of peace. i call upon president abbas to do what is right for both the palestinian people, the israeli people and the world and to not put political games mapship ahead of lasting peace. i call on him to return to the negotiating table and give up this dangerous and damaging game. mr. deutch: i thank my friend, mr. cardoza, and there are a lot of opportunities that we as members have to participate in the process and to see the impact of the decisions that we make, the opportunity that we had to spend some time in the community that had just been attacked with that rocket fire, reminds us of what we are doing here this evening and what president obama did earlier at the united nations today and what our allies will do in standing up to support the one great democratic nation in the middle east, why that is sote important. mr. cardoza: absolutely correct. and those visions of those scared mothers talking to us in their community by a bus stop, a shelter that has to be reinforced by concrete so t

state with peace. and with security. that's wrong. we should have both simultaneously and that's why i think it's right for president barack obama to stand strongly. >> rose: you brought him up. tell me what role the president has played because much has been made of a division between the two of you when you spoke to the congress and met with him and what he had to d when he... what he ant when he said that the negotiations should begin at the '67 borders. >> look, we may have some differences on this or that point, but to beonest, i think we're very close on the main thgs. he's given a very strong speech at the u.n. defending israel's right to defend itself, defending our tachment to the historical homeland of the jews, which is something tt has been forgotten, certainly by president abbas. the security corporation is excellent and i think the... >> rose: he's played a positive role? >> yes. >> rose: there's no serious divisis between the prime minister of israel and the president of the united state

peace. i extend it to the people of turkey with respect and good will. i extend it to the people of libya, tune easea, with admiration for those trying to build a democratic future. i extend it to the other peoples of north africa and the arabian peninsula. with whom we want to forge a new beginning. i extend it to the people of syria, lebanon, and iran, with all the courage of those fighting brutal repression. but most especially, i extend my hand to the palestinian people with whom we seek a just and lasting peace. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, in israel our hope for peace never wanes. our scientists, doctors, innovators apply their genius to improve the world of tomorrow. our artists, our writers, enrich the heritage of humanity. now, i know that this is not exactly the image of israel that is often portrayed in this hall. after all, it was here in 1975 that the age-old yearning of my people to restore our national life and our ancient biblical homeland, it was then that this was brand

if you think there is not a majority for peace, peace is the majority.we have to come with a package of peace instead of a collection of doubts and contrasts. that, i think, is wise. it is happening on the palestinian side. nothing will unite the palestinians better than peace. turmoil will delight -- will divide them. peace will unite them. >> how concerned are you by israel's isolation in the region, but increasingly elsewhere in the world as well? >> there are elements of reservations in other countries, but i would not say in general. we will solve it. i want resolution. >> but it is corrosive on israel's relations with egypt, with turkey, with the european union. this is real, is it not? >> yes. in spite of all that, i want to make peace for good reasons of my own. we were not going -- the best solution for us is to have to states, palestinian and israeli. i think we are not far away from it. >> israel's president speaking to the bbc. we will talk to a former state department advisory on mideast affairs. he has a foundation close to the u.s. adminis

direction of peace. direction of peace. to do so, we must return to the return to the wisdom of those who created this institution. the united nations' founding charter calls upon us to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security. article one of the declaration of human rights reminds us that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. those bedrock beliefs are the responsibility of states and the rights of men and women. they must be our guide. in that effort, we have reason to hope. this year has been a time of extraordinary transformation. more nations have stepped forward to maintain international peace and security. more individuals are claiming their universal rights to live in freedom and dignity. think about it. one year ago when we met here in new york, the prospects of a successful referendum in south sudan was in doubt the international community overcame those divisions to support the agreement that had been negotiated. last summer as a new flag went up

peace. extend it to the people of turkey with respect and go goodwill. i extend it to the people of libya and tunisia with admiration for those trying to build a democratic future. i extend it to the other peoples of north africa and the rainian peninsula with whom we want to forge a new beginning. i extend it to the people of syria, lebanon, and iran with all the courage of those fighting brutal repression. but most especially i extend my hand to the palestinian people with whom we seek a just and lasting peace. ladies and gentlemen, in israel, our hope for peace never wanes. our scientists, doctors, innovators apply their genius to improve the world of tomorrow. our artists, our writers enrich the heritage of humanity. now i know that this is not exactly the image of israel that is often portrayed in this hall. after all, it was here in 1975 that the age-old yearning of my people to restore our national life in our ancient biblical homeland, it was then that this was branded shamefully as

