history of much of our knowledge or experience so the american president is getting his advice on israel palestine his speech has been written by these three people it's a trivial one is his david friedman who's the american ambassador to israel and the us is very close a friend of his and a walking partner and there is jason green bought who's a lawyer he was his realistic lawyer and he is his diplomatic adviser and then there is his son in law judge who we all know now as the man leading this thing so what's in common between these three people well these are three radical zionist jewish americans who are in fact sponsors of certain israeli settlement activities illegal settlement activities in the west bank so you can imagine you have a trio who is advising leading dictating the entire speech the entire. policy what could come out of it what even if there is something positive coming out of it we know that it is only in order to neutralize whatever hidden agendas or whatever negative is coming out of it so very cognisant of of of jerusalem as the capital of israel. basically takes away the the

and in one thousand nine hundred forty eight the land was divided between palestine and israel by the united nations committee so. when we look at the period between one thousand forty nine and one nine hundred sixty seven. palestine has become a. much smaller. nation and israel continues to grow bigger. and them a come to today. we're looking at them up. as you have a look at this politically whatever israel has in mind in four to save them now is palestinian big state become what. you know how can you support this kind of division this kind of distribution of land when it is so bad and i'm acceptable but. but the distribution of land in israel and in palestine. is being done in the way i have just showing you and this is not acceptable. as you all know since one thousand nine hundred forty seven the palestinian longest has been brought into the state that there is currently. this church justice israel is a state that occupies other people's land other. communities land and it's also a state of terror and they are telling me out of the ground why are you saying these things why are y

pope francis' warns against the wind of wars as he calls for a two state solution in the israel palestine conflict. we look at how a new age of automation and robotics will impact on the world's poorest what could . we begin in vietnam where authorities are evacuating a million people from low lying areas along the southern coast of tropical storm ten mins arrival vietnam's disaster prevention committee says that seventy four thousand people have already been moved to safety from vulnerable areas while authorities in fifteen provinces and cities are also making preparations to evacuate more than sixty thousand fishing boats have also been told not to venture to see tembin is moving southward and will pass the province of some hour on tuesday before entering the gulf of thailand well the storm has already claimed two hundred thirty lives in the philippines where it caused devastating landslides and flash floods thousands of people are being forced to spend christmas in emergency shelters after their homes were destroyed while mcbride has this update from the worst hit island of mindanao. h

israel. and palestine is jerusalem. there is anger there is the violence tourism status is extremely sensitive in the israeli palestinian conflict. never give up jerusalem but there is a reality many of the refugees. given up hope just like jerusalem the right to return has been at the heart of the palestinian struggle it's been seven decades and no one here has returned home. thirty four year old mohammad jamal was born in lebanon he has a nursing degree but he can't find a job palestinian refugees in lebanon are banned from working in many professions and have little rights in a country that has tried to prevent settlement for bahama jerusalem status and returning to palestine are lost causes in. the wrong tree chan is a forgotten cause he's not our intention to forget but the arab rulers betrayed palestine for us the priorities to live. stateless these refugees live in desperate conditions very few were under the illusion that peace with israel was ever a possibility and for them the u.s. decision to recognize jerusa

we're here to reaffirm that the two state solution will never accept israel and palestine. let us be launched negotiations between israel and palestine. finally, to our jewish brothers and sisters, happy hanukkah. >> thank you. finally i get the floor to the high representative. >> most of the questions and comments to be addressed with conditions. one, our role in the us will is this move from the united states is a possibility for the european union to play a role and is the us credited as an honest broker as many think in the arab world and i want to be very clear. i believe that it was not in anyone's interest to see the united states discredited. it is in everyone's interest to make sure that we create appropriate regional framework that that can company and this is not the situation but i believe it is the responsible role to move in that direction and this will not happen working alone on a plan for this will not happen without the united states and credibly engaged and i believe this is first of all and interest that are friends share and this is why we are engaging

