people, including the palestinian refugees, leading to israeli-palestinian peace and security, as well as the goal of -- peace. mr. president, there is no bashing, as repeatedly claimed by the israeli government. not by palestine, not by the council, nor by an evil have time and again urged the council to act in the interest of peace and security. -- nor by the council who have time and again urged to act in the interest of peace and security. resolution may rightly be seen as a last attempt to preserve the two state solution and revive the path for peace, to keep the hope alive. for many, this seems virtually impossible in this point, as israel's occupying power has been permitted to entrench its occupation and a one state reality with absolute impunity, at times even being rewarded for .ts violations against this backdrop, one merely --solution in nearly eight years is not disproportionate. vote shameful, but today's rectifies this track record, and sets us on a new course. the facts are that the only bashing being done by israel. of this council, you heard what he said, and the enti

the israeli-palestinian conflict. his remarks at the state department are just over an hour. [applause] sec. kerry: thank you very much, thank you. thank you very, very much, thank you. excuse me. thank you for your patience. all of you. for those who celebrated christmas, i hope you had a wonderful christmas. happy hanukkah. to everybody here, i know this is the middle of the holiday week, and i understand but i , wish you all a very, very productive and happy new year. today i want to share candid thoughts about an issue which for decades has animated the foreign policy dialogue here and around the world. the israeli-palestinian conflict. throughout his administration, president obama has been deeply committed to israel and its security. and that commitment has guided his pursuit of peace in the middle east. this is an issue which all of you know i have worked on intensively during my time as secretary of state for one simple reason because the two , state solution is the only way to achieve a just and lasting peace

despite the palestinian authority -- the entire generation of young palestinians. israel looks forward to working with president-elect trump and with the american congress, democrats and republicans to mitigate the damage that this resolution is done and ultimately to repeal it. israel hopes that the out going obama administration will prevent any damage being done to israel at the u.n. in its waiting day is. i wish i could be comforted by the promise that tuu.s. says wel not bring anymore resolutions to the u.n. that's what they acid previously. we have in contestable evidence with the united states, organized and advance and brought this resolution to the united nation security council. we'll share that information with the in coming administration, it is all true. you saw some of it in the protocol released and egyptian paper. there is plenty more at the tips of the iceberg. so they say but we did not bring it -- and john kerry's speech at this point, it could be raised in the french international conference a few days from now. so perhaps, we'll bring it or swe

the israeli-palestinian conflict. throughout his administration president obama has been deeply committed to israel and its security. that commitment has guided his pursuit of peace in the middle east. this is an issue which i have worked on intensively during my time as secretary of state for one simple reason -- because the two state solution is the only way to achieve a just and lasting peace between israelis and palestinians. it is the only way to ensure that israel has a future, as a jewish and democratic state. living in peas and security -- peace and security with its neighbors. the only way to ensure a future of freedom and dignity for the palestinian people and it is an important way of advancing united states'interest in the region. i will like to explain why that future is now in jeopardy. and provide some context for why we could not in good conscience stand in the way of a resolution at the united nations that makes clear hat both sides must act now to that both sides must act now to preserve the possibil

palestinian girls played in the rubble of a bombed out building.hildren, israeli or palestinian should have to live like that. so despite the obvious difficulties that i understood when i became secretary of state, i knew that i had to do everything in my power to help end this conflict. and i was grateful to be working for president obama who is prepared to take risks for peace and was deeply committed to that effort. like previous u.s. administrations, we have committed our influence and resources to try and resolve the arab-israeli conflict because, yes, it would serve american interests to stabilize region and fulfill america's commitment to survival, security and well-being of an israel at peace with arab neighbors. despite our best efforts over the years, the two-state solution is in serious jeopardy. the truth is that trends on the ground, violence, terrorism, incitement, settlement expansion and seeming endless occupation and increasingly cementing one state reality that most people do not actually want. today there are a number of -- there

many have shown a willingness to support serious israel he palestinian negotiations and to -palestinian negotiations and to take steps on the path to normalization to relations, including public meetings, providing there is a meaningful progress towards the two-state solution. my friends, that is a real opportunity that we should not allow to be missed. that raises one final question -- is ours the generation that gives up on the dream of a jewish democratic state of israel living in peace and security with its neighbors? because that is really what is at stake. that is what informed our hope -- our vote at the security council last week, the need to preserve the two-state solution, and both sides in this conflict must take responsibility to do that. we have repeatedly and emphatically stressed to the palestinians that all incitement to the violence must stop. we have consistently condemned all violence and terrorism, and we have strongly opposed unilateral efforts to delegitimize israel in international fora. we've made countless public and private exhortations to the israelis to stop

