divisions preparing to break this the u.s. in its revenue vehemently opposed to giving the palestinians a seat at the wild party. well ahead of the vote in new york he sat down with a palestinian politician huh. she believes the getting full member status will finally allow israel to be held accountable for crimes against the palestinian people and the occupation of their lands. are two 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 smile close for dr shah let's start with one of the most highlighted issues 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 by now one hundred twenty seven but at the same time we are we have been engaged in a peace process that has taken on over two decades of prolongation and stalling with israel creating facts on the ground building settlements in a 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 face a new era and it's a we are going to the international community to say that the palestinian question and the palestinian people have that i thought of such determination 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 the objectives and we certainly don't want to have a confrontation with the u.s. 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 principle. we could also go to the journalist family and ask for upgrading of us that this score grated 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 if the u.s.

wants to isolate itself on the wrong side of the law it could be its stores or we could go in that actually to the security council also fortified by positive solution and that's on the assembly and then again the present 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 the 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 of reserve whatever 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 israel and the us absolutely insane when talking about accountability because they don't want any kind of accountability for israel whether it's through you and human rights organizations like the un 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 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 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 a 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 i guess even all the settlers and this 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 model of 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 their land for control for subjugating and other people is a strategic liability for it's a russian political legal human decision you have to think about the consequences of your actions that you cannot for 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 cannot 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 comp. text of regional and even

global changes and transformations 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 theft 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 on most 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 principles 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'll be seen as weighing in on the side of an illegal and unjust situation and he'll be undermining the stand. credibility and to those of us in the region and

throughout the world other brokers russia the european union united nations have really in 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. again by saying the students are going to be on the e.u. by asking them to change their longstanding policy on the two state solution and so on and jerusalem on the legality of settlements and of course that has taken a very clear stance on the basis of international law and palestinian rights 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 leading the strong legal system as well as the political system as one of 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 the arab spring as a way of vindication towards democracy and freedom and human rights and human dignity and yet when it comes to the palestinians we are decontextualized. this is very selective this actually because i think out occupy it isn't. a domestic issue in the us and has enormous influence on the. fates of many politicians through elections access to the media through the campaign funds and so on. and of course there's this dirty trick amongst the people . did like any other country. discussed the example also

because of the part of the holocaust that history western didn't have and what it could produce so in a sense. saved a certain and which was given demanded what i described as a sense of exceptionalism and in fact a month community and of course it has acted with impunity so the palestinians were deprived of the protection of the law. given the success or not particularly because the present. 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. the arab spring where the arab spring has moved. to the social media and these global principles they do not. understand. like the 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 having that on not of interest but on values and principles but not for long because they too will be held accountable by their own people talk to her we thank you for your time with us today thank you very much and state it's nice to meet you .

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you ellis hello and welcome to this point some days you're not and iraq the top stories this hour russian primary got dates and they doubled by donny puts in a ten percent of the table while bull market leader says moscow slid down to. real madrid down to mid table in the bombay on sunday while sponsors almost corey against us no sooner in the pickle we can the action. england sound little versus claims for a european socog with a one stroke 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 scored big sing macedonia

seventy two sixty eight to get on the podium and the final meanwhile the main decide to sell spain's example a divan their title against france one name to the final and beat the top scoring everyone with twenty seven points. let's move on to russian football now until a brace from donny helps and you go top of the premier league the reigning champions coming from two goals down to edge out rubin has one to head off to five minutes thanks terry taken pounds and by being just not sure. that midway through the fast avs a need to endorse international gold people who was left joining in playing the splashing is the biggest that seize the moment to blast home rubin second goal from long range with my fave substances is off the was how about within five minutes on one should all go for launch to come back in the midfield the finishing off a dunk. and within eighteen second help minutes danis struck twice to snatch a late swing for the visitors alexander the pool for help along in the build up for

the match winning goal the channels. well it does man take it three two and move alone at the top of the premier league standings line two points ahead of dunam or sco. and that's partly because says scum is that chance to take a three point lead over as it needs in the day the muscovites had to fly back for a water hole joy a lowly us told me that he could blow up with a host i had up to just five minutes though let me slow skis team did finally manage to level and now late the league's top scorer a save doing big capitalized and some defending to save his side's blushes one always finish the result ensuring say scott slip to fed. so it's still not my as i've said his it's second after twenty four weeks following a free meal home victory over. ukraine international strike on the water on me and grabbed their open off to just stand then as following came in grannie's back you cross it good himself made it to zero fifteen minutes after the into of all the full possible new krajcik complained to the jobbing with a had a four minutes from time so for email did not match in this one.

