to add up the draft resolution and decided to let me palestine as met a few nice. historic day for palestine which is achieved its first full membership to a u.n. agency but the u.s. appeals to cut nearly a quarter of unesco's funding in response. back syria's president claims the campaign against his regime is being funded from abroad and the west not to mess with his country. clash of the russian tycoons to the world's wealthiest men. take their billion dollars this week to a london court and spend no money on the little seat. i was seven billion people now calling the home sun just one of the planet can't cope corsa rise to new worlds where humans could settle our top stories this hour on. international news or comment live from moscow this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day the cultural arm of the united nations has accepted palestine as a fully fledged member it's the first time palestinians of chief full status to a un body but you know could pay for its decision with a major cutting funding artie's daniel bushell explains. washington says the vote goes aga

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. we consider that. observe a nonmember state status does not need a great effort at the. available at the un general assembly. however we believe the international community. he 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. said leave alone at this time dealing with the palestinian issue would become different. because once recognized the chiesa would become as such. a list and depend. fool member of the united nations is being occupied by another state and israel which is also a member of the united nations. consequently when you go she would move on this basis. member states and one. occupying the territories of another un member state. moreover getting international recognition it wou

with twenty four hours a day the cultural arm of the united nations has accepted palestine as a fully fledged member it's the first time palestinians of achieved full status to a un body but you know sco could pay for its decision with a major cut in funding artie's daniel bushell explains. the vote goes against the laws that against u.s. jurisdiction any organization and fund any organization that recognizes palestine as an independent state israel's forum is the they also oppose palestine vote but it doesn't have much fun and political leverage on the world stage in practice america tends to the us tends to give israel support what it needs it on the world stage. the european union states several e.u. states also voted against the palestinian bid for membership is the clearest sign so far that palestine will find opposition from the un security council if it goes to the body for full membership there is a meeting of the council next month and the us has signaled that it will oppose that and it will use its veto so if palestine does move towards that it seems that will be the final s

despite efforts from the middle east quartet it's now off to palestine applied for the u.n. membership last month the quartet said israel and palestine should resume talks within a month now the month has now paused there has been no resuming of talks the main story in point is the palestine doesn't want to negotiate with israel as long as it continues building settlements on its land on the west bank which is palestinian territory even by international law now and israel has deemed deadness continuing at the moment to build new settlements televisa says the core of the conflict is that palestinians just won't recognize israel on the back drop violence has flared up again we can do that with israel and at least eleven people were killed right r.t. said daniel a bushel there live in brussels thank you. well we are always interested in your opinion so we're now asking what does palestine acceptance to unesco mean if you know to r.t. dot com you can take part in our latest web poll and let's see how they vote the stacking up here the vast majority believe it changes little but

draft resolution and decided to add me to palestine as a member of. the story they palestine has achieved its first full membership to a un agency but meantime the us about has to cut nearly a quarter of unesco's funding in response. firing back syria's president claimed the campaign against his regime is being funded from a pool and warns of the west not to mess with his country. clash of the russian tycoon two of the world's wealthiest men. take their billion dollar dispute to a london court and spare no money on the last. seven billion people now calling scientists worried the planet can't cope cast their eyes to a new world where humans could once. and business was to start dropping the first day in four on monday as crude oil and metals hurting the outlook for companies in the world's biggest energy exporter we'll bring you the closing figures trying to stop. this insanity live from moscow with me will recent share welcome to the program the cultural united nations has accepted palestine as a fully fledged member the first time palestinians have

why hasn't palestine. apply for this for example for a nonmember state as before i have heard an opinion that your former government's one stated they liked the way it was like status quo is that true. we consider that. observe a nonmember state status does not need a great effort that the. 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 y

says it's costing because of palestine's recognition. back syria's president claims the protests campaign against his regime is being funded from abroad and one of the west not to get involved and the head of nato has ruled out imposing a no fly zone over syria which some demonstrations in the country have been calling for. clash of the russian tycoons to the world's wealthiest men who. take their basic dispute to a london court and spend no money on the fight results q.q. says i promote it you're robbing him up five and a half billion dollars and wants it back. and with seven billion people now calling the home scientists one of the planet called code cast their eyes to new worlds where humans could settle many believe mullahs provides the best option.

