incredibly the u can't of political affairs has an entire division devoted to palestinian affairs. imagine that there is no division devoted to illegal missile launches from north korea, no division devoted to the world's number one state sponsor of terror, iran, and the prejudiced approach to israely, palestinian issues does the peace pros know favors and bears no relationship to reality of the world around us. the double standards are breathtaking. just few days ago the united states sought unsuccessfully to have the security council condemn a terrorist attack to israel where the terrorists opened fire on people waiting for a bus and then stabbed others. the security council would not hesitate to condemn an attack like that in any other country. but not for israel. the statement was blocked. and that's downright shameful. israel exists in a region where others call for it complete destruction. and in a world where antisemitism is on the rise, these are threats that we should discuss the united nations as we continue working toward a come mensive agreement that would end the israe

you went to meet with the palestinian authority head. that made some news. tell me, what happened there? dan: so, i was invited to go meet with the president and the head of intelligence and security. and the chief negotiator. as, an independent citizen, to hear what their perspective is today. what their thinking is today. , as he is goals are 81 and thinking about the future. the whole political disruption and transition in the world. so, i went as an independent citizen just to listen -- >> you were sent by the trump camp? dan: no. i went individually. i went with a palestinian-american friend of mine to listen and offer my views as to where they stood and where things stood and what the possibilities were. it turned out to be a long and very interesting conversation. >> what did you come away with? dan: i came away with a sense that there is an unusual, extraordinary opportunity right breakthroughential between the palestinians and the israelis, as unlikely as that seems, because you have a perfect constellation of agingts in place with an and faltering

there has never been a palestinian state. so the territory remains ownerless, and that's a strong argument for some. i am deeply disappointed that this government continues to fail to recognise the palestinian state. now is the time and i would ask him to give some comment on that. secondly, what thought has the government put into how it can be that settlement goods can be separated from other israeli goods? there are many people who do not wish to buy settlement goods, and is the government doing any further work on that, and how can we persuade british companies not to invest in settlement areas? but most importantly i hope that when president trump and the prime minister netanyahu visit london later this year, our prime minister will have the courage to set out those views in no uncertain terms. the foreign office minister, tobias ellwood, voiced concern that territory for a palestinian state was being eroded by settlement building, but he said the palestinian leadership needed to do more to prevent the incitement of viol

first, the palestinians must recognize the jewish state. they have to stop calling for israel's destruction. they have to stop educating the people for israel's destruction. second, and any peace agreement, israel must retain the overriding security control over the west of the jordan river. if we do not, we know what would happen. otherwise, we will get another radical islamic terrorist state in the palestinian areas, exploding the middle east. >> ed: we have certainly heard that from mr. netanyahu but the president's ideas are certainly new and may be novel. are they smart? a big proponent of the two state solution, democrat from vermont. good to see you. what's wrong with what the president has to say today? >> two things. 's it's good to see that they are getting along. israel is a strong ally of the united states. president obama and that the congress, republicans and democrats, supported a $38 billion aid pact. we are friends of israel. a two state solution to a one state solution, what does that really mean? the whole point of the tw

to some palestinians it means a secular state in which israelis and palestinians would live side by side. but either way would palestinians be in the majority — making this no solution? you could say it's good to rethink the middle east peace because after 30 years of talking about two state solutions it hasn't gone anywhere. yes and no. certainly that's true, it hasn't gone anywhere, and anybody who has spent time in the region will be able to say, look, on the ground, in real terms, because of israel's settlement expansion, and the way it has expanded into palestinian land, has made the two state solution impossible. practically impossible on the ground. 650,000 jewish settlers in the occupied west bank and east jerusalem. and arranged in a way that makes a continuous palestinian state just impossible. and a lot of people will say that the two state premise, parameters that have been in operation for these decades in the international community, have given israel cover, that they have allowed this expansionist policy to take place under the cover of a supposed attempt to solve the co

because, given palestinians because, given palestinian weakness and division, their capacity to negotiate right now is pretty difficult, to say the least. maybe they need an arab cove r. least. maybe they need an arab cover. it is hard to believe that arab states will provide a cover and say, yes, we can accept an outcome where there is no palestinian state. i think it is the fact that there was a kind of posture of saying, whatever the two sides can agree to is fine with me, that might be less chucking away the position of the united states, which has been a position, actually, since george dubya bush. it was the notion of a palestinian state. —— george w bush. as one of the authors of the clinton parameters, we were offering up not as american policy but as a bridging proposal to overcome differences between two sides. it was clear that benjamin netanyahu feels he has a new—found friend in president trump. he also praised his son—in—law. on the critical issue of iran, do you think the israelis might be disappointed? the trump administration has made clear since the election th

