this is why the outcome of jerusalem in the situation with jerusalem can only be decided by the parties with the support of the united nations and not through a unilateral decision. now, today, there is a body of international law and there is an international consensus on the two state solution with jerusalem as a capital for both states and it would be agreed-upon for resolving the situation. the egyptian text simply recalls these various elements. this is why france, of course, voted in favor of this text. as a permanent member of the security council, as a friend of both israel and palestine, france will spare no effort to bring the parties to the table of negotiation and to achieve an agreement in accordance with this council. there is no shortcut to this very hard path in france will continue to speak truth to both parties on this issue which, once again,}is key to stability in the whole of the middle east. that's why it is essential that we don't cease our efforts but continue to meet in the council to ensure we can play a powerful role on this crucial issue and you can be assure

embassy to jerusalem or to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital city. presidents issued these waivers under the belief that delaying the recognition of jerusalem would advance the cause of peace. some say they lacked courage, but they made their best judgment based on facts as they understood them at the time. nevertheless, the record is in. after more than two decades of waivers, we are no closer to a lasting peace agreement between israel and the palestinians. it would be folly to assume that repeating the exact same formula would now produce a different or better result. therefore, i have determined that it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. while previous presidents have made this a major campaign promise, they failed to deliver. today, i am delivering. i have judged this course of action to be in the best interests of the united states of america, and the pursuit of peace between israel and the palestinians. this is a long overdue step to advance the peace process and to work towards a lasting agreement. israel is a

embassy to jerusalem. as recent events have shown they are not helpful to the prospects in the region and all of us in the council remained committed. the decisions and actions that purported to alter the status or composition of the city of jerusalem have no legal effect and deman demanded all complainf security council resolutions regarding jerusalem and acceleration of international and regional efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in the middle east without any delay. the positions have not changed. we recognize that if we reiterate the fundamental necessity. we continue to value the important role as the custodian of the holy site and remain fully supportive of their efforts to maintain calm. we must now all look forward. we share the desire to bring an end to this conflict and we welcome his commitment to the two state solution negotiated between the parties. this includes the acknowledgment that the final includes the boundaries within the city that must be subject to the negotiations between

embassy to jerusalem or to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital city presidents issued these waivers under the belief that delaying the recognition of jerusalem would advance the cause of peace some say they lacked courage but they made their best judgment based on facts as they understood them at the time nevertheless the record is in after more than two decades of waivers we are no closer to a lasting peace agreement between israel and the palestinians it would be folly to assume that repeating the exact same formula would now produce a different or better result therefore i have determined that it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel while previous presidents have made this a major campaign promise they failed to deliver today i am delivering i've judged this course of action to be in the best interests of the united states of america and the pursuit of peace between israel and the palestinians. this is a long overdue step to advance the peace process and to work towards a lasting agreement israel is a sovereign nation with the right like every other

no country has opened an embassy in jerusalem so far. who can lay claim to jerusalem. un declaration this week reiterated what the u.n. has said in fact for decades namely that jerusalem is a final status issue by that they mean it is a matter to be decided at the end of negotiations rather than before they've actually even gotten underway so when tactical terms isn't this rather an odd move by the great deal maker donald trump who in fact as susan said earlier in the program is giving away the very thing that might be able to extract concessions from israel at the very outset. well look first donald trump isn't a great deal maker. secondly he's not giving anything away because drew saddam has been the capital of israel since one thousand nine hundred fifty everyone who's ever gone to israel every head of state including arab heads of state including when he came in his historic mission to forge peace between israel and egypt a peace which is lost to the present day by the way. he spoke in the knesset in jerusalem so. the question there is no question that this is the

