with the government led in israel by netanyahu. and i think the tragedy of israeli politics now is that most of the governments, even those who wanted of the peace more than netanyahu, are hostages to the right wing and religious small parties in israel. that really dictating and push this kind of settlement activities. the president was extremely correct when he said israel cannot be a jewish state while maintaining permanent occupation of a palestinian community or palestinian people. they resist it. >> what are your observations on the prime minister of israel, the comments we heard? >> you have to put that in the context there because that's where he outlined the policy and frankly different from what happens just presented. >> you mean by the three participants? >> that's right. he said they want to maintain the settlement blocks which i might add was exactly what was proposed by george bush in 2004 in a letter to sharon. it was approved by both houses of the congress and i might say that's all that bb netanyahu was asking whe

with the government led in israel by netanyahu. and i think the tragedy of israeli politics now is that most of the governments, even those who wanted of the peace more than netanyahu, are hostages to the right wing and religious small parties in israel. that really dictating and push this kind of settlement activities. the president was extremely correct when he said israel cannot be a jewish state while maintaining permanent occupation of a palestinian community or palestinian people. they resist it. >> what are your observations on the prime minister of israel, the comments we heard? >> you have to put that in the context there because that's where he outlined the policy and frankly different from what happens just presented. >> you mean by the three participants? >> that's right. he said they want to maintain the settlement blocks which i might add was exactly what was proposed by george bush in 2004 in a letter to sharon. it was approved by both houses of the congress and i might say that's all that bb netanyahu was asking whe

>> it is surprising he would pick this fight with netanyahu. he will not be in a reelection campaign for another six months. maybe he feels he can do this now. he will have one year in which he will be absorbed by the election campaign. maybe is setting up something for what he will do in a second term should he be reelected. >> thank you for coming in. in yemen today, thousands took to the street to protest the president of that country. they called for the president to stand down. the president said he wanted to end the bloodshed and have a democrat and smooth transition. nato attacks in libya took aim at one of colonel gaddafi's naval bases. aircraft destroyed two warships close to the port city. it is in that city that some of the heaviest fighting has taken place. our correspondent is there and was granted rare access to pro- gaddafi soldiers. >> the new front line south of the besieged city. rebel forces have only just seized this area. it is gaddafi weaponry. >> it is ammunition. >> but it is not just weapons left behind. we have been gi

netanyahu ignored him. his tutorial on the bottom line will not exactly help the relationship or bring negotiations any closer. meetingore on today's and the u.s. approach to the conflict, i spoke to a former state department and white house adviser on middle east defense. there have been a lot of visits by israeli leaders to the white house. i do not remember hearing one where the tone was quite as frosty between the two. >> netanyahu had at least one previous visit in which the atmosphere was even worse than this one. they did not have press. there was the famous incident where president obama did not invite netanyahu to dinner. he stepped out and had dinner and came back. relations between obama and netanyahu have been tense from the beginning. president obama called for a settlement freeze. netanyahu predicted that. they are now to the point where they are having an argument about reality. netanyahu said that what obama was calling for was unrealistic. what obama was saying is that there is a new realit

congress benjamin netanyahu reiterated his country's friendship with washington but he failed to give any solutions for the middle east peace process for more on what's being said in washington today let's cross live to our correspondent day and it should now that netanyahu did enjoy repeated standing ovations in congress they don't he. well to say he was addressing a cheering forward supportive crowd every second sentence was met with gratian standing ovation prime minister netanyahu believes the same old speech he said israel would not negotiate with a government that they labeled as terrorists and this world would not have to go back to the nine hundred sixty seven border lines which would mean giving up east jerusalem and the west bank in the meantime israel continues building settlements on the occupied territories despite international condemnation of those settlements as illegal palestinian leaders who arrived in moscow to seek russia's mediation in the peace process clearly said that as long as israel continues the illegal settlement expansion as long as they refuse to even co

