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the palestinian driver is shot dead. the us defence secretary calls north korea's missile programme a threat and warns america is prepared to respond. we have deployed missile defences in south korea, japan, guam, and of course we have 28,500 troops there. i'm babita sharma in london. taiwan's president tsai ing—wen meets a prominent senator in the us but there's no invitation to talks with donald trump. and who'll waltz away with the awards at the golden globes, and will it be any clue to oscar success? good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and and 2am injerusalem where four israeli soldiers, three of them women, have been killed after a man drove a truck into a group of service personnel. israeli police say he was a palestinian who was shot dead at the scene. the israeli prime minister believes he was a supporter of so—called islamic state. this report from yolande knell contains images you may find disturbing. a hazy view ofjerusalem. this is what israeli soldiers on a training course had come to
the palestinian driver is shot dead. the us defence secretary calls north korea's missile programme a threat and warns america is prepared to respond. we have deployed missile defences in south korea, japan, guam, and of course we have 28,500 troops there. i'm babita sharma in london. taiwan's president tsai ing—wen meets a prominent senator in the us but there's no invitation to talks with donald trump. and who'll waltz away with the awards at the golden globes, and will it be any clue to...
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which the palestinians want for their state. more than 600,000 israeli settlers live in these areas, captured in the 1967 war. this leader represents the settle m e nt 1967 war. this leader represents the settlement organisation. we are going further away from the two state solution. palestine were given the option to assert a palestinian state and we know the authorities are completely corrupt and bankrupt. many in the international community isa many in the international community is a settlement expansion is also what is undermining a two state solution. the issue of the settlement, copper moses have been made in the past and unfortunately none of the attempts have brought peace up until now. —— compromises. but there are fresh efforts to push for peace and a palestinian state neighbouring israel. it is all happening just before donald trump ta kes happening just before donald trump takes office. could this be the sight of his us embassy in jerusalem? he is promising to move his ambassador from tel aviv. many israelis wel
which the palestinians want for their state. more than 600,000 israeli settlers live in these areas, captured in the 1967 war. this leader represents the settle m e nt 1967 war. this leader represents the settlement organisation. we are going further away from the two state solution. palestine were given the option to assert a palestinian state and we know the authorities are completely corrupt and bankrupt. many in the international community isa many in the international community is a...
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israelis and palestinians will not be there. what, if anything, can truly come from this meeting. >> many other countries get together and talk about different ways to solve different solutions and deal with the most complex issues in the conflict. jerusalem borders refugees. this isn't the u.n. or the eu. many of those member countries are ripped. this is a conference on how to advance the peace process in some way. whatever comes out of this, it doesn't seem like it will have any practical, immediate effect. what worries the israelis is what comes out could be brought to the u.n. security council for a follow-up resolution. that is the concern the israelis are looking at right now, not the conference itself but how it plugs into the bigger issue of what's happened the last few weeks, the u.n. security resolution, the kerry speech and now this. >> warren, the meeting will be underway. some 70 countries will be there. will it put pressure on the israelis and palestinians to reach a solution? >> that certainly is the intent to ge
israelis and palestinians will not be there. what, if anything, can truly come from this meeting. >> many other countries get together and talk about different ways to solve different solutions and deal with the most complex issues in the conflict. jerusalem borders refugees. this isn't the u.n. or the eu. many of those member countries are ripped. this is a conference on how to advance the peace process in some way. whatever comes out of this, it doesn't seem like it will have any...
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policy on the israeli-palestinian conflict. we introduced that amendment as a reasonable alternative that would allow all of us to convene the broadest possible bipartisan coalition here in the house. personally, i believe the u.s. should have vetoed the u.n. security council resolution and notably our resolution supported the u.s. veto of anyone one-sided or anti-israeli u.n. security council resolution or any resolution that seeks to impose a solution on the conflict. our resolution also condemned boycott in the campaigns and sanctions that target israel. it reiterated support for negotiated settlement leading to a sustainable two-state solution that reaffirms israel's right to exist as a democratic jewish state. we all agree that there can be no substitute for direct bilateral negotiations between israel and the palestinians as we transition into a new administration, begin this new congress, we should resist temptation to rewrite u.s. policy on the peace process on a misguided attempt to further drive a wedge where none sho
policy on the israeli-palestinian conflict. we introduced that amendment as a reasonable alternative that would allow all of us to convene the broadest possible bipartisan coalition here in the house. personally, i believe the u.s. should have vetoed the u.n. security council resolution and notably our resolution supported the u.s. veto of anyone one-sided or anti-israeli u.n. security council resolution or any resolution that seeks to impose a solution on the conflict. our resolution also...
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on the palestinian side, a different view. ahead of the verdict, id met the parents of abdul fatah al—sharif, who accused the idf of using excessive force. translation: i feel like any father would feel. i've seen my son executed on tv, murdered. it's so hard to see that — no—one can endure this. it's still hard for me every time i remember what happened. if he died instantly, it would have been much easier than to see your son executed like that. such a public trial of a soldier for killing a palestinian is very unusual in israel. the shooting happened during a wave of palestinian attacks, when there was a national debate about how to respond. and this case has proved highly divisive, even setting top politicians against the army's top brass. to underline those tensions the israeli politician spoke out strongly in support of sergeant elor azaria soon after his arrest. he is now the defence minister and has put out a statement urging people to show restraint about what he said was a difficult verdict. sentencing in this
on the palestinian side, a different view. ahead of the verdict, id met the parents of abdul fatah al—sharif, who accused the idf of using excessive force. translation: i feel like any father would feel. i've seen my son executed on tv, murdered. it's so hard to see that — no—one can endure this. it's still hard for me every time i remember what happened. if he died instantly, it would have been much easier than to see your son executed like that. such a public trial of a soldier for...