palestinians giving up, inundated israel with palestinians. no mention of that, that they should give it up totally. sharing and not exclusive demands of the palestinians for sovereignty over the most holiest sites in history. the timpl sitemp sites. >> gets to the point, the secretary of state laid out later on more towards the end of his speech. i do want your take, direct reaction to what you heard, though, from secretary kerry. you have said that this resolution at the u.n. security council undermined israel. he said very clearly at one point, we reject the criticism that this vote abandons israel. his remarks today, does if move you? do you think it moves israelis and palestinians any closer to getting back to the negotiating table? >> i'm sorry, kate, no. it's quite frustrating that what we see here there is no new vision. it was quite academic, maybe, but no leadership. trying more of the same, which was a failure for the last 23 years, since oslo. and -- and, again, here i think that there was no demand from the palestinians. there was

how are palestinians especially the palestinian leadership, i know you're not a member of it but have friends and contacts in the palestinian leadership, how are they preparing for the trump administration? >> it's not clear. one thing that is clear is that the u.s. has made it -- this next administration made it clear they're going to be very right wing, very pro-settlement and they are going to push for an extreme agenda in the same way this current netanyahu add min installation been pushing for. i don't know if that mean as human rights struggle. i hope they do, and pushing for a two-state solution, they focus on a one-state solution. it's not clear. one thing that is clear, however, is that palestinians are not going to sit by idly and watch more of their land taken. there are other options such as taking israel to court, and sump as engaging in a civil rights struggle and i hope that it happens soon. >> thank you very much. happy new year to you. >>> you're looking at live pictures now from jerusalem. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will take the podium to react to sec

. >> let me ask you this, same for the palestinians, are you hearing anything from the palestinian side as to what may be coming out of secretary of state john kerry's remarks at the state department? >> not nearly as month and not nearly as vocal. their focus is really on official lines has been the trump administration and the -- sorry, the israeli government saying, look, if we want a new mideast peace deal, then let's talk settlements. we're ready to talk about settlements. you need to freeze settlements. that's been their line now for more than two years since mideast peace talks began. but in terms of kerry's speech and a new road map to peace, again, the parameters are still there. no to settlements, get back to the table and start talking. >> all right, live for us in tel aviv. as you heard kelly talking, i'm sure they'll come up in the remarks at the state departnt settlements. one of the sticking points of any lasting peace agreement. i'm joined by cal perry. a lasting peace between palestinians and israel. >> for the obama administration, they view it as the main obstacle to

not just the palestinians. we should fight arabs and jews to preserve that. >> my opinion is that both sides, people are tired, fatigued and brainwashed and they will not reeble in a way that they would march? the streets. people are saying i care about my four corners and my garden, and it's out of my control and i don't see this rebellion happening. >> clearly i'm the optimist of 2002 of us. in fact, i believe that rather than creating two separate states, one israeli and one palestinian, that we should have a one-state solution where everyone shares in the same land and has equal rights. i know i'm in the minority with this idea. still, the situation in the west bank and in israel is so complicated now that you have a scrambled situation, where the israelis are living amongst palestinians, and palestinians are living amongst israelis, and the question really is how to separate the two people. one ofof the israeli intellectuals that dealt with this binational situation which we are in is the former deputy may

to the viability of the future palestinian state. as my prime minister said her this month, these of settlements violate international law and have created enemies where they should have been neighbors. -- thatttlement creates the land will one day be part of a greater israel. away settlement takes land from palestinians needing homes or farmland or roads. today's resolution provides important signals to the parties and international community about a way forward. it reaffirms the central importance of preserving the two-state solution is the only model we have for achieving a negotiated peace. the resolution also prepares the ground for return to negotiations as soon as possible. the resolution reaffirms through the united nations most powerful -- a major citizens obstacle to peace. it condemns the acts of violence, propagation, terror, and incitement that of driven the two sides apart and heightened hostility and mistrust on both sides. mechanism should provide a firm foundation for the council to encourage the parties toward negot

