With there being no objection if it so desired. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of item number two of the agenda. Members of the council have before them document 2171060 the draft resolution submitted by egypt. I no now give the floor to those members of the council who wish to make statements before the vote and to give the floor to the representative of egypt. Mr. President , your help today to consider the draft resolution procedure. According to the resolution of the emergency meeting of the arab ministerial meeting that was held the night of decembe december 2017. The craft resolution was submitted for emergency situations at a crossroads of the palestinian question and while the Security Council is addressing the gibbons bearing in mind the scariest situations to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and to remind you here of the open briefing of the Security Council held in december how many members of the council objected to that the liberal positi
Cartridge and youre watching the latest headlines here totty international thank you for joining us now the United Nations General Assembly hearing is under way discussing the move to condemn americas recognition of jerusalem as israels capital announced by donald trump two weeks ago lets listen to israels ambassador how many times. For the palestinians to join us in dialogue how many times over these calls for peace have been rejected all of us. All of us have lost ground. When i mean. Offered the palestinians a state in two thousand we were met with suicide bombers or our buses in the shootings in our streets in two thousand and five by mr sharon disengaged from gaza removed everything go israeli home you will not find any thetan meant any occupation in gaza anymore since then we have been attacked again and again with the walkouts and missiles aimed at our civilians yet this body was silent. The United States simply stated a fact they officially declared what ive always been through
R. T. Dot com ill be back with the headlines in around an hour in the meantime here on r. T. Sophia and code looks at the repercussions of trumps Jerusalem Decision stay tuned for that. Shavar not say the u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital has been condemned as illegal around the world even by americas own allies well this mean for the Palestinian Conflict well i asked former head of the Un International Law Commission Christian Thomas shot. Palestinian conflict is heating up once again with. Russia over the west bank clerics in gaza calling for a general uprising against israel what will. Help accomplish in the middle east the world react to washington and the road to jerusalem spark that will ignite more bloodshed the. Question tom was shot former had of the u. N. International Law Commission welcome to the show its really great to have you on our program now mr summers that strongest move to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel goes against the u. N. Se
Those Security Council which. Focus on. One of those resolutions has been was the background of pauls by the United States why you resort. To all the measures aiming to incorporate a true solution into the israeli territory now and void this was also as i said already backed by United States that was in nine hundred seventy one a very important prison to nine hundred ninety eight of nine hundred seventy one and also we have. A drug free opinion of the International Court of justice which clearly sounds out of jerusalem East Jerusalem is still not part of israel is occupied territory occupied territory this is a multi International Court of justice said and. I think this is a high is the authority in the field of International Law now and this whole situation all those actions are illegal can the palestinians go to some sort of a court that would actually reassure their right to mr resilin for example and what kind of court would that mean well thats very difficult there is he intereste
A very warm welcome you watching r. T. International with me nicky aaron good to have you with us this hour friday has been declared another day of rage following president trumps you know lateral decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital were following a fresh wave of protests from the ground. Im here with these basic six points in northern ramallah where the forces of come all the way in and they firing tear gas so were moving to the back theres a smaller crowd here than normal but they have as always been throwing rocks and stones and sometimes molotov cocktails at the Israeli Soldiers this is the floor its friday of rage actually palestinians all over gaza strip East Jerusalem and the west bank are demonstrating and protesting against Donald Trumps declaration days right behind me is throwing tear gas canisters on the protesters as since the morning since that announcement was made. Well you can smell the tear gas from here so strong made that announcement fourteen palesti