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council. the vote went ahead they say at the palestinians insistence. the options are limited here with israel's ally on the unitedon the security council. they never really expected the rez influence pass, what they had hoped for was nice votes and a symbolic victory. they didn't even get that. kristen slime saloomey al jazerra thed nations. >> the jordan submitted the resolution on behalf of the palestinians, deena explained why the pal palestinians wanted toy swift vote. >> we no jordan would have liked more to time discuss and do more consultations on the text and with members of the security council, however the palestinian leadership insisted and wanted to go ahead with the vote today. and after many hours of discussions among us the arab group, we came to the we wanted to support them. it's their issue they know what -- we hope they know what they are doing it's their concerns in the first place although jordan as a stake holder has also its concerns when it comes to certain issues like refugees, jerusalem, border issues and security issues. >> more now from west jerusalem. >> reporter: the pal still vinnie

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waiting for a united nations security council interest to go stop the genocide -- i think eventually when that failed, when that time passed, i think they started pushing for the united states to take action. but they waited first four public opinion to swing -- for public opinion to swing. >> i'm not arguing. i'm just try to understand. are you arguing that the united states should never intervene in a humanitarian crisis -- should, --aying they >> if there is public opinion behind it and all that? >> if the un security council says it is a terrible idea, i think we should definitely take heed. >> that's an interesting position. either about leadership there -- i hear a lot about leadership there. -- i knowyou would it is in the back. i'm sorry. >> [indiscernible] should and should not give aid to, because a picture can be worth a thousand words, but it might not necessarily tell the right story. >> let me concede your point. let's concede public opinion should not be the driver of a decision-making calculus. calculus?hould be the what would you point to? you have toay understand whe

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palestinian president abbas has given his back to go a draft resolution proposed to the united states security council by jordan. it calls for a shared capitol in jerusalem and end to the israel occupation within two years. we are live now in ramallah. no surprise really that mr. abbas backed this proposal, but how likely is it to go to a vote at the u.n. security council? >> >> that's right, david, well in president abbas's statement, his first public address since that blueprint draft resolution was submitted by jordan, we understand that there's a bit more negotiating to be done, more tweaking as to this final draft. that is precisely what mr. abbas said, that the current draft in its current form needs more discussion. there will be more negotiations with what he described as his friends and his brothers, as they table what will eventually be the final draft resolution submitted to the u.n. security council. >> we will continue and will remain tope discussions and deliberations in order to make this draft resolution a success until a final resolution is reached laying the foundation for continued

council to do. in the meantime, the united states will support establishing an office to document the human rights violations as mandated by the human rights council and both should brief the council the secretary notes that the on new developments in future sessions that all of the people observe this. and, provide unfettered access in the countries. united states will continue to welcome refugees to our country and provide assistance to asylum-seekers. it is reasonable to debate what the most effective strategy is unconscionable, that the situation in the dprk poses to international peace and security, is to stay silent. silence will not make the north korean government end its abuses. silence will not make the international community safer. today we have broken the council's silence. we have begun to shine a light and what it has revealed is terrifying. we must continue to shine that flight for as long as these abuses persist. today's session is another important step and far from the last, for accountability for the crimes being perpetrated against the people of north korea. the council must come back to

they are going to move to put a proposal to the united nations security council that will state thaty want to have their state, a palestinian state recognized along the 1967 borders that they will use language in that draft resolution which says that the israeli occupying force should be removed from that state within a specified time. time duration expected to be a couple of years. they want east jerusalem the capital and they want right of return for palestinian refugees. now benjamin netanyahu, when he met with secretary kerry yesterday in rome, was asked when he came out of the meeting did you get any assurances from secretary kerry that the united states would veto that if it goes to a vote at united nations security council, which is expected which is planned for tomorrow and netanyahu didn't really answer that question. what he did say was that he was heard very clearly by john kerry and his position is and israel's position is it rejects this move. he says this will make the region less stable and be less dangerous for israel. he said israel will use its force to push back. h

