what is your reading of the relationship between obama and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu there were many who stayed that netanyahu is a recent visit there so obama backtracking on what he what he said and essentially becoming a puppet of netanyahu you could see the there was not a lot of chemistry in this meeting but i think not too much would be to this kind of music would you say that the relationship between the united states and israel is colder than it's ever been before. with all of the united states we would be in a much more difficult position not only because of the veto but because of the support that we get from them. i think the relationship not only on the political level it's also cultural and ideological. they know that we are so far the only or the most important democracy in the middle east do not think a bomb has lost credibility in the arab world there was so much hope when he came to power and he certainly seems to have remained a very close friend of israel as you say i think that. the palestinians put a lot of hope. in the obama administration to be

do you have faith that netanyahu is serious about peace i have faith in him because for the last two years when i served my country is the israeli ambassador to the united nations a saw i watch very clearly not only what is said in the the land. first speech which was two states for two countries but also the way that they acted in freezing for ten months the building in the settlements which no current no government the ever before why didn't we hear so much about settlement building taking place despite the construction freeze there was not the continuation of the building in those ten months but in those ten months what happened was the palestinians they built move in spite of the fact the the free there was a freeze which never happened before there were no buildings except maybe some place for expansion and still nothing happened is so it's not us to blame it's the palestinians will be not moved for those. whole year and they're not peace talks took place and i also think the americans also did their part in making the palestinians sit on the lens abu mazin said it in so many wo

netanyahu was received in the u.s. congress not so long ago he was interrupted what twenty eight times by rapturous applause that should give you a clue when the members of the u.s. congress have the history of israel they think political survival they think campaign money that's it i mean the congress is israeli occupied territory so this time lieberman of course has been the u.s. senator from israel the prime u.s. senator from israel for many many years no surprises there because no surprises in the whole spectacle which is why to expect any political movement to get past the u.s. congress beneficial to the situation in the middle east is totally impossible but let's talk about this i mean you mentioned that a lot of these senators politicians really across the board here in the u.s. they do you get a lot of their funding from a pac the american israel public affairs committee there a very powerful lobby here a very powerful group but there are so many other powerful groups and lobbies here in washington why is it do

benjamin netanyahu was the leader of the most powerful country in the world.certainly, certainly it has been disappointing with regard to that issue. with regard to democracy in human rights, i would also say that the obama administration has been disappointing with regard to the middle east. you'll remember in the january 21, 2009 inauguration speech, mr. obama told us, "to those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but we will extend a hand if you unclench your first." he promised to advocate a policy of human rights and democracy promotion, not a policy of democracy promotion based on invasion and military bombings as the obama administration did, but a promotion that was smart, intelligent, and principled. this did not amount to much, and tyrants like mr. mubarak were invited to washington multiple time. there was no follow through with regard to this, and, in fact, it was really only changes in the arab world and only revolutions in tunisia and egypt, and quite late,

should and should be plea for war and not just to get the palestinians to it we said it was but netanyahu is trip to washington and his negotiations were unquestionably a failure but the question is was it a failure of israeli policy of american policy or of palestinian hopes what would you say. i don't think that it was a failure to do things or know so well actually move the process and leaders i believe that it was and moment of clarity we claim that the israeli palestinian conflict he's long innately in the international arena to include among our allies but to many misconceptions what a conflict is a is about those who claim good year. israeli palestinian conflict is a call for instability in the middle east it is nonsense how many conflict as oh isn't she a sunni we are not involved in a question of what we are we don't take part in eight sixty million violence in our countries we are non-zero it is not because of our even the op izing now in the of countries it's not because of islam so we unite and we have to compete billy cleanly and fourth of all alice and go to believe that the

but it should be bleak but folklore and not just to give the palestinians tell it we said it was netanyahu is trip to washington and his negotiations were unquestionably a failure but the question is was it a failure of israeli policy of american policy or of palestinian helps. i don't think that it was a failure of things or no so coarsely move the process i believe i believe that it was and moment of clarity we claim that the israeli palestine conflict he's nominated in the international arena to include among our allies but too many misconceptions what a conflict is of is about those those who claim vidia israeli palestinian conflict is a call for instability in the middle east it is nonsense how many conflicts and village of shia sunni we are not involved in it persian are what we are we don't take part in neat sectarian violence in ins are countless we are not zero it is not because of our even the operating now or in the of cantons is. because of islam so we unite and we have to compete very clearly in front of all allies and those who believe that the conflict started in sixty seven

there were many who stayed there netanyahu is a recent visit there so obama backtracking on water.

