netanyahu expected the agreement and i think he was surprised that it did. a lot of people in this country are surprised in one has to take note of the fact that this was an agreement not just between the united states and iran all those will -- although those were the principle parties but agreement that involves russia, china and europe and that was a very important step forward in the sense that it creates a framework on which to build and permits these countries also to in a sense an outcome which is vaguely being previewed without being overly specific. i think we all have a common interest in iran not -- into a -- total social failure and the source of violence. i think that is shared by many israelis and this is why public opinion as far as i can sense and tom knows better is not confused with netanyahu's tat ticks or assertions. >> i would point out the day after the agreement was signed the tel aviv stock market went up. >> as you all know there is talk in the senate in passing a sanctions bill that will go into effect if there is no progress made within six months. i woul

. they are as nervous as prime minister benjamin netanyahu of a possible reduction of tensions between the two parties. so what would they do then with the iranian bogeyman who is no longer there. and that is the thing we have to look at. [inaudible] >> it is my pleasure. >> going back to big politics, asking you whether you see this as we transform ourselves into a global city. do you also see this handful of those who are willing and do you see them engaging in some of these global issues like global warming and the spread of epidemic diseases in these kinds of issues? or is the habit of this is a foreign policy strategy, will this develop any kind of systematic approach to these issues that we will surely have to impact in the long-term? >> yes, thank you. that's an excellent last question. small states in general often specialize in particular issues. and they become what might be called entrepreneurs. they specialize in a specific norm and then that becomes their area of expertise. norway, for example or other small states. they specialize in one particular issue. and it i

as prime minister netanyahu of a possible u.s./iranian -- i don't want to even use the term rapprochement, but a reduction of tensions between these two parties. what would they do then when the iranian bogeyman is no longer there? and i think that's the, that's the thing to look at. >> [inaudible] ask the last question and then give you a break. you've worked enough tonight. >> my pleasure. >> i want to go back to another dimension of big politics and ask you whether you see -- as doha starts to transform itself into a global city and doha is transforming itself into a global city, do you also see its leading elites as this handful of technocrats who are ruling the state and designing its policy, do you see them engaging in some of these global issues like food security, global warming, the spread of epidemics, diseases, these kinds of issues? or is the habit of hedging as a foreign policy strategy, in fact, hindered qatar from developing any kind of consistent approach to these issues which surely have to impact the future of qatar in the long term. >> thank you. excellent

nervous as prime minister benjamin netanyahu of a possible reduction of tensions between the two parties. so what would they do then with the iranian bogeyman who is no longer there. and that is the thing we have to look at. [inaudible] >> it is my pleasure. >> going back to big politics, asking you whether you see this as we transform ourselves into a global city. do you also see this handful of those who are willing and do you see them engaging in some of these global issues like global warming and the spread of epidemic diseases in these kinds of issues? or is the habit of this is a foreign policy strategy, will this develop any kind of systematic approach to these issues that we will surely have to impact in the long-term? >> yes, thank you. that's an excellent last question. small states in general often specialize in particular issues. and they become what might be called entrepreneurs. they specialize in a specific norm and then that becomes their area of expertise. norway, for example or other small states. they specialize in one particular issue. and it is no exception.

and benjamin netanyahu and vladimir putin himself and i don't know if this is true, but there was a rumor actually showing you how much of a relationship between russia and israel has been transformed. so how do you balance this relationship with this relationship with israel. and so it's very interesting to watch this about how we can move forward in balancing all of these competing demands. >> i will just make a brief comment. i think that russia and the united states have the same interest with iran and nuclear weapons and as far as they are concerned. nuclear powers that have nuclear weapons don't want additional powers to have these weapons and i think that if we share that interest, this is why i think we will work together to see if we can transform this and that is a great accommodation to pursue and i am a little bit less rosy about the overall historical relationship between russia and iran and iran and russia have had some real problems, territorial problems over the years and i think those that ignore history or a strategy would be part of the long-range prospects of tha

netanyahu admitted there was a linkage and the linkage he made was the way the negotiations, the p5+1 would be satisfactory and will help us to move on the palestinian track. the israeli negotiators said the linkage goes the other way around. that the focus in the palestinian negotiations that secretary kerry is working so hard in order to achieve will of course have certain effects on the negotiations with iran. which one do you agree with? >> you no, there is a saying in politics that some of my friends really believe strongly in this one position and my other friends really believe strongly in a totally different position. i'm going to make a really tough decision here and i'm going to side with my friends. i guess my point is, i think that we should, i really applaud secretary kerry and the president for really trying to reengage on the israeli-palestinian negotiations. i know there are lots of people that think it's a fools errand. i happen to think it's a very important and that the clock is ticking in a very big way on the possibility for a settlement there. there are lots of p

with what netanyahu is saying. it's serving does not look good in their domestic political agenda or in the arab world's political agenda for these two to be lining up together. >> i had one point. i'm not an expert on saudi arabia but i think it is quite clear that there's been some interesting perhaps contradicted a fear by the saudis. .. council seat. it indicates there are some significant divisions within the saudi elite right now, within the government. contradictoryhe messages may continue and may not signal much more than that they are not sure what to do. >> the gentleman back there. larry feinberg. how does this agreement differ from the agreement they negoti from the agreements negotiated the last 20 years or so? >> i'm going to take that because i've actually covered north korea. you know, there are two and allergies that come up all the time. one is 1938 unique but not seize, which is ridiculous on so many levels. iran is not not see germany. the other is north korea. >> [inaudible] >> yeah. the nature of the regime's are different but also, the agreements are different.