Preparations to move the American Embassy there from television. Tell them to limit all of this is al jazeera live from london also coming up palestinians have been protesting at the move their leaders in the occupied west bank in gaza have called for three days of great. Criticism of tums decision has also been global from the u. N. To ankara leaders warn the move will further destabilize the middle east. As President Donald Trump has officially recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel and has directed officials to begin preparations to move to move the American Embassy there from tel aviv at the move a strong widespread global condemnation palestinian leaders are calling for three days of rage israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu hailed the announcement as quote a historic landmark an arched other countries to follow suit trump made the controversial decision of the white house in the past couple of hours today we finally acknowledge the obvious that jerusalem is israels capital this is nothing more or less than a recognition of reality it is also the right thing to do its something that has to be done that is why consistent with the Jerusalem Embassy act i am also directing the state department to begin preparations to move the American Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. This will immediately begin the process of hiring Architects Engineers and planners so that a new embassy when completed will be a magnificent tribute to peace in making these announcements i also want to make one point very clear this decision is not intended in any way to reflect a departure from our strong commitment to facilitate a lasting Peace Agreement we want an agreement that is a great deal for the israelis and a great deal for the palestinians we are not taking a position of any final status issues including the specific boundaries of the israeli sovereignty in jerusalem or the resolution of contested borders those questions are up to the parties involved. Well we have correspondents covering the story from the u. S. Jerusalem and ramallah in the occupied west bank lets first get the latest from kimberly hellcat whos at the white house hi there kimberly so will this move kimberly before therefore his critics are par haps more like a bomb for his supporters. Well its probably a little bit of both julie i mean certainly we have seen from christian Conservatives Press releases indicating they are overjoyed as well as some members of congress you have to remember as the president pointed out when this was first put in place in the u. S. Congress in one thousand nine hundred five it enjoyed bipartisan support as the Jerusalem Embassy act but at the same time while this also was reaffirmed in the u. S. Senate over the summer more recently as in the last couple of hours a top democrat on the Senate Intelligence committee saying that he is deeply concerned about the president s announcement that in his view it comes at the wrong time it inflames the region and it up ends longstanding u. S. Policy in terms of honoring International Agreements that from mark warner top democrat on the Senate Intelligence committee but hes also concerned too about despite the fact that donald trump says that this in no way changes the u. S. His role in trying to achieve a Peace Agreement between israelis and palestinians most of Donald Trumps critics seem to say and view that it is just the opposite in fact while the president says he has not taken a position in fact he has and kimberly how much of this move is about do you think. Trump being able to show that he is following up on his promises that this is a move of political courage if you like. Donald trump is certainly try to portray this as an act of political courage given the fact and he is right other u. S. President s have campaigned in the past only to come into office and not take action on this Campaign Promise for donald trump it seems to be hes more of a results oriented president he is deeply concerned about being able to boast that he has achieved more in his first year in office than any other president and he certainly has some challenges from the russian vest a geisha to accusations of collusion with the with the russians or even obstruction of justice accusations some of his associates have been criminally charged it has been problematic not to mention that many of his legislative goals have not been successful this president is looking to deliver at the fact that his Approval Ratings have been largely stagnant he is looking for a safe you being able to rack up some wins if you will before that calendar year ends for him its january twentieth so certainly this is an awful lot about Political Capital and trying to boost his standing in the eyes of americans domestically can but im also wondering who does trump value in terms of International Voices im trying to think of the number of people that over the past twenty four hours have been talking to him of those closest to him saying look mr trump dont do this so whose opinion does evaluate whose opinion will be value going forward. Well one thing ive learned from covering donald trump is that often the persons opinion that he values most is the person hes just spoken to so well in that moment he may feel deeply engaged with an individual it soon passes and hes on to the next and i think what comes to mind is perhaps his relationship with the king of jordan the fact that he has been to the white house they have had many conversations he has certainly said he is an important ally and friend of the United States he was cautioned by the jordanian government government officials not to act in this manner with regard to the recognition of jerusalem as israels capital and yet he did it anyway and now we have this reaction coming from jordan that the actions of the president have been condemned it seems the president may not have a full and complete understanding of just how harmful this could be to u. S. Relationships abroad certainly we did get a statement from the secretary of state Rex Tillerson on this saying that what this decision is is essentially a reflection of reality and nothing