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and what about the reaction from the palestinians? they say that there are a lot of cases like this and the only difference here is that this was filmed and they think they should be more prosecutions. in terms of tensions between israel and the palestinians, was there any great fallout as a result of this? the shooting itself happened in the middle of what was a wave of terrorism with palestinians stabbing israelis so it is hard to say. it is a chicken and egg situation. we were already in the middle of a lot of violence. as far as what is happening today, it is a little too early to say because it has only been a couple of hours since the verdict. lahav harkov, thank you. let‘s return now to the news that britain‘s outgoing ambassador to the european union, sir ivan rogers, has strongly criticised the government‘s preparations for brexit. sir simon fraser warned that britain was losing one of its biggest experts. he has been speaking to our chief klitschko correspondent vicki young. i think this point is a shame because he is
and what about the reaction from the palestinians? they say that there are a lot of cases like this and the only difference here is that this was filmed and they think they should be more prosecutions. in terms of tensions between israel and the palestinians, was there any great fallout as a result of this? the shooting itself happened in the middle of what was a wave of terrorism with palestinians stabbing israelis so it is hard to say. it is a chicken and egg situation. we were already in the...
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so the palestinians have reacted furiously, a spokesman for the palestinians saying this would foster extremism and terrorism and calling on the international community to take a stand against israel and against the issue of settlement building. that was mark lowen. the un considers the settlements to be illegal. and a spokesperson for un secretary general, antonio guterres, has released a statement saying: a spokesman for the palestinian president said the move would promote terrorism and extremism. palestinian officials said the plans undermined the hope for peace. translation: we consider all settle m e nt translation: we consider all settlement illegal and they have to be removed. there are clear international resolutions by the security council most recently stating the settlements are illegal with international support. we never agree to this government to continue its crimes and aggression towards the palestinian people. new us president donald trump has previously indicated he will be more sympathetic to settlement construction than former president obama. but the white house
so the palestinians have reacted furiously, a spokesman for the palestinians saying this would foster extremism and terrorism and calling on the international community to take a stand against israel and against the issue of settlement building. that was mark lowen. the un considers the settlements to be illegal. and a spokesperson for un secretary general, antonio guterres, has released a statement saying: a spokesman for the palestinian president said the move would promote terrorism and...
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palestinians say jerusalem is their capitol, too. the city contains some of the most important pilgrimage sites in christianity and islam. >> my message to president trump is please don't do it. because it's not going to have nice consequences on the political track. >> reporter: but israelis say jerusalem has been the jewish capital for thousands of years and fear of violence won't change that. >> it is a symbol to follow up with the reality that we live in and it's aligned with our history. for me, it's just do what we need to do. >> reporter: moving the embassy could set peace talks back decades. many fear it would inflame a volatile situation. matt bradley, nbc news, jerusalem. >>> when u.s. intelligence agencies concluded that russia tried to influence the u.s. election to help donald trump win, they cited russia today, a television network funded by the kremlin that's been called a propaganda outlet for the russian government. in moscow, our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, sat down with its top editor. >> reporter:
palestinians say jerusalem is their capitol, too. the city contains some of the most important pilgrimage sites in christianity and islam. >> my message to president trump is please don't do it. because it's not going to have nice consequences on the political track. >> reporter: but israelis say jerusalem has been the jewish capital for thousands of years and fear of violence won't change that. >> it is a symbol to follow up with the reality that we live in and it's aligned...
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he referred to settle m e nt palestinian state. he referred to settlement policy in the west bank as akin to apartheid in south africa so maybe we should not be surprised that there are some within the israeli embassy who are not very keen on sir alan duncan and not so keen on sir alan duncan and not so keen that he is number two within the foreign office. thanks for joining us. a lorry has rammed into a group of israeli soldiers injerusalem, killing four of them and injuring 15. police say the vehicle veered off course and hit the group as they got off a bus. the truck driver was shot dead. it follows a period of palestinian attacks which have killed a0 israelis. in that same time, nearly 230 palestinians have died from israeli fire. authorities in america have charged the iraq war veteran esteban santiago following the shooting at fort lauderdale airport which left five people dead and several more injured. there are questions about why the 26—year—old, who'd told the fbi he heard voices and was being controlled by the us gov
he referred to settle m e nt palestinian state. he referred to settlement policy in the west bank as akin to apartheid in south africa so maybe we should not be surprised that there are some within the israeli embassy who are not very keen on sir alan duncan and not so keen on sir alan duncan and not so keen that he is number two within the foreign office. thanks for joining us. a lorry has rammed into a group of israeli soldiers injerusalem, killing four of them and injuring 15. police say the...
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while at least 230 palestinians were killed in that same time period. israel says the violence is driven by a palestinian campaign of incitement. palestinians meanwhile say it's a result of decades of israeli occupation. whatever the case, this comes after a brief three-month lull raising fears that the country is again on the brink of more bloodshed just as the new incoming trump administration prepares to take office. >> unfortunately a frint frequent incident there in israel in the middle east. still tough to watch. lucy carvanaugh, thank you very much. >>> president-elect trump's staff saying he has accepted the findings. what it means for trump and his team going forward. tech: at safelite, we know how busy your life can be. mom: oh no... tech: this mom didn't have time to worry about a cracked windshield. so she scheduled at safelite.com and with safelite's exclusive "on my way text" she knew exactly when i'd be there, so she didn't miss a single shot. i replaced her windshield giving her more time for what matters most. tech: how'd ya do? player:
while at least 230 palestinians were killed in that same time period. israel says the violence is driven by a palestinian campaign of incitement. palestinians meanwhile say it's a result of decades of israeli occupation. whatever the case, this comes after a brief three-month lull raising fears that the country is again on the brink of more bloodshed just as the new incoming trump administration prepares to take office. >> unfortunately a frint frequent incident there in israel in the...
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palestinian officials say it will fuel extremism and make any peace deal more difficult. several mps from the governing conservative party have supported calls from the opposition for the british government to formally set out its negotiating position on leaving the european union. ministers are preparing to bring forward draft legislation, following a ruling in the supreme court on tuesday that parliament needs to vote in favour before the government can trigger the process for leaving the eu. the french president, francois hollande, has been meeting leaders of colombia's largest rebel movement, the farc, at a rural camp in the west of the country. mr hollande, accompanied by presidentjuan manuel santos, offered financial support for de—mining programmes and the search for the disappeared. now it is time for our news review. the telegraph leads with yesterday's historic uk supreme court ruling. only through parliament can there be a vote on whether the government can start the brexit process. the judgement means the government cannot begin talks with the eu until mps a
palestinian officials say it will fuel extremism and make any peace deal more difficult. several mps from the governing conservative party have supported calls from the opposition for the british government to formally set out its negotiating position on leaving the european union. ministers are preparing to bring forward draft legislation, following a ruling in the supreme court on tuesday that parliament needs to vote in favour before the government can trigger the process for leaving the eu....
