out of that vote in new york r.t. sat down with palestinian politician one on a shroud we she believes getting full membership status will finally allow israel to be held to account for the crimes that she says it committed against the palestinian people and the occupation of their land. i. i. r c sitting down with award winning scholar and internationally recognized politician executive committee member of the palestine liberation organization dr hanan ashrawi thank you so much for joining us today thank you and it's the pleasure of dr shah let's start with one of the most highlighted issues at this year's united nations general assembly gathering of course palestine's bid for recognized statehood we know that palestine is already recognized by over one hundred twenty countries why does this u.n. vote matter it's very important because this is a turning point and sort of palestinian history and in the history of peacemaking in the region we do have as you said bilateral recognitions from different countries we have right now one hundred twenty seven but at the same time we are we

have been engaged in the peace process that has taken on over two decades of prolongation and stalling with creating facts on the ground building settlements in the latterly acting from a position of power as an occupier and undermining the chances of peace and the objectives of the two state solution and so on so we are trying now to say that this is a new phase a new e.u. to say we are going to the international community to say that the palestinian question and the palestinian people have that i think of sort of the terminations and should be placed within this international context as the essence of multilateralism as the source of international global legislation and the palestinian question must be dissolved in accordance with international law now the united states has made it more than clear that a veto is really it's only possible reaction to a resolution at the security council so are there really there are plans reported

that palestine may consider going through just through the general assembly is that really in the works well we have many different options and alternatives and we studied all of them and we're keeping all our options open frankly. speaking recurs if we go through the security council directly that means we want different objectives and we certainly don't want to have a confrontation with the us but they're the ones who are choosing a confrontation over something that is actually part of their own policies and that on the lead principles we could also go to the journalist family and ask for upgrading of us that score greater economic sharon and then ask for support for our bit to go to the security council so what we're saying is we can go straight to the security council and deal with the consequences and if the u.s. wants to isolate itself on the wrong side of the law it could be its choice or we could go in that actually to the security council also fortified by

a positive solution and that's on the assembly and then again the present out but as i said that many many options and we're keeping them all up open like going through the security council going through the general assembly would mean a nonmember state status for palestine why would that be important that's very important because although we are now we have observer status as the p.l.o. and we want to have. a nonmember state status which means there would be a recognition of statehood but it's our membership that is an observer membership but that opens the doors for us to become a member of all you and organizations institutions agencies and so on it would empower the palestinians it would also declare our territory as occupied territory not disputed territory and therefore up for grabs it would declare is to solemnize occupied not as the eternally unified capital is

a forever and ever and it would lay the foundations of any new solution based on international law so it's very important and we can also hold israel accountable which is something. that is driving is the us absolutely insane when talking about accountability because they don't want any kind of accountability part isn't whether through you and human rights organizations like the un council on human rights or where the international criminal court the international court of justice they just want to ensure that israel continues to act outside the number of the law you have mentioned access to you want to situations if we look for example at the international criminal court access to that what kind of really impact would that have for palestine ballad of a tremendous impact because that means that the international criminal court can act in accordance with their own convention and their own statute describes settlement activities as they walk around because when you violate the fourth

geneva convention when you move populations of your own into occupied territory and you take other people's lands this is a war crime and collective crime against the palestinian people so automatically we can start a suit and law cases against not just the government but against even all the settlers and the settler will be seen as being part of this war crime and that's why quite worried about the palestinians becoming a state or getting access to the instruments of accountability particularly the international criminal court well in an interview with r.t. we had aired previously post palestinian politician a bill shot said to us that israelis must be changed to be taken to paradise. on their way to peace who is strong enough do you think to forge a chain like that look i think it's a modern power more than anything else. seems to me that if you can use your powers of persuasion and humanity for the israelis to understand that