more given the fact that jerusalem is the seat of the Israeli Government the Supreme Court the legislator and so on but again a seasoned diplomat knows that it is much more than just a recognition of where the Government Office buildings are this is symbolic and this is hurtful for many in the arab and muslim world can really help their lives the way has company thank you. Well Donald Trumps announcement has already prompted protests in gaza this demonstration was organized by different palestinian factions which called for palestinian unity but this is burned american and israeli flags they also waved palestinian flags and banners proclaiming jerusalem as our eternal capital and calling it a red line for palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas was rejected and condemned the move by the us. Youre helping me and my Palestinian People we are going through very difficult times after the decision made by the u. S. Administration regarding jerusalem they have chosen to contradict all International Resolutions and ignore all International Positions which have been expressed by many other countries and leaders of the last few days. All the efforts towards peace have been ignored this is a reward to israel and if of encourages the occupation of the state of palestine hold up till he joins us now live from ramallah in the occupied west bank hi there how to tell us more about the palestinian president s reaction. Well certainly had some very harsh words stories the announcement of President Trump he said actually that it was a deliberate sabotage of the Peace Process and it actually rewards the policies of occupation and makes ation he also went further by saying that such an announcement really plays straight into the hands of extremists who want to target Israeli Palestinian conflict into a religious one and so far it has not been so now he did say that at this point the Palestinian Authority doesnt regard any more you as. Honest broker in the Peace Process as a mediator of the Peace Process he actually said the u. S. Has no role anymore in that Peace Process and that the palestinians must look elsewhere for that he did also say that the in the coming days he will spell out some steps that will be taken there being studied at the moment and that he has at the moment the. Backing of all the different palestinian factions certainly that is something we have heard over the past few days every palestinian faction saying that they stand they stand united for once at least when it comes to this issue and the announcement of president trying not to have to tell you that anger is a ready spilling on the streets here there have been some small demonstrations here in ramallah just in the square behind me in jericho in hebron for example theres been a call call for a commercial strike tomorrow and very symbolically days one huge Christmas Tree here and one in bethlehem and in both places allies have been turned off in protest i guess the big fear of course is that violence will break out but i wonder what you think about what some commentators have been saying which is that this is an opportunity for the palestinians to turn away from outside help and to look to themselves to move forward with the Peace Process. Well actually that is something i heard a lot by speaking to just average palestinians they were saying you know its always been that the u. S. Was more biased towards israel than the palestinians they were saying that in the past deposit ministrations were actually putting a little vinnie on it trying not to be so obvious but now with this announcement of President Trump the u. S. Sort of fully jumped into the unconditionally actually into the Israeli Cabinet at this point maybe it is a. Fortunate to get away to take away the shackles of the u. S. Administration and to try to find other players one person was telling me that maybe its time for the e. U. To step in and stop them from going from being a peer to a player you know the e. U. Has a lot of stake in jerusalem six European Countries are actually the custodians of the christian holy sites birth the status quo agreement so this announcement also goes against them so you hear a lot of palestinians who tell you maybe this is a Silver Lining at some point in the immediate future because it will take a lot of time it will take a lot they worry that it will take also a lot of. There will be a lot of problems there will be clashes some would do worried that what will happen on the streets here in the coming days but they say that they are id be end of it maybe it is time for the palestinians to rethink old their strategy when it comes to achieving breeze to look somewhere else and to bring in other people they say that certainly at this point there is no way that the palestinians could trust any more u. S. Administration that this was really stabbing the palestinians in the back and at this point they need to find Something Else now also they do tell you that despite the announcement of president try. The reality on the ground doesnt change in the sense that ok but East Jerusalem remains for them the capital of their future state the read tomorrow ok but East Jerusalem will be the same as the day and despite trams announcement the rest of the world has not complied with him does not agree with him and its time really to bank on that. There live from ramallah how to thank you. Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has hailed the move calling it a historic day for israel the president s decision is an important step towards peace for there is no peace that doesnt include jerusalem as the capital of the state of israel i call on all countries that seek peace to join the United States in recognizing jerusalem as israels capital and to move their embassies here i share President Trumps commitment to advancing peace between israel and all of our neighbors including the palestinians this is been our goal from israels first day and we will continue to work with the president and his team to make that dream of peace come true well harry foster joins us live from damascus gate in occupied East Jerusalem hi there harry what we heard not new let netanyahu live in clear theyre painting this as part of the path to peace. Thats right what were going. Through here at the moment and yes thats exactly whats going to be speaking of it all because we just just a statement by benjamin i think. Donald trump unstoppable the bitter people the jewish state would be for ever grateful but yes on that point of peace let me just bring in. From the Jerusalem Post to correspond. To tell us a couple spokesman Mahmoud Abbas we react by saying that this is entirely sabotaging the Peace Process disqualifying the United States as a group how can a case be made that a move like this which is already caused such ruction an upset on virus inside be a move towards peace look there were eight years in which the Obama Administration gave the palestinians what they wanted and it didnt make them make concessions now donald trump is telling the palestinians this is the time to making peace its going to be less favorable to them youve got the in terrible muslim world pressuring the palestinians to make these concessions and when they see look its only getting worse that they have to make the deal now before it gets even worse for them so very cat who said this essentially we draws the United States from the Peace Process that undermines our moderates in the region its only strengthens extremists i mean that is a pretty unanswerable case isnt that this is really something which given the language that was used by donald trump in which he talked about his room having this ancient connection the jewish people have his engine connection to jerusalem it being the heart of a thriving democracy there was no kind of can competent language giving any kind of circle to the palestinians so if youre part of a scene looking at risk youre seeing a United States government that is entirely aligning itself with the israelis and giving you no real prospect of similar status dollars from spoke about the her which as a gesture toward them he said he wants to begin the Peace Process a media play that the plan is a long. In the way and look i was talking. To the head of negotiations for the palace and its for forty years and he hasnt given them a state hes a failure donald trump is trying a new he has not failed yet if im a palestinian and i put my faith in donald trump and not in the failure will be that is not something that any of the palestinian who says weve heard so far is articulating because of this very point that there is no recognition it seems i mean yes he did say that. I suppose by trying to soften the blow somewhat saying that there was no. Jurisdiction being given yet final agreement stores and states was concerned on the extent of israeli sovereignty within jerusalem and that that would have to be sold at a future date but there was no feeling from donald trump was saying was that there was any real. Recognition that palestinians see as the capital that there are hundreds of thousands of arsons who live there right now under occupation you value the city as a National Beacon and while giving that status to the israelis he was denying it to the palestinians in a speech ironically he can help the palestinians more than the predecessors who sounded good for them and ended up not helping them at all eight years of barack obama making them feel really good about themselves speaking to them in arabic coming in telling them everything they want to hear they ended up with nothing ironically donald trump here making them feel bad perhaps can help them get what theyve wanted all along he is the one who can make a deal because hes thinking outside the box not doing whats failed for thirty years i think leadership in the hope is that he were not talking to the americans anymore how does a functional Peace Process progress from here and israel said a couple months ago that because they Palestinian Authority had made a deal with hamas they wouldnt talk to them anymore and now that deal is falling apart things change day by day its time for people to relax all those a. Extremist kinds of positions of violence wont get anyone anywhere its time to come back to the table and make real peace so you think that this is just grandstanding by the palestinians that theyre going to just have a few days of of making these sorts of announcements and then theyll quietly i mean they seem to be saying enough i mean palestinian officials ive been speaking to say this is the moment when we break United States is proving itself is not an honest broker and we reset our relationship and just going back to the table i was before there were a lot of israelis who wanted to say that during the Obama Administration and they did it they came back to the table anyway americas leader of the free world the palestinians and no one else can change that i have a five year old who when she doesnt get her way she threatens violence and it doesnt help or i dont give in to her and i dont expect the israelis to give in to them its time for them to respect reality which is what donald trump said and come back and talk peace and thank you very much that is the reaction has been coming out of the israeli side of the equation whats a lot of. Coalition partners also lining up to welcome this and celebrate it while the same time the palestinian leadership is condemning it and this is a case of from the United States. How refel sit there joining me from jerusalem while the status of jerusalem is at the very heart of the Israeli Palestinian conflict and is hugely symbolic for both sides to understand why we need to go back seventy years a u. N. Vote carved up Palestinian Land into two states a jewish and an arab one in one nine hundred forty seven but under this partition plan the holy city of jerusalem was given a special International Status to be governed by the un but a year later during the first arab israeli war israel captured more territory leading to division two the division of jerusalem itself west jerusalem came under israeli control and East Jerusalem came under jordanian rule but in one nine hundred sixty seven after the six day war israel unlawfully occupied East Jerusalem is still on the israels illegal occupation despite u. N. Resolutions