we heard from north korea calling on the united nations security council to bring the perpetrators to justice as well. iran has said this goes to show the cia is a symbol of tierney against human taityhumanity. what would you expect from countries with those human rights records? the former president of poland has come forward and urging not to reveal too many details about cia torture activities. poland, of course, has a lot to lose because the european court of human rights has judged poland ran one of the cia torture sites on its territory. >> thanks, karl penhaul in london. >>> information about a high level terrorist that the united states thought had been killed in an air strike. this concerns a bombmaker for an al qaeda offshoot in syria. this morning, he appearing very much alive. cnn's barbara starr is at the pentagon with more. >> reporter: john, christine, two u.s. officials are telling me the key leader in the khorasan group, the al qaeda group in syria, is still alive after months of u.s. air strikes. a french bombmaker named david drugeon, a master bombmaker, they though

we are waiting for a united nations security council interest to go stop the genocide -- i think eventually when that failed, when that time passed, i think they started pushing for the united states to take action. but they waited first for public opinion to swing. >> i'm not arguing. i'm just try to understand. are you arguing that the united states should never intervene in a humanitarian crisis? >> no, i'm saying they should -- >> if there is public opinion behind it and all that? >> and if the international climate is suiting. if the un security council says it is a terrible idea, i think we should definitely take heed. >> ok. that's an interesting position. i hear a lot about leadership there. rwandat know about intuitively as a group, right? paige, if you would -- i know it is in the back. i'm sorry. >> [indiscernible] >> we should and should not give aid to, because a picture can be worth a thousand words, but it might not necessarily tell the right story. >> what should be our compass? let me concede your point. whether i agree with it or not is beside the point. let's concede publ

beginning of that resistance movement, but casting a shadow over that is this failure at the united nations security councilthink the palestinian leadership believed that they would get those nine votes crucial to pass that resolution even though they always believed the u.s. would veto it. but they wanted that symbolic win, and that is something they did not get on this day. >> how much pressure is there on the president to actually accelerate efforts in the international arena to go beyond discussion and threats, and sign crucial documents and apply for membership to the international criminal court for example? >> indeed. in fact there's an awful lot of pressure on the palestinian president to do just that. in fact mr. abbas will be coming here in a short while. he'll be -- at first laying the wreath at the grave of yasser arafat and then we'll make a short speech. then we'll meet with members of his government to discuss what to do next. we understand that he will sign a number of international treaties. they haven't given us an idea of how many or which treaties specifically. but there is a suggestion

pakistan and the united nations security council. it's chief is in charge of the group and has been since 2013. his predecessor was killed in an u.s. drone attack. his time at the top has been defined by internal fighting both between tribesmen and those who want to join isil. >> they do see things differently. the afghan taliban came out and condemned the school attack this week saying it goes against their principles. just before the break christine you wanted to make a point . >> yes, one thing that we have to keep in mind many of the pronouncements in english have given the suggestion that they've rally against the tt: if you look at the different narratives, the narrative that is coming out of pakistan's media is that the indians did this attack. it's very hard for me to believe that they've turned a new leaf when there has been this fracturing of the narrowture to suggest indian culpability. i do a lot of large survey work to understand the determinants of support for terrorism, one of the things that we consistently find is th

both have encouraged the council to consider the human rights situation in the dprk. the united kingdom support the call for the security council to consider appropriate action to ensure accountability, including through consideration of the referral of the situation in the dprk to the international criminal court. mr. president, despite these calls from the human membership, there were those who opposed discussion in the security council today, but the failure of states to abide by the universal principles and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms as set out in the u.n. charter and the declaration of human rights is a legitimate concern of the security council. human rights, democracy, and strong institutions founded on the rule of law are essential. without these foundations in place, peace and security are at risk, both in individual states, and in the wider international community. that's why the united kingdom is pleased with the situation, and -- that the situation with the dprk has been added to the agenda and we have been able to have this long-overdue discus