a land grab their greed for the land for control for subjugating and other people is really a strategic liability for its. russian political legal human decision you have to think about the consequences of your actions that you cannot ever claim to be above the law and claim to be exempt from any accountability and claim really impunity and preferential treatment that there is a time in which all these things will end then you will be held accountable like any other country and you can continue and enslaving people whatever and getting away with it so it's a question of persuasion and looking clearly at the reality and understanding that given also the context of the arab spring given the context of regional and even global changes and transformations israel has a unique chance to make peace quickly with the palestinians and to be accepted in

the region rather than continue with its unilateral dangerous adventurous policy of control and oppression. and so on and then delay the inevitable which is going to be further confrontations violence and extremism now if we look a little bit at united states involvement in all of this we know that last year barack obama spoke at the general assembly saying that hopefully by this year two thousand and eleven palestine will be recognized as a member within the united nations now his administration is clearly opposed to this do you see this is a stab in the back i see this as a source of commander sled down real disappointment because he theys the expectations and a variety of ways starting with ending all settlement activities to acting decisively in peacemaking to basing all peacemaking on international law and multilateralism to building the palestinian state in the sixty seven months so having it in that dawn on most all these things that he has created

a sense of letdown among the palestinians the arabs even the world people of good conscience who expected obama to live up to his promises to his values and principle. other than to narrow self-interest right now. if he's seen as doing israel's bidding and trying to justify the occupation and trying to justify israeli policies and actually putting pressure on everybody starting with the palestinians who are of course the weakest part because we do not have any kind of power or weapons or anything so he'll be seen as sort of not just bullying the palestinians but he will be seen as weighing in on the side of an illegal unjust situation and he'll be undermining the standing and credibility and interests of the u.s. in the region and throughout the world other brokers russia the european union united nations they have really a place in the place what they're trying to do is very dangerous because the u.s.

in many ways has changed its policy to accommodate this most extreme government and not only that but it was trying to put pressure on the quartet to accept this position. itself negate by saying palestinians shouldn't go to rio and on the e.u. by asking them to change their longstanding policy on the two state solution and so on and jerusalem and the legality of settlements and of course that has taken a very clear stance on the basis of international law and palestinian diets including that at the commission so by adopting the israeli position and then trying to salvage the throat of the quartet the u.s. is really the starting legal system as well as political system as well as the human and better of achieving a just peace what do you think americans and some european countries have been willing to welcome the arab spring and yet palestine's self determination is seen

as something pretty much an acceptable by the united states in particular it is ironic this that would stand that look at that ups plane as a way of vindication of the. i have towards democracy and freedom and human rights and human dignity and yet when it comes to the palestinians we are decontextualized we are removed this is very selective precisely because i think out occupied is read. as a domestic issue in the us and has enormous influence on their careers and the fates of many politicians through elections access to the media through the campaign funds and so on. and of course there's a strategic alliance that we talked about so it is not treated like any other country has constantly been an example also because of the heart of the holocaust on that history and western guilt over what they could produce or in

a sense. sate a certain bubble in which was given and demanded what i described earlier as a sense of exceptionalism and then title unity and of course it has acted with impunity sort of palestinians were deprived of the protection of the law and was given the exceptional treatment but equally because it has a powerful lobby also in the us that is a growing movement of solidarity with the palestinians and i hope that that would hold that own. countries accountable or systems of government and this is part of the arab spring where the arab spring has moved and elation to these is the to the social media and these global principles that do not apply just to that world or to palestine or to the west the apply to humanity as a whole and therefore the exemption of the palestinians from these values and the exemption from accountability for violating these values will no longer be

tolerated. the americans may succeed in having that on the other side into. but on values and principles but not for long because they too will be held accountable by their own people dr hanan ashrawi thank you for your time with us today thank you very much instead it's nice to meet you i i. culture is that so much given to each musician on the fronts in the absence of a peace process the palestinians will ask the united nations to upgrade their current observer status to that of a full member state. leave