in one thousand eighty israel further consolidated its grip over the city when its knesset or the parliament there declared jerusalem to be its coeternal and indivisible capital the International Community rejected that by refusing to recognize its claim over the entire city or palestinians see East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state but its not just a palestinian issue but an arab and islamic one as well the city is the holiest sites for muslims christians and jews a locks a mosque the western wall of the church of the holy sapulpa are all in that city or in the sound is there a senior political analyst ma and bashar joins me in the studio marwan so its interesting how the rhetoric is now starting to bubble under so weve had the united spent weve now got the reaction and this idea. Trump said you know this part of the pathway to peace netanyahu backed him up you know this is just part of the pathway to peace how. I dont know i mean. Since ive spoken to you about what half an hour ago i have been trying to come up with something positive to say about the speech tonight just so that we sound clips keep the appearances of some sort of. Objectivity about this thing but i honestly could not come up with anything positive to say because i really think there is so much spin in this speech and there is so much propaganda in this speech and once again i must underline that this was the president of the United States giving an israeli speech the. Voice was trumps the words were not any a hose the spin definitely another neo so they could say in order to maintain appearances of pursuing peace and the likes every time they Say Something aggressive against the palestinians every time they trample over palestinian rights in is jerusalem over palestinian rights not to be occupied palestinian rights not to live in fear of palestinian rights not to be settled by a colonial power like israel palestinian rights not to be oppressed by amongst other is american arms sold to is a etc etc but you dont see any of it i mean this speech was empty of any attempt at balance so there was this long attempt at saying this was a historic religious capital of the jewish people even though for example but the simians where living there for the last thirteen centuries without any significant jewish presence in jerusalem or in palestine for that matter. To say that this is jerusalem is palestinian in every possible way in every meaningful way with its architecture its its stones its culture its cruising in for gods sake it mean everything about it is palestinian or for the rest of the west bank and gaza not to speak of twenty twenty five percent of the israeli population that is not jewish and that is that is living like second class citizens in their own homeland for the present time to call it the prosperous you know successful democracy the middle east when its not it is a community arion jewish autocracy if you will against the inhabitants of palestine what about the argument though and we heard there from the israeli interviewee talking to a colleague carry false and he made the point you know sab erica at the palace in negotiating hes failed to deliver the palestinian president has failed to deliver so why not put their faith in donald trump hey im im so im crazy but what other option have you got because frankly right now things can only get worse from from this point and they could get worse and the truth is the main the thing and the syrians were promised Different Things by different american president s i mean its almost you know untidy nature you would expect you would accept a certain the evolution and things except in is a palestine theres always been divil usually weve moved from palestinian territories occupied in a potential two state solution and so so forth now were ending up with Something Like an autonomy an area a b. C. D. E. F. G. H. I guess or something you know and everythings divided up its just like a party in south africa its been to stans jewish Palestinian Community surrounded by jewish communities two systems one superior for the jews one inferior for the palestinians and thats how the process. Begun now in the trump look hes been almost what almost a year now for president what has he delivered for the palestinians and israelis accepts promising now jerusalem to be kept out of israel i mean what has he offered and you dont see this is not just any party the United States is america israel sponsor in the International Community but just one last word on this and the and i think this is important this is not just about president abbas and president or president opposing. What President Trump said today and they all opposed what person from says this is about the secretary general of the United Nations feeling the necessity to come right after the americans but american president s bush to say no no no there is no alternative to two state solutions jerusalem is capital of israel but also of the palestinian state so for the circuitry of general to come up and say that for european leaders i heard Prime Minister may today in Parliament Saying our position has not changed two states for two people jerusalem a state for two for a capital for two states something for the french president mccrone i mean i can i can go on and on russian president chinese president and so on so forth one thing that i think is really important that does not get lost here is this is not about politicians is a its a by people and we say here we talk about the politicians that may be seen as heavy handed or otherwise but when you look at the body language of some of the shots that weve seen of gaza and i will from allah today how can we help to frame this story as one of being about people he pull who have rights enshrined in International Law enshrined in un resolutions that its hard being ignored how do we keep refocusing on these people so that they do not get lost in this rhetoric and diatribes from politicians but this is the thing what we did here today a peoples rights recognized except it was the jewish peoples rights recognize whether they are true or fictional whether they are mythological or religious or