and that can only be done politically by the creation of a palestinian state, and demilitarized palestinian state of the face phrase they uses non- militarized. it does not pose a threat. now the argument of the prime minister and others who are concerned about that is that if the palestinian state fails who will then confront a hamas takeover directive the state in the heart of israel. my response is that the likelihood of the palestinian state feeling is greater in the absence of an agreement than it would be after an agreement. so this is the best alternative to take. from the palestinian standpoint my argument as they have endured 60 years of an occupation and they are not going to get their state until israel, the people people of israel have reasonable and sustainable security. so their best interest lies in doing everything they can to ensure that security, that policy of the palestinian authority and they have to act on that by getting into serious negotiations with the united states and assist in both sides and getting to an agreement. i think it's possible. i think it's in their b

understood to be palestinian territory. could you possibly be making it worse by making the speech now? are you pushing netanyahu into moving to the right because of his own domestic politics? >> i don't believe -- i think what we are doing is trying to put our experience and the lessons we learned on the table in as constructive a way as possible in order to get people to stop and think about where this is going. if we didn't do that, andrea. if we sat silent, i guarantee you the policy would continue because we have seen it over the last eight years just continue even when there's been a conversation about it or an effort to move the government in a different direction. so i think that's really, again, the reason the united states voted the way we did in the u.n. is it was in keeping with our values of our support and policy for a two-state solution, our support for democracy. our support for an israel that can be secure. we don't believe going toward states with increased settlers will increase the level of tension and p

the israeli-palestinian conflict. throughout his administration, president obama has been deeply committed to israel and its security and that commitment has guided his pursuit of peace in the middle east. this is an issue which all of you know i have worked on intensively during my time as secretary of state for one simple reason. because the two-state solution is the only way to achieve a just and lasting peace between israelis and palestinians. it is the only way to ensure israel's future as a jewish and democratic state, living in peace and security with its neighbors. it is the only way to ensure a future, freedom and dignity for the palestinian people and it is an important way of advancing united states interests in the region. now, i would like to explain why that future is now in jeopardy and provide some context for why we could not in good conscience stand in the way of a resolution at the united nations that makes clear that both sides must act now to preserve the possibility of peace. i'm also here to sha

because when they had an agreement between the palestinians and the israelis decades ago, the palestiniansthat he talked about. kennedy: yeah. >> secondly, security is the most important thing. if you demand that the occupied area be given to the palestinians, israel becomes a sitting duck. this is why benjamin netanyahu and the israelis are simply not going to go along with that approach. kennedy: dagen, let me ask you,ç obviously this is the white whale, this is the magnum opus, this is the gold in medal for any president is lasting peace in the middle east. so is the president in his final weeks trying to craft some sort of peace there, or, is this just some sort of needling defense israel for the bad relationship they have had over two terms. >> if the obama administration wanted peace and wanted to protect israel, they wouldn't have brokered that iran deal and handed $1.7 billion in a cash ransom payment to the number one state sponsor ofç terrorism. funding terrorists in yemen. funding hezbollah. and firing missiles by the way, earlier this year that carried the hebrew message, isra

people, including the palestinian refugees, leading to israeli-palestinian peace and security, as well as the goal of israeli peace. mr. president, there is no bashing, as repeatedly claimed by the israeli government. not by palestine, not by the council, nor by any who have time and again urged the council to act in the interest of peace and security. claims of bashing are beyond offensive, it shows that today's action may be too little too late. after years of following the law, to be trampled, and the situation to spiral downward today's resolution may rightly , be seen as a last attempt to preserve the two state solution and revive the path for peace, to keep the hope alive. for many, this seems virtually impossible at this point, as israel's occupying power has been permitted to entrench its occupation and a one state reality with absolute impunity, at times even being rewarded for its violations. against this backdrop, one council resolution in nearly eight years is not disproportionate. it is shameful, but today's vote rectifies this track record, and sets us on a new course. th

