GWEN: MAKING DEALS IN POLITICS AND DIPLOMACY.
AND DIPLOMACY.
STORIES FROM ISRAEL, IRAN, AND STORIES FROM ISRAEL, IRAN, AND THE BACK ROOMS ON CAPITOL HILL THE BACK ROOMS ON CAPITOL HILL AND AT THE 2016 CAMPAIGNS.GAINSD AND AT THE 2016 CAMPAIGNS.GAINSD THIS HUGE VICTORY.
THIS HUGE VICTORY.
GWEN: BENJAMIN NETANYAHU FOILS GWEN: BENJAMIN NETANYAHU FOILS HIS CRITICS.
HIS CRITICS.
AND VINDICATES HIS SUPPORTERS, AND VINDICATES HIS SUPPORTERS, AT HOME AND IN WASHINGTON.
AT HOME AND IN WASHINGTON.
>> LASTLY LET ME CONGRATULATE MY >> LASTLY LET ME CONGRATULATE MY FRIEND, BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, ON FRIEND, BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, ON HIS PARTY'S VICTORY THIS HIS PARTY'S VICTORY THIS WEEK.
WEEK.
LEAR AMBITIONS?
E U.S.-ISRAEL LEAR AMBITIONS?
E U.S.-ISRAEL >> OUR NEGOTIATIONS HAVE MADE >> OUR NEGOTIATIONS HAVE MADE PROGRESS, BUT GAPS REMAIN.
PROGRESS, BUT GAPS REMAIN.
FOR ANOTHER BUDGET BATTLE.
FOR ANOTHER BUDGET BATTLE.
>> OUR BUDGET IS OUR VISION FOR >> OUR BUDGET IS OUR VISION FOR HOW TO GET THE COUNTRY BACK ON HOW TO GET THE COUNTRY BACK ON TRACK.
TRACK.
>> IT'S SAMELD TNG, OLD >> IT'S SAMELD TNG, OLD WARMED-OVER STEW.
WARMED-OVER STEW.
IT'S ALL I CAN CALL IT.
IT'S ALL I CAN CALL IT.
GWEN: AND, THE 2016 CAMPAIGN GWEN: AND, THE 2016 CAMPAIGN HEATS UP BEHIND CLOSED DOORS HEATS UP BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AS LIKELY CANDIDATES LINE UP TO AS LIKELY CANDIDATES LINE UP TO SNAG THE BILLIONAIRES WHO MIGHT SNAG THE BILLIONAIRES WHO MIGHT HELP THEM GET THE HELP THEM GET THE NOMINATION.
NOMINATION.
COVERING THE WEEK -- COVERING THE WEEK -- MICHAEL CROWLEY, SENIOR FOREIGN MICHAEL CROWLEY, SENIOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT FOR AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT FOR POLITICO.
POLITICO.
DAVID SANGER, CHIEF WASHINGTON DAVID SANGER, CHIEF WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT FOR THE FLIMSE.
CORRESPONDENT FOR THE FLIMSE.
JOHN HARWOOD,CHIEF WASHINGTON JOHN HARWOOD,CHIEF WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT FOR CNBC.
CORRESPONDENT FOR CNBC.
AND JEANNE CUMMINGS, DEPUTY AND JEANNE CUMMINGS, DEPUTY MANAGING EDIOR AT BLOOERG MANAGING EDIOR AT BLOOERG NEWS.
NEWS.
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS.
LIVE FROM OUR NATION'S CAPITOL, LIVE FROM OUR NATION'S CAPITOL, THIS IS "WASHINGTON WEEK" WITH THIS IS "WASHINGTON WEEK" WITH GWEN IFILL.
>> ONCE AGAIN, LIVE FROM WASHINGTON, MODERATOR GWEN WASHINGTON, MODERATOR GWEN IFILL.
IFILL.
GWEN: GOOD EVENING.
GWEN: GOOD EVENING.
THIS WEEK'S BIG STORY WAS ABOUT THIS WEEK'S BIG STORY WAS ABOUT AN ELECTION THAT HAPPENED ON THE AN ELECTION THAT HAPPENED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC, BUT OTHER SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC, BUT COULD HAVE IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON COULD HAVE IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE NOT ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE NOT RELIGION.
RELIGION.
ISRAELI PRIME MINSTER BENJAMIN ISRAELI PRIME MINSTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU PULLED OFF A STRONG NETANYAHU PULLED OFF A STRONG REELECTI VICTORY TS REELECTI VICTORY TS WEEK.
WEEK.
BUT THAT'S WHERE THE DRAMA BUT THAT'S WHERE THE DRAMA BEGINS.
BEGINS.
OUR FRIEND, NBC'S ANDREA OUR FRIEND, NBC'S ANDREA MITCHELL, SAT DOWN WITH MITCHELL, SAT DOWN WITH