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third, the resolution will also help fuel palestinian diplomatic, economic and legal warfare. a campaign against israel, particularly because of its provision that calls on states to make a distinction in their dealings with israel between pre-1967 israel and israel beyond the 1967 lines, encouraging boycotts, divestments and sanctions against israel. and potentially leading to israelis and americans being brought in front of the international criminal court. palestinian leaders are already promising to use this resolution to push the international criminal court to launch a former investigation against israel. mr. president, that was not an unintended consequence of this action. that was precisely the intent of the united nations and the obama administration to facilitate assaults on the nation of israel. yet even a -- yet even after this disgraceful united nations resolution, it was clear that the united states was not yet done with secretary of state john kerry delivering just days later a truly shameful speech attacking israel. his speech, very much like kerry's 2014 remar
third, the resolution will also help fuel palestinian diplomatic, economic and legal warfare. a campaign against israel, particularly because of its provision that calls on states to make a distinction in their dealings with israel between pre-1967 israel and israel beyond the 1967 lines, encouraging boycotts, divestments and sanctions against israel. and potentially leading to israelis and americans being brought in front of the international criminal court. palestinian leaders are already...
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such a high—profile trial of a soldier for killing a palestinian is very unusual in israel. the outcome was welcomed by the family of abdul fatah sharif. translation: i feel like any father would feel after seeing my son executed on tv, murdered. it's so hard to see that, no—one can endure this. it's still hard for me every time i remember what happened. if he died instantly, it would've been much easier than to see your son executed like that. sgt azaria's crime took place during a wave of palestinian attacks, when there was a national debate about how to respond. and his case has proved highly divisive. when he is sentenced, the maximum he can serve is 20 years injail, but he is expected to get far less. and already, some prominent politicians in israel are calling for a pardon. our top story this evening. sir ivan rogers, who's quit as britain's top eu diplomat, has accused the government of muddled thinking over its brexit plans, in an email to colleagues. a replacement's already been announced. and still to come. thousands of holidaymakers have their bookings cancelle
such a high—profile trial of a soldier for killing a palestinian is very unusual in israel. the outcome was welcomed by the family of abdul fatah sharif. translation: i feel like any father would feel after seeing my son executed on tv, murdered. it's so hard to see that, no—one can endure this. it's still hard for me every time i remember what happened. if he died instantly, it would've been much easier than to see your son executed like that. sgt azaria's crime took place during a wave of...
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of financial aid to the palestinians. that may change sometime soon. >> i sure hope so. >> all right, good to see you. welcome back. >> thank. >> lots of major events happening, from the war on terror to an unprecedented presidential election year at home. chief news anchor shepard smith takes a look back at the stories. >> 2016 saw instability around the globe and an historical presidential election here at home. >> those stories and more dom anyone nateing the headlines. >> the year kicked off with armed militants took over a wildlife refuge, it came to an end in mid-february. >> president barak obama declared a state of emergency, in flint michigan. a year later still not safe to drink. >> in north carolina signed the state's law to limit bathroom options and major companies announced their plans to take their businesses where. the biggest shakeup, after donald trump won enough delegates to clinch the presidential nomination and he announced mike pence, and hillary clinton secured the democratic nomination after a toug
of financial aid to the palestinians. that may change sometime soon. >> i sure hope so. >> all right, good to see you. welcome back. >> thank. >> lots of major events happening, from the war on terror to an unprecedented presidential election year at home. chief news anchor shepard smith takes a look back at the stories. >> 2016 saw instability around the globe and an historical presidential election here at home. >> those stories and more dom anyone nateing...
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have failed to deliver an independent palestinian state. here, israel's ambassador to britain has apologised after a member of his staff was secretly recorded saying he wanted to "take down" certain mps. shai masot, a political advisor, was filmed by a reporter in a london restaurant. the minister he's referring to is sir alan duncan, who he claimed was creating "problems" for israel. sir alan has previously criticised israeli settlement building in the west bank. the authorities in florida have charged a 26—year old iraq veteran with the shooting at fort lauderdale airport which killed five people and injured several others. there are questions about why esteban santiago — who'd told the fbi he heard voices and was being controlled by the us government — was allowed to keep his weapon after being interviewed last year. the former president of iran, akbar hashemi rafsanjani, has died at the age of 82. he was one of the country's leading moderates and his death comes four months before iran's presidential election. mr rafsanjani was pr
have failed to deliver an independent palestinian state. here, israel's ambassador to britain has apologised after a member of his staff was secretly recorded saying he wanted to "take down" certain mps. shai masot, a political advisor, was filmed by a reporter in a london restaurant. the minister he's referring to is sir alan duncan, who he claimed was creating "problems" for israel. sir alan has previously criticised israeli settlement building in the west bank. the...
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such a high—profile trial of a soldier for killing a palestinian is very unusual in israel. the outcome was welcomed by the family of abdel fattah al—sharif. translation: i feel like any father would feel after seeing my son executed on tv, murdered. it's so hard to see that. no—one can endure this. it's still hard for me every time i remember what happened. if he died instantly it would have been much easier than to see your son executed like that. sergeant azaria's crime took place during a wave of palestinian attacks when there was a national debate about how to respond. and his case has proved highly divisive. when he is sentenced, the maximum he could serve is 20 years injail, but he is expected to get far less. and tonight the prime minister has joined other israeli politicians calling for a pardon. yolande knell, bbc news, tel aviv. also making you the cell, german officials have detained a suspect in connection to the attack of the berlin christmas market. they say the man had dinner and talk intensively with the killer anis amri ata intensively with the killer a
such a high—profile trial of a soldier for killing a palestinian is very unusual in israel. the outcome was welcomed by the family of abdel fattah al—sharif. translation: i feel like any father would feel after seeing my son executed on tv, murdered. it's so hard to see that. no—one can endure this. it's still hard for me every time i remember what happened. if he died instantly it would have been much easier than to see your son executed like that. sergeant azaria's crime took place...
