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Yet despite growing pressure, the obama administration held a strong line against u.n. action, any u.n. action. we were the only administration since 1967 that had not allowed any resolution to pass that israel opposed. in fact, the only time in eight years the obama administration exercised its veto at the united stat states -- united nations was a against a settlement in 2011, and the that resolution did not mention incitement or violence. now, let's look at what's happened since then. since then, there have been over 30,000 settlement units advanced through some stage of the planning proces...

Finger to israel. they've had eight years of bad blood. from the iran nuclear deal, to even president obama using $350,000 of u.s. taxpayer money to interfere in netanyahu's re-election. this just further shows that the obama administration does not care for our best ally in the middle east, israel, and they're going to wind up putting more obstacles in the way for president-elect trump. that has been the obama modus on ren day. how does this between israel and palestine, because i don't think it does. >> it may do the opposite, robin, which is ford's point, right now apparently the reporting ...

Oslo accords which launched efforts that made a comprehensive and lasting peace possible, the number of settlers has increased by 355,000. the total settler population in the west bank east and jerusalem now exceeds 590,000. nearly 90,000 settlers are living east of the separation barrier that was created by israel itself. and just since july, 2016, when the middle east quartet issued a report highlighting international concern about a systematic process of land seizures, settlement expansions and legalizations, israel has advanced plans for more than 2,600 new settlement units. yet rather tha...

Settlement units which obviously put palestinians on their backflip. no one in the region is very optimistic about these talks. what you're seeing right now is some evidence why people aren't optimistic. you have a relatively small prison release that some israelis oppose. palestinians are welcoming new settlements. these are same initiatives, same problems. not a lot of people i've been speaking to think these talks, while they might start, that they are going to lead to the peace in the holy land so many have been striving for. >> the greatest source of optimism is perhaps the american isn't...

Settlement units. this is on top of 1,000 new units. >> settlements is major flash point. palestinians want that for a future state. >> middle east expert aaron david miller joins us from washington. i'd like to begin with you. tell us what israeli officials have to say about this particular decision. >> reporter: israel is saying in the case of the 1,000 settlements this were announced on sunday is they're going to be in places in parts of the west bank and east jerusalem which would be part of the state of