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. benjamin served on the national security council staff.d in 1994 to 1997 he served as foreign policy speech writer and special assistant to president clinton. before entering the government, mr. benjamin was a foreign correspondent for "time" magazine and the "wall street journal." that must have been an interesting switch when you went from "time" magazine to the "wall street journal." some day i'd like to talk to you about that. mark cumins is deputy assistant secretary for international affairs at the u.s. department of homeland security. mr. assumcumins is responsiblpr as director for european and multilateral affairs in the department of homeland security 0 office of international affairs from june 2007 to august 2008. prior to joining dhs in june 2007, mr. koumans served in the u.s. foreign service. welcome to you both. we'll recognize you, ambassador benjamin, if your statement is going to be excessively long, we'll just accept that for the record. but we'll give you as much time as we think is reasonable. >> thank you very much, ch

war 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

mr. benjamin served on the national security council staff. and in 1994 to 1997 he served as foreign policy speech writer and special assistant to president clinton. before entering the government, mr. benjamin was a foreign correspondent for "time" magazine and the "wall street journal." that must have been an interesting switch when you went from "time" magazine to the "wall street journal." some day i'd like to talk to you about that. mark cumins is deputy assistant secretary for international affairs at the u.s. department of homeland security. mr. assumcumins is responsiblpr as director for european and multilateral affairs in the department of homeland security 0 office of international affairs from june 2007 to august 2008. prior to joining dhs in june 2007, mr. koumans served in the u.s. foreign service. welcome to you both. we'll recognize you, ambassador benjamin, if your statement is going to be excessively long, we'll just accept that for the record. but we'll give you as much time as we think is reasonable. >> thank you very much,

mr. ambassador benjamin. if your statement is long, we'll accept it for the record, but we'll give you as much time as we think is reasonable. >> thank you very much, chairman burrton and distinguished members of the committee. i submitted testimony for the record that talks about the cooperation, and i thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today, and it's a great pleasure to testify during the week when the united states achieved a historic success against al-qaeda. bin laden's death is a victory for the united states and all human beings who seek to live in peace, security, and dignity. sir, you mentioned my service on the national security counsel for the last two years of that time, and i was there in bin laden issued his well calls for the death of americans everywhere, and when our embassies were blown up, so this for me has great personal significance. i should underscore though this is by no means the end of our effort against al-qaeda. we felt the blow of the leadership, much evolved to

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. benjamin served on the national security council staff. and in 1994 to 1997 he served as foreign policy speech writer and special assistant to president clinton. before entering the government, mr. benjamin was a foreign correspondent for "time" magazine and the "wall street journal." that must have been an interesting switch when you went from "time" magazine to the "wall street journal." some day i'd like to talk to you about that. mark cumins is deputy assistant secretary for international affairs at the u.s. department of homeland security. mr. assumcumins is responsiblpr as director for european and multilateral affairs in the department of homeland security 0 office of international affairs from june 2007 to august 2008. prior to joining dhs in june 2007, mr. koumans served in the u.s. foreign service. welcome to you both. we'll recognize you, ambassador benjamin, if your statement is going to be excessively long, we'll just accept that for the record. but we'll give you as much time as we think is reasonable. >> thank you very much,

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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,

mr. obama sits down with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, just one day after siding with the palestinians' demands for drawing new state borders. 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 isr

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

talk to foreign affairs expert stephen hess thank you very much for joining us and mr assume this now we've heard benjamin netanyahu a promise of concessions in congress today about the same time he would like to be internationally backed plan to return to create one nine hundred sixty seven borders and this forced a washington to a backtrack on its and thorson of the proposal what exactly is israel prepared to give. very little actually. seems to be implying used. to hold the. various includes a series of bomb contiguous camps on the west bank and surrounding land. be indexed by israel. non-contiguous and really non-viable. indeed it would sound very similar to a man from a scratchy stands in apartheid south africa but i'm also in his speech not to yahoo has repeatedly assured members of congress of israel's other wavering friendship towards the us now what with what israel's consul provocations and she will call it how long will washington have to keep saying yes to the jewish state. it's very hard to say on public opinion the united states has really shifted in recent years to a more even handed positi

