hello the us says it's abandoning its position on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank and will no longer consider the illegal sector state says the construction of civilian settlements is not inconsistent with international law the move has been welcomed by israel's prime minister who says it right and historical wrong but pakistan's president has condemned it and the e.u. has stated that it continues to consider all israel's settlement activity illegal player says he will leave the status of the west bank to the israelis and palestinians because she's. calling the establishing of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law hasn't worked. it has an invents the cause of peace the hard truth is there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict in arguments about who is right or wrong as a matter of international law will not bring peace this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians. we have correspondents covering the story in washington d.c. jerusalem and the west bank let's start with t

does that also apply to east jerusalem or just the west bank? >> we are making, as the president said when he made the decision, the final status, those boundaries will be, will not be determined until the parties reach a resolution. >> are you also concerned about the timing given that the deadline for -- is wednesday? is there concern about the timing of this announcement affecting domestic politics? >> we have told the team -- built the team for doing this, we told them to do work, do it thoroughly, do it completely. when we have the analysis correct in which a final decision we will provide that analysis and will share that with the world. the timing of this was not tied anything that had to do with domestic politics anyway. israel or otherwise. this was about we were done, we finished and we conducted our review of this was the appropriate time to move forwar forward. >> thanks, mr. secretary. a follow-up on the israeli settlement. what is the message you are sending to israel? you say the reagan administration, -- is this a green light? re

has abandoned its non standing position on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank saying it will no longer consider them illegal secretary of state michael bell says the construction of civilian settlements is not inconsistent with international law says he will leave the status of the west bank to israelis and palestinians to negotiate calling the establish of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law hasn't worked as an invents the cause of peace . hard truth is there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict in arguments about who is right or wrong as a matter of international law will not bring peace this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians when israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has welcomed washington's decision this is the people of israel this is a historic day and another great achievement to our policy after president trouble recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel recognized sovereignty over the golan heights the u.s. administration has now put an end to th

declares that it no longer views israeli settlements in the occupied west bank as illegal. the establishment of israeli civilian settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with international law iran accuses the us of hypocrisy for supporting mass protests sparked by a hike in fuel prices. and alleged russian interference is said to be unquantifiable in a still classified u.k. intelligence report as russian media outlets including r.t. also get a mention. live from our moscow studio where it's currently just a minute past 3 in the morning you're watching r.t. international thank you for joining us we start with this the u.s. secretary of state mike compare has announced a major policy reversal regarding israeli settlements in the west bank saying they do not necessarily violate international law. the establishment of israeli civilian settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with international law conclusion that we will no longer recognize israeli settlements as per se inconsistent with international law is based on the unique facts history and c

. >> in the west bank, there are 132 settlement. outposts a further 131 built without the government's approval. there are over 30 in the golan heights. all of the areas were captured and occupied1967 ever since. it's the greatest proportion of settlers, almost 430,000 of them, lived in the occupied west bank. jews make up 13% o othe west bank's population. palelestinians were hoping stats contingency. despite internationonal condemnation, settler communitities continued to grow year on year. the jewish population in the west bank has more than doubled since 2001. resolutioncouncil says it constitutes a violation of international law. >> prorotests in beirut forced parliament t to postpone a a sen meanant for today.y. california filed a lawsuit against juuuul. ofthey are accusising juul deptptive marketiting practices. lilifornia follolowing nth carolina followingng the lateset statate. juul is facing a number of .nvevestigations >> trendy ads. nothing out of the ordinary for a publicity drive according to juul. for california, it i

states that settlements in the west bank are a violation of international law it also goes against the 4th geneva convention and it's a move that's expected to distance the united states from its traditional allies in europe and also allies of the u.s. in the middle east it's a significant shift from the policies of president barack obama. who was very much against the further construction of israeli settlements in the west bank but the trumpet ministration has demonstrated that it is not afraid to make some very pro israel moves and you know this announcement by peo is just another example of that. for the l.d.s. in washington well authorities in iran have defended the hike in fuel prices that sparked days of rioting at least 3 people have been killed and more than a 1000 arrested the government insists the price rises on this is syria to fund social welfare programs as the troubles continue the internet has been cut off and the supreme leader has accused the united states of being behind the interest. the central bank can be behind in flames. police cars and a billboard of the ayatol

