we decided to go to hebron, the palestinian city in which the settlements have taken over a whole neighborhood and pushed out the palestinian majority. there we visited the home of a long-time residents and one of the few homeowners who has resisted a takeover by the settlers. an israel ya soldier served in hebron defending this very settlement is breaking the file. they are a group of israelis who served in the military and have decided to become witnesses to the injustices that take place there. they seek to educate the public through lecture and photography. >> in is not something i know from my own army. this is why the soldiers are talking, because it's so dehumanizing both sides. people who sit here went to the gas chamber. >> you know, this is like -- i don't have any words. this is like the basement of anything that judaism would stand for. the army of tomorrow is the group of children today. what is there for you when you become 18? 36% of the boys have to go. 45% of them witnessed the beating and the killing of their fathers. they immediately switch from the helpless father, who coul

the palestinian authorities now receive? would the israeli defense force police the streets of every single palestinian city and town? how would israel respond to a growing civil rights movement from palestinians demanding a right to vote or protest unrest across the west bank. how does israel reconcile a permanent occupation with democratic ideals? how does the u.s. continue to defend that and still live up to our own democratic ideals? nobody has ever provided good answers to those questions because there aren't any. and there would be an increasing risk of more intense violence between palestinians and settlers and complete despair among palestinians that would create very fertile ground for extremists. with all the external threats that israel faces today which we are very cognizant of and working with them to deal with, does it really want an intensifying conflict in the west bank? how does that help israel's security? how does that help the region? the answer is it doesn't. which is precisely why so many senior israeli military and intelligence leaders past and present believe the two-state solution is the only

the israelis have extended their own law over the entire city and expanded the limits of the city, thereby pre judging palestinian claims. the arab states who have a stake in particularly the saudis, at a time when the relationship with egypt, jordan, saudi arabia, the emirates are really getting much more close together, this could, i think, risk alien aating them. finally, it's going to force every jihadi in the world. in many respects you're pouring gasoline on a fire, and the middle east clearly is burning. >> can i just add one thing to that? politically, it is pretty boilerplate, i think, at this point for president-elect during the campaign to say, we're going to do this in both parties. people with david miller, this is a case where the president-elect could very well follow through. >> don, could i just add one point. part of the reason is that once presidential advisers, and in this case both tillerson at state and madison at defense, i suspect understand this issue, and will at least acquaint the president with the down sides of doing so. i'm not sure it's fore-ordained, it's just the signals right now

the palestinian authority receives? would the israeli defense force police the streets of every palestinian city and town? how would israel responds to a growing civil rights movement by palestinians demanding a right to vote or widespread protests in the west bank? how does israel reconcile the permanent occupation with its democratic ideals? how does the u.s. continue to defend that and still live up to our own democratic ideals? nobody has ever provided good answers for those questions because there aren't any. and there would be an increasing risk of more intense violence between palestinians and settlers and complete despair among palestinians that would create very fertile ground for extremists. with all the external threats that israel faces today, which we are very cognizant of and working with them to deal with, does it really want an intensifying conflict in the west bank? now, one thing we do know. if israel goes down one-state path, it will never have true peace with the rest of the arab world, and i can say that with certainty. the arab countries have made clear that they will not make peace w

the palestinian authority now receives? would the israeli defense force police the streets of every palestinian city and town? how would israel respond from a growing civil rights movement of palestinian demanding the right to vote or widespread protests across the west bank? how does israel reconcile a permanent occupation with its democratic ideals? how does the u.s. continue to defend that and still live up o our own democratic ideals? nobody provided answers because there aren't any and would be an increased risk of violence between the palestinians and settlers and complete despair among palestinians that would create fertile ground for the extremists. with all the external threats israel faces today, which we are very cognizant of and working with them to deal with, does it really want an intensifying conflict in the west bank? how does that help israel's security and the region? the answer is it doesn't which is precisely why so many senior israeli military and intelligence leaders, past and present believe the two state solution is the only real answer for israel's long term ecurity. one thing we know

