public. those comments have been unsparing. taking netanyahu to task over his racially tinged call to arms against israeli arab voters and in particular over his disavowal of the two-state solution, the pillar of american policy in the middle east for decades. in an exclusive interview today with nbc s andrea mitchell, his first since being re-elected netanyahu attempted to undo some of the damage. i haven t changed my policy. i never retracted my speech six years ago, calling for a demilitarized palestinian state that recognizes the jewish state. what has changed is the reality. i don t want a one-state solution. i want a sustainable, peaceful, two-state solution, but for that, circumstances have to change. the too little too late. unusually harsh language, white house press secretary today continued to criticize netanyahu s end stage campaign strategy. that cynical election day tactic was a pretty transparent effort to marginalize arab
details about that phone call between president obama and prime minister netanyahu. all we know from what we are hearing at the white house is that that call indeed did happen. the white house was forecasting that we might get that earlier today and in fact the two leaders have now spoken. we will find out within the next couple hours, i would think, perhaps within this hour exactly how that phone call went down. but simply put, we do know that he congratulated netanyahu on his victory, but that s the extent of it at this point. simply put, the white house is not buying what israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is selling today. administration officials are much more focused on netanyahu s remarks in the final moments of his re-election campaign when he rejected palestinian statehood. the white house sees that comment as a key reversal that could damage prospects for middle east peace. top aides to the president are also outraged over netanyahu s remarks that arab voters were head
state of palestine. on the eve of the election the prime minister said there would never be a palestinian state on his watch. today he flip-flopped and said he does support a two-state solution. what s your reaction to this uproar? because the administration the obama administration is very angry. they are saying they have to reassess their options with israel because of this kind of statement by the prime minister. what the prime minister said today as i recall the statement was that he supported he did not support a one-state solution. he did support a two-state solution. the timing wasn t right at the moment but it put him back on the same page i would say, as those of us that support it sounds like he flip-flopped. 48 hours or 72 hours ago he was saying it was not going to happen. now he s saying in his words, i want a sustainable peaceful two-state solution. but i think there s a certain danger here in terms of this whole election overseas in a democratic state. i have h
what s your reaction to this flip-flop by the prime minister a couple days ago, three days ago he was saying there s not going to be a palestinian state on his watch, today he says he supports a two-state solution. what s your reaction? caller: wolf you know that as far as netanyahu is concerned i don t think he was ever a two-stater. i think it was one of the rare honest moments when he said he will not make a palestinian state on his watch and he will not allow it. he was saying the truth. this man since he came to office in 1996 and 2009 to now he did nothing but undermine a two-state solution. i take this very very seriously. i think his election is very very dangerous. i think those of us who believe in peace and the two-state solution israeli, palestinians americans, whoever, we must stand shoulder to shoulder in order to restore hope in the
i was vindicated but chilled by the open and unsolicited admission of guilt. reporter: that s jim mccormack the brother of durst s first wife kathy who says he hopes durst will confess to killing her and others. i m hopeful he will finally man up, tell his lawyers to bug off and he wants to have this thing over and put behind him. reporter: dan simon, cnn, san francisco. that s it for the lead. i m jake tapper. turning you over to wolf blitzer in the situation room. happening now, taking credit for terror as the death toll rises in a deadly museum attack. a web post from isis now claims its knights, they are calling them knights, are behind the attack. complete reversal. days after saying he doesn t support a palestinian state, fresh off his party s election victory, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu flip-flops and says a two-state solution is okay. will president obama trust him?