establishing east jerusalem as capital of the palestinian state.t that this draft resolution was not adopted will not at all prevent us from proceeding to push the international community, specifically the united nations, towards effective involvement in achieving the resolution for this conflict. we will continue assiduous work to resume peace negotiations between palestinians and israelis within a serious and committed framework leading to an embodiment of the two-state solution and towards ending the conflict through resolving issues, namely jerusalem refugees and secure borders. according to the peace initiative in all its elements in a matter that is protecting the vital jordanian interests. the jordanian position on this method is very well known, and we have submitted this draft resolution without prejudice to our legal positions and without this act being interpreted in any way, for the substance of the draft resolution being interpreted in any way as a change in our positions. this resolution and the fact we submitted it cannot be interpre

palestinians say the new homes reduce their chances of establishing a state with east jerusalem as its capital. >> from 1st january viewers in the middle east and north africa will no longer be able to watch al jazeera english on arab frequencies. please swach to: -- switch to: more information on all of that on the website aljazeera.com/en >>> russia warned ukraine against aligning itself with n.a.t.o. the foreign ministry says the moves to move towards n.a.t.o. membership will sprain relations between the countries. >> a possible expansion of nato to the east will lead to a serious military and political tilt. not only in europe, but the world, directly impacting the security interests. forcing the country to take necessary adequate messages. >> the president scrapped new year's holidays because of the currency crisis, after a price cap was ordered. russia's experienced the raft of economic woes due to falling oil prices and western sanctions over ukraine. russia's former finance minister says russia will enter recession next year. >> the measure may be extended to other products. >>

the building of settlements and on occupied territories continues, including in east jerusalem, undermining the concept of creating two states. we are coming to the end of 2014, which the international community has proclaimed the year of solidarity with the palestinian people. in this year we get closer to implementing a two state solution or further from it? the answer is obvious. the inaction of the security council in this area dooms the situation to a dangerous status quo, which we cannot accept. one chance for hope is not enough. we must continue. >> i think the representative of the russian federation for his statement, and i now give the floor to the representative of australia. >> australia remains committed to a future where israel and the palestinian state exist side-by-side in peace and security with an internationally recognized border, and as such our efforts must be focused on encouraging parties to return to direct negotiations towards this goal. the draft resolution will not help this process, and that's why we voted against it. it lacks balance and seeks to impose a soluti

the issue of the right of return for refugees, it also looks at the issue of the aspirations of east jerusalem as the capitol for the palestinian state. still, we've been speaking to people on the streets to gauge their opinion of the resolution in its current form. here's what people told us. >> for more than 25 years, this is a jewelry business. these pen dance are shaped by hand into the borders of historic palestinian. most have given up any future state will ever look like this, but many want israel to withdraw from territories it seized in the 1967 war. so does president abbas, asking the u.n. security council to set a time line for the israel government to return to those lines. he is not convinced that will ever happen. >> israel wants palestinian to be in little bits and pieces. i can't make a map of that. i just can't make a pendant small enough for what the israelis want for us. >> the plan by abbas angered the israeli government. prime minister benjamin netanyahu condemned the proposal, which is in part by abbas is seeking the resolution at the u.n. security council to set a time l

it also called for east jerusalem to be the capital of the nation. four nations abstained from the vote. two nations voted against it. the united states and australia. >> the resolution is not a constructive step. it would undermine efforts to get back to an atmosphere that makes it possible to achieve two states for two peoples. >> the palestinian ambassador shared his mounting frustration. >> the security council has once again failed to uphold its charter duties to address the crisis and to meaningfully contribute to a peaceful and lasting solution in accordance with its resolutions. >> the palestinian leadership will meet on wednesday to decide what to do next. they have threatened to join the international criminal court which they could use to push war crimes proceedings against israel. the israelis told the palestinians they cannot agitate or provoke their way to statehood. >> stormy weather and high seas are hampering efforts to look at victims and wreckage from the airasia flight in the waters off borneo. seven bodies have been recovered so