what is 9 future of israel under this scenario, and if you are benjamin netanyahu right now, are yout a point where you have to pull the trigger first because if he does, you know what the world reaction will be. >> guest: if he does, if it is an offensive operation or a defensive operation, fred, the world reaction will be outramming and castigating israel, and not even sanctions this time around, including this country. after 2012 when, if president obama is reelected, post-2012, he'd have nothing holding him back from carrying out his full fury against israel. this is a man, who in my opinion, and not just opinion, but from looking at his policies and looking at his posture sitting with benjamin netanyahu in the oval office last week when he was schooled by benjamin netanyahu, this is a man who does not like israel. there's a visceral dislike of israel from this administration. we'll get to that in a second, but back to israel pulling the trigger first. with iran, yes. israel is facing a threat. this administration will not strike iran militarily. there's no se scenario under whic

in the oval office last week when he was schooled by netanyahu, this is a man who does not like israel. it is a visceral dislike from this administration. we will get to that in a second but i want to go back to your question about pulling the trigger first. with iran, yes, israel is facing an existential threat to be the this administration will not strike iran militarily. i don't see a scenario on which it will do that. they should because i'm not a warmonger. i don't want another war. we tide of iraq and afghanistan and for some reason libya. but the only way you're going to stop kuran from going nuclear is military force because sanctions are great but at the end of the day they are not going to work. at the end of the day this iranian regime is motivated by, again, and ideology. it is a messianic apocalyptic ideology. they truly believe and they will shape policy around this, the government truly believes they can usher in the end times. cresco this would be the 12 imam. >> guest: the 12th -- it goes by various names -- he's the islamic messiah and this sounds crazy, i know, but t

what is netanyahu's plan. he keeps saying i'm ready for a really tough compromise. i'm going to take risks, i'm ready to really -- well show, put it on the table. we'll agree, disagree. when you don't do that, you have to sort of wonder. what's behind that. not to let the palestinians off the hook for a second. let's move on. we're all tired of this. >> i should not really be disagreeing with tom. [laughter] >> well you know what, i would not say the shortage in the middle east is a shortage of plans. tom can't walk into somebody's office and they're pulling plans out of their desk drawer. >> that happened once. >> i probably been the 20 times and ever time i go there's another plan on table, os low process, a loan plan, whatever, the mitchell report or whatever. there's always a bunch of plans. to me, and this was the problem with obama's policy. it's not about finding a magic line on a map. and so he sort of emphasized that. it's a much deeper problem,nd i'm not a greatan of the netanyahu government but any gornment that could make serious with syria whose real na

by netanyahu.i will get to that in the second one to go back to your question about israel pulling the trigger first. with iran, yes. israel is facing an existential threat. this administration will not strike militarily. i don't see any scenario they would do that. they should i'm not a warmonger i don't want another war tied up iraq, afghanistan and for some reason libya. but the only way you are going to stop iran from doing nuclear is a military force because the sanctions are great, but at the end of today they are not going to work. at the end of the day this regime is motivated by, again, and ideology. it is a messianic apocalyptic they truly believe that they will shape policy around this, the government truly believes that they can usher the end times -- >> host: this would be the 12th imam. >> guest: yes come he goes by various names, accused the islamic messiah, and this all sounds crazy, i know, but they believe this. the likes of ahmadinejad, and they believe if they strike out against

here's the tragedy of netanyahu. netanyahu sounds like the most powerful figure who's standing up for his country but really he's not. hi never takes any bold decision. he never takes any risks for peace. he never takes any risks to solve israel's strategic dilemmas. he's counting his votes in his coalition. he realizes he's got the lieberman party and he needs to keep them happy and in order to keephem happy he has to seem unyielding on the peace process. >> rose: you make your point better in what you have written in whichou say he'll be the person who came before, is t person who's willing to take the risk to brin about something that was in israel's interests. >> and that's the only way he'll be remembered, unfortunately. he has an objection to anything you propose. when the palestinians were divided he said "i can't negotiate with these guys because they're divided." then they got together and he says "i can't negotiate with them because hamas is now part of it." all individually acceptable but the point is what

with benjamin netanyahu, he accepted the "no" to nuclear power. >> with what they are taking to the referendum we will have to say goodbye to nuclear power ans. >> this is a second blo after the poor showing of his party and allies in local elections. this covered the issues of nuclear power and asked if they wanted the government to privatize the water supply. the embattled prime minister would smile for the cameras, but his grip on power may be slping >> mor mtingon dealing with greece's debt. >> and just how to help greece out. concensus is building among eurozone member states is a soft restructuring of greece's debt. there could be effects in the eurozone with a default in the debt. it would involve bringing in private banks for new los. th finance ministers will meet to solidify plans. a final decision is set for the end of the month. >> this is a worst-case scenario for bond holders. a debt restructuring could also be costly. this pushes up the price of greek government debt. the cost of credit defau swaps has doubled since 2010, and one million euros of the debt costs 100,000 euros. th

