mr. netanyahu is sticking with what he believes has always worked for israel.is avoiding any new thinking. >> still ahead, the american carmaker repays its government loans six years early. an appeals court in moscow has upheld the conviction of a former russian billionaire. for money laundering and embezzlement. but reduced his sentence by one year. he will serve a total of 30 years before he is released in 2016. >> as he stepped into the enclosed stock, he knew was his last chance to avoid a further lengthy prison sentence. he has already served eight years and that was extended to 14 years. he told the three judges that the author of the verdict and encourage them to overturn it. >> it is possible to make corrections to this verdict. during the criminals and accepted the slot. >> it took a little bit over five minutes for the dodgers' 2- any hopes that he had. they adjusted -- to-any hopes that he had. they did reduce his sentence by one year. although the vertical be a disappointment, it will hardly come as a surprise. russia's most famous serving prisoner

mr. netanyahu's view of an acceptable peace deal and the one the palestinians have.reception by the u.s. congress shows why he feels politically strong enough to reject president obama's view of the way ahead. with the middle east changing fast, mr. netanyahu is sticking with what he believes has always worked for israel and he's avoiding any new thinking. bbc news, washington. >> the american carmaker, chrysler, has paid back its government bail-out loan six years early and repaid $5.1 billion in outstanding debt and $1.7 billion to the canadian government. with the details from new york, here's michelle. >> mixed with hope, as the factory saved from closure, they made it official. the carmaker paid off loans from u.s. and canadian taxpayers, money that saved it from collapse two years ago. >> we have received confirmation this morning at 10:13 a.m. from citigroup that chrysler group repaid with interest by wire transfer to the united states treasury and by bank transfer to the canadian government every penny that had been loaned less than three years ago. [cheers a

mr. netanyahu's acceptable peace deal and the one that the palestinians have. his reception by the u.s.gress shows why he feels politically strong enough to reject president obama's view of the way ahead. with a middle east that is changing fast, mr. netanyahu is changing with what he believes has always worked for israel and he is avoiding any new thinking. bbc news, washington. >> you're watching bbc world news america. still to come on tonight's program, is the u.s.-british relationship special or essential? whatever you call it, let's hope it is as good as the obama team thinks. >> he used to be russia's richest man but then he was found guilty of stealing oil from his own company. he said he was politically set up but today the court of appeal upheld the conviction. from moscow, our correspondent daniel sampson >> when he stepped into the glass enclosed room, it was his last chance to avoid a lengthy prison sentence. he has already served eight years and after the second trial last year, that was extended to 14. in an angry statement he told the judges that the verdict was wrong an

knew it so i can only presume that the president knew that mr netanyahu would respond badly but what that did was it revealed mr netanyahu for never having been on board with the peace process to begin with when you call the other person's bluff you're saying look i hear you i see you for what you're doing. come on let's get real so i think that this president has lost patience and i think that right now he's working from a position of political capital both internationally and domestically now that was political writer and blogger emily hauser talking about the u.s. israeli diplomacy. now the american president is in london for the second day of his four nation and european trip well during his first state visit to the united kingdom obama has met with the queen and the prime minister david cameron however a dialogue between the two sides has been tested following disagreements on key issues such as the conflict in libya and economic policy artie's a lower m. it is covering events from the british capital. president obama arrived early in the u.k. to avoid disruption by volcanic ash

knew it so i can only presume that the president knew that mr netanyahu would respond badly but what that did was it revealed mr netanyahu for never having been on board with the peace process to get it so this is not a rift this is simply mr obama standing by what this about his government and government so you see this is this is some some found a political administration now i story is in some sort of political posturing here because you are saying that the relationship between washington d.c. and tell of the. plot in unison yahoo and obama have been known to be not exactly the best of friends ever since obama won the presidency. well these are two very different things aren't they i mean the fact that the fact is that if mr obama had the kind of power that i wish he had i would have asked him to wave a magic wand and create a two state solution that should have been in place for twenty years these two men don't like each other and they come at this issue from very different directions but our countries exist within the realities of international diplomacy and a very long history

mr. netanyahu got into the dispute today, he used biblical terms. >> this is not easy for me. recognize that in a genuine peace, we will be required to give up parts of the industrial jewish homeland. in samaria, the jewish people are not foreign occupiers. [applause] >> middle east editor doing to me now to take stock of today's speech. this was another -- >> the fact that he stated them so explicitly in the form -- forum suggest that it chose the gulf between the israelis and palestinians. look at the tears he got today. >> to do that on president obama home turf while the president is a way, that is not going to go down too well. >> playing politics, certainly. critics are starting to voice these opinions, not just palestinians. they are saying that by battling -- bat and down the hatches, mr. netanyahu has deepened his well of isolation and that he is putting his country on a collision course with the middle east that is changing around them. the old solution and the old formula are the best things for the future. no new ideas. >> despite all of the investment in what migh