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the palestinians were not present. the plo was considered a terrorist organization and the qutar was politically talked into dealing with them. it was naive to think they could solve the palestinian problems but they laid out a road map to the eventually solution to the dispute between israel and the palestinian. every camp, even up to john kerry's latest failed attempt, has been built on the archit architecture of those camp david accords. this leads me to segue to terrorism because that entire palestinian, 750,000 people, that was the entire population of the people who fled and think of all the misery they have endured and the misery the terrorism that came out of the modern terrorist movement has caused not just to the israelis but people all over the world. right now there are five million syrians woo are refuges outside of their country and dwarfs the palestinians. this is part of the refuge stream that is greater than at any time since world war ii. just on the syrian side of it, half of those refunges are child

the palestinian problem and to convince the whole world. >> the palestinians thought they had no choice. no one was listening to them. >> can she tell us how the passengers are. this was maximized and provided an opportunity to illuminate the cause. for 2o years they will have no bitty for the 2.5 million. >> the hijackers placed dynamite and the official said the planes can be blown up at the push of a button. all the passengers have been taken off before the dynamiting. >> the black cloud could be seen for miles. the situation had begun. >> they call it national resistance. for us, it was clear that the palestinian problem was not going away. customer service!d. ma'am. this isn't a computer... wait. you're real? with discover card, you can talk to a real person in the u.s., like me, anytime. wow. this is a recording. really? no, i'm kidding. 100% u.s.-based customer service. here to help, not to sell. by simply enjoying it. boost® simply complete. it's intelligent nutrition made with only 9 ingredients, plus 25 vitamins and minerals and 10 grams of protein. and look where life can ta

first palestinians must recognize the jewish state. stop calling for israel's destruction and stop educating their people for israel's destruction and any peace agreement israel must obtain the control over the entire area west of the jordan river, if we don't we know what will happen. otherwise we'll get another radical islamic state in the palestinian areas exploding the peace and exploding the middle east. unfortunately the palestinians vehemently reject these for peace. have you to read it in their textbooks to believe t they even deny, mr. president, our historical connection to our homeland. you wonder why are jews called jews in the chinese are called japanese because they come from japan. the jews are called jew you because they come from jew dia. and unfortunately, the palestinians not only deny the past they poison the present and name public squares in honor of mass murders who murdered israelis and also americans. and they pay monthly salaries to the families of murderers, like the family of the terrorist that killed taylor

the chief palestinian negotiator says that is what it is already. all the israeli leaders, who don't believe in a two—state solution, and cannot even hear the term secular democratic state, wherejews, muslims and christians live together. so they believe they can impose on me a one state two systems — apartheid. you don't have the stomach for this. do you really think the israelis, who pride themselves, as they always say, on being the only democracy in the middle east, do you really think they would preside over the introduction of apartheid here? they are living it. lost in bodyguards, israel's prime minister visited trump tower last year. candidate trump backed prime minister netanyahu's policies towards the palestinians. but, in the last week, president trump has said settlements get in the way of peace. perhaps america's self—styled deal—maker believes he can seal the hardest one of all — between israel and the palestinians. his change of mood wrong—footed israeli ministers, who had hoped they might have american backing for annexat