does that also apply to east jerusalem or is that primarily the west bank is to mark --west bank? sec. pompeo: the final status of those boundaries will not be determined until the parties reach a resolution. go ahead. >> are you concerned about the timing given the deadline for government to form a is wednesday? is the worry about that affecting dressed -- domestic politics? sec. pompeo: we told the team doing review to do their work, do it thoroughly, do it completely, when we have the analysis correct and we reach a final decision, we will provide that analysis and we will share that with the world. the timing of this was not tied to anything that had to do with domestic politics anywhere, in israel or otherwise. we were done, we finished, we had conducted the review, this was the appropriate time to move forward. >> thanks, mr. secretary. could i follow up on the israeli settlements? what is the message you are sending to israel? you say that the reagan administration, reagan had a review on that, but is this effectively a green light, and reagan said there were obstacles to p

scattered around the west bank, including east jerusalem. there are around 600,000 israelis residing illegally in the west bank. they are connected by a series of roads, infrastructure, they are taking up a lot of palestinian natural resources, including water. this is on the ground, but a big mushrooming also, they have been using the support of donald trump since he was elected. the plans for israeli settlements in the occupied west bank have doubled compared to three years before that. on another level, palestinians are lookingu they for any opportunity to a two state solution. they are preventing any opportunity for a future palestinian state. >> the secretary-general of the palestinian national institute says washington's decision is a violation of international law. >> it is a crime or violation of international law. reality, the announcement is nothing but a violation of international law. statess the united administration a participant in committing crimes against international law. at the same time, this announcement does not legali

public statements unsettling that timothy's in the west bank have been inconsistent over decades in 1998 the carter administration categorically concluded that israel's establishment of civilian settlements was inconsistent with international law. however in 1901 president reagan disagree with that conclusion and stated that he didn't believe that the settlements were inherently illegal subsequent administrations recognized that unrestrained settlement activity could be an obstacle to peace but they wisely imprudently recognize that while in a legal position it didn't advance peace however in december 2016 at the very end of the previous administration secretary kerry changed decades of this careful bipartisan approach by publicly reaffirming the supposed illegal illegality of settlements. after carefully studying all sides of the legal debate this administration agrees with president reagan the establishment of israeli civilian settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with international law i want to emphasize several important considerations 1st that we recognize that as

security council ever the resolution that basically you know states settlements in the west bank are basically a violation of international law it also breaks with the position held by the united states since 978 under as president jim or jimmy carter and he basically said you know settlements in the west bank were inconsistent with international law now just a few years later ronald reagan slightly changed his stance and he said they would settlements were illegitimate but he didn't actually call them illegal we also come for get that it goes against the 4th geneva convention and also interesting me once again the u.s. and you know distancing itself from its traditional allies in europe which is where it hasn't gone down very well and also potentially straining relations with that you know allies in the islamic world and instead of perhaps you know improving the situation there it's going to make it a far far lot worse so you know at the moment a lot of critics are saying that this is not a good move here in the united states both for the alias in washington thank you. thirty's have

the feeling is that itjust encourages the annexation, is rarely annexation of the west bank, and this is something that benjamin netanyahu has floated in the past on two occasions, before the two election that israel have seen this year, but you are absolutely right, there is a feeling that this kills stone—dead, any possibility of a two—state solution which has long of course been the approved, favourites template for some sort of peace in the middle east. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: unusually heavy early snowfall and avalanches cut off thousands of people in parts of austria and italy. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that its opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majo

bank city as we'll tell you that they've rendered the west bank into a piece of swiss cheese killing any opportunity for a contiguous future palestinian state. in other world news some hong kong protesters have escaped from a university campus surrounded by police shimmying down plastic housing from a bridge and speeding away in motorbikes officers have warned others still inside that surrender is their only option after some of the worst violence in weeks our reporter give us a live update shortly but 1st this report from rob mcbride in hong kong. a number of streets in the cow loon district of hong kong turned into a riot zone other parts of cow loom brought to a standstill. protesters were called out in support of students besieged in the nearby polytechnic university campus the idea was to stretch police resources to breaking point to take the pressure off the students still barricaded inside. after a fierce confrontation with police on sunday and monday students who'd been occupying the campus and its surrounding roads for days took refuge in the main college building. during th

this is a continuation of normalization of the west bank. netanyahu started to celebrate and put out a thank you statement to the trump administration for making the announcement. and we saw that israel's right wing was jubilant. who is the biggest winner here? that's president donald trump. this speaks right to the heart of his evangelical and religious voters, who israel is a key issue. netanyahu is in trouble right now. this is a boost for him. this seems a slap in the face to the e.u., who just ruled that goods in the settlements have to say made in settlements in the israeli west bank. this is the u.s. saying, we're not going that correction. when it comes to israel and the palestinian territories, america stands on its own. europe saying they're not changing their policy. abiding by international law, that considers the west bank occupied territory. >> oren leibermann, thank you very much. >>> the u.s. is ratcheting um sanctions against iran. mike pompeo will -- tehran started uranium enrichment at the site. >> the right amount of ukra