whether they are real and in accordance with International Law this is the problem so we talk about jewish rights we talk about jewish rights for settlements we talk about jewish rights for prosperity and independence and sovereignty and we ignore the fact. For seventy years Palestinian People have been dispossessed of their own homeland of their own homes that the majority of the Palestinian People remain refugees either in their own homeland or outside their homeland that more much of the palestinian territories or what should be a palestinian state is occupied by israel for the last four decades and last but not least that more than two thirds of the United Nations members more than two thirds of the United Nations have already recognized palestine as a state of the Palestinian People and today palestine is an occupied state and yet the american president finds no words whatsoever to once again as you would say frame it in a way to say those poor poor Palestinian People who have been living under occupation for so long its time its its long do not just in terms of jerusalem but in terms of the rights of the refugees and people under occupation to have freedom from occupation by one thank you. Well coming up this news hour well gauge International Reaction to trumps decision and well take a closer look at the key historic moments which have shaped and created two is that as we know it now. 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While israel claims all of jerusalem as its capital but this has never been recognized by any major player internationally until now. Well manal has the palestine ambassador to the u. K. He joins me now on the form of monte carlo sort of a warm welcome to the program your reaction first of all to this decision made today i think it was better stunning to hear the speech which was highly anticipated by the palestinians because of earlier remarks today the United States either let you miles with it thats lost its credibility as it broke for these people to see isnt to say that it has shown its one sidedness and that its not even handedness in dealing with the. Protected conflict that we have been suffering for the last seven years so i think their masters drugged out one clear today by president obama that you had three and that the entire negotiations and this unilateral decision now if you do some israeli capital is the last straw that will break the camels back and so am i to take from that then that actually the u. S. Administration or trumps administrations were looking for a way out of being the arbiters of peace they wanted to you know get rid of that job on their job. Yes i think you know with such a statement theyre no longer the what so called honest brokers of peace they are. One sided they unequivocal support at the state of israel they have pleased. The israeli people to have peace that the new host government deceptive government and they cant tell us about the sentiments of the palestinians muslims christians you know who have high stakes in them and the to let them down by such a one sided statement you know and trying to appease them that he will eventually accept the negotiated settlement on the borders and that theres a nation no porters between pi this is a this is the its considered to be a shot a. Missile herself you know i wonder what you think of this perspective though that weve heard a few times on air this evening this idea that actually the palestinians should either now turn to themselves to you know. Ignite the the Peace Process if we can even call it that or in fact that they should put their trust in donald trump why not what have they got trusting previous administrations in the past. I mean this president had made it loud and clear he plea and did the entire Peace Process aborted this two state solution and hes sending the palestinians this is the ultimate in whether you like it or not he did not accept also that is your use of them would be the future capital of palestine you never mentioned that he said this is the capital of israel and he said very clearly to the palestinian side take it or leave it you know thats not the way you know an undisclosed kind of peace could really reengage the parties back to the conflict we have been waiting for an entire year for this ultimate deed and eventually we have been you know very patient to see what President Trump would give the palestinians this was a race and you know yesterday when he called the president the president told them there would be grave consequences for such an act you know he didnt care he didnt get to the International Community he never cared to the European Partners even terrorists i mean the Prime Minister or the u. K. Where i represent the palestinians as an ambassador she said it right that you know this cannot be accepted. Ultimately you know the negotiations with determined if you would just satisfy your hopes of them there are one point five billion muslims who have high stakes so the place there are billions of christians who have a high sickness that could not be a monopoly of one party or one that intent upon all the others and what the trump did today just gave them the ok and pave the way you know for total control now you know whats the difference between being occupied digital mccleary by ive missed the time and being occupied you know preaching International Conventions all the resolutions that were really called for do for them to maintain this after school and to consider it occupied until you know a peaceful negotiation will eventually come up with you know. If another that will please both as cup this or both states has been preempted has been aborted you know how could we trust the americans now to push through with this two state solution how could we trust them you know in any issues now after this one sidedness that eventually is going to heat basically to resentment basically to combust of violence maybe people how to act differently all over the world not only imply the same but regionally you know and how could we trust you know. You know the americans you know in in paving the way for stability and security in the middle east this is adding fuel to fire