we are awaiting comment from mahmoud abbas. closes ally in the region does not want this to happen. it's up to the u tph-rbg security council to vote for recognition. we have been waiting for this essentially all week to see if mahmoud abbas was actually going to do this. now we have the video that he has and he'll be speaking in about 15 minutes or so. we'll have that live for you and all the breaking news coming up next hour. we'll be right back with more "happening now." ♪ [ horn honks ] ♪ oh, those were the best of days ♪ ♪ i still feel the summer rays ♪ that graced our backs as we went down the lane ♪ [ horn honks ] [ male announcer ] when your car is more than just a car to you, the right surance matts. are you getting the coverage options you need and the discounts you deserve? for an agent or quote, call 800-my-coverage or visit travelers.com. when someone changes lanes without warning? or when you're distracted? when you're falling asleep at the wheel? do you know how you'll react? lexus can now precisely test the most

>> mahmoud abbas insists that the application offers a way out of years of bloodshed. israel sees it as an obstacle to a solution. >> the truth is that we cannot achieve peace through u.n. resolutions but only through negotiations between the parties. the truth is that so far the palestinians have refused to negotiate. the truth is that israel wants peace with that palestinian state the palestinians want a state without peace. >> some palestinians have clashed with israeli security forces. and the worst incident, israeli forces shot dead a palestinian in a confrontation apparently involving jewish settlers. they say that it will hinder, not help, negotiating a settlement. the netted nations has played a big role before. israel's own independence follow this but at the u.n.. -- bthe united nations has played a big role before. in 1957, the u.n. recommended switching palestine to a jewish state and a palestinian state with jerusalem kept under international control. in 1958, israel fought for and won independence. palestinians want a state held on land that they held bef

>> i think, suzanne, your narrative of mahmoud abbas is really fair to the man and fair to the record destiny if you will. he's a man in his mid-70s. he believes this is his moment. he was always in arafat's shadow. he waited for diplomacy. diplomacy didn't yield much for him. he waited for president obama and that didn't work and i think he's come to this moment in his own biography and in palestinian history. >> how much of this is about symbolism, achieving a symbolic victory, and how much of this is actually about moving forward to achieve statehood? >> i think abbas is ready for a noble defeat. that's a term i would use for this. he's ready for a noble defeat. he's brought this bid to the united nations. he knows the morning after even if this bid were to succeed, the circumstances and the conditions of the palestinians on the ground would not change. but this is a man who witnessed the split that you talked about in your introduction between the west bank on the one hand and gaza on the other and he wishes to write a different kind of destiny. >> where does he go from here if th

palestinian president mahmoud hamas -- mach mod abbas -- mahmoud abbas and benjamin netanyahu each had roughly an hour to stake out their positions. the u.s. has pledged to use its veto. abbas knows the application is doomed to failure and so he reaffirmed his willingness to negotiate. >> on behalf of the palestinian people and the plo, we extend our hands to the israeli government and the people for peacemaking. the truth is that in the middle east at all times, but especially in these turbulent days, peace must be anchored in security. the truth is we cannot achieve peace 3 yuen resolution, but only through direct negotiation the jig peace through un resolutions, but only through direct -- peace through un resolutions, but only through direct negotiations between both parties. >> settlement activities embody the core of a colonial, military occupation of the land of the palestinian people. and all of the brutal aggression and racial discrimination against our people that this policy entails. >> the core of the conflict is not the settlements. the settlements are a result of the confl

mahmoud abbas is facing some powerful opposition to this bid. find out how far along leaders are in this negotiation process -- we spoke to our correspondent in new york and asked him how much room mahmoud abbas has to maneuver. >> that is really hard to say, but at least he has given himself some time. he could have presented the bid officially monday morning when he met with the u.n. general secretary but he did not come up so he left himself time until friday and in between he will meet with a lot of heads of state, head of government, maybe even including the american of president obama although there is no bilateral meeting planned. they will probably meet on the sidelines of one or the other events that is taking place here. there is a lot at stake for the palestinians, including $500 million that the americans disperse annually in aid and many politicians already said they would do everything and their power to stop the aid if the palestinians really go for full statehood here at the u.n. >> that was a vw -- dw correspondent reporting ear