bank that eventually israel will have to withdraw from the west bank and withdraw with all those people and it makes it harder politically and technically for israel and it's a very bad news why have we seen such an increase in the in the pace of settlement building this year. it is and president. of course it's the trump effect i think that the government of israel feels very free to do whatever they want you know keep patient in building instead of settlements setting facts on the ground and also 2 in news in israel we had 10 years of netanyahu was prime minister most of those years in a coalition which is very right wing a lot of settlers in the government supporting this policy unfortunately and therefore we see an increase in this policy however i believe that still the majority of israelis although they vote to the right still they don't really support the settlements looks like and when we have a different leadership really sweet photo it. and just perhaps to explain to viewers what this ready means on the ground why this is such a difficult issue when you construct more housing

declares that it no longer views israeli settlements in the occupied west bank as a legal. establishment of israeli civilian settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with international law. ron accuses the us of hypocrisy for supporting mass protests by hiking fuel prices. and alleged russian interference is said to be quantifiable and still classified u.k. intelligence reports as russian media outlets including on c s i mention. this is also international thanks for joining us. mike pompei has announced a major policy reversal regarding israeli settlements in the west bank saying they did not necessarily violate international law. the establishment of israeli civilian settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with international conclusion that we will no longer recognize israeli settlements as per se inconsistent with international law is based on the unique facts history and circumstances presented by the establishment civilian settlements in the west bank our decision today does not create prejudice or decide legal conclusions regarding situa

says it's abandoning its position on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank and will no longer consider them illegal sexual state. says the construction of civilian settlement is not inconsistent with international law. president has condemned the move has been welcomed by israel's prime minister and says it writes a historical wrong says he will leave the status of the west bank to the israelis and palestinians to negotiate. calling the establishing of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law hasn't worked it hasn't invents the cause of peace the hard truth is there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict in arguments about who is right and wrong as a matter of international law will not bring peace this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians let's get more from washington so how significant a shift in policy is this. loren this is a very big deal if people thought that it was significant that the trumpet ministration under u.s. president donald trump had decided one to recogn

a normalization of the occupation of the west bank. the administration says they have been working on this for a year. a rejection of a european court ruling that goods and products have to be labeled from settlements. can't be said made in israel. and a gift to netanyahu. in a prekars situation. he claimed stroivictory for thi celebrating this. many called for an annexation. that is the green light from the trump administration even if pompeo tried to hedge away from that. who is the real winner? that would president trump. israel it a big issue for the evaluate voter base and see this as a victory for them and rally behind trump. >> live in jerusalem. thank you. >> a vegan man suing burger king for not making its whopper his way. he claims the company contaminates the meatless burgers. what's this? your cold's gonna make you a zombie tomorrow. wrong. new mucinex nightshift fights my cold symptoms so i can sleep great and wake up human. don't eat me i taste terrible. fight your worst symptoms so you can sleep great and wake up human.

the feeling is that it just encourages the annexation, is rarely annexation of the west bank, and this is something that benjamin netanyahu and this is something that benjamin neta nyahu has floated and this is something that benjamin netanyahu has floated in the past on two occasions, before the two election that israel have seen this year, but you are right, there is a feeling that this kills stone dead, any possibility of a two state solution which has long of course been the approved, favourites template for some sort of peace in the middle east. let's get some of the day's other news four soldiers and two porters have died in an avalanche on the siachen glacier in indian—administered kashmir. the patrol was 5,800 metres up in the himalayas when they were hit. rescue teams managed to pull all the men out and helicopters evacuated seven critically injured. six later died from hypothermia. iranian officials have acknowledged that 12 people have been killed in three days of protests, triggered by a steep rise in petrol prices. other sources suggest the number of dead is higher. auth

the west bank is not occupied. but on the other hand, they don't want to get palestinians ththe human rights that they wod deserve, includingng the rigigho have full political rights in that kind of arrangement. what we're facing is the increasingly clelear reality t y . between the river and the sea, the land of israel and palestine, have about 13 million people. about half of whom are is-jewish and half are palestinian. palestinians are treated fundamentally unequally. with different sets of inferior rights, whether they're in gaza, the west bank, or israel proper. that reality is becoming increasingly transparent in the world needs to take action to take that. if anything is clear, the fact that international outrage did not stop my deportation shipmate critically clear the only way we're going to be able to stop these abuses from continuing is going to be action and heightened action from the international community. i will continue to do this in my role at human rights watch and will continue to do it with our

