u.n. general assembly debates. journalist and columnist for the israeli huts newspaper gideon levy claims israel hasn't left palestinians much room for maneuver. if users says no to be brought a seat it says yes to terror i mean that palestinians will continue to fight for their freedom and they're always basic ways to do so once you will be brought to see and negotiations and they are the ones with. israel says no to both they claim that this is one sided this that the palestinians taking over the u.s. but the settlements are much more one sided and even here a verse of building the state i mean and i busted the. ration from little because she ations he was ready to negotiate the incident there was very urgently wants like freezing the settlements is this a slow freezing distant vent so what way is still good for him except to go into the international community and us is there for a good wish israel should have supported him and the united states for sure shalit this one country is considering voting against the

u.n. general assembly. we judge that this would make it harder to secure a return to negotiations and could have very serious consequences for the palestinian authority. our collective goal must be a two-state solution based on 1967 borders with agreed land swaps, jerusalem as the capital of both states and a just settlement for refugees. so while we support palestinian aspirations and understand the pressures on president abbas, we urge him to lead the palestinians into negotiations and not to risk paralyzing the process. but we also urge israel equally to make every effort effort to t negotiations before the window for a two-state solution closes altogether. the urgency of all of this is underlined by the conflict in syria. the whole house will join me in condemning the barbaric violence by the assad regime which continues its aerial warfare. 30,000 people have died already, and more than 100 are still being killed each day, countless homes, clinics, hospitals and essential infrastructure such as water an

u.n. general assembly he could set a deadline of next is summer at the latestr iran to halt its nuclear program. >>> afghan leaders are preparing for the withdrawal of u.s. troops in 2014. government officials have begun a new program to encourage taliban soldiers to leave their posts and integrate into local communities. >> reporter: in the center of the province a ceremony is held for fighters who are renouncing their membership in militant group and reintegrating into society. >> translator: i have fought for over ten years. many of my comrades were injured. i'm tired of this. >> reporter: taliban soldiers who handed in their weapons received about $360 to cover living expenses. this is is equivalent to six months salary in the cotry. >> translator: the afghan government pledges full support for people who participate in the peace process. >> reporter: this ngo which is supported by the japanese government gives former soldiers work removing land mines and exploding mines are being accumulating in conflict since the invasion of the former soviet union in 1979. devices remain scattered across

u.n. susan rice addressed the general assembly calling palestine's un bid of provocative action and also encouraged how assign an israel to resume direct negotiations clearly this changes the dynamic very much so within the u.n. general assembly while palestine is not considered does not have full membership at the united nations having this member of server status is extremely symbolic and does show at the end of the day where the international community does stand on this issue all right now harry you are in gaza as we speak what's the mood there on the ground at the moment and do you see this good will actually change anything on the ground. gazans jubilant about this result. because nothing to do with us and i mean this here in gaza. city was. to receive those which means everything on the grounds. that in the west going with the illegal settlements. project was an innocent palestinian city it was ok i don't think that the army who were thrown out will be rolled back as a result of these increased illegal. that will be affected by this some. things now paula how has israel taken the news of thi

u.n. general assembly.udge that this would make it harder to secure a return to negotiations and could have very serious consequences for the palestinian authority. our collective goal must be a two-state solution based on 1967 borders with agreed land swaps, jerusalem as the capital of both states and a just settlement for refugees. so while we support palestinian aspirations and understand the pressures on president abbas, we urge him to lead the palestinians into negotiations and not to risk paralyzing the process. but we also urge israel equally to make every effort effort to t negotiatio before the window for a two-state solution closes altogether. the urgency of all of this is underlined by the conflict in syria. the whole house will join me in condemning the barbaric violence by the assad regime which continues its aerial warfare. 30,000 people have died already, and more than 100 are still being killed each day, countless homes, clinics, hospitals and essential infrastructure such as water and sanit