they moved to a small apartment in east jerusalem because the city was divided into a jewish and an arab city. and in 1967, the six-day war happened when the israelis invaded jerusalem and conquered it. we have lived under the israeli occupation ever since, always longing to go back to our ancestral homes. >> and my father's story that we left the home that he was born in and his father, etc., always was with us. >> whenever i walk here i feel as though i'm walking with a shiver in my body. like i feel at home. they used to have the stables down there. and actually, this is my father's room right there. for threes three years i would say easily 50-year-old trees. because my father, when he came here, he said he remember when they left here they were a little bit taller than him. >> i was born the first generation to be born outside our house. to take someone's home is like worse than ripping their heart away from their body. >> i took david to meet my childhood friend. he and i went to the same school. i went afterwards to the united states, and he went to greece to study denyivityry, bu

because it has been such a particularly tense time in the west bank and east jerusalem as well, remind us what the security operation actually entails. >> well, security cooperation between the palestinians and israelis, of course, is very complicated. a lot of it is something that you cannot actually see. a lot of it is intelligence sharing. but the truth is that this security cooperation is aimed for the palestinian point of view for no real opposition to the leadership there. the status quo, they manage to hold its power. now they have their own security forces, the palestinian security forces funded by the u.s. and european union. and for the israeli side of things this relationship is also very key. the israelis use again information that they received from palestinian intelligence agencies to prevent any kind of attacks, or any kind of plots, if you were, against israelis. so it is a very complicated and very nuanced security relationship. if you remember, barbara, just a short while ago or a few years ago the palestinian president once described quite controversially that securi

security council rejected a palestinian push to end israeli control in the west bank and east jerusalemy 2017. the u.s. signaled it would veto the resolution if it did pass. on the newshour online right now, take a look at some of the moments captured by white house photographer pete souza in 2014. we have a photo gallery of some of the youngest americans who greeted president obama this year. all that and more is on our web site, pbs.org/newshour. and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, the unlikely connection shared by the university of oregon ducks and the florida state seminoles who face off in this week's rose bowl. i'm hari sreenivasan, we'll see you on-line, and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in educat

tensions, israel has given the go-ahead for construction of hundreds of new housing units in east jerusalem. >> permits have been issued for 243 new-home's in the northern jerusalem neighborhood of ramot. existing plants have been confirmed for another 270 in the area. israel considers the area part of its capital. the u.s. and other world powers do not recognize israel's annexation and oppose construction of new settlements. i made a tense -- intense debate in sweden about immigration, an attack on a mosque. >> police say the fire began after an object was thrown through a window. about 20 people were inside at the time. one of the five injured is in serious condition in a nearby hospital. investigators are still searching for a suspect. back here in germany, the president has used his christmas address to the nation to call on germans to welcome asylum seekers with open arms. he also praised those who sheltered and supported around 200,000 u refugees this year. >> the message comes after a series of anti-immigration protests that have shocked the nation. his words are being seen as indire

an independent state of palestine based on 1967 borders with east jerusalem as it's capitol, to resolve outstanding issues including the better treatment of prisoners especially those in solitary confinement. and a third party president to oversea israel's withdrawal and guarantee palestinian sovereignty. well here is what the stall tinnian ambassador had to say a short time ago. >> we have been deliberating this issue for almost 3 1/2 months. it is not a lot of flexibility, because we took some of the french ideas the our revised texts, it is not lack of responsibility, and accommodation. but if there are those who insist not to go along with this flexibility and responsibility and the global consensus than nobody should blame us as arabs and palestinians. >> more on this and speak to kristen kristen we heard the ambassador there saying they have been talking about it for three months, these are obviously the last few days before the end of the year, there's a sense p palestinians are searching through the resolution, why is that. >> well, remember, this is a resolution that is born ou

