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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 ....
israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country will re assess its ties with the united nations. this comes after the security council adopted a resolution demanding an end to israeli settlement building on occupied palestinian land. it passed after israel s traditional ally, the us, abstained, which was a break with long standing practice. mr netanyahu also praised donald trump, who s suggested he will reverse america s position on the issue at the un after his inauguration. translation: the decision that was taken at the un yesterday was part of the swansong with the old world, via stick against israel. we are entering a new era and as the president elect donald trump yesterday said this will happen sooner yesterday said this will happen sooner than people think. the passing of the resolution has been celebrated by palestinians, as our middle east correspondent, yolande knell explains. here in bethlehem there is a festive mood outside the nativity church, ....
made to a group backing a republican politician in 2013. mr trump released a statement saying: lynn sweet is a journalist for the chicago sun times, based in washington. i asked her about the foundation and why the president elect has decided to close its. this has been a big controversy triggered by stories in the washington post it. the bottomline is that donald trump does not give any of his own money to the foundation. he has done so between 2009- 2014. so he foundation. he has done so between 2009 2014. so he goes to other people to ask for money for the foundation. then, there is another set of controversies, which is what the attorney general in new york is looking at. and that is whether they are self dealing, you re not to use are self dealing, you re not to use a not for profit foundation to make political contributions or to help your business. how will it work? he says he is closing it down, the attorney general says he cannot do that while they are inve ....
to serve as the president. merry christmas, everybody. one of the best parts of the holiday season is spending the best part is with the special people in your life. for me, that means getting help from my best friend for our christmas address. given how our first address went i realised that this man needs all the help he can get. this is our first christmas in the white house. what? stop! you ve got to stop it. right? you have got to get it together. pull it together. celebrating the holidays in the white house over these past eight years has been a true privilege. we have been able to welcome over 500,000 gas. 0ur outstanding pastry chefs have raked 2000 holiday cookies and barack 0bama has treated the american people to countless dad jokes. although a few got a frosty reception. 0h jokes. although a few got a frosty reception. oh no, the last one. merry christmas, everyone. we wish you and your family a happy and healthy 2017. this is bbc news. the headlines: donald ....