that completely refocus global media attention away from the israel palestine conflict to return and intermittently when the violence flared up. fast forward to twenty seventeen. therefore i have determined that it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel israel and palestine i suddenly back on the agenda the world is in shock the u.s. is falling out with its allies this is you. this is a regrettable decision which france does not approve of and which contradicts international law the announcement asked the potential to send a speck courts to even darker shines the ones we living in the streets of jerusalem and across the west bank are on file hamas has warned transposition has opened the gates of how locals and u.s. missions across the region a bracing themselves for violence all of this need not have happened there was no real need for drama to come up with this declaration which perhaps himself does not even understand the meaning of during biblical times we had two different kingdoms and israel was in good which is no longer with us apparently he did it

say about welcome three thousand years ago is that international law is very very clear on the israel palestine situation in the west we're always told that this is it's an intractable situation but actually in international law it's very clear international law says that israel must respect the ninety six nine hundred sixty seven boundaries and the reason this is so relevant today is the east jerusalem was annexed illegally in one nine hundred sixty seven by the israeli military military . and this is just following on from that fifty years of injustice but in a very very inflaming way that can only be expected to create further tensions if i can quote briefly one of the most famous ex u.s. presidents john f. kennedy said those who make violent revolution in those. those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable. and for me personally as somebody for from the u.k. that is very much implicated in a lot of the military actions of the us i feel as an activist a personal need to speak out on these issues but also i have jewish heritage myself and i very much stand

has now lost the right to mediate in israel palestine mediation what what does the future hold in store for the peace process now. well i mean what we can't talk about the unfairness of this announcement or even the stupidity i'm on different levels but where i disagree is that i don't actually think that this announcement part in any way through words the peace process i mean as everybody knows there really hasn't ben a peace process israelis and palestinians to try over the decades to broker a deal most memorably during the us look east process in one thousand million gates but never even there at the height of optimism in the early ninety ninety did i see you know how to i think that they were on the cost of resolving their problems and certainly over the years the disconnect between really is on the palestinians has actually grown in part due to additional settlement activity in part due to the fact that the leader is is benjamin netanyahu and his own he's not probably the most likely is really better to negotiate furthermore on the palestinian side the palestinian leadership is als

we therefore urge israel and palestine to take complete steps in the areas that will exchange prospects for peace based on the inalienable right of the palestinians and the right of israel to its own durable long-term security. >> i think him for his statement, i shall make a statement in my capacity of japan. in the peace process remains clear. a two state solution and belief, and negotiations, with resolutions and previous agreements in parties. it is in favor of the draft resolution. and ambassador haley today. and facilitating lasting peace agreement and supported two state solution, and note the importance of the president's clear acknowledgment the final status of jerusalem including the boundaries in the city must be subject to negotiation between parties and welcome the us to play an important role in advancing the peace process. concern about the possibility of the worsening of the environment surrounding the middle east peace process or deterioration of the situation of the middle east region continuing risks on the ground is worrisome. and committees to meaningful progress in

trump's decision to recognize jerusalem most the capital of israel. palestine protests worldwide and even nation from the un security council. syria has been proclaimed free of islamic state military groups although there are still remaining pockets of scattered jihad ists. team russia from the twenty eighteen winter games after the doping scandal which are up to two years ago that is despite the i.o.c. saying there's no concrete evidence supporting claims of a state sponsored drug program. also in the program today vladimir putin announcing he will run for reelection in the twenty eighteen presidential race.

palestine. will go to the general assembly regarding the membership of israel because it's not in line with international resolutions we will also go to the peace and security council to consider the question of palestine's full membership and we also heard at that oh i see meeting that they believe that the usa has lost its ability to be a peace broker an honest broker between israel and palestine going forward saying that the usa was not like the almost more impartial neutral when it comes to the situation between israel and palestine mr one also went on to describe israel as being a terrorist state to look at. trump are you back in this country this israel whether it's occupation to end terrorism is that while you're defending well that decision by donald trump a week ago to name jerusalem as the capital of israel has caused tension it's not just here in israel and palestine but of course tensions across the wider area and that's why that extraordinary. meeting was convened on wednesday the question is is this exactly what he wanted to do you really want to pick himself against fifty seven leaders of

