The United States says israeli settlements are no longer illegal reverses 4 decades of u. S. Policy it puts the Trump Administration odds with the International Community so why now for the reason this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im in wrong its a dramatic shift in u. S. Policy and goes against the position taken by International Organizations in most other countries the u. S. 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 its the latest u. Turn on policy by the u. S. President in favor of israel trump recognized drew slim as israels capital a move the American Embassy there he also recognizes israels annexation of the Golan Heights from syria lets head what secretary of state might pompei are. Calling the establish of civilian settlements inconsistent with International Law hasnt
Meaning towards a Constitutional Committee i think that has changed i think they have come around to and that has influenced the syrian parties now a messenger i know that when it comes to syria you like quoting him a french political economist who used to say that to solve an intractable problem you need to change the context now apparently the context has been changed as you said but. There was also a big believer in coordinating diplomatic and military policy is among european nations particularly britain france and the United States hes even credited for shortening the 2nd world war through his coordination efforts do you think the syrian war would have been shortened a more specifically do you think the coordination among western powers on the syrian front did ultimately how to prolong or to shorten the syrian conflict. As you pointed out when there was basically talking about europe and were talking you later all he was advising them merican president as well but in the middle ea
Region there are 2 camps in the region the return camps so that really complicates things enormously so the context has changed in the sense that when it 1st started of course it was an expression of the grievances of the Syrian People became complicated by. I would say Regional International interventions. They were designed to change things in syria its understandable that at the time it was the beginning of the arab spring and everybody thought that this was the tide of history things got more complicated i think people started to revise their positions and understood that the continuation of syrian conflict are continuation is in no ones interests including the neighbors quite frankly you have been very diplomatic as is understandable but let me put it in stark returns because i also. Invested in syria i covered this calling from the very beginning i saw its transition that my own eyes and i think it took a definite turn for the worst while president obama signed a secret the order
Positions have changed and i told you i mean we could have had an agreement or your call and why its happening now because positions have changed has the positions how the positions changed within syria or is it the status of foreign partners all for its plants or is a fair insides that have well. As you know the syrian. Conflict has 3 levels was the international theres a regional and of course there is a good message glocal. The positions have changed both of the regional and. In the sense at some point or countries did not see. Much meaning towards a Constitutional Committee i think that has changed i think they have come around to them and that has influenced the syrian parties now a better i know that when it comes to syria. Youre like quoting his own man a french political economist who used to say that to solve an intractable problem you need to change the context now apparently the context has been changed as you said but. There was also a big believer in coordinating diplomati
More sending off or a place like this status quo or quite negative status quo for Us Russian Relations well this is a very interesting question because well number one we do not underestimate the importance of u. S. Relationship to other countries meanwhile we do think that in some areas this stance of us russian dialogue not just matters but is of crucial importance of central importance. To a broader situation series one example we have seen over the years how letting understanding and frankly speaking very different objectives which we and the us pursued there. Makes the whole situation more difficult and not easier on the other hand we see how effective and efficient our debt conflicting. Arrangement with the u. S. Particular on syria has been all along and we frankly on our part want to spread this experience to other areas like the area where nato and russia stay close to one another and the word days cohesion is needed we need to improve our understanding on the intentions so wh