From leaders around the world u. S. President donald trump officially recognizes jerusalem as the capital of israel. Watching aljazeera life from a headquarters and im telling you now brigade also ahead. Present drone. Thank you for todays historic decision recognized israels got. Gratitude from the israeli Prime Minister and they promise a status quo at the holy sites following the trump announcement. And you know this is a group to israel and. The state of palestine palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas condemns the decision saying all efforts towards peace have been ignored and palestinians protest against the move their leaders in the occupied west bank and gaza call for three days afraid. Hello the us President Donald Trump is being widely condemned for officially recognizing jerusalem as the capital of israel palestinian leaders are calling for three days afraid others warn washington will no longer be trusted as a mediator israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu hailed the announcement as a historic landmark and urged other countries to follow suit heres our White House CorrespondentKimberly Halkett with the latest. More than twenty years ago the u. S. Congress recognized jerusalem as israels capital and with that the relocation of the u. S. Embassy there from tel aviv but every u. S. President since bill clinton has blocked it from happening a till now i have determined. That it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel its an historic Foreign Policy term for the United States but the white house says reflects a political reality given jerusalem is the seat of the Israeli Government trump denies this will harm ongoing u. S. Peace efforts 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 many people overseas and in washington disagree and have warned the u. S. President not to break with decades of historical precedents the way its painted perceived in the region particularly by the by they are a publics is going to be problematic for the United States and will raise further questions about whether the whether or not the United States can be an honest broker in working out an arrangement between israel and the palestinians many people argue this has little to do with peace or security but instead is about boosting the political standing of a beleaguered american president for months the Trump Administration has been dealing with the impact of a scandal that seemed former top officials criminally charged god bless israel god bless the palestinians and so the jerusalem announcement breaking decades of protocol allows trump to keep a Campaign Promise and refocus attention on his policies he won the election not in washington he won it in wisconsin and michigan and places like that and what he said was the problem is with washington and if he didnt do this he would becoming part of washington in so. Therefore his own base not not on this issue but on keeping your word is important. But white house officials admit it could be years before the embassy moves which virtually insurers this will be an issue in the next president ial election kimberly helped get aljazeera washington and well cross over to washington now and speak to alan fischer whos joining us from there right up until this announcement was made by trump alan there was a lot of anxiety and anticipation from countries in europe right here to the middle east now that its happened going down in washington where you are. Well a lot of supporters of donald trump are applauding this are saying look this is a man who said he was going to do things on the campaign trail and this is another big take in the box for that because he said he would move the embassy to jerusalem something that american president s and president ial candidates have been speaking about for more than twenty years they say its not unlike what barack obama did with cuba he looked at the situation said what weve been doing for the last fifty years doesnt work lets change it and so donald trump did the same with the Peace Process in the middle east lets set aside for a moment the fact that those republicans are praising donald trump in the last few hours also criticized barack obama for doing what hes doing but he thinks that this may change the dynamic it may bring a new approach to settling what he believes is a problem which if he gets a deal would be in his words the deal of the century but there are critical voices make no mistake about that people who have been in jerusalem at the consulate there people who have served in tel aviv in the embassy and many people around the world saying that what the United States has done is essentially picked a side in the palestinian israeli conflict and no they can no longer be treated as owners brokers this changes the dynamic of any peace talks this puts people at risk and youve got to know that all u. S. Embassies have received a security alert in the last forty eight hours putting their security at the highest possible level the last time that happened march two thousand and six just before the iraq war ok allan fessor we thank you for that update from Washington Well as we mentioned the 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 while the palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has rejected and condemned the move by the u. S. Youre welcome want to know 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 over the last few days all the efforts towards peace have been ignored this is a reward to israel and a further encourages the occupation of the state of palestine. Well there have been protests throughout the middle east against trumps decision demonstrations took place in jordan in lebanon and gaza palestinians wave flags and banners proclaiming jerusalem as our eternal capital and denounce the move by the u. S. While trumps announcement has sparked anger with americas nato ally turkey a crowd of protesters gathered outside the u. S. Embassy in ankara president recipe has warned the decision would cause public on rest across the muslim world. Protecting the current status of jerusalem is very important and it is important that the islamic world unites and acts as one. Any attempt to change the legal status of jerusalem should be avoided no one has the right to play with the fate of millions of people such a move would only help to promote the ill intentions of