but everybody talks about what bebe netanyahu needs to do. what president abbas needs to do is to show that a palestinian leader can actually accept a peace. because two good offers have been made first to arafat, then to abbas, neither of them was accepted. so there is a burden on the palestinians to show and to prove that they're prepared to actually accept a deal that leads to peace. >> and there is a further burden as president obama said on the palestinians to show that this new union with hamas means that hamas will renounce violence and recognize the jew is state of israeli-- israel as part of any peace deal. >> woodruff: we will leave it there, jane harman and stephen hadley, thank you both. >> lehrer: still to come on the newshour: a newspaper editor targeted in bahrain; the republicans on the campaign trail; shields and brooks; and an ambassador for poetry. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: the former head of the international monetary fund, dominique strauss-kahn, was released from jail

netanyahu. he said at one. many people in those days had no faith. today, we hear the same kinds of things from people who believe that israel must always give in. that view was wrong then, and that view is wrong today. [applause] tomorrow, his son, the prime minister of israel, will address and the congress, marking another milestone. i was honored to invite him, and it will be our honor to have him there -- [applause] it will be our honor to have him there, the representative of a free people who have overcome all odds to rebuild an ancient nation. [inaudible] thank you for having me. but remember this. keep up the fight. ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> we will hear from harry reid in just a moment from last night at aipac. benjamin netanyahu will be addressing a joint session of congress this morning at 11:00 a.m. eastern. the last time he addressed congress was july 10, 1996. we will have live coverage at

benjamin netanyahu. >> i'm thinking it will be incredibly tense. i think that netanyahu will ask, dude, why did you throw me under the bus like this in your speech, because even congress in 2004, house and senate both concurred with president bush that there's no reason whatsoever to go to the '67 borders, period. >> robert? >> look, probably the best rapport in that room is going to be between the u.s. and israeli food tasters. but the situation simply is this. prime minister netanyahu has every treasreason to demand app explanation from the president because all of us know it can't happen with conditions being imposed upon israel or with hamas not being held accountable. >> sorry, pete. >> i'm no washington insider, but i think this is all political theater. i think domestic politics influences the foreign policy and our relationship on both sides. i think president obama and the president minister are israel are probably laughing and benjamin netanyahu is probably saying thanks for not going too hard on me. i don't buy any of this personally, bu

netanyahu's view of an acceptable peace deal and the one the palestinians have. his reception by the u.s. congress shows why he feels politically strong enough to reject president obama's view of the way ahead. with the middle east changing fast, mr. netanyahu is sticking with what he believes has always worked for israel and he's avoiding any new thinking. bbc news, washington. >> the american carmaker, chrysler, has paid back its government bail-out loan six years early and repaid $5.1 billion in outstanding debt and $1.7 billion to the canadian government. with the details from new york, here's michelle. >> mixed with hope, as the factory saved from closure, they made it official. the carmaker paid off loans from u.s. and canadian taxpayers, money that saved it from collapse two years ago. >> we have received confirmation this morning at 10:13 a.m. from citigroup that chrysler group repaid with interest by wire transfer to the united states treasury and by bank transfer to the canadian government every penny that had been loaned less than three years ago. [che

but netanyahu praised her as a sign of a strong democracy. after the speech, the prime minister spent many minutes personally greeting members of congress, shaking hands with scores of them inside the chamber. and outside, many lawmakers reacted favorably to netanyahu's address, a mixture of potent political rhetoric and policy prescription. house republicans, including dana rohrabacher of california, had invited the israeli leader to speak, and they were fulsome in their praise. >> i think prime minister netanyahu gave a very substantive and admirable speech. he was here staking out his negotiating positions. he wasn't there saying "this is everything i'm going to demand," because he was clearly telling us we need to reach compromises, and here's where we're going to start doing the negotiations. >> holman: democratic congressman rob andrews of new jersey said netanyahu's tense session with president obama last week had no lasting ill effects. >> i think prime minister netanyahu stood as the leader of his country and stated his views. presid

but everybody talks about what bebe netanyahu needs to do. what president abbas needs to do is to show that a palestinian leader can actually accept a peace. beuse two good offers have been made first to arafat, then to abbas, neither of them was accepted. so there is a burden on the palestinians to show and to prove that they're prepared to actually accept a deal that leads to peace. >> and there is a further burden as president obama said on the palestinians to show that this new union with hamas means that hamas will renounce violence and recognize the jew is state of israeli-- israel as part of any peace deal. >> woodruff: we will leave it there, jane harman and stephen hadley, thank you both. >> lehrer: still to come on the newshour: a newspaper editor targeted in bahrain; the republicans on the campaign trail; shields and brooks; and an ambassador for poetry. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: the former head of the international monetary fund, dominique strauss-kahn, was released from jail in