together let us make peace, but a peace most importantly that will last.ry much. [ applause ] >> the president of the united states addressing the united nations general assembly, addressing a whole range of international issues, but the biggest single part of the speech involving the israeli-palestinian conflict, once again, saying the united states supports the creation of a palestinian state, a palestinian state living alongside israel, but that state should come about through negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians, not the president says through any shortcut that would end this conflict by a united nations resolution or some sort of statement. there's a lot to assess from what we just heard from the president, he's getting ready to have separate meetings with benjamin netanyahu. we'll watch the president begin to leave, we'll take a quick break, we'll assess an outstanding panel of experts who are all here in the cnn newsroom. the former assistant secretary of state, our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin and our senior poli

the same is true of peace. i cannot make peace alone. i cannot make peace without you. president abbas, i extend my hand, the hand of israel in peace. i hope you will grass that hand. we are both the sons of abraham. my people call him abraham and your people call him ibrahim. we dwell in the same land. our destinies are intertwined. let us realize the vision of isaiah. [speaking in native tongue] the people who walk in darkness will see a great light. let that light be the light of peace. >> a live look at the united nations security council. the council meets to consider palestine's request for statehood and full membership. palestinian president abbas made a formal request on friday. the u.s. has said it will veto the bid and israel has lobbied for member nations to oppose or abstain from voting. this is live coverage on c-span2. .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> again, the u.n. security council meeting to discuss the palestinians request for recognition as a state. palestinian authority pres

peace.th is that i want peace. the truth is that in the middle east at all times, but especially during these turbulent days, peace must be anchored in security. the truth is that we cannot achieve peace through u.n. resolutions, but only through direct negotiations between the parties. the truth is that so far the palestinians have refused to negotiate. the truth is that israel wants peace with the palestinian state, but the palestinians want a state without peace. and the truth is you shouldn't let that happen. ladies and gentlemen, when i first came here 27 years ago, the world was divided between east and west. since then the cold war ended, great civilizations have risen from centuries of slumber, hundreds of millions have been lifted out of poverty, countless more are poised to follow. and the remarkable thing is that so far this monumental historic shift has largely occurred peacefully. yet a malignancy is now growing between east and west that threatens the peace of all. it seeks not

. >> peace is hard. peace is hard work. that's part of what makes peace so hard.ce is hard but we know that it is possible. peace is hard. (laughter) peace is hard. (laughter) >> stephen: he's right. peace is hard. unlike winning the nobel peace prize which is surprisingly easy. (laughter) (applause) now folks, there is no greater friend of the state of israel than yours truly. i will stand with them until all the jews are in gathered, build the second tiferp el, trigger the final battle of armageddon that paves the way of the second coming of christ at which point all noncrist-- christians will be cast into the lake of fire where there will be weeping and nashing of teeth. you're welcome, israel. you know who is also a great friend of israel, rick perry. >> rick perry is working his way into the palestinian statehood debate. the republican front-runner for president schmoozing with jewish leaders in new york. >> we'ric wallly indignant of the obama administration and their middle east policy of appeasement that has encouraged such an ominous act of bad faith. >>

he was asked to head the peace council. he was killed in a bomb attack at his home. >> it is the most high-profile political assassination in afghanistan since the u.s.-led invasion began. the suicide bomber was part of a two-man delegation infighting into rabbani's home. they came saying that they had special messages from the taliban. >> the attacker placed explosives in his turban. he placed his head on rabbani's chest and detonated. >> rabbani was afghan president from 1992 until 1996, before the taliban took power. he was looking to strike a peace deal. afghan politicians are vowing to continue his work. >> we are suffering. we are fed up. we deserve peace. we don't want our children to see these pictures on the tv. we don't want to panic the whole peace process. we have to continue. >> the attack has raised fresh questions of security in the capital and is the ability of afghanistan's fledgling security forces to protect officials. >> u.s. president barack obama has condemned the assassination of rabbani calling it a

peace is hard work. peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the understanding.now. >> pro-democracy uprisings during the arab spring are shining a spotlight on the palestinians' bid for statehood. >> we are here -- >> outside the united nations, protests against it. >> this is a side show, a distractio distraction, call it what you will. abbas is frustrated, he may hope this gets america to put pressure on the israelis, but this is a bad idea. >> the u.s. is trying to stop the rest of the world from recognizing a palestinian state. >> we could not be clearer that we have for some time opposed palestinian efforts to pursue statehood on a unilateral basis through the united nations. >> a new poll finds 42% of americans support statehood. 26% do not. and 1/3 don't know. >> each side has legitimate aspirations, and that's part of what makes peace so hard. and the d

