For changing decades of American Foreign policy by recognizing officially recognizing jerusalem as the capital of israel palestinian leaders are calling for three days of rage but israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the announcements more from our White House Correspondent family helped him. More than twenty years ago the u. S. Congress recognized jerusalem as israels capital 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 that 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 re
Palestinians have been injured in protests across the occupied territories the anger scenes were sparked by u. S. President donald trump formally recognizing jerusalem as israels capital. Demonstrators in several palestinian territories have clashed with israeli troops who fired tear gas on live ammunition at them in ramallah in the occupied west Bank Thousands heeded the call from palestinian leaders to mobilize for three days of rage Hoda Abdelhamid has more from ramallah. Anger and disappointment and a sense of betrayal some of the feelings among palestinians now still they remain defiant saying that regardless they do consider jerusalem the capital of a future palestinian state now this march is a show a few new usually you would see the many flags of the palestinian factions this time only the palestinian flag is raised. For jerusalem thats the only thing we can do this something is a slap for us here to wake up and realize the Peace Process was just an illusion its the biggest in
Vietnam. One of those episodes focuses on the tet offensive. Documents and photographs from the National Archives and its president ial libraries described the attacks and their consequences but particular blow to American Public opinion of the war was the vietcong infiltration of the u. S. Embassy in saigon represented in the exhibit by a map of the defense of the embassy. And a memo describing the breach. If you have not already gone to the exhibit, i encourage you to come back and spend time there remembering vietnam, explores the war not only through documents but through interviews with american and vietnamese veterans and civilians and firsthand experience of the wars events. Now i ask all Vietnam Veterans or any United States veteran who served on active duty at any time during the period november 1, 1955, to may 15, 1975 to stand and be recognized. [applause] veterans, as you exit the mcgowan theater, volunteers will present each of you with the Vietnam Veterans lapel pin. On t
D. C. Tonights program is part of a series of discussions, films, lectures and other programs that tie into our special exhibit remembering vietnam. Upstairs in the gallery. The exhibit is a fascinating collection of newly discovered and iconic original documents images and film footage that illuminate 12 critical episodes in the war that divided peoples of both the United States and vietnam. One of those episodes focuses on the tet offensive. Documents and photographs from the National Archives and its president ial libraries described the attacks and their consequences but particular blow to American Public opinion of the war was the vietcong infiltration of the u. S. Embassy in saigon represented in the exhibit by a map of the defense of the embassy. And a memo describing the breach. If you have not already gone to the exhibit, i encourage you to come back and spend time there remembering vietnam, explores the were not only through documents but through interviews with american and
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