france is a permanent member of the united states security council.y are trying to end the israeli occupation within two years. we know the french are working very closely with the palestinians to achieve a resolution. and there is on initiative by the french, germans, and brits for a draft resolution at the u.n. to end the israeli occupation within a deadline through multi-lateral negotiations. we have heard palestinian officials over and over again say that any country in the world that believes in this the two-state solution and supports it, must recognize palestine as a state before israel destroys it completely. so this is why this is very significant, and we have been seeing recently that france and the palestinians are seeing eye to eye, the palestinians are pushing for a two-year deadline, the french have supported that as well. the palestinians are looking for a resolution of the conflict that includes the previous lines, and the french have supported that as well, so if this motion passes, the palestinian liberation organization would not on

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. >>> the united nations security council is now deciding whether to try kim jong-un in international court for crimes against his own people. things hitting up a bit today on north korea. we'll get to all of it. stay with us. >>> fox urgent now. more on today's united nations security council -- i apologize -- they're holding a meeting on what is being called grave human rights violations inside north korea and this is the first of its kind like this. 15-member council, including north korea's ally china as well as the united states, u.k., and russia and others. they're debating whether to try kim jong-un in international court for crimes against humanity. in february, a u.n. report described crimes including murder, enslavement, rape and torture. a human rights investigator said there were many parallels win the evidence he heard and the crimes nazis committed in world war ii. north korea refused to attend today's security council meeting. no shocker there earlier this year north korea leaders released their own report claiming popular masses enjoy genuine human rights. let's bring

. >> north korea is refusing to take part in a united nations security council meeting focusing on its human rights situation. the session will get underway the next hour in new york after president obama accused north korea of being behind a cyber attack against sony. the hack led to thousands of e-mails being leaked and the cancellation of an upcoming film which portrays the assassination of kim jong-un. kristin saloomey has the story. kristin. >> this is the first time the human rights situation of north korea has been on the agenda of security council. security council has talked about north korea before, but only on 9 on nuclear proliferat. looked at human rights in north korea and found systematic abuses that starts from the highest levels of government and affect the population there, we're talking about things like last starvation, forced abortions, rapes, persecution of people on religious and political grounds, arbitrary arrests, lack of due process, torture, lack of free media, the list goes on and on and on. and as you are saying this comes at a particularly tense moment fo

. >> an amended draft resolution has been submitted to members of the united nations city you scoanl. you security councilthe united states which has veto power at the security council has criticized the resolution. >> we think it sets arbitrary deadlines for israel's withdrawal of the west bank, those are likely to curtail negotiations rather than to bring them to successful conclusion. we feel this resolution fails to be. >> chris 10 saloomey has more from the united nations. >> this is a deadline of late 2017 for the creation of an independent palestinian state. the problem is the earlier draft was not acceptable to many palestinian groups. hamas said it made too many concessions. what happened on monday is the palestinian ambassador consulted with judge diplomats most notably the new draft calls for east jerusalem as the capital of the palestinian state whereas the earlier draft talked about it as a shared capital for palestine. some other issues dealt with palestinian prisoners also water rights and the end to settlement expansion by the israelis. this is interesting because the arabs are taking a ve

. >> at a special session of the united nations security council, the united states, cuba and russia separate resolutions and traded bitter charges. >> do you, ambassador, deny to the ussr has placed and is placing medium and intermediate range missiles and sites in cuba? yes or no? don't wait for the translation. yes or no? >> i am not in an american court room, sir. therefore, i do not wish to answer a question that's put to me in the fashion in which prosecutor does. in your due course, you will have your reply. >> i'm prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over if that's your decision. >> each side didn't know what the other side was doing and there was a lot of room for miscalculation. >> we believe there are about 25 soviet ships moving toward cuba. if the vessel does not stop, refuses to heed the instructions, force will be applied to assure that it does stop. >> nikita khrushchev said soviet ships will never submit to the united states blockade. >> the next few days are critical. who is going to blink first? my grandson's got this blankie that gets filthy. but he's

