Speaking to Joe Biden, Shimon Peres refused to freeze construction in the existing settlements, saying that the government cannot instruct the villagers not to have children. Peres also criticized the imagined correlation between Palestinian peace (which would take years, anyway) and stopping the Iranian nuclear program (which is only months from completion).
Though Peres spoke highly of Obama after their meeting, his uncharacteristically right-wing rhetoric suggests a major disagreement with the American president.