and it's not the moscow side spartak drowsed really aside the above with the same school lining the foul much with their former tell us when it captain and the date on the netherlands midfield the day may dissolve schooldays first go for the red why it's up to three minutes now still in the opening half ireland star aiden mcgeady also now this best but only since returning from injury and the retiring to one of was the happy provider there before going off the pitch to a standing ovation after the first off them with ten minutes to go summer signing and i and many character of the comprehensive scoring with his second goal in his many matches korea offering almost no resistance to concede this one three male how it sounded. elsewhere on sunday did new school shop school five home to first off battle to cement the munchies over ted if and combine the big spending on one nil.

and over in england wayne rooney's. gold is nine the girl of the season is much the nine to be chelsea three wanted to old trafford going to points clear at the top of the words either by your struck a second brace helping spurs to a big win over nine men liverpool also in the busy day full of school twice in the second hop to come back from two down against the seams and sunderland have all that goes with in the first hour of play as they thrashed stoke four zero. in spain real madrid have been knocked out by labonte as they lost one meal and one of sunday fixed as sole goal coming in the sixty eighth minute lavonne to converting one of the few strikes on go and managed to hold on to that one merely handing the first loss of the primera liga season frustration for coach. this specially following saturday's goal fest that they know is barcelona humiliated us on the firing home eight times without supply five of those goals of

just two men david the painting of bracewell leo messi quilting a hat trick fabregas and harvey also on the school should even catalans big victory and one of those goals was unknown won by us assume the player versailles barcelona back to winning ways after a couple of jewels and eight mil the result is a record tying school for both teams the catalans beat la grone is with the same margin back in one nine hundred ninety six while assuming the previously lost eight mil to real madrid over half a century ago. now russia's second game of the rugby world cup will be a game states only on tuesday several changes have been made to the school that's had its first day off since arriving in new zealand a full nights ago and artie's who fled to 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 ride 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 which lies a top of the file and. a number of the players took up the opportunity to go on a fishing trip and the props a gaping hole of 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 if you like a dead cargo you look on lead the to be 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 bad as for his grandmother who was 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 are you going to her it's called a merry chase for a never seen one before overseeing new zealand fish. but got a view that it's not all apparently we're having for lunch now in the bubbly so

we'll see what the qualities are of it's of its flesh and will you know i say. so your profession of marrying your love of being a strong. 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 all that number 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 than comfortable with a rod in my hands however for paul of he. i needed no introduction is just a post that i like to fish but i do not often give a chance in russian when i have free time i'm fishing there was to be one last trip to the play is 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 very managed to catch but most important thing has 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 never less 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 has won the championship with an even ball final round of seventy one rose found himself five shots ahead of closest challenger john sand nuff to just seven hills and even a bogey on the fifteenth or dead preventing him from clinching a fair p.g.a. tour victory and also collect a cool one point forty four million dollars in the biggest prize money of his career in the meantime a number of players have locked their spots on the presidents cup teams with the

captaincy to announce the last few picks after this week's to a championship tiger woods will likely be given carte blanche by fred couples on the u.s. roster as one of those late picks. let's say with golf where the russian state of the european challenge still finished on sunday constantin but has the details. 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 sweep bel air and last three years florian pregnant the thirty six year old was in search of with third challenge to a women on the final day which would secure him a place in their own poor and top twenty and a quarter to return to the u. . i've been to europe and the londoner and mixed five birdies into borghese on the front nine to extend his leave meanwhile lils compared to a downed johnston who was fourth before the final round dared to build some

pressure on the lido with a needle on the fifteenth in the long burry 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 with two points finished the closing round with a sixty eight to collected check for forty thousand euros extremely happy played really well this weekend. i really enjoy myself some fantastic when you. come back again. maybe it will be a main european tour of and it's a fantastic place and delighted to win so and played well. for under those not bad in a shot for under so i first played. well despite a poor performance on the final day tommy fleetwood still managed to increase his overall leader to top of the rankings with five and still to go and top twenty

finishes still up for grabs for those old boring cards on the european tour complain about the above. and it's all sports news for this hour coming up shut out of this as the weather stay with us. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from around. we've got the future.

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as colonel gadhafi is remaining troops hold out against government forces the nato air strikes in libya the french president faces a legal battle at home over his country's intervention in the. it's a stated showdown at the un is the general assembly prepares to vote on the status of palestine with deep divisions preparing to break the. last international efforts are being stepped up to cardboard it's had. plenty of the local full service and willing to back down after recent blood chats. and russia's stream pipeline comes close it's a realization russian companies are rubbing their hands awaiting new orders well keep us calculating potential losses more on that in twenty minutes as an assault.