mr. netanyahu? yeah, i do. and i think some of the statements that he made during the end of his campaign were, in fact, unacceptable. >> let me pivot over to indiana. we're sitting here at the end of a week in which -- i know that governor -- you know, there was some discussion that governor mike pence might run for president in 2016 -- >> probably will get the gay vote, i don't know. [laughter]. >> right. yeah, yeah. probably not going to get the gay vote. [applause]. >> that's a good one. [laughter]. >> what just happened here? and can you put this in the context of an evolving conversation about the rights for gays and lesbians in this country? >> here is a very important flow of what's happening in america. for many years now, we have made pretty good progress. and we should be proud of ourselves in making this nation a less discriminatory nation. and that means people struggled for decades for civil rights for african-americans, and we should be proud that we have an african-american who is president of t

mr. netanyahu: good morning, america. good morning, aipac. and a special good morning to the 4,000 students who are cutting class today to be with aipac in washington. greetings to all of you from jerusalem. i want to first send my condolences to the families of those murdered in today's terrorist attacks in brussels. the chain of attacks from paris to san bernardino to istanbul to the ivory coast and now to brussels, and the daily attacks in israel, this is one continuous assault on all of us. in all these cases, the terrorists have no resolvable grievances. it's not as if we could offer them brussels orris tan bull or california or even the west bank. that won't satisfy their grievances. because what they seek is our utter destruction and their total domination. their basic demand is that we should simply disappear. well, my friends, that's not going to happen. the only way to defeat these terrorists is to join together and fight them together. that's how we'll defeat terrorism. with political unity and with moral clarity. i think we have t

mr. netanyahu. unfortunately that relationship has soured. he needs to go to places, the indian subcouldn't meant is -- subcontinent is important in terms of strategy across the world. there are a host of people our president has neglected to meet with, but he met with the muslim brotherhood, and the iranian leadership be certainly accepting their version of how things ought to be in the middle east. we have upside down foreign policy. and of course to a large degree that's because he decided to go in a way of leading from behind as he did in libya. we have seen what happened in that country much less in stir yeah and ukraine. he ought to go over there and sit down in kiev and talk to them. they are afraid of what putin is doing. there are a host things he ought to be doing. he's running out of time at this point. his legacy will be soured as a result. >> you have been serving our country for decades. is he the we willest president that you have seen as far as foreign policy goes? >> there is no doubt. civil wars in the middle east that he tr

mr. netanyahu has played partisan politics at a time when israel should not be a partisan issue. that resonates with this audience, because no matter how strongly they feel about trump or kasich or cruz, they understand that israel cannot afford to become a partisan issue in an american presidential election. >> mr. ambassador, if you can give us a few more minutes, i have at least one more question for you on the other side of a break. we do have to get a break. we're going to go to chris matthews, and his friends in arizona. those tuning in for what is normally the "hardball" time slot. chris is with us. we've just been covering these three speeches before aipac in washington. also coming up at 8:00 p.m., our interview with bernie sanders. a lot to get to. please stay with us. our live coverage continues right after this president. asic, but that is changing. at temenos, we use the microsoft cloud to provide banking to the millions and millions of people who need it that don't have access to it. with the microsoft cloud, we can enable a banker to travel to the most remote locat

mr. netanyahu to visit with president obama while he was in the united states to attend the apec conferenceitially they sought a meeting on or around the 17th or 18th of march. we confirmed for them that march 18th would work for president obama. and awaited their confirmation that they would be in a position to accept the meeting. and we learned through media reports yesterday that that day did not work for them. that basically is what happened. and, you know, this has not had any impact on the trip of the vice president who is in israel right now and is tomorrow will be meeting with prime minister netanyahu in jerusalem. so there's -- these kinds of interactions when that we have encountered questions about the relationship between our two countries in the past we have gone to great lengths not just to say but to demonstrate that the commitment to the united states -- or the commitment on the part of the united states to israel's security is unshakable. and that continues to be the case. and there are a variety of ways to demonstrate that. you know, from our steadfast support for israel's

benjamin netanyahu spoke at his weekly cabinet meeting. mr. now who: the idea of troops, our children -- certain netanyahu: i am the in any event, includinin current incident, the inquiry into all of the conditions account. reporter: during a closed door meeting, israeli media clashed with education minister of the far right party. speaking of a murder charge in the context of a cob at soldier on a combat mission creates deep, moral -- combat soldier on a combat mission creates deep, moral confusion. the city has been the scene of many violent incidents over the past six months. 200 palestinians and 28 israelis have died in violence since october. authorities say most of the palestinians killed were carrying knives, guns. host: turning now to o business. we are starting off today with a scam.about a financial moviesr: this is what are made of. stealing billions from some of the biggest corporations. he was sentenced to seven years jail time in france but he is currently living in israel and talking up his exploits. in an interview with the asso

orter: let's start with the netanyahu cancellation. mr. earnest: ok. [laughter] actually, it is not that complicated. for a number of weeks the white house and president netanyahu's office have been in touch about arranging an opportunity for netanyahu to visit while he is in the united states to attend pac conference. they initially sought a meeting on or around the 17th or 18th of march. we confirmed for them that march 18 would work for president awaited their confirmation that they would be in a position to accept the meeting. and we learned through media reports yesterday that the date did not work for them. that basically is what happened. , you know, this is not had any impact over the trip of the vice president, who is in israel right now and tomorrow will be meeting with prime minister netanyahu in jerusalem. interactions, when we have encountered questions about the relationship between our 2 countries in the past, we have gone to great lengths not just to say but to demonstrate that the commitment between the united states, the commitment on

