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Really, support herod, really like him. >> he wanted to be like alexander the great or the great kings of the past. he had this vast building program set up to demonstrate his power and authority. >> herod builds vast theaters and mountain forts. and in 23 bc, herod begins expanding. >> he tries to get with himself by renovating the jewish temple and he does succeed in making it into the one of the most beautiful buildings in the ancient world. >> today, herods temple is gone, but part of the pl...

14-0. the vote condemns controversial israeli settlements in disputed palestinian territory. ben ming netanyahu said in a statement, the obama administration not only failed to protect israel against this gang-up at the u.n., it colluded with it behind the scenes. over the years the presidents administration has become increasingly critical of israel settlements saying they are counterproductive to peace talks. samantha powers did concede ob staining from the vote was in line with the presidents...

While palestinian president mahmoud abbas said it was a big blow to policy. benjamin netanyahu released a statement, quote, israel rejects this shameful anti-israel resolution at the u.n. and will not abide by its terms at a time when the security council is not doing anything to stop the slaughter of half a million people in syria, it disgracefully gangs up on the one true democracy in the middle east, israel, and calls the western wall occupied territory. the resolution passed 14 votes to 0 wi...

Two-state solution. but these statements are ir reconcilable. one cannot simultaneously champion expanding israeli settlements and a viable two-state solution that would end the conflict. >> senator, what she is saying is that the settlements antagonize palestinians and, therefore, hinder peace. she is not the only one who thinks this. what is your response to that? >> my response is that the reason there is no peace between the palestinians and israel is not because of land. israel gave up the ...

Used veto power in the u.n. to stop similar resolutions in the past. last year obama abstained from the vote anti-israel resolution to pass 14-0. condemns controversial israeli settlements in disputed palestinian territory. israelis prime minister benjamin netanyahu said in a statement israel rejects this shameful anti-israel resolution at the u.n. and will not abide by its terms. at a time when the security council is not doing anything to stop the slaughter of half a million people in syria, i...

Council. the israeli prime minister recently described his government as "more committed to settlements than any in israels histories" and one of his leading coalition partners recently declared "the era of the two-state solution is over." . at the same time, the prime minister has said he is still committed to pursuing a two-state solution but these statements are irreconcilable. one cannot simultaneously champion expanding israeli settlements and champion a viable two state solution that would...

Getting yom kippur recognized as a u.n. holiday to pressing this council to break its indefensible silence in response to terrorist attacks on israelis. as the united states said it not only hurts israel but undermines the ledgitimacy of the united nations itself. the practice of treating israel differently matters for votes like this one for even if one believes the resolution proposed today is justified or more necessitated by events on the ground, one cannot completely separate the vote from ...

Its national life. today that danger is gone. the armies from israels main strategic adversaries, iraq, syria, egypt, are now in disarray while the israeli armed forces have become the regions superpower, in a league ahead of all the rest. more importantly, egypt, saudi arabia, and the smaller gulf states now find themselves in a tacit alliance with israel against iran. second, israels major enemies are under greater pressure than ever before. iran and hezbollah have committed themselves to defe...

Part of the treatment is to address nutritional and dietry shortcoming that is emerged from being in captivity for five years. theres psychological issues they are looking at, clearly having been in such a difficult situation for so long. it will have had an enormous psychological toll. before that is stabilized, they will not release him back to the united states. >> there are always scars one can see and those one cannot see. matthew chance reporting this morning. thank you. police say it wa...

They find them, its possible, just possible, they might have been disabled. >> do you still think this is a deliberate act? you personally have said that you think its human activity here. >> look, to be frank, you know, one cannot know. i originally suspected that it was a double pilot incapacitation. in other words, theres no one controlling the aircraft, because they passed out, presumably because of my poxy or something similar, but it could equally be a hijacking, or perhaps a suicide. you ...