well the speech of the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas to the u.n. has been received with a standing ovation he just finished in fact of his report i listened she joins us now with some comment on that from new york hi there i mean emotional scenes witnessed of the u.s. how was the speech received. well kevin it was emotional as you say you said he received a standing ovation at the end in the beginning he received applause and a standing ovation for it that lasted about a minute the entire general assembly hall was clapping as the palestinian president mahmoud abbas walked in it is reported that the israeli foreign minister avigdor lieberman walked out when the palestinian president walked in in what was about a forty minute speech he talked about the fact that the arab spring reaffirmed the quest for democracy among the arab world and the time has now come for the poly palestinian spring for independence for palestine he said that he had a mission we submitted an application for the admission of palestine on the basis of the june fourth one thousan

advisor to the palestinian president mahmoud abbas very good to have you on the program tonight sir thank you for taking the time to be with us the security council debates expected to last maybe four weeks how do you expect this to pan out in all reality. reality it looks like the israeli position is crumbling of his support for the palestinian position is its maximum and we certainly hope it would work out positively as you know this is going to exhaust about thirty five days in process but i don't think anybody in palestine is patient enough to. ensure there would be a lot of developments to come all this was going to say i mean palestinian hopes of emotions running very hard we all witnessed especially last week how long though may be before the frustration. to anger if this drags out more more and. well i don't think it will turn into anger unless the united states decide to use the veto so far the palestinians are so anxious to see the palestinian state being established and as you know everybody feels that independence should have happened yesterday so the feeling is. going in the

." >> at the un, president obama tells mahmoud abbas that he will veto the palestinian bid for full u.n. membership. the final deal to stop the execution of troy davis and the u.s. >> china protests plans to upgrade taiwan's's f-16 fighter planes. reunited with friends and family, to americans charged with espionage have been released from iran. >> broadcasting on pbs in america and around the world, this is "newsday." the deat>>> hello, and welcome. president obama has met with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas in new york, where the palestinians are seeking full u.n. membership. the white house says mr. obama has reiterated the u.s. opposition to the palestinian move and told president ossi would veto it. -- and told president mahmoud abbas that he would veto it. >> middle east diplomacy transferred to new york, starling traffic. it still seems unable to match the big challenges of a conflict that is looking dangerous. >> it is time for us to say, not on our watch! >> israel is keeping the pressure on the obama administration to veto any application by the palestinians to the u.n. memb

president submitted a formal request for recognition to the united nations and impassioned speech by mahmoud abbas was greeted with rockets applause by representatives of the international community while the israeli delegation chose to walk out in protest art is very important i was watching it for us in new york. the palestinians have a lease submitted their application for u.n. membership and statehood that application is going to be discussed by the security council on monday when the palestinian president mahmoud abbas walked into the general assembly he received a round of applause lasted for more than a minute that's not something that's often seen lots of delegation stood up and gave them a standing ovation and they did this several times throughout his speech a speech lasted about forty minutes and he addressed the desires of the arab people their desires for independence and for democracy referring to the arab spring and he said the time has come for palestinians to bring about how does that mean independence when he held up his papers showing a copy of the official offer kishen he had s

president barack obama will be meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas this was a meeting that was not scheduled up to this point of course with the u.s. so against the policy and bid for u.n. membership but if this meeting does take place well knows maybe this story will shift into a much different. the reporting process from new york now while the u.s. might be defending israel's interest in the u.n. critics accuse washington of the exact opposite during the recent arab spring america has been outspoken in its support of the liberation of muslim states but once that came into force in egypt israel was the first to pay the price of the regime change he said he said now explains how the u.s. has pushed you into isolation. democracy has a price the people of egypt have spoken their voices have been heard and egypt will never be the same and the new egypt embraced as a positive example of change the arab world by the west is not the only one paying what they did for us the us. doing during your time there was a bit of security but now there's this as it was on the streets israel

