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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...

Scorned the two-state solution as a process and vehicle, that this type of choice for one of the key interlocketers in the region, it could inflame the region if the united states is siding with israel as far as the settlement buildings. the united states has often been seen widely through the arab world as taking israels side and this would be even more one-sided and could destabilize and lead to some kind of reaction from the street. >> josh, thank you for being with us. the president-elect co...

Process when the palestinians believe falsely that they can get a state through the united nations rather than through direct negotiations. donald trump did exactly the right thing. he stood up for himself and he said, dont tie my hands. i want to make these. the president of the united states is acting very undemocratically in his last days in office. 88 senators told him not to do it. the vast majority of the house of representatives dont want him to do it. the american public is not in favor ...

Meanwhile, palestinians celebrating this. they tried to introduce in it 2011. obama vetoed it then. he abstained now. this says the u.n. security council resolution condemning this resolution, claiming to stop is it a big slap in the face for the israeli policies and a strong support for the two-state solution. perhaps predictable, these reactions weve seen. israelis condemning this. the strongest criticism of the obama administration. the palestinians hailing it as a major step toward peace. th...

Like way. >> contrary to what was said, we did not draft this resolution and put it forward. the fact of the matter is, there are resolutions pursued all the time in the security council. this was put forward by egypt yesterday and was take on the a vote, called to a vote by other members of the security council today. we didnt draft it or have a role in bringing it forward. but when we assessed the resolution, this is consistent with u.s. pollty. and weve had years and years where we tried the ...

Making a two-state solution impossible. >> the situation youre turning over to is soon-to-be president-elect donald trump. you seemed to be registering some displeasure with what donald trump has been up to the last couple of days, apparently talking with the israelis and talking with the egyptian president about all of this. should he have been staying out of this? after all, youre in the white house, hes not. >> well, look, after january 20th, he will be responsible for the conduct of american...

And since 2011, president obama and secretary kerry have repeatedly warned publicly and privately that the absence of progress toward peace and continued settlement expansion was going to put the two-state solution at risk and threaten israels stated objective to remain both a jewish state and a democracy. moreover, unlike in 2011, this resolution condemns violence, terrorism and incitement which also poses an extremely grave risk to the two-state solution. this resolution reflects trends that w...

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 ...

Expansion would put the two-state solution at risk and issue a statement to remain a jewish state and a democracy. >> the u.s. obstaining from a vote. >> in the meantime, back to politics, president-elect trump sees it as an opportunity to save money. how will they shape the political landscape going forward. lets bring in our experts. a former hillary for america spokesperson. and ryan founder, the ceo of american majority and a republican strategist. gentlemen, thank you for joining us. i wa...

Through direct negotiations we can achieve peace. so i hope it will be the official position of the u.s. and we expect that. the u.s. standing with us. the u.n. i feel it every day the support i get from ambassador power and a great team. we need that support now in the transition period. >> lets go to david ignatius in washington. david, do you have a question for the ambassador? >> mr. ambassador, i think the question the world would be wanting to get an answer to is whether your government, p...