very controversial because for the jews, for the israelis, their city's been unified but obviously for the palestinianthey're under occupation as far as they're concerned. >> yotam: we have to go through a typical falafel place because it's so much part of the culture here and again contentious because you know jews or israelis made falafel their own and everybody in the world thinks falafel is -- you know israeli food, but in actual fact it's as much a palestinian food. even more so because you know they've -- it's been done for generations here. and here you get falafel that's just been fried. you don't get it any other way. and when i go to a place like that and i see he's got a few bowls left in the bowl from the previous customer, i don't take that. i want him to fry them especially for me and that makes all the difference in the world. >> anthony: it's a whole different animal, isn't it? so is there a historically provable answer to who invented it. >> yotam: who made it first? the one thing that is very clear is that is in this part of the world -- palestine, lebanon, syria -- it's been cooked

the obama administration. one settler in particular who we spoke to lives very close to rumala. this is a palestinian city in the west bank where the palestinian authority is based. he's lived there for 32 years. he's on an israeli settlement, he's raised his seven children there, and he says, look, i see this as israeli land, as jewish land, and he points back to a text in the old testament as proof. here's a little bit more of what he had to say to us earlier toy. we're in the israeli settlement of bait, it's one of the oldest settlements. it started in 1977 with just six families. 6500 israelis live here now and these are some of these homes, these red-roofed homes you can see just behind me. if you look across this road, on the other side of the road are palestinian homes. that's the edge of rumala where the palestinian authority is based. what separates em? a fence,uard gates, the israeli military which has a small base at the entrance of this settlement. we talked tie mo a man who has v here for 32 years. he's raised his seven children here, and wesked him why he came and why he stays. >> we believe

the palestinian authority receives? would the israeli defense force police the streets of every palestinian city and town? how would israel responds to a growing civil rights movement by palestinians demanding a right to vote or widespread protests against -- in the west bank? how does israel reconcile the permanent occupation with its democratic ideals? how does the u.s. continue to defend that and still live up to our own democratic ideals? nobody has ever provided good answers for those questions because there aren't any. and there would be an increasing risk of more intense violence between palestinians and settlers and complete despair among palestinians that would create very fertile ground for extremists. with all the external threats that israel faces today, which we are very cognizant of and working with them to deal with, does it really want an intensifying conflict in the west bank? how does that help israel's security? how does that help the region? the answer is it doesn't. which is precisely why so many senior israeli military and intelligence leaders past and present believe the two state so

the palestinian authority now receives? would the israeli defense force police the streets of every single city and town? ould israel respond to a growing civil rights movement from palestinians demanding a right to vote or widespread protests and unrest across the west bank? how does israel reconcile a permanent occupation with its democratic ideals? how does the u.s. continue to defend that and still live up to our own democratic ideals? nobody has ever provided good answers to those questions because there aren't any. and there would be an increasing risk of more intense violence between palestinians and set settlers and per fill ground for extremists. with all the external threats that israel faces today which we are cognizant of and working with them to deal with, does it really want an intensifying conflict in the west bank? how does that help israel's security? how does that republican the region? the answer is it doesn't which is precisely why so many senior israeli military and intelligence leaders past and present believe the two-state solution is the only real answer for israel's long-term secu

palestinian negotiators hammer out many details of an agreement. jerusalem was finally on the table. but like most israelis, prime minister barak could not imagine a divided cityrgued the palestinian case. at one point i said to him, "mr. prime minister, "you are the one who believes in the concept of separation. "well, look at east jerusalem, "where you have arab neighborhoods "that are exclusively arab neighborhoods, "where israelis don't live in them, "israelis don't go to them. "what is the logic of keeping them under your sovereignty if you accept the concept of separation?" and the israelis found that to be a pretty compelling argument. narrator: so the negotiators drew maps that would split the city along ethnic lines. the bigger problem came with the oldest part of the city, a zone whose importance was all out of proportion to its size. ross: the old city is one square kilometer. within one square kilometer there are at least 57 holy sites-- holy to three separate faiths. the area is so small that if you spring a leak in one quarter, you have to turn off water in the adjacent quarter. so concepts of sovereignty as they apply to the old city are a littl

