israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country

>>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu now responding to secretary of state john kerry's speech on the middle east. hello everyone, i'm heather nauert. let's listen in. >> the disagreement between our two governments over ways to advance peace and stability in the middle east. i have no doubt our alliance will endure the profound disagreement we have had with the obama administration and will become even stronger in the future. but now i must express my deep disappointment with the speech today of john kerry. a speech that was almost as unbalanced as the anti-israel resolution passed at the u.n. last week. in a speech ostensibly about peace between israelis and palestinians, secretary kerry paid lip service to the unremitting campaign of terrorism that has been waged by

benjamin netanyahu is waiting three weeks. he cannot wait for the three weeks to go by quickly as possible. he wants donald trump in office. donald trump less critical of israeli settlements. more closely aligned with what netanyahu thinks about the middle east. as for the palestinians, i think they look at a trump presidency and they are worried. if trump moves the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem, they say a two-state solution is dead. >> we did see president-elect donald trump say things will be different after january 20th. we shall see. oren liebermann, thank you. >>> speaking of donald trump. guess who actually met with the media? the president-elect. what made him decide to speak to a group of reporters twice? more coming up from florida. all right, here we go, baby! hey! we're doing the wave! taking off with me! for 42 minutes he's been trying to bring an entire stadium to its feet. you missed it, buddy. it's all good. and much like this hero, courtyard is all about the game. one, two, three... waaaaave! at clorox 2

>>> a fierce response from prime minister benjamin netanyahu after the u.s. refusing to stand in the way of the resolution condemning settlements in the west bank. we have the latest. >>> and donald trump is looking to calm concerns of conflict of interest. he says he will shutter his charity foundation, but questions whether that is possible to do before he takes the oath of office. good morning. i'm joe johns. >> i'm alison kosik. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. john and christine are off. up first, the entertainment world is mourning the death of george michael at the tender age of 53. ♪ last christmas i gave you my heart ♪ >> the pop icon rose to fame in the '80s as part of the two-man group wham!. michael went on to have a solo career selling more than 100 million records and collabora collaborating with some of the biggest names in the music business.

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country will re—assess its ties with the united nations. this comes after the security council adopted a resolution demanding an end to israeli settlement building on occupied palestinian land. it passed after israel's traditional ally, the us, abstained, which was a break with long—standing practice. mr netanyahu also praised donald trump, who's suggested he will reverse america's position on the issue at the un after his inauguration. translation: the decision that was taken at the un yesterday was part of the swansong with the old world, against israel. we are entering a new era and, as the president—elect donald trump said yesterday, this will happen sooner than people think. the passing of the resolution has been celebrated by palestinians, as our middle east correspondent, yolande knell explains. here in bethlehem, there is a festive mood outside the nativity church, but many palestinians feel they have an extra reason to celebrate after this un security council resolution, which said that israeli settlements are a flagrant viola

look this is nothing new but benjamin netanyahu not mincing his words here. >> what's new here is the level of criticism. we've known these two had a trained relationship. it's incredible to see the speed at which it's deteriorating here in its final days. prime minister benjamin netanyahu breaking effectively diplomatic protocol in his criticism, lashing out not only at president barack obama but also at secretary of state john kerry. think about this. on christmas day here in jerusalem, here in the holy land, netanyahu summoned not only the u.s. ambassador but ten countries that voted for the u.n. security council resolution. but they all met at the foreign ministry. it was the u.s. ambassador in particular who met privately with netanyahu. netanyahu expressing his fury not only in the that meeting but also at the cabinet meeting. >> over decades, american administrations and israeli government have disagreed about setments. but way agreed that the security council was not the place to resolve this issue. as i told john kerry on thursday, friends don't take friends to the security c

>> and what about benjamin netanyahu? the israeli prime minister. how is he responding to what trump has to say on twitter or any other means? >> yeah, well, as evidenced by his speech just a short time ago, benjamin netanyahu clearly believes the united states is behind the u.n. resolution calling israeli settlements and occupied land illegal. netanyahu responded to donald trump tweets by retweeting the president-elect then saying, "thank you for your warm friendship and your clear-cut support for israel." netanyahu has made no secret of the fact that he is very much looking forward to the u.s. transition of power in january, but it also appears the israeli prime minister has softened his stance a bit by asking the jerusalem building authority to hold off on approving 500 new housing units in jewish neighborhoods in east jerusalem, of course, one of the disputed areas. since israel began occupying parts of the west bank and east jerusalem in 1967, some 500,000 jews have moved in to about 140 settlements in those disputed territories, jon. >> trace