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palestinian president mahmoud abbas has met with the king of jordan. the two have agreed if an embassy move were to take place, they would take countermeasures, but underline they hope it won't get that far. or conquer the field? defy expectations any day with always infinity. made with flexfoam. absorbs 10x its weight. rewrite the rules. always. hey there, starting your search for the ri am!used car? you got it. just say show me millions of used cars for sale at the all new carfax.com. but, i don' want one that's had a bunch of owners just say, show me cars with only one owner pretty cool it's perfect. that's the power of carfax® find the cars you want, avoid the ones you don't plus you get a free carfax® report with every listing start your used car search at carfax.com >>> thousands of people who live in the deep south and northeast and along the west coast are cleaning up after four days of damaging and even deadly storms. most people had time to prepare thanks to the national weather service. and now a new satellite, the one that took these pict
palestinian president mahmoud abbas has met with the king of jordan. the two have agreed if an embassy move were to take place, they would take countermeasures, but underline they hope it won't get that far. or conquer the field? defy expectations any day with always infinity. made with flexfoam. absorbs 10x its weight. rewrite the rules. always. hey there, starting your search for the ri am!used car? you got it. just say show me millions of used cars for sale at the all new carfax.com. but, i...
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the israelis and the palestinians are not attending but they were never expected to. the idea was that the international community would get together and reaffirmed its support for the two state solution. to make economic incentives for the two parties and they would be briefed. the palestinians are happy with that and fits in with their view of how things should be but the israelis are not at all happy. they are deeply concerned about this being a way of isolating them and the prospect is growing of a world in which you have the bulk of the international community were centred here and then israel very much joined closer to a new american administration and pulling up the drawbridge around the two of them. many thanks indeed. president obama has described his successor donald trump as "unconventional" and warned that he shouldn't be underestimated. mr obama made the comments in his last ever tv interview as president. on friday donald trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the united states. jane—frances kelly reports. washington is busy preparing for a ne
the israelis and the palestinians are not attending but they were never expected to. the idea was that the international community would get together and reaffirmed its support for the two state solution. to make economic incentives for the two parties and they would be briefed. the palestinians are happy with that and fits in with their view of how things should be but the israelis are not at all happy. they are deeply concerned about this being a way of isolating them and the prospect is...
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palestinian president mahmoud abbas ha jordan. they agree if an embassy move took place, they would take countermeasures. but underline they hope it won't get that far. ok, it says you apply the blue okone to me.y this. here? no. ah ok, here? maybe you should read the directions. have a little fun together, or a lot. k-y yours and mine. two sensations that work together, so you can play together. k-y yours and mine. >>> thousands of people who live in the deep south and northeast and along the west coast are cleaning up after four days after damaging and even deadly storms. most people had time to prepare thanks to the national weather service. and now a new satellite, the one that took these pictures, can look even deeper into the storms as they brew. jan crawford has the details. >> reporter: so this new satellite, the goes 60, sits 22,000 miles above the earth and it sends its data here, to those satellite dishes over there. and meteorologists say that is going to help them better predict where and when bad weather will hit. >>
palestinian president mahmoud abbas ha jordan. they agree if an embassy move took place, they would take countermeasures. but underline they hope it won't get that far. ok, it says you apply the blue okone to me.y this. here? no. ah ok, here? maybe you should read the directions. have a little fun together, or a lot. k-y yours and mine. two sensations that work together, so you can play together. k-y yours and mine. >>> thousands of people who live in the deep south and northeast and...
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recognizing as the capital of the future palestinian state. and now after the inauguration of donald trump by just having 566 illegal settlements were built in jerusalem, the mayor said this because it's a brand new blaechl donald trump. the entire community, international community is unanimous that these settlements are a, illegal, and b, the greatest impediment towards a peace process. and david freeman. man with zero experience and some of the cabinet picks was so right-winged, he makes netanyahu look like a pink supporter. capitals. nazi germany collaborators. >> this is not one of israel's main priorities. but, they say that what are their three top issues? combatting the threat posed by iran and trying to undo the nuclear deal. the violence how that threatens them with hezbollah and bashar al assad and improving with arab neighbors. this is really important -- >> this will not do that president trump wants to defeat isis, he's going to need his friends and our friends in the arab world and arab coalition right by his side. i want to get
recognizing as the capital of the future palestinian state. and now after the inauguration of donald trump by just having 566 illegal settlements were built in jerusalem, the mayor said this because it's a brand new blaechl donald trump. the entire community, international community is unanimous that these settlements are a, illegal, and b, the greatest impediment towards a peace process. and david freeman. man with zero experience and some of the cabinet picks was so right-winged, he makes...
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on the palestinian side, a different view. ahead of the verdict, i'd met the parents of abdul fatah al—sharif, who accused the idf of using excessive force. translation: i feel like any father would feel. i've seen my son executed on tv, murdered. it's so hard to see that, no—one can endure this. it's still hard for me every time i remember what happened. if he died instantly, it would have been much easier than to see your son executed like that. such a public trial of a soldier for killing a palestinian is very unusual in israel. the shooting happened during a wave of palestinian attacks, when there was a national debate about how to respond. and this case has proved highly divisive, even setting top politicians against the army's top brass. yolande knell, bbc news, tel aviv. let's cross tojerusalem now and talk to yonah bob, who is a foreign affairs lecturer and legal analyst at the jerusalem post. as we were hearing there, a lot of people in israel still believe that this trial never should have happened. yes. that's a
on the palestinian side, a different view. ahead of the verdict, i'd met the parents of abdul fatah al—sharif, who accused the idf of using excessive force. translation: i feel like any father would feel. i've seen my son executed on tv, murdered. it's so hard to see that, no—one can endure this. it's still hard for me every time i remember what happened. if he died instantly, it would have been much easier than to see your son executed like that. such a public trial of a soldier for...