israel and palestine where things have got worsem is lebanon and israel and palestine where things havehe whole region. iraq is stable again. syria and iraq are coming back. also the stability of syria is good for immigration because many people, many syrian people will go back because syria is a rich country and the people of syria are hard—working. the people of syria are hard-working. it is devastated at the moment, the infrastructure is devastated, but the point is that there will be those who want to return. they will be reconstruction in syria and iraq. this will attract a lot of capital, a lot of skilled people. it will attract a lot of immigrants. yemen, in egypt, in lebanon, it is very piecemeal. a chequered situation. we are talking about syria and iraq but yemen is important, there is a forgotten war there for the last three years and there for the last three years and the west and not paying attention to the west and not paying attention to the destruction of yemen. about! million people facing an affidavit of cholera and !7 million people in yemen facing starvation. britain

and palestine mr one also went on to describe israel as being a terrorist state used to look at that. trump are you back in this country this israel whether it's occupation and sarazen is that while you're defending well that decision by donald trump a week ago to name jerusalem as the capital of israel has caused tensions not just here in israel and palestine but of course tensions across the wider area and that's why that extraordinary meeting was convened on wednesday the question is is this exactly what he wanted did he really want to put himself against fifty seven leaders of other nations and if so have they played. directly into his hands chill it all t. . well when he recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel donald trump said he was promoting peace but so far there has been a spike in violence across the region and the latest development israel has intercepted two rockets fired from gaza. or one of the forces leading the protest movement is the islamist political group hamas considered by some nations as terrorists in an ex

the sooner we will move towards peace the only realistic solution to the conflicts between israel and palestine is based on two states which are those eleven as the capital of both the state of israel and the state of palestine along the sixty seven line i believe that all. or most of the european countries will move their embassies to jerusalem recognize crucial in this is rules work up little. britain's prime minister condemned trumps decision as unhelpful adding that she disagrees with the move while germany's foreign minister expressed fears it could worsen the israeli palestinian conflict. now let's return to our breaking news story also it is in new york have confirmed that they believe a blast on the subway it was an attempted terror attack they also said that a low tech device was detonated and police also confirmed that one person also a suspect has known life threatening injuries along with three other people. and here we can see what's believed to be a video of the botched attack you can see here hello by a crowd of point smoke and people fleeing the scene well as the smoke clears on

the sooner we will move towards peace the only realistic solution to the conflicts between israel and palestine is based on two states which are those eleven as the cup without both the state of israel and the state of palestine along the sixty seven line i believe that all. or most of the group in countries will move their embassies to jerusalem recognize truth when this is rose a couple well britain's prime minister condemned trumps decision as unhelpful and disagrees with the move while germany's foreign minister expressed fears it could worsen the israeli palestinian conflict. now police brutality in the us is making headlines again off the body count footage was really showing an officer fatally shooting an unarmed man the incident took place last year in arizona the warning you may find the following video disturbing. well police were called to a hotel after it was reported a man had been seeing pointing a gun out of his window the weapon was actually an air rifle the victim twenty six year old daniel shaver had been drinking with friends in his room and he was showing them his air rifle

determined unilaterally just by one state the united states which has no power over palestine the whole region israel and palestine the united states is an alien country a third country that has no effective or no decisive role to play from a legal viewpoint the foreign policy spokesman for the german christian democratic union car l'amore c'est middle east or the nearest is called that way not because it's close to the united states but because it's now here up with the us policy in the region becoming erratic and unpredictable can the e.u. step in and do the job. louses it would be highly recommended will i think so but unfortunately i think the e.u. under present conditions is not really. effective enough it is not. respected as a big power by both sides and unfortunately we have a common foreign policy but but that common power in foreign policy is not supported consensually by all member states that's a very difficult bone of contention and unfortunately the european union does not have a unified if you point on the issue of jerusalem other minimalists session to at making these rallies talk to

as quickly as possible so we reiterate the relevance of our proposal between the leaders of palestine and israel we are ready to become an honest mediator. we support trust -based relations with all people in the middle east without exception. we are not burdened by the negative heritage of the past to never use the methods of colonialism or to interfere with internal affairs which became the reason of the situation that we have in the region today. we cannot give up to look for the future also what it comes to assemble those regional conflicts. this could be held if we implemented that launch by the foreign minister. and we look forward to cooperation. thank you. >> mr. pres. we regret the council was unable to adopt a resolution before us. we recently in this counsel outlined the reason why we disagreed of the capital of israel and voting in favor that first and can only be solved through those negotiations. furthermore it reaffirms the city of jerusalem that has a specific status and most importantly the view of this counsel of any decision and action with the status of jerusalem have no effe