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country will reassess its ties with the united nations. this comes after the security council adopted a resolution demanding an end to israeli settlement building on occupied palestinian land. it passed after israel's traditional ally the us abstained, which was a break with long—standing practice. mr netanyahu also praised donald trump, who's suggested he will reverse america's position on the issue at the un after his inauguration. translation: the decision that was taken at the un yesterday was part of the swansong with the old world, against israel. we are entering a new era and, as the president—elect donald trump said yesterday, this will happen sooner than people think. the passing of the resolution has been celebrated by palestinians, as our middle east correspondent yolande knell explains. here in bethlehem, there is a festive mood outside the nativity church, but many palestinians feel they have an extra reason to celebrate after this un security council resolution, which said that israeli settlements are a flagrant violatio

benjamin netanyahu blasting that move which had our ambassador not using us veto power to block it the top israeli diplomat now claiming president obama masterminded the vote and has clear evidence of the white house's role as prominent republicans accuse president obama of betraying israel. john: we begin with peter ducey live in west palm beach. what did we just learn about how the president-elect will be communicating with americans from the white house? >> reporter: the president-elect will keep signing into twitter even after he is sworn in as president. sean spicer told a rhode island affiliate that we should expect to see mister trump expressing his thoughts 140 characters at a time even after january 2, '02. he has been targeting president obama and the united nations we for his predecessor mister trump doesn't think mister obama should be claiming hypothetical victory, president obama said he thinks you would have won against me, he should say that but i say no way, isis, etc.. the president-elect exposing frustration about the anti-israel resolution the united states let pass

low. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu doubling down on criticism of not only president obama but also diplomatic moves against the security councils that voted for this resolution. he said his diplomatic steps aren't going too far. he called them, quote, responsible and vigorous actions. prime minister benjamin netanyahu accusing president barack obama of working behind israel's back to put forward the u.n. resolution critical of settlements in the west bank and jerusalem. the two have had a rocky relationship and in its final days is quickly deteriorating. netanyahu hasn't hold back at all. >> as i told john kerry on thursday, friends don't take friends to the security council. >> reporter: speaking to cnn, one of many israeli officials who made the accusation but not offered evidence. >> look, it is an old story that the united nations gangs up against israel. what is new is that the united states didn't stand up and oppose the gang up. what is outrageous is that the united states was actually behind that gang-up. i think it was a very sad day and really a shameful chapter in r

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benjamin netanyahu said his country will reassess ties with the un. he was speaking on day after the security council passed a resolution, demanding a halt to israeli settle m e nt demanding a halt to israeli settlement building on occupied palestinian land. the latest headlines from bbc news. pope francis denounced the suffering of children — saying the world should be challenged by the sight of children crying with hunger or child soldiers holding weapons rather than toys. now on bbc news, time for click.

then why the uproar, why so -- why are beam from the israeli side, especially benjamin netanyahu, so upset when it appears this resolution is no different than other resolutions that have been, you know, put together, brought to the table in the past? >> i mean, it's a very good question given the fact the united states voted many times for security council resolutions far more critical of israel and abstained on them as well. i think in the end, the prime minister, i suspect, feels very frustrated. he tried to mobilize the president-elect and president sisi of egypt to turn this off and he couldn't, and second, i think the prime minister also knows despite the fact that the incoming administration is going to be much more positive for him, that he's increasingly going to be caught in a very tough place. hammered between international community that will look upon this resolution as a way to build momentum against settlements and by his own right wing who may use the incoming trump administration to advance their own agenda on the ground. so we're entering a very fraught period. >> i