mr. netanyahu said tonight clearly he thinks those cease-fire lines, the 1967 and certainly is a policy the israelis do not agree with. they will not be happy with what they heard from mr. obama, apart from many platitudes of the close relationship between israel and the united states and the fact that israel as a country can defend. israel must decide how it approaches the obama doctrine, this new doctrine about middle east peace and whether israelis in fact are ready and willing to sit down with the palestinians. here with a view, the reaction from the palestinian side is my colleague in ramallah, john donason. >> thank you. in ramallah in the west bank i've just been out into the streets and such was the skepticism, the low expectations from palestinians about this speech. it was actually pretty difficult to find anyone who actually bothered to watch it. those i did find who had seen it were genuinely pretty surprised about that line, about america being prepared to push for a palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, the first time the u.s. administration has said that. and people we

mr. obama's statement puts pressure on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. immediately after the speech he called the idea indefensible, but mr. obama had plenty to anger the palestinians too. criticizing the palestinian unity agreement between fatah, and extremist group hamas and trying to head off the assembly. >> it won't create an independent state. >> >> the palestinian reaction was positive but they had a key question. >> what will be the american role in getting netanyahu to accept this? >> the president's balancinging at gave a little to each side but one observer said mr. obama may have been too careful not to stick his neck out. >> i think he didn't want to displease any particular con sit yhency, but what that meant was he wasn't going to take a lot of risks, and when you're not willing to take risks on the middle east, you're not going to make a lot of news. >> he'll have two more chances. a meeting on friday with netanyahu and a major speech to the jewish lobbying group apec this weekend. but even as president obama was delivering his speech at t

mr. netanyahu will not have much to worry about in his visit to washington. >> what about the palestinians? how did his words go down there? >> president abbas welcomes the president's efforts to renew talks. but there is disappointment by the clear opposition voice of the u.s. in not wanting palestine to go to the un in september. they want to know what incentive there is to get both parties back to the negotiating table and what actions are the americans prepared to take if both parties will say no. >> was there anything that he said that could give impetus to revive the peace talks? >> he was very general, but clear in his speech on saying that permanent occupation will not solve the issue and he was also very clear on saying that the israelis have to move clearly back to the negotiation table. but the problem is that many people say that he did not give a clear timetable or any incentive basically to get those parties back to the negotiation table. >> right. thank you very much. turning out to other news -- a judge in new york has set bail for dominique strauss-kahn at $1 million. the

mr. netanyahu said that clearly he thinks that those 1967 lines are totally indefensible. this is the policy that the israelis did not agree with. they will not be happy with what they heard from mr. obama. there were many platitudes about the close relationship between israel and the u.s. israel must decide how would approaches the obama doctrine, this new doctrine about middle east peace and whether israel is ready and willing to sit down with the palestinians. the reaction from the palestinian side from ramallah with my colleague. >> we are here in ramallah and the west bank. i have just been out into the streets. such was the skepticism and the low expectations about this speech that it was actually pretty difficult to find anyone who had watched it. those i found were genuinely pretty surprised about that line about america prepared to push for a palestinian state based on the 1967 borders. this is the first time that the u.s. administration had said that. people were genuinely pleased. i talked to an official close to the palestinian president. he was expecting nothin

mr. netanyahu. >> reporter: the meeting with netanyahu was extended. it was an hour and a half which is a long meeting for this president. despite the body language, neither side is portraying what happened behind closed doors in a negative manner. josh? >> david kerley in washington tonight. >>> as david just said, president obama is certainly taking a lot of heat from israel's leadership, but i want to welcome christiane amanpour host of "this week" to discuss it. in the president's speech, we were not supposed to hear so very much about the peace process itself, isn't that correct? >> that's exactly right. but allies of the u.s., such as king abdullah of jordan has a peace treaty with israel says there must be words to that effect in the speech. king abdullah is not that hopeful after many meetings with the israeli prime minister that there will be anymore than the status quo. >> in my discussions with him, and they've been, i think, very thorough, when he speaks to me, i see his vision of peace with the palestinians, peace for the arabs. i've alway

the president listened as netanyahu said he would not jeopardize his state's survival. >> as i told you in our conversation, we don't have a lot of margin for error. and because, mr. president, history will not give the jewish people another chance. >> there's already bad blood between the two men. last year president obama said settlements should stop being built. prime minister netian hue ignored him -- netanyahu ignored him. this won't exactly help the relationship or bring negotiations any closer. >> joining me from washington, d.c., is phyllis bens i. she's a co-founder of the u.s. campaign to end israeli occupation. the white house has insisted it never said that israel should return to a narrow definition of the 1967 territorial lines. president obama has spoken about the need for israeli security, about with the need for israel to defend itself. so why do you think netian hue was so -- netanyahu was so strong in his rebuttal about this 1967 line? >> the israeli position has been that all of the land they control is legally theirs. they ignore the realities of international law that makes all of the land something that they must withdraw from. the resoluti

