in 1967, the un security council passed resolution 242. the council requested the dispatch of a special representative of the secretary general to the region to promote agreement and assist effort to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement. entrenching for the principle that solutions require the acceptance and collective action of both sides. this idea was reaffirmed in 1973 and un resolution 338. there was an immediate cease- fire negotiation aimed at establishing a just and endurable peace. these two resolutions 242 and 33 formed a cornerstone of all subsequent peace commitments and understandings that followed between the two parties describing the need for negotiations as a core principle. both israelis and palestinians -- article 1 made that point explicitly in highlighting the interim is an integral part of the peace process and that negotiations will lead to implementation of security council resolutions 242 and 338. in 1995, an important foundation. in the preamble, both sides reaffirmed their desire to achieve a just and lastin

war two of joining the united nations democratic president harry truman actually signed us up for the un in one thousand nine hundred five and it's also true that in signing up for the united nations the united states surrendered a small amount of our sovereignty and as much as we can no longer unilaterally declare war on another nation unless they attack us first without getting the approval of the united nations of course this is true of every other nation in the un as well the un was created to promote world peace an idea that doesn't sit well with the neo cons and chicken hawks for example here's what george w. bush's u.n. ambassador john bolton had to say about. secretary building in new york it's thirty eight stories if you lost ten stories today it would make a difference the u.n. has provided right wing fear mongers like mccarthy the koch's and bolton a lot of grandstanding opportunities over the years but has never lived up to their warnings that it's common to destroy america but there's another group that they don't want you and i talking about that is actively as we speak des

film the animated film being saying on the screen again the put the question again that the un relief and works agency has accused the i.d.f. you know organization of lying when it claimed the un agency had allowed hamas to fire rockets from its schools now has not abated film we've been looking at the film in question box with real footage of what you say is rocket fire at a school this is it now though from what we're seeing it looks pretty much clear that it's not coming from the school but trees in front of the school also your video there showing children involved in foreign those rockets how is that justifiable what do you make of this that we're seeing on screen now again again again sir please don't look at our videos look at all of the videos that the hamas is own videos the fact is they've been shooting for over a decade not only out of school but also out of mosques next to hotels where international journalists are staying they're shooting intensely populated areas and i know you're going to tell me gaza is one of the most densely populated areas in the world but they go d

palestinians raise their hopes for a successful statehood bid at the un despite firm opposition from the us and israel which claimed the status upgrade won't improve life for the autonomy. plan relenting protests in egypt is christians and liberals boycott the vote on a new constitution favoring the document pallone cement the presence in brotherhood's grip on power. and srong a wakeup call for the british press could be on the cards as the long anticipated leveson report suggests the government might tighten its grip over the if you came here. hello and welcome your watching r.t. live from moscow now it is crunch time for palestinians eagerly anticipating a un vote which may finally see them granted long sought after statehood the autonomy is hoping to be upgraded to the position of non member observer state joining me live now from all these artes marine airport in new york thank you for joining us and a vote is fast approaching what is the likelihood palestinians will have their status upgraded. well the palestinians are expected to win their u.n. bid by an overwhelming margin acco

a vote on upgrading the palestinians un status is expected to go in favor of the autonomy despite staunch resistance from israel and the u.s. . and germany's political opposition lashes out at the country's leaders for lying about the true cost of the greek rescue was the german parliament is set to vote on the latest aid package for the struggling you. are welcome you watching our take live from moscow now and a further escalation of the crisis in egypt opposition activists are plying are planning more mass rallies against president morsi has decree that greatly enlarged his power tens of thousands of egyptians are now calling for these alarmist leader to stand down under pressure from protest lawmakers have vowed to finish drafting the country's new constitution on thursday but the move is only likely to spark more unrest as judas bell true reports from cairo. when this constitution is drafted and goes through referendum president morsi wrote in his controversial constitution that duration of his extra powers he says soon will and to this is off the referendum however the real issue the

now at that time the majority of european states either have stayed all rejected the idea but at the un vote fors day the czech republic remained the only country to say no to the palestinian resolution now while many of those who abstained last year decided the support the motion now goes a very stark to vist a film maker harry fear explains why the vote was so crucial for the palestinian people while this is increased recognition is increasing status in the united nations is a manifestation of increased world international solidarity with the palestinian situation and this will actually bring hopefully a manifest improvement for the palestinians in respect of their access to international law and that ability to have the rule of law applied to their relationship with the state of israel so here in gaza where we just witnessed an israeli military operation exacted on the gaza strip in which fifty nine children were killed seventeen babies were killed palestinians are hoping that this increase in legal status will deter. a another on thought like that in which palestinians believe that