now reporting there for us as mahmoud abbas presented his case to the un enormous crowds a lot of the streets of ramallah and across the palestinian territories to wissam but as are his policy or reports what began as joyce celebration was soon marred by clashes. well there has been overwhelming support among palestinians for this historic bid for statehood at the united nations there have been celebrations for the last few hours here in ramallah as well as in the all the major palestinian cities in hebron nablus bade him to carmen what those palestinians that i've been talking to by and large say is that they feel that years and decades of struggle have finally borne fruit and this bird at the united nations is that food really for palestinians it's a done deal but certainly tensions are running high on both sides of the borders both the israelis and palestinians are concerned that what we saw today friday is just the beginning of what will come in the next days and months and what we saw today was one palestinian killed in clashes between palestinians and said this there are reports

president barack obama will be meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas this was a meeting that was not scheduled up to this point of course that the u.s. so against the palestinian bid for u.n. membership but if this meeting does take place who knows maybe this story will shift into a much different here. right now american and israeli efforts so far failed to sway mahmoud abbas and he walked about brownback as says the u.s. is ready to use every bit of its influence to stop palestinians from gaining statehood throughout the u.n. . there's no question that the obama administration and the democratic and republican party operating through congress is exerting pressure on the palestinian authority to make make clear that the palestinian authority will be cut off will be deprived of the funds necessary to pay palestinian authority employees as has already happened much of that money was already cut in july it's a lot of pressure on the palestinians but the palestinians are likewise pressured by their own people who have seen no remedy to the suffering that they suffered both in th

as president mahmoud abbas delivered the palestinian bid for statehood and received a standing ovation as he addressed the general assembly cheering crowds gathered in ramallah to give him a hero's welcome as he arrived from new york addressing the rally he declared at the beginning of the palestinian spring when he spoke to the un assembly on friday jubilant scenes played out across the palestinian territories but words a quick return to violence on the west by border culminating in clashes between police and palestinians his policy has the story. and historic movement after decades of struggle tens of thousands of weight across palestine after president mahmoud abbas admits of requests to the united nations to recognize palestine a state that has feared it wasn't all cheers and on side the celebrations violence clashes have erupted across the west bank as fears grow of a third intifada we are here in ramallah where there is a scandal between the israeli army and palestinian protesters just a short distance down the road there are tires burning everywhere the army is not using a new r

today president mahmoud abbas submitted a historical quite request to u.n. chief banking moon asking the united nations to recognize palestine is a state and admit is a member of for you and i understand can only be granted by the security council or nine out of fifteen the from the us is already set there would be the palestinians have also left options open to a lesser alternative becoming a nonmember observer state or be granted by the maternal assembly where there is overwhelming support overall though this move is seen as purely symbolic a vote clearly isn't going to solve the decades long middle east peace process but the lead up to this moment has brought israel palestine conflict back to the forefront of the us political scene being covered incessantly in the media but is there really anything to say that hasn't already said i join me to discuss this is my inner body visiting senior fellow at the institute for palestine studies and seton motley the founder and president of less government gentlemen thank you so much for joining me tonight now first s

i mean he's correspondent paula slayer the speech of the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas to the u.n. has been received with a standing ovation just a little earlier on the seedling of following that then the israeli prime minister took to the floor to criticize the palestinian bid for statehood a middle east quartet meeting at this moment with their statement regarding the peace talks expected very shortly we'll bring it to you when we get it out he's going to port now has been following events she joins us in new york again but a busy evening one of the two leaders there said recap it for us and how was it received. well as you mentioned and the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas he was received with a standing ovation among many delegations when he walked into the general assembly hall applause continued for longer than a minute many arab states stood up to welcome him and throughout his speech he was interrupted several times with applause there was a defeat a feeling among many delegates and diplomats in the room of support and so he spoke about the need for palestinian independenc