mr. netanyahu to fulfill the u.n. resolution that was enacted after 1973 war. >> let me ask you about osama bin laden. your family made head lynn head headlines suggesting your house contributed money. was your house involved? >> freedman is my friend. and these days, especially in the crisis that the arab world is facing and the whole world is facing, the last thing we need right now is to have the relationship between the biggest country in the middle east and the most important country, saudi arabia, and the united states which leads the western world, to have the relation between both countries focused only on oil, although oil is being important. basically is way, way, way beyond oil, mr. freedman. that's what i tell him. >> you have been a wonderful investor, very, very savvy. your investment in city group goes back 20 years. the bank returning to profitability last year. do you think it's on the right track to return capital to shareholders? how are you feeling about that investment right now? >> i believe citi

stories this one of us stumble over the stars from mr netanyahu projects to present . goals for the palestinian state built on israel's one hundred sixty seven boundaries but leaves a jewish state indefensible. and. the u.s. action in libya passes its sixty day deadline without congressional approval which makes the campaign formally illegal but few on capitol hill or the white house of the can see. me out of this protest is take george in cities to demand president saakashvili his resignation reports the police to fire the demonstrators fueling fears of the key to violent confrontations take place. this is a. sport i would kick. hello and welcome to this course and here are the headlines. couple of two empires russian up and comedies love their knocks out boxing legend roy jones here in the big fight here in moscow a. while the standard champions league title to go top of the russian premier league as a possible way to top. out the pressure lee westwood goes out of the world match play championship cookies as well number one ranking. but as any one place to start boxi

mr netanyahu told the u.s. congress this country won't give up occupied palestinian territories. it was the main obstacles a place. in town ports and peace deal is unlikely given america's unwillingness to challenge it. president obama's calls for peace under two state solution fell on deaf ears both with israelis for many from the mere mentioning of going back to pre nine hundred sixty seven border lines is unacceptable cannot do. so. because he is going to retrench and with the palestinians who believe there is nothing but words in what the u.s. president has said is that a fraction of pressure on it in you know the prime minister of israel or in israel's hour or so it's like process it's like a lose lose thing like it's very hopeless like we hear the right things now kind of implementation addressing the powerful pro-choice really lobby in washington president obama has made sure to reaffirm that no pressure would be put on israel to advance the process and he's proposed solution was because the friend's advice cannot be imposed on the parties to the conflict. no vote at the u

deputy speaker of the israeli knesset who also happens to be a senior member of the local party mr netanyahu sparty now bear in mind the look good is the most moderate element of netanyahu this coalition so we're not talking about extremists like avigdor lieberman we're talking about the moderate look good and then we are danny danon the senior member of a lot could he put forward his vision the deputies speaker of the israeli knesset his vision for resolving the conflict in. israel should annex all of the jewish communities as he calls them the illegal jewish settlements in the occupied palestinian territories all of that he calls the uninhabited areas of the west going and he says we will let the palestinians in the main towns of the west bank have independence which means israel will alex ninety seven percent of the west bank. and the palestinians in the main homes that is to say three percent of the was going they can have independence of their own money that's the vision of the most moderate element of next in yahoo's coalition and yet every god uses or tells hamas what it must do what

speaker of the israeli knesset who also happens to be a senior member of the look could party mr netanyahu sprog now bear in mind below could is the most moderate element of netanyahu skull aleutian so we're not talking about extremists like out of doors lieberman we're talking about the moderate look could find in the op ed danny danon the senior member of the could he put forward his vision as deputy speaker of the israeli knesset his vision for resolving the conflict he said israel should annex all of the jewish communities as he calls them the illegal jewish settlements in the occupied house to an interest or ease. but all of what he calls the uninhabited areas of the west bank and he says we will let the palestinians in the main town of the west bank have independence which means israel will annex ninety seven percent of the west bank and the palestinians in the main town that is to say three percent of the west bank they can have independence bear in mind that the vision of the most moderate element of netanyahu skull ition and he had everybody says or tells hamas what it must do. wh

or what have you heard that mr netanyahu is going to be saying to morrow we're heading into a fascinating week because you've got the prime minister here and then he's going to be addressing apec and the president's addressing apac and 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 joust with each other let's me i'll give a 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 that came out with a strong press release afterwards saying no way these are our base and yet now who's not a guy who has a history of compromising and it's going to be very interesting to watch them over the next three or four days as they get dueling speeches have meetings have to do press conferences i think in israel there's a strong candidate you know has been runn