that is that netanyahu is coming to the white house today. it is the verbalage, the 1967 pre-war borders. it hasn't been stated quite that explicitly before. a lot of folks think that president obama and prime minister netanyahu both have constituencies that they play to. some on the more conservative side of netanyahu's party thought he has gone too far in not defending all the sellementes. every i talked to set the u.s. and israel are very firm allies but president obama and netanyahu don't get along. they haven't gotten along. do we expect fireworks? who knows. we won't hear that there are fireworks. there have certainly been tensions in previous meetings. >> the idea of the pre-1967 borders and the swaps, which are an important part of this, the exchange of land where some of these settlers are going to israel and palestine getting other land in exchange for that, not new. those maps have been worked out. we have all actually seen them. some republicans didn't miss a beat in criticizing president obama's handling of israel. former massach

it was netanyahu who was the political super power in that exchange. and obama who was the representative of kind of diplomatic -- very walter? go ahead. >> i do think that their's another sort of troubling thing here which is that -- you can sometimes see a pattern in some of the foreign policy decisions this white house has taken of getting at the sour spot. that is, that is they make enough concessions or gestures in the direction of the palestinian, is that they anger the israelis but they don't really do enough to earn points with the palestinian s. so, at this point both the palestinian authority and israeli government are very upset with the white house and with this president. and since his goal is to get a peace process of some kind going, and he needs the cooperation of both right now, doesn't really have the cooperation and trust of either one. that reaction in congress i hope will dispel once and for all the idea that american support for israel is the product of some tiny, mostly jewish lobby. that is manipulating the political process. ve

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 israel not to even exist. >> reporter: netanyahu immediately called the proposed borders,

netanyahu called that a bad idea. his blunt language was a surprise. the viability of a palestinian state cannot come at the expense of the viblt of the one and only jewish state, a statement from the prime minister's office read and went on to say, that is why prime minister netanyahu expects to hear a reaffi a firaffirmati commits in 2004, among other things, those commitments relate to israel not having a withdraw. it immediately rippled through our domestic politics as well. let's dig deeper with two veterans, my colleagues wolf blitzer and gloria borger. wolf. i don't remember a time in covering this issue, there are tensions from time to time between american presidents and israeli prime ministers. but for the prime minister to say essentially, i expect you, mr. president to take it back. >> it's tough talk and it's going to be icy tomorrow when they meet over at the white house. then they have a joint photo opportunity. i'm sure they are going to try to patch things over on surface, although under the surface, the relationship as you know, as gl

it was netanyahu who was the political super power in that exchange. and obama who was the representative of kind of diplomatic -- very walter? go ahead. >> i d think that their's another sort of troubling thing here which is that -- you can sometimes see a pattern in some of the foreign policy decisions this white house has taken of getting at the sour spot. that is, that is they make enough concessions or gestures in the direction of the palestinian, is that they anger the israelis but they don't really do enough to earn points with the palestinian s. so, at this point both the palestinian authority and israeli government are very upset with the white house and with this president. and since his goal is to get a peace process of some kind going, and he needs the cooperation of both right now, doesn't really have the cooperation and trust of either one. that reaction in congress i hope will dispel once and for all the idea that american support for israel is the product of some tiny, mostly jewish lobby. that is manipulating the political process. ver

netanyahu's acceptable peace deal and the one that the palestinians have. his reception by the u.s. congress shows why he feels politically strong enough to reject president obama's view of the way ahead. with a middle east that is changing fast, mr. netanyahu is changing with what he believes has always worked for israel and he is avoiding any new thinking. bbc news, washington. >> you're watching bbc world news america. still to come on tonight's program, is the u.s.-british relationship special or essential? whatever you call it, let's hope it is as good as the obama team thinks. >> he used to be russia's richest man but then he was found guilty of stealing oil from his own company. he said he was politically set up but today the court of appeal upheld the conviction. from moscow, our correspondent daniel sampson >> when he stepped into the glass enclosed room, it was his last chance to avoid a lengthy prison sentence. he has already served eight years and after the second trial last year, that was extended to 14. in an angry statement he told the judges that the verdict was wron