, by which time there would be the announcement of a palestinian state, a final resolution in east jerusalemhe has to say he understands the palestinian exasperation, he has to give a nod to the israeli position which is we will never negotiate with hard deadlines. so he said we have to carefully calibrate things to get people moving forward together. all very well, but road maps seem not to have worked for many many years and the palestinians would say if road maps don't work, carefully calibrated steps don't work either, then what are you going to propose instead? and the answer is, there actually isn't anything very much. what happens next? the palestinians will need to get at least nine countries out of 15 voting for them. what they are desperate to avoid is the americans vetoing their proposal. a votto is likely, and where that leaves anything in terms of forward movement is anyone's guest. >>> israelis have shot dead a palestinian in a refugee camp. israeli forces raided the camp in the occupied west bank and con frontations broke down between the army and youth there. >>> in syria, at

all settlement activity, including in east jerusalem, should cease immediately. we call on all parties not to take unilateral steps which would make the search for peace based on negotiations harder. mr. president, given the fact that this draft resolution has not been adopted today, the united kingdom would like to work with partners to revisit the idea of a parameters resolution on the middle east peace process in 2015. we are convinced that it is possible with further time and effort to secure for the first time ever a resolution which commands full security council support. i thank you. >> i thank the representative of the united kingdom and i give the floor to the representative of france. >> since the april end of the peace talks, the situation has deteriorated. we are facing two threats. on the one hand, the two state solution is about to become a mirage. the public opinions in both states are both accelerating is negative, and there is also the matter of the west bank. the stage is set for things to take flame. we know the heart of the problem -- the abse

in the past week trailer authorities approved building more than 600 homes in settlements in east jerusalemthe east bank. this comes as israel's supreme court ordered one of the oldest and most contentious settlements in the west bank to be torn down in two years. the u.s. and other countries have called for a freeze on settlement construction. >>> turkey has released a 16-year-old arrested yesterday for criticizing the president. the court freed the student, but he still faces while and a four-year sense if convicted. it is a crime in turkey to insult the president. the teenager was arrested after making a speech about corruption within president erdogan's government. >>> an attack on some of libya's oil regions. >> smoke rices over an oil tank that was hit at the terminal. fighters belonging to libyan dawn launched the attack. they fired missiles from speed boats. libya's oil terminals are mainly in the east of the country. they're under the control of forces of former general haftar. >> i think what will happen, there will be big fighting between the two groups, which will result in dest

the palestinians also want to talk about a state on the 1967 lines and east jerusalem as a capitol. we know that france has also supported that. now the palestinian authority can say it has a strong european partner on its side that supports the creation of a palestinian state on the internationally recognized parameters. >> okay. we will leave it there for now. thank you very much indeed. also our correspondent in jerusalem and in paris. more on that a little bit later. now news out of kenya, the country's president has sacked his interior minister and says he is declaring war on al-shabab and they killed 36 people in the north of the country. the attack was at a quarry in the same area where dozens of bus passengers were killed just over a week ago. erica wood reports. >> reporter: bodies lined up on the road. the grizzly scene after al shabab entered the quarry in the middle of the night. the workers were sleeping in their tent after gunmen ordered them out and told to recite prayers. there were a few survivors. they cowarded and hid in a trench. it's the third attack in the nort

the palestinian ambassador consulted with judge diplomats most notably the new draft calls for east jerusalems the capital of the palestinian state whereas the earlier draft talked about it as a shared capital for palestine. some other issues dealt with palestinian prisoners also water rights and the end to settlement expansion by the israelis. this is interesting because the arabs are taking a very tough tone harder line even as they are struggling to come up with the votes they need in order to pass this in the security council. as to when there might be a vote that's up to the jordanians. they are the arab member of the security council and a sponsor of the resolution. they are working very closely with the palestinians and the palestinians say they want this to happen before the new year. the jordanian ambassador indicated they would like some more time for consultations. >> in my national capacity would have lierkd tohave liked to have more consultation and the situation is difficult and we respect that very much and so we're working within the arab group spirit. >> the united states has