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have failed to deliver an independent palestinian state. the us defence secretary ash carter has called on north korea's missile testing a serious test —— serious threat. they are prepared to shoot down a north korea missile launch if deemed to a threat to the us and its allies. we have deployed missile defences in south korea, japan, one, and of course we have 35,500 troops there. every day their slogan is, " fights tonight". we are ready to defend our friends and interests there. our tonight". we are ready to defend our friends and interests there. 0urjob is to stay one step ahead. also making the news this hour, at people have died in southern thailand from heavy rain. villagers have been submerged bombersi million people affected. heavy downpour is expected to continue for at least more days. the former iranian president has died of heart failure at the age of 82. he served as president from 1989 to 1997 and continued to play an influential role in iranian political life. it was a central figure in the 1980s in iranian politics. par
have failed to deliver an independent palestinian state. the us defence secretary ash carter has called on north korea's missile testing a serious test —— serious threat. they are prepared to shoot down a north korea missile launch if deemed to a threat to the us and its allies. we have deployed missile defences in south korea, japan, one, and of course we have 35,500 troops there. every day their slogan is, " fights tonight". we are ready to defend our friends and interests...
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they say his actions was justified by a wave of palestinian stabbings. on the west bank, when the shooting happened. and they chose the israeli human rights groups over the israel defense fighter. any argument raised in an orderly way. it was like they were detached from the fact this was an area of attack of terrorists. supporters tend to agree. the verdict was read. they say they would appeal the verdict. it's the endnd of a case thahahs dividedd isrl. >> a professor for military ethics at the university of tel aviv. netanyahu didn't waste any time asking f for the soldier to be pardoned. do think that's likely to stay? >> i am very much opposed to the idea. asking to pardon a person that was just convicted. they can take place years after events. years after a person was found guilty. changing the views, changing the way of behavior. it is out of the question i if u run the bususiness of a a democc state properly. host: there was never any question. was part ofof his defefense tht he admitted to. why has this particular r case proved so divisive? >> i
they say his actions was justified by a wave of palestinian stabbings. on the west bank, when the shooting happened. and they chose the israeli human rights groups over the israel defense fighter. any argument raised in an orderly way. it was like they were detached from the fact this was an area of attack of terrorists. supporters tend to agree. the verdict was read. they say they would appeal the verdict. it's the endnd of a case thahahs dividedd isrl. >> a professor for military ethics...
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you go to certain palestinian areas, you can tell the palestinian authority, back then the plo, their houses because they were the grand, most as 10 establish schuss houses because they manage to get the money. that is where a lot of this mon sy going, right? >> indeed. this told you a lot about the difference between president obama and president obama. in the sense that obama is a hard-line ideologue. trump is a practical man who wants to get things done. president obama always idealized the palestinians, so that is part of it. illogically he was always farther left than people realized. this was a last slap at netanyahu. this is slap at incoming, now president trump because of his brooding about the possibility much moving our embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. david: yeah. >> and also, it was to please obama's hard-left base as leaves, as part of his legacy. david: right. >> ultimately he was nasty, really rotten thing to do. david: colonel, you know the intel community quite well inside of the beltway. there is no way i would think that the president of the united states with ac
you go to certain palestinian areas, you can tell the palestinian authority, back then the plo, their houses because they were the grand, most as 10 establish schuss houses because they manage to get the money. that is where a lot of this mon sy going, right? >> indeed. this told you a lot about the difference between president obama and president obama. in the sense that obama is a hard-line ideologue. trump is a practical man who wants to get things done. president obama always...
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i said this to palestinians as well. i don't see how this issue gets resolved in a way that maintains israel as both jewish and a democracy. because if you do not have to -- if you do not have two states , you are in some form or fashion extending an occupation. functionally you end up having one state in which millions of people are disenfranchised and operate as second-class occupants -- residents. you can't even call them citizens necessarily. so the goal of the resolution was to say that the settlements, the growth of the settlements, are creating a reality on the ground that increasingly will make a two state solution impossible. and we believed consistent with the position taken with previous u.s. administrations for decades now, that it was important for us to send a signal, a wake-up moment may bes passing. israeli voters and palestinians need to understand this moment may be passing. and hopefully that then creates a debate inside both israeli and palestinian communities that won't result immediately in peace, b
i said this to palestinians as well. i don't see how this issue gets resolved in a way that maintains israel as both jewish and a democracy. because if you do not have to -- if you do not have two states , you are in some form or fashion extending an occupation. functionally you end up having one state in which millions of people are disenfranchised and operate as second-class occupants -- residents. you can't even call them citizens necessarily. so the goal of the resolution was to say that...
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the communities within the barrier between the israelis and palestinians. it criticized israel and put the onus on israel and failed to call out the responsibilities of the palestinians. the only way we'll get peace in this region is through a two-state solution living together in security and peace. the only way to get there is through negotiations between the two parties. the united states has a critical role in providing the forum, giving the confidence to both sides to make the hard choices that they have to make. the u.n.'s not that forum. we've seen just this year alone there were more resolutions critical of israel, the resolutions of iran, syria, somalia combined. i felt that was the wrong forum to have that conversation. we need to work with both sides to help them come together and to make sure they speak to each other so we can pursue a two-state solution and ultimately peace. >> the republican leadership is going to put a resolution on the floor opposing what the administration did there. will you be voting with the republicans on that. >> i'm a
the communities within the barrier between the israelis and palestinians. it criticized israel and put the onus on israel and failed to call out the responsibilities of the palestinians. the only way we'll get peace in this region is through a two-state solution living together in security and peace. the only way to get there is through negotiations between the two parties. the united states has a critical role in providing the forum, giving the confidence to both sides to make the hard choices...
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i've said it to palestinians as well. i don't see how this issue gets resolved in a way that maintains israel as both jewish and a democracy because if you do not have two states, then, in some form or fashion, you are extending an occupation. functionally you end up having one state in which millions of people are disenfranchised and operate as second class residents. you can't even call them citizens, so the goal of the resolution was to simply say that the settlements. growth of the settlements are creating a reality on the ground that increasingly will make a two-state solution impossible, and we believed consistent with the position that had been taken with previous u.s. administrations for decades now that it was important for us to send a signal, a wake-up call that this moment may be passing, and israeli voters and palestinians need to understand that this moment may be passing, and hopefully that then creates a debate inside both israeli and palestinian communities that won't result immediately in peace, but at l
i've said it to palestinians as well. i don't see how this issue gets resolved in a way that maintains israel as both jewish and a democracy because if you do not have two states, then, in some form or fashion, you are extending an occupation. functionally you end up having one state in which millions of people are disenfranchised and operate as second class residents. you can't even call them citizens, so the goal of the resolution was to simply say that the settlements. growth of the...
