nathan gonzalez will discuss the election of 2018. all for today's "washington journal," on this christmas day. a very happy, merry christmas and happy holiday to ll of our viewers, we'll be back tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. >> coming up today on c-span, a christmas message from the queen of england, the opening museum of the museum of the bible and then an discussion about america's moral character and then a debate about america's capitalism versus socialism. queen elizabeth ii delivered her annual christmas message from london. the tradition of the royal

christmas message dates back to 1932 with the radio address by king george the fifth. queen elizabeth ii if her first 1957 --d address in gave her first tel televised address in 1957. ♪ queen elizabeth ii: six years

ago today, again woman spoke about change and she presented the first television broadcast of its kind. she described the moment as a landmark. >> televisions have been possible for many of us we all have on christmas day. my arm family also gathers around the television at this moment and that is how i imagine you are now. queen elizabeth ii: six decades ation hasresent evolved somewhat as has the technology she described. they would imagine that people will be watching this one day on laptops and mobile phones as some of you are today? i'm also struck by something that hasn't changed. whatever the technology, many of

you will be watching this at home. we think of our homes as places mth and love, of shared stories and memories, which is perhaps why this time of year so many returned to where they grew up. a timeless simplicity to the poll of home. for many, the idea of home reaches beyond the physical building to hometown or city. this christmas, i think of london and manchester, whose powerful identities shown through over the past 12 months in the face of appalling attacks. , there areer children who have gone to see their favorite singer. a few days after the bombing, i had the privilege of meeting some of the young survivors and

their parents. >> [indiscernible] queen elizabeth ii: faye interesting -- very interesting how united. i describe that hospital visit as a privilege because the patients i met or an example to us all, showing extraordinary bravery and resilience. indeed many of those who survived the attack came together just days later for a benefit concert. it was a powerful reclaiming of the ground and of the city those young people call home. we expect our homes to be a

place of safety am a sanctuary even, which makes it all the more shocking when the comfort they provided is shattered. a few weeks ago, the prince of wales visited the caribbean in the aftermath of hurricanes that destroyed entire communities. here in london, who can forget the sheer awfulness of the tower fire? our thoughts and prayers are with all those who died and those who lost a much. we are indebted to members of the emergency services who risk their own lives this past year saving others. many of them, of course, are not to be at home today because they are working to protect us. events makes these me grateful for the blessings of home and family and in particular for 70 years of marriage.

i don't know that anyone had invented the term platinum for a 70th wedding anniversary when i was born. you are expected to be around that long. prince philip decided it was time to slow down a little as he even economically put it had done his bit. i know his support and unique sense of humor will remain as strong as ever as we enjoy spending time this christmas with our family and look forward to welcoming new members into it next year. 2018, i will open my home to a different type of family, the leaders of the 52 nations of the commonwealth as they gather in the u.k. for a summit. the commonwealth has inspiring way of bringing people together, be it through the commonwealth games, which begin in a few

months time on australia's gold coast, and also like the commonwealth youth orchestra and choir, reminder of how truly vibrant this international family is. today we celebrate christmas, which itself is sometimes described as a festival of the home. families travel long distances to be together. volunteers and charities, as well as many churches, a range of meals for the homeless or those who would otherwise be alone on christmas day. we remember the birth of jesus christ, whose only sanctuary was a stable in bethlehem. he knew rejection, hardship, and persecution. and yet it is jesus christ's generous love an example which has expired me through good times and bad.

whatever your own experiences this year, wherever and however you're watching, i wish you a peaceful and very happy christmas. ♪ [singing]

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>> tonight on c-span, a debate on the israeli-palestinian conflict between harvard cornelsors west and allegation was. she is less talking about changing israeli policy toward the palestinians by using economic pressure. >> my question to you is -- do we really believe that our response to the occupation and colonization that the bds movement is concerned about, if it was a palestinian occupation of our precious jewish and brothers and sisters, what we have the same response as

opposed to the israeli occupation of palestinian brothers and sisters? what a load about this place is not just the words of marcus are really us and thomas jefferson, but i saw a picture of martin luther king jr. on the wall that brother harlan to put there. his concern is what? baby -- aalestinian palestinian baby has the same significance and value as an israeli baby come in just like a white baby, brown baby, yellow baby, no matter what national lity, no matter what sexual orientation, no matter the pigmentation. my argument is bds is in no way perfect, having its own internal tensions and a variety of different voices. the reason why i joined that

movement and not like a don't have criticism of the dearent, and my brother omar knows it. it is the last nonviolent effort to try to ensure that the moral character and the human values of a settlor colonial enterprise that has involved itself in expansion and leading toward in the language of our dear brother jimmy carter a full-fledged apartheid, not because israel is in any way to be compared with the south african apartheid regime in all of its forms. those palestinians inside of israel much less apartheid. but those precious brothers and sisters in the west bank and gaza, bishop tutu says it's worse than apartheid. that's a moral issue. watch the entire

debate between professors cornell west and allegation was dershowitz so it'an tonight on c-span. the museum of the bible officially opened its doors with the dedication ceremony in washington. among the featured speakers, d.c. mayor muriel bowser and israeli ambassador to the u.s. ronald dermer. this is just over one hour. [applause] >> hello, everyone. this is the day the lord has made. let us rejoice and be glad in it. it is his day. so, good morning. welcome to the dedication of the museum of the bible, the first world-class museum to the bible and the history of the worlds. what a blessing to have you here. we are so pleased everyone is here. you're going to hear from a lot