has provided right wing fearmonger is a lot of grandstanding opportunities over the years but the un has never lived up to their warnings that it's coming to destroy america and while the bircher billionaire class continues to fret about the un they stay silent about the actual threat to our nation's sovereignty which takes the form of the world trade organization which is in forced free trade agreements through international courts that have overturned laws passed by our elected congress and signed by our elected president for example laws banning the importation of the united states of poised of poisonous additives to gasoline or products made by child labor or tuna caught at the expense of dolphins all of these laws american laws have been overturned by the one world government made up mostly of big transnational corporations that is the deputy oh yet not a peep from that same wealthy elite who are all freaked out about and warning us about agenda twenty one. why well because there's a lot of money to be made in so-called free trade and not so much money to be made in promoting su

to cross the un vote i'm joined by running ghassan intel of the he is a former adviser to prime minister ariel sharon and strategic consultant on media and government relations in gaza we have rami khouri he is a correspondent for the electronic intifada and in new york your question norman finkelstein he is a political analyst and author all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want norman let me go to you first that the resolution passed numbers were expected wasn't a big deal last week now it's a very big deal why well the reason it's a big deal is because originally when the resolution was contemplated there were serious doubts about whether the europeans would support it but in the last few days because of what happened in gaza the there has been a significant break in european support not backing the united states not backing israel but this time joining with the majority in. the observer status for the palestinians so that's the shift also there is a certain shift which is because of the staggering military defeat that israel suffered i

palestine as one long awaited state recognition at the un after more than two thirds of member states voted in favor of grading its status the decision came as a blow to israel and the u.s. so harshly opposed to move calling it's counterproductive right after the historic vote my colleague sean thomas spoke to our correspondents in new york and television as well as an activist in gaza. one hundred thirty eight countries including russia voted in support of the draft resolution that now elevates palestine status to non member observer state palestine will be able to join the international criminal court this would allow palestine to press for investigations into israel's practices in the occupied territories it would also be able to join the un agencies forty one countries abstained from voting on the resolution and nine countries voted no that includes the u.s. clearly this changes the dynamic very much so within the un general assembly while palestine is not considered and does not have all full membership at the united nations having this member of server status is extremely symbol

in a fair ready they were threatening to withhold monies in the past and enough already they took the un vote very seriously and now they have suffered a second staggering defeat at the united nations so i think we can be optimistic we might be entering the end game but the end game will take time your guess and please reply. yes give me a couple more of these a staggering defeat so virtual victories like the one we suffered in gaza and the problem are the resistance of the palestinians will be laid to rest they will have to look for other ways to fight israel so come on let's let's look at the facts that look what happened on the ground not the virtual victory like the one they're celebrating in a hollow or in gaza today the real issue is dr side i'm not trying to win points i'm trying if you want to advance the palestinian issue come and talk to us we are ready to deal we are ready to get you give you a better deal than anything you can ask him to give you the radiance can give you or the rest of the arab world which is torn by the arab spring right now that's the real issue where the

now in these militants to fire rockets from these courtyards now the un has said that this is simply not true in another indication of just how intensive this media war is i took to the streets of israel and put together this package. while israeli politicians weigh up whether or not to send their army into gaza they've had no hesitation in molding up their p.r. machines into the social media battlefield. one israeli was killed yesterday in the attack from. my house took a direct hit israeli citizens experience indescribable suffering this video offers a sophisticated alternative to the deadly reality on the ground a growing civilian death toll in gaza at the hands of the i.d.f. today a very is a battle a campaign online offline in the electronic media for the hearts and minds of public opinion it's very very important when the israelis killed her must lead a homage to bari last week they didn't just kill him they instantly posted this video on you tube and then tweeted a warning to all his comrades that they could be next the ability of the poor longer active duty is also based on ho

reports one success of the un is so important for the palestinians. here in gaza this has a lot of significance because the palestinian territories geographically noncontiguous we have the west bank and gaza in the west bank in particular sociate and with the power of mahmoud abbas and here in gaza particular associated with the power of hamas recently of course we've had the two thousand and twelve gaza war seven eight day war with the state of israel and palestinian resistance groups including the resistant wing of hamas as part of brigades and used force against the state of israel in that conflict now that is starkly different in terms of positioning with the state of israel in terms of engaging with the state of israel in comparison to mahmoud abbas who is seen in the western world as much more moderate in comparison to hamas presenting a more hardline position including armed resistance against the state of israel so what we have here is a palestinian political dynamic as well if the western world and indeed the u.n. does not support this increa

