isolation and potentially demographic disaster. if you see no peace deal and continue to aggressive settlement construction, says the president, if the palestinians come to believe that the possibility of a contiguous sovereign palestinian state is no longer within reach, then our ability to manage the international fallout is limited. the interview includes a few veiled maybe taps, not quite jabs, at kerry, who's generated some angst in the west wing, for drawing outside the lines in getting the mideast peace talks on the board. john reports to me almost weekly about progress, and occasionally asks for direction. i think john has done an extraordinary job, but these are difficult negotiations, implying it's now time for the president to step in. netanyahu will meet with leaders of both parties on capitol hill today. tomorrow, he'll speak to apac, largest pro-israel lobby in the united states. president obama is not scheduled to address the group for the second year in a row. arriving in washington, netanyahu responded to the president, telling reporters,