The criteria for membership. Of the 15 council members, 12 voted yes while britain and switzerland abstained. We agree that the people of the West Bank And Gaza must be given the political perspective of a credible route to a Palestinian State and a new future. And it needs to be irreversible. This is not entirely in our gift but our recognition of a Palestinian State should be part of it. We believe that such recognition of Palestinian Statehood should not come at the start of a new process. But it doesnt have to be at the very end of the process. The palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas condemned the us veto as unfair, unethical, and unjustified, saying in a statement that it challenged the will of the international community, which strongly supports palestine s full membership. The push to recognise its statehood comes after more than six months of war in gaza, while israel continues expanding settlements in the occupied west bank. Thats a move widely considered a violation of intern
senior resident scholar at the arab gulf states institute. thank you forjoining us. the us said that after this boat it supports a palestinian state but it still veto the resolution that would have fully recognised palestine at the united nations at least. what you make of the us s action today? it what you make of the us s action today? what you make of the us s action today? it is consistent with us positions action today? it is consistent with us positions going - action today? it is consistent with us positions going back| action today? it is consistent. with us positions going back a couple of decades of supporting palestinian statehood and supporting un security council resolutions that call for the creation of a palestinian state that was done under george w bush. but at the same time, not supporting a request for full membership in the general assembly. palestine is a nonmember observer state in the general assembly. nonmember observer state in the generalassembly. i nonmemb
continuian authority. israel incensed over the slow pace of the negotiations resc d rescinded its promise to release a fourth batch much pows. palestinian responded by taking steps to statehood. it became a nonmember observer state at the united nations two years ago. full membership is its goal. mr. kerry struggling to be the states man who rescued the middle east dangled the possibility of releasing john than po jonathan pollard, convicted american spy. pollard is a former u.s. navy research analyst who sold a treasure trove of secrets to iz
authority to the state of palestine. starting today all official palestinian starches, stationery and documents will have the new name after a decision by the united nations in november to upgrade palestinian status for nonmember observer state. israel has objected to the u.n. decision arguing that it jeopardizes the peace process. the former commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan, retired army general is speaking out, taking the blame for a career-ending rolling stone article which included unflattering comments attributed to his staff of the obama administration in an interview with cbs he talked about the downfall. my whole life i expected i could get killed in war, in my wildest dreams i never once thought i could be accused of anything approaching disloyalty or disrespect. i told the president that i
martha: let s get too headlines at 25 minutes past the hour. israel saying it s moving forward with plans for two major settlements in the eastern part of the country. this following the united nation s recognition of palestine as a nonmember observer state. governor mitt romney, we haven t said that in a little while, returning to corporate life, marriott says the former republican presidential nominee is rejoining their board of directors, which he left late last early last year i should say. and house speaker john boehner set to light the capitol christmas tree hours from now. the tree is 65 feet high, an engleman spruce from the white river national forest in colorado. beautiful. bill: usually it s jersey.