stefanie dekker, al jazeera, east jerusalem. >> intestines fied since they started accusing authorities of carrying out collective punishment dependence the families of suspected separatists. rory challenge reports. >> dark roads of the chechen country side, the armed men are parked outside. the human rights workers call police and as many friends and colleagues as they can think of. and this is cctv footage taken earlier saturday from outside dema and sergei's apartment. this man here sergei thinks is holding a gun, they knock on the door and speak to the neighbors. luckily, they weren't there at the time. sergei why do you think this is happening? >> translator: i think with these methods the leadership of the republic is using pain and loss for killed chechen policemen. to try to get rid of an organization that is undesirable for local authorities and creates problems. >> chechnya's deputy foreign minister be arrives to talk. head of the city's administration there is nothing to worry about. bull butt while this conversation is going on the human rights workers's office is torched. t

. >>> elsewhere in east jerusalem, a palestinian man has stabbed two border police.ite is considered holy for both jews and muslims, and there has been a series of attacks in the region in the past two months. >>> syrian air strikes have killed several people south of damascus. there had been fighting in the area on thursday. the air strikes hit mostly residential areas, activates say. >>> syrian government also conducted more air strike in aleppo province. charles stratford reports. >> reporter: the syrian air force targeted this commercial area in the north of the country. it has been almost four years since the violence began in syria. what started as a protest movement, desended into war that has now claimed the lives of around 200,000 people. civilians including children die across the country every day. >> translator: the jets have been bombing the shopping area in order to kill and injure the greatest number of people. >> reporter: united nations estimates that at least 3,000 people have been killed by barrel bombs in aleppo since last december alone. it says

will only go to negotiations if they are about the creation of the state on the 1967 lines and east jerusalem as the capitol and the french have supported that as well. so now the palestinians can say that they have a strong european partner on their side, that supports a palestinian state on the internationally recognized parameters. and the hope here is that france, which is a major player, in europe would lead more european countries to follow suit and we would see a wave of recognition of a palestinian state from european countries. >> well, the word momentum is being use add lot here, let's go back a couple of years. november 2012, uptraded the membership to that, of a nonmember on server state, global support, well, it continues to grow, as we have seen in the last few hours by october of this year, nearly 70% of the 193 u.n. member states recognize so called state of palestine, spain, all voted to recognize the state, but the bringsish vote, well, that's not a binding one like in france, and spain will only give it's support when the solution is found. mas.sive majority in favor in fra

not only the devastating war in gaza, but continued unrest in east jerusalem, and of course in the westen a number of incidents where israeli security forces have confronted palestinians, resulting in a record number of deaths. all of this has passed a shadow over the celebrations marking the 50th year anniversary of the palestinian liberation movement. but there is also a determination here. we have been speaking to people talking to them about the latest issue, if you will the fact that the palestinians did not secure enough votes at the united nations security council which effectively would have set a time line for the end of israel's occupation but people are telling us that they will continue to fight, that they will continue to resist and that's why so many have come out here tonight. >> and perhaps the voices growing that much louder in the aftermath of the failed bid at the u.n. security council, because really there was opposition to abbas's efforts in doing this. why did he fail to persuade many people to back his move? >> reporter: i'm afraid i missed the end of your questio

not only have we seen the 50-day gaza war, we've also seen the situation in east jerusalem deteriorate very badly as well, any hopes for talks between both the palestinians and the israelis something very distant from now. so again no official reaction from the israelis, but as we've been saying we can speculate on what they may say. >> okay, imtiaz, thank you, imtiaz tyab reporting from west jerusalem. >>> now the united nations is appealing for at least $16.4 billion to deal with humanitarian crises around the world in the coming year. it says 57.5 million people are desperately in need of aid and most vulnerable. the u.n. says it's facing an unprecedented level of suffering globally including a high number of people forced to flee within their own countries. the priorities for humanitarian aid are syria south sudan and iraq, they account for 70% of all the funding required. other countries are afghanistan, somalia, the democratic republic of congo, myanmar and yemen, a major strain on resources is the dramatic increase of displaced people, a trend they say is growing. >> each year w