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israel and the palestinians we re talks. israel and the palestinians were never actually invited to it, the idea was that they would come separately, together at the end of the conference, have a kind of briefing with president hollande, who would tell them what had happened. in the end, even that didn't happen, the israelis were not playing ball at all. but the aim was more limited, the aim was to get the world together, the international community together to commit itself to the idea of a one, and to say to the two parties, look, you are the only one who can solve this problem, but we are here to help. —— the idea ofa but we are here to help. —— the idea of a two—state solution. we have to recognise this was a very limited aim, and the prospect of it being translated to anything that would affect life on the ground is fairly small. any sign at all of anybody saying anything knew about it, anybody have any initiative in the back of their mind about and that they were able to bring to this thing? no, i think they
israel and the palestinians we re talks. israel and the palestinians were never actually invited to it, the idea was that they would come separately, together at the end of the conference, have a kind of briefing with president hollande, who would tell them what had happened. in the end, even that didn't happen, the israelis were not playing ball at all. but the aim was more limited, the aim was to get the world together, the international community together to commit itself to the idea of a...
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within theties barrier between the israelis and palestinians, communities that were jewish until the 1948 war. there are differences in those communities. and have criticized israel a caught the responsibilities. that's the only way we are going to get peace in the region is to have a two state solution with a jewish democratic state and on military state in palestine living in peace. deliberate he get there is through negotiations between the two parties. the united states has a critical role in providing the forum, giving the confidence to both sides to make the hard choices they have to make. the u.s. has that forum. this year alone there were more resolutions critical of israel been critical of iran, syria, somalia combined. i felt that was the wrong forum to have this conversation. we need to work with both sides the help and come together and make sure they speak to each other and pursue a two state solution. >> the republican leadership is going to put a resolution on the floor proposing with the administration did their. will you be voting on the republicans without? rep. sch
within theties barrier between the israelis and palestinians, communities that were jewish until the 1948 war. there are differences in those communities. and have criticized israel a caught the responsibilities. that's the only way we are going to get peace in the region is to have a two state solution with a jewish democratic state and on military state in palestine living in peace. deliberate he get there is through negotiations between the two parties. the united states has a critical role...
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this i did the palestinians should have an independent state of their own to neighbour israel. but increasingly, this idea does seem to be in jeopardy. the final declaration of the paris conference called for an end to violence and an end to israeli settlement building on land the palestinians want for their state. but it what it doesn't mention that also came up for a lot of discussion. this idea donald trump could move the us embassy from tel aviv, where all foreign embassies are at the moment, here to jerusalem. the future ofjerusalem is supposed to be decided in peace talks. the palestinians want these to be their future capital, the israelis see a united jerusalem as their capital. the logic goes, any move of the us embassy here would be a recognition of that israeli position. so this does seem to have given extra motivation to those in paris. interestingly, the british government said that is why it didn't send the foreign secretary. it is one of the reasons they have reservations about a conference taking place just days reservations about a conference taking placejust d
this i did the palestinians should have an independent state of their own to neighbour israel. but increasingly, this idea does seem to be in jeopardy. the final declaration of the paris conference called for an end to violence and an end to israeli settlement building on land the palestinians want for their state. but it what it doesn't mention that also came up for a lot of discussion. this idea donald trump could move the us embassy from tel aviv, where all foreign embassies are at the...
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the palestinians and the u.s. that would have far reaching consequences, but that's just an indication of the lengths the palestinians and the jordanians will go to to see if they can head off this move of the embassy. but as we just heard from jeff, the white house making it clear the discussions, even if they are in the early stables, have begun. >> oren liebermann, thank you so much. >>> let's discuss this more, this phone call with netanyahu and donald trump, let's talk about it with our panel and take a closer look at trump's busy week ahead as well. news that trump will not release his tax returns even after the audit is complete. a lot on the table here. joining me now is cnn global affairs correspondent elise lavin, a cnn political commentator, also the assistant editor for "the washington post," he's a historian, professor, and the washington bureau chief for the chicago sun-times. elise, let me begin with you. this call to netanyahu, is it an indicator that trump is on to serious business now after spend
the palestinians and the u.s. that would have far reaching consequences, but that's just an indication of the lengths the palestinians and the jordanians will go to to see if they can head off this move of the embassy. but as we just heard from jeff, the white house making it clear the discussions, even if they are in the early stables, have begun. >> oren liebermann, thank you so much. >>> let's discuss this more, this phone call with netanyahu and donald trump, let's talk about...
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. >> i am -- i continue to be significantly worried about the israeli palestinian issue. and i'm worried about it both because i think the status quo is unsustainable that it is dangerous for israel, that it is bad for palestinians bad for the region and bad for america's national security. and you know, i came into this office wanting to do everything i could to encourage serious peace talks between israelis and palestinians. and we invested a lot of energy, a lot of time, a lot of effort. first year, second year, all the way until last year. ultimately, what has always been clear is that we cannot force the parties to arrive at peace, what we can do is facilitate, provide a platform, encourage, but we can't force them to do it. but, in light of shifts in israeli politic and palestinian politics, a right waward drift israeli politics weakening of the president's ability to move and take risks on behalf of peace in the palestinian territories in light of all the dangers that have emerged in the region and understandable fears that israelis they have about the chaos of ris
. >> i am -- i continue to be significantly worried about the israeli palestinian issue. and i'm worried about it both because i think the status quo is unsustainable that it is dangerous for israel, that it is bad for palestinians bad for the region and bad for america's national security. and you know, i came into this office wanting to do everything i could to encourage serious peace talks between israelis and palestinians. and we invested a lot of energy, a lot of time, a lot of...