mr netanyahu has just been on the way tonight to discuss what we might expect his column and contributing editor of the think tank foreign policy in focus and joining us from california tonight very good evening from las vegas alan thanks for being with us one o'clock by to support we all recall the end of the u.s. failed to make israel stop settlement building and the palestinians move through from the peace talks to the same time obama's latest words we heard yesterday help now as the u.s. missed its opportunity could completely to mediate israeli palestinian peace to think well i think the united states has to it can play this kind of neutral role that their president is talking about because you know states gives israel three billion dollars a year in aid a lot of which goes to military stuff and of course a lot of money frees up money for the israelis to extend settlements in chile occupied territories i think the united states is going to have to try to put a good deal more pressure on them that now they do have one lever of pressure in the areas there if this subject comes up in se

state even resembles an indian reservation they can do that but this is not a new position for mr netanyahu i would say also not a new position for american presidents to talk about. sixty seven borders really the whole the whole talking point of this is that this is the first president to it publicly said that. george w. bush said this. richard nixon said it in nine hundred seventy three. resolution two forty two which the united states voted for at the united nations so it is nothing new at all so it's not news it's news only because there's been a kind of. conspiracy of silence we went from saying that the settlement process settlements were illegal and saying that they were an obstacle to peace saying that they were something that had to be negotiated. legally. 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 probably israel lobby is going on again now and i remember back then people that were delegates were at that conference saying they expected an apology over the public statements of t

mr. netanyahu to accept this? balancing act gave a little to each side, but one observer says mr. obama may have been too careful not to stick his neck out. >> i think he didn't want to displease any particular constituency, but what that meant was that he wasn't going to take a lot of risks, and when you're not willing to take risks on the middle east, you're probably not going to make a lot of news. >> president obama is hardly the first american president to try to brokary peace plan in the middle east. cnn's wolf blitzer joins us now. wolf, you have seen this before. you have seen it with president clinton, with president bush, we've covered these presidents and they have tried, and failed. what makes us think that this is going to be a successful round with president obama, his approach? >> i don't know a whole lot of people who think it is going to be a successful round of israeli-palestinian peace negotiations right now. there are so many issues, so many sensitivities. neither of these parties, the israelis

mr. netanyahu said israel cannot do that. >> while israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines. because these lines are in defensible. >> the israeli prime minister said in 1967 israel was 9 miles wide and was attacked repeatedly. he said the land seized provided some security to the jewish state. he for the first time in almost two years california's unemployment rate is below 12%. the april rate came in at 11.9%. that's the lowest level since 2009 in california. this is also the fourth straight month that the unemployment rate has dropped. however, california is still well above the national rate of 9%. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar went to a job fair today to take the pulse of some of those who are looking for work. >> reporter: at today's college job fair we found real employers offering real jobs. >> that lady that helped me right over there was really nice and encouraged me to go online and fill out applications. >> reporter: that's a hurdle for one man trying to come out of retirement. >> it's tough because with all the jobs requir

mr. netanyahu said israel cannot do that. >> while israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines. because these lines are in defensible. >> the israeli prime minister said in 1967 israel was 9 miles wide and was attacked repeatedly. he said the land seized provided some security to the jewish state. he for the first time in almost two years california's unemployment rate is below 12%. the april rate came in at 11.9%. that's the lowest level since 2009 in california. this is also the fourth straight month that the unemployment rate has dropped. however, california is still well above the national rate of 9%. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar went to a job fair today to take the pulse of some of those who are looking for work. >> reporter: at today's college job fair we found real employers offering real jobs. >> that lady that helped me right over there was really nice and encouraged me to go online and fill out applications. >> reporter: that's a hurdle for one man trying to come out of retirement. >> it's tough because with all the jobs requir

mr. netanyahu has accepted. he rejected it again.he hasn't really reacted directly to the latest statement of this position, but he's saying he values president obama's comments. so it's not yet clear whether this will be enough to appease the israeli leader. >> something else we heard the president underscore, he said technology will make it harder for israel to defend itself in the absence of a peace agreement. what's the interpretation there? >> couple things. he's talking about who kinds of technology. the first kind he's talking about is weapons technology. over the years, particularly palestinian militants in the gaza strip have been refining their rocket making ability, making their rockets much more accurate, much more potentially lethal, and so that's something that obviously is going to continue. continue honing those skills. in the absence of a peace agreement, you know, the technology is going to get -- rocket technology and other weaponry technology is going to be much harder to combat by israel. but there's another kind

