mr. israel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he might consume. mr. israel: i thank the gentlewoman and the gentleman as well for the bipartisan cooperation that's been demonstrated with respect to this bill. i rise in support of this legislation supporting a day of recognition for cold war veterans, i'm proud to have offered it and sponsored it. it recognizes american heroes who protected our nation during one of the most perilous times in our history. the cold war began on september 2, 1945 and ended on december 26, 1991 and the years in between were fraught with peril. i grew up in the cold war. i remember hearing the air raid drill going out into a hall, bracing myself against the wall, covering my head with my arms. there were millions of american children who went through those exercises. tens of thousands of nuclear warheads were aimed between the united states and the soviet union. the world was o'hare trigger. while wars were fought in places like korea and vietnam, those nuclear missiles never fired. the conflict never occurred and never occu

mr. israel from new york to make a unanimous consent statement. mr. israel: i ask unanimous consent to place remarks in the record and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. spratt: i yield to the gentlelady from ohio for a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. >> i ask to insert supporting remarks into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. spratt: i yield two minutes to myself. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr.ñ mr. spratt: we stipulated that reform had to be deficit neutral. we can say the house, the senate and the president have abide i by this c.b.o. found that the 10-year cost of all the bills before us amount to $78 billion. but the bills also include reductions, savings, and new revenues which include $931 billion. with the $931 netted against the $788 billion, the result is a net savings, which reduces budget deficits over the next 10 years by over $143 billion. that's c.b.o.'s

mr. israel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. israel: i thank the gentleman. i must say with all due respect, i'm profounding zoichted. i thought the one thing we could agree on in this body without delay and distraction, without partisanship is honoring our veterans. we are debating and discussing a resolution honoring the veterans of iwo jima and even that has been plight sized and delayed and districted. is there anything you can agree to do with us? can they not even agree, madam speaker, to pass without delay a resolution honoring our veterans without politicizing it and injecting partisanship. we are here to honor our veterans and honor the people at iwo jima and instead we turn it into a debate on health care and i'm truly deloipted. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. owens: i yield two minutes to the the gentleman from colorado. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. . mr. perlmutter: i've had a chance to listen to my colleague from colorado take what shou

mr. israel from new york is -- >> the gentleman may extend his remarks. >> i also ask unanimous consent to- >> they're trying to figure out how much time both sides have left. the democrats and the republicans at 6:42 p.m. eastern. they were spoelzed to have two hours of debate, one hour for the democrats, one hour for the republicans. that's the house of representatives time is clearly not precise, it's 9:15 p.m. eastern. it's a half an hour than it was supposed to be. you know what? that's what happens. this is historic. let them go on a little longer. continue to watch what's going on. said and done, the final two speakers will be john boehner, the republican leader, the note leader, and nancy pelosi, the speaker, will have as long as they want, basically, to make their wrapup statements for roll call. i want's a done deal, as far as we can tell. the 216 votes needed to pass this senate version. the democrats will have it. then they have a motion to recommit as they say the democrats will win that one. and finally tonight, they'll have a separate roll call on a so-called reconciliation

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

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

yet israel remains committed to freedom and democracy. mr. speaker, i'm concerned about the recent counterproductive statements made by the administration that threaten to undermine america's 60-year relationship with israel. criticizing israel for developing its land in jerusalem is just plain wrong. directing public demand and unilateral deadlines in israel while iran continues its pursuit of nuclear weapons is beyond wrong, it is dangerous. mr. speaker, if america is to be a superpower, we must remain steadfast when the political winds blow. if america's to lead the world, we must act as a true friend to our ally, the nation of israel. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mcdermott: mr. speaker, i rise today as a physician out of concern for my republican colleagues. many of whom seem to be suffering from chronic am me'sha or ch