u.n. general assembly, the philippine government sought support for its position. >> translator: we believe in mediation and other forms of third-party dispute settlement, including judicial settlement. >> reporter: the philippines started preparing to bring its case to the international tribunal for the law of the sea. but it failed to win international support. the plan risked further provoking china. the philippine government is not proceeding with it for now. strained relations have started to hurt the philippine economy, so the government is trying to mend fences with china. >> undergoing a transition where hopefully there will be less nationalistic pressures. >> reporter: china has also softened its position. vice foreign minister in charge of asian affairs fu ying visited manila last month. she delivered to aquino a message from president hu jintao that said china values friendly bilateral relations. an expert says china's strained relations with japan over the senkaku islands in the east china sea is behind the apparent shift in its stance towards the philippines. >> there are two a

u.n. general assembly debate france has already said it will vote in favor of the bit u.k. is also reportedly leaning towards back in the resolution while the u.s. is strongly opposed spokesperson for the palestine national authority a day it's likely that motion will be passed. palestine is very optimistic about winning the necessary votes the number of countries that have already co-sponsored the draft resolution surpasses sixty five not mistaken and so the palestinian leadership is pretty certain of success or there isn't a better time to take the step the now after israel's recent most recent assault on the gaza strip all palestinian factions have reached an agreement that this could this should never happen again while palestinians are divided there is you know a new maty among the palestinian political system in its entirety how months for the islamic jihad all palestinian factions support the staff and wanted to succeed and they realize that they agree amongst one another that the priority domestic priority now is for rebuilding and for reinvigorating the democratic

u.n. general assembly debate france has already said it will vote in favor of the big the u.k. is also reportedly leaning towards a back in the resolution on the u.s. is strongly opposed. yes senior policy analyst at the reason foundation think tank says the bet is the only option for the palestinian authority is to strengthen positions. the short run i don't doubt that they will make things worse. it really is that we're ready been saying that this is an inflammatory for about fifteen moves which essentially says that the fed is daniels are not going to live by the and he meant they don't that has been in the fossil record and if that's the case then there is no need to continue negotiating negotiations are beginning considerations with the palestinians so i think for a while for sure this is not going to help the peace process but you know i think from the palestinian standpoint the freeze peace process was not going anywhere anyway and so the phones they are concerned they don't have all that much to lose perhaps right now in pushing this probably isn't any standpoint obviou

u.n. general assembly debates but she had done me a senior policy analyst at the reason foundation think time says this move will not help to bring peace in the region any closer. the short run i don't doubt they will make things worse. it really is that we're really been saying that this is an inflammatory for about it in lieu which essentially says that the fellas delia's are not going to live by the team and they're going to be minimal oslo accords and if that's the case then they feel no need to continue negotiating negotiations are beginning going with the palestinians so i think for a while for sure this is not going to help the peace process but you know i think from the palestinian standpoint the freeze peace process was not going anywhere anyway and so the phones they are concerned they don't have all that much to lose perhaps right now in pushing that probably is released and void obviously on one hand not do anything about this move with about a bust it doesn't look good it makes them look weak on the other hand if they we could have us any further as actually the foreign minister

u.n. general assembly in order to receive a nonmember observer state has and it's a bit is approved palestinians would have more of a chance of taking legal action against israel believes journalist james covered. if they are successful in this bid then they will actually be able to bring the israeli government before the international criminal court to answer that for charges of war crimes etc and it is conceivable at least that they would be able to bring a case if it was proven that arafat was killed by israeli agents that they would be able to bring a case before the international criminal court on that ground if they do manage to get this this nonmember status upgrade but but again that's a that's a political long shot in a number of regards and whether or not the international criminal court would even be interested in hearing about the case is another matter entirely the vast majority of palestinians have always assumed that israel assassinated arafat if this goes on to confirm that it kind of throws in the face of the palestinians their helplessness in a situation like this and this was

u.n. general assembly in just a few hours. very closely it is really really sort of pulled out of the pull of what here's the reaction from israel towards this palestinian bid tonight. the israeli government is calling this a bad political theater saying it's a bad day for peace and a bad day for we can see the ation essentially they have toned down the kind of trick the kind of threats of sense. since that we've been hearing coming from tel aviv over the past few days they were threatening sanctions although saying that their intention was not to anyway pull down the palestinian authority or invoke any kind of irreversible steps the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has made the point that the resolution is one sided and that it will not advance any kind of peace efforts in fact he says it will do exactly the reverse netanyahu saying that the only way forward is for israelis and palestinians to sit down together in direct talks at the negotiating table and this is essentially the israeli position they believe that the