today we finally acknowledge the obvious that jerusalem is israel's cabinet. this is nothing more or less than a recognition of the yallop it is also the right thing to do it's something that has to be done i am also directing the state department to begin preparations to move the american embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem this decision is not intended in any way to reflect a departure from our strong commitment to facilitate a lasting peace agreement. we want an agreement that is a great deal for the israelis and a great deal for the palestinians today we call for calm for moderation and for the voices of tolerance. also coming up tonight time's two thousand and seventeen person of the year the silence breakers. a message that we heard acco across from susan fowler from adama from selma from ashley from all of these women and we just we heard again and again the sense of enough it's not my fault and i'm not going to take any mine. where we begin the day in jerusalem with what was expected to be an explosive break with the u.s. policy in the middle east by pr

world to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel warnings from u.s. allies in the middle east and europe and even a plea from the pope were not enough to change trump's mind but trunk hammered the point that the u.s. has not changed its support for a two state solution or its decades long position that jerusalem status should be settled as part of a peace deal between both israelis and palestinians so was this decision more than just trump keeping a campaign promise to his base alas that and more in just a moment but first here's more of what the u.s. president said today i have determined that it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel while previous presidents have made this a major campaign promise they failed to deliver today i am delivering. this is nothing more or less than a recognition of reality it is also the right thing to do it's something that has to be done that is why consistent with the jerusalem embassy act i am also directing the state department to begin preparation to move the american embassy from tel av

defend our presence in jerusalem my friend in the moment that they call the three unified jerusalem but you're a slim is an arab city. jerusalem is palestinian the number and they're trying to make the city only jewish. lad not clear enough no they're even preventing us from entering the city in one day found on. the moment of the year to have a daemon anyone who lives outside of the city is no longer allowed to visit any of india's but some of her just here to defend our basic rights to settle here they use their religion to claim special rights and privileges. but in my confusion charity we could make their part of a zionist movement and how come we should be the one they believe their religion gives them the right to conquer jerusalem that we've developed but these are good to see the me because of the film that's why they won't let us pass the clubs who have never held a site their argument. is that their domination is growing the what's in it and say treat us like second class citizens that we're slowly losing our city. and all stray stray. too many israelis the green line our own

embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. despite his announcement, however, president trump, like papast u.s. presidents, signedea waiver that keeps the u.s. embassy in tel aviv. this waiver has been signed by u.s. presidents every six months since 1995. control of jerusalem is one of the most contested issues between israelis and palestinians. the israeli military seized control of east jerusalem in 1967 and has occupied the territory ever since. palestinians, however, have long seen east jerusalem as the capital of their future country. since 1967, the u.n. security council and u.n. general assembly have passed dozens of resolutions calling for israel to end its occupation of east jerusalem. currently, 86 nations have their embassies in tel aviv. no country has an embassy in jerusalem. palestinian president mahmoud abbas said trump's announcement meant the united states had abdicated its role in the middle east peace process. chief palestinian negotiator saeb erekat said -- "president trump just destroyed any policy of a t

gain from this isolating show of support to discuss that i'm now joined by dan dyker fellow at the jerusalem center for public affairs mr dyke it's great to have you on the show thank you very much for your time thank you now let me know if you disagree and i bet you disagree about that but i think the israeli authorities and first and foremost prime minister netanyahu very apparent in the efforts to oversell what donald trump really sad on the status of jerusalem netanyahu called that decision courageous and just at a time when the state department actually tried very hard to persuade everybody that there was absolutely nothing extraordinary in it why is israel are trying to package this an ounce meant for what it's not well israel's trying to basically affirm what the american people have said for twenty two years and it's unfortunate that so many people around the world. russia by the way not included have gone against the will the american people as a matter of fact russia recognized jerusalem already for a long time and certainly the western side of the city and the american people have

and palestine is jerusalem. there is anger there is the violence tourism status is extremely sensitive in the israeli palestinian conflict. never give up jerusalem but there is a reality many of the refugees. given up hope just like jerusalem the right to return has been at the heart of the palestinian struggle it's been seven decades and no one here has returned home. thirty four year old mohammad jamal was born in lebanon he has a nursing degree but he can't find a job palestinian refugees in lebanon are banned from working in many professions and have little rights in a country that has tried to prevent settlement for bahama jerusalem status and returning to palestine are lost causes in. the wrong tree chan is a forgotten cause he's not our intention to forget but the arab rulers betrayed palestine for us the priorities to live. stateless these refugees live in desperate conditions very few were under the illusion that peace with israel was ever a possibility and for them the u.s. decision to recognize jerusa