policy on an israeli settlements during what was called a day of rage of the west bank. correspondent trey yingst was there and takes a look tonight. >> the israeli military is firing tear gas and in some cases live ammunition at palestinian demonstrators who gathered along the city entrance to the west bank town of ramallah. today the palestinians are calling for a day of rage in response to a decision by president trump to legally recognized as a recognize israeli settlements in the west bank. >> clashes erupted throughout the day injuring 70 palestinians and at least one israeli shoulder. has tear gas rate from the west bank sky, palestinians below protested against president trump u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo. the americans are now supporting a violation of international l law. >> they are participants. >> mike pompeo made the announcement last monday. hit your harsh criticism from the neighboring jordan was foreign minister echo the palestinians warning, dangerous consequences. >> and 2014 the united nations security council passed a resolution calling settle

says it no longer views the illegal israeli settlements in the occupied west bank as inconsistent with international law the palestinians are furious and many observers say it makes israeli palestinian peace process even more elusive it's the latest u. turn on policy by the u.s. president in favor of israel trump recognized drew slim as israel's capital a move the american embassy there he also recognizes israel's 'd annex a shell of the golan heights from syria let's head what secretary of state might pompei are. calling the establish of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law hasn't worked it hasn't invents the cause of peace the hard truth is there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict in arguments about who is right or wrong as a matter of international law will not bring peace this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians is ready prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the decision writes a historical wrong. this is this the people of israel this is a historic day and another gre

embassy in israel issued a travel warning to americans in israel, the west bank, and gaza. we'llll have more on the israeli settlements and pompeo's announcement after headlines. we'll speak with palestinian human rights attorney and legal scholar noura erakat. on capitol hill, four witnesses are slated to testify today as part of the televised impeachment hearings into whether president trump withheld military aid from ukraine to pressure the ukrainian president to investigate trump's political rival joe biden and his son. this morning congressional lawmakers will hear testimony from lt. col. alexander vindman, the top ukraine expert for the national security council, and jennifer williams, a special adviser to vice president mike pence and a member of his national security council staff. both vindman and williams listened in on the july 25 phone call between between president trump and ukrainian president zelensky, which is at the center of the impeachment inquiry. in earlier closed-door testimony, vindman said the white house transcript of the july 25 phone call omitted

we just got back from the west bank where those clashes took place today. more than 70 palestinians injured. at least one israeli soldier. we saw images and people in the streets of the west bank clashing with these troops. thousands gathering in numerous cities. some throwing rocks and fireworks. at one location people lit on fire a doll that was made up to look like president trump. the anger at measures was on full display following the initial announcement of settlement support by u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo just last week. here is what the scene looked like earlier in the day. [gunfire] >> israeli military is firing tear gas and in some cases live ammunition at palestinian demonstrators gathered along the city palestinians are calling for a day of rage in response to a decision by president trump to legally recognize israeli settlements in the west bank. >> now, these protests today are one of many that have occurred over the past year and a half. not only in the west bank but also the gaza strip as tensions do continue. between the israelis an

bank aren't illegal. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: is this the sustainable choice for the meat—eater‘s table? some conservationists are saying it's time to eat kangaroo. and tiny manuscript but a big price — one of the first works by charlotte bronte is sold for half a million dollars. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8:00 in the morning here in singapore, midnight in london and 8 am in hong kong, where activists remain under siege inside the polytechnic university. but around 100 protestors, including 50 minors, have been led from the buildings as part of a deal negotiated by a group of school headteachers. there's been more violence as police try to keep the campaigners trapped inside. outside the university protesters have tried to break the police lines while police have responded with rubber bullets and teargas. our correspondent, rupert wingfield hayes, has the latest. for a few minutes today, it lo

is abandoned its long standing position on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank saying it will no longer consider them illegal this latest pro israel move puts the u.s. at all as with most of the international community and the u.n. security council well in jordan reports now from washington d.c. . for 41 years the u.s. has called israeli settlements built in the occupied west bank illegal under international law that u.s. policy changed on monday calling the establishing of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law hasn't worked it hasn't invents the cause of peace this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians pump ailes announcement is the latest in a string of controversial white house moves designed to support israel recognizing jerusalem as israel's official capital moving the u.s. embassy there from tel aviv in 2018 and forcing the palestinians to close their office in washington leaving them no diplomatic presence in the u.s. apart from at the united nations pomp a.o. said the policy c