pro-israel lobby group that drew contrast to the sitting president offering to extend netanyahu to the white house. mrs. clinton's language was far from stern. she mentioned settlement activity once this passing. clinton had harsh words for the boycott divestment and sanctions movement that isolates israel and link it to anti-semitism. >> we need steady hands. clinton had harsh words for the boycott divestment and sanctions movement that isolates israel and link it to anti-semitism. >> we need steady hands. not a president who said he's neutral on monday, pro-israel on tuesday and who knows what on wednesday because everything is negotiatable. my friends, israel's security is non-negotiatable. >> there's only one candidate still in the race who did not speak at aipac today. it's the only jewish candidate, bernie sanders. i got chance to sit down and talk with him about how he sees america's relationship with israel. some sharp language to describe benjamin netanyahu. >> this is a right wing politician. a guy who kind of crashed the united states congress to give his speech there, ignoring president oba

netanyahu. how are you doing, mr. ambassador? he was in the meetings as well.hing in common. we both love israel and we speak our minds. we are friends. i spent time in tel aviv as well with one of the finest men in the world. that is not hyperbole. president peres. my visit did not occur at a peaceful time for israel. on the night i arrived, a palestinian terrorist stabbed a dozen people, innocent victims enjoying an evening on the boardwalk. an american hero, a veteran of the army who served in iraq and afghanistan, was murdered. it took place a mile from where i was meeting with the president at his center devoted to peace. while we were speaking, we could hear the sirens. an hour later, i found out my wife, daughter in law, and my two youngest grandchildren were even closer. they were having dinner on the beach less than half a mile away. the conditions under which the israeli people live, the constant fear of attack, is real. the people of israel have lived under siege since the beginning. they built a nation in defiance of threats from their neighbors. th

mrs. reagan was fiercely loyal to her beloved husband and that was masked by her devotion to the county. benefit extra minute netanyahu -- benjamin knelt net said they was a approximate great friend to the state of israel. she will be laid to rest next to her husband at the ronald reagan library in california. >>> after several weekend contests, the momentum may be shifting in the race for the white house. kenneth moten joins us live from washington with more. hi, kenneth. >> reporter: hi, sarah we've done the math and the democratic side bernie sanders has the win in every single state and territory from this point on to beat hillary clinton. today the final push for votes in the great lake state. hillary clinton and bernie sanders failed off in a sometimes -- faced off in a sometimes nasty bee bait in the michigan -- nasty debate in the michigan primary. >>> excuse me i'm talking. >>> few you're going to talk sell the whole story. >> reporter: they debated about the water crisis. >>> it is raining in flint and the state is derelict in not coming forward with the money that is required. >> reporter: over the weekend

. >> republicans invited netanyahu to address a joint meeting of congress last march where he asked them to reject the deal mr. obama was negotiating with iran over its nuclear program. >> leaving iran with a vast nuclear program. >> that angered the white house, which turned down an oval office meeting ocean that netanyahu was in the middle of a tough political campaign. and a meeting might be seen as an endorsement. now those who see this as a at this time far at that time, netanyahu said a meeting with obama might interfere with the on going u.s. presidential campaign. netanyahu lectured obama in 2011 on israeli security in history. >> it cannot go backs to the 1967. >> tuesday, biden landed in israeli, the latest effort to patch things up. on the table, an agreement on u.s. aid for israeli security, known as the memorandum of understanding. it would mean billions in u.s. military aid over 10 years. greeting elder statesman perez, biden had a message from mr. obama. >> i am delighted to be here. the president sends his greetings be and i -- we have absolute total unvarnished commitment to the security of i

netanyahu has been to greece and cyprus recently. yes. there's a lot to be done, regarding tourists between greece, cyprus, and israel. mr. miller: way in the back. >> good morning. tom bergen with senator portman and the senate homeland security committee. during your remarks you talked about the m.o.u. and congress' current -- congress is currently negotiating the ndaa as well this year. in light of the challenges in the middle east, what -- which -- what recommendations do you have for congress in helping secure the middle east and particularly our relationship with israel? mr. ya'alon: my recommendation is for the congress and administration as well as our european allies and other allies in the region. israel is an island of stability in the region. let's imagine that israel doesn't exist. you can imagine how many refugees might come from many countries in the region, from syria and -- not just from syria and iraq, but africa countries and others. and you know -- and in order to keep this island of stability, israel should be supported. supported politically, should be supported security wise, that's a lot of money,

mr. earnest: this was the day we that was originally marked in our calendar for president netanyahu to visit the white house. that requires quite a bit of time. lastly, the president's schedule got more freed. given how busy this week has been and how next week will be with the president's trip to cuba and argentina, the president has been quite busy today and has more time to handle those before he leaves the country on sunday. ok? gardner. >> can you talk a little bit talks the president will give or others from the white house to talk about chief judge garland. for infants, sunday news programs stuff, what you guys go out in full force for the next few days to make this case are the country that he needs to be considered? mr. earnest: i would anticipate that the administration will continue to make a forceful case for chief judge garland's confirmation. i don't have any events to announce right now, but we certainly will be looking for opportunities for the president, the vice president and for other senior officials in the of administration to make this case. the vice president is somebo