Settlements are not consistent with international law. The move will likely anger palestinians and put the United States at odds with other nations working to end the conflict. Rich edson reporting live from the statement this afternoon. Rich. Thank you, john, and from the secretary of state is the reversal of the Obama Administration and secretary of state, then secretary of state john kerrys interpretation when he said back in december of 2016 that the settlements were a flagrant violation of international law. The secretary of state says that this is now a legal opinion from the United States, from the Trump Administration that those israeli settlements do not per se violate international law. He also said that israel had the legal system to deal with this and that the United States in this decision is not judging what the status of the west bank is, that they very much is up to the israelis and the palestinians, when asked if there was concern from the International Community and the united nations, he said there is always been criticism from the u. N. When it comes to israeli policy. He says it is not a green light to build those settlements. This is a legal opinion. But this is what palestinians have seen, the Trump Administration moving towards benjamin netanyahu, and moving the embassy from israel to jerusalem, and on top of that recognizing israels control over the Golan Heights, so this is something that will come out especially as the administration is waiting to erase that longawaited peace plan that Jared Kushner is working on after the israeli form of government. John rich, pompeo talking a little bit about ukraine . Yes, he said that he would be happy to talk about ukraine policy, but not what he framed as a democrats impeachment process out in the house. As you know several state Department Officials either have or are scheduled to be testifying in this. Last week it was the former ambassador to ukraine marie yovanovitch, after Rudy Giuliani tried to push her out successfully did so, and the criticism of both yovanovitch leaving and in ambassador bill taylor taking over is not exactly square. Ambassador yovanovitchs departure preceded the arrival of bill taylor. So there is some ideas out there that somehow this change was designed to enable some nefarious purpose, you should all look at the simple fact that it was bill taylor that replaced ambassador yovanovitch who in each case has been driving towards the appropriate ukraine policy. It was also about comments made by the president that it was a mistake potentially to bring back ambassador bill taylor, the secretary was asked about the confidence that he has an bill taylor, he said that the state department is doing a fantastic job, asked specifically again to comment on beau taylor, he said the state department is doing a fantastic job on policy. John amy jaffe is here on the council of foreign relations, a senior fellow there, so pompeo said in his press conference, good afternoon, by the way, that u. S. Policy over the decades has been inconsistent. This takes policy back to the days of the reagan administration. It does seem like a very big change, im sure there is some policy involved in it, local for us in the United States with democrats accused recently of not being proisrael, and also in europe the new legislation sort of working against is really strained, but the bottom line is when people get a look into the details of what a peace settlement would look alike, we all know there has to be some land swaps going to end fro on either side to get to really a realistic peaceful settlement, so i think that the legal issue i kind of agree with the secretary in the sense that it is not as important as the final deal, which will actually involve some changes to the borders of a two day solution. John pompeo noted that calling the settlements illegitimate has not led to peace in the middle east. Calling them legitimate and up with peace . I think the point is to really leave the party is open to be able to have a negotiation without any prejudiced as pool what to solutions would be on a peaceful solution. And i think that everybody wants a peaceful solution. The United States wants to seem like an honest broker, and im sure that there will be criticism on both sides, this is too proisrael, because it is taking away the e legality on an international level, but there will be others who will say that there was a barrier because there are certain land swaps that have to take place. You dont want them to be challenged in a court of law. So it is a pretty complicated thing to come up with a solution to the problem that has been going on for decades. And probably the administration move gives them more flexibility. John i remember covering the Bush Administration when george w. Bush told that the settlements were in not helpful and now this administration dialing back the policy on the legitimacy of the settlements in moving the embassy to jerusalem and recognizing the Golan Heights as part of israel. So this administration has taken some forward leaning steps in terms of the u. S. Posture towards israel. It has come of the administration has definitely leaned towards if you consider negotiations, whole helping the israelis in their negotiations, there is no question that israels establishment of settlements and particular areas on the west bank have been particularly divisive and not constructive to the peace process. So, there is no question about that. But when you look at the universal issues of how are we going to get a final solution that is going to allow for both countries, both populations to live in peace, the chances are that every single place that israeli is living might not be a solution, but to get backing for a final solution, i think that you really do need to have some flexibility on what settlements have to be dismantled and what settlements may be could not be dismantled, practically, so i think it is a little bit more organic than just the legal debate. John this is only minutes old, how do you expect the palestinians to react . I think the reaction from the palestinians is always going to be intensely negative. That will set back the process, but the United States has indeed shifted the position over the years when it has gone into a negotiation. Right here now is a period of intense change, the writing on lebanon which could change the ground in lebanon, you have the rioting in which has been targeted in the uranian activity, so that changes it too, because you have these groups that way and, sometimes negatively, whether that is through missile attacks on israel against the israeli public, going in certain directions, and a peace process, we have seen all kinds of parties take steps, and so, i think you do want to have flexibility if you are going to try to move things forward. And the fact that there is unrest and change in a Younger Generation that thinks about these problems in a different way is actually creating an opportunity. John amy jaffe, good to see you, thank you for joining us today. We are learning that House Democrats are debating whether President Trump lied during the russia investigation. Also getting a response from the president s lawyer. 