historic day for palestine which has achieved its first full membership to a un agency. for unesco faces the loss of nearly a quarter of its funding of the us belt occulted if the palestinians were booted join us for more in a moment. firing back syria's president claims the campaign against his regime is being funded from abroad and the west not to mess with his country. clash of the russian tycoons to the world's wealthiest men roman abramovich. take their billion dollars discrete to a modern court and spend no money on the lawsuit. and with seven billion people now according to home scientists right the planet can't cope because there are new worlds where humans could set top stories this hour. international news in come on live from moscow this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day the cultural of the united nations is accepted palestine as a fully fledged member it's the first time palestinians have achieved full status at the un body but you know scope could pay for the decision with a loss of nearly a quarter of its funding which comes from the us artie's daniel bu

palestine will do is to go to take israel to the international court this is true and no this is not. we don't plan to use the international organizations to change the israelis so this is possible is it possible not to have this is our right that we have the right to do that. but if your question is whether we are going to do it in the way you've just mentioned the answer is no. we are responsible for. people to read and we shoulder responsibility towards our people off the list the need we don't want to start a crisis and it was so fun at the we would behave with the international community with a big responsibility meaning that we don't want to confront these release or the americans. all we want is to gain for our people the right to stablish their own state. who an independent palestinian state within the nine hundred sixty seven borders in order for us to boost and improve our economy. that would enable us to secure a better future for our people. shobna confrontation is not our objective is that all. those who object to. these release and the americans can try to use this issu

historic day for palestine which is achieved its first full membership to u.n. agencies but you know sco is now lost nearly a quarter of its funding which the us cut in response. to a foreign backed syria's president claims the campaign against his regime is being funded from abroad and warns the west not to mess with his country. clash of the russian tycoons to the world's wealthiest man roman abramovich. take their billion dollars a speech to a london court and spend no money on the lawsuit. and business russell may help europe with its debt crisis by offering as much as ten billion dollars available for the international monetary fund or bring you the details and. i think that. international news and comment live from moscow this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day and the cultural of united nations as excepted palestine is a fully fledged member it's the first time palestinians have achieved full status as a un body but you know sco will now pay for the decision with a loss of nearly a quarter of its funding which comes from the us what is daniel bushell ex

in the assembly hall where the final tally was announced but the vote comes at a price welcoming palestine to the united nations educational scientific and cultural organization means saying goodbye to as much as twenty two percent of the organization's budget washington as being the agency's biggest contributor so far and the state department has confirmed that they will stop sponsoring the organization on what grounds a u.s. law passed the nine hundred ninety obliges washington to cut off funding to unesco if it admits palestine but nonetheless this u.n. body facing huge budget cuts voted one hundred seven four and fourteen nations against the admission of palestine a very sensitive and jubilant moment for the palestinians and a sour point for these release and for the united states it seems they've been doing everything possible to do rail the vote but to no avail although the u.n. body in question deals with science education and culture the vote is being seen as very much political as a first step as a reminder of the popularity of the palestinian bid for full u.n. membership that app

general assembly how does today's admission to unesco affect palestine's bid for full u.n. membership now. well bell although the un body in question deals with science education and culture the vote has been seen as very much political as a first step but as a reminder of the popularity of the palestinian bid for full membership in the un itself that application is now pending before the u.n. security council where the united states is threatening to veto to use its veto power most of the international community is for palestine becoming a member of the u.n. and the u.s. position on this because it is considered is very much considered to be biased and anti palestinian although washington says they've won it two state solution but they are blocking all attempts of the international community to help the two sides come to such a solution washington says israelis and palestinians should be able to deal with it on their own but that proved impossible because one side is too strong and the other side is too weak they can't even start bilateral talks these days peace talks were