. >> the united nations security council will vote on a palestinian-backed resolution calling for an to israeli occupation within three years. this is a scene live at u.n. headquarters. even if the resolution manages to get a majority, the united states is expected to veto the plan if the draft fails to address israel's security needs. let's go live to washington. we will stay with those pictures as they gather for this vote. talk this through exactly what will be happening. >> well, as you say, i have the draft of this resolution now which was put forward by jordan and backed by other arab nations. the key thing is that it calls on israel to withdraw from areas it occupied within three years so putting a strict timeline on this. they want to therefore leave behind an independent palestinian state. for this to be adopted, nine of the members have to agree to it. but as you say, even if it is voted for the u.s. is likely to veto it. >> if we look further afield -- i don't know how long the vote will take? >> as i say, i have no idea which way the vote will go. but even if nine or more

. >> united nations security council is set to vote on a palestinian draft resolution that calls for a settlement of the israeli-palestinian conflict within one year, and it calls for an end to israeli occupation of palestinian territories before the end of 2017. the u.s. has already warned it would veto any such resolution. let's get more on this with our guest, the middle east analyst at the wilson center. first of all, let's be clear -- this resolution is not going to go through, correct? >> yeah. you would still need the concurrence of the five permanent members of the security council, and the brits have already said they will vote against it. the brits almost certainly will. there is no happy ending even in failure, it seems to me. we knew this from the get go because the u.s. has already indicated against it from the get go. what is the political value and presenting it to the palestinians? >> i think it's a mix of restoration, palestinian conviction -- i think it's a mix of frustration. negotiations with the current israeli government are futile with the palestinian governmen

. >> we submitted a draft resolution to the united nations security council to make a deadline to end the israeli occupation of the state of palestine. we discussed with our brothers and friends during all stages of preparation of the draft. >> israel has occupied the area since the 1967 middle east war. abbas said palestinians in arab countries had been working on the resolution, calling for negotiations to determine the future border. >>> u.s. officials their their government will not support the palestinian draft resolution. >> we have seen the draft. it is not something we would support and we think others feel the same and are calling for further consultations. the palestinians understand that. >> she says the government will continue consultations with key stakeholders to find a way forward. >>> european lawmakers have given palestinians drive for state hood a fresh push. they voted to recognize the palestinian state in principle. lawmakers met and documented a compromise resolution. the document is nonbinding. it calls for the early resumption of peace talks suspended since apr

independence and state hood here to the united nations where they feel they have a more sympathetic audience and more support for such action, but any move in the security councilve to win the support of the united states, the united states has said outright they will not support this resolution, they do have the power to veto. we did ask the palestinian representatives why he was pushing forward for a vote fow, when it appears they don't have the support of the united states, when it is clear they don't have the support of the united states, and this is what he had to say. >> we have been deliberating this issue for almost 3 1/2 months. it is not a lack of flexibility, because we took over the french ideas, it is not lack of responsibility, and accommodation. but if there are those that assist not to go along with this flexibility, and responsibility and the global consensus then nobody should blame us as arabs and palestinians. so the question now is how much support will the palestinian resolution get from the security council, old would take nine votes to win a majority and force the united states to use it's veto. at this time, it isn't clear that then eve

and the council wants guarantees. >> there are many front lines in syria. why does the united nations want to start its so-called freeze plan in aleppo city. >> the international organization says it believes the city faces a threat from the islamic state of iraq and levant. in an agreement between the government and the opposition, it could prevent an i.s.i.l. advance. for the opposition, that could mean a form of cooperation with its enemy. the government lost control in the north of syria, but the rebels, too, have lost territory to i.s.i.l. in the north-east, and al nusra front, al qaeda's branch in the north-west. the commander was referring to al nusra, whose presence complicates the situation. >> when they show us, we will discuss it, until that happens, we cannot discuss it with other brigades. >> reporter: the syrian government said it was willing to study the proposal. until now, it remains that. he needs to convince them that stopping the war in aleppo will not mount to a surrender >>> rescue teams in indonesia are struggling to find people after a landslide. 12 are