legalize the theft of palestinian land. building settlements is a crime building settlements is against all international laws. it is fine for the community to act concretely to stop the israelis from these crimes. -- it is's actions unclear what sort of influence they will have now that israel is protected by the new u.s. administration. tom: later this afternoon, francois hollande will be holding talks in paris with the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas. they are expected to discuss the conclusion of the conference held here in the french capital in january. -- had theence was aim of keeping the peace process a life. time to turn to business with stephen carroll. we will start with united states, where a tv way if asher has been fined -- atv manufacturer has been fined for consumers.ts stephen: according to the u.s. federal trade commission, visio gathered information on its customers without their knowledge, and sold information without their watching. they say the data could not be much up to individuals. they will seek

for palestinians, it's a land grab. translation: we would never take compensation. 0ur land is not for sale. compensation means selling to settlers and we would never do that. the new law is controversial. the israeli president says it makes israel look wrongly as if it's an apartheid state. the chief palestinian negotiator says that is what it is already. all the israeli leaders, who don't believe in a two—state solution, and cannot even hear the term secular democratic state, wherejews, muslims and christians live together. so they believe they can impose on me, i one state, two systems — apartheid. you don't have the stomach for this. do you really think the israelis, who pride themselves, as they always say, on being the only democracy in the middle east, do you really think they would preside over the introduction of apartheid? they are living it. lost in bodyguards, israel's prime minister visited trump tower last year. candidate trump backed prime minister netanyahu's policies towards the palestinians. but, i

and unfortunately, the palestinians not only deny the past they poison the present and name public squares in honor of mass murders who murdered israelis and also americans. and they pay monthly salaries to the families of murderers, like the family of the terrorist that killed taylor force, a wonderful american stabbed to death visiting israel. this is the source of the conflict. the persistent refusal of the palestinians to recognize the jewish state that is the reason we don't have peace. now that has to change, i want it to change. not only have i not abandoned these two prerequisites of peace it's more important. so i want this to change. i want those two prerequisites of peace substance, reinstated. but if anything thinks that i the prime minister of israel would blindly walked into a palestinian state that seeks the destruction of my country they are gravely mistaken. the two prerequisites they remain pertinent. we have to look for new ways, new ideas. on how to reinstate them. and how to move peace forward and i believe that the great opportunity, for peace comes from a regional ap

support for a palestinian state. alongside israel. in the west bank, chief palestinian negotiator saeb erekat responded to president trump's comments. >> those who believe that they can undermine the two-state solution and replace it with what i call one state, two systems, maintaining the status quo now, i don't think in the 21st century they will get away with it. amy: in a statement, the group jewish voice for peace said -- "today trump and netanyahu spoke of their shared values of democracy and respect for human rights. these are alternative facts. their 'shared values' are in reality a shared agenda of walls, militarism, xenophobia, racism, anti-muslim bigotry, and borders closed to refugees." on capitol hill, lawmakers are ratcheting up their demands for an investigation into alleged ties between senior aides to donald trump and russian officials. republican senator chuck grassley of iowa joined california democratic senator dianne feinstein wednesday in a letter to the justice department asking for transcripts of former nationa

and if the palestinians are -- israel and the palestinians are happy, i'm happy with the one they like the best. as far as the embassy moving to jerusalem, i'd love to see that happen. we're looking at it very, very strongly. we're looking at it with great care, great care, believe me. and we'll see what happens. okay? >> thank you. i read yesterday that an american official said that if you ask five people what two states would look like, you would get sath differeeight dif answers. mr. president, if you asked five israels you would get 12 different answers. but rather than deal with labels i want to deal with substance. and something i've hoped to do for years in a world that's absolutely fixated on labels and not on substance. so here's the substance. there are two prerequisites for peace that i laid out to you several years ago. and they haven't changed. first, the palestinians must recognize the jewish state. they have to stop calling for israel's destruction. they have to stop educating their people for israel's destruction. second, in any peace agreement israel must retain the o

palestinians want east jerusalem as the capital of a palestinian state, and president trump's promise to move the embassy to jerusalem has angered palestinians. hanan ashwari is a senior member of the palestinian liberation organization. >> this is an irresponsible and dangerous move. don't even think about it because you'll be inflaming feeling, you'll be turning this into a religious conflict. you will be starting a whole new cycle of violence. >> reporter: the trump administration got the same message from other arab leaders in the region, and it may have had an impact. the embassy move doesn't seem so imminent anymore, and may have been shelved for the time being. however, there is still a feeling here that the trump administration favors israel. just before the new year, the incoming president tweeted: "we cannot continue to let israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect. stay strong, israel, january 20 is fast approaching!" trump's tweet came just after former secretary of state john kerry lashed out at israel for it's settlement policy, the last flashpoint in a te