mr. obama meets with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. netanyahu is already saying no way to going back to those tighter, 1967 borders. >>> dominique strauss-kahn, the former chief of the imf, who's been sitting in a new york jail since saturday, could be set free tomorrow. strauss-kahn was indicted by a grand jury earlier in the day on charges that he sexually assaulted a maid at the sofitel hotel in new york. the new york judge granted him bail after he agreed to post a $1 million cash bond. strauss-kahn also had to put up an additional $5 million as collateral. the 62-year-old frenchman will be confined to his wife's new york apartment and be under 24-hour watch. he will also have to wear an electronic ankle bracelet. >>> it's a -- place, but going inside the mind of a child predator can reveal important information to parents and police. this man spent ten years behind bars for multiple counts of child molestation. now he's talking about what motivated him to choose his victims. it's information that helps sex crimes investigators exp

mr. president. you got bin laden! [ cheers ] >> good riddance! >> benjaminet tan yu also issued a warning about the growing threat of a nuclear arms race beginning with iran. he called the threat posted by militant islam the greatest danger of all. he also reiterated his fee ruse -- his refusal about the borders. >> as president obama said the border will be different than the one that existed on june 4th, 1967. israel will not return to the end -- to the boundaries of 1967. >> president obama proposed negotiations baited on those borders as a starting point but a deal would include land swaps to account for a settlement shift. >>> hundreds of families are getting a helping hand today at oakland's allen temple baptist church. >> have a great day. >> you too. >> yep. >> today's handouts will help 400 families that -- that are preselected by church, last week. each family receives a 25-pound box of food along with a personal care package. the group is delivering food in oakland over three days to help a total of,000 families. >>> once again, water bills are go

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?

benjamin netanyahu. this comes just a day after mr. obama delivered a speech that is not sitting well with israeli leaders. the president supports a palestinian state based on 1967 borders. that was before the six-day war in which israel occupied east jerusalem, the west bank and gaza. >> square by square, town by town, country by country, the people have risen up to demand their basic human rights. >> netanyahu called the president's idea indefensible saying those borders would jeopardize israel's security. >>> the former head of the international monetary fund expected to be released from jail today. dominique strauss-kahn accused of sexually assaulting a housekeeper at a new york hotel. a judge allowed strauss-kahn to post $1 million bail despite prosecutor arguments he is a flight risk. strauss-kahn will remain under house arrest. >>> it is 4:36 now. preventing another disaster like the one in san bruno. that's the purpose of pipeline tests today being held in antioch. pg&e will test the natural gas pipeline for weaknesses. they wi

mr. obama's statement puts pressure on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on eve of a high-profile immediately after the speech, netanyahu called the idea indefensible. but mr. obama had plenty to anger the palestinians, too. calling for a non-militarized palestinian state, criticizing the palestinian unity agreement between fatah and extremist group hamas, and trying to head off their plans to seek recognition at the u.n. general assembly. >> symbolic actions to isolate israel at the united nations in september won't create an independent state. >> reporter: the initial palestinian reaction was positive, but they had a key question -- >> what will be the american role in getting 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 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 goin

benjamin netanyahu. yesterday in a major middle east policy speech, mr. 0, said that he supports a palestinian state conferencen the 1967 borders. that was before the six-day war in which israel won the east jerusalem area, the west bank and gaza. netanyahu calls israel with those smarter borders indefensible. top congressional leaders--top congressional leaders have defended the patriot act and given that an extension. the deal between senate majority leader's and house speaker's calls for a vote before next week when parts of the kind act expire. the idea is to pass the extension with as little debate as possible to avoid an argument over expanded power that the law gives the government. >> a quick break as the kron 4 meaninmorning news continues. he is one of the sunny spots above mt. tam, 2,500 ft. above the clouds. the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing

mr. obama said his stance on israel's borders had been misrepresented. but it was an infuriated benjamin netanyahu himself, face to face with the president friday, who was among the strongest critics. >> while israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines. because these lines are indefensible. >> reporter: today the president stressed he doesn't want to go back either. instead, he favors using those pre-'67 war boundaries as the basis for borders between israel and its neighbors. not as the final map. that would be determined by mutually agreed upon land swaps. >> it means that the parties themselves, israelis and palestinians, will negotiate a border that is different than the one that existed on june 4th, 1967. >> reporter: the president warned that changes sweeping the middle east coupled with growing international impatience with the arab/israeli conflict mean the peace process must quickly get back on track. >> the ultimate goal is two states for two people. >> reporter: the president's remarks were well received. >> i think he hit it

benjamin netanyahu. he comes just a day after mr. obama delivered a speech that's not sitting well with israel.d he supports a palestinian state based on 1970s borders before the six- day war in which israel occupied east jerusalem, the west bank and gaza. >> square by square, town by town, country by country, the people have risen up to demand their basic human rights. >> netanyahu calls president obama's idea indefensible and says those borders would jeopardize israelis' security. >>> 5:48. the former head of of the international monetary fund could walk out of jail today. dominique strauss-kahn is accused of sexually assaulting ahousekeeper at a new york hotel. a judge allowed strauss-kahn to post a million dollars bail despite prosecutors' arguments that he is a flight risk. strauss-kahn will remain under house arrest with a 24-hour armed guard. >>> he won't be back at least for now in hollywood. a representative for arnold schwarzenegger says he is putting his career on hold while he focuses on personal matters. he has admitted to fathering a child with a former housekeeper. legal experts

for mr lavrov often the foreign ministry though to confirm what was said in that meeting israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu really slammed down those proposals for a return to nine hundred sixty seven borders now the palestinian delegation that's been in moscow a hamas side of that is said that they will never recognize the state of israel the fatah delegates that have been here said that they still view israel as the main stumbling block on the road to peace however both sides this bit made up this delegation said that they were happy about mr obama putting forward a. plan that would see a return to nine hundred sixty seven borders however this didn't go far enough for them. it's not the first time that he was has made statements on the need to recognize palestine in his one nine hundred sixty seven borders in any case this is a positive sign but unfortunately it's not enough because the initiative says nothing about jerusalem. which has been an indispensable part of the palestinian lands occupied in one thousand nine hundred seventy the usa being a key player in the middle east for the most obs

mr. obama's statement puts pressure on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the eve of a high-profile visit to the united states. immediately after speech, netanyahu called the idea indefensible. but mr. obama had plenty to anger the palestinians, too, calling for a nonmilitarized palestinian state, criticizing the palestinian ownity agreement between fatah and extremist group, hamas, and trying to head off their plans to seek recognition at the u.n. general assembly. >> symbolic actions to isolate israel at the united nations in september won't create an independent state. >> reporter: the reaction was positive but they had a key question. >> what would be the american role in getting 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

members of the committee on the part of the house with -- his excellency benjamin netanyahu into the chamber. the gentleman from virginia, mr. kantor. the gentleman from california, mr. mccarthy. the gentleman from texas, mr. esterling, the gentleman from georgia, mr. price, the gent gentlewoman from woman, the gentleman from texas, mr. carter, the gentlewoman from south dakota, the gentleman from south carolina, mr. scott, the gentleman from oregon, mr. walden. the gentleman from california, mr. dreyer. the gentleman from illinois, mr. roscom. ms. ros-lehtinen. knowledge that from california, mr. mckeon. the gentleman from ohio, mr. chabot. ms. pelosi. the gentleman from maryland, mr. o'hare. the gentleman from south carolina, mr. clyborn. the gentleman from new york, mr. israel. the gentleman from california, mr. waxman. the gentleman from new york, mr. aman, the gentleman from california, mr. berman. the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. the gentlewoman from new york, ms. lowey. the gentlewoman from nevada, ms. berkeley. the gentlewoman from illinois, miss tchaikowsky. mr. shift, from california, ms. shatter. ms. wasse