president is meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in just a few hours that was a meeting that was not scheduled before last night or before tuesday so that is an urgent meeting that was put together the u.s. is clearly trying to get the palestinians to to back down in some way or stalled this campaign for statehood and u.n. membership so we do see that a lot of diplomatic effort is taking place on the sidelines of the u.n. g.a. if the u.s. will succeed it's not sure because the palestinians do have the majority of the sport of from the international community right artie's marine important ally for us in new york thanks for that report. thousands of palestinians are marching across the west bank to support their leaders move to win recognition for their state at the u.n. there's an atmosphere of jubilance as government services and schools were closed to allow people to go out onto the streets and demonstrate or his policy was more. it's being high so it's right across the west bank is this to make sure that some twenty thousand people have taken to the space of what migh

palestinian leader mahmoud abbas requested statehood. new violence in the wst

with me kev you know it's now eight pm here in our top story for you tonight palestinian leader mahmoud abbas has just submitted the paid for united nations recognition for full statehood to the u.n. secretary general and he's about to address the general assembly as the showdown in new york unfolds let's go to new york so we are taking the fortnight they bring us the latest so there are no rev of the big zen what happens now. the bit is in kevin the palestinian president submitted his paperwork to the secretary general of the united nations next bomb ki-moon will then hand the paperwork over to the un security council according to reports the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has asked the president of the security council to process the application without any delay shortly before this bid was handed over in the request was officially made according to interfax news agency that israel foreign minister avigdor lieberman said that no negotiations will take place if the palestinians turn to the u.n. security council for recognition now we do know that the palestinian leader will be addressin

to because all of this violence is happening against the backdrop of the palestinian president mahmoud abbas a historic address to the united nations or in. side reminded city which is a far distance behind me tens of thousands of palestinians have turned out to listen to that address date and we said that it was under was appalled they were welcoming that historic moment in palestinian history but that doesn't change the facts on the ground in those facts are that there are very real fears little violence erupting with bank not only here in ramallah. into. the right artist policy life most checkpoints on the palestinian israeli border fence for a breeze what so you know what was going on around you tonight now the speech of the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas to the u.n. was received with a standing ovation just a little bit earlier on following that the israeli prime minister took the floor to criticize the palestinian bid for statehood you're actually seeing him now on your screen that slade's life is going through the way you look at that let's talk as well throughout israel important s

. >> this is a president who began his presidency by making a phone call to president mahmoud abbas. he came out very strongly against settlements. he condemned home demolitions. now, he has completely backtrack from that. he did not mention settlements. we saw more than 6000 housing units approved recently. the speech had nothing to do with palestine and everything to do with u.s. domestic consideration. >> president obama has a point when he says that the vote is taken here and it gives the palestinians recognition of statehood, nothing actually changes. >> he is right. the one thing that will change is that it will allow palestinians to avail themselves of the international criminal court and to seek some legal redress against israel for their violations of the law. >> isn't the part that the americans have said only going to succeed if it is because of direct negotiations? why come to an added nations, which is what president obama said, to come to the u.n. to ask for a state could -- why come to the u.n. had asked for statehood? >> we have seen more than a doubling of the number

mahmoud abbas has banked on negotiations for his entire career. he has been president for six years. if he walks away without getting that, it is time for a new leader to carve a new path. >> for more on all of the high stakes, i am joined by our middle east editor. thank you for coming in. the palestinians clearly disappointed by what they heard in president obama's speech. how much of a change to you hear from president obama today and a year ago? >> he said a palestinian state being a year away and he did everything to push for it. now, the current israeli government really -- now, he said what the current israeli government would like to hear. his republican opponents have said that he has been appeasing the palestinians. there is nothing in that speech which could be branded by his opponents as a peace movement. >> hasn't this week intrench both sides, made at the peace process harder to get through? >> the positions were entrenched. i think what we might see here is a recognition of that and the fact that the curtain has been lifted and it i