the u.n. delivered a harsh rebuke over israeli land claims over that palestinians. want to makeans that part of the city their future capital. russians have found the flight recorder for the plane that crashed into the black sea. investigators will use the device to figure out why the military transport jet plunged minutes after takeoff. all 92 people on board are believed to have died. the secretary-general of the united nations will end his term in new york's time square. ban ki-moon will press the button to start the crystal ball drop to signal the beginning of the new year. u.s. senator john mccain says there is no doubt the russians tried to influence u.s. elections by hiking. he says there is doubt whether whether it had an effect on the results. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am taylor riggs. this is bloomberg. vonnie: thanks. there are still a few trading days in 2016. we are keeping an i on the dow. we have -- keeping an eye on the dow. at 19,972.39 now. bank spoke earlier on daybreak americas. he told about what he n

the capital city, amman. a city which has for many years been the home for the displaced. this area is known as the palestinian more and more syrians are living here. why? because it's cheap. in fact, the higher the floor of an apartment building, the less it costs, which makes it very impractical if you've got a disability. the charity handicap international doesn't just support disabled refugees in the camps, they also have a number of mobile teams that go to help those who are isolated. we have many cases here. they have really a problem in mobility. many with spinal cord injuries, many with traumatic brain injuries. they cannot go down the stairs. you can see from here the stairs are really crazy. yeah, they're mad, aren't they? many of the refugees they see live in high—rise apartment blocks. this man and his brother left syria not long after the start of the conflict. they were successful factory owners back home, so providing for their children wasn't a problem. he was a hard—working and generous man. but the pressure he was under, being forced to leave his country and the loss of his business, were all

the u.s. camampaign for palestinian rights. then we look at donald trump's inaugural plans. >> i can announce the radio city rockettes will be taking part in the inaugural events. and 2005.o in 2001 i hahave been papart of the amen culture for decadeses. theyey willl present -- represet many women from around thehe country. we are honorored to haveve theme part. amy: howevever, nott all of thte rocketettes are exexcited. some are refefusing to dance for the president-elect. we will speak to aormer rockette andnd the journalist wo revealed the donald trump dangleled ambassadadorships to e a-list inauguration tatalent. why is he having so much trouble? then what will happen whehen donanald trump takakes over ob's drone war program? we will speak with jajameel jafr author of the "the drone memos: , targeted killing, secrecy, and the law." all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. israeli officials vowed on monday to build thousands of new settlement homes on occupied palestinian land in defiance of a united nations resolution passed friday condemning such cons

it's a plausible solution but not now, not until the palestinians end their incitement and terrorism and end firing missiles into israeli cities and car attacks. they cannot get a state on the basis of terrorism and murder other people's children. that's not from the united states should support. the palestinians after decades and decades of rejecting peace offers comes to the table and negotiate bilateral an agreement by the israelis, it gives israel security then the palestinians can get independent state. not until then. melissa: thanks for joining us, i appreciate your time. >> thank you. jon: well, the santa claus rally is stalling a bit as the dow struggles to get 20,000 and will your 401(k) grow by leaps and bounds in the new year, we will take a look. a woman taking soul cycle after one class claiming a too tough instructor gave her permanent injuries, our legal panel on whether she has a case jon: well, right now the dow jones is within striking distance of 20,000 but we will reach the milestone before 2017? take a look. not heading in the right direction right now. down 7 points on this day. fox business network nico

the occupied palestinian territory. he said the resolution was biased and shameful. staff in a hospital in the american cityst of the special deliveries this christmas. new born babies have been keeping warm inside stockings. it's become something of a tradition and volunteers say that some parents still have their stockings, even though their children have grown up. although it seems not everyone this year was equally impressed by their festive outfits. we'll get the weather with nick in a few minutes' time. for many of us christmas is a time to reflect on the events of the past 12 months, and for christians living in syria that means reflecting on another year of devastating conflict and crisis. before the war began, christians made up around 10% of syria's population. it's estimated around half of them have now fled the country. pastor edward awabdeh is the head of a church in damascus. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc breakfast this morning. merry christmas to you. tell us what's happening where you are. thank you very much, merry christmas to you and all of your audience. we are really celebrat

