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Past year. and our position was that, look, we understand that this is something that is important to the president. it was a campaign promise. but the subject of jerusalem has to be part of a comprehensive solution for israelis and for palestinians. the decision was taken, as we all know. it has created a backlash, because it has frustrated the palestinians, where they feel that there isnt an honest broker. i would like to reserve judgment, because were still waiting for the americans to come o...

Israel in a couple of hours. despite warnings of unrest. ian lee is live with more. whats it like there? >> reporter: calm right now, chris. but u.s. diplomatic missions here and around the middle east are bracing for any ramifications of that announcement. we know israel has also beefed up security arched the area. they are warning u.s. citizens to avoid any large crowds and the city. they have urged the united states not to take this step. the uk, france, turkey, as well as jordan, saudi arabi...

Peace process. maybe if we do something different, we will now start to see something move forward. and so i think thats what the president did. he showed courage, but more than that, he showed a commitment towards a peace process to go forward. >> does the trump administration now considering with ambassador, east jerusalem as part of israel? >> if you notice, we didnt say anything about any part of jerusalem. thats for the two sides to decide. thats not for the united states to decide. all we ...

>> reporter: and they still are, but theyve done so with no effort or no clear policy on where exactly the western wall is. rex tillerson said the western wall is in jerusalem. of course its in jerusalem. the question is where is jerusalem, in israel in the west bank in is this started with the preparations for this visit as u.s. and israeli officials were meeting here trying to make sure the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, would be with trump at the western wall, and then there would be a l...

Holiest site in jerusalem, the western wall is somehow a settlement and that the israeli presence in the old city is somehow a settlement. thats to be subject to negotiation in the future. the holiest site is not a settlement. this is a badly misguided attempt on the part of the palestinians. it really as someone who has been there 10 times and met with people on both sides, it sets things backward and now it will be up to president trump to move things forward again. >> thanks for the time. >> ...

This year will be palestinian and israeli outside. i dont know what i just called that. this will be israeli and what the israelis are dog, they are saying with all these blue dots, they are eating away at it. >> when you hear the obama administration, settlements are the thing that stand in between. thats what they mean. it looks like a piece of swiss cheese. there is no continuity hereof a nation. no continuity of land. this is jerusalem. if you sit down to piece deal, this is the map you will...

Bank that includes 22 palestinian villages and drew a line that said, this is jerusalem and the building not only of settlements but jewish only roads for travelers to travel back to israel made it impossible to envision a two state solution where it would be and how it would be economically and politically viable. thats the problem the u.s. was standing up for at the u.n. but frankly, what i look at this resolution as saying, the settlements are illegal. you cannot do it. it reaffirms an americ...

Bed is the newest. >> and by newest you mean -- >> up to about the ottoman time. the turks left here about 150 years ago. and the brits came and they conquered us. i wasnt here. >> born here, now cooking in london yotam ottolenghi is the widely known respected chef and co-author of the book "jerusalem." >> basically, this city was divided into two until 1967 when there was the famous six-day war. >> yep. . >> and the whole that were traveling in now, walking in, is east jerusalem. its the palest...

He becomes more famous than abu mazen and arafat and everybody else. this is another image of palestine. ♪ >> you can almost believe for a minute or two that some kind of peace, some kind of reconciliation, meeting of the minds, sanity is possible after you visit majda. its a restaurant in what looks like an idyllic village in the judean hills. about 20 minutes from jerusalem. it feels like an alternate universe for a number of reasons. one of these people is jewish. one is muslim, from a near...

Built up the walls, so the top bed is the newest. >> and by newest you mean -- >> up to about the ottoman time. the turks left here about 150 years ago. and the brits came and they conquered us. i wasnt here. >> born here, now cooking in london yotam ottolenghi is the widely known respected chef and co-author of the book "jerusalem." >> basically, this city was divided into two until 1967 when there was the famous six-day war. >> yep. >> and the hall that were traveling in now, walking in, is ea...