mr. netanyahu called that a bad idea. his blunt language was a surprise. the viability of a palestinian state cannot come at the expense of the viblt of the one and only jewish state, a statement from the prime minister's office read and went on to say, that is why prime minister netanyahu expects to hear a reaffi a firaffirmati commits in 2004, among other things, those commitments relate to israel not having a withdraw. it immediately rippled through our domestic politics as well. let's dig deeper with two veterans, my colleagues wolf blitzer and gloria borger. wolf. i don't remember a time in covering this issue, there are tensions from time to time between american presidents and israeli prime ministers. but for the prime minister to say essentially, i expect you, mr. president to take it back. >> it's tough talk and it's going to be icy tomorrow when they meet over at the white house. then they have a joint photo opportunity. i'm sure they are going to try to patch things over on surface, although under the surface, the relationship as you know, as gl

mr. yetten netanyahu says if h too much, his government will collapse. fatah and hamas work out? we don't know. mr. there's no american magic wand. he can't say let's make peace. president bush tried for years and said i can't get too deeply involved in this because look how hard bill clinton tried and he couldn't get it done. there's been frustration across administrations. if mr. netanyahu won't give and mr. abbas can't or won't give, why should the president invest himself? why can't the president say let's get roughly to the 1967 borders. that's where they were at camp david at the end of the clinton days. prime minister barak said i can't give you that. they got to close and it collapsed. now the president's having the conversations with so much else happening in the region. >> that would be kind of the middle ground, wouldn't it? sort of just between being very vague and general and being very specific. at least you say, okay, here's the starting point. >> we'll hear if he says, suzanne and hala, we'll hear from the president of the united states re

mr. binyamin netanyahu, into the house chamber. the senator from illinois, mr.levin, the senator from massachusetts, mr. kerry, the senator from wisconsin, mr. cole, the senator from connecticut, mr. lieberman, the senator from california, ms. feinstein, the senator from california, ms. boxer, the senator from arizona, mr. kyl, the senator from south dakota, mr. thune, the senator from texas, mr. cornyn, the senator from indiana, mr. luger, and the senator from utah, mr. hatch. the speaker: the members of the escort committee will exit through the chamber doors, please. >> mr. speaker, the acting dean of the diplomatic corps. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister of israel. the speaker: members of congress, i have the high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you his excellency, binyamin netanyahu, prime minister of israel. >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you. vice president biden, speaker boehner, distinguished senators, members of the house, honored guests i'm deeply moved by this warm welcome. an i'm

mr. netanyahu and from the hill as well. what is on everyone's mind is what would the palestinian response be? if in the context of -- in the context of the arab uprising. in other words, the issue of the arab sreet, as he pointed out, has not been a factor in u.s. decision making. people in this town feel that there is time. and that we can wait until the u.s. presidential campaign before we pick this up later on. what is your assessment of this? while has -- why has it not moved in a way that people thought it would? what is your -- [laughter] of the future, particularly given the context of the arab spring. >> that is what i was saying, the sense of urgency. to say that we do not have unlimited time. within what is happening in the arab world there definitely is an acceleration of time. things are moving very rapidly. what you can take for granted today you can't take for granted tomorrow. it can't think anything for granted except change. the fact we are undergoing a people of change and the way people react. some react

mr benjamin netanyahu is a partner for peace frankly speaking i don't think so. you know because you know he did so he said it from the beginning even before he was elected as prime minister during his election campaign he was very clear he said no to a christian state and no to. withdrawal from the occupied territories. was really very clear yes to commit activities. so he was very clear from the beginning. of his position he campaigned with an anti peace platform. and serious state platform and when he tried to build his own position he built it based on these you know. important elements and so i cannot but to take into consideration what he has really said how he has performed what are his policies and actions and you know also to judge him on his deeds since you know since he took office until today he did not show. any kind of sign of willingness to be part of the peace with the palestinians. maintaining his coalition government over negotiating with the palestinians and he preferred to continue with a settlement activities against having. peace with the pa

mr. obama said -- netanyahu says israel cannot go back to the old boundaries. president and mrs. obama leave tonight to go to ireland and poland. >>> gas prices are dropped nearly a dime. the national average is 3.97 for a gallon of unleaded. here in the bay area it's 4.17. it's 4.09 in oakland. the prices might fall another dime before the memorial day weekend. so what's behind the drop? analysts say gas prices and the floods in the southeast are curbing demand. got to give them hope. the slogan used for supervisor. tonight, a new calling for an old camera shop in san francisco, how it will help young people seeking hope about their future. >>> a mixture of sunshine and the winds continue to blow around the bay area. got some clouds too, but maybe some rain on the way? we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, now a hub to help distressed teens. the "harvey milk call center" opened today on castro street near 19th in san sco. that's the >>> harvey milk's former is now a hub to help distressed teen. it opened today. that's the site of his former castro camera store. the