the war in gaza continuing unrest in occupied east jerusalem, and the recent death of a palestinian governmentl, has cast a shadow over festivities. the holiday also comes at a time when the christian population in bethlehem is shrinking. >> reporter: christmas has always been this man's favorite holiday, but celebrations have been quieter than usual. all of his children and grandchildren now live abroad. >> my son lives in the united states, and he is a canadian citizen. my son is in canada, and a canadian citizen. my daughter lives in dubai. >> reporter: after decades of israeli occupation, increasing restrictions on palestinian movements, and the construction of the celebration wall, not only have his children moved away, but many other christians have too. >> people are leaving. and you can't stop it. you can't argue about it. so we are trying to tell the world over, especially through christian churches, you need to support christians in the holy land. you need to provide for them. you need to give them the possibility of living in dignity. >> reporter: before the creation of israel in 19

they want east jerusalem the capital and they want right of return for palestinian refugees. benjamin netanyahu, when he met with secretary kerry yesterday in rome, was asked when he came out of the meeting did you get any assurances from secretary kerry that the united states would veto that if it goes to a vote at united nations security council, which is expected which is planned for tomorrow and netanyahu didn't really answer that question. what he did say was that he was heard very clearly by john kerry and his position is and israel's position is it rejects this move. he says this will make the region less stable and be less dangerous for israel. he said israel will use its force to push back. he expects the united states to veto this. >>> the senate has confirmed dr. vivek murthy as the surgeon general of the united states. his nomination was stalled for a year after he made comments of stricter gun laws. the president said the 37-year-old is committed to keep americans safe. he said he will be a huge asset in the battle of ebola. >>> bill cosby's wife camille speaking

end israeli occupation by the end of 2017 and an independent state based on 1967 borders with east jerusalem capitol, to resolve outstanding issues including the better treatment of prisoners especially nose in solitary confinement, and a third party presence to oversea the withdrawal and guaranteed palestinian sovereignty. christian joins us live from the united nations now, when can we expect to see a vote on this. >> well, we are now hearing that that vote is likely to come in about three hours time. what interesting to know here, is that this move has come out of frustration from the palestinians, the resolution was first discussed and debated some months ago after the break down of the u.s. brokers peace talks. and the palestinians have been attempting to move the issue of their independence and state hood here to the united nations where they feel they have a more sympathetic audience and more support for such action, but any move in the security council will have to win the support of the united states, the united states has said outright they will not support this resolution, they do

. >> reporter: after the continuing unrest in occupied east jerusalem, church officials have decided to scale back celebrations. that has not stopped people here from praying for a better future. al jazeera, beth will hem. in the occupied west bank. >> al jazeera continues to call for the release of its staff, mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste. the three of them have now been imprisoned in egypt for 361 days. they were falsely accused and convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their conviction. >>> every year tens of thousands of visitors flock to buenos aires to enjoy it's cafes and old world time. but a group called stop the demolition say that it's architecture i is undergoing instincts. >> reporter: with its stunning architecture it's monuments and well-pre-deserved cafes, argentina's capitol is regarded as a jewel. yet, it is a jewel facing competition from the 21st century. activist from an ngo called "no more demolition" go to city council to revent the destruction of architecture. >> in this city hanks to legal action the

based on the international legit decisions and resolutions, and not to allow israel to hit the east jerusalemo hit the shrines there. your majesties, highnesses, excellences, the case in syria is aggravating and the situation there is really aggravating because the powers that have an effect on the international level are not playing their role properly because of the double standards applied on the international level. the security council has failed to protect the civilians from the genocide in syria at a time while the regime in syria is still refusing political solution, and adopting military solution. here we stress again that we support the political solution to stop the bloodshed in syria, and to meet the syrian's people demand, instability and security within the guarantees that will guarantee the legitimate demands of the syrian people and the unity of its territories. we also support the syrian people right to defend themselves in the absence of a political solution. and at a time when the superpowers are not paying a lot of attention to this problem. hence we urge the international

