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Judea and samaria. now, you may hear from advocates that the settlements are not an obstacle to peace. because the settlers that tonigdon't wa to leave. but that misses a critical point, my friends. subject to israel's law. does anyone here believe the settlers will submit to palestinian? likewise, some supporters of the settlement argue they can stay in their settlements and remain as israeli in their enclave protected by the idf. well, there are over 80 settlements east of the separation barrier.

The palestinians, are you hearing anything from the palestinian side as to what may be coming out of secretary of state john kerry's remarks at the state department? >> not nearly as month and not nearly as vocal. their focus is really on official lines has been the trump administration and the -- sorry, the israeli government saying, look, if we want a new mideast peace deal, then let's talk settlements. we're ready to talk about settlements. you need to freeze settlements. that's been their line now for more than two years since mideast peace talks began. but in terms of kerry's speech and a...

Alone the council passed six resolutions that israel opposed including one that endorsed a plan calling for a complete freeze on settlements including natural growth. let me read you the lead paragraph from a "new york times" story dated december 23. i quote, with the united states abstaining the security council adopted a resolution today strongly deploring israel's handling of the disturbances in the occupied territories which the resolution defined as including jerusalem. all of the 14 other security council members voted in favor. my friends, that story was not written last week. it was wr...

Roads to support the settlements. this road here is closed. it's only accessible by people who live on the settlement. this is what palestinians talk about when they talk about lack of access. settlements have their own water supply, their own schools. it's a piece of israel in the west bank. >> those roads, checkpoints, restricted only to israelis traveling in and out of the settlements. but in terms of what impact they have on palestinian communities, talk to us a little bit about that. what are the impacts these settlements have in terms of palestinian land con first situati confiscatations...

Makes clear both sides have to take steps to save the two-state solution while there is still time. we did not take this decision lightly. the obama administration has always defended israel against any effort at the u.n. and any international fora or biased and one-sided resolutions that seek to under mine its legitimacy or security. that has not changed. didn't change with this vote. but remember, it's important to note that every united states administration -- republican and democratic -- has opposed settlements as contrary to the prospects for peace. and action that the u.n. security coun...