britain promised the creation of israel and palestine the declaration has long been condemned by palestinians u.s. president donald trump says the man charged with carrying out a new york city truck attack should get the death penalty is back immigrant has been charged with terror related offenses after he confessed to acting in the name of i still a candlelit vigil has been held in new york for the eight people killed in the attack the number of children in nigeria dying of pollution related illnesses is on the rise or oil operations in the delta region are being blamed researchers say sixteen thousand infants died in two thousand and twelve but that the figure continues to grow with even more contamination of food and water. well as the headlines want to is coming up next that's it for myself in the teen and london but more news from doha in twenty five minutes. al-jazeera is a very important source of information for many people around the world when all the cameras have gone i'm still here go into areas that nobody else is going to talk to people that nobody else is talking to and bringing th

britain promised the creation of israel and palestine the declaration has long been condemned by palestinians u.s. president donald trump says the man charged with carrying out a new york city truck attack should get the death penalty the back immigrant has been charged with terror related offenses after he confessed to acting in the name of ice ill a candlelit vigil has been held in new york for the eight people killed in the attack the number of children in nigeria dying of pollution related illnesses is on the rise. in the delta region of being blamed for such as say sixteen thousand infants died in two thousand and twelve but that figure continues to grow with even more contamination of food and water. the headlines want to is coming up next that's it for myself from the teen in london but more news in twenty five minutes. there is a very important fourth of information for many people around the world when the cameras are gone i'm still here go into areas that nobody else is going to talk to people that nobody else is talking to and bringing that story to the forefront. in their service thes

now the palestinian authority is threatening to cut off all communication with the u.s. over the trumpet ministrations plan to close the pillows office in washington d.c. diane estabrook has more. the plant closure of the palestinian liberation organization's office in washington prompted shock and a threat from a senior palestinian official to freeze ties with the us this is very unfortunate and accepted and this is the pressure being exerted on this administration from government and the time when we are trying to cooperate to achieve the ultimate they think such steps which would undermine the peace process the u.s. state department announced its decision to close the office late last week citing a twenty fifteen law placing conditions on the u.s. mission office those conditions relate to the palestinians pressuring the international criminal court to seek charges against israel over the issue of israeli settlements and crimes against palestinians the move comes as the troubled ministration is trying to broker a peace plan between the palestinians and israelis. preside

u.s. palestinian us palestinian relations the trumpet ministrations says it will close the palestine liberation organization the diplomatic office in washington d.c. the u.s. state department says the p.l.o. has broken rules while calling for an international criminal court prosecution against israel for building illegal settlements a two thousand and fifteen us law bars palestinians from approaching the i.c.c. against israel well the p.l.o. office in washington has been open since the mine hundred eighty is the plan to close it has led to serious concerns about efforts to find peace in the region it's also being seen as an attempt to force the palestinian authority into entering direct negotiations with israel israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he respects the u.s. decision but the p.l.o. which the international community sees as the official representative of all palestinians has threatened to end all contact with the us if the office is closed while. we replied to the u.s. administration also in writing saying that in the event that they close down the p.l.o. office we will suspe

the palestinian national authority is freezing ties with the u.s. after it refused to renew the license of the palestine liberation organization office in washington the palestinian presidential spokesman slammed the u.s. decision. this u.s. measure is unprecedented in the history of u.s. palestinian relations it could have serious consequences it's going to serve as a blow to peacemaking efforts and as a reward to israel. the palestine liberation organization was founded in one thousand nine hundred sixty four since then it's been recognized as the sole legitimate representative of the people of palestine by some one hundred states it also enjoys observer status at the u.n. we spoke to dimitri dillon a revolutionary council member who says the u.s. is backing israel's actions against palestine by not renewing the license. that is further assurance state of israel that the state of israel can continue to violate the human rights laws the international laws. and get away with it and on top of that get even more support the united states is given a gre

