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U.s.-afghan base killing at least five afghans. and the gun battled lasted two hours, no americans were hurt in the attack. new developments tonight for america's strongest ally and friend in the middle east, israel. it follows last week's decision by the united nations general assembly to upgrade the palestinian status from observer entity to non-member state, a move both israel and the u.s. voted against. today, israel announcing a decision of its own, the palestinians consider retaliation for their victory. david lee miller has now more from jerusalem. >> harris, only days after the united ...

Means. >> is the world ignoring to the united states when it comes to the crisis in the middle east. why the latest developments could mean peace in the region is still a long way off. >> united states opposed the palestinian authority effort to have the u.n. general assembly to declare them to be an observer state but failed to prevent it which i think was a real defeat for the united states and israel. [ male announcer ] when was the last time something made your jaw drop? campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda ...

Palestinian state, living side by side in peace and security with israel. but this week's vote at the u.n. won't bring palestinians any closer to that goal. it may bring new challenges to the united nations system and for israel. >> joining me now to talk more about the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, john bolton and a fox news contributor, ambassador, great to see you today. >> hi, jamie, how are you? >> i'm great. does secretary clinton have it right? >> no, unfortunately, you know, the-- what she was expressing there about the inevitability of a two state solution and trying t...

Building 3,000 new homes on land that the palestinians claim is theirs, and land that would be the subject of negotiations if there were any negotiations. so that's why hillary clinton and the united states -- and by the way many israelis, certainly all the palestinians are very upset. in the same way that the israelis say the palestinians prejudged everything by going to the united nations and getting them effectively declared as a state. in the same way they say the israeli government is now doing the same thing, taking the land and effectively removing it from the peace negotiations with th...

The last remnant of hope in the two-state solution. they're saying that the israelis are pretty much sabotaging that plan. >> the fact that the u.n. changed the status from observer entity to observer state, i mean, it's that word state that makes all the difference, right? >> sure, yeah. and it is more than symbolic. for example, this weekend, what was the palestinian authority is changing its letterhead to put the word palestine on its e-mails and its letterheads, that kind of thing. but beyond the symbolism, it doesn't really change any of the facts on the ground. it doesn't do away with th...