the truth is we cannot achieve peace 3 yuen resolution, but only through direct negotiation the jig peace through un resolutions, but only through direct -- peace through un resolutions, but only through direct negotiations between both parties. >> settlement activities embody the core of a colonial, military occupation of the land of the palestinian people. and all of the brutal aggression and racial discrimination against our people that this policy entails. >> the core of the conflict is not the settlements. the settlements are a result of the conflict. [applause] the settlements have to be -- is an issue that has to be addressed and resolved in the course of negotiations, but the core of the conflict has always been, and unfortunately remains, the refusal of the palestinians to recognize the jewish state in any border. >> neither side offered up anything new in terms of what defines their negotiating position. it appears those positions were as entrenched as ever after the uel at the general assembly. as we heard there, a lot of back-and-forth. do the people over there believe that th

you remember the world applauded our withdrawal as an act of peace. act of peace.

also defend the peace. i think these are the things that we need to negotiate with the palestinians. so tar they refuse to negotiate. basically -- so far, they refuse to negotiate. basically relying on the perceived wisdom they don't have to negotiate because israel will always be blamed as not wanting peace. we are prepared to have peace with the palestinian state. the palestinians want basically a palestinian state without peace. so, i think fair-minded people should tell them, sit down and negotiate. work out these issues of security and the recognition of israel as the jewish state. negotiate peace that's the only way that we can have it. you can't resolve it by u.n. declarations that's not going to do it. >> greta: did you watch or listen to president abbas' speech? >> i read it. i was busy writing my own speech. >> greta: you were ;b'%ck writing yours? >> i write my speeches right up to the podium more or less. and i change them on the podium. i look at the audience and if i see them dozing, i say i b

together, let us make peace, but a peace, most importantly, that will last.ery much. >> [applause] >> thank you. martha: all right, there you have it, the much anticipated speech by president obama, the entire world, really, watching and waiting to see if he would talk about the notion of a palestinian state becoming a member at the united nations. he did not address it specifically in that way, although he talked about israel and about the palestinians, to be sure. meanwhile, while he was speaking, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad made an appearance. watch this: >> smiles and waves. we might also mention it was pretty much at the same time that we got word crossing the wires the two american hikers were on their way to tehran international airport, that was almost simultaneous that those two things happened. joined by john bolton, former ambassador to the u.n. and fox news contributor. ambassador, welcome, good to have you here. >> glad to be here. martha: open question, really. what did you make of this speech, was it effective? >> i thought it was thr

>> can i tell you that no one has to press israel into making peace. we want to make peace. it's our lives on the line. it's our children going into the army. it's our people being attacked by terrorists. if we can get a peace deal, we'll go for it. and i think that has to be understood. on the larger issue, israel says, and this is what my prime minister, benjamin netanyahu says, we are willing to start today. we were yesterday. we missed yesterday. let's start today. comprehensive talks, all the core issues of the conflict can be on the table. all those difficult issues that separate us. the palestinians will bring their demands, we will bring our concerns. let's negotiate, let's move forward in peace. we owe that to the children of both the israelis and the palestinians. >> just finally, do you think that will ever happen? you talk to so many people in the united states, and a lot of them have kind of tuned this out, because both sides sound exactly the same as they did for years. >> well, i understand why people are frustrated. and believe me, israelis are frustrated als

the truth is that israel wants peace. the truth is that i want peace. the truth is that we cannot achieve peace through a un resolution, but only through in thdirect negotiations. >> americans agree. washington says it will block the negotiations -- the application until peace has been achieved. >> we ask what the reaction was in new york to the palestinian move. >> he was greeted with a lot of sympathy here, mahmoud abbas, during the general assembly. he got a standing ovation even before he delivered the speech, and then after the speech, of course, not by all countries, but by some countries. this would have much more chance in the general assembly than in the security council. there was a sense of urgency and trauma to the speech because minutes before going -- the trauma -- drama to the speech because minutes before going in he had handed in the formal application. >> has the palestinian bid for state had changed the israeli stance at all? >> at least the sense of urgency we were talking about. we felt that during president obama us -- president ab

