Palestinian leadership has consistently resorted to unrestrained violence against Israel, impeding numerous efforts to establish a lasting political solution.
australia s prime minister says his government now recognizes west jerusalem as the capital of israel. scott morrison says australia will move its embassy after palestinians have agreed on the peace deal. what s the back story for this in. well, cyril, we expected scott morrison to announce that jerusalem was the capital of israel. we didn t know specifically what part of that announcement it would be, but now we know it is west jerusalem. this is something that israel has been wanting from the international community, the recognition of all of jerusalem, what they say is the united capital of israel. so with australia declaring just west jerusalem, that s not what the israelis would have wanted. but just to give you some background on jerusalem and why it s so contentious, it dates back to 1947 with the united
nations partition plan for palestine u.s. resolution 181 which basically said that jerusalem would be administered by an international body, the united nations, and no country would have ownership over it. but then you had a war break out. israel then took the west part of jerusalem. jordan took the east part of jerusalem. and then in 1967 israel took the east part of jerusalem and the west bank and gaza. and it s really israel has said then from the 1980s that all of jerusalem is their capital. and that has been disputed by the palestinians and really much of the international community. the united states does recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel, but many countries still believe that the final status of jerusalem as we heard from the statement there should be defined by a final status solution between the israelis
it was almost exactly 70 years ago the united nations passed resolution 181 that calls for the city of jerusalem to be a separate entity under international control. after fighting the following year, 1948, jordan took control of the city s east while israel got the western part. in 1967 israel rested control of the entire city. two years following that original resolution, antonio manuel was born in lisbon. a life-long activist, serves as the secretary general of the u nated nations. on wednesday after the president s announcement, gutierrez said we were in a moment of great anxiety. i sat down with him in the chambers of the u.n. security council. mr. secretary general, pleasure to have you on.
acknowledged. there will be a need to have options and assistance in finding permanent homes. the international community can provide significant support and assistance. i know we are prepared to do that, including raising money to help insure the compensation and other needs of the refugees are met. many have expressed a willingness to contribute to that effort, particularly if it brings peace. but there is a general recognition that the solution must be consistent with two states for two peoples and can not affect the fundamental character of israel. principleç four, provide an agreed resolution for jerusalem as the internationally recognized capitol of the two states and protect and assure freedom of access to the holy sites consistent with the established status quo. jerusalem is the most sensitive issue for both sides, and the solution will have to meet the