US president tells CBS News it would be a 'big mistake' to retake Palestinian enclave, but removing extremists is 'necessary,' urges keeping two-state solution alive

In wide-ranging discussion with CBS, premier concedes neither court nor parliament can maintain blanket control over other; insists Israel to remain 'boisterous, vibrant democracy'

Jewish correspondent for New York Times, CBS and NBC covered diplomats for decades before becoming State Department spokesman, served on Trilateral Anti-Incitement Committee