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to israeli settlements on occupied palestinian land. the obama administration broke with longstanding american practice and withheld its veto, in a sharp rebuke of israeli policy. our state department correspondent barbara plett usher reports. it was that conviction which led the us to withhold its customary protection of israel at the council, although not without much soul searching. because the united states does not agree with every word in this text that the united states did not vote in favour of the resolution. but it is because this revolution reflects the facts on the ground and is consistent with us policy across republican and democratic administrations through the history of the state of israel that the united states did not veto it. the israelis had managed to delay but not prevent the vote. they felt betrayed by their ally, especially angry about condemnation of their construction in occupied east jerusalem. construction in occupied east jerusalem. who gav ....
which it calls a flagrant violation of international law. the vote passed after the united states, israel s traditional ally, abstained. the us ambassador to the un, samantha power, said the resolution was consistent with washington s support for a two state solution. our correspondent barbara plett usher reports. in a rare show of unity, the un security council passed judgement on israeli settlements. 14 votes in favour. ..voting that they had become a serious threat to a viable peace deal with the palestinians. it was that conviction which led the us to withhold its customary protection of israel at the council, although not without much soul searching. it is because this forum too often continues to be biased against israel, because there are important issues that are not sufficiently addressed in this resolution, and because the united states does not agree with every word in this text, that the united states did not vote in favour of the resolution. but it is becau ....
with us this morning. good morning. straight onto. big sam is back. yes, the new crystal palace manager. peeking out from behind the tree. he had the brief spell with england, left under a bit of a cloud, signed a 2.5 year deal. alan pardew was sacked as palace manager on thursday, with the club just one point above the premier league relegation zone. palace moved quickly, saying they are fortunate that someone of allardyce s calibre and experience was available. allardyce was sacked by england after one game in charge following a newspaper sting. speaking to palace s in house media, allardyce recognises the scale of his task but says he s pleased to be back. as difficult and as pressurised as it is, it s where i ve been co mforta ble it is, it s where i ve been comfortable for many years now and obviously you generally get a new job on the fact there s a few difficulties in the club, i have to sort those difficulties out hopefully with my experience and try and geta ....
review edition. what a year it has been. trump was that victory, the rise of populist movements, the migrant crisis, wars across the middle east and the possibly of a new cold war in europe. our top team area new cold war in europe. our top team are a russian writer and former kremlin adviser, janet daley of the sunday telegraph, an iraqi journalist and thomas. in britain across europe and in the united states it has been eightjewish year. the brexit vote, donald trump s factory, political turmoil in france, and elsewhere. all have shown countries divided within themselves. scotland, post industrial areas of northern even though the prosperous parts of london at times appeared to regard each other as incompetence of of. trump and clinton voters often seem to belong not just trump and clinton voters often seem to belong notjust to different states but different visions of the united states. how significant has 2016 bean in terms of these major political events? the deep ....
been a turbulent year for the global market. oil prices hit that historic low. but there is light at the end of the tunnel. and, of course, following a landmark deal between members of the opec countries. and exploding phones, driverless cars and virtual reality. it has been an eventful 12 months in the world of tech but what can we look forward to in 2017? we ll speak to our resident gadget guru. and indeed, a very warm welcome to a very special edition of business live. so this year saw two of the biggest political results of the decade, as the recent trend towards globalisation kind of took a step back. there are now dark clouds of uncertainty hanging over two of the world s biggest economies europe and the united states. so let s start by taking a look back at what happened following the uk s decision to leave the european union. tonight at 10pm, the voters decide that after four decades it is time for britain to leave the european union. i do not think it would b ....