and what you have today its not israel will only exacerbate fire mr has a say in m. How can we help to not get so bogged down in the politics of this story in the middle east and made today and forget that this is about well people will live on the fact the palestinians and israelis want to live in a safe manner and how does todays decision. Didnt help either of them to do that how do we keep way framing the dory some of it becomes about people and not so much about politicians you know people are going to there are people sucked attracting on the streets i mean were not talking about politicians you are talking about the this sentiments of the people that had been you know being totally destroyed you know by this one sidedness why didnt mr trump come and say yes we will accept you know jefferson them as a couple to look as as we accept also jerusalem being the capital of the state of palestine he didnt say that he took one side and that in itself you know was very intimidating to the sentiments and feelings of the people im not talking about politicians or leaders im talking about the sentiments of the people the streets tomorrow would be flooded with angry palestinians that i dont i agree muslims you know all those kinds of things good people look its like an avalanche and im such a statement is is is trying to convert this National Conflict between two to two countries which are at focus it into something thats good to have you know religious connotation were trying to make it to primitive to the entire region and well have a say in palestine ambassador to the u. K. Joining me on the line there from one to carlos our thank you. Well thompsons from his fights anger from a u. S. Ally thats turkey a crowd of protesters has gathered outside the u. S. Embassy in ankara and earlier president reject the tired or dont warrant a decision will cause a public unrest across the muslim world Palestinian Protesters have also been demonstrating outside the u. S. Embassy in istanbul our reporter mamadou is there and has more on turkeys reaction to toms an assessment reaction to President Trumps decision was swift here in hundreds of protesters moved to the u. S. Consulate here protesting what they said was the shocking realization taken by prison trying to move the u. S. Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem which they said was tantamount to recognizing jerusalem the capital of israel they said they were shocked some of the people we spoke to say they were shocked the prison camp would take such a drastic measure is support of one of the purtiest in the middle east conflict and of the same time the u. S. Was a supporter of the Peace Process now early on in the day president ridge of toba underground also spoke a mentees watch to a growing chorus of condemnation saying that the u. S. Decision was illegal and against International Treaties and said that the muslim world must speak with one voice on this issue and towards this end he announced but on the thirteenth of december thats next wednesday hes calling for a meeting of the organization of islamic countries to ensure that there comes out of that summit a concerted response to President Trump additional well as with our theres been International Condemnation of the planned u. S. Move french president Manuel Mccollum called it regrettable was Qatari Foreign minister mohammad bin Abdul Rahman Al funny says its quote a death sentence for all who seek peace. And your. Todays decision condemns to death all the steps taken for peace the United States has a very Important Role in the Peace Process and part of it is to be impartial until we reach a peaceful resolution sitting this is you it is a regrettable decision and that france does not approve of and which contributes International Law and Un Security Council resolutions. On speaking immediately after trumps alliance with u. N. Secretary general antonio the terrorists and jurists the should be recognized as the capital of both israel and palestine in this moment of great anxiety i want to make it clear there is no alternative to the two state solution there is no plan b. If you say only by realizing the vision of two states living side by side in Peace Security and little recognition we jerusalem as the capital of israel and palestine and all final start to use issues resolved permanently soon negotiations that the legitimate aspirations of both peoples will be achieved by my count joins us live from the United Nations in new york mike santoli a good terrorist started off by commenting that this was a moment of huge anxiety after the president of the United States decision. Yes indeed the United Nations has been throughout the day a lot of talk in the corridors about President Trumps decision certainly seen by the bulk of members of the United Nations that something terribly dangerous and certainly very very. Difficult impact on what ever the Peace Process remains certainly making any renewal of the dormant Peace Process very difficult indeed the u. N. Position as antonio good terrorist made clear is that jerusalem should always be the subject of final status negotiations throughout the decades the u. N. Has regarded jerusalem as an International City and most recently just less than two weeks ago the General Assembly passed a resolution saying that any israeli action or law in East Jerusalem must be regarded as knol and void because it was an occupying power in defiance of the geneva conventions that particular resolution was passed by one hundred fifty one nations six nations opposed among them the United States so certainly a great concern in the u. N. There has been a call from the bolivian ambassador he said earlier that he would be seeking a Security Council meeting no confirmation that such a meeting will be taking place but remembering to there what will be waiting in that meeting yet another u. S. Veto and mike can you give us some context and some idea of just how isolated is the u. S. Within the u. N. Coven. Well it is on the issue of israel very isolated indeed as i mentioned it is just one of six nations that opposed to the General Assembly resolution last month at the end of last month its also