prime minister benjamin netanyahu made a speech to the joint members of congress. >> congratulations, america. congratulations, mrident. you got bin laden. good riddance! >> up next, john king, more from him in joplin, missouri. he'll speak with missouri congressman about the devastation and the cleanup. [ male announcer ] bridgestone is using natural rubber, producing products that save on fuel and emissions like ecopia tires... even making parts for solar panels that harness the sun's energy... working on social activities like clean up programs on beaches in many locations... and regional replanting activities that will help make a better world for all of us. ♪ one team. one planet bridgestone. >>> back live in joplin, missouri, tonight, 48 hours now since the deadly tornado hit here. congressman billy long has been touring his district, his community today. you had a view from up above, an aerial tour today. >> we took a helicopter view. >> walk us through it when you look down. >> it just adds to the magnitude of it. you see the devastation on the ground, when you tour on the ground, which we did all day yes

mr. president, tomorrow morning, a joint session of congress will welcome the prime minister of israel, benjaminnt session and only the second time any israeli prime minister has addressed a joint session of congress as its sole participant. it is a distinct and 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 other

mr. speaker, two weeks ago lieutenant colonel benjamin palmer and sergeant kevin baldus, two marines from my district, were shot and murdered by an afghan officer while trying to train the afghans. here are these two great men, fathers, trying to train the afghans and somebody within the area kills them, murders them. yes, let's keep staying there. it's worthwhile. mr. speaker, the reason this amendment is so important is because secretary gates back in february on the armed services committee made this statement, i'm going to paraphrase it, that is why we believe that beginning in 2015, 2015 the united states can with minimal risk begin reducing active duty end strength. 2015. to quote the retired marine corps general that i respect so much, and i didn't serve in the military, i quote him, what do we say to the mother and father, wife of the last marine or soldier killed to support a corrupt government? and a corrupt leader? the american people are tired and fed up. let me say more importantly than the american people are our military. they are tired and fed up. and the wife of this serg

minister benjamin netanyahu who is due to beat president obama in washington friday said he appreciated the president's commitment to peace. but beyond that there were very few more words. what angered mr. netanyahu and his government, his right wing coalition government is this assertion from mr. obama that the future palestinian state must be based on the 1967 cease-fire lines, albeit with some land swaps. 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 wa

. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is scheduled to speak to aipac tomorrow. earlier i spoke with elyse labbott. i asked her if mr. obama's speech today may ease some of netanyahu's concerns. >> i think president obama went a long way to making the prime minister feel better. he was really looking for a strong statement on hamas and the president did say that the israelis shouldn't be expected to negotiate if hamas does not accept israel's right to exist. he's saying any country can't be expected to negotiate with someone that won't even accept its right to exist. and so i think as the prime minister looks to make his speech tomorrow night at aipac and also a speech before congress on tuesday, i think president obama definitely encouraged him, made him feel a little bit bitter since what he heard on thursday during that speech. >> president obama is getting ready to put some more miles on air force one. he heads to ireland in a few hours to examine his irish roots. in about ten minutes, we'll have a live report from dublin about what we can expect on the president's european tour. >>> three explosions rattled a m

benjamin netanyahu. they've got a lot to chew on, beginning with the president's sweeping mideast address barely 24 hours ago and one line in that address in particular, quoting mr. obama here -- "the borders of israel an palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps so that secure and recognized borders are established for both states." that's not a new idea, but no president has ever declared it u.s. policy until now. the swaps envisioned could affect the west bank, home to 300,000 jewish settlers, and east jerusalem which israel claims as part of its eternal capital, of course. palestinians claim jerusalem as their capital, too. >>> i want to take you now over to the maps. if you come over here with me, let's take a look at this. here you see israel right here on the map. okay? well, before the six-day war of june, 1967, israel was less than ten miles across at its narrowest point. west bank was controlled by jordan and gaza by egypt. now after the war, you take a look, israel controlled the west bank, east jerusalem, gaza, the sinai peninsula, and of course the golan heights right there. which it captured from syria. it gave back the