would no longer consider israeli settlements in the occupied west bank a violation of international law reversing 4 decades of u.s. government policy while the israeli government praised the decision most countries and the united nations continue to view settlements as illegal but when it comes to israel in the occupied territories including garza does international law even matter anymore or is it just whatever the united states says it is joining me to debate this from ramallah omar shakur the director of human rights watch in israel and palestine and here in the studio professor eugene control of it and international law professor at the george mason university skillion law school and the israeli think tank the policy forum thank you both for joining me in the arena omar let me start with you does this latest u.s. decision to disregard international law and recognize israeli settlements in new york by toadies make those settlements any less illegal will it change the way the rest of the world sees those settlements. the u.s. declaration changes nothing the trumpet ministration cannot

that is its geographical name it's called the west bank because it's the west bank of the river jordan it's called you day and some area because that is where the day and people come from the day and people the people of the jewish people this is the ancestral homeland of the jewish people and you know other organizations that come in and try and impose their political view on. and ancestral people in its native land i think need to look very carefully at what they're doing and if if they're really. looking to further peace in this region jason appreciate you coming on our team many thanks my guest jason perlman communications strategist thank you and as always thank you to you guys at home not a place you could be this evening i know so appreciate you joining me here on r.t. i'll be back with more after this short break. the world is driven by a dream shaped by those great. snow dares thinks. we dare to ask. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy foundation let it be an arms race off and spearing dramatic developments only mostly i'm going to resist i

also the program the establishment of israeli civilian settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with international law. the u.s. breaks with decades of middle east policy saying israeli settlements in the occupied territories are not illegal. and this refugee camp was meant to house $3000.00 but now it's home to over $13000.00 why greece is finally moving refugees out of the morea camp on the island of less cost. plus why this magnificent animal could be only one of a kind the very last free building elephant left in southern africa biggest forest . i'm with that shima parents of some of the students who are holding out in abysses hong kong unit. city campus appealing to authorities to take a softer line towards their children last protest says had left the building but early tuesday but those remaining have been labeled riotous by the authorities a term that comes with a 10 year jail sentence during the 3 days standoff the polytechnic university campus has become the focus of the pro-democracy movement opposing the growing influence of beijing on the tree after days under siege

the establishment of israeli civilian settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with international law israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law because they are built on land occupied by israel during the 1967 middle east war the settlements are one of the main impediments to peace with the palestinians. acting prime minister benjamin netanyahu who's in serious legal and political turmoil welcome the new stance. this is a historic day another great policy achievement after president trump recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel recognized all summoned over the golan heights the us administration have now put an end to the lie that settlements are illegal. the palestinian authority is outraged israeli settlements in the occupied palestinian territories including his jerusalem. not only illegal under international law they are war crimes and the statement of mr secretary of state of the united states is absolutely. rejected and in response to pompei of the european union's foreign policy chief greeny said the e.u.'s position on israeli settlements had

has called israeli settlements built in the occupied west bank illegal under international law that you. us policy changed on monday calling the establishing of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law hasn't worked it hasn't invents the cause of peace this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians pump ailes announcement is the latest in a string of controversial white house moves designed to support israel recognizing jerusalem as israel's official capital moving the u.s. embassy there from tel aviv in 2018 and forcing the palestinians to close their office in washington leaving them no diplomatic presence in the u.s. apart from at the united nations pompei o. said the policy change had nothing to do with benny gantz his efforts to form a new israeli government so the timing of this was not tied to anything that had to do with domestic politics anywhere in israel or otherwise this was about we were done we finished we conducted our review and this was the appropriate time to move forward the current

we are not addressing or prejudging the status of the west bank. this does not compel a particular outcome or create any legal obstacle to a negotiated revolution. that wehe conclusion will no longer recognize the israeli settlements as consistent with international law. facts,ased on the unique history and circumstances in the west bank. does not decide legal conclusions regarding situations. finally, calling the establishment of civilian settlements inconsistent with their law has not worked. -- with international law has not worked. the hard truth is they will never be a judicial revolution -- resolution. this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations screen the israelis and the palestinians. the united states remains deeply committed to helping facilitate peace. i would do everything i can to help with this cause. further, we encourage both sides to find a solution that promotes and protects the security and welfare of palestinians and israelis alike. kong, theto hong united states is concerned by kong.rest in hong

