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Them. they abstained. >> by abstaining actually what you said is correct because usually the u.s. stands with israel and apply the veto power it happened in 2011 and 2014. without the veto the u.s. blocked the resolution. now when the u.s. abstained, all the rest voted to support the resolution and it passed. when you read the resolution, it's so one sided, we have no legitimate right to the wailing wall, to the jewish border with jerusalem. this is insulting. >> are you planning for the possibility of president obama potentially pushing more anti-israeli u.n. resolutions before he leaves offi...

Factions doesn't embowe bolden extremists. a week ago the u.s. decided not to block a u.n. security council resolution condemning israel for the expansion of settlements. >> president obama is keeping busy, and political on sirs say he and donald trump seem to be locked in a power struggle. trump has taken issue with the president's comments he could have beaten the billionaire in an lee, and trump blasted the obama administration for abstaining from a united u.n. -e president and donald trump appear to be battling for attention. while on twitter yesterday, donald trump wrote, doing my best to...

Resolution, they didn't vote for it, but abstaining allowed it to pass the u.n. security council. israelis charge they orchestrated this vote and that is something kerry denies. >> the united states did not draft or originate this resolution, nor did we put it forward. it was drafted by egypt, it was drafted and i think introduced by egypt, which is one of israel's closest friends in the region in coordination with the palestinians and others. reporter: israel, or secretary of state john kerry also says that this, and framed this as something that is not new for u.s. policy. the that previous ...

Outgoing administration take these kinds of actions, or inactions in abstaining from vetoing this ridiculous resolution, this is an insult to americans. >> he was challenged, donald trump was challenged on the campaign trail, i take you back to february 2016. marco rubio, ted cruz hit him on this hard. he was asked to pick sides in the conflict between israel and palestinian, he said, quote, let me be sort of a knneutral guy, have friends of mine who are really good negotiators and they say it's not doable. that stuck with him for a while. >> as a businessman, the art of the deal, he does want...

Blow back from people on both sides. leland: he doesn't seem to care? >> because he is golfing. he does care. he took decision very carefully. continuation of u.s. policy he wants to send a signal if we want a two-state solution, israel continuing to extend settlements is not working towards that. as american, a jew, i'm conflicted entire thing, listening to netanyahu if palestinians don't have right to exist however will you have peace. yes -- leland: is there anger justified you think among republicans that mr. obama is really changing u.s. foreign policy in a way that can't be rolled back? ...