the holy city as capital. the move welcomed by israel, condemned by the palestinians as death of a two-state solution.nprecedented intervention coming as relations between benjamin netanyahu and president obama are as bad as ever. the obama administration led talks between israel and pal palestinians in 2010 and again in 2013. the last round led by secretary of state john kerry broke down with both sides blaming each other. two months later israel and gaudsa were at war. tensions have worsened since then as the region descended into another round of violence late last year. prime minister netanyahu and milwaukee moud abecause shook hands at the funeral for israeli president shimon peres who shared a nobel peace prize. it was the close they came to talking publicly in years. in time we will find out if president-elect trump can change that. >> trump certainly brings an outsiders perspective to the conflict, that of a businessman and not a politician. maybe, just maybe that's what the conflict needs. and yet, george, presidents have always treaded very lightly when it comes to the conflict, treading lig

point is that the palestinians consider and this un resolution implies that the holiest site in jerusalem, the western wall is somehow a settlement and that the israeli presence in the old cityhow a settlement. that's to be subject to negotiation in the future. the holiest site is not a settlement. this is a badly misguided attempt on the part of the palestinians. it really as someone who has been there 10 times and met with people on both sides, it sets things backward and now it will be up to president trump to move things forward again. >> thanks for the time. >> thank you. >> still ahead, a historic day in hawaii. president obama and shinzo abe together at pearl harbor. they are set to speak at the top of the hour and we will go live for a look at the historic visit, next. as i was researching my family tree, i discovered a woman named marianne gaspard. i became curious where in africa she was from. so i took the ancestry dna test to find out more about my african roots. ancestry really helped me fill in a lot of details. glad forceflex. extra strong to avoid rips and tears. be happy, it's glad. >>. >> time for a check at the headlines. carrie fisher's daughter announced

the best. speaking of israel, video from bethlehem now as palestinian security forces are beefing up their watch in the holy city around the world gathering there. that is, of course, located in the west bank. tensions between israelis and palestinians in the area is of concern and growing concern, especially this year after an attack on a christian church last sunday in egypt. as you can see, there's some crowds gathered inside the church of the nativity for christmas eve mass. it's ability 8:15 p.m. in bethlehem. they'll announce the birth of jesus in about three hours and 45 minutes from now at the holy christmas eve mass. >>> christians in iraq are celebrating their first christmas mass since the city was liberated from isis. bartel la was once home from thousands of christians, many forced to flee when the city fell to isis in 2014. the terror group took down crosses and defaced statues of saints at all the churches. to make this special mass, a new cross has been raised and a d decorated tree welcomes worshippers. >>> not a winter wonderland for the minnesota vikings. a slippery mix caused their plane to s

any connection to jerusalem, to the jewish quarter, the old city of jerusalem, we are used to that language coming from other countries, the palestinians, syria, yemen. the u.s. supporting such language, we are really disappointed and looking forward to the new administration correcting the damage of this shameful resolution. >> take us back to when the vote was taking place at the united nations. give me a sense of the atmosphere that day and when you began to realize that the united states was going to abstain? >> we didn't get a clear answer from the administration, prime minister spoke with secretary kerry, i spoke with my colleague, ambassador powell. even if you don't agree, you should tell your friend we will not support you. until the last minute we didn't get a clear answer. people understood the u.s. is not standing with us. a few approached and said we wanted to abstain. when we understood the u.s. is not with you today, we cannot abstain and we will support this resolution. we hope within a few weeks there will be a new era at the u.n. i think the u.n. will become a hostile territory, we see anti-semitism and the u.s. will

palestinians from the settlements. and i have one example. palestinian fidel al-kwasami was shot and killed in the city part of a system of violence, and system of occupation. one way that the u.s. is connected to this, is we -- our government gives $3.8 million every year to the israeli government for arms and that includes anything from helicopters, to bullets to guns, you name it. that is one -- we saw in 2014, this is where our taxpayer dollars went. it was to the murder of thousands -- of over 1,000 palestinians, many of which were children. the last method that i think most people probably are most connected to is the training of police forces. in the west bank, so a lot of police departments, i'll give you a list of states, d.c., baltimore, does anyone remember when freddie gray was murdered last year? raise your hand if you do. >> so the baltimore police department was trained in the west bank, and they're taking these tactics and applying them on black citizens, people of color here, and people of color abroad. this is a problem, and this is why intersectionality is so important. other areas t