live from moscow with me receipt showing the cultural arm of the united nations has accepted palestine as a fully fledged member it's the first time palestinians have achieved for starters to any u.n. body but you know could pay for its decision with a major cut in funding that's now of course life what he's done you push it we'll explain all of this for the daniel so over two thirds of unesco members present voted in favor of a meeting palestine but the u.s. is now valid to cut over twenty percent of the agency's budget why is this while washington says the vote goes against this jurisdiction and israel's foreign minister said that israel does oppose any such palestine to the un body but it doesn't have much leverage israel doesn't have much political or financial leverage on the world stage in such actions like this one now the united states and israel all considered and in practice washington those tend to back israel in fools its decisions on the world stage. the palestinians had already gained elevated status of observer entity at the un general assembly do you think today's admis

is in support of a solution with palestine. this is about 35 minutes. >> michael oren is a soldier, a scholar, and a diplomat. he has excelled in all three of those callings. his book, "six days of war," is required reading for anyone who wants to seriously understand the modern middle east. it is not only the best book written on the six-day war, is to remain that. that is from "the washington post." it is for anybody watching this and in this room. it is power, faith and fantasy. is about the continuity of the american engagement with the middle east. it has been my privilege to know ambassador oren. he is here to share some of his thoughts on the relationship between the united states and israel, america's most of valuable ally. join me in welcoming ambassador michael oren. [applause] >> thank you, cliff, for plugging my books that i cannot plug anymore. thank you and all of you here. thank you for coming out. i get asked to talk about the risk of united states and israel during the oslo period. i think this is my opportunit

historic palestine which is achieved its first full membership to a u.n. agency. but on the un agency the vote comes at a price washington says they'll stop funding the organization i'm going to check out i'll be back with more from washington in just a few moments. firing back syria's president claims the campaign against his regime is being funded from abroad and warns the west not to mess with his country. plus should the russian tycoons to the world's wealthiest men roman abramovich. take their billion dollar dispute to a london court and spend no money but not all six. international news and comment live from moscow this is r.t. with you twenty four hours a day the cultural of the united nations has accepted palestine is a fully fledged member it's the first time palestinians have achieved full status as a u.n. body but you know it's go will not pay for the decision with the loss of nearly a quarter of its funding it's not cross to auntie's going to countries in washington she has more details for us now over two thirds of unesco members voted in favor of adm

with the twenty four hours a day the cultural arm of the united nations as accepted palestine as a fully fledged member it's the first time palestinians have achieved full status as a un body but you know sco will now pay for the decision with a loss of nearly a quarter of its funding which comes from the us what is daniel bushell explains. washington says the vote goes against its laws that against u.s. jurisdiction any organization and fund any organization that recognizes palestine as an independent state of. israel those opposed. to israel doesn't have much financial leverage the world. is like this one now the united states and israel all the guys and they break this washington but. it's decision. the european union states several e.u. states also voted against the palestinian bid for membership is the clearest sign so far of the palestine we'll find opposition from the un security council if it goes to the full full membership there is a meeting of the council next month and the us has signaled that it will oppose that and it will use its veto so if palestine does move towards that

voted in favor of limiting palestine u.s. is now over twenty percent of the agency's budget. well washington says the vote goes against its jurisdiction and israel's foreign minister said israel does oppose any such bid by palestine to the un body but it doesn't have much leverage israel doesn't have much political or financial leverage on the world stage in such actions like this one now the united states and israel all considered lawyers and they break this washington those tend to back israel and enforce its decisions on the world stage. the palestinians had already gained elevated status of observer entity at the un general assembly do you think today's admission to unesco could have any bearing on palestine's bid for full un membership. it's the clearest indication so far of the united states will veto any such application by palestine next month meaning there is a meeting next month of the un security council if palestine does go ahead with its full speed so those vote does bring palestine a step closer to full membership but so long as the united states maintains its t