the terrorist organization. Well the un secretary general is among the International Leaders who have reacted to trumps announcement on your terrorist stress there is no alternative to a two state solution with jerusalem as the capital of both israel and palestine and we now understand that the Un Security Council is planning emergency talks on friday on the issue off jerusalem mike hanna reports from the United Nations. To President Trumpet spoke in the u. N. Secretary general restated what position on jerusalem for decades i have consistently spoken out against the left of all measures that would jeopardize the prospects of peace but israelis and palestinians. Jerusalem a final stop those issues. That must be resolved through direct negotiations between the two parties on the basis of the relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions taking into account the legitimate concerns of both the palestinian and israeli sides a number of other leaders have backed the un position among them pope francis released a statement calling on all to respect to roast lamb status quo based as he put it on the pertinent United Nations resolution criticism of President Trumps decision coming to from the president of france this is. This is a regrettable decision that france does not approve of and which goes against International Law and all the u. N. Security Council Resolutions and the british Prime Minister theresa may said the following we disagree with the u. S. Decision to move its embassy to jerusalem and recognize jerusalem as the israeli capital before a final Status Agreement we believe it is unhelpful in terms of prospects for peace in the region the British Embassy to israel is based in tel aviv and we have no plans to move it back at the un even before President Trump made his announcement the bolivian ambassador said he would call an emergency meeting of the Security Council. A reckless and dangerous decision to go against International Law the resolutions of the Security Council. Weakens force for peace in the region and also upset the whole. Region and later in the day bolivia was joined by a number of other countries calling for an emergency Security Council meeting including egypt france and the u. K. However waiting in the chamber will be the u. S. Veto. My kind of aljazeera United Nations well joining us from washington is the executive director of the u. S. Campaign for palestinian rights youssef and i had thanks very much for speaking to aljazeera so weve seen the International Condemnation from u. S. Allies themselves but to what extent does this the session taken by President Trump really isolates the United States well i think you know its very clear now from the statements that weve heard from leaders around the world including american allies. The president of the United States stands alone i suppose with Benjamin Netanyahu along his side but but thats about it look there are many different states that have official diplomatic relations with israel none of them have their embassies in jerusalem precisely because of how important that city is how contested the issue is and how important it is that a neutral position remain in place on that issue until there is a negotiated agreement so for the country that is a stance of be acting as the mediator between israelis and palestinians to be the only country to put their embassy in jerusalem and the first to do so i think is really an indictment of the United States and makes very clear that they have abdicated any responsibility that they had in trying to mediate in any even handed way and i think the International Community is making it clear that thats the case what are the implications on the ground off this decision as you see them. I think the implications are very dangerous first and foremost my concerns are with the palestinians living in jerusalem residents of jerusalem who have been subject to very dangerous israeli policies aimed at reengineering the demographics of the city things like home demolitions house of vic sions denial of access to holy sites a limited imitation is on movement a residency revoke ations and so on all of these policies now in the israeli politicians that support them are going to be emboldened by american support behind the notion that jerusalem is the capital of the socalled jewish state so my concerns first and foremost are with the palestinian population on the ground who will undeniably come to Face Even Greater pressure because of these israeli policies what does this mean for region for the region as a whole if you look ahead in the short term for us i mean how how do you see what direction do you see the region going in as a result of this decision. Well i think for a very long time we have seen this socalled Peace Process been mediated by the United States and it has more or less maintain the status quo but it has kept a lid on things and now there is a huge question as to what is the future of even the facade of this process if the United States is able to at least maintain the pretense that negotiations are going to result in an end to the Israeli Palestinian issue that remains an open question again and another source of conflict in contention so i think this is destabilizing and i think it has revealed what many of us have known for a very long time but now is forcing even those who have maintained up until this point that there is hope in washington mediated negotiations that that is no longer the case and for the palestinian leadership what are their next steps spoke a few hours ago but in true sort of fashion he was very vague on what the Palestinian Authority would be doing next. Well as a sort of the biggest loser out of all of this you know coming into this decision about sixty seven percent of the palestinian population in the West Bank Gaza and East Jerusalem wanted him to resign he is nonetheless continued to argue to the Palestinian People that the best way forward towards achieving an independent palestinian state is through this Peace Process and time and again he has gone back to washington and now washington has once again thrown our bass under the bus on one of the most important issues to palestinians which is the question of jerusalem so our bass now has to go back to his people and provide a different answer a different strategy or allow the opportunity for new leadership to present a new path forward yourself and i are we thank you for joining us on aljazeera heres whats coming up in just a moment on aljazeera dangerous wildfires once again threaten california homes and businesses. 