the same is true of peace. i cannot make peace alone. i cannot make peace without you. president abbas, i extend my hand, the hand of his era, in peace. i hope you will grasp at hand. we're both of the sons of abraham. we share the same patriarch. we dwell in the same lands. our destinies are intertwined. let us realize the vision of isaiah -- the people who walk in darkness will see a great light. let that light the light of peace. >> the house and senate recessed without approving a measure to provide disaster aid in keeping government agencies opened. it voted to reject the measure from the house that would fund federal agencies and provide $3.7 billion in disaster assistance with some of the money coming from cuts in loan programs that finance technological developments. republicans refused to allow a vote similar to the house version but without the cuts. a work resumes monday in the senate. on the floor are harry reid and mitch mcconnell talking about action on the bill. >> with the indulgence, let me make remarks about are. for anyone who's confused about what's

that historic peace.e big block between now and real statehood, the right way? for the palestinians? >> there's one very silly simple block. sometimes it seems insurmountable. it means they have to simply sit down with us. we've been waiting 2 1/2 years for them to do that. we've made a number of efforts to facility the return to the negotiating table. netanyahu froze settlement building for ten months. it was an unprecedented move. he removed hundreds of checkpoints and road blocks in the west bank to build peace from the bottom up. the economic type of peace. we hope they'll come back. it seems schi s simple enough. the palestinians have a hard time making that simple move. >> is netanyahu, isn't he raising the bar a bit by saying the palestinians must not only accept israel as a fellow state in the united states but also access its basic jewish nature? isn't that new, isn't that putting something new in the debate and argument? >> actually not. it was first raised by previous prime ministers. the jewis

israelis deserve to live in peace and security, palestinians deserve to live in peace and security. and the similarities between the two people are enormous. are enormous. and we can do it. we can live together. we can end this abnormal situation and move t normality of life. >> rose: we conclude with the case for israel from ron prosor, israel's ambassar to the united nations and mort zuckerman, american businessman who's a strong supporter of israel. >> israel does not object to the palestinian state. the prime minister of the state of israel stands and repeats day in and day out, people just don't listen, i am for palestinian state, i am for two states for two people solution and i'm willing morrow morning to meet abu mazen to talk to him without any pre-conditions about statehood and about security and about overall peace. >> i think a sense what the united states has to stand for are certain sort of immutable principles in that negotiation andtherefore, you know, the united states is opposed to what the palestinians are seeking to do, which is really not just to have the resolu

that's peace. people that insisted on property whou've insisted on reciprocity, who have insisted on peace have not been popular over the years, over the decades. you know, a lot of good people receive bad press. we stand, i stand for principle, david. i stand for what i sthinch is required for my nation to survive. and let the political factions and the winds of chattering classes move aside. that's not important. >> you talk about your alliance with the united states. back in 2002 you said israel had no better friend in the white house than george w. bush. would yaw -- you say the same about president barack obama? >> when did i say that? >> 2002. >> they keep moving and adding new people. >> george w. bush and president obama are good leaders in your mind? i'm asking a serious question. you said that america was behind you. and, in fact, this has been a frosty relationship between this administration and your administration, and the reality is there is politics in this country and a presidential

religious leaders urged renewed moment um for peace negotiations. in his address to the assembly, president obama said there should be no shortcuts to the hard work of negotiating peace. >> peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations. if it were that easy, it would have been accomplished by now. >> mahmoud ahmadinejad had a fiery anti-american speech that railed against zionism and accused of u.s. and european nations for being slave masters for greed, arrogance and violence. diplomats from the u.s. and several others walked out during the speech. prior to the meeting. the freedom activists urged the community to take a stce against iran's repression of the christians, muslims and other religious minorities. iran released two american hiker who is were held for two year on accusations of spying. a delegation of religious leaders visiting iran were among those advocating for their release. the delegation included theodore mckerik from washington. bishop john chain from washington and head of the council on american is

peace between two states. with the police to me and it is a kind of existential conflict are we in order to sign an agreement with the palestinians we have to touch zim all sensitive nerves of our existence or. you know we have after sixty seventy or one hundred years of zionism to ask ourselves or to deal with the issue of jerusalem. of settlements of refugees of right of return not only on security. it is very very difficult because it goes back into questions of who we are why we are sitting here and not in america in europe or somewhere in africa and i have to explain you some seeing you know that i see that people is a walled tend to forget that the whole idea of sameness is a beginning was a very simple concept when it came to a political terms that the future borders of the state of israel will be where ever we can build a settlement wards are learned and defend ourselves why don't israelis embrace what some see as a real opportunity for peace when the palestinians declare their state most israelis to d