foreign policy which has held the final status of the city of jerusalem would be left to negotiation between israelis and palestinianss been on the u.s. books since 1995 saying the u.s. has to move the embassy to jerusalem but every president since then, three different presidents, has waived that every six months citing national security reasons. trump has said repeatedly during his campaign that he would move the embassy as soon as he came into office, as has his pick for ambassador to israel, david friedman. what has netanyahu said? last night he was much more vague about a trump presidency but certainly optimistic. here's what he had to say. >> that's great. that's an opportunity to actually pursue some new ideas which i intend to raise with donald trump when he's in the white house, to see how we can solve this conflict. i think one of the things we can certainly have going for us is a new environment in the middle east with the arab world, and we may be able to harness that reality for a sustainable solution. >> reporter: netanyahu wouldn't elaborate on what the new ideas were he would speak about with presiden

the united nations security council recently did laird palestinian territory. they will review requests to build hundreds of apartments in the eastern part of the city. a long-standing yuan resolution demands that israel stop building in territory captured in the 1967 war. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. vonnie: let's get back to the markets now. in the year ahead, u.s. stocks remaining your records. u.s. treasuries are resuming their slide today. that is after they made their first weekend advance. unless now is thomas simons. let's begin first with this morning's economic data. we started with confidence up enough. not only that but expectations. what is the track record of expectations? >> expectations generally do tend to lead the present situation index. at they are obviously not strong one-to-one corollary. if you look at the index is six months ago, you would not have expected the surge we got since november. but looking at the environment right now, not only just consumers but also businesses are expecting that technology cond

palestinians from the settlements. and i have one example. palestinian fidel al-kwasami was shot and killed in the citye, and system of occupation. one way that the u.s. is connected to this, is we -- our government gives $3.8 million every year to the israeli government for arms and that includes anything from helicopters, to bullets to guns, you name it. that is one -- we saw in 2014, this is where our taxpayer dollars went. it was to the murder of thousands -- of over 1,000 palestinians, many of which were children. the last method that i think most people probably are most connected to is the training of police forces. in the west bank, so a lot of police departments, i'll give you a list of states, d.c., baltimore, does anyone remember when freddie gray was murdered last year? raise your hand if you do. >> so the baltimore police department was trained in the west bank, and they're taking these tactics and applying them on black citizens, people of color here, and people of color abroad. this is a problem, and this is why intersectionality is so important. other areas that have been to the west ba

embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem and recognize the holy city as the capital of israel, the move, welcomed by israel, condemned by the palestiniansath of a two-state solution. the unprecedented intervention from the president-elect coming as relations between prime minister netanyahu and president barack obama are as bad as ever. the obama administration led talks between israelis and palestinians in 2010 and again if 2013. the last round of negotiations led by secretary of state john kerry broke down with both sides blaming each other. two months later, israel and gaza were at war. tensions have only worsened since then as the region descented into another round of violence late last year. prime minister netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas last shook hands in september at the funeral for israeli president shimon peres who shared a nobel prize for forging a peace deal. it was the closest abbas and netanyahu came to talking publicly in years. in time we'll find out if president-elect trump can change that. president-elect donald trump brings an outsider's perspective to the israeli/palestinian conflict, that of a bus

the old city of jerusalem should be off limits to jews. they can't seem to distinguish between trailers on a hilltop in in. the palestinians have never controlled any territory in the middle east. jordan took the west bank, egypt took gaza. in 1967 another war starts. israel defendants itself and takes those two properties and said we'll trade this land for peace. we'll create the first palestinian state in history. as if the administration doesn't understand all that. they say no, those aren't your territories. now israel has nothing to bargain with. mwith. david: without getting too much more into the weeds. let's pull back to 2011, when the obama administration dealt with something called the arab spring. there was a lot of hope and optimism. but what frightened a lot of viewers in the united states was when the united states put itself on the side of the muslim brotherhood, and the co-founder of al qaeda was one member. >> when the cairo speech was given by president obama in 2009, it was obvious there was going to be a shift in policy. the symbols were obvious. the first two rose for reserved for the muslim brotherhoo