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i've said it to palestinians. i don't see how this issue gets resolved in a way that maintains israel as both jewish and a democracy because if you do not have two states, then in some form or fashion, you are extending an occupation. functionally you end up having one state in which millions of people are disenfranchised and operate as second-class occupants or residents. you can't even call them citizens necessarily. and, so, the goal of the resolution was to simply say that the settlements, the growth of the settlements are creating a reality on the ground that increasingly will make a two-state solution impossible. and we believed consistent with the position that had been taken with previous u.s. administrations for decades now that it was important for us to send a signal, a wake up call, that this moment may be passing. and israeli voters and palestinians need to understand that this moment may be passing. and hopefully that then creates a debate inside both israeli and palestinian communities that won't re
i've said it to palestinians. i don't see how this issue gets resolved in a way that maintains israel as both jewish and a democracy because if you do not have two states, then in some form or fashion, you are extending an occupation. functionally you end up having one state in which millions of people are disenfranchised and operate as second-class occupants or residents. you can't even call them citizens necessarily. and, so, the goal of the resolution was to simply say that the settlements,...
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and the right to palestinian sovereignty and self-determination. we do this through education and having teachings and different workshops on campuses, but also through the bds movement, which is boycott, divestment and sanctions. so this is economically targeting israel to -- and, you know, u.s. and other businesses from -- what our goal is to disrupt their complicity in the occupation. so if you're wondering what does this have to do with gun violence, palestinians are victims of gun violence. it might not be the traditional sense. it might not be the same way we traditionally discuss it, but there are definitely a lot of ways in which gun violence effects palestinians. i'm going to look a little bit at an amnesty international report. some of the major ways are unlawfully killings by idf soldiers. over 120 palestinians have been killed in the last year by gun violence and this has been -- this has included children and a lot of times in the nighttime separating children from their families. another method is judicial killings. in addition there
and the right to palestinian sovereignty and self-determination. we do this through education and having teachings and different workshops on campuses, but also through the bds movement, which is boycott, divestment and sanctions. so this is economically targeting israel to -- and, you know, u.s. and other businesses from -- what our goal is to disrupt their complicity in the occupation. so if you're wondering what does this have to do with gun violence, palestinians are victims of gun...
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>> i continue to be significantly married about the israeli-palestinian issue. and i am worried about it both because i think the status quo is unsustainable, it is dangerous for israel, that it is bad for palestinians, it is bad for the region, and it is bad for america's national security. and i came in to this office wanting to do everything i could to encourage serious piece talks between the israelis and palestinians. we invested a lot of energy, a lot of time, a lot of effort. first year, second year, all the way until last year. ultimately, what has always been clear is that we cannot force the parties to arrive at peace. what we can do is facilitate, provide a platform, encourage but we can't force them to do it. but in light of shifts in israeli politics and palestinian politics, a right ward drift in israeli politics, weakening of president abbas' ability to move and take risk on the part of peace in the palestinian territories, in light of the dangers that have emerged in the region and the understandable fears that israelis may have about the chaos a
>> i continue to be significantly married about the israeli-palestinian issue. and i am worried about it both because i think the status quo is unsustainable, it is dangerous for israel, that it is bad for palestinians, it is bad for the region, and it is bad for america's national security. and i came in to this office wanting to do everything i could to encourage serious piece talks between the israelis and palestinians. we invested a lot of energy, a lot of time, a lot of effort. first...
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it happened during a wave of palestinian knife attacks. sharif and another palestinian had stabbed and wounded an israeli soldier in hebron before troops opened fire, wounding sharif and killing the other attacker. footage shows sharif was then shot dead from a few metres away. the bbc‘s yolande knell is in tel aviv. can you tell us a bit more about the sensitivities around this and the reaction? the panel of threejudges are still handing down their verdict in this case. what they have said is they don't buy the defence claimed by the soldier that he believed that abdul fatah al—sharif continued to pose a threat, because he saw him moving. he told the court he thought perhaps he had a suicide belt underneath his jacket. but the prosecution claimed this was an act of revenge after the earlier stabbing attack on soldiers. elor azaria had been a medic and treated one who was wounded. sentencing in this case will take place at a later date. there was a small crowd of people supporting elor azaria outside the court with signs saying, the na
it happened during a wave of palestinian knife attacks. sharif and another palestinian had stabbed and wounded an israeli soldier in hebron before troops opened fire, wounding sharif and killing the other attacker. footage shows sharif was then shot dead from a few metres away. the bbc‘s yolande knell is in tel aviv. can you tell us a bit more about the sensitivities around this and the reaction? the panel of threejudges are still handing down their verdict in this case. what they have said...
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and israeli voters and palestinians need to understand that this moment may be passing. and -- and hopefully, that then creates a debate inside both israeli and palestinian communities that won't result immediately in peace but at least will lead to a more sober assessment of what the alternatives are. so, the president-elect will have his own policy. the ambassador or the candidate for the ambassadorship obviously has very different views than i do. that is their prerogative, that's part of what happens after elections, and i think my views are clear. we'll see how -- how their approach plays itself out. i don't want to -- i don't want to project today what could end up happening but obviously it's a volatile environment. what we've seen in the past is when sudden unilateral moves are made that speak to some of the core issues and sensitivities of either side, that can be explosive. and what we've tried to do in the transition is just provide the context in which the president-elect may want to make some of these decisions. [inaudible] pres. obama: well, that's part of
and israeli voters and palestinians need to understand that this moment may be passing. and -- and hopefully, that then creates a debate inside both israeli and palestinian communities that won't result immediately in peace but at least will lead to a more sober assessment of what the alternatives are. so, the president-elect will have his own policy. the ambassador or the candidate for the ambassadorship obviously has very different views than i do. that is their prerogative, that's part of...
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palestinians welcome the conference with benjamin netanyahu calling it rigged. colin powell is here with the prime minister's worries.>> hello, connor. >> conner: after the u.n. voted to condemn the settlements last month, the peace conference seems to be a warning to israelis and palestinians and also to president-elect donald trump with a warning not to abandon the negotiated two state solution with 70 countries signing on to that process saying this is what will lead to a israeli prime minister calling the conference useless. francoise along points the finger at continuing expansion of the settlement locked on the land and leaders who favor the deal as a failure of the international committee to get a peace agreement done between palestinians. many leaders feel that president-elect trump will exasperate the conflict and that is part of the warning that will come out today to president-elect trump with not abandoning the solution and don't give up on peace. israel will have a lot of talk recently that the two state solution is dead and president trump, when he
palestinians welcome the conference with benjamin netanyahu calling it rigged. colin powell is here with the prime minister's worries.>> hello, connor. >> conner: after the u.n. voted to condemn the settlements last month, the peace conference seems to be a warning to israelis and palestinians and also to president-elect donald trump with a warning not to abandon the negotiated two state solution with 70 countries signing on to that process saying this is what will lead to a israeli...