and palestine going forward saying that the usa was neither honest nor impartial neutral when it comes to the situation between israel and palestine mr one also went on to describe israel as being a terrorist state to look at that as a trump are you back in this country this israel where the roots occupation and sarazen is that where you are defending well that decision by donald trump a week ago to name jerusalem as the capital of israel has caused tensions. not just here in israel and palestine but of course tensions across the wider area and that's why that extraordinary meeting was convened on wednesday the question is is this exactly what he wanted did he really want to put himself against fifty seven leaders of other nations and if so have they played directly into his hands chill it di vinci altie history so i'm. promoting peace that was the declared purpose when donald trump recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel but so far there has been none stop violence across the region. or one of the force is leading the protest movement is the islamist political group hamas seen by some nations as terrorist in a

the sooner we will move towards peace the only realistic solution to the conflicts between israel and palestine is based on two states which are those as the capital of both the state of the sort and the state of palestine on the sixty seven line i believe. most of the european countries will move the embassies to jerusalem record those crucial ms rose. meantime britain's prime minister condemned trump's decision as unhelpful adding she disagrees with the move while germany's foreign minister expressed fears the move could worsen the israel palestine conflict where we put the whole divisive issue up for debate who can open the bible and to count how many times jerusalem is in danger and there they will find out also that jerusalem is not mentioned even one time in the koran not even one time people will find out that jerusalem is the capital of israel since nine hundred forty eight the whole world is condemning this action because simply it's against the international law it's against the framework for the peace process is has forfeited the united states for free did its position as a broker to

at the same time we remain committed in peace and security of israel of an independent state of palestine with a capital of jerusalem and west are some will be the capital of the state of israel. we welcome the strengthening of the unity of the people, we think this is a movement in the right direction. we in turn will continue encouraging all palestinian parties to overcome as quickly as possible. comprehensive and just settlement in the middle east is something that can only be obtained provided there is a firm international legal basis, the kind of basis which includes the relevant resolution of the security counsel. the madrid peace and som principal in the arab principal. russia will continue helping on a bilateral basis as well as to the middle eastern mediators, will help intensify the international efforts to find a way out of the current impasse in the middle east settlement. we think it is important not to underscore the energetic role that egypt and jordan play. at the same time we need to ensure that the united nations agency on the relief and agency needs to be assisted becau

i proof that the israel palestine issue has not faded in the minds of muslims worldwide i. a look now at some other stories that are making news around the world in congo at least fourteen un peacekeepers and five congo his soldiers have been killed. in a suspected militia attack on a u.n. compound in the east of the country at least fifty others were wounded u.n. secretary general antonio has called the attack a war crime and urged congolese authorities to investigate swiftly. officials say massive wildfires tearing through southern california have destroyed hundreds of homes the blazes have now forced tens of thousands of people to flee for safety major state highways have been closed as hot desert winds are fanning the flames. argentina's former president cristina fernandez to care center has said treason charges against her a politically motivated as after a judge in argentina calls for lawmakers to drop her immunity to arrest she's accused of allegedly covering up iranian involvement in one thousand nine hundred ninety four bomb attack on a jewish center in buenos aire

of solidarity of the palestinian people and which he said that china supports peace between palestine and israel. china will remain true to its commitment and continue to work towards the settlement of the question of palestine and to promote the peace and element of the middle east. thank you, mr. president. i think the representative of china for his statement and now give the floor to the representative of israel. wednesday's declaration marks a milestone for israel, for peace, and for the world. the united states has the purge and true understanding of justice to officially state what has always been known. jerusalem has, and always will be the capital of israel and the embassy of the united states belongs in israel's capital. for that, i think president trump, vice president mike pence, ambassador nikki haley, and the american people. the jewish people are agent nation. 3000 -- the jewish people are an agent nation. 3000 years ago king david declared jerusalem the capital of the jewish people. biblelem appears in the 660 times. it is the centerpiece of our history. day, jews face toward jer