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

mr. biden and the israeli prime minister-- iran. israel backs washington's push for stricter international sanctions to target iran's nuclear program. but israel also has reserved the right to take unilateral military action, a move the obama administration wants to forestall. >> i very much appreciate the efforts of president obama and the american government to lead the international community to place tough sanctions on iran. >> there is no space between the united states and israel when it comes to israel's security, and for that reason and many others, addressing iran's nuclear program has been one of our administration's priorities. >> warner: mr. biden continues his middle east trip tomorrow in meetings with palestinian leaders in ramallah. >> ifill: now, with the other news of the day, here's hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: two nato troops were killed in eastern afghanistan today. they died in a suicide bombing at a remote base near the city of khost. there was no immediate word on the victims' nationalities. to t

israel says it will not change its policy of building homes in east jerusalem. mr netanyahu said the policy had been missing for 42 years and would not change. 300 have marched on kuala lumpur protesting. the demonstration after friday prayers represents a protest against a controversial cartoon in newspaper earlier this month. a chinese student who murdered his remain because of excessive snoring has been given a suspended death sentence. he confessed to slopping his roommate to death in november. the tension between the two spiked when he posted a video of his remains storing on a website. being called the most comprehensive weapons control agreement in nearly two decades, the united states and russia agreed to reduce their nuclear arsenal by a third. it is the culmination of intense negotiations and is a step toward president obama's aim of a world without nuclear weapons. >> and in many ways, nuclear- weapons represent one of the most troubling threats of our time. today we take a step forward in leaving behind a legacy of the 20th-century while building a more

seems the leader of the democratic party right now, the way jimmy carter suspect by israel never was, george bush sr. was mr. you know what i mean? >> you think of jimmy carter in this context for two reasons. one is success on the hill and efficacy within the party and the other is the middle east. you need to be a strong president to deal with president however you are going to deal with israel. >> yes, you do. >> barack obama is now out of the jimmy carter category. i think he's in little danger of falling into being inetech tulle of getting things done. >> you think he is out of that category? >> he is out of that category, probably permanently. in the eyes of the historians. and the israelis know they can't rely on the republicans. what is happening is republicans are making a big play for conservative supporters of israel. >> evangelicals. >> evangelical christians, conservative jews. they are smart enough to know with a strong barack obama they can't put all their eggs in the conservative republican basket. they're going to have to deal with a strong or at least a president with a fairly united democ

mr. obama has to press, to apply pressure on israel, especially on netanyahu, to stop evictions and demolishing houses in east jerusalem. >> brown: american jews have also offered sharply different views. jeremy ben-ami, head of j street, a recently-formed advocacy group that supports a two-state solution with a shared jerusalem, supported the obama administration's stance. >> it can't be stated too clearly to the israeli people and to the government that a direct slap in the face to the vice-president of the united states, when he's come to the country to express the depth of the friendship, the warmth of the relationship, a commitment to addressing iran, a commitment to stand with israel's security- - to do this to american credibility at that moment is deserving of that word, of "condemnation." >> brown: ben-ami says recent events expose divisions within the american-jewish community. >> there are those who would fall on a more conservative side of the political spectrum and believe that compromise and peace is not possible, and believe that there are only military solutions and only one win

israel and america will always stand together. [applause] thank you. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you so much, mr.h us tonight. we are most grateful to you and of all our distinguished guests that have joined us for this wonderful evening. please and gentlemen, in the morning we will hear from tony blair, the former british prime minister and current quartet representative. the words will open at 8:15. this concludes the banquet. please join us for coffee and dessert in the lobby on the first floor. so long for now. ♪ >>> mr. president, the house of representatives deserves the appreciation of the entire nation for what it did last night. the clear majority of congressmen and women voted in favor of the bill to the super majority of senators passed on christmas eve a few months ago. tomorrow the senate will begin to the final touches on this effort. plus light of the vote took both courage and common sense. their votes for momentous. they were historic and they were right. after a century of working and waiting going back to the days of theodore roosevelt reform will become the law of the land, no

american leadership is mistakenly painting israel into the corner, is the thrust of this carl. -- article. one of the more sophisticated statements in it by mr. avner, who has written on the 1975 crisis he said, if the united states wishes to advance a peace process, it must never paint israel into a corner, and he points out that what is needed is constructive ambiguity. that is an interesting term because most of us like to be very forthright and i would say that most people in israel would like to be forthright most of the time. but when dealing with historic conflicts that have gone back to how this -- the divisions first occurred in what i believe when god gave israel its land and divisions that occurred since then, straightforwardness does not bring peace. constructive ambiguity brings peace system of when the united states takes sides in calling this a settlement, they chose words from the other side that sends a message that becomes then very difficult for israel. the question is, have we switched our positions or are we not as fully behind israel? anybody who has ever visited there, reads about it, follows israel, real -- realizes o

