article_snippet: Jerusalem (CNN)Within 48 hours of Netanyahu election night victory
article_snippet: , Netanyahu rolled back Netanyahu pre-election comments that there would be no Palestinian state if Netanyahu were Prime Minister, but the damage may already have been done to relations with the two other major players in the negotiations: the United States and the Palestinians.
article_snippet: In an interview with NBC, Netanyahu said, "I haven't changed my policy, I never retracted my speech six years ago calling for a demilitarized Palestinian state that recognizes the Jewish state.
article_snippet: What has changed is the reality, Abu Mazen (nickhame of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas) the Palestinian leader refuses to recognize the Jewish state, and the Palestinian leader's made a pact with Hamas that calls for the destruction of Israel.
article_snippet: Netanyahu Netanyahu needs to do to gain the credibility and the trust, not only of me but of the international community, Netanyahu needs to stand tall and tell the Israeli people that in order to live in peace with our neighbors our're going to have to recognize the state of Palestine.
highlights_snippet: That comes after Netanyahu made campaign statements against a Palestinian state .
  
highlights_snippet: Netanyahu rolled back the comments after Netanyahu election victory .