the world stage president mahmoud abbas to discuss his views on the future of his bid for a free palestine that's coming. i say that i say in light of the recent events in the arab world that have come to be known as the arab spring as an arab league president have declared a palestinian spring the united states is against this move what is your position in regard to the currents tones of the u.s. . talking about the arab spring the palestinian spring the palestinian spring is happening even before it was declared our position was unambiguous the palestinians want the occupation to end they want to put an end to the divide these are their demands that they've always put forward we went to the un security council demanding palestine be recognized as a un member state we have had that right since one nine hundred forty seven since resolution one eight one was adopted forming two states israel and palestine sixty four years later we want the states to actually be formed the state of israel has been created but not the state of palestine today sixty four years later we want that state to be fo

has responsibilities the government will represent the palestinian people in palestine the p.l.o. will represent and be responsible for palestinians on the global arena if everyone understands that and the issue will not become a sticking point we will negotiate if account of the sea cannot be approved and nominates another candidate that is all there is to it being stubborn in this matter would only bring harm i'm declaring this openly. so i. mr president you have said several times that china's going to run for another term in office it is possible that public opinion might force her position to change after going years toric speech. taking part in presidential elections is not a matter of popularity. i have the people support today but that might change tomorrow i said before that i will not run for another term another politician who will also support might come into the spotlight he will gain popularity and the love of the people will be a result of his work and his achievements for my thoughts i will not change my position i've just signed it and i will not run for another t

thomas glad to have you with us the cultural arm of the united nations has accepted palestine as a fully fledged member it is the first time palestinians have achieved full status as a un body but you know sco will now pay for the decision with the loss of nearly a quarter of its funding or he's going to church you can explain it's. there certainly was a lot of jubilation in paris cheers went up in the assembly hall where the final tally was announced but the vote comes at a price welcoming palestine to the united nations educational scientific and cultural organization means saying goodbye to as much as twenty two percent of the organization's budget washington as being the agency's biggest contributor so far and the state department has confirmed that they will stop sponsoring the organization on what grounds a u.s. law passed the nineteen ninety obliges washington to cut off funding to unesco if it admits palestine but nonetheless this u.n. body facing huge budget cuts voted one hundred seven four and fourteen nations against the admission of palestine a very sensitive and jubilant mo

and froze aid payments the american congress blocked two hundred million dollars in response to palestine as a bid for official state hood at the un the request was submitted last week and is now being considered palestinian leader mahmoud abbas told r.t. arabic the bid is not directed against israel that full interview is coming up later in the program but here's a quick preview. we do not want to challenge the legitimacy of the state of israel israel is a valid state and we have recognized it if the arab peace initiative had been adopted fifty seven arab and islamic states would have followed suit and recognized israel that means that we support the existence of the state of israel and do not want to challenge its legitimacy or seek its isolation the only thing that we want to challenge in the legitimacy of the policy of occupation the legitimacy of israeli settlement activities this is our rights and we demand. angry parents teachers and friends to say kids could be losing a sense of national identity because of controversial changes to the school curriculum important pages of french h

successful admission to unesco of palestine as a fully fledged member let's. but i guess now in the latest update from arthur trying to push for standing by in paris i don't know courtesy you other part of the palestinians have already had already gained the elevated status of observer entity at the un general assembly just today that mission to unesco have any bearing on palestine's vote for full un member member where we are as we look at the top leaders as we look at these live pictures continuing from peristyle over to you and yours would empower the. world heritage by the by the pyramid in egypt more thought was the night that it will remove its funding for you know. washington is the biggest contributor to the organization to promote as almost a quarter of the new budget in other countries which today are piloted by the membership of the u.s. e.u. like romania and germany was built in because we just need a two thirds majority vote now there are warnings but time and cultural value that you know mark. it for us all this funding but we're ending up with t