in the Security Council on issues pertaining to israel as time after time not only under the trumpet ministration but also under previous u. S. Administrations has found itself the only nation opposing a resolution criticizing or condemning israel for its ongoing occupation the us says wielded the veto numerous times in the Security Council to prevent a new resolution from being passed so its very much regarded as israels guardian within the United Nations this angers of course many nations indeed but one must also just take a look at the wider context of this earlier this year russia also recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel however it specified west jerusalem very clearly no plans to move its embassy or recognizing west jerusalem making clear that it is not making any judgments on the end to what ever negotiated process they may be very different from what we heard from President Trump once again just stating jerusalem as the capital russias position much closer to that of the United Nations the u. S. Position can complete defiance not only of the United Nations but in the many resolutions its passed concerning israels ongoing occupation i counted there joining me live from the u. N. With reaction from there mike. Well fighting for control of jerusalem goes back thousands of years from biblical times to the roman empire and the crusades but the current battle for the ancient city is a distinctly Twentieth Century story as in test time. Two major events within weeks of each other and nine hundred seventeen have been part led to events now first the signing of the Balfour Declaration when the British Government announced support for the creation of what it called a National Home for the jewish people in palestine the signing was soon followed by the socalled battle of jerusalem where british troops defeated the Ottoman Turkish Army which had controlled jerusalem for centuries after nearly thirty years of British Colonial rule the state of israel was created in one nine hundred forty eight after the socalled war of independence with western resume captured effectively dividing the city in half with the historic and religiously important east under jordanian control that changed in one thousand nine hundred sixty seven and the six day war between israel and arab states Israeli Forces seized large areas of territory including East Jerusalem hopes were raised in one thousand nine hundred three with the signing of the oslo accords which ended the first intifada or uprising and laid out a framework for the creation of a palestinian state those efforts ended in two thousand with the start of the second uprising were jerusalem was the frontline of riots and suicide bomb attacks these really government began building the separation wall in two thousand and three and continued to prove the construction of huge jewish settlements in occupied land making the creation of a palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital increasingly difficult to see now the United States one of the key brokers between the palestinians and israelis is breaking with years of precedent by recognizing all of jerusalem as israels capital and unpredictable consequences could be the result well the secretary general of the palestine liberation organization. Disqualifies the u. S. From mediating the region. This step is to be judged prejudging dictating glows in the doors for negotiations and i think President Trump tonight disqualified the United States of america to any or all in any Peace Process plus the new leadership will call for an emergency session for the palestine central concept to study this speech and to review all the options available and take the proper decisions concerning many issues and the same time i would say that crossing the thread lines tonight for president from speaking about moderation speaking about nonviolence i think tonight he is thinking the forces of the mists in this region as no one has done before. Also anger in lebanon ahead of trumps decision it sold so many Palestinian Refugees and some had hoped to one day return home to a palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital but that dream seems to be edging further away saying hold on has more now from the capital they were. Born in exile because raised not to forget their identity these are the children of the refugees of the one nine hundred forty eight more palestinians who were forced to leave their homes in what is now israel. Lebanon is where they live but they want their homeland back we want a country these children chant. Them as irish five year old says promising that no one will be able to take it away from them. I will hussein was younger than what his family fled palestine he was too young to remember his country but for him palestine remains home he has a message for us President Donald Trump. Wants to donate to israel and he crossed the red line he should donate his countrys state to israel. And palestine is jerusalem. There is anger there is the violence tourism status is extremely sensitive in the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Never give up jerusalem but there is a reality many of the refugees. Given up hope just like jerusalem the right to return has been at the heart of the palestinian struggle its been seven decades and no one here has returned home. Thirty four year old Mohammad Jamal was born in lebanon he has a nursing degree but he cant find a job Palestinian Refugees in lebanon are banned from working in many professions and have little rights in a country that has tried to prevent settlement for bahama jerusalem status and returning to palestine are lost causes. In the right return is a forgotten cause it is not our intention to forget about it but the arab rulers betrayed palestine for us the priority is to live stateless these refugees live in desperate conditions very few were under the illusion that peace with israel was ever a possibility and for them the u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital only reinforces their belief that washington was never an honest broker in the conflict. Or not that. This is a new aggression against palestinians