netanyahu says that isn't enough. i want my troops stationed along the border. forget that that's a nonstarter. what he's implying international troops and u.s. troops can't be trusted to protect israel and at some point you have to worry that he is catering to a coalition of folks who are among the very religious who believe that israel is not just the territory that they -- that they have now, but the west bank. that this is biblical. and whenever someone thinks of thelon cal is not a basis of foreign policy but that's kind of what we're with right now. in a way we suffered on both sides of that question. arafat was hardly nelson mandela, to say the least. [laughter] >> you know, i do regret the composition that netanyahu coalition -- i probably ought to leave this one there. >> okay. well, i mean, that is -- that is -- those issues are raised in your book. along with other issues that one doesn't often see in the american media. when the muslim world is talked about. one of them, for example, is the sunni/shia divide. >> uh-huh. >> how deeply felt that is to

but for the entire month, let's keep it real, we were down 2%, so netanyahu we're still lower. for the month, the nasdaq also was off 1.3% in may, but it jumped 38 points yet, 2835 is where we are there. >>> yep, google chairman and former ceo eric schmidt admitting the web giant tried unsuccessfully to team up with facebook. speaking at the all things digital conference, schmidt said he screwed up, that's a direct quote, by not jumping on the social networking bandwagon in the last decade. they also showed off its groupon killer, a daily coupon site that launches today in portland. >>> and steve jobs is back in the spotlight as well. the apple ceo will give the keynote address at the company's developers conference next monday. jobs is widely expected to unveil apple's new icloud service which basically lets users store and stream music online instead of holding it on your hard drive. apple has also reportedly sign deals with warner music, sony entertainment, emi, so apple is just taking over the world. >> they are taking over the world. they needed the cooperation of those mu

return to israel for at least a decade we are now hearing that the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu first heard of this only this morning monday on the news and he is said to have said it is problematic he has urged his cabinet to rethink it and he's also said of the way journalists are dealt with is different to the way so-called infiltrators are handled this doesn't know how to answer the question as if and when the israeli government indeed finds the second for tenet to be in violation of international law which is of course what it found the first to tell a guilty of how they and will journalists on board be dealt with the security cabinet held an emergency meeting today off to that meeting that issued a statement in which the government ministers say they were determined to prevent the tele from reaching gaza which as usual friction as possible we're talking about ten ships from five hundred passengers on board representing some twenty two countries well certainly no one wants a repeat of what happened last year and news radio parties are at pains to try and make sure that all

over what is your reading of the relationship between obama and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu there were many who said.

generalized to the region specific to syria and you have to keep in mind that this coach person for likud netanyahu has stated explicitly indeed knesset the israeli regime prefers bashar assad to the resistance to him because bashar assad like his progress. notwithstanding need attention and part of these very reason the united states to undermine sovereignty and independence in syria polluted with them every critical instance and the bashar al assad regime is not different in that respect it's a repressive regime every time however there is a general uprising against these repressive regime is there not been a closet leader openly supported by imperialism who is seeking to control the out. in syria as in libya in libya gender is not dissimilar because initially the uprising against gadhafi who plays in the town or restaurant who funded part of the workers in keeping with the uprising in egypt and in tunisia it's important to point out to conduct the backbone in an hour. and that was the opportunity or seized as such by nato and the imperial powers to launch in general intervention using the as a p

when she wore the pendant during a short visit to israel which included a meeting with benjamin netanyahu>>> a follow-up now on our story on sugar last night and whether it's toxic to your body. a sweeter in is as dangerous as cigarettes and alcohol. so how can you tell how much sugar you're actually eating? ida siegal teaches us how to decipher those supermarket labels. >> reporter: if you've decided you want to eliminate some sugar from your diet, the grocery store can be a confusing place. almost everything has sugar in it. we consulted a nutritionist to take us down the aisles and fell us what to do. everyone knows that soda is sort of the big evil when it am kohls to sugar. >> it's the worst. >> how many grams are we talking about? >> 28. >> 28 grams of added sugar. >> our first lesson was this, any food that contains sugar naturally like fruit is fine. any food that has sugar added to it, like soda, cookies or some yogurts, not so good. back to soda now, what about diet soda with aspartame. >> i don't think people should be drinking diet soda all day long. >> fruit juices is one of

benjamin netanyahu said israel will not allow them to do it. the pictures you're seeing are just coming in to us. syria reporting three people including a child have been killed. cnn not able to independently confirm that and there's no confirmation of that from israeli forces either. a wide scale international campaign called for protests in the west bank, gentlemen ruse leem and along israel's border with israel, lebanon and jordan. kevin flowers joins us from the west bank. what are you seeing from your vantage point? >> reporter: well, t.j., we're seeing a repeat of mass protests that took place last month on may 15th and that was the first time we had seen these mass protests taking place along the borders of israel, it happened in gaza, in lebanon and syria and the west bank and it appears to be happening today as you mentioned in syria, several dozen protesters, pro-palestinian protesters approaching that border fence, the border area, met by tear gas and warning shots by the israeli military. syrian tv has said three people have been ki