turn only undivided jerusalem he didn't talk about the borders of jerusalem he talked about true islam being a couple of years really just doesn't preclude it being the capital of the palace i mean yeah he didn't say that he didn't say east jerusalem that is true i mean it was it was obvious that he was trying to deal with it and we got reaction from netanyahu and from science erekat from the palestinians take if we could take a listen to this. the step is prejudged pre-judging dictating closing the doors for negotiations and i think president trump tonight disqualified the united states of america to any or all in any peace process plus the new leadership will call for an emergency session for the palestine central council to study the speech and to review all the options available and take the proper decisions concerning many issues and the same time i would say that crossing the thread lines tonight for president from speaking about moderation speaking about nonviolence i think tonight he is thinking the forces of the mists in this region as no one has done before this is an act sta

there are two parts of your islam east jerusalem west jerusalem easter jerusalem is occupied territories as determined by easy international court of justice east jerusalem has an international status is it is not israeli state territory it has an international status and according to the principle self-determination it should be attributed to palestine should be the base of. capital fold the palestinians the e.u.'s federica mugger rini has rita rated that blocks consolidated approach towards to two state solution to the israeli palestinian problem with jerusalem being the capital for both the using the e.u. is headed towards recognizing the state of palestine. while that might well be the case i am i am not. aware of any move towards that end and it is difficult and i think really there should now be a negotiating process may be trumps this isn't. reflected decision. could really stimulate process a negotiating process because now that so much talk about so much discussion about creation of jerusalem that could also have a positive effect because people realize that jerusalem is not jus

president donald trump's decision to officially recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. and in many parts of the country protesters clashed with security forces. israel is preparing for more violence in the coming days and is deploying additional troops to the west bank but many fear that the situation could escalate as the islamic militant group hamas its followers to start an uprising a first intifada against israel. we demand resistance in the west bank so we can answer this shameless aggression and i repeat shameless aggression the american decision as an act of aggression against our people a declination of war against the palestinian people and the holiest sites of islam and christianity. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu in contrast while trump's announcement as a historic landmark and said of the countries we're considering following the u.s. lead. we are already in contact with other countries which will issue is a meal of recognition i have no doubt that the moment the american embassy moves to jerusalem and even before then there will be a movement of

jerusalem is the city of peace. from jerusalem, we can have peace. without jerusalem, we cannot have peace. we are waiting for the meeting of the arab ministers tomorrow and the summit in turkey on wednesday. i believe we will come back to we security council because asked, in our statement, that this unanimous position by the theountries in reaffirming resolutions of the security council in jerusalem and asking for the rescinding of the decision of the united states. we want that to be reflected in a resolution by the security council and i believe after the meeting of the arab ministers we will see further steps in the security council with a view of trying to see the reaffirmation by the 14 members in the security council to the resolution related to jerusalem and asking for the u.s. administration to rescind its position. afterwords, a gold star father recalls his immigration from pakistan to the united states in his book, "an american family: a memoir of hope and sacrifice." he is interviewed by a california congressman. >> this is common among

pope francis uses his christmas message to call for peace for jerusalem and dialogue between israelis and palestinians. zero live from london coming up. non braces for tropical storm tembin after it cuts a destructive path across the southern philippines two hundred people are known to have died. russian opposition leader alexei navalny calls for voters to boycott next year's presidential election after he's banned from taking part. and suspends all emirates airlines flights after several tunisian women a barred from entry to the u.a.e. . but a roman catholic church has used his traditional christmas day message to call for peace for jerusalem and dialogue between israelis and palestinians it's the second time pope francis has spoken out since u.s. president donald trump formally announced his government would recognize jerusalem as israel's capital speaking to square the pontiff acknowledged the growing tensions in the region and called for a negotiated solution to end the israeli palestinian conflict. if. we see jesus in the children of the middle east who continue to suffer because

