let's get more from oren liebermann. >> reporter: good morning, alison.t that secretary of state john kerry and prime minister benjamin netanyahu speaking to one person. kerry to himself and netanyahu to president obama. kerry talked about settlements and israeli government. netanyahu talked about the palestinians and u.n.'s failure to do anything on the other problems in the middle east. they were not so much responding to each other as reiterating their points. there, netanyahu was clear about his position. he said settlements are not the issue. he would like kerry to understand that. settlements are the problem here and netanyahu's response came almost immediately after kerry's speech. >> the persistent palestinian refusal to recognize remains a conflict and its removal is the key to peace. palestinian rejection of israel are what the nations of the world should focus on if they truly want to advance peace. i can only express my regret and say it is ashame that secretary kerry does not see this simple truth. >> reporter: perhaps not surprising that pal

let's get more from cnn's oren liebermann in jerusalem. orning, oren. >> reporter: good morning, alison. the response in hebrew and then in english. a long and angry response intended for the u.s. and specifically for president obama and secretary of state john kerry. these two leaders were not speaking to each other. they had one person in mind. kerry with himself in mind and netanyahu had president-elect donald trump in mind. they not so much respond to each other as they made their points. kerry talking about settlements in the israeli government and then the settlements in the middle east. here is part of what netanyahu said. >> the refusal to recognize the jewish state remains the core of the conflict. its removal is the key to peace. palestinian rejection of israel in support for terror are what the nations of the world should focus on if they truly want to advance peace. i can only express my regret and say it is a shame that secretary kerry does not see this simple truth. >> reporter: netanyahu reiterating his position he doesn't be

cnn's oren liebermann following the breaking developments live in jerusalem. oren. >>> joe, we've learned from a jerusalem city council member that it wnetanyahu's request. a city needs to grow, jerusalem needs to build housing but ale city council member tells us they didn't want to turn this into a political controversy, especially hours before kerry's speech. they'll simply hold off for now. as to ben bernanke why did they give that or make that request. it's hard to understand. perhaps he's trying to build a bit of goodwill for kerry's speech or concerned what kerry and the international community might do next, if its legal doesn't abide at least for a bit with the u.n. security resolution. here's what a spokesman had to say about what this speech might entail. >> this is an issue he's worked on for the middle east for many, many years. i think he feels it's his duty in his waning weeks and days as secretary of state to lay out what he believes is a way towards a peaceful two-state solution in the middle east. >> what could be the concern here? israel's co

oren liebermann is live for news jerusalem. oren, it looks like netanyahu is escalating this controversy by limiting these working ties with the countries that voted for the resolution. >> reporter: he hasn't backed down at all. under terms of what he said lashing out at the u.s. and showing angry remarks at countries that voted for it. he act the diplomatically. summoning the ambassadors of the countries that voted for it on christmas day and wrapping up the visits of the countries that voted for it. as for how his response is being taken, he says he is not concerned about that. he says his response is quote responsible and vigorous and stood by it at every point. what is the next step? it could be secretary of state john kerry's vision for peace. he would lay that out in a speech with his view of the conflict. netanyahu's team not backing down in the last weeks of the obama administration. they accuse obama and his administration of being behind this u.n. resolution. drafting it, writing it and pushing it. here is the netanyah

cnn's oren liebermann following the latest in jerusalem. >> reporter: if you want to know how angry they are about the resolution. they summoned the u.s. ambassador, but ten other bass doppler rad ambassadors on christmas day. it was dan s hapiro who met so netanyahu could express anger over the resolution. netanyahu could have waited for the trump administration which is weeks away and the trump's pick for ambassador. he wanted to make sure this statement is loud and clear. here is what netanyahu said. >> over decades, the american administration and israeli government disagreed of sett settleme settlement. we agree that this was not the place to resolve this issue. we knew that going there would make negotiations harder and drive peace further away. as i told john kerry on thursday, friends don't take friends to the security council. >> reporter: let me point out how unusual that was. that was the cabinet meeting. netanyahu only speaks in hebrew there. he is addressing his government and people. for him to make a statement in english is ve