there were palestinians who were already leaving but after that, hundreds of thousands of palestinians fled into the west bank and neighboring arab countries. so, these were the men who came to camp david. inexperienced, unpopular, failing president, nazi collaborator some assassin and a terrorist. now, those men, they -- carter budgeted three or four days to try to reach an accommodation. he actually thought that if he could only get them alone, they would get to know each other, they would like each other, they would come to trust each other. after the second day he realized he couldn't put them in the same room at all. they hated each other, and it was a really one thing that was key. guess going to draw a lesson from camp david, there are no perfect partners for peace. these are really flawed individuals. one thing they had in common, a lot of political courage, and they were willing to make the comprise mices -- compromises and sacrifices that peace requires, and the second thing is it took america to make the peace. they couldn't make peace with each other but cart are put forwar

there were more palestinians than ever. is the reverse genocide then you increase laugh off this was a serious statement. so the issue is not about israel it teaches nothing about israel but the state of the university. the universities in the western world are a moral cesspool if you don't know that you are probably jewish and i say that because they venerate the university so you must enter cognitive dissidence. >> maybe because i am from the university of chicago that when i think of my own appreciation and deism came through the university and taking courses with diversity of chicago with the intellectual seriousness and through a great scholar. we should be careful but i do agree that the way to have this conversation with respect of israel or israeli policies what it says about liberalism in the country today the people who describe themselves as liberals should travel with a movement at its heart is totalitarian. hamas is the islamist group that despises when bin and homosexuals out but point do they go desert over p

candidate trump backed prime minister netanyahu's policies towards the palestinians. but in the last week, president trump said the settlements get in the way of peace. perhaps america's self-styled dealmaker thinks he can strike the hardest one of all, between israel and the palestinians. wrong-footed mood israeli ministers who thought they had a door to annexation, incorporating the territory they wanted to israel. >> this is our land. they need to remember this. >> annexation is a possibility? >> it is a possibility but we need to do it together with the americans, after seeing the regional options and opening all the options on the table. jeremy: israel has settled around 600,000 jews in the west bank, including east jerusalem. a un security council resolution calls that a flagrant violation of international law and a major obstacle to peace. the settlements have been planned to allow for expansion. this is one of the biggest, on the edge of jerusalem. so it is big and it is growing, but it could become even larger, because its municipal boundary been zoned toe ta

you had a palestinian state that looked like swiss cheese. >> the argument the palestinians say will the settlement, should they continue to build the settlements, they won't have a viable fate. >> true. >> what are their options? >> the palestinians? >> yeah. >> they're going to contest it. probably with the united states. internationally as well. i have to be honest, i don't think they can do very much. i think it shows how helpless and also how weak the palestinian leadership is, particularly the pa, and i think it's going to result in violence. >>> eric, thank you for coming in, clearly this seems to be like another turning point in the region and we'll see what happens. thank you. >>> now, president trump is staying quite busy in his new role, but what about the first lady? melania's quiet life after her husband took office. we'll have more after a very short break. earning your cash back shouldn't be this complicated. yet some cards limit where you earn bonus cash back to a few places. and then, change those places every few months. enough with that! (echo) with quicksilver fro

palestinian officials want more done to stop them. if the international community wants a two state solution to materialise at one point in time, they must act now because the whole scene now is that netanyahu is trying to deliver a lethal blow. not only to the existing prospects of a two state solution, but the future possibility of a two state solution. and now the european union has put a summit with israel on hold. washington is expected to await a supreme court ruling before weighing in. there has been a lot of voting and debate tonight about how the brexit deal will play out with calls for amendments to the bill presented by theresa may after triggering article 50. the latest development tonight from the commons has been that mps will get a vote on the final brexit deal before it is put to the european parliament. but if mps turn it down the uk would still leave the eu with no deal in place. however an snp amendment which would mean the uk would not leave the eu if no exit deal was reached, has now been heavily defeated in the c

