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Palestinian leadership has consistently resorted to unrestrained violence against Israel, impeding numerous efforts to establish a lasting political solution.

Australias prime minister says his government now recognizes west jerusalem as the capital of israel. scott morrison says australia will move its embassy after palestinians have agreed on the peace deal. whats the back story for this in. >> well, cyril, we expected scott morrison to announce that jerusalem was the capital of israel. we didnt know specifically what part of that announcement it would be, but now we know it is west jerusalem. this is something that israel has been wanting from the ...

Nations partition plan for palestine u.s. resolution 181 which basically said that jerusalem would be administered by an international body, the united nations, and no country would have ownership over it. but then you had a war break out. israel then took the west part of jerusalem. jordan took the east part of jerusalem. and then in 1967 israel took the east part of jerusalem and the west bank and gaza. and its really israel has said then from the 1980s that all of jerusalem is their capital. ...

It was almost exactly 70 years ago the united nations passed resolution 181 that calls for the city of jerusalem to be a separate entity under international control. after fighting the following year, 1948, jordan took control of the citys east while israel got the western part. in 1967 israel rested control of the entire city. two years following that original resolution, antonio manuel was born in lisbon. a life-long activist, serves as the secretary general of the u nated nations. on wednesda...

Acknowledged. there will be a need to have options and assistance in finding permanent homes. the international community can provide significant support and assistance. i know we are prepared to do that, including raising money to help insure the compensation and other needs of the refugees are met. many have expressed a willingness to contribute to that effort, particularly if it brings peace. but there is a general recognition that the solution must be consistent with two states for two peopl...

Enemies, what we see from president obama. he will go out a coward and a coward on the world stage and a coward that made the world less safe ultimately. as bam doeser john bolton, wrote in the "wall street journal" this isnt stabbing israel in the back. this is stabbing israel in the front. secretary of state john kerry said there is noç friend better friend of israel and flies in the face of common sense as herman and dagen pointed out in the earlier segment. prime minister benjamin netanyah...

Where there are ties to the land went back centuries, a state that could defend its borders, protect its people and live in peace with its neighbors. that was the vision. that was the modern beginning, and it remains the dream of israel today. nearly 70 years ago the united nations general assemblyç resolution 181 finally paved the way to making the state of israel a reality. the concept was simple. to create two states for two peoples, one jewish, one arab. to realize the national aspirations...

Palestinians and many others understood, if the text was more balanced it was possible we wouldnt block it but we also made crystal clear that the president of the united states would not make a final decision about our own position until we saw the final text. in the end, we did not agree with every word in this resolution. there are important issues that are not sufficiently addressed or even addressed at all but we could not in good conscience veto a resolution that condemns violence and inci...

Ultimately enable the peace talks, peace process and two-state solution. he said, kennedy, that the two-state solution is in serious jeopardy because of seemingly endless occupation and settlement expansion into east jerusalem and the west bank. that was the focus of the bulk of his speech. he defended the vote friday, saying it was about a preserving a two-state solution and it was drafted by egypt. while the u.s. said it wouldnt block it if it was a balanced resolution, he rejected claims that...

Violation of international law. a very long speech at the state department wrapping up a short while ago, secretary kerry said the u.n. vote was quote, in accordance with american values and the two-state solution is only way to achieve a secure israel. >> we can not properly defend and protect israel if we allow a viable two-state solution to be destroyed by our own eyes. and thats the bottom line. the vote in the united nations was about preserving the two-state solution. thats what we were st...