that's a bitter pill for the palestinians to accept. they know that israel will not permit unlimited number of palestinians number of refugees to end up in israel. >> host: and return to what? their former homesteads, something they can prove they live there -- >> guest: it's simply not feasible. but when prime minister omert, president abaz had a serious discussion during the presidency of george w. bush u what's called the annapoli process, they actually exchanged ideas about some limited number being able to return, families reunions, i think it's going to end up that way. so having the fund that would be in existences only in an event of an agreement to meet that need would create a tangible incentive for the two sides to proceed because they wouldn't have to worry about doing this after they reached an agreement. from the standpoint of the united states u we -- we are strongly committed and one of the reason that is the united states policy and the palestinian makes sense is not just palestinians ought to have their in the united s

advance ande no separate peace with the arab world without the palestinian process and the palestinian peace. everybody needs to understand that. that is a hard reality. secondly, i begin with the proposition that the palestinians have major responsibilities to contribute to the process, some of which they have not fulfilled. on capacity, we can run the list. but this is a u.s. israeli forum. i want to talk about what the u.s. and israel can do in answer to jeff's really important and probing question. there is a basic choice that has to be made by israelis, by the leadership of israel. by all of you who supported israel and care about israel. is, they're either are going to be continued settlements, continued implementation of some policy, or is there going to be separation and the creation of two states? the reason i put the question to you is the following. when signed in 1993, the vision ,as with the signing of oslo there is area a, b, c. palestinian security and administrative control, area b is justit and area c israel, security, and administrative still. the deal in 1993 was, ov

the israeli-palestinian conflict. administration, president obama has been deeply committed to israel and its security. and that has guided peace in the middle east. it is the only way to assure israel's future as a jewish and democratic state. living peace and security with its neighbors. it is the only way to assure a future freedom and dignity for the palestinian people, and it is an important way of advancing the united states interests in the region. and why it is now in jeopardy, and provide some context as to why we could not in good conscience stand in the way of a resolution of the united nations they must actar now to preserve the possibility of peace. share in myre to conviction that there is a way , and i want to share practical suggestions on how to this for the lasting peace that both sides deserve. a it is vital that we have vital, clear conversation about the uncomfortable truths and difficult choices, because the alternative that is fast becoming the reality on the ground is in nobody's interest. not

the israeli-palestinian conflict.is speech this morning at the state department was an hour and 15 minutes. [applause] secretary kerry: thank you very much. allk you for your patience, of you, for those of you who celebrated christmas, i hope you have a wonderful christmas, happy hanukkah, and to everybody here, i know it's the middle of a holiday week. i understand. i wish you all a very productive and happy new year. candid want to share thoughts about an issue which for decades has animate the foreign policy dialogue here and around the world. the israeli-palestinian conflict. throughout his administration, president obama has been deeply committed to israel and its security. that commitment has guided his pursuit of peace in the middle east. this is an issue which all of you know i have worked on intensively during my time as secretary of state for one simple reason. because the two state solution a the only way to achieve just and lasting peace between israelis and palestinians. it is the only way to ensure israe

or obligated the palestinians or obligated the palestinian authority to do anything and it doesn't necessarily back to where we want to get to, which is the creation of a palestinian state two state solution negotiated between the parties. what this resolution does is say that settle m e nts this resolution does is say that settlements on the issue, maybe the only issue, but it doesn't get us closer to a solution. samantha power said, one cannot simultaneously champion expanding settlements and champion expanding settlements and champion a two state solution that would end the conflict. in other words, you can't keep doing one thing you know antagonises the people you ultimately have to do business with. palestinians in the past i got close to a final peace deal and past i got close to a final peace dealand in past i got close to a final peace deal and in those negotiations, israel has made very big sacrifices that it has put on the table to say it will evacuate large numbers settlements. so it is true if it is building more homes in the that it creates a problem for israel in the future becau

the israeli-palestinian conflict.his proposal was not realized, his words are still eliminating in at least two respects -- first, because they underscore the united states's deep and long-standing commitment to achieve a lasting peace between the israelis and palestinians. that has been the policy of every administration, republican and democrat since before president reagan at all the way through to the present day. second, because president reagan's words highlight our long-standing position that israeli settlement activity in territories occupied in 1967 undermines israel's security, hurts a negotiation outcome and erodes prospects for peace and stability in the region. the security council reaffirmed its established consensus that settlements have no legal validity. the united states has been sending a message that the settlements must stop, privately and publicly for nearly five decades. administration of president lyndon b. johnson, richard nixon, gerald ford, jimmy carter, ronald reagan, george h.w. bush, bill