u.n. general assembly is historic vote despite more than two thirds of the world saying yes to palestine's bid for statehood but israel's prime minister called the move meaningless and warned the palestinian people their drive would bring no change their lives for marty's porcelaine time. these ladies certainly are downplaying the significance of this vote although we have seen them with juice the kind of rhetoric that they've been acting over the past few weeks and months so they are no longer issuing the same kinds of threats that they were before presumably because they understand that this will only further isolate them in the international community the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has repeatedly said that this vote does not change the reality on the ground the israeli position is that it is a unilateral step by the palestinians they accuse the resolution of being one sided both the united states and israel saying that it's not going to change the reality on the ground in this despite the fact that we're hearing in some quarters of the international community and certainl

u.n. general assembly their bid for statehood which would really mean i mean that the big important thing about that is if they are granted statehood then the international criminal court has to see in this international court the allegations of war crimes and illegal settlements by the state of israel so israeli and u.s. officials tried very very hard to pressure the palestinian authority into not introducing this statehood bid and actually said if you do this we're going to punish you for it and so we're just weeks away from that statehood bid and so it's very likely that this is that punishment that they are talking about trying to prevent that from happening but overall the strategy is because israel wants all of the land of palestine they are not really trying for a two state solution or any type of peaceful solution they have made clear that they want all the land that was revealed in the palestine paper is where it showed that the p.a. put everything on the table every possible concession to the israeli government and they wanted nothing to do with it because they want all the land

u.n. general assembly debate france has already said it will vote in favor of the bit the u.k. is also reportedly leaning towards backing the resolution while the u.s. is strongly opposed but on the palestinian plan i'm joined live now by deb she's a spokesperson for the palestine and national authority thank you for being here and the bit of follows a failed attempt in twenty eleven by mahmoud abbas to join the u.n. as a full member state why do you think this drive will be much more successful. well unfortunately our application for full membership in two thousand and eleven did not come through because the security council failed to reach an agreement affording palestine its rightful place in the united nations as a full member in accordance with international law this time around we are going to the. much larger body of the united nations system a body where democracy is practiced and where every country casts its vote and hopefully will reflect the preservation of the international public that also overwhelmingly supports palestine's right to statehood and freedom were ver

u.n. general assembly.we have been clear and we have been consistent with the palestinians that we oppose observer state status in the general assembly and this resolution. we made those points again, and the deputy secretary also reiterated that no one should be under any illusion that this resolution is going to produce the results that the palestinians claim to speak, namely to have their own state living in peace next to israel. so obviously we lived up to make one more try to make our views known to president abbas and to urge them to reconsider and he'll love is to make his own decisions. he will do that in new york tomorrow but we thought it was important to make our case one more time. >> your understanding of the palestinian goal here, in terms of this resolution, is that they expect to get a state out of its? >> it? >> that's not what i said. i said the goal that they seek overall is to have a palestinian state. >> so they should not be let to have anything in between. they either get a state and

u.n. general assembly. that is not where peace will be decided in the middle east. on the other hand, it is -- popular opinion around the world is slipping away. it also is a sign of confidence in abu -- in abbas because of fears that the hamas group which is much more radical and rejects recognizing israel, rejects the state of israel, may be gaining ground around the palestinians and in the region so it is important to bolster him. i think that's one reason why so many states voted for this resolution. >> eliot: i think there has been something -- i hate to use the word consensus but certainly there is a strain of thought that netanyahu has missed the strain of thought to turn abbas into a genuine partner for peace and hamas as you just said has risen in the eyes of certainly the palestinians and many of the nations in the middle east. what should netanyahu do to extend the olive branch, if anything to abbas to say wait a minute, the two of us are going to be the peacemakers. let's begin the process? >> both sides have agreed that direct negotiations between the t