the speech by benjamin netanyahu has major implications for the united states. peace between the israelis and the palestinians certainly directly impacts security here in the united states. also, the u.s. has strong ties with israel, religious ties. a lot of history this, political connections, strategic relations. what happens with israel is crucial to a region undergoing so dramatic -- such dramatic changes from the arab uprising in north africa and the middle east. >> of course as wolf mentioned, today's speech is not justice about the conflict between israel and the palestinians. this stalled peace process, there are no talks going on now. it is also part of a tense drama playing out between the israeli prime minister and the american president over the starting point for peace talks. our correspondents are covering all angles of this story. white house correspondent brianna keilar is traveling with president obama and matthew chance is in new zealand. >>> and we'll talk about the political implications with our chief analyst gloria borger here in washington

netanyahu is sticking with what he believes has always worked for israel. he is avoiding any new thinking. >> still ahead, the american carmaker repays its government loans six years early. an appeals court in moscow has upheld the conviction of a former russian billionaire. for money laundering and embezzlement. but reduced his sentence by one year. he will serve a total of 30 years before he is released in 2016. >> as he stepped into the enclosed stock, he knew was his last chance to avoid a further lengthy prison sentence. he has already served eight years and that was extended to 14 years. he told the three judges that the author of the verdict and encourage them to overturn it. >> it is possible to make corrections to this verdict. during the criminals and accepted the slot. >> it took a little bit over five minutes for the dodgers' 2- any hopes that he had. they adjusted -- to-any hopes that he had. they did reduce his sentence by one year. although the vertical be a disappointment, it will hardly come as a surprise. russia's most famous serving priso

. >> we do know that benjamin netanyahu talked about swaths of territory. this was included in the painful compromises. but barack obama has generated swaps of territory, going back to the pre-1967 borders. are those leaders talking about the same goals but expressing it differently? >> they are coming from two different sides. obama wants the borders of 1967 to be the basis and to go on from there, then negotiate afterwards. netanyahu is coming from the opposite, wanting to keep the borders as they are now, and then making painful concessions. they are a common ground -- not really. there is a lot of space to be covered between the two. obama wants a new line of negotiations to start and netanyahu seemed reluctant to do that pierre >> thank you very much. -- to do that. >> thank you very much. the international atomic agency said that a syrian site was likely a nuclear reactor. that was just leaked. the west has suspected a north korean-designed reactor which was meant for making bomb fuel. analysts say the u.s. and its european allies may now ask the a i.

so why did netanyahu do this? does it help israel's security or strengthen it otherwise to stoke tensions with its strongest ally and largest benefactor, washington? does such behavior further the resolution of israel's problems? no. but it helps netanyahu stir up support at home and maintain his fragile coalition. the real revelation, which has been picked up by many in the israeli press, is that it shows finally that netanyahu simply doesn't want a deal. he always has a new objection, a new problem, a new delaying tactic, because at core, he has never believed that the palestinians should have a state. here is the young bibi 33 years ago at a forum in cambridge, massachusetts. >> i think the united states should oppose the creation of a palestinian state for several reasons, the first one being that it is unjust to demand the creation of a 22nd arab state and a second palestinian state. at the expense of the only jewish state. there is no right to establish the second one on my doorstep which will threaten my ex

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

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 going to make a lot of news. >> president obama is hardly the first american president to try to brokary peace plan in the middle east. cnn's wolf blitzer joins us now. wolf, you have seen this before. you have seen it with president clinton, with president bush, we've covered these presidents and they have tried, and failed. what makes us think that this is going to be a successful round with president obama, his approach? >> i don't know a whole lot of people who think it is going to be a successful round of israeli-palestinian peace negotiations right now. there are so many issues, so many sensitivities. neither o

