sense of maturity is available at the un general assembly . however we believe the international community should help us acquire membership which means for us the basis of any coming negotiations would be different from the current ones if we get our state recognized by the united nations. as i leave this. time dealing with the palestinian issue would become different. but only because once recognized the case would become is such. a philistine the palestinian state which is a fool member of the united nations is being occupied by another state and israel which is also a member of the united nations i lo ideas that i read what i say then i will feel i'm a consequence you go sheesh and so would move on this basis that you un member states one. occupying the territories of another un member state and tell us time i've done feed the valley c.s.e. and moreover getting international recognition would determine all borders which are the nineteen sixty seven borders which include east jerusalem and they've been . told in this case any further negoti

is that the un general assembly will grant the stay this. member states this may add this is probably will happen how important is it for the past. to get a fool un membership with veto. and we consider this membership our legitimate right to vote who. is being vetoed. then the second option for us is to return to the un general assembly to get this member state status had. we leave this would raise the status of the palestinian issue and partially it would improve our status internationally so for. us the chance to enroll in the me are going to see affiliated to the us was so. this would not prevent us from going back once again to the un security council to apply for food membership. and we consider the status of an observer nonmember state as a partial victory for us that would make us even more ambitious to acquire food membership in the united nations. why hasn't palestine. apply for this for example for a nonmember status before i have heard an opinion that former governments did. they like the way it was like status quo is that true.

after all these years we want to go back to the united nations and to the general assembly to speak to the world generally and to hold the united nations accountable for the injustice johnson. a. woman but that it was the united nations which divided tell us time into two states about the fashion who say this we have yet to establish who won these rule our state tell us stein is still waiting to be established that they in. if any account of that away from the state well that the morning's raid. may be different but the standards within the united nations should be the same and here today we see in the case of double standards at least this this is what it looks like let's take a look at how israel was accepted into the un six decades ago here's a story from spotlights the demitra. the jewish state proclaimed independence and applied for e.u. when membership in one nine hundred forty eight however at the time it found itself a war with its arab neighbors to be accepted into the e.u. when it had to prove itself and peace loving nation following two failed un beads israel succeeded in be

available at the un general assembly. however we believe the international community should help us acquire membership which means for us the basis of any coming negotiations would be different from the current ones if we get our state recognised by the united nations. said leave this. time dealing with the palestinian issue would become different. because once recognized the case would become as such. for this than the palestinian state which is a fool member of the united nations is being occupied by another state and israel which is also a member of the united nations. consequently you go she would move on these basis to un member states and one. occupying the territories of another un member state that hell is tying. to feed the sea and moreover getting international recognition would determine all borders which are the nineteen sixty seven borders which include east jerusalem and. in this case any further negotiations between the two parties should be based on the legitimate right of palestine to get its independence

percent transparency and then what these working groups do is that individually they report at the general assembly which is how twice a day usually and every night at seven pm and there they are they announce updates on what they've been working on and general decisions are made that might affect the whole group and working groups can also present their ideas there and everybody has a voice at the general assembly they use the human microphone where a speaker says a phrase and then it's repeated by the audience and that works to check a lot of. what might be considered more just hard core ideology and brand saying because only factual information is allowed at the general assembly's. and they just they make a ton of progress and people might not see that now because it's such a new movement and it's early and. they're working hard all day every day and they know what they're doing and change things will happen change will come so long as it's allowed to continue so yeah i was down the street at the occupy d.c. early in the weekend the general assembly meeting was going on in nearby there were some

you know what's the routine general assemblies or the horizontal democratic process through which the camp is run and decisions are made basically. you know everything from when do we stop drumming or you know we need to sanitation department medical you know all these things kind of organically come out of the g. and i find the fact the route of drumming kind of interesting because i know that at the local residents that asked to perhaps if you could keep the drowning out for just two hours a day. and from i wasn't here yes i was reading reports of people they're saying that maybe this is where we saw little bit of division amongst the occupiers was whether they want to drama all their lawn or those that like a little silence of that hero while we welcome people who want to express themselves artistically we decide the car with a way that we could all sort of work together and get along and i think you can see the value of our democratic procedure that we managed to accomplish that that's a good so what gets accomplished after every general assembly that you take part in off why it s