president obama will try to convince palestinian leader mahmoud abbas today to back off his bit for statehood. he'll meet separately with abbas and netanyahu after addressing the u.n. general assembly this morning. >> with the israelis and with the palestinians, the president will be able to say very directly why we believe that action with the united nations is not the way to achieve palestinian state. >> reporter: abbas has been trying to line up support before he asks the security council on friday to formally recognize a palestinian state. the u.s. would push for peace talks with israel. last year, president obama had high hopes for a two-state solution. >> when we come back here next year, we can have an agreement that will lead to a new member of the united nations. sovereign state of palestine leaving in peace with israel. >> reporter: while u.s. officials say they can't stop abbas from asking for statehood, they at least hope he'll postpone his plans. a delay could give mediators time to jump-start the negotiations. in the west bank, even talk of a separate palestinian state is sparki

but for now i will settle for this. >> reporter: rallies in all the major towns in support of mahmoud abbas and statehood, the day off for civil servants and school kids. [ chanting in foreign language plaintiff's exhibit -- >> reporter: down with israel, they chant, up with palestine. police confined the rallies to city centers to avoid clashes with israeli soldiers. it didn't work everywhere. but there were no serious injuries and clashes didn't spread. the rallies stayed calm. the main message here today is to thank the palestinians who died in a struggle but fighting against israel but also to support their president mahmoud abbas in the united nations. to find out how true this really is we revisited alla sanakrai. he was a leader of the militant martyrs brigade. his two brothers were killed by israeli soldiers. he took an amnesty. now he's a 29-year-old security officer with the palestinian authority. he swapped bombs for babies and says, i thank god for this. no more. all i want now, he said, is for my children to live in peace. but abbas had better come back with something real, peo

. >>> the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has concerned that he will push for full membership at the net nations next week. he said palestinians were living a nightmare under israeli occupation and wanted to end what he called injustice by attaining independence. the united states says it will veto any application on the ground that only direct talks with israel will bring the palestinian independence. our middle east editor reports. >> the palestinians want to try something new. in a speech broadcast live from his headquarters, president mahmoud abbas said he would go ahead with an application to the americans will veto. >> we are going to the u.n. to ask for the legitimate right of full membership. we will take a bus the suffering and hope of our people. >> president mahmoud abbas is beleaguered, publicly ramose, at times threatening resignation, but he was light-hearted, a man with his mind made up. palestinians say they have rehearsed long enough. up their security forces on another practice run are ready for independence, along with all of the other institutions the state ne

president barack obama will be meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas this was a meeting that was not scheduled up to this point of course with the u.s. so against the palestinian bid for u.n. membership but if this meeting does take place who knows maybe this story will shift into a much different. it is very important reporting right. plenty more to come this hour here on r.t. including the tough life of a junkie in afghanistan a look at how almost every family living in the world's biggest producer of opiates is dealing with the daily beast scourge of narcotics. at the u.s. state of georgia ignores pleas from all around the world prepares to execute a death row prisoner convicted on questionable evidence those details coming your way in just a few minutes right here. ministers in debt ridden greece are set to discuss how to speed up the budget cuts to secure vital i.m.f. and cash without that money the country will default next month this comes as the european commission inspectors plan to return to athens to assess the progress in reducing debt if they decide that greece c

member states president mahmoud abbas submitted an application for statehood a historical bid the us a staunch ally of israel vowed to block with a security council veto these will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations if it were that easy it would have been accomplished by as diplomats worked around the clock to bring israel and the palestinians back together at the negotiating table. delegations for thirty countries abandon the iranian president during his speech to the general assembly. if some european countries still use the whole accost after sixty cade's as the excuse to pay a fine or ransom to the zionists should it not be an obligation upon the slave masters or colonial powers to pay reparations to the affected nations mahmoud ahmadinejad's annual attack against the west and israel was a reminder that peace is hard but we know that it is possible a possibility for the palestinians and israelis to resume negotiations was put forth by the middle east quartet friday russia the us the european union and the un presented both sides with a twelve month

