U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs poses for a picture with President Trump. (Photo via Rep. Doug Lamborn’s office)
In one final push before Donald Trump leaves office, some Republican Members of Congress are attempting to push the Trump administration to declassify a State Department report that distinguishes between Palestinian refugees born in Palestine before Israel’s establishment in 1948 and their descendants.
On December 11, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and 21 of his fellow Republican colleagues in the House sent President Donald Trump a letter urging him to declassify the report mandated by Congress in 2012 as a way to “address the so-called ‘Palestinian refugee’ population.”
patti ann: relations between the u.s. and israel straining at seams following the u.n. vote condemning israeli settlements in occupied territory. welcome to a brand new hour of america s newsroom. i m patti ann browne in for martha maccallum. eric: hello, patti ann. i m eric shawn in for bill hemmer. israel is doubling down on its claims that obama administration proposed controversial resolution. they are calling for his government to retaliate against the u.n. for the security vote and punish the united nations. we look forward to discussing that with the new administration and with congress. we think there has to be real pushback from the u.n., which has become a cesspool not just
two-state solution. here is what else he had to say, listen to this. when we see laws that aim to legalize outposts, when we see rhetoric that suggest this is the most prosettlement israeli government in history, when we see deep into the west bank, beyond the separation barrier, we feel compel today speak against those actions. here in israel as you can imagine, this is on people s minds, i talked to people about it. those that i have spoken with, they re not exactly surprised given president obama s history with prime minister netanyahu. all right, john. john, thank you as always. we will be following the story over the next two hours here in america s news room in a new minutes un embassador john bolton about what he think it is resolution will mean for the state, prospect for peace and how donald trump will handle
that position saying the obama administration was behind the resolution. also david keys, his international foreign spokesperson talked about that as well. i spoke with him. he said the same and of course, ron who you played a soundbite from also maintained israel s position and he also added to that on special report as well. here is what else he had to say, listen. we have that evidence and as i said earlier, we are going to present it to the new administration and if they choose to share it with the american people that ll be their choice. embassador didn t really offer any specifics on that or really elaborate neither to the u.s. public nor to the israeli public at this point but, again, it remains israel s position. once again took a shot at the u, in that the un has great
of anti-israel activity but anti-american activity. patti ann: rich edson in washington. israel dialing up the rhetoric against the obama administration. reporter: good morning, patti ann. the israeli government is looking forward to the next u.s. administration as president-elect trump has criticized the united nations over this vote. israel says it has proof the obama administration coordinated a resolution condemning israel for its settlement building and says it will turn the evidence over to the trump administration to decide how to proceed. the united states allowed that united nations security council resolution to pass, abstaining from a vote, though the government of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and its allies see it as much more than a simple abstention. we have a disagreement inside the family on a lot of things but as they say, friends don t take friends to the security council. and what really happened here is that the obama administration basically took the