but honestly, if bibi and the palestinians, if israel and the palestinians are happy, i'm happy with the one they like the best. >> sreenivasan: mr. trump also >> sreenivasan: the president urged a wider peace pact as well, involving other middle eastern countries. >> it is something that is very different. hasn't been discussed before. and it's actually a much bigger deal, a much more important deal in a sense. >> sreenivasan: mr. trump also left open the possibility of moving the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem, despite palestinian demands that east jerusalem be their capital. netanyahu called for the u.s. and israel to "seize this moment," and he laid out his conditions for peace. >> first, the palestinians must recognize the jewish state. they have to stop calling for israel's destruction. they have to stop educating second, in any peace agreement, israel must retain the overriding security control of the entire area of west of the jordan river. >> sreenivasan: the palestinians vehemently oppose that second element. they also flatly reject israel's ramped up construction

clearly the palestinians talking about hamas or the palestinian authority, they don't have a background of respect for democracies, right? >> absolutely. david, you really touched the point. the two state solution has been tried by six or seven american president, since, '67, since johnson. the ones walked away from it were the palestinians. they were offered everything by barack in 2000. arafat didn't want it. abu maws send, same we see today, offered everything by ehud olmert, another israeli prime minister in 2008 under george w. bush. he didn't want it, because he didn't want to recognize israel as jewish state. didn't want israel defensive borders. david: understood. this comes as a shock. it has been the policy of the u.s. for so long. i'm wondering about the palestinian organizations, more violent ones like hamas, take advantage of situations like this? is israel preparing for some sort of a violent repercussion after this? >> absolutely. we've always been on our toes. we've seen before, violence can effect, in fact that we don't see more violence, not because of lack of motivati

they are concerned washington might abandon support for an independent palestinian nation. the presso at conference yesterday, donald trump asked benjamin netanyahu to hold back on building more settlements for a little bit. the palestinian president jumped on that comment to demand a full halt to settlement building. he also reacted to donald trump austria -- donald trump's statements about a one-state solution. we have talked a lot about the situation in mosul in iraq, where troops are working to push out the islamic state group. that offensive has forced many iraqis from their homes into nearby refugee camps. now one young kurdish beautician is giving refugees a bit of much-needed pampering thanks to free hairdos. salon inns this beauty .he capital of iraqi kurdistan the young kurdish woman from iran comes to this cap -- comes to this camp to offer her services to women who have lost everything, beauty treatments like haircuts. most of these women left their homes in most old. -- in mosul. >> as a woman, i know what these women in the camp are going through. that is why

palestinian is seizing upon that. the palestinian president supports the two-state solution. it is upon the israeli prime minister to get back to that to get back to the peace process. donald trump's middle east policy is not clear. we have seen him change positions since the campaign and backed away from moving the embassy to jerusalem. he said this is not helpful to the peace process. it remains to be seen the actual policy and where it will go from here. the press conference with the two-state solution or one-state solution is not helping when it comes to understanding the trump administration's policy. >> oren, what would that mean? >> reporter: from israel's perspective, israel annex the west bank and would give voting rights to all palestinians. the issue is you have an equal number of israelis and palestinians. you have a democracy with equal rights and all can vote. in which case, it is not a jewish state. you have demographically speaking an arab majority. greater israel is no longer a jewish state. you heard secretary kerry and others talk about it. in israel annexe

and almost all the palestinians live there. so that's why i think it's very important that all sides know what's coming and they don't blindside each other. and that israel doesn't build outside the barrier, because i think if you do that, then you do start closing that door on the two states. so it's not about implementing it tomorrow. it's more about how do you leave it open for the future? and that requires synchronization by all the parties. >> david, thanks so much, from washington institute for near east policy. thanks so much. >> anytime, michael. >>> now, russia may be testing the trump white house more on the kremlin's latest military provocation. we'll have that coming for you next. >>> also still to come a new mystery surrounding the north korean regime. kim jong-un's half brother has died rather suddenly and some believe he was murdered. we'll be right back. kislyak. >>> welcome back. we are following breaking news for you out of washington. multiple officials confirm president trump's campaign aides were in constan