international criminal court to prosecute israelis for building new settlements in territory claimed by palestinians. a u.s. law requires the mission to close if palestinians ask the i.c.c. to prosecute israelis. a state department spokesman says the palestinian office should "limit its activities to those related to achieving a lasting, comprehensive peace between the israelis and palestinians," and that restriction could be lifted in 90 days. overseas, egyptian officials say yesterday's mosque attack in the northern sinai region killed at least 305 people, including 27 children, and wounded approximately 130. officials said today 25 to 30 militants, who arrived in five s.u.v.s armed with automatic rifles, carried out the attack, and at least one attacker carried an isis flag. the mosque is used by sufis, a mystic islamic movement whose members have been attacked by isis in the past. today, egypt said warplanes struck and destroyed the vehicles used in the attack and killed whoever was in them. yemen is now receiving humanitarian aid that had been blocked for three weeks by saudi arabia. two red cross pla

state officials say the palestinians broke a u.s. hem from asking the international criminal court to prosecute israeli officials. the palestinians are pushing back, accusing the u.s. of bowing to israeli pressure. they say they'll cut off communications with the u.s. if their office is closed. >>> dozens of children in d.c.'s foster care system are home with their new families tonight. our own barbara harrison helped them celebrate at the adoption day ceremony at d.c.'s superior court. >> how does it feel today to make this a real ity, to have i signed, sealed, and delivered? >> it's great. a very happy moment for both of us. >> i woke up this morning thinking today's the day. like this is the day i've been waiting for. >> reporter: all your life? >> all my life. >> we have adoption month in our nbc washington app. search "adoptive families." congratulations to all of them. >>> 100 dogs rescued from puerto rico land safely in our area. when and where you'll get a chance to give them a happy home. >>> and a live look at 30 rock. a bra

being seen as an attempt to force the palestinian authority into direct negotiations with israel israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he respects the u.s. decision but the p.l.o. which the international community sees as the official representatives of all palestinians has threatened to end all contact with the u.s. if that office is closed it's hoped a meeting on monday between the u.s. state department in the p.l.o. will shed light on the top administration's decision and esterbrook reports. the plant closure of the palestinian liberation organization's office in washington prompted shock and a threat from a senior palestinian official to freeze ties with the us this is very unfortunate and seven this is the pressure being exerted on this administration from the if you know government the time when we are trying to put it to achieve the ultimate it takes such steps which would undermine the peace process the u.s. state department announced its decision to close the office late last week citing a twenty fifteen law placing conditions on the u.s. mission office those conditions relate to the palestinians pressuring the international cr

the palestinian foreign minister says their leadership will not accept any "extortion" by the u.s. to enter viable peace talks with israel in the next 90 days. the potential mission closure follows a state department finding that the palestinian authority breached u.s. law by pursuing charges against israel in the international criminal court. the allegations stem from israeli settlements in occupied territory claimed by palestinians. the presidential adviser tasked with reviving peace talks between the israelis and palestinians, trump son-in-law jared kushner, is disputing claims that he's failed to turn over documents on russian election meddling. the bipartisan senate judiciary committee leaders say kushner has not provided an e-mail he received from mr. trump's son, donald, jr. the email is said to be about the son's contacts with wikileaks about their release of russian-hacked emails belonging to the hillary clinton campaign. kushner's lawyer claims that no documents are missing. >> sreenivasan: in florida's largest city, jacksonville, police issue more than 400 tickets a year

palestinian leaders present and all communication with the u.s. government that's after the trumpet ministration said it will close the yellows office in washington so what's behind this move and what does it mean for trump's peace plan this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm laura kyle over the past fifty years since the one nine hundred sixty seven arab israeli war been countless talks negotiations and un resolutions and the palestinian liberation organization has been at the forefront of peace talks over the years but now donald trump's ministrations as it was shut down the p.l.o. office in washington d.c. that's in response to palestinian efforts to raise the issue of israel's occupation of the international criminal court and if the u.s. goes ahead with its plans by the simians say they will end all communication with washington we have a lot to get to with our guests but first this report from the an estabrook. the plant closure of the palestinian liberation organization's office in washington prompted shock and a threat f