the settlement that's not just a neighborhood, a small city, more than 40,000 residents, 2500 businesses, 200 parks. and they're expanding. more homes for israeli jews on the west bank. s on the very territory that palestinians hope will be the site of their future homeland, creating a flash-point for both sides. there are only two roads into this settlement and this is one of them. both of them are guarded with guard shacks, cameras, fences. the israelis live here. the palestinians live on that hillside. it's just one of the settlements now at issue. in palestinian areas taken by israel after their victory in the 1967 war. jewish settlements have been growing there rapidly, more than 12,000 homes in the last eight years. more than 100,000 settlers moving in. now more than 500,000 settlers currently living there. israel says settlements like this are necessary for its security. palestinians call them a land grab. we spoke to both sides here tonight. and one thing we found in common -- no one we spoke to is optimistic about peace right now. tamron? >> kelly cobiella, thank you. >>> to new concerns over the transition of power at the white house. late today president-elect trump said he spoke on the phone with

the old city of jerusalem. that's the jewish corridor, that's the western wall. >> i've been to jerusalem many times. 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 w

the palestinians? >> well, it's the move of the u.n. was really anti-peace and to affirm a two-state solution and the co-existence between the two cities and not to affirm the long-standing u.s. policy, i would understand your question. but it was to save us and israel and craft our way towards the future. if you read the resolution, will you find out that this is the best for both palestinians and israelis. the problem is that if netanyahu argues that the u.n. security council, the highest political and legal entity in the world, is the place that should not discuss international issues, then we should dismantle the u.n. altogether. >> well, the fact that you said that is -- it may not be dismant dismantled, the idea is being discussed, at least withholding funds from the u.s. which is a big chunk of their budget. i want to play something that lindsey graham said yesterday. saying he's not only going to withhold the charge to withhold money to the u.n. and to you, palestinians. he talked about a u.s. citizen in his home state. take a listen. >> taylor force was a young man whose parents live in south carolina, west point graduate, wen

the settlement. you don't go behind our back with palestinian and you pass one-sided resolution. we have no connection to the old city of jerusalem, this is shameful. >> officials at the security council say they were surprised when samantha power raised her hand, most in the room expecting a veto and there was a gasp saying that it wasn't premeditated. >> if you're familiar with the security consulate, they are involved with every revolution and specially when it comes to the middle east and israel. u.s. regarding israel and we are appreciating that. in the past u.s. stood with israel but this time u.s. took advantage of their strength in the security council to work out a resolution which is one-sided and will not support the peace forces. >> are you looking for mr. kerry to explain the rationale of the obama administration? are you looking for mr. kerry, reports say that the u.s. was not involved and he will explain the thinking, what would you want him to say? i asked about your concerns, what would you like to see from this administration? >> with all due respect to his speech, we will listen to it carefully but

the israeli occupied town on the west bank is drawing large crowds this christmas. palestinian security forces and cityarations ahead of christmas eve celebrations today. >> tonight is the first night of the the fourth time since 1900, the start of the eight-night festival coincides with christmas eve. the last time it happened? 1978. it is the result of the between the jewish calendar and the more commonly used calendar. the holiday can start as early as batiste and i have committed to a charity basketball game against joe biden and president obama. it looks like it's happening because john and i are in. 50% is pretty good. obviously, it's for charity, too. for the kids. we don't know what kids or who. you know? it's for kid or former kid. and joe biden was on and he is like, i'm in but he is covering me, ed. he doesn't want to cover batiste. so now we are just waiting for the leader of the free world. he is probably got time. he'll have a lot of time pretty soon. >> does he have to play as president or could he play as ex-president? >> he could play as ex-president. that would be fine. >> you can see

and the point is 600,000 settlers understand, well, east jerusalem is not the city of east jerusalem but a swatch of territory about 8% of the west bank that includes 22 palestinian villages and drew a line that said, this is jerusalem and the building not only of settlements but jewish only roads for travelers to travel back to israel made it impossible to envision a two state solution where it would be and how it would be economically and politically viable. that's the problem the u.s. was standing up for at the u.n. but frankly, what i look at this resolution as saying, the settlements are illegal. you cannot do it. it reaffirms an american policy that goes back to the beginning of the occupation and puts the u.s. in the same corner as the rest of the community and i hope donald trump doesn't act in a dangerous way to undo this or try to remove the u.s. from the u.n. >> thank you so much for your time. we greatly appreciate it. >>> with the inauguration day 25 days away, president-elect trump is trying to, according to his team, untangle some of the potential conflicts of interest over the weekend, trump announced he's dissolving his charitable foundation that