he wants to keep it away from the israeli palestinian conflict and certainly any conflict from a palestinian state. that's because he's under pressure from a coalition and even his own party to back away from a peace process in pursuit of a palestinian state. john, this meeting is so important for both leaders. the optics of it, a statement coming before they've even talked. these leaders trying to show that the relationship is off to a very strong start in the early days. administration here. >> oren liebermann, we'll be watching alongside, 11:00 in the united states. >>> a major exit from obamacare. humana saying it's going to drop coverage in 11 states. it covers 152,000 policyholder in those states. it will be covered through the end of the year. the company says it expects to lose $45 million on those exchanges. humana saying costs are too high and there aren't enough young healthy enrollees in the poll. this is the first major surge under president trump. the president did tweet on this saying obamacare continues to fail. humana to pull out in 2018 will repeal and replace health care f

the palestinian president says it is an attack on his people. jerusalem. settlers protesting in the west bank. the israel high court ruled that jewish settlements built their homes on private palestinian land. .hey moved into clear the site the israeli parliament has narrowly passed a highly controversial law to protect outposts built without government permits. a victory for -- lists who stress biblical rights to the land. >> we are voting on our rights to the land on the continuous connection of 3000 years. we are voting for the connection between the jewish people and the land. the whole land is ours, all of it. reporter: a small outburst in the public gallery was quickly curbed. do not give your hand to this in same law that threatens to destroy israel a democracy, israel's international standing, threatens military commanders of the state, and is in opposition of the opinion of the attorney general. reporter: many experts protect this law will not stand up to challenges in the israeli supreme court, but it is seen as how the government feels emboldene

he is also opposed to the palestinian authority. many believe he will take a more confrontational stance to israel and they will try to strengthen ties with iran. >> the turkish president says he wants to build a safe zone free of terrorists in syria. hopes that a safe zone will cover an area of 4000 square kilometers and will include a no-fly zone. continuing to support rebel fighters on the grounund -- let's take a listen now to a segment of erdogan's address to the nation. >> we are advancing to ofwith the soul goal cleansing of the islamic state group. after that we will move east. with coalition forces, we want to take the joint stem of establishing a safe zone cleansed of terrorist elements. >> the watchdog human rights watch has published its latest report on the conflict in syria. they have accused the regime of president assad of carrying out a separate chemical attacks during the final week in the siege in the northern city of aleppo. 200 people were injured by the toxic gases in the damascus regime. the playgrounds, hospi

if you are a palestinian and there was a palestinian reaction to that, and what does that mean? does it mean their dream of a future state is over, that the u.s. will no longer support them in state hood? does it mean they are absorbed into israel in some permanent second-class citizen status? so a lot of questions from the palestinian side. there was a report today that the uscia director yesterday was briefing the palestinians ahead of the meeting and palestinian officials said they found that meeting to be fruitful and positive. a lot of expectation, i would say, and concern on the palestinian side, and hope particularly among israeli right wingers, but nobody sure what trump is going to do as far as israel is concerned, and a lot of talk so far and not much action. >> i want our panel to weigh in. two-state solution, peace in the middle east? >> you need to be caution about this. i'm a big supporter of israel, and i think it's a positive sign that we have a stronger bond with israel now, and we are going to support them, but two things moving the capital to jaw r jerusalem,

but, scott, palestinians say they have not had this same warm embrace. their leader met secretly with the cia director yesterday for the first time. >>> president trump's choice for labor secretary created a job today for someone else. andrew puzder withdrew. >> i think it's a great, great choice. >> reporter: the senate's republican leader was praising puzder as recently as yesterday, but today mitch mcconnell warned the white house that opposition from several republicans like maine's susan collins, was likely to doom the nomination. >> you want the person who would be the secretary of labor to have a very good record when it comes to following the laws that he would be in charge of enforcing. >> reporter: puzder paid an undocumented household maid in cash for years. his ex-wife accused him of domestic abuse on oprah in 1990, a charge she has since recanted. >> i found it extraordinarily troubling. >> reporter: democrats like elizabeth warren argued the labor nominee had bad labor policies as the head of hardee's and carl's jr. >> mr. puzder has a long

