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Recognition. the argument for the administration, nikki haley here, taking jerusalem off the table in negotiations with the palestinians makes peace more achievable, not less in her words, that is not the view of the palestinians and is not the view of them in the wake of the u.s. embassy, opening yesterday in jerusalem. let's go to our ben wedeman, he joins us live from gaza. look, two things struck me. one, the separation that nikki haley made between hamas and the palestinian people, saying it is hamas making the lives of the palestinian people miserable, and then saying once again, making ...

Jewish people. there is no plausible peace agreement underwhich jerusalem would no longer remain the capital of israel. recognizing this reality makes peace more achievable, not less. the united states is prepared to support peace negotiations and a peace agreement in every way. we want nothing more than peace. a peace in which people of all faiths are free to worship in jerusalem. a peace in which the rights of all people are respected and the future prospects of all people is bright. that peace will only be achieved if it is rooted in the realities that too many choose to deny. the united st...

As i conclude, i want to take a moment to mark the 70th anniversary of israel's independence. in this united nations security council, on behalf of the american people, i congratulate our friends in israel on the remarkable achievement of 70 years of independence. from humble and desperate beginnings, a proud people have realized the profit isaiah's vision of a light unto the nations. may the next 70 years be ones of strength, of hope, and of peace. thank you. >> there are the remarks from u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley speaking at this emergency meeting of the u.n. security...

Those who reject the existence of the state of israel in any location. such a motivation, the destruction of a united nations member state, is so illegitimate as to not be worth our time in the security council other than the time it takes to denounce it. yesterday's opening of our embassy in jerusalem is a cause for celebration for the american people. moving the u.s. embassy to jerusalem was the right thing to do. it reflects the will of the american people. it reflects our sovereign right to decide the location of our embassy, a right that everyone in this room claims for their own country....

United states embassy in jerusalem. for some people, the embassy opening is said to be a reason to engage in violence. how is that justified? as our president said when he announced the decision in december, the location of our embassy has no bearing on the specific boundaries of israeli sovereignty in jerusalem or the resolution of contested borders. it has no bearing on jerusalem's holy sites. it does not prejudge whatever the parties might negotiate in a peace agreement. it does not undermine the prospects for peace in any way, and yet, for some, this is supposedly a cause for violence. let...