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>> reporter: good evening. for the first time now in nearly four decades, the u.s. has failed to veto a u.n. security council resolution condemning israeli settlement activity. the u.s. officially abstained while the remaining 14 other members of the security council voted yes. the resolution calls for israel to immediately and completely cease all settlement activity in the palestinian territory, including east jerusalem. samantha power said the u.s. would veto any resolution undermining israel...

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Iceberg, farce u.s./palestinian collusion. the prime minister basically saying the same tonight. but secretary kerry maintained in a speech that the resolution was drafted by egypt and that the -- said that the u.s. said if it was balanced, the u.s. would not block it, but that the u.s. was not the driving force behind the resolution, jon. >> what about the palestinian side? any reaction there? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas released a statement sayi...

Do you think the president or the ak sdaks ccusations are out that secretary kerry pushed this? >> we heard from the administration they would support constructive steps to promote peace in the middle east. there is nothing constructive about this resolution. when you look at what the palestinians will do now, they will not come back to the negotiation table. they will continue to come back to the u.n. asking for more resolutions regarding the peace process. i think the people in the white house...

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Benefit the peace process moving forward. >> yeah. there is a generational divide in israel like there is here. a reason he spoke to young israelis. its clear. he wants to be able to move the israel political process without having gauge bibis new government as much as he needs to. you saw him say additional settlement activity be counterproductive and the right to sovereignty. i thought it was an important speech and established you can do peace through security as well as security through peac...

There was no discussion here about halting settlements critical. you can say theyre critical, make me uncomfortable. its not talking about the 67 borders. those are things needed for the say. we get confused for our hope for peace and reality for a state. what palestinians want and need and arabs and muslims want and need is a state for the palestinians. whether peace comes, too, thats secondary. they want and need a state. the requirements for a state are 67 borders and halt to settlement activ...

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