Michael Oren: “I think the Israeli public will be open to any realistic venue that will change the status quo, perhaps a peaceful…”

We want to retain the regional alliance that emerged after last Saturday night of moderate Sunni state standing, you know, basically shoulder to shoulder with us against Iran.

Terrorist organizations do not negotiate in good faith. They move the football. They will play with the emotions of Israelis. They'll torture Israelis. It's part of their terror. It's actually part of their strategy.

If the United States gets behind this effort to stop both of these extremisms together with Israel, there are tremendous opportunities here.

Israel has to, on one hand, defend itself, defend the country, restore its internal security because we have 250,000 people who can't go back to their homes.