cnn's oren liebermann following the resolution and story. ficance of netanyahu summoning the u.s. ambassador. netanyahu is making a big statement here, isn't he? >> reporter: absolutely. he could have waited a few weeks. he made it clear he is done working with president obama and looking forward to working with donald trump. the relationship between obama and netanyahu is now deteriorating rapidly in the final days. netanyahu calling in the u.s. ambassador to israel. dan shapiro. letting him know what he thought about president obama and john kerry. he called in the ambassadors of ten others who voted for the resolution. it was the u.s. ambassador who met specifically with netanyahu. netanyahu expressing his anger. anger he made clear if tn the cabinet meeting. >> the governments have disagreed about settlements. we agreed the security council was not the place to resolve the issue. we knew going there would make negotiations harder and drive peace further away. as i told john kerry on thursday, friends don't take friends to the security cou

cnn's oren liebermann following the breaking developments live in jerusalem. en. >> joe, two different perspectives here, one is the city of jerusalem's perspective. a spokesman or, rather, a city councilmember said they got a request from ben bernanke to cancel this vote just hours before secretary of state john kerry's speech in just a few hoyers here. for them, for the city, that is, this is simply a municipal issue. for them, they say jerusalem needs to continue to grow and continue building there. they say they don't want to get into a controversy, so they decided not to vote on this just before john kerry's speech. perhaps it's a bit of goodwill or what else secretary of state john kerry might do or the international community, that is to say, the u.n. might do following kerry's speech. a spokesman for kerry gave a preview of why they think it's important for kerry to outline the peace in the final days of the administration. >> this is a piece he's worked on for many, many years. i think, you know, he feelings it's his duty and his waning weeks and days

cnn's oren liebermann is following latest from jerusalem. oren. >> reporter: joe, a lot of different directions to the story. we'll start in the u.s. where secretary of state kerry will layout his vision of peace. toplex issues. that is something the u.n. is aware of and not looking forward to. especially after the u.n. resolution with the u.s. abstention and allowed it to go through. now netanyahu has continued lashing out at the obama administration. he gave a measured and vigorous response. he said it will continue. we have seen it with the diplomatic steps. netanyahu has limited working ties with the embassies and ministers of the countries that voted for the resolution. it has little practical effect, but it is intended as a statement to show how angry lgr netanyahu is over the vote. israeli officials accusing the obama administration of being behind the u.n. reese lusolutio. here is david keyes. >> we have ironclad sources which has information. we will share that information through the proper channels with the new administration. if t

oren liebermann is in jerusalem for us now. explain the significance of this. >> reporter: well, this is a way of expressing anger, disappointment and frustration when there is a conduct by some oth other country, as the united states, and a series of diplomatic steps we've seen unfolding since shortly after this resolution passed. it is rare. it's considered a major step to summit an ambassador for criticism. netanyahu criticizing the decision of these countries to vote in favor of this resolution. at first, the u.s. wasn't on the list. it was left off because the vote had abstained and decided not to vote for the resolution. but after considering, netanyahu decided to summon the u.s. ambassador to israel dan shapiro for a meeting to express his disappointment about this vote. it's a major step. shapiro is a president obama appointee which means he may only have a few weeks left in office before being replaced by david freeman. he supports the settlement outside of the west bank and that makes netanyahu much happier. he wanted

oren liebermann is in jerusalem for us now.ignificance of this. >> reporter: well, this is a way of expressing anger, disappointment and frustration when there is

oren liebermann, cnn, israel. >>> the ambassador will be laid to rest today.ey karlov was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer this week as cameras rolled. karlov was speaking at a photo exhibit in ankara. this prompted a stern warning from officials who said they will not bow in the face of terror. cnn's matthew chance is live in moscow. matthew, what's the mood there? >> reporter: the mood is sorrowf sorrowful. russians have seen the ambassador gunned down in ankara. at the moment, a live event is under way. the funeral process. a somber ceremony. the russian foreign minute ciis speaking out about the russian foreign minuistrutister saying great contributions. the russian president is expected to say a few words. the coffin will be taken to the main cathedral. the church of christ the savior. there will be a huge funeral procession overseen by the orthodox patriarch of russia. they are taking this seriously, but not let the assassination get in the process of the normalized relations. recently, they have been rebuilding the relationship and cooperat