mr. president, that you have come to the state department to speak about the dramatic changes we have witnessed a around the world this year. on the back wall of this historic benjamin franklin room is a portrait of the leaders of tunis given as a gift in 1865 by the people of tunisia in honor of the enduring friendship between our nation at the end of our civil war. a century and a half later, tunisian and courageous citizens from across the region have given the world another gift, a new opening to work together for democracy and dignity, for peace and opportunity. these are the values that made america a great nation. they do not belong to us alone. they are truly universal. it is profound in our interest that more people in more places claim them as their own. this moment belongs to the people of the middle east and north africa. they have seized control of their destiny and will make the choices that determine how the future of the region unfolds. for america, this is a moment that calls out for a clear vision, firm principles, and a sophisticated understanding of the indispensable role our country can and must apply in the world. those have been the hallmarks

benjamin netanyahu. >>> there are some differences between us. the precise formulations, the language, and that's going to happen between friends. >> we don't have a lot of margin for error. and, mrident, history will not give the jewish people another chance. >> chris: president obama and israeli prime minister netanyahu during a remarkable exchange friday in the oval office. it's now time for the sunday group. paul gigot of the "wall street journal." former democratic senator evan bayh, now a fox news contributor. former bush state department official, liz cheney. and fox news political analyst juan williams. well, paul, it was compelling to watch those two leaders in the oval office. president obama trying to minimize the differences, very notably not repeating his call for returning to the 1967 lines. then you had benjamin netanyahu. look at this picture. i don't think i have ever seen a foreign leader lecture an american president in the oval office that way on the history of the jewish state and rejecting the obama peace plan as just unrealistic. >> we both need each other very much so you won't see a total break. neither one can do without the other. prime minister netanya

mr. chairman, i urge all members to support h.r. 1540 and it's >> monday at a joint meeting of congress, benjamin netanyahu said that his country was being provoked toward painful compromise but would not agree with any deal that affected israel security. that is next on c-span. president obama continues his european trip. earlier he and first lady michelle obama visited buckingham palace. that is later. >> commencement addresses from across the country. leaders from politics, business, and entertainment all offering advice and insight to the graduating craft rigid class of 2011. memorial day weekend on c-span. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister of israel. next, binyamin netanyahu addresses a joint member -- meeting of congress. 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 deeply honored t

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mr. speaker, the prime minister of israel. the speaker: members of >> members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct to you benjamin netanyahu, prime minister of israel. [applause] >> members of the house, honored guests, i'm deeply moved by this warm welcome and i'm deeply honored that you have given me the opportunity to address congress a second time. mr. vice president, do you remember the time that we were the new kids in town? and i do see a lot of old friends here. and i see a lot of new friends of israel here as well. democrats and republicans alike. [applause] >> israel has no better friend than america and america has no better friend than israel. [applause] >> we stand together to defend democracy. we stand together to advance peace. we stand together to fight terrorism. congratulations, america. congratulations, mr. president. you got bin laden. good riddens. [applause] >> in an unstable middle east, israel is the one anchor of stability, in a region of shifting alliances. israel is america's unwavering ally. israel has all been pro-american . israel will always be pro-american. [applause] >> my friends

mr. president, it is fitting that you have chosen to come to the state department to speak about the dramatic changes we have witnessed around the world this year. on the back wall of this historic benjamin franklin room is a portrait of the leader of tunis, given as a guest in 1865 by the people of tunisia in honor of the enduring friendship at the end of our civil war. a century and a half later, tunisians and other citizens across the region have given the world another gift -- a new opening to work together for democracy and dignity, for peace and opportunity. these are the values that made america a great nation, but they do not belong to us alone. they are truly universal. it is profoundly in our interest that more people in more places claim them as their own. this moment belongs to the people of the middle east and north africa. they had seized control of their destiny and will make the choices that determine how the future of the region unfolds. but for america, this is a moment that calls out for clear vision, firm principles, and a sophisticated understanding of the indispensable role our country can and must play in the world. those have been the hallmarks of president obama'