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cultural agency these live pictures all go general assembly in paris right now we are following this story here on our. worldwide news live from moscow this is r.t. with me. syria's president has told the russian television that the forces fighting his regime are dangerous and putting civilians at risk but. also said that he's ready to work with the opposition parties that have emerged during the months of uprising against his government. as details. strong words coming from syrian president bashar al assad to where the conflict this country's been going on for almost eight months now in that interview to the russian channel he did say that any attempt to destabilize the country will result in what he called an earthquake that will reverberate not just in the region but will have a global implications he also stressed that syria is most definitely not a different situation altogether and he did voice out what he and his government think is a real cause of the conflict in his country. we have hundreds of soldiers police and security forces. how were they killed during peaceful demonst

seven as it's called it's really one hundred thirty two countries it's the supermajority of the general assembly it can pass any resolution it wants to without a veto so the south actually has an enormous voice in the u.n. sometimes that's a problem because when the s.g. the secretary general wants to reform a personnel system or redeploy money he always has to try to lobby the ga and that's ok we're going to jump in here we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on the united nations with our. i i. i . please me observe nature one discover its music. lead the a communicate with the wyoming. test yourself and become free to me see what nature can give you the. please. please. please. please. submit pit legislation i am. me please please. please please. please please. please. say. see above can explain see. him if. you want to. be a welcome back to crossfire. i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're discussing if the united nations is still relevant. and is i'd like to go back to something you said earlier in the program and looking at the charter of

they say the mayor was never officially invited to address what is called the general assembly. while they say politicians are not welcome in up oakland, if the mayor wanted to take you can, she needed to get in line like everyone else. >> any individual can come and participate in the general assembly. but if the city official comes and participates in the general assembly they will be treated at an individual and not as an authority from the city as suc such. >>reporter: by night fall front of city hall filled with people and 20 tent set up. seemed to be the start of same encampment that police got rid of on tuesday. >> about well see what happens tonight. chief says we didn't weren't to take action tonight. we are trying to get through to them on organizational leve level. >>reporter: council member says the violence on tuesday is not good for oakland image and council should have been consulted on how to deal with the encampment. >> city council should have been involved in the decision on something this big that has become national that we needed to be part of that. >>repor

. >> a special session of the maryland general assembly convenes tomorrow. governor martin o'malley unveiled his redistricting map. the boundaries are based on the latest census. the proposal has generated a lot of complaints. >> has everyone recorded their presence? >> a special says in -- session has been conveyed to tackle the redistricting. there are changes based on the 2010 census. this is what the governor's redistricting committee came up with. it is universally hated. the governor plans to introduce a revised version before the start of the session. it contains the representation of washington for the next decade. it takes a piece out a frederick county and replaces it with a portion of democrat-leaning montgomery county. democrats in the washington suburbs do not like it either. representative edwards believes it dilutes democratic vote in power. this district hugs the coastline around annapolis. this congressman is being drawn to include aberdeen proving ground and another military base. his seat could become one of the strongest african-american d

they say the mayor was never officially invited to address what is called the general assembly. while they say politicians are not welcome in up oakland, if the mayor wanted to take you can, she needed to get in line like everyone else. >> any individual can come and participate in the general assembly. but if the city official comes and participates in the general assembly they will be treated at an individual and not as an authority from the city as suc such. >>reporter: by night fall front of city hall filled with people and 20 tent set up. seemed to be the start of same encampment that police got rid of on tuesday. >> about well see what happens tonight. chief says we didn't weren't to take action tonight. we are trying to get through to them on organizational leve level. >>reporter: council member says the violence on tuesday is not good for oakland image and council should have been consulted on how to deal with the encampment. >> city council should have been involved in the decision on something this big that has become national that we needed to be part of that. >>repor

a special session of the maryland general assembly will convene this afternoon. on the agenda -- redistricting maps. they are being redrawn to reflect population shifts and changes based on the 2010 census, and will determine the state's representation in washington for the next decade. the map proposed by the governor's redistricting committee isn't getting good feedback from either side. the proposal takes aim at republican roscoe bartlett's sixth district, making it more difficult for him to get re- elected by taking a chunk out of frederick county and replacing it with a portion of the democratic-leaning montgomery county. but democrats don't like it, either. representative donna edwards believes it dilutes minority voting power by splitting black, asian, and hispanic communities in montgomery county into three districts. because congressman dutch ruppersberger sits on the house intelligence committee, his second district is being drawn to include both aberdeen proving ground and fort meade. if the new map is adopted, congressman elijah cummings' seat could b

. >>> the general assembly reconvened for a special session to redraw the state's congressional districts. it started with governor martin o'malley defending it, calling it balanced and fair. the republicans in the statehouse disagree saying the governor's plan is slanted to only help democrats. >> politics seem to be the overriding concern, not citizen rights, not communities that come together. >> the general assembly still has to approve the new congressional district and the governor would like to find unnecessary rules from the state's regulatory process to help spur job groasmght he -- growth. the normal session will start in january. however, the governor announced a 60-day review period. the hearings will focus on infrastructure and transportation needs. >>> the governor also says he is considering an increase on gas tax. the plan would be 15 cents a gallon. the plan could raise $800 million a year in new revenue for transportation projects. >>> all right. plenty of sunshine today. all you need was the sun shade. maryland's most powerful radar is dry. we are scanning the skies, no