u.n. general assembly the u.n.ver state like the vatican, the territory to include the west bank, gaza and east jerusalem. >> for the world to begin to rectify a grave historical injustice that the palestinians had undergone beginning with the creation of the state of israel in 1948. >> reporter: some observers think abbas needs the u.n. vote to regain authority among palestinians. while the west bank remained quiet, the islamist hamas which controls gaza exchanged fire with israel this month. shooting hundreds of missiles in to israeli territory in a week of conflict. while many here believe that going to the u.n. could be a first step to palestinian statehood, the united states has warned the palestinian authority going to the united nations could thwart any chances of negotiations for two-state solution. last year, a bid for full statehood at the u.n. ran in to u.s. opposition. israel threatened a strong response should the palestinians seek full statehood. everything from withholding tax revenues to annex xags

u.n. general assembly for elevated status or find a way back to peace negotiations. >> eliot: fascinating stuff. professor pj >> i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room, the loss of 18,000 u.s. jobs is a painful and tragic lesson. the question is, will we learn from it? the best thing about eating a twinkie was the middle. we want to know what changed? the quick answer, is everything. everything always changes. there's a bridge that spans what is old and what is new for most things in life. the biggest trick is figuring out which side to stand on. let's start tonight with some hot political news. there is a fire storm in washington over a move that the president hasn't even made yet. as you may have heard he's reportedly considering nominating susan rice to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state and already the republicans are on the offensive. they need to come out strong, because they're in the senate minority next term 55-45. the dems need 60 vote to overcome republican fill buster, so they need five republicans to join them if they want to confirm rice. republicans stall

u.n. general assembly. palestinians say they need u.n.nition of a palestinian state in the west bank in order to get israel back to the negotiation table. meanwhile the u.s. insists on direct negotiations with israel. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says u.n. recognition of an independent palestine state would not advance the palestinians' quest for a homeland. >> by going to the u.n., the palestinians can get a piece of paper. they can get a resolution. but nothing will change here on the ground. >> at this point, there's no specific time set for today's u.n. vote. >>> 5:18. they have a rich athletic history dating back more than 100 years but this might be their best team ever. >> could be. south bay high school that you may never have heard of but everyone is listening to. give it up for this week's "cool school." ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: 19 proud players fremont eagles, not a one over 200 pounds but these men are national champions. and every one of them is deaf. >> i tell people that deaf people can read, right, do anything

u.n. general assembly. they've been unable to convince abbas not to do so and president murphy of egypt is unlikely to stand in his way, shannon. >> jennifer griffin live from the white house tonight. thank you. >> the two day old cease-fire between israel and gaza is mostly holding, all has not done smoothly. connor powell has the story from jerusalem. >> the fra gifragile cease-fire. and the border between israel and gaza and some were farmers wanted to get access to their land. and others the cease-fire agreements. after shouting verbal warnings to the crowds, israeli troops opened fire killing one pal al and wounding more than a dozen. and israel and hamas accused each other of violating the the cease-fire agreement so far both sides showed restraint. today the first time in two weeks, the tomorrow leader in gaza appeared in public and even he avoided the normal inflammatory language that acompanies most incidents. >> and i think for some people to try to go inside means something. >> neither side, it a

u.n. general assembly. fred, thanks very much. >>> there's certainly a lot more we're following tonight. isha is joining us with the "ac 360" bulletin. >>> the fbi launched an international campaign calling for anyone with information about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya to step forward. law enforcement officials are using the internet and social networking web sites to solicit any information. >>> four americans were killed in the assault on september 11th, including ambassador christopher stevens. >>> only four weeks ago, president obama and mitt romney were locked in a fierce battle for the white house. today, the two men discussed the future over a bowl of turkey chili. romney lunched at the white house with the president in a closed door meeting. >>> cnn has a new president. jeff zucker was named head of cnn worldwide today. he once headed the "today" show and is credited with establishing that powerhouse brand. in 2000, he was named president of nbc entertainment. he then rose through the ranks, becoming president of the network's entertainment, news and