durable peace this has been his goal in the past and remains his guiding principle as israel head of government today. mrinister, on behalf of the 8,000 people in the room for tonight's aipac banquet i want to express my appreciation for the leadership you are demonstrating in the quest for peace and the we've consistently sounded the alarm about the threat of iran's nuclear program. we want you to know that we will do everything we can to ensure that the u.s. israel alliance remains on breakable forever. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome -- please join me in welcoming the prime minister of israel, the honorable benjamin netanyahu. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] thank you very much. i think it was woody allen who said that he spent a lifetime trying to arrive late at a jewish evened and never made it. [laughter] i came on time. [laughter] with my wife, sarah, and it's a very good to be with all of you members of the obama administration, senators, members of congress, my colleagues, and the distinguished ambassadors who are here from many countries, howard kor, dan victor, all the members of aipac an

mr. burton: one of our best friend as a country is israel. israel -- they have accepted the premise they shouldn't be building housing outside jerusalem, they have a moratorium on that that was worked out with our government, but as far as building in jerusalem is concerned, they have always built in jerusalem and they have allowed christians, muslims and other groups to build in jerusalem. ians why the secretary of state criticized israel and the prime minister for allowing the construction of new housing in jerusalem. it's always been done and there's been no prohibition against it. at a time when we should be worrying about what's going on in iran a nuclear development program that threatens the entire middle east we certainly should not be criticizing our best friend, israel. israel is a best friend. they stuck with us through thick and then and -- thin and we should support them in every way possible. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro te

mr. pence: the american people and the american congress in both parties support the state of israel. ker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. gohmert: thank you, madam speaker. dramatic times require dramatic actions. there's a party of the constitution that hasn't been used since its inception, article 5, the part that says on legislatures of 2/3 of the several states, congress shall call in a convention of proposing amendments. since the 17th amendment took out the last check and balance on use of states' rights, it's time to get the balance back in place. we have 39 states upset wanting to do something and not have another unfunded federal mandate coming down their throats. this will do it. let's get an amendment that gives the balance back into the country and the constitution before this congress destroys what's left. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the house will stand in recess subject to the ca

be prime minister and now serving as the defense minister, a rock foundation in israel's difficult security environment. mruests, it is an honor for me as minister of defense of israel to address you at this conference in memory of zeev schiff who in his life and in his deeds was wealthy of the title journalist commentator and security person. the years that have passed since he was taken have only deepened the professional vacuum the discreet in public beyond in the absence of one who was a guiding light. time shows how much we need people like him in journalism and the same time security work. as a military commentator zeev didn't hesitate all the criticisms both the idea of and the political defense echelon of israel he was steadfast in his opinions and did not hesitate on things that were pleasant. sometimes hard things, tough writing called his perception of the world concerned folds and failures which needed to be corrected. but everything was always done with the realization with a desire to influence and change things for the better. everything was for the security of the state. it is clear that at

mr. obama is the most diplomatic polite person in the world, it saddens me that he's yelling at israel soh, because he's normally the most polite, diplomatic person in the world. we could all learn a lot from his interpersonal skills. >> larry: we'll be back. >> larry: anderson cooper standing by to host "ac 360" at the top of the hour. >> we're looking for votes and answers on what special favors are tucked inside this bill. we'll also talk to dennis kucinich, whether at the got any special promises from the president to do it. also, a 360 follow-up, the haitian orphans that laura silsby tried to sneak out of the country. they were not orphans at all. every one of them had at least one parent. the kids were reunited with their families. it was not the happy homecoming you would hope for. >>> a shocking game show. they believed they were hurting people, they kept zapping the contesta contestants. why did they keep doing it? >> larry: we'll reveal all on 360. >> larry: only in america, that's anderson cooper. remember that amazing documentary series, planet earth? we have a blog exclusive

