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Do you see this as a new starting point in negotiations? >> so democrats have had a very straightforward and reasonable request that has not changed, which is mr. president re-opened our government then we negotiate a deal. we cant talk about these very complicated issues with a government shutdown as a negotiating tactic. that is wrong, and if we allow this to happen, then donald trump will simply shut down the government later this year when he doesnt get his way again and thats why we have to...

A signatory to the un refugee convention and provides no legal protection to asylum seekers but the united nations says it will do everything in its power to help welcome new. well for the latest lets talk now to phil robertson from human rights watch in bangkok who has been helping coordinate efforts to prevent deportation certainly to have you with us so immediate deportation has been averted but just to be clear is one half now under the care of the u.n. h.c.r. . thats our understanding she h...

Thailand is not a signatory to the un refugee convention and provides no legal protection to asylum seekers books the united nations says it will do everything in its power to help welcome new. well for the latest lets talk now to phil robertson from human rights watch in bangkok who has been helping coordinate efforts to prevent deportation certainly to have you with us so immediate deportation has been averted but just to be clear is one half now under the care of the u.n. h.c.r. . thats our u...

. thats our understanding she has been registered as a refugee with them and theyre going to continue doing interviews with her to fully assess her status issue is confirmed as a refugee then she will. presumably be assisted to seek safety in a third country its not quite clear where what country that might be but. eventually she would be able to find a safe and secure your place oh and do you expect the u.n.h.c.r. to take to process and assess her case. i think they recognize like everyone that...

The peace process and that has been a long-held u.s. policy international consensus. and even israelis, israeli government approval rating that jerusalem is a status issue and jerusalem has two sides. east jerusalem has been under occupation since 1967. this is international resolutions consensus and all-american presidents who have tried to resolve this have started from the fact that this principle must always be selected. the heart of it is jerusalem is very, very important to the people. and...

Cajerusalem isthe capital of is. they always realized to have some credibility as peace mediators between the palestinians and the israelis they would have to leave the issue of jerusalem as the final status issue, which means when the palestinians and the israelis reached a final stages of a peace deal for a two-state solution, then that bargaining chip, which is jerusalem being recognized as a capital of israel will be handed over and will be sort of recognized as a final status reward. >> so,...

Of israel has always been an issue of final status. final stats tuesday meaning that the very last stages of negotiations with the palestinians and israelis finally reach an agreement, then the president of the united states recognized jerusalem as the capital. >> so, as you point out, it was a official status issue, but now, the question as you indicate indicate has the united states given something away without really getting anything in return, as far as pushing that peace process forward. le...

Nations. in way they called the presidents bluff. were seeing in the hours after this vote the trump administration start to back away from that. just a few minutes ago at the state department, the spokesman said theres been no time decision. and haleys office says this will be one factor but not the only factor. >> trace: you know what i found more interesting, josh? you look at the run down here. you have india, russia and china voting against this. israel in recent months has kind of touted t...

Withhold aid for programs to help familiefamilies, children. a lot of doubt whether the trump administration will carry out that threat. now, the resolution that is on the table basically condemns the u.s. decision to recognize israel, recognize jerusalem as israels capital and to move the embassy there. this has been a huge flash point since the trump administration announced this policy several weeks ago. the israelis, of course, are ecstatic about all of this. they say jerusalem is their capi...

Think why this is impossible because this is important just to highlight this. what youre saying is the stand u.s. policy is we support two states for two different peoples and big part of that is a jerusalem is a final status issue, were going to run a peace process, eventually both peoples will have their own independent states and peace. the declaration of jerusalem is being read by palestinians as a declaration that essentially the u.s. has given up on that project and now we have entered a ...