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Haass, Richard N. - President
WE WELCOME PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU, THE PRIME MINISTER'S WIFE, THE SECURITY ADVISER, THE PRIME MINSTER'S SENIOR ADVISER, ISRAEL'S MOST ABLE AMBASSADOR...
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| 00:04:31 |
Netanyahu, Benjamin - Prime Minister, ()
HAVE A VERY ROBUST DELEGATION WITH ME HERE TODAY. WE HAD A VERY GOOD DAY TODAY IN WASHINGTON. I SAT IN THE OVAL OFFICE. THE REPORTS OF THE DEMISE OF THE...
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| 00:29:32 |
Haass, Richard N. - President
U.S.-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP. THERE HAS BEEN THE THEME THAT ISRAEL WOULD BECOME MORE OF A STRATEGIC LIABILITY TO THE UNITED STATES WHEN A STRATEGIC ASSET....
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| 00:30:05 |
Netanyahu, Benjamin - Prime Minister, ()
WILL WORK AS A POLITICIAN DO? THEY
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| 00:30:09 |
Haass, Richard N. - President
SIMPLY DECIDE WHICH ONE OF THEM THEY WANT TO ANSWER. [LAUGHTER]
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| 00:30:14 |
Netanyahu, Benjamin - Prime Minister, ()
FIRST OF ALL, IT IS BETTER TO BE A VICTOR THAN A VICTIM. IF YOU WERE A VICTIM, THIS WAS THE CONDITION OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE FOR 1000 YEARS. WHEN YOU...
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| 00:35:05 |
Haass, Richard N. - President
BE SHORTER ANSWERS. [LAUGHTER] >>
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| 00:35:09 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE ISRAELI MORATORIUM RUNS OUT IN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS. WHAT WOULD PERSUADE YOU AND YOUR
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| 00:35:19 |
Haass, Richard N. - President
GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND IT? >> THE SETTLEMENT ISSUE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FINAL ISSUE FROM THE START. ALONG WITH
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| 00:35:28 |
Netanyahu, Benjamin - Prime Minister, ()
SECURITY, REFUGEES, WATER, THESE ARE THE PRINCIPAL ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED. I ACTUALLY DID THIS TEMPORARY FREEZE TO ENTER THE TALKS. SEVEN MONTHS...
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| 00:37:49 |
Haass, Richard N. - President
AND THE AMERICAN ROLE TO BE IF HE CAN GET DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS STARTED BETWEEN ANALYST -- ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE IS TO DO? >>...
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| 00:38:06 |
Netanyahu, Benjamin - Prime Minister, ()
DAVID, THE TALKS BETWEEN EGYPT AND ISRAEL, THE OSLO ACCORDS, PEACE WITH JORDAN, IT ALWAYS INVOLVED AMERICAN SUPPORT. THE UNITED STATES IS A GREAT MEDIATOR...
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| 00:40:00 |
Haass, Richard N. - President
WEST BANK AND IT SUCCEEDS. HOW WOULD YOU THINK ABOUT DEALING WITH THE CHALLENGE OF GAZA AND HAMAS? >> THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. IT COULD HANDLE NEGOTIATIONS....
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| 00:40:23 |
Netanyahu, Benjamin - Prime Minister, ()
UNTIL WE SOLVE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM. THAT MEANS WE WILL BE HINDERED FOR A LONG TIME. OR WE CAN RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE HOSTILE ELEMENT THERE. IT IS OPPOSED...
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| 00:41:38 |
Haass, Richard N. - President
OUT TODAY. THEY WOULD LOSE THE ELECTION LIKE THAT. IT DOES NOT GIVE
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| 00:41:43 |
Netanyahu, Benjamin - Prime Minister, ()
ANY PEOPLE OF BOSNIA AND THE OPTIONS. -- THE GAZA ANY OPTIONS. THAT IS HOW HAMAS GOVERNS. IT DOES NOT ALLOW YOU FREEDOM. IF THERE WERE A CHANGE, IT THEY...