cnn correspondent oren liebermann is live to jerusalem. oren, the prime minister had a direct and immediate response like a coiled spring. he was ready to fire right back. >> i think prime minister benjamin netanyahu knew much of what he was going to say because i think the prime minister new much of what secretary of state kerry was going to say. kerry, through the obama administration, through samantha power at the u.n., made it clear they're trying to display this as a balanced speech and a balanced resolution. kerry criticized palestinian incitement to violence before criticizing israeli settlement buildi building. to netanyahu most of the criticism was directed at israeli settlement and he made it clear he doesn't agree with kerry. with the security council resolution it seems he doesn't agree with the rest of the world. his position has been that settlements are not the obstacle to peace. netanyahu said recently he doesn't see how removing the settlers from the west bank or jerusalem advances peace. he stands at odds there with secret

let's go to cnn's oren liebermann live in jerusalem with the very latest. hi, orrin. >> hi, don.he jerusalem city council has made their position on this very clear. they see this as the needs for a growing city. a growing city needs more housing. but they also say they didn't want to get into a political controversy so they canceled the vote set for just hours before secretary of state john kerry's speech laying out what he sees as the middle east peace process. they also say they canceled the vote at the request of prime minister benjamin netanyahu who had shortly after the security council resolution sworn not to abide by it. so what was netanyahu thinking? that part is a bit more difficult to understand. he may have been trying to get a bit of goodwill here with secretary kerry right before his speech or perhaps he was responding to criticism, some from within his own party, that he mishandled this diplomatically and perhaps lashed out a bit too much at the u.s. and diplomatic actions against other countries. poppy, one of the big worries at this point for the israelis is tha

let's go to cnn's oren liebermann in jerusalem. explain for us what netanyahu just ordered and what's the impact. >> reporter: martin, more than anything else, this is a statement. it doesn't have any real practical effect but it is a statement met by the israeli government, by prime minister benjamin netanyahu to talk about his deep -- from meeting with heir counterparts from other minister. it doesn't affect ambassador who is are already in those countries, so there still are working relationships. this is essentially a temporary move meant to show disappointment. it's a big statement. netanyahu who is still angry about the security council counts who voted and upset with president obama. it's a statement to convey anger, a statement he's been putting forward now for quite a few days. >> thank you for sort of putting that into perspective. palestinian officials now applaud the united nations resolution. here's more from senior adviser to palestinian president mahmoud abbas. >> it's a victory for peace. if mr. netanyahu wants two-

cnn's oren liebermann is in jerusalem with the latest. what is the reaction in israel?s this assurance that the u.s. will not permit a recognition by the u.n. security council of palestine as a state do anything to assuage netanyahu's feelings? >> prime minister netanyahu hasn't changed his tone. he is still furious not only about the speech but also the security council resolution and he lumps those together. he sees them as one element. he says it is an anti-israel biased element. the speech in the security council resolution. his spokespeople have reiterated his point. they were disappointed. they thought the focus shouldn't be on settlements. he's reiterating his opinion that the settlements are not a problem. there's a lot of bad blood here. that is why we keep seeing netanyahu calling for a clearer statement from obama, saying he won't make any more moves on the peace process. ben rhodes reassurance may help a little bit. it seems netanyahu wants something explicit. that there won't be any further moves. jake, the concern isn't just on the american side. there are

cnn's oren liebermann joins us now from jerusalem. he fallout, the response to this speech. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu fired back almost immediately after the speech and he certainly hasn't shifted his tone since then. his spokes people have come on cnn to say how disappointed netanyahu's government was with this speech. some of netanyahu's right-wing coalition partners have used far less gentle words to describe kerry and president barack ob a obama's vision of middle east peace. the question now, with 2 1/2 weeks or so to go, how bad can this relationship get? >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. >> secretary of state john kerry issuing a stern warning that a two-state solution is now in jeopardy. >> the two-state solution is the only way to achieve a just and lasting peace between israelis and palestinians. >> kerry blasting israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, accusing him of undermining peace efforts. >> the israeli prime minister publicly supports a two-state solution. but his current coalition is t

oren liebermann, cnn, jerusalem. >> i spoke with the jerusalem post and asked him what has prompted souch anger of this nong binding resolution. >> israel is trying to prevent another resolution between now and january 20th. netanyahu taking such measures that have been described by members of parliament as his tear ya' has taken the steps because there's a possibility when the french have a conference on the 15th of january where the secretary of state john kerry is supposed to make a very important address on middle east issues, that that address would then be taken in the remaining five days before trump takes over to the u.n. security council to become another resolution that israel sees as handcuffing it, israel sees as hindering a possibility of a peace process in the future because it gives the palestinians hope they will get their way from the international community and won't have to give anything up in talks where there would be give and take. >> gil hoffman, chief political correspondent speaking with me a little later. >>> donald trump says he will give up his charitable fo