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as colonel gadhafi is remaining troops hold out against government forces and nato air strikes in libya the french president faces a legal battle at home over his country's intervention in the war players play nicolas sarkozy should be held to account for crimes against humanity committed during the bombing of libya. international effort stepped up to calm border tension in kosovo or neither locals nor serbs seem willing to back down after recent bloodshed mauling a proposal to end the deadlock sparked by the violent seizure of two border post by post of ins in july. and statehood showdown at the u.n. is the general assembly gets ready to vote on the status of palestine with deep divisions preparing to crack the surface the u.s. and israel remain opposed to giving the palestinians a seat at the world body. much more news coming your way in fifteen minutes sports up next with natalia.

thank you map well welcome to the horse race and here are the top stories this hour but many. by dani puts a need at the top of the table wild. goose live down. in spain real madrid go down to the mid table of bombay on sunday while barcelona score eight against in the peak of the weekend action. england sound little boost his claims for a european god with a wall street picture and the russian challenge cup and also more gulf news coming up shortly. but first a bit of basketball as russia clinched the brawns of the european championships that wrapped up in lithuania on sunday david plotz man beating macedonia seventeen suits sixty eight to get on the podium in that final meanwhile the main deciders so spain successfully retained that title as they posted a call for them to win the oval for all it's a ninety eight eighty five the winner is spain just as two years ago in poland juan

carlos navarro named the final scoring everyone with twenty seven points. on two russian football now until a brace from dani helps the need go top of the premier league the reigning champions coming from two goals down to edge out rubin. i had off the five minutes thanks to retaken penalty by day but it's not show that midway through the first solves the needs and rushing to national goalkeeper which is love life if one is left rolling in pain after that squash and so he gets knocks seize the moment of last home or been sacked and from long range with substance use is off the was however within the five minutes someone should all go for launch the need scum bag the midfielder finishing off a donkey break it took out the gap and within eighteen second help minutes diving struck twice to snatch a late victory for the visit as an example. golf helped along in the buildup for the match winning goal which on a split is man taking three to move alone at the top of the premier league

standings lying two points ahead of denominate moscow. and that's partly because say it's come is their chance to take a three point lead over the need in the day they must rise had to fight back for a one all joy at lowly but are still the me that he google for the have side ahead of the just five minutes than many since the sting did finally manage to level the now late so the league stops for a saying to doing their capitalizing on some move will defend him to save his side's blushes one all and finish the result ensuring to sleep. so it's now most going to sit second after twenty four weeks following a three nil home win over. ukraine in the international strike on the water or knee and grab the open elf the just ten minutes following kevin cry knees back heel draws to get himself made to kneel fifteen minutes after the interval before. completed the drubbing with a header four minutes from time three nil in this one. and

it's now the most both sides bartók drowsed at the with the same school line in the foul match for the tennis manicamp than them the netherlands midfield the they made this zeros schooled this first goal for the red y. itself to three minutes still in the opening half island side mcgeady then also nabbed his first and only since returning from injury the retiring t. one of the happy provided there before going off the pitch to a standing ovation after the first half and then with ten minutes ago summer signing him on i mean he came here at the top of the comprehensive story with the second goal with as many games premier offering almost no resistance to concede this one free meal how it ended. elsewhere on sunday dinies cool shop pool five go to penalties to live look might see it over to dick. and combined with big spending. and over in england wayne rooney's cold is

not an open season as much tonight the debate chelsea three wanted to hold traffic going two points clear at the top of the words. or struck a second hall brace helping the spurs to a big win over the livable also in the busy day full of school twice in the second half to come back from two down against man city in sunderland all their goals were the first play as they thrashed stoke deal. now in spain real madrid have been know down by live on pay as they lost one male and one of sunday's fixed as the sole goal coming in they sixty eight minutes live on to converting one of the few stripes on managed to hold on to that one meal advantage handing. us most of the primera liga season but a frustration for coach. especially following saturday's go fast the no camp where boss is low in the human aided also still in the firing eight times without reply five of those could see him just