the resolution of the conflict and the stability of the situation egypt and russia support israel and palestine resuming talks over all disputed issues they have including the status of jerusalem the solid agreement that takes into account the interests of both sides should be reached we consider any action that anticipates the outcome for peace talks between israel and palestine counterproductive again this was being said in cairo the egyptian capital where it looks like the arab league is ready to convene and come up with a united official response which will basically mean that it's a response from the entire region but even before this week a lot has been said in front of the microphones and in the streets they can. oppose people's feelings and beliefs this is a new type of adventurism and global arrogance of the us. the kingdom of jordan refuses the recognition by the united states so jerusalem is the capital of israel out of the decision by the united states in its context gives legitimacy and recognition for occupation and the allowance of a de facto status using force indeed right now i

nominee well jerusalem has a special separate body state as well as the city is contested by israel palestine it's been a key area of dispute in the conflict between the two the israeli government claims jerusalem as its capital but most of the international community doesn't recognize it as such now if the u.s. were to recognize that it would likely inflame tensions in the middle east initiative to move his country's embassy to jerusalem. which i'd lined on the presidential campaign trail of course has also been condemned by the our league countries there are secretary general warns that the proposal would fuel extremism and lead to violence and this really government member of the legislative branch discusses the issue with the boy who in the latest episode of worlds apart. if any negotiation has to happen it has first of all to be sponsored by an international international community i'm not only by the united states then other states of america is not an objective power in what's called israel and palestine i have seen already how. administration and trump himself is acting on different w

nothing that the un says and no violence is going to change that it's such a divisive issue the israel palestine conflict normally the sides are divided why does it seem to be that so many people are against what donald trump has said on this occasion can you can you see the point that many of them are making because it does seem quite one sided. and no i don't because i've lived here and seen how there's been peace processes over the last thirty years that have all tried the same thing and it's failed the palestinians and the international community should be celebrating that donald trump is taking a different approach that has not failed and maybe can lead to a real peace process that can move forward instead they're firing rockets they're going to the u.n. and wasting people's time they should be coming to the table changing things moving forward using this new approach to have a better life possible for the palestinian people and all the people of the region greatly appreciate your time coming on r.t. this evening my guest gil hoffman political analyst with the do you suppose thank you bill.

solution before the break and if you look at the most recent polls a slight majority in both israel and palestine fifty three and fifty four percent respectively oppose what's known as the full package database. a palestinian state family unification was jerusalem as the capital of israel is jerusalem is the capital of palestine as well as the divided custody of holy and historical sites what of that is non-negotiable and where do you seeing adjustments could be me well first of all i think we are not even in that situation with this government this government is actually netanyahu government is refusing to negotiate and nobody's talking about a place process that is not process there is nothing going on that is a to stoop put pressure on the palestinian leadership to accept any kind of agreement i think that it is. very well known that there are limits or or. yes limits that cannot be. compromised talking about jerusalem is an issue is not. compromised by the palestinian authority or. israeli side we can see how the occupation in one thousand nine hundred sixty seven became a kind of annex yeah

israel and palestine are not a top priority for anyone outside the region.y few in the region. ,he saudis, emiratis take her, they will top parties are iran, al qaeda, isis, yemen. yes, it is true the americans are by themselves on the security council. no one else would support the symbolic recognition of jerusalem is the capital of israel, but ultimately it does not matter. >> benjamin netanyahu went to europe and said i am a defender for all of the europe. the reason why isis is being kept in check. --s that make sense to mark does that make sense? >> it is one of the reasons that the israelis have a better relationship with egypt, saudi, and the emirates because they have shown everyone they can defend their borders. even in israel itself, the araeli left does not think two state solution is feasible anymore. impact.'t have much >> i know you have 30 minutes coming up, let's talk about the big geopolitical risks. you have 30 seconds with me. china will top your conversation. why from a political point of view does china matter so much? trump's presidency

washington will officially recognized the capital of israel the decision ended america's neutrality on one of the most sensitive issues of the region as both palestine and israel have long contested claims over that city. therefore i have determined that it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel in response to trump's move palestinians declared three days of rain which ended with several people killed in clashes with israeli police . are unfortunately a u.s. president makes a statement in the israeli citizens will need to pay the price for dangerous days are coming to jerusalem. and. he were actually stood down by damascus gate but they seemed to be scuffles that between the police and some local palestinians who'd been shouting in the streets people shouting that this is the capital of palestine this is the capital of the arabia and that the us is the head of the snake. the locals throwing rocks bottles of coffee at not just our selves but the police as well under security services in fact that we put on some protective gear because one of those bottles actually came close to hitting this in the head when it smashed. it'