protests in palestine as president prepares to recognize that this feud at city of jerusalem as israel's capital. and barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london will have the latest on that story from the u.s. in jerusalem and around the world because there has been global condemnation turkey's president and the king of jordan a warning that the move will fuel extremism in other news russia's president vladimir putin says he will seek another term as president in next year's elections and thousands of homes under threat as wildfire rages in southern california. hello thank you for joining us in just a few hours u.s. president donald trump is due to announce of the citizen to recognize drusilla as israel's capital and move the american embassy there it's a highly controversial decision palestinian leaders in the occupied west bank and gaza are calling for three days of rage world leaders have voiced their concerns with many warning trump against the move the status of. roessler is central to the middle east peace process though it's been left unresolved in years of negotiat

jerusalem . mr president. these are the resolutions of the security council with comes hurted with a summit unless the bill for the dozens of years and are to listen very day what is considered the law that governs the status of jerusalem these are the binding security council resolution is the one which all countries have pledged according to the u.n. charter of the two implemented and abide by it to maintain international peace and security these are the security council resolutions that represent the only radiology and logic of. a sheriff interlochen in the proceedings from the. arab republic of egypt denounce the us decision with little people to recognize jerusalem as the capital of the state of israel and to move its embassy to jerusalem we also declare our rejection to any implications there about going to a good while and that would also like to stress that such union lateral decisions that are is a violation of international legitimacy. as no little impact on the legal status of the city of jerusalem

recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel palestinian state it will amount to a declaration of war and have already begun protesting live reports from palestine israel and washington d.c. also on the graves more than syria more than iran and more than yemen the democratic republic of congo is a country with the highest number of displaced people in the world a new report describes the situation as a mega crisis with millions of people being forced to flee their homes well find out why and seeking a solution to pollution government leaders and scientists from more than one hundred countries are meeting in kenya to raise awareness about global pollution especially the huge amount of plastic rubbish in our oceans but can they be real international cooperation. when we live in nairobi what is drusilla mean to you we've had thousands of responses to back question today and we want to keep hearing from you i mean to suppose some of your thoughts throughout the show using the hashtag it's a newsgroup. when. when we are with the news grid live on air and streaming online for you tube f

is jerusalem's. what else could it be? could it become as erdogan has said, the capital of a palestinian state? what has to happen in that direction? you can open the gates of hell, have days of rage, go around killing people. everyone knows that will not solve the problem. melinda: i want to go back to the question of how much this decision from the u.s. might preclude or not, but let's pick up on the question of if we are going to see days of rage. you said that trump is essentially sacrificing the palestinians, but despite the , it has been relatively quiet so far. why is that? could it be that palestinians themselves say this amounts to recognition of facts on the ground? akram: everyone knows israel has been occupied jerusalem since 1967. that is the fact on the ground, so we should recognize that. the call for days of rage is nothing but the limit. at the same time, 5000 palestinians have been wounded and four killed in the past few days -- or should we say for the past week. i want to call tha

embassy to jerusalem or to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital city. presidents issued these waivers under the belief that delaying the recognition of jerusalem would advance the cause of peace. op s some say they lacked currently but they made their best judgments based on facts as they understood them at the time. nevertheless, the record is in. after more than two decades of waivers, we are no closer to a lasting peace agreement between israel and the palestinians. it would be folly to assume that repeating the exact same formula would now produce a different or better result. therefore, i have determined that it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. while previous presidents have made this a major campaign promise, they failed to deliver. today, i am delivering. i've judge this had course of action to be in the best interests of the united states of america and the pursuit of peace between israel and the palestinians. this is a longover due step to advance the peace process. and to work towards a lasting agreement. isr