a two man david be eating a brace while the no messy put in a hat trick says fabregas and harvey also in the school should do the catalans big victory and one of the girls was a no one assessing the play at a bar some back to winning ways after a couple of jewels the eight neil result is a record tying school for both the catalan speak like that all of us with the same margin back in one thousand nine hundred six while also some of the previously most male to real madrid overhaul for a century. now a new zealand russia second game and they rugby world cup will be against a delay on tuesday for changes have been made to the school that's had its first day off since arriving in new zealand a fortnight ago and archies richard who fled took the chance to join some of the players on a fishing trip. it's been a hard slog for russia's players so far at the rugby world cup training session followed by training session coach wright followed by coach ride however the squad

was given a rare treat a day off to enjoy some of the wonderful sights of the picturesque region of mowbray which lies a top of a side file and constable for. a number of the players took up the opportunity to go on a fishing trip and props a gaping hole of who excelled against the united states last time outs it was just a relief to get out of a hotel environment. well it's already annoying having to stay in the hotel for long periods you feel like a dead cargo you look only at the to be there is no entertainment in the hotel and it's nice to fish and to calm nerves adam burns rushes log who qualified to play five a bass for his grandmother who is russian was more successful than most unlike his colleague in the pack. he couldn't have been happier being out in the great outdoors but i was like you go girl it's called a merry chase never seen one before obviously a new zealand fish. but

a god of your design well apparently we're having for lunch now in the buggy so we'll see what the qualities are of its of its flesh and we'll let you know i said . so your profession of marriage and your love of being a stray and. it's a passion that we have. we share and. love being on the water and generally fishing is one thing that comes naturally to me. the food was a welcome change for the players who've been used to the same diet for the last three months while the squad members even got to eat some of the fish they courts while that man burns could have quite a promising career as a fisherman if he ever decides to give up rugby or when he retires the local crew were on hand to teach both players who are less than comfortable with a rod in my hands however football of. he needed no introduction just a post of i like to fish but i do not often give a chance in russia but when i have free time i'm fishing there was to be one last

treat for the players afraid of catching their own dinner was not enough but mob resounds is home to a large part of dolphins you seem to take great interest in the russian boats much to the players to lloyd's well they've been very degree's assess songs for players in terms of how many fish they have managed to catch but most important thing it's been a wonderful relaxation break for players as it takes very minds off for a world cup one of the scenic parts of new zealand but nevertheless attention will now turn that chooses much against italy where the team will start training in earnest on monday richard r.t. picton new zealand. now in golf justin rose as one the b.m.w. championship with an even ball final round of seventy one rose find himself five shots ahead of the closest challenger john sound and after just seven hells and even a bogey on the fifteenth didn't prevent him from clinching a third p.g.a. tour victory and collect a cool one point forty four million dollars in the biggest prize money obvious korea meanwhile a number of players have locked their spots on the presidents cup teams and the

captains due to announce the last few picks after this week's to the championship tiger woods and will likely be given carte blanche by fred couples as fast as ever and makes picks. a say with golf where the russian stage of the european challenge still finished on sunday with englishman sam little wrapping up its third victory because that's in pop up of reports. some little had made a big move up the leaderboard on the third day of the russian challenge cup as the englishman climbed sixteen places to take his share of the lead with swede bel air and last three years florian pregnant the thirty six year old was in search of with third challenge to a win on the final day which would secure him a place in the all important top twenty and a card to return to the european tour and the londoner mixed five birdies into movies. on the front nine to extend his leap meanwhile lils compared to a down to johnston who was fourth before the final round there to boot some

pressure on the leader with a needle on the fifteenth in the long birdie but on the eighteenth challenge to a real key johnston was trailing to a little break just a stroke. and little had to make at least four on the last hole to secure a victory but he made no mistake and to what finish because in the round with a sixty eight to collective check for forty thousand euros extremely happy played really well this week and. i really enjoy myself so fantastic when you. come back again i fear maybe it will be a main european tour of and it's a fantastic place and delighted to win sam played well. for under those not bad in a shot for under so first place or well despite a poor performance on the final day time if need would still manage to increase his overall lead at the top of the rankings with five events still to go and top twenty

finish is still up for grabs for those old quarter inquired on the european tour who came by the end of our team. and has all the sports years for the al coming up shortly as the weather stay with us.

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