it in order to avoid a diplomatic showdown at the u.n. this week. the whole world will be watching. but the question tonight is this. where does all this leave israel? joining me now is ehud barak. thank you for joining me. this seems on the face of it to be a very pivotal moment for israel, palestine, for the peace process. what is your take on what is happening? it s not easy at the moment. i hope and i believe that a way should be found to make it a launching pad for a new momentum to resume negotiations. no conditions in order to strike a deal. i believe that it s possible. both of us are powerful, two states, two people. i think the differences are not insurmountable. the critics argue prime minister netanyahu and yourself, you ve been angling for a peace process, for something to happen, for a treaty for a settlement now for decades. and the promises have kept coming, and nothing has happened. is it really that surprising that the palestinians are now going to the u
the whole world will be watching. but the question tonight is this. where does all this leave israel? joining me now is ehud barak. thank you for joining me. this seems on the face of it to be a very pivotal moment for israel, palestine, for the peace process. what is your take on what is happening? it s not easy at the moment. i hope and i believe that a way should be found to make it a launching pad for a new momentum to resume negotiation s s. no conditions in order to strike a deal. i believe that it s possible. both of us are powerful, two states, two people. i think the differences are not insurmountable. the critics argue prime minister netanyahu and yourself, you ve been angling for a peace process, for something to happen, for a treaty for a settlement now for decades. and the promises have kept coming, and nothing has happened. is it really that surprising that the palestinians are now going to the u.n. in the way that they are? doesn t there eventually have to
time now for the xyz of it. two weeks after the tsunami, the nuclear crisis in japan is still unfolding and so is the debate of nuclear energy in this country. 30-feet tsunami waves caused the reactors in the nuclear power plant to overheat. nuclear insiders tell cnn they are frustrated of the coverage of the event which will put a halt to the nuclear renaissance in the united states. that nuclear renaissance is now in danger. right now, one-firth of america s electricity comes from nuclear reactors. they are expensive to build. companies were already ready to build more of them given the tangle of regulations. the federal government offers loan guarantees to get operators to invest in nuclear power
disintegration, the splintering of america. and talk ulk to us about this g? well, it was strange to have a former president here commanding the briefing room at the white house. two ways of looking at it. one, it is just kind of, i think, unprecedented. i don t know i can t think of that having had happened before and kind of weird. the other way you could look at it is, you know, one of the barack obama s problems is not insecurity. and he is seeming perfectly secure in kind of leaving the podium to bill clinton. what impact did president clinton s appearance have on the entire debate do you suppose? i i think it actually gives cover to some democrats
going to do. i respect somebody who gets up, and said i m going to fight this one out. it s not about that. you look at newt begin grich. gingrich. he stepped down. he has come back and looks like he s going to run for president of america. she could have a life as a speaker or go out there and write a book. but if you continue to believe that you should advise the democrats to rally behind this woman, they will get their brains beat in again. megyn: she could be a congresswoman. she does haven t to run for minority leader. nancy pelosi is not okay with just being a congresswoman. this goes back to the issue of