peace, this has been his goal in the past and it remains his guiding principle as israel's head of government today. mr behalf of the 8,000 people in the room for tonight's aipac gala banquet for the way you consistently sounded the alarm about the threat of iran's nuclear program. about the threat of iran's nuclear program. we want you to know that we will do everything we can to ensure that the u.s. israel alliance remains on breakable forever. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome -- please join me in welcoming the prime minister of israel, the honorable benjamin netanyahu. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you very much. i think it was woody allen who said he spent a lifetime trying to arrive at a jewish event and never made it. [laughter] i came untying. [laughter] with my wife sara, the mother of the avner and it's very good to be with all of you and members of the obama administration, senators, members of congress, my colleagues, defense minister ehud barak and uzi landieu, ambassador michael oren and the distinguished ambassadors who are here from many countries, howard corr, david victor, all th

durable peace this has been his goal in the past and remains his guiding principle as israel head of government today. mrister, on behalf of the 8,000 people in the room for tonight's aipac banquet i want to express my appreciation for the leadership you are demonstrating in the quest for peace and the we've consistently sounded the alarm about the threat of iran's nuclear program. we want you to know that we will do everything we can to ensure that the u.s. israel alliance remains on breakable forever. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome -- please join me in welcoming the prime minister of israel, the honorable benjamin netanyahu. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] thank you very much. i think it was woody allen who said that he spent a lifetime trying to arrive late at a jewish evened and never made it. [laughter] i came on time. [laughter] with my wife, sarah, and it's a very good to be with all of you members of the obama administration, senators, members of congress, my colleagues, defense minister edhud barak, ambassador michael oren and the distinguished passengers from many countries, hard-core, da

durable peace this has been his goal in the past and remains his guiding principle as israel head of government today. mrhalf of the 8,000 people in the room for tonight's aipac banquet i want to express my appreciation for the leadership you are demonstrating in the quest for peace and the we've consistently sounded the alarm about the threat of iran's nuclear program. we want you to know that we will do everything we can to ensure that the u.s. israel alliance remains on breakable forever. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome -- please join me in welcoming the prime minister of israel, the honorable benjamin netanyahu

wants israel to back down from a construction plan in disputed east jerusalem. mr.showing no signs of doing so. >>> happening right now a senate panel is holding a hearing on the president's pick to head the transportation security administration. robert harding is a retired major general with 33 years in the army. he ran a defense and intelligence contracting firm until he sold it last year. >>> it is now china's move in a chess match with google that could determine the search engine's future there. the chinese are considering the decision to stop censoring the website and it could go further by blocking access to it. >> counting down to history. just over an hour from now at the white house right here president obama will sign the health care reform bill into law, and it kicks off the most sweeping changes in generations and has fueled some of the bitter divisions in decades. those battle plans against health care reform are just taking shape inside the beltway and beyond. cnn's jill dougherty at the white house. jill? >> reporter: kyra, you know, these are the m

i do remember your visit i think in israel and palestinian territories and how together as greed for mr minister you gave the message to israelis and palestinians that one can work together and go forward together. so let me now open the floor to questions from the audience. please do identify yourself briefly so that we all know where the question is coming from, and please make sure to address the question to the prime minister. [inaudible] >> thank you, prime minister, for that very eloquent rendition and also best of luck on the tremendous challenges that you face. i wanted to bring back a little bit to the economics. you mentioned the budget deficit. according to numbers where been looking at, greece has lost 30% competitiveness against germany in the last 10 years. costs have risen by 30% relative to those of germany. and by more than 50 or 60% relative to those of the united states, in terms of the fall of the dollar, et cetera. now, my question is, how it do you gain that competitiveness in a situation where you have no control over your currently, you're part of a concurrency,

israel continues to build in the region. this 30 minute event is courtesy of al arabiya news. >> mr.rman of the summit, your majesty, your excellencies your majesty, your excellencies the mind this summit is held in may. critical moments and as we extend our -- this summit is held in a very critical moment and as we extend our gratitude for the chairmanship of this summit, it gives great responsibilities. i would like to express gratitude and respect for the state of qatar, which has put the seriousness and hard work into facing the challenges that the arab nation faces and has achieved a number of successes in its diplomatic and political work. i am sure that this will also characterized the libyan chairmanship. mr. president, majesties, excellencies, it has been 10 years since you elected me the secretary general of this league. next year at this time will be the end of my mandate. i worked very hard to preserve the framework of the collective work and to preserve the common interests and work hard to formulate a common ground for the arab political stances and to guarantee consens