state officials say the palestinians broke a u.s. law that prohibits them from asking the international criminal court to prosecute israeli officials. the palestinians are pushing back accusing the u.s. of bowing to israeli pressure. they say they will cut off all communications with the u.s. if we close the office. >>> time 10:15. let's take a live look outside. blowing all this morning. but look at that shot. >> looks pretty. >> washington monument is all lit up here. 51 degrees. so the temperature has been climbing a little bit. so we'll see how things are shaping up here. lauryn ricketts, we'll check in with her in a minute. in the meantime, the weather forecast for the week is actually looking pretty nice. >> yeah, looks nice for thanksgiving coming soon. but you know what, at the end of the day, it's not snowing. and we don't have rain in the forecast. so as cold as it may be, which it is cold out there, and probably going to get colder, but bottom line here is that the wind is the worst of what we have to deal with. >> right. a

u.s. is going to follow through on these threats and if it does several palestinian officials have said this will be massively detrimental to any peace process he said that it means that the u.s. would no longer be qualified to be a broker in the peace process and that it would be the end of u.s. palestinian relations or for the moment welcome we'll leave it there. in ramallah. well staying in the region lebanon's prime minister has confirmed who returned to be reached by wednesday saad hariri that he will then clarify his position after his sudden resignation more than two weeks ago hariri is now in front president michael mccaul is trying to mediate let's bring in our correspondents in beirut what we know where the prime minister is now and he's offering clarity on his position this resignation of his relationship with saudi arabia when he speaks to the lebanese president but it's a bit of a waiting game. well yes he confirmed that he will be on wednesday to attend the independence day celebrations but we do not know if he's going to arrive before that because he needs to meet with the pre

u.s. now seems to be they say rewarding israel and punishing them and we've seen already . cat respond swiftly to the current state of affairs what other palestinian voices have we heard. well with the number and the reaction being on usually strong and clearly objecting strongly to this u.s. position the palestinian authority's foreign minister yesterday said that they would not succumb to pressure not succumb to blackmail the palestinian. representative in washington just came out with a few comments saying that this was reckless and that the biggest loser in this would be the u.s. and its role as a mediator for peace in the middle east and then was also a statement yesterday from the presidential spokesman the pillows presidential spokesman also condemning this and saying it would be damaging very damaging to the peace process to u.s. relations with palestine and with the whole of the arab world markham where live in west jerusalem thank you. lebanon's prime minister saad hariri has confirmed that hill returned to beirut by wednesday when he will clarify his position following his shock resignation more than two weeks ago mr hariri hasn't been

u.s. palestinian relations the top administration says it will close the palestine liberation organization's diplomatic office and washington d.c. state department says the p.l.o. has broken legislation by calling for an international criminal court prosecution against israel over building illegal settlements a two thousand and fifteen us law bars palestinians from going to the i.c.c. against israel the p.l.o. office in washington has been open since the one nine hundred eighty s. the plan to close it has led to serious concerns about efforts to find peace in the region it's also being seen as an attempt to force the palestinian authority and to direct negotiations with israel israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he respects the west decision but the p.l.o. which the international community sees as the official representative of all palestinians as threatened to end all contact with the u.s. if the office is closed it's hoped a meeting on monday between the u.s. state department and the p.l.o. will shed light on the top ministrations decision and estabrook reports. the plant closur

u.s. mission office those conditions relate to the palestinians pressuring the international criminal court to seek charges against israel over the issue of israeli settlements and crimes against palestinians the move comes as the troubled ministration is trying to broker a peace plan between the palestinians and israelis president donald trump said such a deal would be a cornerstone of his administration he very much in september he met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly meeting of world leaders in new york and a last month the president sent his son in law and adviser jared cushion or to the middle east in part to work out a blueprint for a deal the white house says closing the p.l.o. office doesn't mean it's cutting off communications with the palestinians and could be viewed as a way to expedite the peace process but a middle east analyst says the trumpet ministration is not bargaining in good faith the u.s. is not an honest broker the u.s. is representing its own interests and they correspond primarily with the right wing of israeli i