releasing palestinian prisoners and stopping israeli settlement building, they are talking about east jerusalemthe capitol of a palestinian state. all things added to the resolution, which aren't going to encouraging the u.s. to vote for it. they know the u.s. is not going to vote for it, so what they are doing right now, is a symbolic vote, that will be a u.s. veto the u.s. almost certainly, i never like to say with complete certainty about the united nations, but i think pretty certain the u.s. will exercise it's veto. but, then the next part is interesting how many other countries though vote for the palestinians? because normally a resolution when it gets nine votes it passes, only when one of the permanent members does it not pass, so if they get nine out of the 15 votes then i think they will claim a moral victory. yes, there is resolution doesn't pass, but most of the security council was on their side. and then what do they do? because that's where the big tremendous comes in. >> you know, i am thinking about what we have been talking about certainly six weeks about what is happening on

security council vote demanding israeli withdrawal from the west bank and east jerusalem with eight countries including france and luxembourg voting for and five abstaining. some say the wind may be at the palestinian's back. join the icc today, a part of 22 agreements abbas signed could open the door for at least allegations or charges of war crimes against israeli officials. in a statement the u.s. state department opposed the move calling it counterproductive. for more on what this all means, we're joined by nbc foreign correspondent ayman. first of all, on the voets votes needed only eight people voted, that means the u.s. did not have the opportunity to veto. but would the u.s. likely have vetoed this resolution had they gotten the nine votes? >> all indications suggest, yes. the u.s. has been very much opposed to any u.n. security council measure that tries to advance palestinian statehood. >> i'm interested in that count. france voting with the palestinians. some interesting countries are the abstention list. nigeria being with them. those who voted against, u.s. and australia, or thos

high frustration among palestinians who feel they cannot be detached from what is happening in east jerusalemeeing a lot of high tensions here, as well and don't forget this part of the west bank is basically filled with israeli settlements, lots of settlers here and there are areas where this friction happened so it's not very surprising given the context of the tension that we have seen in both jerusalem and the occupied west bank and even other parts of northern israel between israelis and palestinians. >> thank you for the time being, live with that breaking news. let's go over to nigeria at this point because gunmen attacked a university in the north of the country, army units heavily engaging with the fighters who invaded the state university in the state capitol and we are joined live from there and what is the latest from that attack? >> reporter: well, i've been speaking to people and it appears that what they are telling me is there is an on going operation still as we speak between the military and the suspected fighters in the city, helicopter and gun ships are still hovering abov

security council refused to demand an end to israeli control in the west bank and east jerusalem. >>nslated ): we got rejected. this is not the first and not the last time. we are steadfast until we get back our rights. they don't want to give us our rights. but the security council is not the end of the world, and the last session is not the end. >> ifill: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu condemned the palestinian move, as did the u.s. state department. kurdish forces in northern iraq launched a large-scale offensive against islamic state fighters today. the target was an extensive area east of mosul. the city has been held by the militant group since june. u.s. and coalition planes conducted a series of air strikes in advance of the kurdish assault. new year's celebrations turned deadly this evening in china. state news reports said 35 people were killed in a stampede in downtown shanghai, shortly before midnight. elsewhere, sydney, australia was one of the first major cities to welcome 2015. more than a million spectators turned out for a lavish fireworks display in the c