i do remember your visit i think in israel and palestinian territories and how together as greed for mr. and a turkish foreign minister you gave the message to israelis and palestinians that one can work together and go forward together. so let me now open the floor to questions from the audience. please do identify yourself briefly so that we all know where the question is coming from, and please make sure to address the question to the prime minister. [inaudible] >> thank you, prime minister, for that very eloquent rendition and also best of luck on the tremendous challenges that you face. i wanted to bring back a little bit to the economics. you mentioned the budget deficit. according to numbers where been looking at, greece has lost 30% competitiveness against germany in the last 10 years. costs have risen by 30% relative to those of germany. and by more than 50 or 60% relative to those of the united states, in terms of the fall of the dollar, et cetera. now, my question is, how it do you gain that competitiveness in a situation where you have no control over your currently, you're

mr. medvedev and i think we're very close to getting an agreement. >> on israel, i would like to ask you briefly about the visit yesterday by prime minister netanyahu. diplomacy involves not just the event but how it's handled and there were normal trappings of the foreign visit, in terms of press coverage and even a readout. can you explain why the white house decided to handle it that way. >> let me categorize, the president and the prime minister met first off at the oval and had an honest and straight-forward discussion about our relationship, about regional security and about comprehensive peace efforts. the president asked the prime minister to take steps to build confidence for proximity talks so that progress can be made towards the come puerto ricans presence i have -- comprehensive middle east peace. there are areas of agreement and disagreement. and that is ongoing. the prime minister arrived a little after 5:30. that meeting concluded a little after 7:00 last evening. the president went back to the residence. prime minister netanyahu remained in the white house and consulted

mr. lieberman, as flexible as you are about the possibilities of an agreement with the palestinians? he >> he's different and i don't want to pass criticism on his expressions when he's out in the world. the israelgr but behind closed doors when our inner cabinet meets and there's an exchange of views about how to conform to real issues i found it... i found it impressive that members of this cabinet, including lieberman, doesn't repeat what they were told, they use in public appearances. all of us are focused, including lieberman, on what should be done in order to navigate properly the concrete policies of israel. we have differences in ideology. we have differences in wishes and dreams and hopes, you name it. but when itÑi comes to the constraints of realities, we are closer than you would expect and what should be done. how to navigate the realities. and i can tell you from my experience and observations, leaders do not necessarily great decision out of sense of greatness that came out of the blue. in many cases greatness is a bone under the tyranny of circumstances. and we have...ensing how... the alternative, balkanization, kay ys, violence, whatever, how bad... the alternative, to focus o

i do remember your visit i think in israel and palestinian territories and how together as greed for mrreign minister you gave the message to israelis and palestinians that one can work together and go forward together. so let me now open the floor to questions from the audience. please do identify yourself briefly so that we all know where the question is coming from, and please make sure to address the question to the prime minister. [inaudible] >> thank you, prime minister, for that very eloquent rendition and also best of luck on the tremendous challenges that you face. i wanted to bring back a little bit to the economics. you mentioned the budget deficit. according to numbers where been looking at, greece has lost 30% competitiveness against germany in the last 10 years. costs have risen by 30% relative to those of germany. and by more than 50 or 60% relative to those of the united states, in terms of the fall of the dollar, et cetera. now, my question is, how it do you gain that competitiveness in a situation where you have no control over your currently, you're part of a concurre

i do remember your visit i think in israel and palestinian territories and how together as greed for mrnd a turkish foreign minister you gave the message to israelis and palestinians that one can work together and go forward together. so let me now open the floor to questions from the audience. please do identify yourself briefly so that we all know where the question is coming from, and please make sure to address the question to the prime minister. [inaudible] >> thank you, prime minister, for that very eloquent rendition and also best of luck on the tremendous challenges that you face. i wanted to bring back a little bit to the economics. you mentioned the budget deficit. according to numbers where been looking at, greece has lost 30% competitiveness against germany in the last 10 years. costs have risen by 30% relative to those of germany. and by more than 50 or 60% relative to those of the united states, in terms of the fall of the dollar, et cetera. now, my question is, how it do you gain that competitiveness in a situation where you have no control over your currently, you're par