. >> occupy baltimore said they will discuss it in their general assembly and suspect there will be a negotiation with the city on their ability to continue the protest. they will have a vote on this. >>> a state commission has recommended ways to raise $810 million in new revenue for the state's transportation needs. part of it is a gas tax, five cents a year for three years which the commission said would raise an estimated $491 million each year. another part of the plan would be to increase vehicle registration fees by 50%, increasing bus fares, eliminating food bus passes and the vehicle emissions fee. the proposal will go off to the governor and the general assembly. >>> you might have to turn on your furnace this weekend and we're hearing whispers of the first snow. here's your first forecast with meteorologist wyatt everhart. >> i didn't authorize that opening line. there will be snow in the northeast. we'll stay south of this. we're not going to have this beautiful weather. we'll have it tonight and early in the day tomorrow, clear skies but these temperatures that we're enjo

health care system and ending the wars it's working close to has yet to be adopted by the full general assembly in new york city the plans are underway to hold a national assembly meeting next year on july fourth in the city of philadelphia according to group's website one male and one female delegate from each congressional district will be elected by. local occupy movements and will converge on philadelphia to join others in creating a petition of grievances those grievances will then be submitted to all members of congress the supreme court and the president ahead of the two thousand and twelve elections well still unclear if other cities besides new york have agreed on this plan of action yet or even if new york is fully agree this is yet another sign that the occupy movement is growing and becoming more and more organized and specific and it's doing all this ordinary rallies around the world with hundreds of thousands of people all with out the help of secret millionaire public masters like the corps brothers and dick armey so isn't this what a real grassroots movement and real grassroots

it is back to work at annapolis as the general assembly gathers for a special session. kim dacey joins us from the newsroom with a look at the new plan. >> the new map they came up with was not well received by either party. the governor plans to introduce a tweaked version. special session will convene this afternoon. on the agenda is redistricting. they are being redrawn to reflect changes based on the senses and will determine the state's representation in washington. the map is not getting good feedback from either side. the proposal takes aim at roscoe district, making it more difficult for him to get elected. democrats don't like it either. donna edwards believes it dilutes minority voting power. because dutch ruppersberger is sits on the intelligence committee, his second district is being drawn to include fort meade. if it is adopted, elijah cummings' seat could become one of the strongest african- american district in the country. the first district is largely left in tact. maryland republicans consider the proposal gerrymandering. all of the redistricting prop

on october twenty second that quote resolved at the general assembly of occupy minnesota orders that congress introduce an amendment to the united states constitution to end corporate personhood effectively stating that corporations are not people and money is not speech. or personhood well also approved by consensus in minneapolis was the statement it is the opinion of the proposal presenter that of all issues important to occupy in minnesota this is the most important because corporate influence on government ender's all other progress we hope to make and equip so why has this very clear proposal caught on like a wildfire among the occupy movement what are the consequences of corporate personhood and how exactly do we do away with it for that we turn to our new york studio with katrina vanden heuvel editor and publisher of the nation magazine and jay harris director of the we the people campaign katrina and welcome to you both thank you thanks thanks for joining us first off i've had callers in my radio show we're live on the air in san francisco in oakland on station there who say

finance system and so on but yeah i mean decisions are made by consensus on what they call the general assembly which is the. just a big meeting that happens once or twice a day in which people get on a list get up and talk and then they leave if they want to approve the preparation of money from the group to some project or some sort of public statement has to be approved unanimously by the group so it's a very difficult way to come to any sort of list of demands see i mean i think that's really a big question this point where is this going. lead to any sort of political change . does it need to make demands about the legislation or something as concrete as that i would argue that it's already been successful in sort of trusting the issues of economic injustice and kind of go in for wall street and anger wall street into the media talking about washington for a moment do you get the sense that the demands here i guess leave that was the problem that people out here that filter into policy in washington and just in terms of just democrats or republicans starting to pay attention to the issues a