north korea is not going to listen to the un nor do they care what the un has the say i mean north korea is suffering from pretty severe sanctions. they need food aid they just recently opened up more tourism to china at least some form of revenue so they have no incentive to listen to any such demands from the un because the un and their national pressure are already doing everything they can to squash and squirrels north korea's economy as it is for south korea has a lot more room to maneuver as they are not so internationally isolated as north korea by their choosing to continue this tension with the north which has been going on since the korean war with the united states and there is nothing good to come of it i don't see why they're making these decisions to continually poke the bear. the last campaigning for the word spain's catalonia region ahead of sunday's election one of the hardest for decades the governing party six of monday the hold a referendum on independence month after one and a half million people took to the streets of barcelona to support a breakaway artes to farm r

it also generated hug in the unfurling of palestinian flag in the un chamber. ry little reaction from the israeli delegation. they granted palestinian non-member non-voting observer status at the un. >> quantityed nations general assembly they issue a birth certificate of the reality of the state of palestine. >>reporter: the move was a bitter diplomatic defeat for israel. >> today the palestinian are turning their back on peace. the only way to achieve peace is to agreement that are reached by the parties and not through the un resolution that completely ignore israel vital security and national interest. >>reporter: the united states also opposed the vote saying it short circuits negotiations towards the 2 state. >> palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives have changed. save that the prospect of durable peace have only receded. >>reporter: approving the palestinian observer status is an international endorsement for stabbing a palestinian state in the west bank, gaza strip and east jerusalem. territory captured by israel

any military move that israel does it will prevent the issue from coming up as it has already in the un security council it will discourage it from coming up in a serious way in the arab league and it will put enormous pressure on other countries particularly in the region not to take a serious response to this escalation so that's the timing question the other part of the timing is what you indicated earlier what we're not seeing in the press coverage in the u.s. is that it's always the case that history is determined by when you start the clock if you start the clock on what happened on friday morning for instance you might leave out the palestinians who were shot and killed on thursday if you start the clock on tuesday you leave out what happened on monday and at the end of the day this isn't about any of those days this is about occupation now we hear from some u.s. officials that there is no occupation these soldiers in the settlers pulled out of gaza right this is sort of the word and that's true in two thousand and five but that isn't what ends up good patient occupation ends whe

well the palestinians are expected to win their un bid by an overwhelming margin according to reports more than one hundred thirty member states of the united nations will vote in favor of recognizing palestine as a nonmember observer observer states now. palestine only needs two thirds of the majority of the one hundred ninety three nations of the general assembly to win this big now the us has been campaigning feverish to rail two days contentious vote on wednesday u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said that washington has made it very clear to the palestinian leadership that the u.s. opposes policy in efforts to upgrade their status at the u.n. outside of the framework of direct negotiations now france on the other hand is among the many members of the one that is expected to vote in favor of the palestinians and the u.s. has expressed regret over what it calls a clash between allies last year palestine did submit an application for full membership to the un but that was blocked by the us at the security council didn't even come to a vote but the us did write that application

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meanwhile the un isn't a block over how to respond to the ongoing violence in gaza an emergency meeting of the security council brought little progress and led to russian expressed frustration over the food dragging art is a gorgeous cannot now reports. first the u.n. security council rejected a draft put forward by morocco for being one sided russia proposed a draft resolution to the un security council is still hasn't made a decision on that we have heard from moscow's representative to the un voiced outrage that the organization couldn't agree on a statement on the fact that it should go in as a q some members of the u.s. security council for dragging their feet they didn't specify which state exactly but he did hint at the us we have heard from the american representative to the u.n. has said that washington doesn't want to spoil the negotiations clearly going on between the israelis and palestinians in cairo but frankly speaking it's difficult to understand how they could be spoiled since obviously they haven't been very effective so far meanwhile income border russia's foreign min

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minister netanyahu boosting his reelection bid for january eighteen percent now put the blame on the un for not recognizing palestinian statehood just down to the minority now condemning hamas terrorists attacking from behind shimon shields you cost a vote right now if you like at r.t. dot com. this is r t paris has announced plans to install a syrian ambassador from the new opposition group that's really show of support western nations which also want to lift the embargo to openly start sending weapons to syrian rebels. plus the eurozone officially back in recession report on the how and some of the better off countries it's the elderly who are taking the hit this and much more just ahead. things are just getting too expensive in london many families just can't afford to live in the city anymore so because of upcoming welfare cuts the government is buying or rented property to relocate people outside of the city the maximum housing allowance for welfare will go down to four hundred pounds a month which is peanuts compared to the one thousand two hundred fifty pounds needed to pay for t

