security council meets its calls grow to stop the annexation of palestinian land in the occupied west bank. at the u.n. in new york without meeting the u.n. security council starts in just moments. it's 1300 hours james a little after 9 am in new york where the united nations security council is about to hold its open session on the israeli palestinian conflict the issue though is the land specifically israel's plans to an excess palestinian territory in the occupied west bank something the united nations is urging israel to a band so we got special coverage on this news and analysis of course of the security council meeting with correspondents in west jerusalem and the jordan valley as well as of course the united nations in new york a diplomatic editor james bays is there for us james take us through what's expected today. well it will start we think in the next few minutes