a special session of the maryland general assembly convenience tomorrow.on the agenda, a new congressional redistricting map unveiled over the weekend. >> record their presence. >> a special session of the maryland general assembly is being called to tackle what's become the thorny issue of congressional redistricting. maryland's eight federal legislative maps are being redrawn to reflect population shifts and changes based on the 2010 consensus. this is what they came up and it's universely hated. governor o'mollry plans to unveil a tweaked plan. it takes aim at republican roscoe bartlett's sixth district making it more difficult for him to get re-elected. bartlett is on the record in opposition. democrats from the washington suburbs don't like it either. representative donna edwards believes -- believes it dilutes minority voting power by splitting it into three districts. the third district looks like a z and also hugs the coastline around annapolis. because gus rupen -- sits on the committee, the map makes a detour to include his home. congresswoman's

what you hear in the background is their general assembly. a meeting to decide what the group is going to be doing the following day. it is 9:00 and people are now starting to set until for the night. they have their plastic tarps here. the other day there was a terrible rainstorm and a lot of people got saturated but they still remained. >> 10:00 friday night, some protesters brought their small children for a sleepover. >> i love my child and my family and my country and i want him to also share that love of country as he grows older and i'm just not sure how that is going to be possible if things don't change around here. >> with sex, drugs and rock and roll if there was any confined to the privacy of the pup tents and tarps, the night passed uneventfully except when this 21-year-old scaled the park's 70-foot high sculpture threatening not to come down until new york's mayor bloomberg resigned a goal only slightly more possible than the protesters' desire to end greed on wall street. >> these people are sleeping on the ground they believe

shocked me is how organized the movement is with then i mean they have you know they have the general assembly they you've mentioned they have volunteer security guards they have volunteer medical officers they even have a library where you can check out books and a daycare area where families who are occupying wall street and there are a quite a few of those that sort of. lend their kids for a few hours to get some much needed break time and so it really has been a wide wide movement and i think it's been really motivated by the fact that it's but spread across the country i mean they they said something like one thousand three hundred movements have cropped up across the u.s. and i think people are really inspired by that you know that's fascinating thanks for the update lucy and i will we'll have to bring you back tomorrow to talk a little bit more about it. thank you sam things just like the all powerful banking system that they're protesting against the occupy wall street movement is growing global this weekend demonstrators are expected to converge on the london stock exchange to be in a

what is happening is a general assembly. they are going to vote on this option to stay four months to occupy d.c. and along with other cities, occupy wall street and other cities around the country, maintain this rally, this protest, this vigil and marches. that's the latest from freedom plaza. back to you. >> thanks, chris. >>> another protest today outside the convention center. members of p.e.t.a. wore monkey masks and carries sign. they are criticizing the army laboratory at the aberdeen training grounds. monkeys are injected with a substance that causes seizures before given an antedote. they are not commenting but says the army defends to protect everyone's freedom of speech. >>> a stock surge. the dow jones was up 330 points. it closed at 11,433. nasdaq up more than 86 points. it closed at 2566. the s&p 500 gained 39 points and finished at 1194. new details following a murder suicide in montgomery county. a relative made the discovery in the 4500 block in bethesda. the suspect is martin o tool. he stabbed and shot the

general assembly to declare that we are a state in fact an occupied state they say we must first hold negotiations but we don't see why the two things i mean the palestinian bid for un membership and the talks on a peaceful settlement cannot go on in parallel session to the un will mean the recognition of palestine is a country and a state of occupation that will make our position absolutely clear we are an occupied country that seeks to hold negotiations on all the issues including an end to the armed confrontation with israel i believe this is the right way to move forward of course provided that the other side has a genuine. designed to go the right way. so that the public. historic speech has resonated to melissa and society but hamas has expressed a different opinion how did you perceive their stance. and. i would not like to speak on the negative effects resulting from the position of a mass they say this was unilateral action taken without prior consultations with them but it's a totally different story you may have skipped the consultations but you have to come out with the ri

i've spoken at the general assembly in new york. i had a chance to talk at the general assembly in washington, d.c. i'm actually anxious to get up and speak at the general assembly in boston. at the end of the day, the occupation and my relationship with that movement is very simple. that occupation clearly represents an individualized resistance to breach of fairness that is bigger than my agenda or a lefty agenda or a righty agenda or an american agenda. it wouldn't be a global movement if there wasn't a universal principle of rejection of fairness. and i have simply offered my amendment as a potential vehicle for them, but, again, just as i would argue it's inappropriate for any other political vehicle to suggest that they speak for our have a representation for that group, that group is a group of people that are individually deciding of their own volition that they are not going to take it anymore, whatever it might be, and everybody's sit a little bit deferent than the next person's, and i think we have to respect that. >> i a