. >> some have managed to persuade the united nations security council to sign up to article 1738, which- which sends out a very strong signal that you can't murder journalists and hope to get away with it. >> the daniel pearl act was passed, which said that the u.s. government really called on nations to protect journalists and not to allow something like that to happen. however, much like the u.n. resolution, it's a statement of intent. it has no real force. >> almost everyone i know who does this, has this sense of mission. if you are in a war zone, and see something happen in front of you that shouldn't be happening, and you bring that back to where the policy makers are, and they see that, and they change the policy, you're doing your job. >> i am optimistic. i think that you see spreading around the world this general desire for the rule of law, and for governments that are more accountable to their people. people want information. they want judicial systems that are independent. as that continues, you will see that there will be accountability for people who uhm. abuse journalists

an amended draft resolution has been submitted to members of the united nations security council. jordan handed over the document on behalf of palestinian leaders. it could be voted on by the security council in the coming hours. well arab representatives have already approved the changes to the draft that include a call to end israeli occupation by the end of 2017. an independent state of palestine based on 1967 borders with east jerusalem as it's capitol, to resolve outstanding issues including the better treatment of prisoners especially those in solitary confinement. and a third party president to oversea israel's withdrawal and guarantee palestinian sovereignty. well here is what the stall tinnian ambassador had to say a short time ago. >> we have been deliberating this issue for almost 3 1/2 months. it is not a lot of flexibility, because we took some of the french ideas the our revised texts, it is not lack of responsibility, and accommodation. but if there are those who insist not to go along with this flexibility and responsibility and the global consensus than nobody sho

highly significant for the palestinians, because france is a permanent member of the united nations security council they are trying to seek to end the israeli occupation within two years and create a palestinian state. we have heard palestinian officials say over and over again say if countries are serious about a two-state solution, they must start to recognize palestine as a state before israel destroys it completely. we also know the french are working very closely with the palestinians on a draft resolution at the u.n. security council, and we know they are working with the germans and brits on relaunching negotiations that will set a deadline for the end of the occupation. so we have seen for a while the palestinians and french see eye-to-eye when it comes to an end of the conflict. the palestinians are pushing for a resolution that sets a timetable for the end of the occupation. and palestinians say they will only go to resolution again if they are about the creation of a palestinian state, and the french have supported that as well, so now the palestinians can say that they have a strong eur

north korea will not attend united nations security council meeting, where members for the first time will discuss the country's human rights situation. the tension is focused on north korea in recent days as the u.s. is blaming pyongyang for the hocking attack -- for the hacking attack against sony. -- the sheriff in maricopa county is trying to plan tosident obama's illegal immigrants from being deported. the share of seized a program as a way for more people to illegal enter the country and commit crimes. department across the country are telling their officers to be extra careful following the weekend killing of two police officers in new york city. officers in newark, new jersey, are being told to not patrol alone and avoid people looking for confrontations. the chief of the nypd has sent a officers to -- to condolences. those of the latest headlines on c-span radio. some of the look at programs you will find christmas day on the c-span networks. the lighting of the national christmas tree, followed by the white house christmas decorations, with first lady michelle obama and the

. >> translator: we submitted a draft resolution to the united nations security council to make a deadline to end the israeli occupation of the state of palestine. we discussed it with our brothers and friends during all stages of preparation of the draft. >> israel has occupied the area since the 1967 middle east war. abbas said palestinians in arab countries had been working on the resolution calling for negotiations to determine the future border. u.s. officials say their government will not support the palestinian proposed draft resolution. >> we have seen the draft. it is not something we would support. we think others would feel the same and are calling for further consultations. the palestinians understand that. >> psaki says the government will continue consultations with key stakeholders to find a way forward. >>> islamic extremists have attacked a village in northeastern nigeria. they killed more than 30 people. survivors say nearly 200 people were k7ded. authorities suspect the attackers are members of boko haram. local media quote eyewitnesses as saying militants fired machine