so why did netanyahu do this? does it help israel's security or strengthen it otherwise to stoke tensions with its strongest ally and largest benefactor, washington? does such behavior further the resolution of israel's problems? no. but it helps netanyahu stir up support at home and maintain his fragile coalition. the real revelation, which has been picked up by many in the israeli press, is that it shows finally that netanyahu simply doesn't want a deal. he always has a new objection, a new problem, a new delaying tactic because at core, he has never believed that the palestinians should have a state. here is the young bb 33 years ago at a forum in cambridge, massachusetts. >> i think the united states should oppose the creation of a palestinian state for several reasons. the first one being that it is unjust to demand the creation of a 22nd arab state and a second palestinian state. at the expense of the only jewish state. there is no right to establish the second one on my doorstep which will threaten my exist

that's the wife of prime minister netanyahu, sara. and the speaker of the house, john boehner, is obviously there, as well. once again, they will introduce him. there will be another standing ovation. then he'll begin his carefully prepared remarks. i'm going to be listening. i'm going to be listening specifically what he says on the pre-'67 swaps. about settlements on the west bank and specifically if he says anything about jerusalem. jerusalem is the subject the president said has to be kicked down the road. i'll be listening to see if he gets into those specifics of the refugees, the palestinian refugee, will he get into the details or not. most of the speech, though, probably will deal with u.s.-israeli relations. [ applause ] >> i suspect, wolf, as well he will address the issue of hamas and whether or not it's appropriate that they're at the negotiating table and whether or not that's acceptable to israel and the united states and other very contentious -- another very contentious point with the palestinians. >> and will this be

netanyahu is never going to do it. he is just incapable of doing it. and the palestinians are incapable of doing it. seven times they get is for an answer and they never do. >> mark? >> according to a poll in israel, a 57% of is rea -- israelis believe netanyahu would have -- should have supported obama's approach. a fairly -- apparently israelis are more supportive of that position that our members of congress, which was essentially who loves you more, jumping jacks in the house and senate. i thought republicans would nominate netanyahu to go directly to iowa if they could overcome the birth certificate problem. >> what about colby -- >> the jumping jacks in the house and senate responding to the prime minister of a beleaguered democracy attacked relentlessly and receiving support and pressure from the united -- support from the united states -- the reason why this speech got a remarkable response and the congress is that it was churchillian in the sense that we believe in the same things, the only democracy in the region. of all the arabs in that par

and while netanyahu stole the show on the hill america's involvement in afghanistan and pakistan was the center of attention at a senate hearing this morning when it comes to afghanistan what are america's true goals building democracy or fighting the taliban. and the death penalty in the u.s. now this time the question isn't to kill or not to kill instead when it comes to executions are states torturing their inmates to death. good evening it's tuesday may twenty fourth four pm here in washington d.c. and we see catherine of and you're watching our t.v. . just a few hours ago here in washington and this was the scene in a packed u.s. house chamber we capitol hill take a look. god whoever borders the united states of america. that's right president obama the leader of the united states of america addressed the wait a minute that's that's not obama that's the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu no i'm sorry all of that wild applause must have really thrown me off track so let's try this whole thing again the israeli prime minister's speech today had all of the trappings of a sta

s president the idea was immediately rejected by prime minister benjamin netanyahu israel argues peace cannot come at the cost of its security with continued palestinian rocket attacks but there is one thing both sides actually agree on when it comes to the u.s. role as mediator it approaches they say is all wrong american policy is built on this conceptions a wrong view of the causes of the conflict and a prescription that doesn't stand up to even the most casual scrutiny of the question is not why don't we have a solution at this point but why on earth should we expect to have a solution with with this system as it is their use of money your with the jerusalem project says talk is cheap when the u.s. says it's in gauged in the process of a two state solution but is funding and supporting behavior by israel that simultaneously working against it paying somebody bribing somebody to change their behavior doesn't work when you've spoiled them rotten a recent example in november the us offered several billion dollars in military assistance to israel if it put off the construction of jewis

president the idea was immediately rejected by prime minister benjamin netanyahu israel argues peace cannot come at the cost of its security with continued palestinian rocket attacks there is one thing both sides actually agree on when it comes to the u.s. role as mediator it approaches they say is all wrong american policy is built on misconceptions a wrong view of the causes of the conflict and a prescription that doesn't stand up to even the most casual scrutiny of the question is not why don't we have a solution at this point but why on earth should we expect to have a solution with this system as it is their use of money your with the jerusalem project says talk is cheap in the us says it's in gauged in the process of a two state solution but is funding and supporting behavior by israel it simultaneously working against it somebody bribing somebody to change their behavior doesn't work when you've spoiled them rotten a recent example in november the us offered several billion dollars in military assistance to israel if it put off the construction of jewish settlements for three