they are having a general assembly, meeting the have every night at 8:30 where they allow everyone here to speak what is on their minds. >> it could cost more to drive if the state general assembly and governor accept a new commission recommendation. it includes a 15 cents increase in the gas tax each year for the next three years. a 50% increase in vehicle registration fees and the cost of vehicle emissions inspection would double, and there were be no more free bus passes. bus fares would also increase. the commission says it would raise $800 million in new transportation revenue. >> a new poll has herman cain widening his lead in the race for the white house. 25 percent of republican primary voters interviewed said they would vote for him. his lead over mitt romney is just within the four point margin of error. a month ago, only 5% supported him. rick perry has now dropped to fifth place. cain at that time was tied in fourth place with ron paul. a new gallup poll shows more republicans are familiar with the front runner. herman cain is now recognized by 78% of gop voters, up from 28%

wants to force all the countries that took part in the general assembly big and small like a particular the members of the u.n. security council to vote against palestinian membership in the un this is the key concern for us all the member states of the security council have the right to use or as i would put it a misuse their right to veto of course such a decision will be regrettable but we will comment on it only office taken not today. mr president some say the latest steps you have taken. in the settlement process the u.s. welcoming in decision making in this region has been shattered and the palestinian issue is now open to approach international discussion how do you comment on that having to thread undermine the plans. we took to the floor at the un general assembly to declare that we are a state in fact an occupied state they say we must first hold negotiations but sweet don't see why the two things i mean the palestinian bid for un membership and the talks on a peaceful settlement cannot go on in parallel session to the un will mean the recognition of palestine is a country in

>> the job and you know all the issues we are dealing with, we discuss in the general assembly every night at 8 p.m. and you know then we figure out what to do from there. >> reporter: and how long have you been here? >> i've been here since the first day. >> reporter: and why are you here? >> i am here because things just aren't working right now. and i feel that way and you know i think that it seems like a lot of people feel that way now too. >> reporter: and it looks from the things you guys have set up here i mean this is you have everything you need all the tents tents with the food and tents where people sleep a port- and potty and how long do you think this is going to last? >> well, people have been really wonderful in all the donations coming in, and i would like to thank everyone in baltimore and outside baltimore who has shown their support and you know we will stay here as long as we can with everyone's continued support. >> reporter: wonderful. you heard her say they don't plan to leave but the city gave the deadline midnight that they wanted the people out of here over

governor martin o'malley will submit the redistricting plan to the general assembly for a special session next week. >>> here is a look at other stories making news now. federal prosecutors open their case against the accused terrorist they call the underwear bomber. abdul mutallab is accused of trying to blow up a detroit bound flight in 2009 on christmas day. the 24-year-old was determined to kill all 300 people on board his flight when he allegedly went into the bathroom and ignited a bomb hidden in his underwear. the trial is expected to last a month. >>> lawyers for a gaithersburg man being held in the case of a frederick woman missing in aruba plan to ask an arube an court to immediately release giordano. police have detained him since august in the presumed death of robyn gardner. he says she was swept out to sea when they were snorking. >> more than six million people could soon lose their unemployment benefits. >>> at 4:49, taking vitamin e could increase your risk of developing a deadly cancer. >>> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. you're watching 9news now. >>>

i saw the general assembly in your peace. do they have the agenda? >> occupation.thing they do. the general assembly for the most part is how the occupation, halloween coming up they have the occupation 11-11 where they go to central park. how are they going to put the occupations together rather than a specific line they are going after. >> what is your goal. >> it is every where possible. a large amount of people that has been deeply profoundly... by the system. >> i hope you bleaked th -- ble that. >> you promised me no cursing. that's lame. >> my name is ned i am one of the occupiers of america. i have been here since day one before it happened. >> for what honey? a where are you going? aside from the fact that you are suffering from hypothermia it will be pneumonia then what? >> we are a family. we stick together. we americans become one. we are changing the system. >> that is why there has been a lot of support from the community. the intention is very necessary. we have general welfare we have been trying to promote. we are occupying wall street. we want the

general assembly will sooner or later this will happen recognizes the state or the house. is all it is said as long as disses only a statement of the general assembly and he does not translate the two protective action in the un security council it has very little meanings and the basic approach is to try to ignore it and as long. the palestinians don't do anything provocative against real israeli vital interests we're not going to respond but but i think that the countdown has started already to two published timed membership for membership in the un you agree that this will happen i think in our lifetime i don't know depends very much not only on these early approach but also on the american the porridge and fortunately some of the european countries do understand that a solution to this will oppose him a conflict needs of the legacy ocean and not unilateral decision because this is a little decision by itself even if it is declination does not solve any of the problems and naturally isil is not going to withdraw from these areas without a reasonable security security ar