cnn's oren liebermann had the latest from jerusalem. oren, what are you hearing? what's the reaction from israelis, especially the half million or so who are settled in the west bank of east jerusalem. including 60,000 americans in those areas as well? >> well, they're furious just like prime minister benjamin netanyahu is furious. not only at the u.n. and security council members who introduced this resolution but also at president barack obama for not vetoing this resolution. we have never seen criticism like this coming from benjamin netanyahu aimed at president obama. we knew these two didn't get along. this is a rapid deterioration of that administration. the obama administration not only failed to protect israel against this gangup at the u.n., it colluded with it behind the scenes. israel looking forward to working with president-elect trump and with all of our friends in congress, republicans and democrats alike to negate the harmful effects of this absurd resolution. netanyahu is saying that israel won't abide by the resolution. and has made it obvious he

let's go to cnn's oren liebermann in jerusalem. explain for us what

. >>> let's go live to jerusalem and our own cnn's correspondent oren liebermann. what is the general response in israel to the speech from secretary kerry? >> reporter: well, i don't think the speech is going to be incredibly popular at all. the u.n. security council resolution wasn't popular here among the left, the right or the middle. and i think many israelis, including the israeli government and certainly the prime minister benjamin netanyahu see this speech as an extension of that security council resolution. netanyahu explicitly brought it up when mentioning why he opposed the speech. i don't think netanyahu sees much of a difference there. it's worth noting a few things. first, the speech wasn't carried live here. that may have something to do with how unpopular the security council resolution was itself. maybe the first few minutes but not the entire 70 minutes which means the israeli population didn't hear live at the end what kerry said were his parameters, his ideas for how to make progress on negotiations. second, netanyahu made very different stateme

at the same time saying that kerry was paying, quote, lip service to palestinian attacks, our oren liebermanns this hour in jerusalem with more. what's the reaction on the ground there? >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu offered a withering criticism of secretary of state john kerry's speech. the u.n. security council resolution. and the obama administration's vision for middle east peace. this relationship, netanyahu/obama relationship which we already knew was strained is even falling apart more in its final weeks. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. >> secretary of state john kerry issuing a stern warning that a two-state solution is now in jeopardy. >> the two-state solution is the only way to achieve a just and lasting peace between israelis and palestinians. >> kerry blasting israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, accusing him of undermining peace efforts. >> the israeli prime minister publicly supports a two-state solution. but his current coalition is the most right-wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> netanyahu firing ba

oren liebermann is live with more. >> benjamin netanyahu spoke for quite a while in english that statementd at john kerry and president barack obama. he said and he has said that settlements are not the that we just saw at the security council. how low, how bad, how strained can this relationship get between netanyahu and kerry in its final weeks. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry issuing a stern warning that a two-state solution is now in jeopardy. >> the two-state solution is the only way to achieve a just and lasting peace between israelis and palestinians. >> reporter: kerry blasting israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu accusing him of undermining peace efforts. >> the israeli prime minister publicly supports a two-state solution. but his current coalition is the most right wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> reporter: netanyahu firing back calling the speech a disappointment and a bias attack that paid lip service to terrorist attacks to palestinians. >> palestinians do not nee

. >> cnn correspondent oren liebermann is in jerusalem. what are you learning about the new construction the israeli government announced? >> this is hundreds of housing un units in east jerusalem. they were on the agenda for the zoning committee before the security council resolution but that's exactly the point. for jerusalem and for israel, prime minister netanyahu said israel won't abide by this resolution and he's sticking to that. it's business as usual for jerusalem. they will keep constructing in jerusalem, despite this security council resolution. prime minister netanyahu has made it obvious, blatantly obvious, over the course of the last few days, that he's furious, specifically at president barack obama but also at the other countries who voted for this. he's taken diplomatic steps. he's limited ties or working ties with ministers and ambassadors for the countries that voted for this. largely symbolic step. doesn't affect trade. doesn't affect security coordination or cooperation. it's a statement and a very big one. that sort o