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russia has submitted a draft resolution to the un security council in ourselves to arrest the violence between israel and hamas and this kind of explains russia is also accusing some u.n. nations of trying to filibuster international efforts to resolve the conflict. russia proposed a draft resolution to the un security council it still hasn't made a decision on that we have heard from moscow's representative to the un voiced outrage that the organization couldn't agree on a statement in fact with as accused some members of the u.n. security council for dragging their feet he didn't specify which state exactly but he did hint at the us we have heard from the american representative to the u.n. of the said that washington doesn't want to spoil the negotiations clearly going on between the israelis and palestinians in cairo but frankly speaking it's difficult to understand how they could be spoiled since obviously they haven't been very effective so far meanwhile income russia's foreign minister lavrov has met with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton and has called on both the israeli

eyes of washington the killing of civilians in gaza is just too far the us has most recently blocked the un security council statement calling for a cease fire in the israeli gaza conflict deeming the statement unbalanced against israel just goes the us has blocked all other palestinian related un resolutions in the past whether it was on israel continuing to build settlements on occupied territories or other initiatives put forward to ease the years long suppression of the people there by blocking all efforts of the international community to mediate a solution in washington tribute to the status quo under status quo here is that the root causes of the crisis have not been addressed and is the root causes remain any ceasefire looks temporary there was a major israeli assault on gaza four years ago to more than a thousand people did not solve the problem so one may argue the status quo almost guarantees that the cycle of violence will continue. gaza sentiment is growing was in israel with some politicians going as far as calling for the area to be flattened like hiroshima israeli born polit

the un estimates that up to 1.5 million people could be in need of aid because of the crisis. well, the race for the white house is entering the final stretch. both president obama and his challenger mitt romney will be spending the final days of their campaigns in swing states like wisconsin, ohio, and virginia. >> one big issue in the election has been struggling u.s. economy, but latest jobs numbers released today show some slight improvement in the number of people out of work in october. >> the pace of recovery is slow, but it is sure to be news that both campaigns will be spending in their bid for the white house. >> ohio is the latest stop on the campaign trail. it is a key swing state with a history of voting for the overall winner. that is why barack obama was in the state capital columbus on friday. he's hoping the latest labor market numbers will give him a boost. employment rose slightly. >> the company has hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> said the president thinks things are improving, but his challenger mitt romney says

are to new center tonight first this hour it's crunch time for palestinians eagerly anticipating the un vote which may see them granted a long sought after statehood the autonomy is hoping to be upgraded to the position of a member observer state that's the crucial work well earlier i discussed the issue with artie's polis later in tel aviv a report at the un headquarters in new york. well palestine is expected to win its un bid by an overwhelming majority more than one hundred thirty nations of the journalist including at least fifteen european states are reportedly planning to full vote in favor of lifting the palestinian authority un status from entity to observer state now palestine only needs two thirds of the majority of the general assembly to win this resolution to win this vote now the u.s. has been aggressively campaigning against today's contentious showdown on wednesday u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said that washington has made it very clear to the palestinian leadership the u.s. opposes palestinian efforts to upgrade their status at the u.n. outside of the framew

but the un statement failed to mention randa or uganda which congo claim supported the rebels. india has executed the lone surviving gunmen from two thousand and eight terror attack on mumbai a small kosov a pakistani citizen was one of ten gunmen who set siege to india's financial capital four years ago killing one hundred sixty six people because saab was on a wednesday morning after india's president rejected his plea for mercy. argentina's capital and several other cities in the country are now in the grip of union strikes hundreds of flights have been canceled and other ground lines have been closed the unions are voicing their anger over the state of the country's economy rising crime and corruption the rally is the second in two weeks against president cristina fernandez de kirchner is government. in the u.k. millions are said to be left in the cold this winter as cash strapped families struggle to pay gas and electricity bills as she is laura smith reports there is little comfort from the energy giants where the race for profit and hold sway. it's a bitter winter's day