palestinian officials say they will freeze all communications with the u.s. if the trump administration does close the office of the palestinian liberation organization in washington on friday the u.s. state department announced it would shut the p.l.o. in ninety days if it did not engage in direct and meaningful negotiations with israel and said the p.l.o. must not just cases against israel the international criminal court. has more from ramallah in the occupied west bank. israeli settlements in the occupied west bank keep growing and the palestinian liberation organization says the expansions have doubled since president trump came to power they were illegal under international law and it's something the p.l.o. could pursue at the international criminal court in washington the u.s. state department says if that happens it will close the p.l.o. his office and in ramallah palestinian officials were shocked and disappointed. we are punished for threatening to go to the court and mr netanyahu is not punished for committing the crimes for which we are going to co

state department says palestinian president mahmoud abbas violated a u.s. law. palestinian officials say they will cut off contact with the trump administration if that office that you see there is shut down. let's get more now from cnn's oren lieberman. this comes from a rarely invoked law. walk us through what happened here and what comes next. >> that law is fairly new. it is only a couple of years old. 2015 law that says if the palestinians take any action against the israelis at the icc, the international criminal court, washington will essentially shutter the palestinian liberation organization's office, the plo's office in washington. they say that it is the state department says that in president mahmoud abbas' speech at the u.n. where he called the icc to prosecute israel, that was an action against israel at the icc. so they have taken this step. that's not the end of it. president trump now has 90 days where he can say, look, i'll wave this, i'm not going to close the embassy or rather the offices of the plo in washington if there is an engagement in n

palestinian leaders threaten to suspend all communication with the u.s. if it closes their diplomatic mission at washington d.c. . area this is how it is there live from doha also coming up. thousands take to the streets and zimbabwe a day before president robert mugabe's party meeting to decide his fate. lebanese prime minister saad hariri meets the president and paris and says he will work turn to his country next week plus. new hope for a missing argentine submarine with forty four crewmembers on board a several attempted satellite calls are detected from that vessel. but again there is a major tension building and u.s. ally. in relations the trunk administration says it will close the palestine liberation organization's diplomatic office in washington d.c. the us state department says the p.l.o. has broken legislation by calling for an international criminal court prosecution against israel over building illegal settlements two thousand and fifteen us law bars palestinians from going to the i.c.c. against israel the p.l.o. office in washington has bee

that followed a state department ruling that the palestinians have violated u.s. d on international criminal court to prosecute israelis for crimes against palestinians. one says the u.s. is disqualifying itself as a peace broker in the reegions. >>> nato has issued multiple apologies to turkey and leader after he and founding leader were depicted as enemies during nato military drills in norway late last week. in response, erdogan pulled 40 soldiers participating in the exercises adding quote, there can be no such unity, no such alliance. turkey has nato's second largest army after the united states. individual who added pictures of erdogan to enemy chart reportedly is a norwegian. >>> long time and at times brutal ruler, 93-year-old robert mchugh gay by delivered speech to nation yesterday. addressing the crisis, but not announcing the resignation which was wildly expected and reported by the router siting officials. happened hours after ruling party cut ties be mchugh gayuga one of the sparks to seize power last week. gave mchugh gay by a datelieadlf noon to res

refutes that says it's one hundred percent behind the two state solution and behind the palestinian people u.s. president donald trump says the man charged with carrying out a new york city truck attack should get the death penalty but it is said he would consider sending. to the u.s. prison camp at guantanamo in cuba it was a big game a growing has been charged with terror related offenses after he confessed to acting in the name of eisel a candlelit vigil as been held in new york for the eight people killed in the attack christians and the latest from the. the complaint filed in federal court in manhattan list two charges against twenty nine year old side follow side they include providing material support to a terrorist organization i saw and using a vehicle to cause the death of pedestrians we know now from the court documents and from the prosecutor that site pov waived his right to self a criminal self incrimination agreeing to talk with investigators from his hospital bed where he is recovering from surgery and gunshot wounds to his abdomen he told investigators that he did in fact gain