"the original mandate gave the palestinians 48%. now, it is down to 22%. i think 78% is enough for us." as we laid him that day, many of us could not help but wonder if peace between israelis and palestinians might also be buried along with one of his its most eloquent champions. we cannot let it happen. there is simply too much at stake for future generations of israelis and palestinians to give in to pessimism, when peace is in fact still possible. we must not lose hope and the -- in the possibility of peace. we must not give in to those who say what is now must always be, that there is no chance for a better future. it is up to israelis and palestinians to make the choices for peace. but we can all help. and for the sake of future generations of israelis and palestinians, for all the people of the region, for the united states, all those around the world who have prayed for and worked for peace for generations, let's hope we are all prepared, particularly israelis and palestinians, to make those choices now. thank you very much. [applause] >> in respons

also palestinian society is divided between the palestinian authority, which accepts israel's existence, which opposes violence against israel and which provides a great service to israel in suppressing terror aive theties within the west bank but there is internal disagreement with hazard, which controls gaza, which does not agree with the palestinian authority on those decisions with respect to israel. so both societies are divided. both societies have internal political issues as well as the dynamic between the two societies themselves. >> a lot of this touched on in the book you wrote "a path to peace." george mitchell, thank you for coming on the show, we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> let me bring in aaron david miller, vice president for new initiatives and distinguished scholar at the woodrow wilson international center. miller is also the former adviser to six secretaries of state on arab/israeli negotiations and daniel kertzer is a former ambassador to israel and egypt and a professor of middle east policy studies at princeton university. two wonderful minds to

palestinians are themselves divided. the palestinian authority have long since renounced violence and have accepted the resistance and have opted for peaceful negotiation to achieve the state. that hasn't worked and therefore gives ammunition, no pun intended to hamas and those in the palestinian society that believe only the use of violence will end the occupation and provide the palestinian state so in both societies do have substantial groups who do not favor. >> host: what you recommend coming into this interesting idea of providing incentives which might help but just a couple more questions. the arab spring which they now call the tunnel or earthquake has really failed and has created or fueled many of the states in the region. you add the flow out of syria, to quote the president elect, a huge problem that is destabilizing both lebanon and jordan among others. one of the things that occurred to me that was interesting is the idea of those that want to overthrow, corrupt and the tyrannical governments wasn't about

what do the palestinians want?t they want to do is blame israel for not negotiating, refuse to sit down and have discussions with us, and internationalize the conflict. >> is it true, and why wouldn't the palestinians come to the table? >> look, we've been negotiating since 1991. i don't think there have been a series of negotiations the way we engaged in negotiations with israel. we accepted the principle of the two-state solution. we even recognized israel on 78% of historical palestine. and we agreed to build our state on the remaining 22%. this was a major compromise. israelis have not responded in any positive way. they're now busy staealing the land of the palestinian state and blame the palestinians because we don't accept the fact settlements are being built on our land, which would destroy the chances of -- >> specifically -- >> now, when they talk about the s cessation of activities, this is entirely misleading. they never stopped. >> but again, the palestinian responsibility in all of this, doctor, with

-palestinian col lunch sion. the prime minister said there's evidence that will be presented to the new administration. it's unclear what that evidence is. egyptian media reported media meetings between kerry, susan rice and palestinian negotiator earlier this month. but state department officials contend there was never a meeting and that the u.s. was not the driving force behind the resolution. >> the egyptians and palestinians have long made clear to all of us, to all of the international community their intention to bring a resolution to a vote before the end of the year. and we communicated that to the israelis and they knew it anyway. the united states did not draft or originate this resolution. nor did we put it forward. >> reporter: tonight palestinian negotiator read a statement on behalf of palestinian president abbas. >> the minute israeli government agrees to crease all settlement activities, the palestinian leadership stands ready to resume negotiations. >> reporter: the palestinians want the negotia

the palestinian authority educates them to lionize terrorists and murder israelis. my vision is that both israelis and palestinians have mutual dignity and respect, and coexistence. but the palestinian authority says they will never accept the existence of a jewish state. how can you make peace with someone who rejects your very existence? this conflict is not about the gaza district or anywhere else. this conflict is and always has been about israel's very right to exist. that's why my hundreds of calls to sit with president abbas for peace talks have gone unanswered. that's why my invitation to him to come to the knesset was never answered. that's why the palestinian government pays anyone who murders israelis a monthly salary. the persistent palestinian refusal to recognize the jewish state remains the core of the conflict and its removal is the key to peace. palestinian rejection of israel and support for terror are what the nations of the world should focus on if they truly want to advance peace. and i can only express my regret and say that it's a shame that s