mr. president, majesties, excellencies -- saving the two states solution and the risk is facing and the peace and security in their region need swift action to impose on israel -- to declare a clear position of accepting the two state solution on the borders of 1967. i say the two states solution. israel does not believe this option. it is not working in this direction. we do not know to what direction they want to take us. israel needs to be forced to stop all settlement activities, as the road that stipulates. implementing these points is necessary for the possibility of success for any revival of the political process which might lead to ending the occupation and lifting the siege on our people, particularly in the gaza strip. they must open safe passage to protect the unity of territory of the palestinians and preserve the possibility of having a contiguous, sovereign, independent palestinian state. we reiterate our acceptance and our welcome to the statement from the meeting in moscow on march 19, 2010, as we welcome earlier the statement from the european union in december 2009. both are important. more important even is for all the parties of the inte

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mr. poe: madam speaker, the united states government wants to dictate where the people of the sovereign state of israel are allowed to live. now, who do we think we are? israel is our ally, not our subject. what if prime minister netanyahu said our people weren't allowed to live in certain parts of d.c.? that makes about as much sense. the american people support israel and the u.s. government better get onboard. the people i represent are not embarrassed or humiliated by the actions of israel. israel has the right to determine where their people live, including in jerusalem. also under international law israel is not obligated to give back land won in a defensive war. they tried anyway. but when israel gave back land for peace it didn't work. they still don't have peace and there will be no peace until the terrorists come to the peace table, because the terrorists don't want peace. they want to drive israel into the sea. peace will come in the middle east when the terrorists are defeated, and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose

mr. johnson and i have already met with the senior leaders, both military and civilian to other nations. last week, i was in israel. i have scheduled visits from other european nations in the near future. will have the opportunity to look at leadership both military and civilian to discuss the matter is that you address. what were the challenges if any that they encountered, and in some cases, after an initial time of the implementation, were there other manifestations that affected sometime after the law or policy changes? we have a way to look ahead at foreign militaries. having said that, we must understand that our military is our military. we have a uniquely american culture and approach to how we do things. but i believe that our efforts in this working group will be informed by the experience of others. >> i think it is relative and for -- relevant information, and we intend to recognize that the united states military is unique in its size and its scope. there is no perfect comparator, but it is relevant -- and relevant information. >> i agree that it is relevant information. all the work that we do on the

mr. netanyahu, that's a lot of what he talks about all of the time. with this peace process, right now is not going anywhere. in fact, right before all of this blew up the two sides israel and the palestinians had agreed to at least indirect talks and mitchell, george mitchell, the special envoy would be going back and forth between them. now even that is in jeopardy so what secretary clinton has been saying is when you have things like this settlement flack it undermines all of that, and it undermines the ultimate objective which is to get both sides together talking directly and getting the peace process back on track. >> yeah. boy, really want to know what's going on here at the heart of all of this. jill dougherty, appreciate it. be onning taffia, good to see you as always. >>> if you want to buy a car or house you need a good credit score. we'll have top tips to help you. you're in the cnn "newsroom." >>> if you tried to get a loan for something, anything, you know the better your credit score, the better your chances, right? in ines ferre is here with how you can give your credit score a shot in the arm. what do we need to do here? first of all, good to see you. >

mr. president, majesties, excellencies -- saving the two states solution and the risk is facing and the peace and security in their region need swift action to impose on israel -- to declare a clear position of accepting the two state solution on the borders of 1967. i say the two states solution. israel does not believe this option. it is not working in this direction. we do not know to what direction they want to take us. israel needs to be forced to stop all settlement activities, as the road that stipulates. implementing these points is necessary for the possibility of success for any revival of the political process which might lead to ending the occupation and lifting the siege on our people, particularly in the gaza strip. they must open safe passage to protect the unity of territory of the palestinians and preserve the possibility of having a contiguous, sovereign, independent palestinian state. we reiterate our acceptance and our welcome to the statement from the meeting in moscow on march 19, 2010, as we welcome earlier the statement from the european union in december 2009. both are important. more important even is for all the parties of the inte