state department says palestinian president mahmoud abbas violated a u.s. law. palestinian officials say they will cut off contact with the trump administration if the office you see there is shut down. let's bring in cnn's oren lieberman following it all live from jerusalem at this hour. this sudden move by the state department comes from a rarely invoked law. help our viewers understand this law and what comes next. >> because it is rarely invoked is what makes this so surprising. this is a fairly new law, back to 2015, that says that if the palestinians make a move against israel, the international criminal court, the icc, then washington will shut the plo's office in washington. there is a way out here. and that is if president trump decides that he wants to wave this, he wants to not close the office, because the palestinians are in serious and direct negotiation with the israelis. president trump has 90 days to essentially say that, yes, these negotiations are happening, or he follows through on the state department action and shutters the plo office in was

ways but like most its recent predecessors it also wants to try to count at mediating palestinian conflict the u.s. delegation allowed by the president's advisor and son in law. is expected in the region this week stops in a number of arab capitals including cairo is the current us administration well equipped to take on the challenge like this especially given the divisions at home to discuss that i'm now joined by foreign minister of egypt so michel great minister it's great to see in moscow thank you the last time we had a chance to talk to you was in spring of two thousand and sixteen in the final years of the obama administration when the wall the ready since like a pretty messy place judging from your vantage point in cairo how has the situation in the wall changed. well we. continue to strive to various challenges regionally and the national the change in the administration to the states of course is a new portion juncture that will. play. they said we seek to cooperate both with the united states with the russian federation with our partners in europe to create the necessary stability to r

u.s. mission office those conditions relate to the palestinians pressuring the international criminal court to seek charges against israel over the issue of israeli settlements and crimes against palestinians the move comes as the troubled ministration is trying to broker a peace plan between the palestinians and israelis president donald trump said such a deal would be a cornerstone of his administration. in september he met with palestinian pres. mahmoud abbas on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly meeting of world leaders in new york and a last month the president sent his son in law and adviser jared cushion or to the middle east in part to work out a blueprint for a deal the white house says closing the p.l.o. office doesn't mean it's cutting off communications with the palestinians and could be viewed as a way to expedite the peace process but a middle east analyst says the trumpet ministration is not bargaining in good faith the u.s. is not an honest broker the u.s. is representing its own interests and they correspond primarily with the right wing of israeli interests the clo

really palestinian conflict the u.s. delegation led by the president's adviser and son in law jericho is expected in the region this week the stops in a number of arab capitals including cairo is the current us administration well equipped to take on the challenge like this especially given the divisions at home to discuss that i'm now joined by foreign minister of egypt so michel karim minister it's great to see in moscow thank you the last time we had a chance to talk here was in spring of two thousand and sixteen in the final years of the obama administration when the world already said like a pretty messy place judging from your vantage point in cairo how has the situation in the wall changed that. well we certainly have. continued to strive to meet the various challenges both regionally and internationally the changes in the administration the states of course is an important juncture with new policies in place and we seek to cooperate with with the united states with the russians for the nation with the partners in

u.s. decision but the p.l.o. which the international community sees as the official representative of all palestinians has threatened to end all contact with the u.s. if the office is closed well it's hard to meeting on monday between the u.s. state department and the palestinian palestinian liberation organization will bring some clarity on that issue don estabrook reports. the plant closure of the palestinian liberation organization's office in washington prompted shock and a threat from a senior palestinian official to freeze time with the us this is very unfortunate and seven this is the pressure being exerted on this administration from the netanyahu government and the time when we are trying to cooperate to achieve the ultimate deal they take such steps which would undermine the peace process the u.s. state department announced its decision to close the office late last week citing a twenty fifteen law placing conditions on the u.s. mission office those conditions relate to the palestinians pressuring the international criminal court to seek charges against israel over the issue of israeli settlements and crim