war against the palestinians for nearly a century. >> floor a similar number jews and palestinians living between the jordan river and the mediterranean sea. they have a choice. they can choose to live together in one state or they can separate into two states. but here is a fundamental rea y reali reality, if the choice is one state, israel can either be democratic or jewish, it cannot be both. >> allowings tos live in their historic homeland. >> 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 streextreme elements. >> i don't seek applause, i seek prosperity and a future of the jewish state. israelis do not need to be lectured about peace by foreign leaders. >> ultimately it will be up to the israeli people to decide whether the unusually heated attacks that israeli officials have directed toward this administration best served israel's national interests and it's relationship with an ally that's been steadfast in its support. >> palestinian rejection of israel in supp

some has been settler on palestinian and palestinian on settler. that is having an impact on people's perceptions. >> you have six weeks or so left. there is a lot of talk about laying down of new parameters. there has been a lot of talk, possibly action in the security council. can you give us any insight about where your thinking is on that or has the election of donald trump changed it so radically that we are not going to see any further action on this file from the obama administration? >> let me make it clear at the outset. we have always stood against any imposition of a, quote, final status solution. against any resolution unfair and biased against israel. we will continue. we don't support that. it has been -- there has been no decision made about any kind of step that may or may not be taken in that regard. there are, however, other people out there who because of this building frustration -- they are any number of countries talking about bringing resolutions to the united nations. >> will you fry try to stop the french if they do? >> if

and the palestinians have accepted that, so it takes us back really into the past.n today this has been such a big talking point is because of what the us government has decided to do. shouldn't it give the israeli government pause for thought that there were other were 14 other countries here, and they agreed with this resolution, there was no hint of them abstaining, they went with it 100%. this is a serious rebuke for israel at the un and they must examine carefully. it shows that despite what has been agreed in negotiations between israel and palestine, the community has been strict in saying these are illegal and must stop. but for the us, there is a particular sting in the tail, it is a one minute to midnight move by the 0bama administration. if they wanted to get involved they should've done a better in the past. so the israelis think trump will be different? he wants to be, but what he will do, we do not know. the two—state solution is still, we are told, ultimately is what most parties are aiming for. surely the palestinian reservation must now be that ther

-- separate palestinian state govened exclusively by palestinians. we don't know yet what trump think thes about the viability of two states for two people but his nominee to be ambassador is quite clear that it's a myth or simply no longer workable. he glides over the fact that one of the main reasons it's no longer workable is sort ofhe structural problem on the ground that they have changed the terms under which a palestinian state could be created. certainly it is also true that palestinians have been offered a form of a separate state in past peace negotiations and they've walked away. most recently in the kerry negotiations, 2013, 2014, a potentially viable palestinian state was on the table and for a variety of reasons, some of them completely internal to the palestinians, a boss couldn't take that deal. trump may be right. it simply may not be a deal that can be done. >> john kerry worked on this for almost a year. you can hear some of the frustration at the failure. we've got a lot more on this story ahead. israel ease am b israel's ambassad

he said the chances of peace with the palestinians were slipping away.at trends on the ground, violence, terrorism, incitement, settlement expansion and the seemingly endless occupation, they are combining to destroy hopes for peace on both sides. this follows last week's un security council resolution, calling for a total halt in israeli settlements on occupied land. the us didn't use its veto power to protect israel, as it customarily does. the obama administration has just three weeks left, but it is still trying to make a difference here in the middle east, knowing that when donald trump takes over he will be much more supportive of israel and its position on settlements, and jerusalem in particular. if possible it would like to tie his hands. the secretary of state claims those in the right—wing government are defining the future in israel. a prominent person in the governing coalition was quick to give his response. it was a good speech, but totally unconnected to reality. whatjohn kerry is leaving behind is the middle east in flames, a genocide in