u.n. general assembly. >> we are going tomorrow to the united nations to upgrade the status of palestine to an observer state at the u.n. and this is the first step to accomplish our palestinian rights which we have cemented in >> warner: abbas is seeking recognition of palestine as a non-member observer state encompassing the west bank, gaza and east jerusalem along the pre-1967 war borders. his fatah faction only rules now in part of the west bank. its islamist rival hamas, which advocates violent resistance to israel, controls gaza. after long opposing abbas's u.n. efforts, the militant hamas recently endorsed the move. >> ( translated ): the hamas movement is with all the diplomacy acts that adds to the palestinian victories. we welcome the step for statehood at the united nations but we want it to be through a national program based on the resistance and keeps the palestinian rights. >> warner: general assembly recognition would put palestine on a par with the vatican at the u.n., but would not grant full representation. last year, abbas failed to win full u.n. membership for a state o

u.n. general assembly voted in favor of palestinian state hood. ant to show you the wild celebrations going on right now. this is the west bank. after the u.n. overwhelmingly gave the palestinians something they have wanted for years and the vote was pretty overwhelming. 138 countries in favor. it was a shellacking for those against it. the resolution passed against the will of the united states, israel, canada and six other nations. here's u.n. ambassador susan rice after the vote. >> today's unfortunate and counterproductive resolution places further obstacles in the path to peace. that is why the united states voted against it. >> now, the vote gives the palestinians a higher profile at the u.n. and more important, it also means they can join organizations like the international criminal court. that is important because it could allow the palestinians to pursue war crime charges against israel. "outfront" tonight, the prime min sfer. good to see you. so, what does this vote mean for israel? >> it doesn't mean anything. i think it means resolutio

general assembly session that will result in a historic vote on palestinian statehood. there have already been rallies today in the palestinian territories in support of a resolution upgrading the palestinian's u.n. status to a nonmember state. the resolution is expected to win overwhelming approval in the general assembly despite strong opposition by the u.s. and israel. here's israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu earlier today. >> the palestinians must recognize the jewish state. and they must be prepared to end the conflict with israel once and for all. none of these vital interests, these vital interests of peace, none of them appear in the resolution that will be put forward before the general assembly today. and that is why israel cannot accept it. >> joining me now to talk more about this, former state department mideast officer joel ruben. also palestinian italian journalist and msnbc contributor willa jabroe. both israel and the u.s. say the resolution violates agreements to solve issues through negotiations which broke down two years ago. on the heels of the recent violent clashes between gaza and israel is now the right time for this vote? >> well, it's a fate acomply that the vo

u.n. general assembly voting to recognize palestinian state. such construction has been a major stumbling block in the peace process that has been stalled for four years now. the palestinian authority was quick to condemn israel's action today. >> it's something that needed to stop even before this move by us and i see no justification whatsoever. the fact we did what we did should not be viewed as providing guns. >> and we are just getting a response from the white house. the national security council saying in part we reiterate our long opposition to settlements and east jerusalem construction. direct negotiations remain the goal of the united states. >>> tens of thousands of protesters crowd the streets of cairo after president morsi draft as new constitution overnight. we'll get a live report and what's next for ambassador susan rice after her week of meetings on capitol hill to try to end the back and forth over benghazi? we'll get the political postscript with mark murray. be sure to check out the news nation tumbler page. you'll find lot

u.n. general assembly where he is expected to raise the issue of palestinian statehood.onvince the palestinian president not to do so. now it doesn't look like the president of egypt will stand in his way. jon? >> jon: jennifer griffin at the white house, thank you. word today that north korea may be planning a long range missile test as early as next month. citing u.s. intelligence sources. the isolated north korean regime has claimed to have developed missiles capable of reaching the u.s. though its last two test launches failed. the report of a new launch test comes as south korea's presidential candidates face off how to handle the communist north. the two koreas technically still at war since neither side ever signed a peace treaty after the korean war back in the 1950s. a woman has drowned after a big wave capsized a boat off pop pan mow beach, florida. returning from a thanksgiving day dive trip. crew members into the water. it basically capsized. >> wave caught it from behind and it flipped. it steams like slow motion. unbelievable. >> officials say nearby boater