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| 00:42:37 |
Haass, Richard N. - President
COSTS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS. WHAT ABOUT THE RISKS OF COST OF USING MILITARY FORCE TO PREVENT DISSENSION? DO YOU WORRY ABOUT IRANI IN RETALIATION? -- IRANIAN...
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| 00:43:14 |
Netanyahu, Benjamin - Prime Minister, ()
IT SO HAPPENS THAT THE STATEMENT THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS MADE IS PROBABLY THE MOST EFFECTIVE PRESSURE THAT YOU COULD DIRECT AT IRAN. I WOULD NOT SAY...
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| 00:44:09 |
Haass, Richard N. - President
QUESTION AND RESIST ANY TEMPTATION TO SPEECHIFY. >> THAT YOU ONLY LEAD TO THE SPEAKER. >> MR. PRIME MINISTER, I WOULD LIKE
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| 00:44:23 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT. THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
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| 00:44:27 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ISRAEL'S ECONOMIC ACTIVITY HAS BEEN RATHER EXTRAORDINARY VERSUS THE REST OF THE WESTERN WORLD. I THINK IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT A LOT OF IT IS ATTRIBUTABLE...
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| 00:45:03 |
Netanyahu, Benjamin - Prime Minister, ()
THAT SOMETHING -- THAT ALL OF YOU UNDERSTAND IS THAT COMPETITION NEVER ENDS. IT NEVER ENDS. YOU CANNOT SAY THAT IF YOU -- YOU CANNOT SAY THAT YOU HAVE...
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| 00:51:19 |
Haass, Richard N. - President
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| 00:51:21 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
YOU HAVE STATED YOUR VISION OF A TWO-STAGE SOLUTION. YOU WILL HAVE TO MOVE
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| 00:51:30 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SOME OF THESE SETTLEMENTS. IT MAY INVOLVE CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE OR EVEN OF VIOLENCE. DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT ALONG -- AMONG THE IDEOLOGICAL...
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| 00:52:03 |
Netanyahu, Benjamin - Prime Minister, ()
THEY'RE DOING. THE SECOND THING IS TO INTRODUCE A VERY IMPORTANT TO MENTION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PEACE AGENDA. TIME IS A CRUCIAL ELEMENT, BOTH...
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| 00:53:13 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OBVIOUS THAT YOU KNOW THE DEMANDS. IF YOU HAVE DIRECT NEGOTIATION, D.C. THAT WITHIN A YEAR WE CAN HAVE AN AGREEMENT SIMILAR TO -- DO YOU THINK THAT WITHIN...
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| 00:53:42 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THINK -- YOU THINK HE IS WILLING TO MAKE PEACE? >> IF IT IS UP TO ME, WE WILL HAVE AN AGREEMENT.
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| 00:53:49 |
Haass, Richard N. - President
I CANNOT SPEAK FOR HIM, BUT
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| 00:53:53 |
Netanyahu, Benjamin - Prime Minister, ()
I WILL NOT DO WHAT SOME -- WHAT OTHER DEBTS DUE TO ME. -- WHAT OTHERS DO TO ME. I WILL NOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF LEADERSHIP. YOU HAVE TO BE TESTED...
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| 00:55:38 |
Haass, Richard N. - President
A GOLD SO LONG THAT THEY DO NOT PURSUE THOSE GOALS WITH VIOLENT MEANS? >> BECAUSE PART OF THE CHANGE THAT IS REQUIRED, THERE IS AN ASYMMETRY. IT IS IMPORTANT
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| 00:55:52 |
Netanyahu, Benjamin - Prime Minister, ()
TO UNDERSTAND IT. THE REASON WHY THE CONFLICT EXISTS AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IN 60 SOMETHING YEARS IS BECAUSE OF THE ENDURING ENGINE OF THE CONFLICT....
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| 01:02:14 |
Haass, Richard N. - President
PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE] [CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORP. 2010] >> A DISCUSSION ABOUT IMMIGRATION AT THE BROOKINGS...
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