policy, establishment of a palestinian state in the west bank, east jerusalem and gaza strip and thatthe will of the international community and the time has come for international community led by the u.s. to start taking actions and walk the walk. >> let's say that it actually goes through, will the americans veto it? >> i would hope not. i mean, there is a possibility they may abstain this time because they see very clearly now especially after secretary of state kerry failed after nine months to end the conflict and they may abstain but there is not another resolution on the books, we already have 80 plus of those and we need the resolutions to have teeth and those teeth are being seen in the european union and south america where countries are actually starting to hold israel accountable for this prolonged illegal military occupation. the u.s. will be the last to come around to this given that they are a strategic ally of israel but i'm not surprised. >> all right thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> you're with the al jazeera news hour and there is much more to c

this version reverted for a harder line, calling for east jerusalem to become the palestinian capitol. >> search crews hampered in the search for airasia flight 8501, but did they recover more bodies and debris in sonar? we'll have an update from indonesia. >> an idaho woman dead after her 2-year-old shoots her in the middle of a wal-mart. we have the details on how the child was able to get his hands on a loaded gun. >> another twist for a former airline executive who melted down over that bag of nuts. why south korean authorities ever now taken her into custody. >> you're taking a live look at times square in new york city, they're putting on the final touches for the new year's eve celebration. if you're planning on heading down with a million of your friends, dress warmly. it is going to be around freezing tonight. >> new allegations about the sony hacking attack. some say it might have been an inside job. >> the big apple small businesses being forced out as a result of the city's economic recovery. the rye conic culture disappearing along with them. >> a mass shooting in canada

highly contentious planning and construction activities that the israeli government is pursuing in east jerusalem and the west bank. we believe those activities are counterproductive. we made those views clear in public. we made those views clear in private. >> you are not denying that sanctions or on the truck -- are on the table. am not denying we have strong concerns about that settlement activity. it has not and will not affect the united states' strong commitment to the national security of israel. the same time you're considering sanctions against an ally in israel. going to comment on those reports about our discussions as it relates to israel. >> you're leaving the door wide open here. you're not considering sanctions? >> i'm not willing to talk about those kinds of conversations. we have been clear about what our strategy is against iran. there is a historically tough sanctions regime in place against iran. inse sanctions that were put place by congress and implemented by this administration have been effective, both in terms of exacting a heavy toll on the iranian economy. we have seen

100,000 citizens who will become israeli take jerusalem, the recent tax came from palestinians from east jerusalem who grew up under israeli sovereignty with an israeli id card. does that mean we will go through another 100,000 who have no loyalty to the state of israel in the sense that they will not feel part of israel but rather under occupation? there is no other choice. despite the fears, we will have to get over those fears. we will have to try again. otherwise the direction of the israeli society could be moved, and that is what we are doing in order to correct it. i am worried about undercurrents that are trying to limit, contain, and curtail the beautiful vista of israeli democracy. the fact that in our parliament there is such a wide range of views, of free speech laid down itour supreme court, to me is holy and i will do what i can with my colleagues to protect it. and there are endless efforts where the ministry of justice tries to block another week another piece of legislation which, from the outside, from those with a liberal understanding of what democracy is all about, seems incom

all settlement activity including in east jerusalem, should cease immediately.we call on all parties not to take unilateral steps which would make the search for peace based on negotiations harder. mr. president, given the fact that this draft resolution has not been adopted today, the united kingdom would like to work with partners to revisit the idea of a parameters resolution on the middle east peace process in 2015. we are convinced that it is possible with further time and effort to secure for the first time ever a resolution which commands fall security council support. i thank you. >> i think the representative of the united kingdom and i give the floor to the representative of france. >> since the april end of the peace talks, the situation has deteriorated. we are facing to threats -- two threats. on the one hand, the two state solution is about to become a barrage -- a mirage. the public opinions in both states are both accelerating, and there is also the matter of the west bank. the stage is set for things to take flame. we know the heart of the probl