palestinian officials say they will freeze all communications with the u.s. if the trumpet ministration does close the office of the palestinian liberation organization in washington on friday the u.s. state department announced it would shut the p.l.o. office in ninety days if it did not engage in direct and meaningful negotiations with israel and said the p.l.o. must go first to cases against israel the international criminal court al-jazeera as malcolm webb has more from ramallah in the occupied west bank israeli settlements in the occupied west bank keep growing and the palestinian liberation organization says the expansions have doubled since president truman came to power they were illegal under international law and it's something the p.l.o. could pursue at the international criminal court in washington the u.s. state department says if that happens it will close the p.l.o. his office and in ramallah palestinian officials were shocked and disappointed. we are punished for threatening to go to the court and mr netanyahu is not punished for committing the

really palestinian conflict the u.s. delegation led by the president's advisor and son in law of jericho is expected in the region this week the stops in a number of arab capitals including cairo is the current us administration well equipped to take on the challenge like this especially given the divisions at home well to discuss that i'm now joined by foreign minister of egypt so michel great minister it's great to see in moscow thank you the last time we had a chance to talk to you was in spring of two thousand and sixteen in the final.

palestinian relations the trumpet ministration. says it will close the palestine liberation organizations diplomatic office in washington d.c. the u.s. state department says the p.l.o. has broken voles by calling for an international permanent court prosecution against israel for building illegal settlements a two thousand and fifteen us law bars palestinians from approaching the i.c.c. against israel while the p.l.o. office in the us has been open since the one nine hundred eighty s. and the plan to close it has led to serious concerns about efforts to find peace in the region it's also being seen as an attempt to force the palestinian authority and to enter in direct negotiations with israel well israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he respects the u.s. decision but the p.l.o. which the international community sees as the official representative of all palestinians has threatened to end all contact with the u.s. if the office is closed while. we replied to the u.s. administration also in writing saying that in the event that they close down the p.l.o. office we will suspend all our communication with the administration u

palestinian authorities are threatening to cut off all communication with the u.s. over the trumpet ministrations plan to close the pillows office in washington d.c. now the u.s. announced its decision last week citing a twenty fifty law placing conditions on the u.s. the move comes as the trumpet ministration is trying to broker a peace plan between the palestinians and israelis welcomed where it has been following events from western. ever since trump came to power he said that he will bring the ultimate peace deal to the middle east the palestinians always said that they'd be the ultimate partner with trump is never allowed rated on what kind of peace deal this might be whether it will be a two state solution or otherwise palestinian officials told us in the meetings that they've had today with trump of ministration officials there on the understanding that the americans understand the conditions that would be conducive for a peace deal they've now expressed great surprise at what's what the u.s. has said now and they say that throughout the duration of the trump

u.s. to keep this mission office here in washington open and the implications of the palestinians causing a full contact with the trumpet ministration which is what they're saying they'll do. yeah and that's what they're saying that they're doing at the moment now now the u.s. says that the trump administration says that they can continue a dialogue they can continue talking to the palestinians but that makes it difficult right now because they are trying to pursue a peace deal between israel and the p.l.o. and if they can't communicate with one side it would make that that deal very difficult and of course it's been within the last month that the president's son in law jared questioner was in the middle east trying to hammer out this deal or get a framework for a deal so the timing of this is interesting and it makes getting that deal in place very difficult time as a book in washington d.c. thank you. saudi arabia's add to the throne has been making bold political moves in the kingdom with a series of decisions many consider to be unprecedented the latest developments including an anti c

