want to know what the answer is. >> lehrer: mark shields and david brooks present their weekly analysis. >> woodruff: and some reflections on a remarkable week for women shattering ceilings, including one on a high school football field. >> what coach doesn't want to win. i want to win. we all want to win. i think that's universal. i think that has nothing to do with whether i'm a woman or they're a man. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bank of america monsanto. producing more. conserving more. improving farmers' lives. that's sustainable agriculture. more at producemoreconservemore.com. >> this is the engine that connects abundant

gives israel nearly $3 billion a year in aid. so how far will israel push this building issue?rter: well, kyra, that's a question a lot of people are asking here as well. and what we know for certain is that it's almost politically impossible for the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, to announce publicly a freeze on construction in east jerusalem. if he did that, his coalition would fall apart. he would be out of power. but at the very least what the united states would like to see is an end to these various public announcements that we've seen from the israeli government about new israeli construction in east jerusalem. just last night, it was revealed that -- by the jerusalem municipality that 20 more units of israeli housing in an arab neighborhood of east jerusalem had gotten approval last week, this during the entire sort of breakdown of relations with the u.s. over this very issue. so it's moves like these that the americans see as provocative and not being helpful to getting the israelis and the palestinians back to the negotiating table. so they definitely lik

people have special concerns about the future of israel and how the united states responds to israel. 6 therefore it is extremely disturbing to watch the arrogance of this administration to bully our best ally this article in the "jerusalem post" says this is the worst the united states has treated israel since 1975, that the american leadership is mistakenly painting israel into the corner, is the thrust of this carl. -- article. one of the more sophisticated statements in it by mr. avner, who has written on the 1975 crisis he said, if the united states wishes to advance a peace process, it must never paint israel into a corner, and he points out that what is needed is constructive ambiguity. that is an interesting term because most of us like to be very forthright and i would say that most people in israel would like to be forthright most of the time. but when dealing with historic conflicts that have gone back to how this -- the divisions first occurred in what i believe when god gave israel its land and divisions that occurred since then, straightforwardness does not bring peace.

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