borders the deal would mean the jewish state's withdrawal from disputed territories probably mr benjamin netanyahu who is in washington for talks described the proposed boundaries as indefensible results is christine for zero reports of america's decades long approach towards israel but failing to break the stalemate. it is a scene all too familiar in this region a protest on israel's border that leads. to violence. here it was the may fifteenth protest marking what palestinians call not a catastrophe the creation of the state of israel on this date in one nine hundred forty eight because for israel it was a matter of security according to van hollen co-director of the zionist organization of america i don't know what any country would do when people gather on your border and come across a violation of the law. but for palestinians it is the continuation of the sea. analysts fight for an independent palestinian state a fight in which u.s. leaders try time and time again to play a chief negotiator from president carter to reagan to george h.w. bush to president clinton george w. bush and now the ob

mr. netanyahu to accept this? >> reporter: the president's balancing act gave a little to each side but one observer says mr. obama may have been too careful not to stick his neck out. >> i think he didn't want to displease any particular constituency but what that meant was he wasn't going to take a lot of risks and when you're not following take risks on the middle east, you are probably not going to make a lot of news. >> reporter: and mr. obama will have two more chances this week, wolf to define his policy on the middle east. he will be meeting with prime minister netanyahu tomorrow at the white house and then he also has a big speech before the jewish lobbying group apec. and wolf, the only problem is even as the president was deliver they can major speech here at the state department, israel announced approval of more construction settlements, another sign that the peace process is in real trouble. >> see how those talks go tomorrow between the president and the prime minister. thank you, jill, for that. >>>

mr. obama, benjamin netanyahu protested. >> because these lines are indefensible. >> one of the reasons the obama administration wants to use the formula is because of growing concerns that palestine will seek stathood at a u.n. meeting. the u.s. wants to avoid that. >> we oppose it, and the way to prevent that from occurring is to provide an alternative in direct negotiation that would foreclose or make not necessary that option. >> reporter: a return to the 1967 borders with land swaps had long been discussed privately. this was the first time an american.suggested it becomely. >> after stirring up a little controversy at home, he heads to europe for what he calls a meeting with friend and will meet with the g8 to discuss the global economy. >> alan: the new york city apartment where the former imf leader is under house arrest has been a tourist hot spot. today, open talk tour buses made their round. the 62-year-old economist is accused of sexually assaulting a maid in his hotel suite. he has denied the allegations. strauss-kahn was released from likers island jail on friday on $1 million

mr. netanyahu has addressed us as a joint session and only the second time any israeli prime minister hasnd historic honor and an opportunity for us to hear again how crucial is the friendship between our two countries. in anticipation of this event, i rise today to provide for the record a restatement of how i and, i believe, many, if not most of my colleagues, regard the state of israel and america's relationship with that fellow democracy. this restatement is necessary, i believe, in light of the president's speech last week regarding the arab spring. the president's remarks which were delivered just before prime minister netanyahu's arrival in the united states, seriously muddied the waters of american policy toward israel and its troubled region. the arab spring has sprung from new popular forces throughout the region, overthrowing regimes that have lost their relevance to the aspirations of their people and threatening to overthrow others. the administration's response has been slow in coming, awkward and confused in efforts to explain its policies, inconsistent in its application f

mr. president. you got bin laden. good riddens! >> netanyahu laid out his vision for a mid east peace settlement but rejected any return to israel's 1967 borders. martin indick is former you see ambassador to israel. thanks for coming on the show, mr. ambassador. first off, any surprises in the speech by netayahu today? >> no, nothing was surprising from the resounding, prolonged applause to the words he had to say. i think they're all fairly predictable. >> this has been a lot of discussion about president obama's statement last week, that peace negotiations should be based on israel's borders before the 1967 war. last week, prime minister netanyahu said those borders are indefensible. he talked about israel's border's again today. so i want to play just a part of what he said, and get your reaction. >> this compromise must reflect the dramatic demographic changes that have occurred since 1967. the vast majority of the 650,000 israelis who live beyond the 1967 lines reside in neighborhoods and suburbs after jerusalem and greater tel aviv. now,

mr. netanyahu. no air conditioning needed in that room. chilly there. could this not as been anticipated, could it have not been expect? >> it was a bad situation handled badly by both sides. the president was really intent on embarrassing the israeli leader or alienating american jewish voters. we went and talked to the israeli lobbyists. this is a situation that's been marred by mutual suspicion right from the begin egg. i was there in 2007 and 2008 when then candidate obama had to go and assure jewish american voters he had jewish friends. it's been that bad on that first trip to israel. chilly then with netanyahu. the history with the israelis are objecting to is the american position on the sweep of revolutions that richard engel was reporting on. it's stabilize. not what the president said about border else. that, in fact, has been in line with the predecessor, president bush. >> what is the chance that they'll improve or make more difficult the chance of peace. >> there isn't anybody credible in the region who think this is is a peace process to