jerusalem. the intractable middle east , then we saw the process. no real signs of progress or resolution. here are hoping to and this year with a message of peace. hasn't shifted, it has been a great disappointed. >> merry christmas to you. >> another black teenager has been shot dead by police in the american state of missouri. it happened in berkeley, a suburb of st. louis, to miles from ferguson. >> another black teenager shot dead by police in missouri. antonioeen named as martin who was killed at a petrol station. she doesn'tays that believe that he was causing any trouble. going to get up and run. he was trying to get up and run, they started shooting him. >> almost immediately, protesters gathered at the scene of the shooting. soon there was violence and confrontation. the police say they were targeted with what they call explosive devices come and had been fireworks. into the night, they used pepper spray to disperse around 300 demonstrators. the police say the officer involved in the shooting is clearly acting in self-defense. they released this footage showing the lead up to the

let's turn to our middle east correspondent in jerusalem. nick, you have spent years living and reporting from pakistan. this is a country that is very significant to the u.s. put this attack into context for us. >> pakistanis are used to attacks, but this is not only unprecedented but one of the worst school shootings in modern times. they have simply not seen this bro, taliban gunman walking into an auditorium where so many students were having an event and trying to kill as many people as possible. we have seen major high profile attacks in the past, against the equivalent of pakistan's pentagon, against the karachi airport and lahore, but never this kind of attack. some describe this as desperation from the taliban. when i lived there, the attacks were military targets, police targets, the attacks were soldiers. some 80 to 90% of the tribal areas along the of a fan border, and so therefore, the taliban aren't able to go after the high profile targets, so they hit a soft target and we've never seen this level of carnage and horror. >> the

gaza earlier this year, not least because of the unrest, rather that we've seen in the occupied east of jerusalem and in other palestinian territories, but because globally, it would seem that the public mood is shifting forwards the palestinian statehood cause. you only have to look at governments across europe who have been recognizing a state of palestine, although some not formally, just something going as far as saying that a palestinian state should be recognized, but again, there is that momentum. you also have the i.c.c. upgrading the palestinian status, there, as well. all of this, i think leads the palestinians to believe that the winds, full, are in their favor, and that is perhaps why they are pushing forward. >> live for us in jerusalem, we thank very much. >> residents in mows sell say their phone lines have been cut off by isil forces. they've been banned from leaving the town. we are joined live from baghdad. can you explain what is going on in mosul? isil fighters doing control in june. why are they taking these actions and how many civilians are left in mosul? >> there's talk of

east. >> a historic moment for jerusalem. peace talks that will achieve their objective.ake people laugh. >> it all goes out the window. >> comedy for a change festival hosted these not so diplomatic peace talks. both israeli and palestinian comedians put their plans on the table for what we'll call creative solutions. >> i think you say that to all the religions. >> the city-wide blackout threatened to derail the talks until two of the comedians the israeli and the palestinian american agreed to sit down with me to tackle some of the tough issues. starting with the occupied west bank settlements and hundreds of thousands of settlers. >> au settlements tomorrow. and the day after tomorrow demand the rights to return to the settlements and that way we'll just switch ownership every 4 hours, palestinians and jews like hotel rooms. >> next to jerusalem judaism holiest's site anise lam's third. >> you benched jerusalem. let's have medina in return for jerusalem and 20,000 billion gallons of oil and we want 60% of any merchandise you sell from jerusalem and future sales to oth

jerusalem. >> fighting between ukraine and settlements in the east has left patients struggling in a hospital. 50 patients have died since april. there is no heating or running water, and medical supplies are dwindling. >> hundreds of mourners have paid their respects to a woman in germany who has become a symbol of civic service. she was killed as she stepped in to protect two teenage girls who were being harassed at a park. >> they call her a good samaritan, champion of the weak. a woman who dared to stand up against violence. sheriffs studying to be a teacher died on her 23rd birthday after two weeks in a coma. during that time and since her death on friday she has become front page news from stopping boys from harassing two teenage girls at a mcdonald's after she heard their screams. >> because of her we want to show our own courage. she was very brave. we demand a stop of violence. >> an 18-year-old male is in custody over the attack after stopping the boys, she was struck once and hit her head as she fell. she would never recover. this is the resident of germany's president. over the wee