israel-u.s. relations and that is one reason why the two leaders may want to get together. >> bill: we'll remember the phrase, a crisis point and see whether or not it comes to pass, mr.assador, thank you for your time today out of washington, john bolton. you, after months of back and forth and wrangling it comes down to today. fox, that is why we are here. on this sunday morning, with just hours to go, until the house votes, we still don't know for sure if they have the votes, they will not commitment this morning on the sunday talk shows, to saying yes, we absolutely have them. chris wallace is just ahead with what he learned in a fiery exchange on "fox news sunday." and carl cameron on what he is hearing on capitol hill, fox team coverage, all over this, folks, we'll be right back. imagine. a whole new life for your hair. aveeno nourish plus. active naturals wheat formulas... proven to target and help repair damage in just three washes... for stronger, shinier... hair with life. aveeno nourish plus. you took my eggs ! it's an "egg management fee." what does that even mean ? egg management fee. even kids know it's wrong to take other people's stuff. that's why at a

mr. president, thank you for that lovely introduction. thank you for hosting me. i was 31 years old when i was last year, but i am happy to be back. being here in israel has been wonderful. it has been an honor to be here, and i wanted everyone to know the deep friendship and kinship i feel, as well as president obama feels, for this magnificent country. i should probably be used to it by now, but i am always struck every time i come back for the hospitality of the israeli people. no matter how long i have been away, and i imagine you have experienced this yourself, but instant i return, i feel like i have been home. i feel like things just picked off where they left off the day at last came here, so please except my warmest gratitude as well as that of president,, -- of president obama who knows the united states has no better friend in the community of nations than the nation of israel. thank you so much. [applause] i see some of my u.s. friends on the front row. i will not identify them and ruin their reputations, but they know where my love for this country comes. it started at my dinner table with my father who you referred to as a righteous chri

mr. johnson and i have already met with the senior leaders, both military and civilian to other nations. last week, i was in israel. i have scheduled visits from other european nations in the near future. will have the opportunity to look at leadership both military and civilian to discuss the matter is that you address. what were the challenges if any that they encountered, and in some cases, after an initial time of the implementation, were there other manifestations that affected sometime after the law or policy changes? we have a way to look ahead at foreign militaries. having said that, we must understand that our military is our military. we have a uniquely american culture and approach to how we do things. but i believe that our efforts in this working group will be informed by the experience of others. >> i think it is relative and for -- relevant information, and we intend to recognize that the united states military is unique in its size and its scope. there is no perfect comparator, but it is relevant -- and relevant information. >> i agree that it is relevant information. all the work that we do on the

mr. chairman. i want to talk about the issue that has dominated the news in the last few days, the increased tensions between the united states and israelents issue, the timing of it, and the implications of it. another has been an increase in palestinian demonstrations in violence in the past day or two. first of all, i understand that you have the greatest confidence in senator mitchell and his works to try to bring about progress in the israeli- palestinian peace process. is that true? >> that is absolutely true. that is why we haven't gotten to every single conference we have posted -- that is why we have invited him to every single conference we have posted. >> the issue is over increase settlements in jerusalem that israelis view as within the state of israel with -- when the peace process is concluded and palestinians view it as a part of a palestinian state. is the issue not the issue of settlements as much as it is the existence of the state of israel, its neighbors with exceptions have dedicated themselves to the extermination of the state of israel is it not true that the israelis left gaza on the presumption that there would

mr. specter: madam president, i have sought recognition to comment on the current controversy between the united states and israeln the settlement issue. before the current controversy before the united states and israel escalates further, i suggest all parties cool the rhetoric, avoid public recriminations, determine exactly what happened and consider some fundamental questions. what are the facts? it has been reported that there are 1,600 new settlements in east jerusalem in violation of israeliy commitments. the announcement by midlevel official at the minister of the interior involved only planning subject to judicial review with no groundbreaking for three years. another report said that u.s. officials extracted a secret promise from prime minister netanyahu not to allow provocative staffs in east jerusalem. is it true that the united states accepted the 10-month moratorium on settlements with caveats that excluded east jerusalem in line with the insistence by israeli officials dating back to prime minister gold meyer that jerusalem was under israeli exclusive sovereignty? it is conceded that prime minister