president trumps recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital. hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up. an emergency meeting by the united nations security council is set to take place to discuss trump's declaration. stop interfering in the politics in lebanon france's president makes of pleas of foreign powers as he hosts a meeting in paris. and breck's it break through the u.k. e.u. walked into the night to reach an agreement that paves the way for the issue of trade. palestinians are calling for a day of rage against u.s. president all trumps recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital the departure from seventy years of u.s. policy on the contested city has been widely criticized and has prompted. worldwide protests including in the cities of kharaj cairo istanbul london and berlin these pictures show demonstrators gathered outside the u.s. embassies in the majority in the muslim majority countries of malaysia and indonesia also thousands of people have been rallying across the palestinian territories in

jerusalem. this is 15 minutes. pres. trump: thank you. when i came in to office, i promised to look at the world's challenges with open eyes and very fresh thinking. problems bylve our making the same failed assumptions and repeating the same failed strategies of the past. all challenges demand new approaches. my announcement marks the beginning of a new approach to conflict between israel and the palestinians. adopted thegress jerusalem embassy act, urging the federal government to relocate the american and the sea to jerusalem and to recognize that -- the american and the sea to june -- embassy to jerusalem. this past by an overwhelming bipartisan majority and was by unanimous vote of the senate only six months ago. every 20 years, every previous american president has exercised the logic a waiver, refusing to embassy tos. jerusalem. presidents issued these waivers under the belief that delaying the recognition of jerusalem would advance the cause of peace. some say they lacked courage, but th

and jerusalem, if jerusalem should be capital of an independent palestinian state. clearly, this statement shows the imperialistic role of the usa against the palestinian people as well. and it is i think, ignores the right of the palestinian people to have a viable independent state and with or as a capital east jerusalem. the un security council resolution actually dealt with this and also, it specifies that all of the legal measures that are adopted by israel which is imposed on the situation in jerusalem, is devoid of legal basis and should be listed immediately. but even now, israel is still building its settlements and it is forcing the palestinians but at the same time it is criminally continuing to infringe international law and human rights of palestinian people as well as the resolutions from the united nation security council. >> the eu there is major responsibility also for the ongoing crimes committed by israel against palestinian people. and through the really, we should adopt drastic measures in order to ensure that israel complies with the situation

bbc news, jerusalem. jane: last night on this program we heard from skeptic of the -- we heard from a skeptic of the president's plan. tonight, we hear from one of the most ardent supporters on capitol hill. a brief time ago i spoke with congressman lee zeldin, cochair of the house republican israel caucus. congressman, thanks for much for -- thanks very much for joining me. america's allies in the region, u.s. security experts have all warned that this could cause and its a people in a region that is already unstable. why make this decision now? >> the fact is, jerusalem is the capital of israel. this is a decision that should not even have to be made right now. this should have been made literally decades ago. we have had american presidents who have instinctively known and have said during their campaigns that the right thing to do is to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel, yet they did not follow through on their very logical promise that was made. and president trump is following through, no

jerusalem and its surroundings to develop in very many aspects. but plans to put it to a cabinet vote recently which show netanyahu citing pressure from the u.s. administration as it formulates its peace plan. she has mapped jerusalem shifting lines for more than thirty years he sees a long term is ready plan coming to fruition it's mean that we have to work of this area. in a steamy and. jews so if we speak about. the. inside is that that's why this plan carries such high stakes the palestinian authority which claims east jerusalem is the capital of a future palestinian state as it would destroy any prospect of a two state solution for set out a zero occupied east jerusalem. george mistaken jerusalem has a long and a checkered history it has a large palestinian population and the king is the custodian of the al aqsa mosque compound king abdullah is a close ally of america but he is against trump's decision ellen fisher looks into the deep connections between the jordanian royal family and jerusalem. it stands as a broken monument to times past an