mr. netanyahu and from the hill as well. ist is on everyone's mind what would the palestinian response be? if in the context of -- in the context of the arab uprising. in other words, the issue of the arab sreet, as he pointed out, has not been a factor in u.s. decision making. people in this town feel that there is time. and that we can wait until the u.s. presidential campaign before we pick this up later on. what is your assessment of this? while has -- why has it not moved in a way that people thought it would? what is your -- [laughter] of the future, particularly given the context of the arab spring. >> that is what i was saying, the sense of urgency. to say that we do not have unlimited time. within what is happening in the arab world there definitely is an acceleration of time. things are moving very rapidly. what you can take for granted today you can't take for granted tomorrow. it can't think anything for granted except change. the fact we are undergoing a people of change and the way people react. some react to i

mr. t netanyahu. and he didn't change much from what he originally said.do enough to mend fences between the prime minister and israeli supporters here in the u.s.? >> reporter: he made some steps in the right direction. he was inconsistent his stance is not a threat to israel. testifies trying to make more clear than the pre1967 borders are a starting point. that they would negotiate borders that looked very different. and that the prime minister is concerned that some areas would be irredefensible. we have heard reports that the prime minister was encouraged particularly because of the president's stance on hamas, that he was very strong on this as the israelis saw it because, of course, israel wouldn't be expected to negotiate with hamas if hamas decided -- if hamas continued to say israel doesn't have a right to exist. but you should expect on this trip that the president will also be going to the u.k., he'll end in warsaw, poland. in the middle he'll go to france. under this, these issues should come up as palestine is looking for recognition before t

mr. netanyahu and the last few weeks. it is obvious that this town has witnessed a debate, maybe behind closed doors, inside the administration between those who wanted to move more proactively and in fact suggest a package maybe along the lines that you have outlined and between those who thought this was too risky of an approach and that the president better wait until maybe after the presidential elections. obviously, the debate has been decided in favor of the second approach. the president did not have any actionable steps outlined in his speech and even the general principles that he outlined received, as you said, a lot of criticism, growth mr. netanyahu and from the hill, as well. what is on everybody's mind is what will the palestinian response be in the context of the arab uprising. the issue of the arab street has not been a factor in u.s. decision making. people in this town feel that there is time and that we can wait until the u.s. presidential campaign before we pick this up later on. what is your assessmen

mr. netanyahu was prime minister before i was president, saying that the '67 borders were a reference point is nothing more than saying that as a will look to on the map. if prime minister barack said he was willing to give up 94% of the bank with land swaps in return for stricter requirements on the palestinians including waiving the right of return, that is 94%-96% of what? the 1967 borders were the reference point. that is what the president meant. i also believe that before they get back to the table, israel is entitled to know that in the and there will be recognition of a state of israel. my recollection is that president of boss -- abbas has already said publicly that he would accept the deal that arafat was offered. they give that up when they signed in 1993 with a knowledge of are not. but the israelis always said there are some families have been in northeastern, northwestern israel for ever that our descendants of the lebanese camps. if there is going to be a peace deal that it needs to be a jewish state and a palestinian state, have a majority. everybody knows that. i even offer

mr. netanyahu and from the hill as well. what is on everyone's mind is what would the palestinian response be? if in the context of -- in the context of the arab uprising. in other words, the issue of the arab sreet, as he pointed out, has not been a factor in u.s. decision making. people in this town feel that there is time. and that we can wait until the u.s. presidential campaign before we pick this up later on. what is your assessment of this? it nothas -- why has t moved in a way that people thought it would? what is your -- [laughter] of the future, particularly given the context of the arab spring. >> that is what i was saying, the sense of urgency. to say that we do not have unlimited time. within what is happening in the arab world there definitely is an acceleration of time. things are moving very rapidly. what you can take for granted today you can't take for granted tomorrow. it can't think anything for granted except change. the fact we are undergoing a people of change and the way people react. some react to it

mr. netanyahu as prime minister before and when i was president, when all the people i worked with for eight years years saying that the 67 borders were a reference point was nothing more than saying that is what we looked at the map on. like it when prime minister barak said that he was prepared to give up 94 to 96% of the west bank with land swaps in return for certain strict requirements on the palestinians including waiving a right of return. it is 94 to 96% of what? in other words, the 67 borders for the reference.. i think that is what the president meant. he wanted -- but i also believe that before they get back to the table israel is entitled to know that in in the end there will be recognition of the state of israel, and my recollection is that president abbas has already said publicly at some point in the bush years that a he would accept the deathat arafat didn't, that i offered and b, that he would give up the universal right of return. they gave that up when they signed the agreement on the white house lawn in 1993 whether they had knowledge it or not. the israelis always said t