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Eight key witness is set to testify in the coming days including Lieutenant ColonelAlexander Vindman tomorrow on live tv. He is a top ukraine specialist at the end National Security council and a firsthand witness who was on that july 25th phone call between President Trump and vladimir zelensky, we will hear from jennifer williams, top aide for Vice President pence who testified behind closed doors at the phone call was inappropriate. She also has inside information about the military aid that was withheld from the ukraine. Gillian turner reporting live from capitol hill this afternoon. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, sources on capitol hill are continuing to tell me this hour that they think it is unlikely that President Trump will ultimately testify in front of house intelligence. They say while they admire and understand his willingness and desire to exonerate himself by speaking directly to the investigators, they say they worry that should he testify, it would actually legitimize a process that they say so far has really been unfair and really been a sham. Also developing now, fox news has obtained a copy of the letter from the republicans sent to republican senator ron johnson, asking him to produce any evidence he has about President Trumps management of ukraine policy. They write you have firsthand information about facts at issue in this inquiry. You join the highlevel u. S. Inauguration to zelensky in 2018 as well as the debriefing of President Trump. The members also taking an opportunity to criticize the majority saying the democrats have abandoned fundamental fairness and objectivity in their impeachment inquiry. So basically making the case here that they hope senator johnson has some exculpatory evidence that they can use to counter the democrats narrative, john. John what more do we know about the witnesses we will see this week . I guess Gordon Sondland is being considered something of a wild card . Yes, we will hear from eight witnesses total in just a period of three days. Its a lot of folks lined up for one week. Starting with four witnesses who are going to testify on tuesday, that includes National Security agent jennifer williams, two policy advisors that serve on President Trumps National Security counsel, alexander vineland, tim marston, and special envoy to ukraine kurt volker. But the big item is really Gordon Sondlands testimony, because he is President Trumps ambassador to the european union. He will be the first ally of President Trump to speak publicly as a witness. President trump appointed him to his post and they are also good friends. Of all the witnesses we have heard from so far, he is also the one who has the most known direct interactions with the president and a lot of insight into how he executes Ukraine Foreign policy. This is also largely viewed by republicans as an opportunity for sondland to clarify testimony he gave behind closed doors. He with an addendum changed his testimony and brought it to the Committee Just a few days after he was debriefed and deposed behind closed doors, john. Spew on the white house has certainly been zeroing in on that one word that he used in that testimony, i presumed that that was the case, we will see what he has to say on wednesday. Gillian turner, thank you so much. A white house official is suing a journalist and her website for reliable and looking for tens of millions of dollars in damages, but a big payout is not all that is at stake. It goes right to the heart of the impeachment inquiry, howard kurtz host of media buzz here right now. Tell us more about the case. It is strongly unusual, kash patel, top official at the National SecurityCouncil Filed this 25 million suit against politico, and msn bc contributor accused him of lying and deceit in reporting last month, and he said President Trump information about ukraine. But he says in the suit he has never discussed anything that he did with ukraine and the president. John how do we expect this case will go forward . Often we see sometimes there is a retraction and the whole thing is dropped, what a retraction do it . Or is kash patel looking for damages . Kash patel is a former aide to devin nunes, so it has a lot of trumpian language aside from the legality, politico has not made any comment so far. For example it says that adam schiff, democratic chairman of the committee worked with politico according to the suit to try to destroy his reputation and further the quid pro quo hoax, who does that remind you of . Also saying that he conducted the interviews like a kangaroo court. Its a serious suit with a lot of money, but trying to target chairman schiff. John saying that they got the information from week to testimony on capitol hill. So if you are getting sued for leaked testimony, how does this affect journalists covering the impeachment inquiry Going Forward . Though suit says why not wait for the transcripts rather than rely on leaks. And it maintains that the career diplomats who implemented kash patel did not have any firsthand information, so if you are a journalists covering this, it is a leaky committee, it sends a message that you better be cautious that you absolutely have it nailed down. If you dont have a transcript or something on the record, because it could be legal consequences. We will see where it goes. John i find it curious that he is filing as a private individual as opposed to the Government Employee . That is the key to the case, john, because if he rules as a white house official is a public figure, it is a much higher bar, reckless regulation for the truth, it is an easier case to win if it is sustained. John good to see you. Thanks. Prince andrew was talking about his past relationship with convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. Answering questions about it for the first time and revealing whether he has any regrets. Thats next. So every veteran can save 2000 a year. p wri whit looks like this. Heart failure look like . The beat goes on entresto is a Heart Failure pill that helped keep people alive and out of the hospital. Dont take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. Ladiladidi dont take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if youve had angioedema with an ace or arb. The most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. Ask your doctor about entresto. 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