palestinian lied. sanctions movement or b.d.s. critics of b.d.s. say it unfairly targeted israel and in the past two hears at least twenty other u.s. states have adopted similar measures paralyzing companies accused of activity by pass an anti b.d.s. legislation is also being proposed at the federal level drawing shot condemnation from civil liberties and palestinian rights groups who say such laws violate that free speech by criminalizing st have a listen to what b.d.s. co-founder. had to say at. israel perceives b.d.s. as having have very serious strategic impact on its entire regime of oppression because that's her and as well as we do see the south african president as very important we see the u.s. civil rights movement and the power of boycotts and that movement and affecting serious change at academic level the cultural level and increasingly at the economic level israel's isolation is increasing around the world they see the writing on the wall and so do we is that an observable fact that statement that israel's isolation is increasing all the absolutely why else do you think israel treats p.t.s.d. as a strategic threat and

u.s. campaign for palestinian rights however what is good to have you here. b.d.s. has been going on for quite some while now i've read decades what do you think its impact has been what do you know its impact has been on israel well d.d.s.'s many elements to it and anything that is legitimately free speech and is a free exchange of ideas between students business folks educated successor that's all fine b.d.s. is not about that the b.d.s. movement is primarily its goal is to diligent in my state of israel and really eradicate the one jewish state in the entire world but our legislation and the federal legislation is not about that the federal legislation charles and others can talk about that like comment is well new jersey legislation we're interested only in economic and business conduct there is nothing about free speech in our legislation we have so we focused on a limited boycotts of companies do business with israel and free speech there are no prohibitions on free speech or legislation not you wrapped up an entire argument in about forty five seconds well do

u.s. interests to the palestinians should precisely be. >> okay, but the status quo, just to reiterate what you said, in the status quo, as long as the u.s. embassy is not in jerusalem, it kind of implies that that could become a permanent state of affairs. and as long as what is operating as the de facto american embassy to palestine is in jerusalem, it also kind of leaves the idea out there that that could be a permanent state of affairs, correct? >> i think what you're implying, and i think it's true, it gives a net effect that the palestinians have a leg up on the claim in jerusalem. which is not fair, which needs to be remedies. >> correct. thank you very much. >> we have one of our strongest allies, the only democracy in the middle east, yet we act like jerusalem is the capital of tel aviv. then you have palestinian arabs who have rejected states, have gone to war with israel for years and years, and we have something in jerusalem for them. it really is maddening. good question. chair now recognizes mark meadows for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for your leadersh

u.s. is being unfair because while the israelis are evicting palestinians from palestinian land on the occupied west bank they are not getting the same kind of critical examination of course which of course is not something something that is subject to u.s. law so tom how does this all fits into the u.s. efforts to broker a peace process between the two. well it comes a very awkward time at a time where the administration at its chief negotiator jared kushner the president's brother in law and his point man. jason green blatt has been shuttling between ramallah and jerusalem to try to work out what they are calling and what they've been advertising as a blueprint for a concrete plan that they would be unveiling early in the next year the threat of disrupting all these negotiations even the preliminary negotiations seems to be a serious one so the question here is is this a mixed message on the part of the administration will they back off on the actual threat to close the p.l.o. office here or whether this is just a pressure moved trying to gain leverage here right now we don't really have a go

they say the palestinians broke a u.s. law that prohibits them from asking the international criminal court to prosecute israeli officials. the palestinians are pushing back accusing the u.s. of bowing to israeli pressure. they say they will cut off all communications with the u.s. if that office is closed. >>> in week in politics, we got mixed message on the gop tax plan. for months, the white house has said the rich would not benefit from the plan. >> but now the administration is sending out a different message. and on the sidelines of that tax plan, more sexual misconduct allegations inside the world of politics. joining us now to break it all down, andrea mitchell who is filling in for chuck this week. good to see you. another busy week in washington obviously. let's start with the sexual misconduct stuff because you will actually talk to some congress women who have shared similar experiences. and it seems like every day now we're hearing a new >> every day, and these revelations are so troubling. we will hear from de