minister, saying he will work very hard on what he called a great peace deal between israel and the palestinians. i'm looking at to state and one state, and i like the one that both parties like —— two state. the new us defence secretary, james mattis, has warned nato members that washington will moderate its commitment if other allies fail to spend more on defence. malaysian police have arrested a woman in connection with the suspected poisoning of the half—brother of north korea's leader, kim jong—un. on newsnight, president trump taxes own security apparatus and the us media on twitter. where will the russia row go next? —— attacks his own. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump's public dispute with his own intelligence agencies has intensified. he's accused them of breaking the law by leaking classified information, and he blamed them for the resignation of his national security adviser michael flynn. mr flynn had admitted misleading colleagues about his contacts with russian diplomats. the president is now under even greater scrutiny in relation to alleged russia

what did the palestinians think of that in your mind? i know obviously you don't speak for the palestinians you but what must they think? they want a two-state solution? action from the direct negotiations. basically they're a gone for the previous years and international community is basically give len them, more and more candies by not, you know, sitting and directly negotiating. i think a change in paradigm, basically saying to the with the arab states. you want working together we can work on the regional side, be more effective on reaching a solution. liz: what about this? you used the word coordination. yesterday it was revealed there was a secret meeting between cia chief mike pompeo and mahmoud abbas, the palestinian president. so that was in advance of president trump meeting with bibi netanyahu. important to listen to everyone and i you think it is very professional. at the end of the day, the people of israel and the united states this is a strategic relationship. liz: let me give you this break news. i'm sorry to interrupt. b

and of the daily and constant theft of palestinian home and heritage and history and land. >> for many supporters of israel this was a fresh new beginning of relations at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> i think that prime minister netanyahu's mission today was to ensure that everyone saw how close his relationship was with the president. >> clearly our two local analysts see the world through entirely different lens. >> and an acknowledge of anti-semitism in our community. >> and to israel peace means complete consolidation of pal stainan land and homes with no resistance from palestinians. >> it's nice here to say that peace appears at hand but clearly that is nowhere near reality. i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >>> and the world news tonight with david muir will have more on the israeli prime minister's visit next at 6:30 here on channel 6. >> remnants of trump's presence in atlantic city started to come down, crews worked to take down signs at the taj mahal. the resort closed in october and he has not owned business for years. >>> and joe biden has taken on another post sinc

unfortunately, the palestinians the heavenly -- palestinians vehemently reject -- -- deny ouren i historical connection to our homeland. i suppose you have to ask yourself, why are jews called jews. the chinese are is the japanese are called to the news because they come from japan. because called jews they come from judea. that is our homeland. they deny the past but also poison the present. they named public squares in honor of mass murderers who murdered israelis. i have to say, they also murdered americans. monthly salaries to the families of murderers, like the family of the murder of a wonderful american who was stabbed to death while visiting israel. this is the source of the conflict, the persistent palestinian refusal to recognize the jewish state, persistent rejectionism that is the reason we do not have peace. that has to change. i want it to change. not only have i not abandoned these prerequisites of peas, they are even more important because of the rising tide of fanaticism. change.his to i want the two prerequisites of peace, substance, want -- not labeled, i want them reinsta

it is looting palestinian land. it is putting the last nail in the coffin of a two state solution. >> opinion is no less divided in the community. >> i think it's a good law. we can't settle people in houses with the government knowing in and find out it's different. it should be dull with now and the solution should be found. -- dealt with now, and the solution should be found. >> the real problem now is the trump administration because the trump administration's pro-settlement, and it's our people who will pay a high price. there will be more destruction, more confiscation of land, and more violence. more people will be killed. >> the un security council has called the west bank settlements illegal, but authorities here are betting a new administration in washington will be more sympathetic to their cause. host: we will be back with the latest headlines. stick around. >> it's all happening. your linkedin news from africa and the world. your link to exceptional stories and discussions. >> hello, and welcome. for mo