the same is true peace. i cannot make peace alone. i cannot make peace without you. president abbas, i extend my hand, the hand of israel, in peace. i hope the two of breast that. we are both of the sons of abraham. we share the same patriarch. we dwell in the same land. our destiny is intertwined. let us realize our destiny. that the people who walk in darkness will see a great light. let that might be the light of peace. >> in a speech to the u.s. general assembly -- united nations general assembly, jalal talabani says that he endorses the path for full recognition by the u.n.. his remarks are about 20 minutes. >> allow me to congratulate you, and our brothers, on the occasion of your presidency in this 66th session of the general assembly. we have confidence that your experience and wisdom will be an important factor in the success of the general assembly. thank you also to your predecessor, for his presidency of the general assembly. i would also like to congratulate the un secretary general on his latest collection as secretary general, wishing him all of the be

peace. he urged the united nations to realize inalienable national rights of the palestinian people. and he said, do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. in 1988, president arafat again addressed the general assembly which convened in geneva to hear him. there he submitted the palestinian peace program, adopted by the palestine national council held that same year in algeria. when we adopted this program, we were taking a painful and very difficult step. for all of us. especially those, including myself, who were forced to leave their homes and their towns and their villages, caring only some of our belongings, and our grief and our memories, and the keys to our homes into camps of exile and diaspora in the 1948. in one of the worst operations of operating destruction and removal of a vibrant and cohesive society, that had been contributing in a pioneering and leading way, and cultural, educational and economic renaissance of the arab mid

it won't contribute to peace. it will contribute to the opposite of peace.ian state, which is something that we support. we want to be the first to greet the palestinian state in the united nations and other international bodies, but that state has to come about as the product of peace negotiations, not as an impediment to peace negotiations. as president obama has said, there's no shortcut to reaching peace. >> why does nobody agree with you. >> -- work out our differences. >> look, you've got some friends in the world that don't hate israel, i don't think the british government hates israel. the french government is pretty pro-israel over the years. i'm surprised the british are a dead card here. why aren't they with us on the israeli side of this very tricky situation? >> again, we don't know they're not with us. we have a close relationship with great britain. we're in a close communication with british leaders. and we hope that they'll see, as president obama has seen, as secretary of state clinton has seen, that the palestinian move to get unilaterally

it satisfy the montevideo accords of water is that this peace process peace process we know is you know wants and we know what the united states wants out of it it wants well it's government it's congressman they want to get paid by zionist zionist organization but as i said because it once is dreadful for u.s. interests as for the european union i mean they don't even have a good solution at least a gay lobby in russia seems to be saying that the u.s. should not use its veto what president sarkozy said the talks were doomed to failure side said preconditions for each other what do you think about that i think president sarkozy's position on these matters again very much on that side and it doesn't bode very well for all his attempts to join in the arab spring whether it's for his petrol companies to elfin french companies we don't know but it is interesting that the arab spring all those people the pro-democracy protesters protesting the dictatorship backed by the west the united states will be watching all of this very closely the average person in the street in the west bank or in ga

it is an obstacle to peace but it's not the major obstacle to peace the major obstacle to peace is the palestinian desire to wipe israel off the map this is the problem ok i don't i'm going to give you the out that you have. what is this going to do you see is just going to isolate israel more and if it isolates israel more it doesn't make israel just put its back up against a wall we don't go anywhere here go ahead i certainly hope it does isolate israel and i certainly hope that spawning from this we begin to see boycotts of israel we begin to see sanctions imposed on israel and we begin to see more and more international activity in an international legal arena rather than through this farcical negotiations that have taken place it's time for israel to be held accountable and i hope it certainly is after this after this u.n. session ok benny and what are you going to realize we're twenty seconds go ahead. i really wish that the palestinians would return to the negotiating table to which they've been invited repeatedly and actually do so seriously in good faith and negotiate a two st

this is one out of the four "peace eyes" bought from boeing. along with the hand over ceremony, the crowd was able to cheer on a special airshow put together by the black eagles. meanwhile the air force commanding officer in charge says that the "peace eye" will enable korea to not rely heavily on us reconnaissance aircraft anymore. korean "with the introduction of the "peace eye," we can detect the enemy faster and contribute greatly to the security of the korean peninsula." the aircraft will be a command-and- control center in the sky... which will guide tactical air force aircraft to targets at low altitudes. it is also capable of simultaneously detecting around 1- thousand enemy aircraft and is equipped with a 360 degree surveillance radar,... which will be able to detect suspicious movements both in airspace and waters near north korea. stand-up "this is one out of four peace eyes scheduled to be delivered here by 2013. the remaining aircraft will be systematically assembled in korea under boeing's management. kim han-ul, arirang news, kim