establishment israeli civilian settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with international law. around accuses the u.s. of hypocrisy for supporting mass protests by hiking fuel prices. and alleged russian interference is said to be unquantifiable in a still classified u.k. intelligence report as major outlets including i get a mention. we're going to meet you thanks for joining us. the u.s. state of any violate international law the establishment of israeli civilian settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with international law conclusion that we will no longer recognize israeli settlements as per se inconsistent with international law is based on the unique facts history and circumstances presented by the establishment civilian settlements in the west bank our decision today does not create prejudice or decide legal conclusions regarding situations in any other parts of the world. now pompei is announcement comes 8 months of the washing to recognize the israeli sovereignty of the golan heights totally cease from syria in 1967 under the terms of illustration

and really civilian settlements in the west bank is not her say inconsistent with international law. the u.s. breaks for decades of middle east policy saying israeli settlements in occupied territory and not illegal. and this refugee camp was meant to house 3000 people but now it's going to look. like greece is finally moving refugees out of the morea camp unless was either. lost the south african teacher who's moving with the times. must. be a classroom that's taking a different approach to learning. and welcome. good to have you with us. parents of some of the students trapped inside of the seize hong kong campus appealing to authorities to take a softer line towards the children protesters have left the building but early tuesday the bills remaining have been labeled riotous by the authorities a tilde that comes with a 10 year jail sentence during the 3 days standoff the polytechnic has become the focus of the pro-democracy movement opposing the growing influence of beijing on the. after days under siege the last protesters are running out of supplies. still determined in pursuit

declared israeli settlements in the occupied west bank illegal israel's prime minister muse ahead with a plan to annex the jordan valley. a 4 day standoff at a hong kong university comes to an end as anti-government protesters surrendered to police. oh a key witness in the u.s. impeachment inquiry into donald trump has described the president's phone call with his ukrainian counterpart as improper attendant colonel alexander van men has been testifying before congress you listened in on trump's phone call with skin in july and says he was concerned that the president asked a foreign government to investigate his political rival joe biden. correct and then later you 2 are on the white house call am i right you heard it with your own ears correct not secondhand not from somebody else not hearsay right correct you heard the president's voice on the call i did and you heard him raise that subject again that ambassador saw and had raised before about investigating the bidens right i did and i want to ask you when you heard him say that what was the 1st thought that went through your mind fr

says israeli settlements in the occupied west bank a not illegal in the last half hour sector a state might pump a announce that washington is softening its position on the issue israel's prime minister has welcomed the move saying it right historical wrong or peo says he will leave the status of the west bank to the israelis and palestinians to negotiate calling the establishing of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law hasn't worked it hasn't invents the cause of peace the hard truth is there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict in arguments about who is right or wrong as a matter of international law will not bring peace this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians. yemen's hoofy rebels say they have seized 3 vessels in the red sea including a saudi ship saudi arabia adel you accuse them of hijacking a ship towing a south korean drilling rig who thier fishel has told out is there they'll release the drilling rig once they can confirm it belongs to south korea the saudi governme

there is one in particular, ma'ale adumim, that cuts the west bank in half. he was saying, by calling them inconsistent with international law, somehow they were an obstacle to peace and what america is doing now is removing that. that is certainly not what palestinians will feel and other arab countries, and european ones as well, who still consider settlements that israel is building and expanding on occupied palestinian land illegal. ijust wonder, because there has been a stalemate, really, in israeli politics, will this make a difference, perhaps a positive mood for mr netanyahu, who has been caught in this back and forth with benny gantz? yes, certainly. a lot of people are wondering why this move now. from the palestinian point of view, they've never really considered america to be an honest peace broker, particularly in the last couple of years. they never really felt that america considers these settlements to be inconsistent with international law, otherwise something might have been done about them. so those trying to work out why this is being done

the state's expert appropriating palestinian land by building illegal settlements in the west bank almost shakira again says the court's decision exposes the systematic oppression of rights activists. this decision is coming in the context of many other measures that have been taken against human rights defenders just the last couple of months last week we saw palestinian staff member of amnesty international issued a travel ban for unspecified security reasons clearly a punitive measure given amnesty is work we've seen a campaign of incitement against groups like. that it's really groups like that said we saw a raid on the offices of palestinian prisoner rights group of the media that just in september what's happening here is a systematic pattern but now that the court has rubber stamped and said this has the veneer of legality under israeli law it really sends a chilling message and threatens to embolden the government to take further steps today it might be deportation denials tomorrow is that criminalizing the same kind of speech today it's boycotts tomorrow is that calling settlemen