Condemning israeli settlements on palestinian territory. It happened because the United States changed its usual veto policy and abstained in the vote. Well, israels ambassador to the un said that it was a shameful move, but the us said it had long argued against settle m e nt it had long argued against Settlement Building. The resolution specifically calls for an end to settle m e nt specifically calls for an end to Settlement Building in the west bank and eastjerusalem, settlements that are considered illegal under international law. The us and israeli ambassadors to the un responded soon after the vote. Today the Security Council reaffirmed its established consensus that settlements have no legal validity. The United States has been sending the message that the settle m e nts sending the message that the settlements must stop, privately and publicly, for nearly five decades. By publicly, for nearly five decades. By voting yes, in favour of this resolution, you have in fact voted iio
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With me, zeinab badawi. The president of the democratic republic of congo, Joseph Kabila, has been in powerfor 16 years, and should have stood down at elections that were due last november. Still no elections are in sight and opposition leaders are growing increasingly frustrated. My guest today is opposition politician Moise Katumbi. Is effectively in exile in europe, so is effectively in exile in europe, so what can he achieve that this distance . At this distance. And has the opposition been outmanoeuvred by president kabila . Moise katumbi, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. December the 31st last year, a deal was hammered out under the auspices of a group of powerful Catholic Bishops in the drc. Does that present a way forward . There should be a Transitional Administration, pending elections to be held in 2018, Joseph Kabila wont stand. Yes, we know that deal, which the argument with the congolese government and the opposition, supposed to serve the country. So far the agreement is
With me, zeinab badawi. The president of the democratic republic of congo, Joseph Kabila, has been in powerfor 16 years, and should have stood down at elections that were due last november. Still no elections are in sight and opposition leaders are growing increasingly frustrated. My guest today is opposition politician Moise Katumbi. Is effectively in exile in europe, so is effectively in exile in europe, so what can he achieve that this distance . At this distance. And has the opposition been outmanoeuvred by president kabila . Moise katumbi, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. December the 31st last year, a deal was hammered out under the auspices of a group of powerful Catholic Bishops in the drc. Does that present a way forward . There should be a Transitional Administration, pending elections to be held in 2018, Joseph Kabila wont stand. Yes, we know that deal, which the argument with the congolese government and the opposition, supposed to serve the country. So far the agreement is