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to be made in the land of peace. the washington negotiations leading to the oslo agreement which was signed 18 years ago. white house garden and was linked with the letters of mutual recognition -- mutual recognition -- between the palestine liberation organization and israel. we persevered and dealt positively and responsibly with all efforts aimed at the establishment of a lasting peace agreement. yet, as we said earlier, every initiative an every conference and every new round of negotiations and every movement was shattered on the rock of the israeli settlement expansion project. mr. president, ladies and gentlemen, i confirm on behalf of the palestine liberation organization the sole legitimate representative of the palestinian people which will remain so until the end of the conflict in all its aspects and until the resolution of all final status issues i affirm the following -- number one, the goal of the palestinian people is a realization of their inalienable national rights and their independent state of pa

that's peace. people that insisted on property and the conditions of peace have not been popular over the years and over the decades. you know, a lot of good people receive bad press. we stand, i stand for principle, for what i think is required for my nation to survive. let the political fashions and the wind of popular opinion move aside. that's not important. >> you talk about your alliance with the united states. back in 2002 you said israel had no better friend in the white house than george w. bush. would you say the same as barack obama? >> when did i say that? >> 2002. >> they keep moving and adding new people. >> george w. bush and president obama are good leaders in your mind? i'm asking a serious question. prime minister you said america was behind you. this has been a relationship between your administration and this administration. just this week, mitt romney said of barack obama he threw obama under the bus. do you disagree with those statements? >> david you are trying to throw me un

the world orioles after the assassination of burhanuddin rabbani, former president and leader of peace talks with taliban. the imfa says economic woes in the u.s. and europe could cause a return to recession. >> in libya, the national transitional council says they are 10 days from forming a new government. as palestinians push shunned for united nations membership, the head of the general assembly tells the bbc they have the right to make their case. >> it is 9:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 2:00 a.m. and london, broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world, welcome to "newsday." >> a suicide bomber posing as a peace envoy had has killed the men leading afghanistan's effort to negotiate with taliban. burhanuddin rabbani, the former afghan president, died in his home in the capital of kabul during a meeting with two members of the taliban. >> heavy security tonight outside the house in kabul close to the american embassy. where the former president burhanuddin rabbani was killed by of taliban fighter with eight bomb concealed in his turban. he was a divisive leader an

we want to be a free and independent neighbor in peace not an occupied oppressed. country that the occupier still considers our land to be disputed not occupied but what if israelis as isn't dissipated don't withdraw from the disputed territories we will continue to put all been won by a little pressure that we have to get them out and i think this step will help us gain more ammunition peaceful a beautician nonviolent i munition that would put pressure on the way with the future palestinian capital being here in ramallah not the future capital would be is jerusalem. is jerusalem is freedom a lie is an administrative temporary capital of the west bank and gaza capable of functioning as a single state well they would be much more capable of doing so when the israeli occupation and the siege of gaza ends and i think that's what the theory aerating the situation in gaza the israeli siege by land by sea and by air and when that is over yes of course i think that boost by. the. there were one people we have do you know if make a difference is. very very minor religious

the peace corps deserves. congress passed legislation authorizing the peace corps and giving it a mandate to, quote, promote peace and friendship. since then, 200,000 americans including myself and congressmens tom petri, mike honda, and john garamendi have served our great country in the name of peace and friendship. i'm so proud that 18 volunteers are currently serving from my district in california, including jonathan coffman from monterey who is produce 50g0 educational books in el salvador. joshua tessleman teaching english in madagascar and has an english language radio station. just now, there are 658,000 americans serving in 0 countries. peace corps service doesn't end when you leave the country this weekend more than 1,300 peace corps volunteers are here in washington, d.c. they are the advocates for peace and prosperity and good will that the peace corps embodies. join me in making the 50th anniversary of the peace corps truly an opportunity to serve our country. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: f