the palestinians were happy to hear it. here is a statement from the palestinian statement. the minute they agree to cease settlement activities and agree to implement the signed agreements on the basis of mutual reciprocity, the palestinian leadership stands ready to resume permanent status negotiations on the basis of international law. jake, you want to see where the conflict stands, listen to the two statements and realize they are nowhere near each other. >> thank you. >>> joining me now from the white house, someone whom the israelis mentioned by name during the dispute. white house deputy national security adviser ben rhodes. thanks for joining us. >> thanks, jake. >> let's talk about what you just heard prime minister netanyahu said about the u.s. not allowing any more resolutions. let's play the sound of secretary of state john kerry talking about the u.n. and possible further actions. >> there are other countries in the u.n. who believe it is our job to dictate the terms of the solution in the security council. others want us to simply recognize a palestinian state

we've heard from palestinian president mahmoud abbas, senior palestinian official, saeb erekat, saidconvinced peace with israel was achievable, but only if israel halts settlement building. president abbas is fully convinced that a just, comprehensive and lasting peace can be achieved and is doable on all core issues on the basis of the peace initiative, specify terms of reference, which guarantees to fully and the israeli occupation. i've been speaking to guy ziv from american university in washington, who's been analysing israeli politics. he sastohn kerry's speech reaffirms the idea of a two state solution. i certainly think that kerry's speech would have made a greater difference had it been made a few years ago. it is better late than never. i think in the remaining weeks in office this administration should be doing everything possible to save the two—state solution, which is presently on life support, from collapsing. but can it really? mr trump is unequivocally pro—israel, so are the people he is appointing. i think it depends how you define pro—israel. i don't think trump's

do we need to see more of that on the part of palestinian leaders. >> to say the palestinians don't acceptes, the plo recognized in 1993. >> but not as a jewish state. the point is not as a jewish state. >> but, yes, in fact, israel at that point did not ask the palestinians to recognize israel as a jewish state. never defined what it means to be a jewish state and the united states did not. the united states did not recognize israel as a jewish state. egypt did not recognize israel as a jewish state. this is a new request that benjamin netanyahu made that was not made by previous prime ministers because netanyahu haas hostile idea to the two-state solution. under no circumstance could he envision israel removing his troops west of the river. >> i think it's nonsense. >> jim, the claim that palestinians would inevitably kill jews in the west bank. i have jewish friends, who live in the west bank. frankly a racist claim to suggest that palestinians would inherently kill jews. >> not if you read the newspapers. >> some commit terrorism and many don't. >> peter beinart, to my question, does t

the palestinian authority pay young palestinians money to kill israelis and americans. taylor force was a young man whose parents live in south carolina, westbound graduate, went to israel on a visit as part of a graduate exchange program killed by a palestinian and the body was sent back to ra mall and his families were paid a big lump sum of cash by the palestinian authorities because he was a hero in their eyes. not only am i going to lead the charge to suspend fund tog the united nations but to the palestinian authority until they stop paying young palestinians to murder innocent people. >> you think you will get enough support to withhold that kind of funding for palestinians? >> i think it will be a very interesting vote. what is so upsetting about this, i am an internationalist. i wanted the new secretary general about four weeks ago talking about a plan for the developing world. i have been in the forefront of trying to create aid programs to combat terrorism. you have to build up the lives of others and the u.n. does a lot of work in the refugee area. the reaso

hundreds of palestinians live in east jerusalem. >> we have a conflict with the palestinians. we have to resolve that conflict through negotiations. we have a territory in dispute. what this u.n. security council resolution did is it basically ceded that territory to the palestinians. it says it's yours. so let me ask you, why would the palestinians negotiate with us if the world is saying all that territory is yours? >> in fact, there's a -- i'll read you a statement from the palestinian liberation organization. the minute the israeli government agrees to cease all settlement activities and agrees to implement side agreements, the palestinian leadership -- do you accept that -- >> the minute israel says that the western wall is occupied palestinian territory, they'll agree to sit down and negotiate. you have to understand this administration has been obsessed with the issue of settlements since day one. this is not new. kerry spoke about all these things that have happened. the israeli coalition, laws that were passed in the israeli knesset. i remember what happened in 2009.