embassy to jerusalem or to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital city presidents issue these waivers under the belief that delaying the recognition of jerusalem would advance the cause of peace some say they lacked courage but they made their best judgment based on facts as they understood them at the time nevertheless the record is in after more than two decades of waivers we are no to los or to a lasting peace agreement between israel and the palestinians it would be folly to assume that repeating the exact same formula would now produce a different or better result therefore i have determined that it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel while previous presidents have made this a major campaign promise they failed to deliver today i am delivering i've judged this course of action to be in the best interests of the united states of america and the pursuit of peace between israel and the palestinians. this is a long overdue step to advance the peace process and to work towards a lasting agreement israel is a sovereign nation with the right like every oth

policy on the status of jerusalem calling on no member nation to open a diplomatic mission in jerusalem and also saying that in the un's view at least in the view of the general assembly any such move would be regarded as legally novel and void so a response there to president trump a very strong reprints one may say at the other hand though that number of extension abstentions thirty five abstentions a sign that the campaign waged by the united states in proceeding days threatening to withdraw aid that come to countries that vote may will have produced this increase in the number of abstentions and certainly led to at least one or two of those votes against being delivered in accordance with the u.s. demands rather than wishes u.s. action which will come and post scrutiny in the weeks and months ahead questions will be asked about the protocol or the abuse of pota grohl by a member nation attempting to alter the votes in a security general in. will assemble the resolution or as the turkish foreign minister put it to actually buy votes in this type of procedure and just quickly mike do

earlier this year they said west jerusalem, not jerusalem capital earlier this year they said westjerusalem, notjerusalem as a whole. president trump talked about jerusalem, the capital city but did not use the israeli words which is eternal, undivided. the palestinians will seize a pub in that, the recognition that some parts of jerusalem could be theirs in the capital and president trump careful to say this does not presuppose any discussions in the final status talks about the boundaries of jerusalem. he did not even hint however that the palestinians wanted eastjerusalem as the capital and when he came to that mantra at the two state solution, he did not say that i believe in the two state solution, he said the two state solution, he said the two state solution if both sides agree to it. so he stepped back from that. so for some israelis he may not have said enough but for palestinians and arabs he certainly said nothing that would satisfy them. there was nothing sweetened in for them aside to his commitment to a process but that will not be enough, that appeal for calm. there was nothi

policies that everyone was sort of ignoring the jerusalem embassy. yes in an in the sense that the decision was of course was born out of a congress that's dominated by the israeli lobby and that this that's an ill thought through decision if it's not a foolish decision to. decide that this would be the capital of israel when the united states has signed on. the osce the accords two years before that in shrines in the euro in the united nations security council resolution that says jerusalem will be an issue negotiated by the sea in an israelis towards the end of the peace process so for the united states in one thousand nine hundred five or in two thousand and seventeen. in all fairness to take a decision like that is illegal if not foolish now speaking of long do foolish and ill for through isn't it long due for the united states to have recognized the set of palestine and it's been occupied since one thousand nine hundred seven when is the us position on occupation for the last forty years instead of doing that they have been supporting israel the

embassy to jerusalem or to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital city. presidents issued these waivers under the belief that the recognition of jerusalem being delayed would advance the cause of peace. they made their best judgment based on facts as they understood them at the time. nevertheless, the record is in. after more than two decades of waivers, we are no closer to a lasting peace agreement between israel and the palestinians. it would be folly to assume that repeating the exact same formula would now produce a different or better results. therefore i have determined that it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. while previous presidents have made this a major campaign promise, they failed to deliver. today, i am delivering. i have judged this course of action to be in the best interest of the united states of america and the pursuit of peace between israel and the palestinians. this is a long-overdue step to advance the peace process and to work towards a lasting agreemen agreement. israel is a sovereign nation. wit