it got president netanyahu's visit off to a rough start. >> reporter: israeli prime minister netanyahu was about to leave for the u.s. when president obama made the announcement that infuriated him. >> we believe the borders of israel and palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps. >> reporter: at the white house friday, netanyahu panned the proposal. >> these lines are indefensible because they don't take into account certain changes that have taken place on the ground -- demographic changes that have taken place over the last 44 years. >> reporter: after the initial war of words, the white house hoped the meeting would be a time to kiss and make up. >> obviously there are some differences between us in the precise formulations and language. and that's going to happen between friends. >> we have an enduring bond of friendship between our two countries. >> reporter: but for all of the niceties, netanyahu grew a line in the sand, and not only on a return to pre-1967 borders. he said israel will not negotiate with the palestinian government supported by hamas

a tension meeting between president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. as danielle nottingham reports, the talks come at a critical time. >> reporter: president obama and benjamin netanyahu finally met with reporters in the oval office after a meeting that ran an hour longer than planned. benjamin netanyahu opposes the proposal to give back land taken in the 1967 war to the palestinians. >> these lands are indefensible. they don't take into account certain changes that have taken place on the ground. >> reporter: president obama insists it's the price of peace in the region. >> obviously, there are some differences between us in the precise formulations and language. and that's going to happen between friends. >> reporter: the president says this is a critical moment for the israel and the palestinians. and the danger is greater because there's so much unrest all around them. president obama is hoping to convince benjamin netanyahu to resume peace talks with the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas. >>> we are unable to live properly, we are refugees. th

knew it so i can only presume that the president knew that mr netanyahu would respond badly but what that did was it revealed mr netanyahu for never having been on board with the peace process to begin with when you call the other person's bluff you're saying look i hear you i see you for what you're doing. come on let's get real so i think that this president has lost patience and i think that right now he's working from a position of political capital both internationally and domestically now that was political writer and blogger emily hauser talking about the u.s. israeli diplomacy. now the american president is in london for the second day of his four nation and european trip well during his first state visit to the united kingdom obama has met with the queen and the prime minister david cameron however a dialogue between the two sides has been tested following disagreements on key issues such as the conflict in libya and economic policy artie's a lower m. it is covering events from the british capital. president obama arrived early in the u.k. to avoid disruption by volcanic ash

after his meeting with netanyahu, the president stopped by c.i.a. headquarters to thank agency for all it did to find osama bin laden. the president said bin laden's death and the discovery of his personal files sends a message to other terrorists. >> so today every terrorist in the al qaeda network should be watching their back, because we're going review every video, we are going to examine every photo, we're going to read every one of those millions of pages, we're going to pursue every lead. we are going to go wherever it takes us. >> smith: through those files we learned today that al qaeda considered targeting oil tankers. the idea was to hijack the tankers and blow them up at sea to send oil prices skyrocketing. officials say there's no evidence the concept ever made it to the drawing board, but today the f.b.i. and the department of homeland security put out an intelligence advisory to the oil and gasoline industry. prices at the gas pump are coming down. after peaking two weeks ago at just under $4 a gallon, the national average has dropped

knew it so i can only presume that the president knew that mr netanyahu would respond badly but what that did was it revealed mr netanyahu for never having been on board with the peace process to get it so this is not a rift this is simply mr obama standing by what this about his government and government so you see this is this is some some found a political administration now i story is in some sort of political posturing here because you are saying that the relationship between washington d.c. and tell of the. plot in unison yahoo and obama have been known to be not exactly the best of friends ever since obama won the presidency. well these are two very different things aren't they i mean the fact that the fact is that if mr obama had the kind of power that i wish he had i would have asked him to wave a magic wand and create a two state solution that should have been in place for twenty years these two men don't like each other and they come at this issue from very different directions but our countries exist within the realities of international diplomacy and a very long history