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 or house palestinian refugees. it s not going to happen. everybody knows it s not going to happen. and i think it s time to tell the palestinians forthrightly, it s not going to happen. reporter: despite tough words, the u.s. and israel will remain allies even past this rough spot. but the tension between the two leaders was palpable. robert deneen is with the council on foreign relations. there s not a great deal of mutual affection there. they ve met a number of times. but nonetheless, they have not succeeded in establishing a close bond, a close working
done. they say they have arrested a powerful drug kingpin. he was reportedly arrested at his own birthday party. he was taken into custody in mexico just across the border from texas. police say he is one of the leaders of the gulf cartel, one of two gangs battling for control of smuggling routes into the united states. the u.s. state department offered a $5 million reward for his capture. bob strang is a former special agent with the drug enforcement administration and the current ceo of investigative management group, an international security firm. he joins us by phone from new york city. thanks so much for joining us mr. strang. how significant is this arrest? good morning, fredricka. this is major. you have to remember, this gang was responsible for large shipments over a long period of time, over ten years, that were coming from mexico to the united states. you re talking about cocaine, marijuana. also because they were able to free up the borders and get control over
countries. reporter: but for all of the niceties, netanyahu drew a line in the sand. he said israel will not house palestinian refugees or negotiate with the palestinian government supported by hamas. it s not going to happen. everybody knows that it s not going to happen. and i think it s time to tell the palestinians forthrightly that it s not going to happen. reporter: despite words that the u.s. and israel will remain tough allies. robert is with the council on foreign relations. there is a great deal of mutual affection there. they have met a number of times and nonetheless they have not succeeded in establishing a close bond, a working relationship and there is not a great deal of new trust, it seems. after the meeting, jay carney
this hour, concerns that there are potential targets at risk by cutting homeland security funds. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with deadly new clashes today in syria as security forces try to break up anti-government protests in a number of cities. human rights activists say that at least 34 people were killed. they say to end the crackdown or get out of the way. here is arwa damon. reporter: wolf, when we see the images coming out of syria, the path that the regime continues to take seems pretty clear. they are aiming to clear. a voice yells off camera. this is video said to be from the city of hopes, which has seen many protests in recent weeks. it was posted to youtube. cnn cannot verify its authenticity or when it was shot. but one opposition activist told cnn on friday that the security forces fired straight in crowds of demonstrators and the syrian human rights information link reported a mounting death poll throughout the day. a simila