to link this issue of jerusalem outside contestation in his recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital the us president spoke of continued freedom of worship for all faiths with final political borders to be decided but many here see in the president's unabashed backing of israel's claim a cementing of israeli control over islam's third holiest site. so this is one of the main entrances to the al aqsa mosque compound the mosque itself is run by the jordanian backed islamic works but the entrances to it are guarded by israeli forces and they can restrict access at their will palestinian academic marty ago heidi likens it to a room being let out and withdrawn on a whim a feeling magnified by the trump declaration that he had a thing which is my nightmare if israel today is going to translate such a declaration to implement what they claim solvent the over the city meaning to take over the site and to abort my presence and. kick us out of the of the city was. for the muslim faith this is the most closely connected place to heaven prisoner made here at the shortest route to god that's beca

jerusalem eased a final stop those issues. that must be resolved through direct legal situations to between the two parties a way must be found through negotiations to resolve the status of jerusalem as the future coffeyville of the states the status of jerusalem should be determined as a negotiated in a negotiated settlement between the israelis and the palestinians and jerusalem should ultimately form to share form a shared capital now here in the united states israel supporters are certainly jubilant but other parties are quite upset with the decision it's been quite a mixed reaction here in the usa as well so across the planet there's been a lot of controversy in response to donald trump statements but as he reiterated many times during his speech making the announcement he insists that he is still committed to a two state solution so we'll just have to see what further reactions develop ok things kind of let's get some reaction from the west bank because they're standing patiently is mohammed same from twenty four thanks

recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel mass demonstrations have been called by hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah it follows violent confrontations in beirut on sunday between protesters and security forces near the u.s. embassy israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has europe to follow washington's lead and recognize jerusalem as israel's capital netanyahu was speaking at a head of a meeting with e.u. foreign ministers in brussels where he faced pressure to restart middle east. peace in new york arrested a man with a pipe bomb strapped to him which went off in the subway near times square the man identified as twenty seven year old. was injured in the last three other people suffered minor injuries judges at the international criminal court have referred to the un for failing to arrest sudanese president omar al bashir is wanted on genocide charges arising from the conflict and therefore he was in amman last march attending the arab league summit those are the top stories stay with us inside story is next. the e.u. talks of restarting the middle east peace process while isra

decision to move its embassy to jerusalem and recognize jerusalem as the israeli capital before a final status agreement we believe it is unhelpful in terms of prospects for peace in the region the british embassy to israel is based in tel aviv and we have no plans to move it back at the un even before president trump made his announcement the bolivian ambassador said he would call an emergency meeting of the security council. a reckless and dangerous decision to go against international law the resolutions of the security council. weakens force for peace in the region and also upset the whole. region and later in the day bolivia was joined by a number of other countries calling for an emergency security council meeting including egypt france and the u.k. however waiting in the chamber will be the u.s. veto mike hanna are just here a united nations. about some of the same as a political expert at the truman national security project and a former obama administration advisor says joining us from washington thanks for speaking to us on al-jazeera the fact of the matter is is that there's

in the heart of the global international community jerusalem is the city of peace general from jerusalem we can have peace and without general salim we cannot have peace we are waiting for the meeting of the arab ministers tomorrow and the some out in turkey on wednesday i believe we will come back to the security council because we asked in our statement that this unanimous position by the fourteen countries in reaffirming the. resolutions of the security council in jerusalem and asking for very sending of the decision of the united states we want that to be reflected in a resolution by the security council. i believe after the meeting of the top ministers we will see further steps in the security council with the view of trying to see that from asian by the fourteen members in the security council to the resolutions that related to jerusalem and asking for the u.s. administration to send this position let me just say a few things in out a bit. of the ah but a lot about potshot of those a few minutes ago one of the abalos i have been listening to the palestinian ambassador to the united

it again this past summer when the jerusalem embassy act putting in place recognition officially of jerusalem by the united states as israel's capital and also laying the groundwork for those plans to move the embassy to jerusalem from tel aviv well certainly there was bipartisan support there certainly isn't now in fact one of the top democratic chairs of the senate intelligence committee who has been a very vocal critic of donald trump in fact is saying that there is some deep concern not only about how this could undermine peace efforts but also how it could put american security interests at risk the wording from him particularly this comes that he in his words mark warner at the wrong time it would inflame tensions in the region and also ends longstanding u.s. policy also international agreements where it has always been acknowledged that any status of jerusalem would be part of a final status peace deal so certainly there is a lot of concern by some democratic lawmakers that seems to contradict the president's position also too there seems to be a little bit of a a lack of recognition a