the israeli occupied town on the west bank is drawing large crowds this christmas. palestinian security forces and cityarations ahead of christmas eve celebrations today. >> tonight is the first night of the jewish holiday hanukkah. the fourth time since 1900, the start of the eight-night festival coincides with christmas eve. the last time it happened? 1978. it is the result of the between the jewish calendar and the more commonly used calendar. the holiday can start as early as november 27th. >> some early indications of president obama's plans after leaving the white house. they are starting to emerge. stephen colbert, host of "the late show with stephen colbert" sat down with john dickerson for "face the nation" and he is revealing he is planning to at that time president and vice president to court. >> you have offered to play charity basketball against joe biden and the president? >> john batiste and i have committed to a charity basketball game against joe biden and president obama. it looks like it's happening because john and i are in. and that is half. 50% is pretty good. obviously, it's for

sovereignty over the entire city, israelis basically claimed the city in its entirety and that i think is, is a position that is going to have severe repercussions, both with respect to palestinians, maybe violence, and certainly in the arab world. again, i don't want to create the next to that somehow this is going to cause a regional conflagration. the middle east is melting down because of many different issues. you have to identify why? where is the compelling interest outweighing conceivable risks and damps. the trump administration after january 20 i think comes to this realization, that's not clear. they'll take a look. >> expertise and take advantage of your international expertise here on the issue of russia and the statement we got from the kremlin spokesperson saying relations with the united states are essentially frozen. he said we don't talk nearly at all or barely and only when we need to. essentially it may be an admission what the facts are right now which is the relationship is at a low point? >> it is indeed. and mr. putin projecting his power both in crimea, ukraine and syria has clearly demonstrated that russia will act, even over and above objections and a p

the entire city for the first time since 2012. many of the rebel forces fled west to idlib province. >>> the u.n. security council laid a vote on a resolution demanding an end to israeli settlements in palestinian territories. a source says president-elect trump called egypt's president and persuaded him to put off the vote. israeli officials say they asked donald trump to intervene. >>> after donald trump's election one thing seems clear, there are americans and then there are californians. they live on the left coast. hillary clinton's huge win in the popular vote came entirely from california, a state with a high minimum wage, tough environmental laws and health care for undocumented immigrants. and officials are gearing up for a showdown with the trump administration. >> before trump has been sworn in to office he's facing opposition, opposition from the state of california. they are preparing if what appears to be a collision course with the incoming head of state. >> got your text. >> reporter: california's most powerful lawmaker is preparing for the looming war against trump's agenda. >> we don't want a fight, not looking for a fight but if necessary we will to protect the vams of califo

of the palestinians but they are also not going to be entirely happy with what the secretary has to say. >> ambassador, let me stay with you and this canceled vote overnight from the jerusalem city council to discuss construction on almost 500 additional units there in east jerusalem that. was canceled reportedly at the request of the prime minister. is that a gesture of good faith? how should the u.s. read that? >> well, i think it is a move by the prime minister to not further inflame the situation, but i would expect that the shoe will drop relatively soon. israel, this government in israel traditionally has a way of responding to attacks on its settlements policy by building more settlements. i think the prime minister understands at this moment, it would not be tactically wise to do so. i would not be surprised after the secretary of state's speech if we see a revival of some of these ideas. >> david, to you. we were talking during the break that this is not unprecedented to have a statement specifically on middle east peace on the way out the door from an administration. >> right. that's exactly what bill clinton did 12 days before he left office in january 2000. he came u