you know go admits palestine a member first time the palestinians have achieved full membership of a un agency. syria's president claimed the campaign against his regime is being funded from abroad and warns of the west not to mess with the. clash of the russian and two of the world's wealthiest man with a. billion dollar dispute. i'm spared no money. found with seven billion people now calling. his worries a plan to cut costs there rise to a new world where humans can see. our top story in business this is all set to join the world trade organization as a final report and join me for a full this is. it isn't just after five pm here on monday in moscow this is r.t. with me. it is a historic day for palestinians and i think you what the united nations cultural body has accepted the nation of palestine as a full member over two thirds members of general assembly in paris just now said yes it's the first time the. it's a means of achieving full membership and if you when body but us go now faces a twenty two percent budget cut the u.s. bound to cut funding if palestine was admitted wash

want the states to actually be formed the state of israel has been created but not the state of palestine today sixty four years later we want that state to be formed israel and the us a calling our actions unilateral but when we address the entire world community all at one hundred ninety three states i don't think they will see them as unilateral. all right actions cannot be compared to the construction of settlements on the palestinian territory this is unilateral action whereas our beds to the un is not furthermore we do not want to challenge the legitimacy of the state of israel israel is a valid state and we have recognized that if the arab peace initiative had been adopted fifty seven arab and islamic states would have followed suit and recognized israel that means that we support the existence of the state of israel and do not want to challenge its legitimacy or seek its isolation the only thing that we want to challenge the legitimacy of the policy of occupation the legitimacy of israeli settlement activities this is our rights and we demanded the u.s. and israel say our action i

israel and palestine.over the passage of 63 years, the state of palestine should of been established along side the state of israel, but this was obstructed for many reasons. we are extending our hand to live with them, the context of these states. do they really believe in peace? do they want peace? the answer is in their hands. let them accept our extended hand. and reached understandings of what ever will take place from adjustments, and let us agree on the issues that were discussed and let the process become concluded. yes, we recognize the state of israel. but this is what israel has to understand for the first time. 57 states agree to establish diplomatic relations with the state of israel. and the importance of this initiative is that that is what is launched by the kingdom of saudi arabia. it was adopted following that by arab and islamic states. this is an historic opportunity that they should not mess. -- should not miss. >> from norway, ask the next question. >> palestine is both geographically

the united nations cultural agency unesco approved palestine as a member. one of the world's finest is it culture or politics? welcome to our viewers on pbs and america and around the globe. if you are feeling a little cramped today, you have good reason. planet earth now has a population of 7 billion. the philippines was the first country to declare the seventh billionth person. she is a little girl called dankeeka mae who is the only person who does not know how famous she is. the unavoidable question remains, can the world cope with so many of us? >> it is more about samples than exact sums when it comes to global population. the u.n. has declared that any country, one baby born on the 31st of october becomes the seventh billion person. there are many tiny candidates. the philippines' contribution to the 7 billion is dankeeka mae. blissfully unaware of for celebrity status. born into a crowded public hospital, she was greeted to speeches. the family planning is a controversial issue in the country and her mother has decided to defy church teachings and p

. >> voted to admit palestine. >> greece says it will hold a referendum on the rescue deal agreed by eu leaders last week. >> and the world welcomes its 7 billionth citizen. the world population. the united states has announced it is cutting off all aid to unesco after the cultural agency voted to let palestine be a full member. the white house called the vote a distraction from the least peace. others are calling it a historic moment. >> delegates from the unesco countries meeting in paris voted by a wide margin to adopt palestine as the 195th member of the organization. >> they have voted to adopt a draft resolution and decided to admit palestine as a member of unesco. >> recognition in the u.n. educational and cultural body strengthens the palestinian bid for membership and full membership. they are already calling it an important step forward in their long-running campaign to gain recognition and say that the unesco vote is groundbreaking. copper -- we became members of unesco. it is the beginning of establishing this on the ground and really having people realize it. >> but it h