which part would say palestinian not want a state? fighting for it since 1968. and can't get sense whether it's seriously thought out or whether as often happens with donald trump is winning it. >> is that away netanyahu is laughing? for such a serious question, that he laughed. perhaps he's like what is going on here? not a serious answer. >> i think thanking his good fortune given this situation. there was another weird moment where israeli reporter asked president trump about the disturbing real rise in anti-semitism taking place in the united states and whether he wanted to in effect disavow it. and trump gave a totally bizarre answer, saying lot of love coming out of the administration, refusing pointedly i thought not to condemn the anti-semitism rising in america. and b.b. steps in, let me explain that trump in no way condones this. why need noint to say this and not say i completely condemn anti-semitism and if someone thinks they're supporting me with that, i reject it. it's surreal and -- to see american president so under briefed. >> odd moments with

israel has settled 600,000 jews on occupied land palestinians want for a state. israeli right—wingers do not like president trump's call to stop expanding settlements. they prefer his backing away from a two—state solution an independent palestine alongside israel. many people on the ground believe the likeliest outcome is no solution at all. jeremy bowen, bbc news. thousands of people have taken to the streets of paris to show their support for a young black man who says he was raped by police. there's been growing tension in some of the city's suburbs since the 22—year—old was arrested and allegedly assaulted. one police officer has been charged with rape, and three others with assault. and as lucy williamson reports from paris, the president's appeal for calm is not being heeded. anger is spreading along france's urban veins. tonight, chants of "police, rapists, murderers" rung outjust south of the sacre coeur. this is a protest about power. the power of individuals, their community, the state. france has been living with it for years, but in the last

but, scott, palestinians say they have not had this same warm embrace. their leader met secretly with the c.i.a. director yesterday for the first time. >> pelley: margaret brennan, thanks. the general commanding u.s. special operations forces, america's counter-terrorist commando, told a military conference, "our government continues to be in unbelievable turmoil." speaking in maryland yesterday, general rain thomas added, "i hope they sort it out soon, because we're a nation at war." president trump'ch labor secretary created a job today for someone else. andrew puzder withdrew. here's nancy cordes. >> i think it's a great, great choice. >> reporter: the senate's republican leader was praising puzder as recently as yesterday, but today mitch mcconnell warned the white house that opposition from several republicans like maine's susan collins, was likely to doom the nomination. >> you want the person who would be the secretary of labor to have a very good record when it comes to following the laws that he would be in charge of enforcing. >> reporter: puzd

an israeli state and palestinian state. what is clear, donald trump's middle east policy is not formulated and not clear or concise. he is taking input. he took input from prime minister netanyahu, but hasn't articulated the middle east policy the trump administration will pursue. >> it is complicated. taking a stand at some point probably necessary. oren liebermann for us. thanks. >>> president trump seems to have settled on a strategy for avoiding tough questions at the press briefings. he is refusing to call on reporters from the traditional media outlets. on wednesday, with the israeli prime minister, he called on reporters from the sympathetic news outlets. cnn reporters at the events tried to ask the president questions about the campaign ties to russia and only to be ignored. >> mr. president, are you going to answer any questions about your associate's contact with russia during the campaign? >> will you comment on the report with your senior adviser over suspected russian operatives during the campaign? >> this see

to basically bring the palestinians along to get them to the table. is that feetible? >> we tried that. i tried very hard on behalf of president obama to take steps in the direction of normalization based on the issue by king abdullah of saudi arabia. we asked everybody to and we asked everybody to do something, the israelis to do a settlement freeze and the palestinians to take steps to reduce incitement and hatred, and so forth. but everybody wanted the other rule first, so nobody would move at all. now circumstances have changed somewhat. the threat of iran looms larger in the region. the gulf arabs are deeply concerned about iran. they like that part of what president trump is saying, the hostility toward iran, although they don't like the part about the palestinian/israeli issue. and so there is a possibility. they do have a common interest. it makes sense to get them going, i applaud that. as far as jared kushner goes, i don't know him. we've had 12 presidents, 20 secretaries of state that haven't been able to get a two-state deal. maybe someone from the outside