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because -- and it's important to the palestinians. because you cannot possibly have a democracy and a jewish state and be a single state, a unitary state. so if israel doesn't create two states, it's going to be that unitary state and, guess what? there are more nonjews today, right now -- >> rose: but why doesn't net in the recognize that that if they create a unitary state, they will face these problems? >> he says he does recognize that. >> rose: he says he's still in favor of a two-state solution and settlements at the same time? >> correct. he says he has to do x number of settlements because his coalition is a coalition which is built up of many people, the majority of his ministers don't believe in a two-state solution. so, effect, you have a settler movement that is driving those politics, and that's what creates this tension. you have many more people in israel who, by all polls, believe in two states. why did we do this? why did we push this? because we support israel, because we care about an israel that can be a jewish sta
because -- and it's important to the palestinians. because you cannot possibly have a democracy and a jewish state and be a single state, a unitary state. so if israel doesn't create two states, it's going to be that unitary state and, guess what? there are more nonjews today, right now -- >> rose: but why doesn't net in the recognize that that if they create a unitary state, they will face these problems? >> he says he does recognize that. >> rose: he says he's still in favor...
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that it is bad for palestinians. it is bad for the region and it is bad for america's national security. and i came into this office wanting to do everything i could to encourage serious peace talks between israeli and palestinians. and we invested a lot of energy, a lot of time and a lot of energy, a lot of time and a lot of effort, first year, second year, all the way until last year. ultimately, what has always been clear is that we cannot force the parties to arrive at peace. what we can do is facilitate, provide a platform, encourage, but we can't force them to do it. but in light of shifts in israeli politics and palestinian politics, a right—ward drift in israeli politics, a weakening of president abassi's ability to move and take risks on behalf of peace in the palestinian territories. in light of the all the dangers that have emerged in the region and the understandable fear there is a israelis may have about there is a israelis may have about the chaos and rise of groups like isil and the deterioration of
that it is bad for palestinians. it is bad for the region and it is bad for america's national security. and i came into this office wanting to do everything i could to encourage serious peace talks between israeli and palestinians. and we invested a lot of energy, a lot of time and a lot of energy, a lot of time and a lot of effort, first year, second year, all the way until last year. ultimately, what has always been clear is that we cannot force the parties to arrive at peace. what we can do...
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and israeli voters and palestinians need to understand that this moment may be passing. and hopefully, that then creates a debate inside both israeli and palestinian communities that won't result immediately in peace, but at least will lead tour more sober -- to a more sober assessment of what the alternatives are. amy: that was president obama yesterday. the last 48 hours of his presidency. rashid khalidi also with us, professor of arab studies at club university. your response to what he said and what he has done over the past eight years? >> he did what he is been dodoig fofor eight t years. he sins a signal to the most powerful country on eartrth, the soul, serious supporter of israel, who without support israel cannot do anything, has yet again sent a signal that what israeli governments have been doing for decades is going ,o lead to a one state solution which palestinians come as he said, are disenfranchised, are not even citizens, and so on and so forth. we're the diagnostician in chief telling us about this problem, which he and previous presidents have done abs
and israeli voters and palestinians need to understand that this moment may be passing. and hopefully, that then creates a debate inside both israeli and palestinian communities that won't result immediately in peace, but at least will lead tour more sober -- to a more sober assessment of what the alternatives are. amy: that was president obama yesterday. the last 48 hours of his presidency. rashid khalidi also with us, professor of arab studies at club university. your response to what he said...
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and israeli voters and palestinians need to understand that this moment may be passing. and hopefully that, then, creates a debate inside both israeli and palestinian communities that won't result immediately in peace, but at least will lead to a more sober assessment of what the alternatives are. so, the president-elect will have h own policy. the ambassador, the candidate for the ambassadorship obviously has very different views than i do. that's their prerogative. that's part of what happens after elections. and i think my views are clear. we'll see how -- how their approach plays itself out. i don't want to -- i don't want to project today what could end up happening, but obviously it's a volatile environment. what we've seen in the past is when sudden unilateral moves are made, that speak to some of the core issues and sensitivities of either side, that can be explosive. and i -- what we try to do in the transition is just to provide the context in which the president-elect may want to make some of these decisions. [ inaudible ] >> well, that's part of what we've tr
and israeli voters and palestinians need to understand that this moment may be passing. and hopefully that, then, creates a debate inside both israeli and palestinian communities that won't result immediately in peace, but at least will lead to a more sober assessment of what the alternatives are. so, the president-elect will have h own policy. the ambassador, the candidate for the ambassadorship obviously has very different views than i do. that's their prerogative. that's part of what happens...
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neither is really as nor palestinians attended the conference. benjamin netanyahu is not dismissing it as futile. our correspondent has more. >> it is hard to say there is success when one israeli newspaper says there was no tango in paris. what we are seeing is a repurpose thing of the conference as a shot across the bows from the international community to president-elect of the united states donald trump, to let him know how important a resolution to this conflict is and how important a resolution based on the two-state solution is, because they are fearful of where he will take american foreign-policy. we heard today from israeli officials saying that they regarded this as a success in their terms, because the paris peace conference put out a motherhood statement but did not link it to any action of the united nations, which is what israel feared. there was not a united nations resolution, security resolution, to follow. unofficially, they are saying it was a motherhood statement, not link to a timetable or a schedule. that is what we are see
neither is really as nor palestinians attended the conference. benjamin netanyahu is not dismissing it as futile. our correspondent has more. >> it is hard to say there is success when one israeli newspaper says there was no tango in paris. what we are seeing is a repurpose thing of the conference as a shot across the bows from the international community to president-elect of the united states donald trump, to let him know how important a resolution to this conflict is and how important...