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The Worlds Largest humanitarian crisis millions caught up in civil war all jews who world examines the roots of the conflict in yemen the complex has to be that through a country into perpetual time. The separation of. The north and the so these dualisms are a part of history. Yemen the north south divide this time. Hello again the top stories on aljazeera the u. S. President donald trump has officially recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel and is has directed officials to begin preparations to move the American Embassy there from tel aviv israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu hailed the announcement as a historic landmark and urged other countries to follow suit. The palestinian president has condemned the move by the u. S. Know what i said donald trump was merely encouraging continued occupation he added the u. S. Is no longer a peace mediator palestinian leaders are calling for three days of rage and protest against a decision were already held in it on monday demonstrators fired shots into the air and they burn flags and then gaza and rival palestinian factions joined hands in a so if you need to see they wave palestinian flags and banners proclaiming proclaiming jerusalem as our eternal capital. Palestinian refugees in lebanon had hoped. A return home to a palestinian state with. Its capital but that dream is edging further away zana hunter has more from beirut. Born in exile but 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 as where they live but they want their homeland back we want a country these children chant. It was them as i was five year old shaddai says promising that no one will be able to take it away from them. I was saying was younger than shut down when his family fled palestine he was too young to remember his country but for him palestine remains home he has a message for u. S. President donald trump. Oh if trump wants to donate jenner said im to israel and he crossed the red line he should donate one of his countrys states to israel jerusalem is but a star and palestine is jerusalem. There is anger there is the violence tourism status is extremely sensitive in the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Palestinians say they will never give up jerusalem but there is a reality many of the refugees here say that they have 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. Jerusalem status of returning to palestine are lost causes. The right return is forgotten hes not our intention to forget that the arab rulers bitrate 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 the 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 so. Well the u. S. President donald trump has been talking about yemen as well hes called on saudi arabia and its blockade immediately heres a portion of that statement directed officials in my administration to call the leadership of the kingdom of saudi arabia to request a completely allow fuel water and medicine to reach the yemeni people who desperately need it the u. S. Has been backing the Saudi Led Coalition in its fight against the rebels twenty fifteen thousands of people have died in the war there and thousands more are facing famine and starvation. Well the crown prince of abu dhabi has met with the son of yemen slain ousted president. 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Dramatic images of a morning commute californias latest wildfires are threatening more neighborhoods including the community of belair for a time the flames forced the closure of several lanes of one of the most important highways in california interstate four five high winds in unusually dry conditions drove the inferno we had very strong winds coming from the northeast to the southwest blowing that fire quickly and this turned into a fire that is one hundred fifty acres zero percent containment at present from the air or water drops by helicopters to help hundreds of firefighters on the ground whove been mobilized and are battling to keep the flames away from exclusive homes in the neighborhood some have been destroyed shrouded in the smoke every now and Getty Center Art museum it closed its doors as a precaution officials are warning residents to remain on guard but were in. 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President donald trump has officially recognized the roots of them as the capital of israel and has directed officials to begin preparations to move the American Embassy there from tel aviv israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu hailed the announcement as a historic landmark and urged other countries to follow suit i have determined that it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel while previous president s have made this a major Campaign Promise they failed to deliver today i am delivering ive judged this course of action to be in the best interests of the United States of america and the pursuit of peace between israel and the palestinians while the palestinian president condemned the move by the u. S. In a precourt message mahmoud said donald trump was merely encouraging continued occupation he added the u. S. Is no longer a peace mediator and protests against the decision were held and among the demonstrators fired shots into the air and later burn flags in gaza rival palestinian factions joined hands in a so unity they also wave palestinian flags and banners proclaiming jerusalem as our eternal capital. Trumps announcement of sports anger with americas nato ally turkey a crowd of protesters gathered outside the u. S. Embassy in ankara president. Has warned the decision with calls public on rest across the muslim world. Russias president Vladimir Putin says he will seek reelection next year the sixty five year old has been in Power Holding the post of either president or Prime Minister for seventeen years if serves another six year term he would reach the milestone for the longest tenure as leader a sense of josef stalin inside story is coming up next on aljazeera. Does the Gulf Cooperation Council have a few new questions are raised to most of the group. 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