the operation in northern iraq has not been mandated by either nato or the united nations security council, and that raises questions about whether the german deployment meets international law. the foreign minister expressed confidence. >> you can take for granted that when we make a decision, it will, first of all, be sensible. secondly, it will be politically feasible.+ thirdly, it will be legally justifiable. >> some units have already been to germany for training. with its huge majority in parliament, the government expects a clear majority to support the training mission in iraq. a vote is expected before christmas. >> with the possibility of more german soldiers being sent into harms way and iraq, let's bring in our political correspondent for more. first off, there's a lot of debate surrounding this mission. what are some of the concerns? >> it's not just surrounding this mission. one has to bear in mind that any time there is a possibility of sending german troops abroad, that is nothing less than political dynamite here in germany, and there are various reasons for that. certainl

in september, president obama presided over a session of the united nations security council that approved united nations security council resolution, a binding resolution that calls upon all countries, among other things, to prevent and suppress the recruiting, organizing, transporting, and equipping of foreign terrorist fighters, and to take action to prevent radicalization to violence. also in september, at a meeting chaired by secretary kerry and the turkish foreign minister, the global counterterrorism for him adopted the first ever set of international good practices for a more effective response to the terrorist fighter phenomenon. the inaugural plenary of the foreign fighters -- foreign terrorist fighters working group chaired by the netherlands in place inill take marrakesh december 15 and 16. in chairman, madam chairman, a speech to west point, president obama stated, we must shift our counterterrorism policy to "more effectively partner with countries where terrorist networks seek a foothold." as i hope i have indicated in the statement, we are engaging with our partners, using

north korea human rights record was on the united nations city council agenda today, the first time debatedany country's human rights. china and russia protested and north korea refused to recognize the meeting. the security council has been urged to refer to the international criminal court but no action today. >> it's a time of the year that is full of tradition. it's been a labor of love by someone they call mr. christmas. and a look that he has given his neighbors. >> the little gifts the neighbors have given back. i'm going to step out here and let you take a look. it's a tradition here in concord going on 36 years this is the last season. the house and what a difference the man earned a special name around here. he's put together this living piece of art every year, 36 years, partly in honor of his late wife. it's grown bigger every year in terms of spectacle and neighborhood importance. >> there are those here that were kids, they have kids, their kids get kids. >> she has been to see the house every year. >> since i was 17. >> but this will be the rest. mr. chris can't get bulbs up

of the 15 members of the un security council, only the united states and australia voted against the measure the -- but the measure needed nine votes to pass and only received eight after nigeria decided at the last minute to abstain from voting. the guardian reports both u.s. secretary of state john kerry and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called nigeria's president, goodluck jonathan, to ask him to oppose the measure. the united states was expected to veto the measure if it passed. the vote came amidst widening support for palestinian statehood, with an increasing number of european countries taking steps to recognize palestine. u.s. ambassador to the united nations samantha power explained why the u.s. objected. >> today's staged confrontation in the un security council will not bring the parties closer to achieving a two state solution. we voted against this resolution not because we're indifferent to the daily hardships or the security threats endured by palestinians and israelis, but because we know those hardships will not cease and those threats will not subside un

. >> coming up, we will take you like to the united nations security council meeting on north korea and. north korea will not be attending this meeting. during a meeting last week of the entire u.s. general assembly, 116 out of 189 countries voted for a resolution to accuse north korea of crimes against vanity. the security council today will be debating whether to refer north korea to the international terminal court. as a member of the council and ally of the country, china could use it ito today. north korean leaders have been accusing the united states of a leading. live coverage is expected to start shortly here on c-span. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> expecting this to start any moment now. the coming together for a meeting on north korea and human rights. , the entire week general assembly voted for a resolution accusing north korea of crimes against to maddie. whether the security council will refer north korea to