membership and state but nonetheless palestinian president mahmoud abbas made history on friday submitting an application for palestinian statehood and the security council house to consider that application and that as you mentioned is a process that is beginning today security council members will meet for closed door consultations that's a process that can last for weeks we do know that there are six security council members that have already thrown their weight behind the palestinian bid needs to be nine out of fifteen security council members to approve it for it to pass but we do know that the u.s. said that they would wield their veto if they have to now washington doesn't really want to be put in a position to do this because its credibility and influence in the middle east is at stake and that is why the obama administration worked tirelessly all last week to try to convince the palestinian leader to not present the op with his application for u.n. membership and statehood now there is another option if this fails in the security council there can be a vote in the general assembly

palestinians from the start so they will be folding in the run up to the palestinian president mahmoud abbas making their third on friday for statehood at the united nations we've seen some of the such celebrations across the west bank in hebron there were an estimated seventeen thousand people turning out because he's in carnivals today and some of the scenes unfolding in basically him and in nablus they want to isolated incidents of violence that did change it will have these had the potential to modern day one in colombia checkpoint not stop and here it was a little bit of violence in hebron the both of those have been brought under control and the people i've been talking to say that not only do they have a commitment to holding peaceful demonstrations but certainly to have a commitment to making sure that this historic moment on the world stage is seen and felt by everyone in the international community for the israeli army certainly has the painful violence the what many say is that almost in this case the ration it's almost encouraging if one can say that the violence that happened fo

they fought for decades to be recognized as a nation state, and their leader, mahmoud abbas, has now applied for full membership of the united nations. >> translator: the support of the countries of the world for our endeavor is a victory for truth, freedom, justice, law, and international legitimacy, and it provides tremendous support for the peace option and enhances the chances of success of the negotiations. [ applause ] >> abbas handed the membership application to u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon on friday. ban will pass it to the chairman of the u.n. security council. the u.s. government says it will veto the application in the security council. >> peace cannot be imposed on the parties, it has to be negotiated. actions in the united nations will achieve neither statehood nor determination for the palestinians. >> israeli prime minister has criticized the palestinian move. >> the palestinians should first make peace with israel and then get their state. >> meanwhile, in palestine friday, tens of thousands of people in the west bank celebrated as abbas applied for full member

that palestine is not ready for statehood this comes just hours before the palestinian president mahmoud abbas is due to hand in eight written submission for statehood at the united nations the seedling the palestinian president will argue the case that decades of negotiations with the israelis have achieved nothing and so moving forward on a unilateral declaration of statehood is the only way to go polity r.t. at the columbia checkpoint between jerusalem and ramallah and reporters following the situation of the palestinian israeli border something updates on our twitter feed or check in on one of our latest news right now here on arceo she says the clashes are erupting all around the west bank there are fears of more violence people are afraid this could be the start of the intifada followers that are to underscore. best's. the israeli foreign minister has said that if the palestinians carry on with the u.n. at statehood bid this would mean the end of any future peace talks this comes as a showdown is expected shortly at the u.n. general assembly let's get the latest our bodies were informed

let me know in an hour a moment in history this week at the united nations as president mahmoud abbas delivered the palestinian bid for statehood receiving a standing ovation addressing the general assembly thousands of cheering people gathered in ramallah to give him a hero's welcome home as a return from new york addressing the rally compared his campaign to the arab spring saying that independent palestinian state is inevitable and he speech to the u.n. general assembly on friday was greeted with jubilant scenes across the palestinian territories but on the border with israel instead of joy there was violence. as the story. and historic moment after decades of struggle tens of thousands celebrate across palestine after president mahmoud abbas admits of a quest to the united nations to recognize a palestinian state but as feared it wasn't orci is alongside the celebrations violence clashes have erupted across the west bank as fears grow of a third intifada we are here in ramallah where there is a standoff between the israeli army and palestinian protesters just a short distance down