to tell you that i was in the ecuadorian embassy the night that julian essence gave his speech to the un and i can tell you that he made that speech in his sulks he's probably the only man who's ever given a speech to the un and just in just his stocking feet but i guess as you say you know there's no real reason for him to put his shoes on because he's not going anywhere he has been holed up in the ecuadorian embassy for almost six months now and additionally it's almost two years since the european arrest warrant was first issued for him and since he's been holed up in various locations whenever i os kamal remember of his team what he's doing well he's been in that they always say well he's working he was all the time and it's true that information has kept on coming out issued by wiki leaks and he is he is very proud of that but having said that his health is failing as any of all as would if we were inside for that length of time just the lack of i think i'm particularly now that the winter has come on here in the u.k. people are saying that his vision is suffering slightly that his

as upgrades to the palestinian status at the un. susan rice said in her speech that the boat places further obstacles in the path of peace. you can see the vote today in our video library at c-span.org. before the votes took place, defense secretary leon panetta that with the israeli defense minister. they also talked about iran's nuclear row graham. ran's nuclear- proi program. the program is about 40 minutes. >> it is my pleasure to welcome minister barak to the pentagon. i would like to begin by taking a moment to pay tribute. he has made an announcement that he intends to retire from political life in israel. our friendship stretches back a number of decades to i think the beginning -- my time as member of congress and as a member of the clinton administration. we also worked closely when i was director of the cia and had a number of meetings in that capacity and certainly now as secretary defense. since i became secretary of defense, we have been in regular communication and have built a strong working relationship. i could not

it just destabilize the entire region i'll take a look at some other stories from around the world the un security council has unanimously decided to sanction armed rebels in the democratic republic of congo whose fire is have easily capture the resource rich eastern city of gone there and twenty three groups formed after accusing congo of flouting the peace agreed after a decade of calls like neighboring rwanda which saw up to five million people die but the un statement failed to mention randa or uganda which congo claim supported the rebels. india has executed the lone surviving gunmen from the two thousand and eight terror attack by a pakistani citizen was one of ten gunmen who laid siege to india's financial capital four years ago killing one hundred sixty six people was hung on wednesday morning after india's president rejected his plea for mercy. argentina's capital and several other cities in the country are now in the grip of union strikes hundreds of flights have been canceled and on the ground lines have been closed the unions are voicing their anger over the state of the count

the un security council has unanimously decided to sanction armed rebels in the democratic republic of congo has five earths have easily capture of the resource rich eastern city of gone more than twenty three group forum after accusing congo of flouting the peace agreed after a decade of conflict with neighboring rwanda which saw up to five million people die by the un statement fail to mention one or uganda which congo claims support the rebels. two suicide bombers have struck a u.s. base in afghanistan's capital killing two guards the attackers apparently try to reach the gate but detonated their devices when police spotted them reports blame the taliban for the assault couples trying to beef up the city's security had a holy day this week. now in the u.k. millions are said to be left in the cold this winter as cash strapped families struggle to pay gas and electricity bills as artie's laura smith reports there is little comfort from the average giants where the race for profit in full swing. it's a bitter winter's day in london and inside this plot it's not much warmer single mothe

the un security council has unanimously decided to sanction armed rebels in the democratic republic of congo whose fighters have easily captured the resource rich eastern city of goma the m twenty three group formed after accusing congo of floating the peace agreement agreed after a decade of conflict with neighboring wonder which saw after five million people die but the un statement of failed to mention wonder or uganda which congo claims support the rebels. two suicide bombers have struck a u.s. base in afghanistan's capital killing two guards the truck has apparently tried to reach the gates but seven eight has bad devices one police part of them reports blame the taliban for the assault cobbles trying to be found this is his security ahead of a holy day this week. and some of the heat from the conflict in gaza comes to ask his cross talk studio only minutes away. if you're passing through rushes to your region you really can be called the wild side thousands of kilometers of unspoiled countryside make up an area where it's still possible to live off the learned and enterprising lo

said he agrees the un vote might just be the lever needed to get talks back on track. today is an important day it's sixty five years ago the resolution was adopted by the general assembly about dividing palestine and creating two states only one of them has been created israel now we believe it's high time to move towards. setting up the other state the palestinian state and this appear and opinion obviously is shared by those countries who voted for this resolution the international community is fed up with the conflict countries in the united nations believe that dramatic steps need to be taken in order to have this conflict resolved so to have the talks move in a way which would have been the preference of most including russia through bilateral channels between the israelis and the palestinians within that it would be very wrong of this for the world to turn or somebody were to try to turn it into further confrontation between the israelis and the palestinians. while the wound vote could be seen as a failure of israeli diplomacy and also cause into question americ