netanyahu left for washington after saying mr. obama's peace proposal would leave israel indefensible. joel brown has more from washington. good morning, joel. >> betty, good morning to you. before he even boarded the plane to washington, israel's prime minister made it clear to his parliament he wasn't happy with president obama's major policy speech on thursday. today the two men get a chance to hash out their differences face-to-face. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is on his way to the white house to make his case against president obama's new plan for a palestinian state. >> we believe the borders of israel and palestine should be based on the 1967 line. >> reporter: in a major policy speech thursday, the president called on israel to surrender land it won in the 1967 war to the palestinians. the statement sent shockwaves throughout the jewish community. >> the palestinians have said in 1967 and every year since that they want israel not to even exist. >> reporter: netanyahu immediately called the proposed borders,

mr. netanyahu as prime minister before and when i was president, when all the people i worked with for eight years years saying that the 67 borders were a reference point was nothing more than saying that is what we looked at the map on. like it when prime minister barak said that he was prepared to give up 94 to 96% of the west bank with land swaps in return for certain strict requirements on the palestinians including waiving a right of return. it is 94 to 96% of what? in other words, the 67 borders for the reference.. i think that is what the president meant. he wanted -- but i also believe that before they get back to the table israel is entitled to know that in in the end there will be recognition of the state of israel, and my recollection is that president abbas has already said publicly at some point in the bush years that a he would accept the deal that arafat didn't, that i offered and b, that he would give up the universal right of return. they gave that up when they signed the agreement on the white house lawn in 1993 whether they had knowledge it or not. the israelis always said

the president listened as benjamin netanyahu said he would not jeopardize the state's survival. >> we do not have a lot of margin for error. because, mresident, history will not give the jewish people another chance. >> there is already bad blood between the two man. president obama says last year that settlements should stop being built. benjamin netanyahu ignored him. bbc news, washington. >> a day after president obama said there must be serious reform and set of side, [unintelligible] 30 people have been shot dead due to protest across the country. here is this report from beirut. >> this was the third biggest city. security forces had been given orders not to open fire. a child was reported to be among those killed. protesters took to the streets in several different parts of the cities. there is a severe crack down by troops there's with hundreds arrested in many killed. demonstrations big or small were reported from virtually all parts of the country, including places where biggest security operations were launched. some security forces did not intervene. in others, they broke up the protest without serious casualty. but here,

meeting is expected today at the white house between israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and president obama. on thursday mrobama called for israelis and palestinians to seek a two-state peace deal based on their borders back in 1967. netanyahu called that indefensible. >>> the president of tokyo's power company is stepping down today. he's expected to take the blame for the crisis at the fukushima nuclear plant. the company reported a $15 billion loss. >>> the son and heir apparent of north korean dictator kim jong-il has arrived in china for an official visit. it's his biggest diplomatic trip yet. >>> and wildlife workers in mississippi are spending another day rounding up wild hogs that are threatening the levees. the hogs have been digging into them searching for food and dry land. this as floodwaters seep into louisiana farmland. >>> and after 29 years of hosting "entertainment tonight," mary hart signs off on her final broadcast today. now, when that debuted back in 1981 critics said there would be no audience for a half hour filled with celebrity news. never listen to the critics. >> isn't that true?

mrs. sarah netanyahu.'s a tense time in the middle east is to understate things quite a bit. regime change in egypt, protests in syria, hezbollah has seized power in lebanon, nato intervention in libya, uprisings in bahrain, yemen, and the uae, and meanwhile the palestinian authority just welcomed hamas into the government, and all the while iran continues its development of a nuclear weapon, but in the midst of the instability, america has one reliable ally. it has one dependable ally, one stray teemingic al -- strategic ally, the jewish state of israel. [applause] as he has many times before, israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu is here with us tonight to reaffirm his personal commitment to the united states and the bond that units these two great democracies. [applause] the prime minister always understood the ever lasting ties that bind the united states and the jewish state, freedom, peace, security -- these core principles have always defined both nations, and prime minister netanyahu shares th

netanyahu says it's not going to happen. tomorrow, mr. obama will speak to a major group, aipac. netanyahu will speak to the same group on monday. >>> israel says giving back the land it took in the 1967 war would, as you can see by this map, leave the country vulnerable to attack, especially from syria now protected by the golan heights. it got president netanyahu's visit off to a rough start. >> reporter: israeli prime minister netanyahu was about to leave for the u.s. when president obama made the announcement that infuriated him. >> we believe the borders of israel and palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps. >> reporter: at the white house friday, netanyahu panned the proposal. >> these lines are indefensible because they don't take into account certain changes that have taken place on the ground -- demographic changes that have taken place over the last 44 years. >> reporter: after the initial war of words, the white house hoped the meeting would be a time to kiss and make up. >> obviously there are some differences between us in the precise fo