east jerusalem. venezuela has freed thirty six prisoners accused of inciting violence against the state during anti-government protests maybe half of them were granted release more than a year ago but are kept behind bars venezuela has arrested hundreds of individuals in response to prolonged demonstrations against president nicolas maduro. the united nations as passed a resolution criticizing me and mass treatment of the ranger it calls for full citizenship rights access for aid workers and for refugees to be allowed to return home it was passed despite opposition from china and russia turkey says it's hiring more than one hundred thousand new public servants next year it comes a day after almost three thousand state employees and soldiers were sacked by decree of alleged links to so-called terror groups in total one hundred fifty thousand have been dismissed or suspended from their jobs since the failed coup in july last year. turkey and sudan have agreed to set up a strategic cooperation council a

decision on jerusalem the u.n. security council will meet on friday after eight of the fifteen member nations called for an emergency session the arab league is also due to meet on saturday but israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been celebrating saying the american decision is an important step towards peace and that he hopes will countries will follow suit we begin our coverage with a reminder of what president trump announced and some of the reactions. i have determined that it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. well previous presidents have made this a major campaign promise they failed to deliver today i am delivering i've judged this course of action to be in the best interests of the united states of america and the pursuit of peace between israel and the palestinians. in this moment of great anxiety i want to make it clear there is no alternative to the two state solution there is no plan b. if he's only by realizing the vision of two states living side by side in

turkey and east jerusalem the capital of palestine. president urges the rest of the world to follow suit the w. is that will bring you the latest from istanbul also on the program a stunning victory for u.s. democrats as their capital jones claims victory in alabama a special election for a major setback for the republican party that could alter the balance of power in the u.s. . and i'm going to. go what form a new coalition government this time with the social democrats chief political correspondent has the latest on the two sides begin talks. i'm filled welcome to the program more than fifty muslim countries have agreed to recognize east jerusalem as the capital of palestine the emergency summit of the organization of islamic cooperation was convened in istanbul he's president. of the rest of the world to follow suit describing u.s. president all trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital a red line for muslims. the aim to present a united front against a decision that's roiled to muslims worldwide here in istanbul d

jerusalem is a city of war and destruction. jerusalem has been a contested city throughout history and still today the city. he is a political powder keg. for israel jerusalem is its historic capital while for the palestinians it is their future capital. the situation has been rapidly deteriorating we have felt it ourselves during the last two years. many books have been written about this strange place. dr mer margolese historian author and politician has devoted his life to this divided city he is worried about the legacy of the jewish state. and playing good to savor her lesbian service in the wake of upset him oh look for me joe patient this is the combination of the jews in an equation. in the program is that they need in the ward a new term new concept to define what is going on in this. sooner or later. exploit. that's why you cannot see it you see that much you cannot sleep yes exactly honestly honestly only warn you i have a grandchild. each city which country i am. preparing for it. i am not personage but i am santa f

jerusalem has long been the heart of palestine and always will be jerusalem significance to all arabs and muslims worldwide also cannot be under estimated it is the first qibla and i'll head i'm a shareef is the third holiest sanctuary in islam the historic status quo at me shareef must be fully respected and preserved as repeatedly called for the arab and muslim nations and by the international community as a whole reflected in the resolutions of this council and the general assembly we recognize the hashemite kingdom of jordan and its special role and efforts in this regard as gusto the gusto of the holy sites in jerusalem and the clarity and strength of statements bayed made in recent days. profound backlash against this response a billion a lateral decision. the legitimate concerns and interest of the international community in the question of jerusalem jerusalem has long been accorded a special political legal status beginning with general assembly resolution one eight one of nine hundred forty seven in which the city was designated a corpus separate them and the many resolutions