and israel's own future asa palestinians and israel's own future as a democracy. 0ur palestinians andur middle east correspondent reports from jerusalem. another bit of row between outgoing and incoming us president's, this time over israel. donald trump says that the country is treated with disdain and disrespect but tells it to stay strong until he takes office. tonight's speech byjohn kerry angered the president—elect. he said chances of peace with the palestinians were slipping away. the truth is that trends on the ground, violence, terrorism, incitement, settle m e nt violence, terrorism, incitement, settlement expansion and the seemingly endless occupation, they are combining to destroy hopes for peace on both sides. this follows last week's un security council resolution, calling for a total halt in israeli settlement building on occupied land. the us didn't use its veto power to protect israel as a customer leaders. the obama administration has just three weeks left but is still trying to make a difference even the middle east, knowing that when donald trump takes over, he wil

he's also referenced gaza saying that's the palestinian state, look how that's turned out. to continue for one more moment on this point, after trump's election it was bennett who had one of the first responses and his response to president-elect donald trump's election was "the era of a palestinian state is over." that's part of what kerry was talking about. that leading the government. no neftali bennett is not the prime minister, he is not netanyahu but bennett holds tremendous sway in a right wing government. netanyahu himself has said multiple times there is no more pro-settlement government in israeli history. that was also a red flag for kerry. one more note. there's legislation being considered now commonly known here as the legalization bill that would legalize illegally built israeli outposts in the west bank. that was another red flag to kerry. he mentioned that and said this is what concerned us, this is why we allowed the u.n. security council resolution to go through and this is why kerry chose to give his speech to lay out and build some common ground here in

to the palestinian president abbas. into ava duvernay plus dr. henry nermeen." >> there are exceptions including criminal. quick the loophole was immediately exploited. what you got after that was a rapid transition to a mythology of black criminality. amy: we will speak with ava duvernay. she became the first black female director to have her film nominated for the academy award for best picture for "selma." "13th" is on the oscar shortlist for best documentary. >> is the jumping off point for conversation of -- a wide-ranging conversation that gives you a tour through the history of racism, oppression, and subjugation in this country as it relates to the criminal justice system. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president barack obama on thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 russian diplomats whom he accused them of spying. he slapped new sanctions on russian agencies he accused of meddling in november's u.s. election. he ordered t

the palestinian issue only one point. because today it's clear for arab world, it's the biggest threat for them, it's not zionism, not israel, not jews, but -- i think that they understand, but still they don't have political will, they don't have enough power to move forward with this approach. and from my point of view, it doesn't make sense to sign an agreement with palestinians without agreement with arab world. it must be something simultaneously, one final -- not only with palestinians. we're not able to impose on palestinians some kind of solution, and by little efforts, i don't think that they bring some better future and even united states, what we saw, you don't have enough power and ability to impose on palestinians. but if all moderate arab world, if all of them come together, egypt and saudi arabia and jordan and gulf countries, they able to bring them to the table and to a solution. but the problems, there is huge gaps of disparity between understanding among the leadership in what happens amongst people, am

the way to get it is for the palestinians to get a state. he said to the palestinians, you don't have a state. you want one. the way to get that is to see that the people of israel have reasonable and sustainable security. that remains the basis of and the objective american policy as i said through 50 years and eight presidents, republicans and democrats, although it's evolved over that time. and i think that's what should continue to be the united states policy. i recognize that support for the two-state solution is declining in israel among palestinians and other arabs and in the united states. and this book represents an effort to make the case that it's the only feasible, viable way to resolve this conflict. >> senator george mitchell. and the book is "the path for peace." thank you very much. thank you, senator. >> thank you, andrea. >>> coming up, secrets of the russian hacking. homeland security secretary jeh johnson's conversation with rachel maddow. we'll talk about that coming up next. >>> department of homeland security secretary

daily you have palestinians being killed.we call the essence of israeli state federalism against a captive civilian population. and this population -- excuse me but you cannot constantly tell the palestinians, who have no rights, no freedoms, living under a brutal military occupation, that they have to constantly turn the other cheek and they have to lie down and die peacefully, when the israelis have the free hand to use the most horrific violence against us, and to get away with it. under the claim of self-defense from their own victims. i said this before i'll say this again, we are the only people on earth who are asked, who are held responsible for the safety and security of their occupiers. whether it's the army or the settlers. occupation -- >> doctor, let me get your reaction -- >> for the safety of a captive population. >> to what democratic senator said after kerry's remarks yesterday. i'm just going to read you part of this in the sake of time. he said the israeli government forced settlers to withdraw from all set