it is a dangerous new phase they want to destroy the palestinian cause to get rid of the right to return prevent a palestinian state. Many palestinians feel that now more than ever the dream of their own state is fading away. But. Well while so all eyes have been on President Trump following that big Foreign Policy announcement on jerusalem on the domestic front he comfortably survived an attempt to impeach him the house of representatives voted three six four to fifty eight against impeaching the president the vote was called by a democratic politician who accused trump of bringing disrepute contempt ridicule and disgrace on the presidency democrats have said that await the outcome of special counsel Robert Millis investigation before considering an impeachment motion. Whose the fight is so broken up a rare protest by dozens of yemeni women in the capital sanaa. The women gathered outside the Military Hospital demanding a proper burial for the ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh he was killed by the iran back to two rebels on monday after switching alliances to the Saudi Led Coalition with these fired shots at the woman causing them to flee. Russian leader Vladimir Putin says hes going to seek reelection as president next year the sixty five year old has been in Power Holding the balls to be their president or Prime Minister since two thousand and polls suggest he would come to flee when for president ial term. More than Twelve Thousand homes are under threat by wildfires in Southern California the largest and most destructive fire is raging in the photo above the city of unsure but eighty kilometers northwest of l. A. The blaze is being found by hot dry winds and has so far burned through at least one hundred fifty structures and fifty thousand hectares of land. Nepal will go to the polls on various day as part of the second phase of the countrys elections more than two years after a devastating earthquake survivors are hoping their new elected representatives will help them rebuild reports now from katmandu. Political party flags fly tourney outskirts of guttman do reminding everyone of voting day on thursday a series of small explosions in the past few days doesnt seem to have deterred these new parties security staff are watching every polling dates and final preparations are being made not far away is another reminder of failed promises by politicians tin shed that continue to be home for survivors of the quake two and a half years ago one thousand of parties were killed body is one of the millions of people who lost their homes during the quake. Party leaders have been saying theyre going to help us im hopeful i will go and vote maybe the ladies will help me rebuild my house while for most voters this election is about development its also supposed to consolidate in a palace path to becoming a federal republic state representatives are being elected for the first time voting has already finished and the remote. It is the turn of voters in areas where access to polling is relatively easy there due to a five p. M. Local time when so counting the entire culture. There are two main political alliances the Left Alliance is a maoist former rebels with about communist Party Unified marxist leninist the other is the Democratic Alliance of the Party Congress and the right of center parties sixty percent of candidates are being elected first past the post proportional representation decides the remaining forty percent the system was introduced into the minorities and the marginalized but critics complain not enough women or minority candidates have been fielded by Political Parties that mark this is all about call opportunity level Playing Field for candidates if elections become expensive Political Party it is money and they are not transparent. Was a lot of people will be excluded people who dont have money. Mainly women dont have money marginalized people do not have money so they would be ex excluded from the democratic process or they would end up just being borders so this is one major area of political reform fifteen million eligible voters will have to wait to find out which parties will win a mandate to form the next government the Election Commission says it will take around a week for the result to be announced to be trashed out as they are that. Time magazine has named the Group Silence for a case as its person of the year the women started the me too movement that triggered an International Outcry on Sexual Misconduct and assault it followed a series of accusations against powerful figures in the Entertainment Industry like the Film ProducerHarvey Weinstein the annual award is given to a person or group who most influenced the news during the past year thats it for me for this hour well be back in just a moment with much more about. Now that disappointments about to return to melbourne and probably hang on in adelaide theyve got this massive cloud here which has brought rain to a large part of tasmania and a bit of snow the top so its also the remains of the Stormy Weather which is around New South Wales but is this to look to for the change thats a cold front so of course it means its getting colder eighty degrees the focus rattle a twenty three in melbourne the sunny twenty three on thursday which is compatible with person rather settled weather at the moment but in melbourne afraid things go downhill your temperature forecast as a max on friday is about eighteen so cities that are brace for a pretty woman thirty four that the picture isnt quite so good as you saw in tasmania nor indeed eventually in the south or south around but still and by look at the satellite picture you can guess what im going to say new zealand is sitting both north and south on in the middle of a ninety second area of High Pressure is generally means settled weather in the middle of summer beautiful weather twenty three twenty four degrees is typical with that onshore breeze might bring clad or even a spot of rain the western side of sas on and in the next day or so that summer we hit winter is it progressing in japan it is its snowy but its still there. 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