the world body. and ahead of that vote in new york r.t. sat down with palestinian politician hanada sure all week she believes that getting full member status will all wow israel to be held to account for what she says are crimes against the palestinian people and the occupation of their lives. 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 if there's a smile pleasure 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 israel 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 era that we are going to the international community to say that the palestinian question and the palestinian people have that i to start with emanation 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 its 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 when we have many different options and alternatives and we studied all of them and we're keeping all 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 general assembly and ask for upgrading of us that score greater recognition 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 downside of the law it could be it's joyce or we could go in that actually to the security council also fortified by

a positive solution and that's an assembly and then again the present outbid but as i said that many many options and we're keeping them all up open unlike 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 in one disputed territory and therefore up for grabs it would declare is to

solemnize occupied not as the eternally unified capital of reserve whatever never and it would lay the foundations of any 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 put it whether through. human rights organizations like the u.n. council on human rights or whether 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 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 have 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 the against even all the settlers and this that will be seen as being part of this war crime and that's why i 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 the liability for its. ration 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 real 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 have continuous level 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 policies of of control and oppression. of land 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 and to building the palestinian state in the sixty seven months so

having it in that done almost all these things that he has created a sense of let down among the palestinians the arabs even the world people of good conscience who expected obama to live up to his promises and 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 party 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'll be seen as weighing in on the side of an illegal and 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 as

a 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. self negate by saying palestinians shouldn't go to the u.n. on the e.u. by asking them to change 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 a certain terminations 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 imperative 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 will 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 removed this is very selective precisely because i think out occupier 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 is a has constantly been exempt also because of the heart of the holocaust on that history and western guilt over what the jews in

a sense this has shaped a certain bubble in which was given demanded what i described earlier as a sense of exceptionalism and then tighten moment and immunity and of course it has acted with impunity so the palestinians were deprived of the protection of the law and israel was given this exceptional treatment particularly because it has a powerful lobby also and 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 as you said 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 the other world or to palestine or to the west that like 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. at name for a while the americans may succeed and 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. please.

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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 lawyers claim nicolas sarkozy should be held to account for crimes against humanity committed during the bombing of libya. international efforts being stepped up to calm border tension in kosovo or neither locals nor serbs seem willing to back down after recent bloodshed the e.u. is mulling a proposal to end the deadlock sparked by the violent seizure of two border post by close of business in july. and a statehood showdown at the un as 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. until you sober up next with all the latest sports news stay with us here on r.t. .

hello welcome to the sports news an r t and here are the top stories this hour russian prime illegal date and late double by danny puts a need to add the top of the premier league table wild pullback only distance from moscow slid down to. real madrid go down to mid table live on their own sunday while on a story to. the people they recount action. little claims for a european tour card with a one stroke big thread 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 tripped up in lithuania on sunday david lots of men beating macedonia seventy two sixty eight to get on the podium in that early final meanwhile the main decider sold spain successfully found their title against bronze juan carlos navarro named

the final scoring everyone with twenty seven points. on to russian football now until a brace from donny holds a need go top of the premier league the reigning champions coming from two goals down to and gel be in the house when i had five minutes and thanks to a retaken pouncey by big breasts not show that midway through the first international goalkeeper bitches love was left ruling in playing after the clash and said get a snack seize the moment of last homer been sat down from long range with my fave substituted off the was however within five minutes someone should all go for launch to meet scumbag woman failed to finish him off a donkey. to the gap and then with an eighteen second half minutes done instruct wise to snatch the lanes win for the visitors and exam the tickets are cool helped along in the build up for the match winning goal which i will spell it does man take it three two and move alone at the top of the prime really. standings lying two points ahead of dinar my mos though. now that's partly because this guy missed

the chance to say key three point lead over the needs and a in the day the most by ten to five back forty one all joy at lonely house told me that you google all the hosts had up to just five minutes the instant the steam did finally manage to level and now late to the league stop school to say do doom be it capsizing on sound rueful defending to save the size blushes one old how we finished it and the result ensuring to discuss it. so as i've said instead of a most boosted second after twenty four weeks following a free meal when i caught you cravings national strike on the day of our all in grab the open after just ten minutes following came in grannie's back heeled girls it could simply show off made it to zero fifteen minutes after the interval before potulny completed the drubbing with a header four minutes from time three male final score in this one. and it's not the most new science bartók drown straightly aside at the for the same school line in the farewell match for that full month tell us money captain of the secret of