mr. president, it is fitting that you chose to come to the state department to speak about the dramatic changes we have witnessed around the world this year. it is on the wall of this historic benjamin franklin room is the portrait of the leader of tunis given in 1865 given by the people of tunisia given as a friendship to our nation after our civil war. courageous citizens from across the region have given the world another gift, a new opening to work together for democracy and dignity, for peace and opportunity. these are the values that made america a great nation. they do not belong to us alone. they are truly universal. it is profoundly in our interest that more people in more places claimed them as their own. this moment belongs to the people of the middle east and north africa. they have seized control of their destiny and will make the choices that determine how their futures unfold. for america, this is a moment that calls out for a clear vision, principles, and a sophisticated understanding of the indispensable role our country can and must play in the world. those have been the hallmarks of president obama's leadership from his first day in office. it is with great confid

mr. president, it is fitting that you've chosen to come here to the state department to speak about the dramatic changes we have witnessed around the world this year. on the back wall of this historic benjamin franklin room is a portrait -- is a portrait of the leader of tunis given as a gift in 1865 by the people of two new junk as a symbol of -- but the people of tunisia as a symbol of our friendship. courageous citizens from across the region have given the world another gift, a new opening to work together for democracy and dignity, for peace and opportunity. these are the values that made america a great nation. but they do not belong to us alone. it is in our best interest that more people in more places claim them as our own. this moment belongs to the people of the middle east and north africa. they have seized control of their destinies and will make decisions. for america, this is a moment that calls out for a clear vision, from principals, and the sophisticated understanding of the indispensable role our country can and must play in the world. those have been the hallmarks of president obama's leadership from his first day in office. it is with great confidence and faith in our f

mr. speaker, the prime minister of israel. [applause] >> earlier this week, a congressional joint meeting was held to your remarks from the israeli prime minister, benjaminyahu. he spoke on the middle east peace process and concerns over the safety of his nation. this is one hour. the speaker: members of congress, i have the high privilege and the >> i have the distinct honor to introduce to you, benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister of israel. [applause] >> 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 deeply honored that you have given me the opportunity to address congress a second time. mr. vice president, do you remember the time that we were the new kids in town? and i do see a lot of old friends here. and i see a lot of new friends here as well. democrats and republicans alike. israel has no better friend than america and america has no better friend than israel. we stand together to defend democracy. we stand together to advance peace. we stand together to fight terrorism. congratulations, america. congra

benjamin netanyahu ask consent the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. leahy: mr. president, we're nearly ten years after the attacks of september 11, 2001. every one of us in the senate know america continues to face threats of terrorism. we will for the rest of our life, as do a lot of our allies. and the president's success after dogged pursuit of bin laden, success earlier this month doesn't mean we can become complacent. we have to remain vigilant. we have to make sure the men and women of our law enforcement intelligence agencies have the tools necessary to protect our nation, the american people. but as every vermonter knows, tools are only useful in they're regularly checked and maintained. otherwise, they become blunt instruments that can do harm rather than accomplish the job. congress recognizes this -- recognized this basic notion in 2001 when we wrote the u.s.a. patriot act. i worked with the then-republican house majority leader, dick armey. we included sunsets on certain surveillances in the bill. it is something, even though we had vastly different

benjamin franklin. our nation was founded on the principles of freedom and privacy and a government that we control. we got exactly the opposite with the patriot act. mr. president, here's a copy of the constitution. it's a reminder of our rights as americans guaranteed by the fourth amendment. and i quote -- "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated." the folks who wrote the patriot act were here in washington long before i even thought about running for the u.s. senate. but you do not have to be a lawyer to know that the patriot act flies in the face of the fourth amendment. it allows the government to conduct secret proceedings even when those proceedings don't need to be held in secret. and if we allow that to happen, we toss government transparency and accountability out the window. as we've seen over the past few weeks, our military forces and intelligence agents are the most effective in the world. they are the best because they have the most powerful tools in the world to do their jobs. they are better trained than anyone else, they're str