. >> they are but the only real leader that he didn't like was yitzak shamir. planes were parked next to each other at l.a.x. so it is not that we've always seen u.s. presidents and israeli prime ministers get along perfectly, that's not pen the case. this is not unprecedented. i do think it's a difficult situation to say the least, but they will try to mend fences partly because of everything else going on in the region and the aftermath of the differences over iran and in the congress most of the democrats stayed with the president. they will be saying with the president look, having stood with you, we need you also to make life a little easier for us when it comes to israel. >> the danger that the president atakes a bit left on iran and, standing as a bullwark against iran in the middle east. >> that's right. >> and you think they can both overcome that? >> i think they can. if you look at prime minister netanyahu right now, number one, he has an interest in showing he's not partisan in the united states. it's not been a republican or democratic issue, it's