the spellman college glee club forming christmas favorites. >>> the city of bethlehem where christians believe jesus is born is the focus of christmas celebrations every year. this year there's a new twist for some revellers. >> a palestinianating craft beer worthy of, well, some pretty worthy folks. ian lee caught up with the brewmaster. >> reporter: something is brewing in the little town of bethlehem. not of milk and honey but barley and hops. a carpenter by trade, he found a higher calling, brew master. >> chocolate, roasted. color amber. aromatic malt. this will give you the flavor and color. >> reporter: the wood worker's tools repurposed. his friends were skeptical when he said he wanted to change the beer landscape in the west bank with hisal ales. >> they start laughing, what you're doing. usually they drink in the, you know, the lager. >> reporter: his friends quickly acquired the taste and wise men choice brewery was created. some curious neighbors wondered how this carpenter turns water into beer. >> they think i'm adding alcohol. i got a bottle of alcohol and added it. this is funny. >> reporter: more of a laboratory than brewery, concocting different flavors into six unique beers. a one man operation in the b

the palestinian youth movement and syrian youth say that russia's president is to blame for the violence in aleppo. >> that protest came the same day that syria's government regained full control of the city of aleppo in four years. the change is a major turning point in the country's civil war. the city had been a stronghold in the rebellion against president bashar al-assad. >>> video shows a truck in berlin moments before it crashed into a christmas market. the large silhouette moves from the left side of the screen. this is dashcam video that came out today. the attack on monday killed 12 people and injured more than 50. german investigators say fingerprints found inside the cab of the truck belong to a tunisian man. he is still at large and there is a global manhunt to find him. >>> a bit of a scare on board a bus in fresno after a passenger's ecigarette exploded in his pocket. a surveillance camera captured the scene. take a look. [ screaming ] >> 53-year-old guy was left with burns to his hand and leg. the investigators believe the ecigarette's battery is likely the source of the explosion. the fire department in england shared video of a similar incident this time an ecigarette se

the same city where the mac bees lit it 2,000 years ago. one of the most sensitive issues. that's why the embassy hasn't moved yet. the u.s. has always left jerusalem open to israelis to palestiniansat is why such a move. moving to jerusalem lub would be such a game changer and a break from decades of the foreign policy. >> and orrin, quickly, what could a love like this overall mean for region? >> well the palestine bs have said they would be absolutely furious about such a move, considering it a violation of slshl law. they would consider revoking they are recognition of israel and counseling recognitions between israelis and palestinians. they may not carry through with the threats but it is an indication hoff significant the move could be and could adversely effect the move between the u.s. and the palestinians and the u.s. and the arab states. >> thank you. i'm brianna keilar. and i thank you very much for watching tonight. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, breaking news an international man hunt under way. a 24-year-old tunisian mandate is key suspect. >>> and the deadly fireworks explosion that killed more than 40 peel. what went so horriblily w

the united nations security council recently declared as occupied palestinian territory. the planning committee in jerusalem will review a request to build hundreds of apartments in the eastern part of the city. a long-standing resolution demands that israel stop building in territory captured in the war. india's jet airways says 12 passengers were injured during an emergency evacuation after one of its planes they are off the runway. eered off the runway. none of the injuries were serious. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. oliver: with just a few days left in 2016, market indexes are hovering around record highs. tournament out is doug ramsey, chief investment officer in minneapolis, minnesota. you were once the bear in the north. now you are somewhat of able it still in the north. what changed your mind? >> the evidence changed. a year ago we were very bearish coming into early 2016. it had to do with overvaluation, a tradition we still have. but the tape -- market conditions are very different than what they were a year ago. not asurned bullish quickly as i would have liked

some of those issues the palestinians will have a monopoly on negotiating about but some issues it's not just up to the palestinians. for example, the issue of jerusalem, which is a city holy to muslims around the world. that's something saudi arabia, egypt, jordan, a lot of countries feel they need to have a say as they go forward. whether or not the united states can bring these countries to a table, a lot of that is going to depend on what kind of relationship donald trump develops personally with these world leaders but at the same time what he can do to bring israel to the table in terms of dealing with palestinians. i don't necessarily think that all of the countries in the arab gulf countries are excited about donald trump. they're optimistic about it. it's slightly different. he had some tough words about saudi arabia. the money that's being sent there. i think those are still issues of concern for them. >> excited may be the wrong word. after eight years, they see an opportunity that they did not have with the last american president. >> we have a lot to get to this morning including newt gingrich saying he made a big boo boo. this is painful to watch. >> the