given its symbolism, jerusalem is the key for peace between israel and palestine. without an agreement on jerusalem, there cannot be a peace agreement. this is why the outcome of jerusalem and the situation in jerusalem can only be decided by the parties with the united nations and not through the unilateral decision. now, today there is a body of international law and there is an international consensus on the two state solution with jerusalem and the capital for both the state and parameter that would be agreed upon before resolving the situation. it recalls the various elements. this is why france, of course, voted in favor of this text. >> thanks to the representative representatives.org as a representative from senegal which we recall the parameters the issues of jerusalem and also to the entire world. this is simple with why we pay homage to jordan with their capacity as the guarantor of the holy sites. we have to preserve the international community with jerusalem and we need to consider the final status. we need to preserve the historic sentence of the jews

states living side by side in peace security and little recognition we just as the capital of israel and palestine and all final start to use issues resolved permanently soon negotiations that the legitimate aspirations of both peoples will be achieved condemnation and control the sea as the u.s. president makes his announcement and directs officials to begin preparations to move the american embassy there from tel aviv. hello there i'm julie macdonald this is al jazeera live from london also coming up palestinians have been protesting at the move their leaders in the occupied west bank in gaza have called for three days wait. there's been global condemnation the jordanian king and turkey's president still is warning that the move will fuel extremism. and one welcome to the us president donald trump has officially recognized your islam as the capital of israel he's also directed officials to begin preparations to move the american embassy there from television well the move has drawn early condemnation palestinian leaders in the occupied west bank and gaza calling for three days of rage israel's p

researched my support to launch a new policy to have a sustainable policy which is between israel and palestine it can only exist through a policy that we can help to support on this point i wish to be very clear there is no alternative to the two state solution and no two state solution without an agreement between the two parties on jerusalem for. life for us and paris is a friendly meeting them between these two leaders. it was the palestinian leader the french president a very warm indeed and that's perhaps no surprise because france was one of the countries that supported that vote at the u.n. on thursday and france has always been very clear in its position emanuel might call a said from the beginning that he deeply regrets donald trump's decision for the u.s. to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel again today reiterating the fact that for him jerusalem sources can only be decided in direct talks between israelis and palestinians within the framework over two state solution as well mahmoud abbas he thanked for all for its help and attempts to mediate. very busy indeed in this cri

into the israel palestine conflict speaking to the crowd in st peter's square the pontiff warned against the winds of war and asked for peace for jerusalem and the holy land this is the second time he's spoken out since u.s. president donald trump formally announced his government would recognize jerusalem as israel's capital but. we see jesus and the children of the middle east who continue to suffer because of growing tensions between israelis and palestinians on this festive day let us off the lord for peace for jerusalem and for all the holy land let us pray that the will to resume dialogue may prevail between the parties and that a negotiated solution can be finally reached one that would allow the peaceful coexistence of two states within mutually agreed internationally recognized borders . nigeria's military has confronted an attack by suspected boko haram fighters on the outskirts of the northeastern city of my degree earlier heavy gunfire was reported in the area while the army forces battled fighters there are said to be casualties many of them women and children liberians are

israel is continuously expanding. 1947 in 1949 we can clearly see that palestine had trunk tremendously whereas israel kept on expanding. from there to hear this is a very unfair sharing of the territory. this is a very unjust sharing of territory because these lands rightfully belong to the palestinians. whatever israel was in 1947 that is what palestine is today and israel has almost settled on the entire territory but it wouldn't be sufficient and i think there are still investing in efforts to take the entire territory. this is the president trump seems to wish for because he is the defender of [inaudible] and a zionist rationale. this is the product of such irrational. this is what he voice upon [inaudible] but it never realized and they are still trying to do it today. the executives of the [inaudible] pr going to be resolute in terms of our stance in palestine. shalom will be our redline for eternity and this is what we have spoken out to the rest of the world and to the community. despite all of the warning and alerts to this administration they kept on delivering the statement