now the lensman feel that they made the zero school disposable for the ride why it's often three minutes still in the open hall followed star aiden mcgeady also now this first about only since returning from a injury the retiring taken of the happy provided that before going off the pitch to a standing ovation after the first off then with ten minutes to go summer signing a monorail and when the kid wrapped up become for houses scoring with the second goal in as many matches offering almost no resistance to concede this one three nil . elsewhere on sunday denise was shot to call for a five home to thousands of palestinians to live with my save overtake and to bind a big spending on one deal. over in england wayne rooney scored is ninth goal of the season as much tonight in chelsea everyone as old trafford going to points clear as. of the was a model of the boy you're struck a second how brace helping spurs to

a big way the nine man little fold also on the busy day full of schooled wise in the second half to come back from two down against man city and sunderland keep all their goals within the first hour of play as they thrashed still four zero. say with a bill in spain real madrid out been no doubt by levant is their last one nail in one of sunday's big says so go coming in the sixty eight minutes devolved to converting one of the few stripes on google and managed to hold on to that one nil advantage handing with the first loss in the really good season some frustration for coach them remove them. and especially following saturday's go fast and the no camp as barcelona when they did also sooner firing eight times without reply five of those goals could seal just two men david be hitting a brace while messi put in a hat trick says fabregas and javi also in the school should do the catalans big victory and one of the goals was a known one by assessing the play

a little bit of so far so back to winning ways after a couple jules the eight meal result is a record timing school for both teams the catalans growing use with the same margin back in one thousand nine hundred sixty assume a previously lost eight neil to real madrid half a century ago. now russia's second game of their rugby world cup will be against hillary on tuesday several changes have been made to the school that's had its first day off since arriving in new zealand a fortnight ago and artie's reaches up will feel it's a good 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 tried 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 mobile which lies atop of the island just off. a number of the players took up the opportunity to go on a fishing trip and the 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 t.v. there is no entertainment in the hotel and it's nice to fish and to calm nerves adam burns russia's law who qualified to play for the 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 don't have her it's called a merry chase never seen one before obviously a new zealand fish. but got a view that it's not all 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 question of money and your love of being extra i am. sure

it's a passion that with. 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 have 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 well that none 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 were less from comfortable with a rod in my hands however of he needed no introduction is just a post i like to fish but i do not often get the chance in russia when i have free time there was to be one last treat for the play is it afraid of catching their own dinner was not enough 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 varying degrees assess amongst the players in terms of how many fish they had managed to catch but most important

thing it's been a wonderful relaxation break for players as it takes their minds off for a world cup one of those scenic parts of new zealand but nevertheless potential now turn that chooses much you can see clearly what the team will start training in earnest on monday richard humble fleet picked in new zealand. now in golf justin rose as one the b.m.w. championship with a naval ball final round of seventy one on sunday rose found himself five shots ahead of closest challenger john senden up just seven holes and even a bogey on the fifteenth preventing him from clinching a third b.j. to victory and also collect a call one point forty four million dollars in the biggest prize money of his career meanwhile a number of players have locked their spots on the presidents cup teams and captains due to announce the last day of picks after this week's to a championship tiger woods will likely be given carte blanche by fred couples around the u.s. for us to as one of those late picks. stay with golf where the russian stage of the

european challenge still finished on sunday as tension pop up of reports. so i'm a 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 medic and last three years florian pregnant the thirty six year old was in search of a third challenge to a women 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 and two mortgages on the front nine to extend his lead meanwhile lils compared to a down to johnston who was fourth before the final round there to blood some pressure on the lido with a needle only fifteen in the long birdie but on the eighteenth challenge to a real key johnston was trailing to 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 with two boards finished the closing round

with a sixty eight to collected check for forty thousand euros but extremely happy are played very well this week and. i would enjoy myself some fantastic venue. to come back again and i fear maybe. main european tour of and it's a fantastic place and a lot to do when played well. for today is not bad in a shelf or on the sofa. or well despite a poor performance in the final day tommy fleetwood still managed 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 boarding cards on the european tour complain about. the weather stay with.

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hold out against government forces and nato airstrikes in libya the french president sees a legal battle at home over his country's intervention in the war. showed out at the un as the general assembly prepares to vote on the status of palestine with deep divisions of the surface. international efforts being stepped up to border tension in kosovo. nor serbs are willing to back down after recent bloodshed. and as the crucial south stream pipeline is coming close it's a realisation russian companies are rubbing their new orders while ukraine is bracing itself for. more on that.