so you've got benjamin netanyahu asking the obama administration for help. when he did not get it, he told them he was going to trump, and he did so. hallie? >> talk about -- put this into some perspective or context for us. it is not totally typical, right? to see a president-elect get this involved even before he takes office. >> reporter: typically they back away and lean on the tradition that there is only one president at a time, and it is especially in the area of international affairs notable, because it is harder to predict how countries around the world and their leaders will perceive these events. domestic policy, we know once a president is elected in that transition period, sure there's going to be some overlap, but donald trump has embraced this sort of getting ahead of himself when he's got plenty of other matters he must attend to in forming the transition of his own cabinet. there are stops still to be filled, jobs to be named, work to be done. yes he is going at this to show his strength with netanyahu today. very unusual. he also took the s

this move comes amid increased tension from benjamin netanyahu and president obama. oren lieberman is live with us. what's the latest? >> reporter: prime minister benjamin netanyahu hasn't backed down at all of his criticism of president barack obama and the others. he hasn't apologized for the diplomatic actions he's taken. first netanyahu's accusations against the obama administration. he says obama was behind the u.n. security resolution, drafting it, writing it, pushing it. here is his spokesman david keys leveling that accusation again. >> we have ironclad from sources in the arab world and internationally and we're going to share that information with the incoming administration through the proper channels and if the new administration chooses to share that information, that's their prerogati prerogative. >> reporter: we have repeatedly pushed the israelis, both keys and other israelis on what that information is. we have yet to get an answer. yet it's an accusation they keep on repeating. as for diplomatic actions, he has limited working ties with the ambassad

there, benjamin netanyahu making it very clear. he is done working with obama and is already ready to start working with trump. already giving a thoinlt what his reaction might be when he says it will not abide by its terms. perhaps we can continue building in the settlements, and the west bank and possibly jerusalem. meanwhile, palestinians celebrating this. they tried to introduce in it 2011. obama vetoed it then. he abstained now. this says the u.n. security council resolution condemning this resolution, claiming to stop is it a big slap in the face for the israeli policies and a strong support for the two-state solution. perhaps predictable, these reactions we've seen. israelis condemning this. the strongest criticism of the obama administration. the palestinians hailing it as a major step toward peace. thanks for being here. >> might the end up drawing more of a wedge between the israelis and the palestinians if, for example, this means now that one party or the other withdraws from the oslo peace accords or any others that ha

benjamin netanyahu speaking in english. he claimed he want to do it. he called kerry's speech disappointing, a shame, unbalanced, biased, and a lot of other things. he said he had proof that the u.s. was behind the u.n. resolution last week against israel. kerry of course denies that. the two of them at logger heads. this relationship is only getting worse as we approach the final three weeks of the obama administration. >> a critical time indeed. hive from london. congressman sherman, great to have you with us on this busy day. you released a statement prior the secretary kerry's speech saying you were disappointed by the passage of the u.n. security council resolution. i'm curious to get your thoughts. what is your response? how do you think that speech played out? >> well, this is not unprecedented during the reagan and carter administrations. you had similar resolutions passed at the united nations and the u.s. failed to veto them. that being said, i think that there is an inordinate focus on israeli settlements, as if they're barrier to peace. the

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oren. >> joe, the most difficult part to understand here is what was prime minister benjamin netanyahu thinking when he decided to request that jerusalem city council to cancel its vote for now. we know the jerusalem city council perspective. for them building in jerusalem, east jerusalem is simply a municipal need. the city has to grow. jerusalem will keep building wherever it needs to. from netanyahu's perspective, this could be very different. perhaps he's trying to builds a little bit of goodwill before secretary of state john kerry lays out his vision for middle east peace. perhaps netanyahu is responding to criticism, some from within his own party, that he may have gone too far diplomatically in actions he's taken against not only the u.s. but other countries what we do know that kerry will lay out a vision and we've got a bit of a preview from his spokesman. >> this is an issue that he's worked on for many, many years. i think that, you know, he feels it's his duty in his waning weeks and days as secretary of state, to lay out, what he believes is a way towards a peaceful two-s

entre tanto, el primer ministro israelÍ benjamín netanyahu criticÓ a kerry diciendo que estaba obsesionado con los asentamientos y no mencionÓ la oposición de palestina a la existencia de un estado judÍo. el presidente electo, donald trump, dijo mÁs temprano en su cuenta de twitter que estÁ haciendo lo mejor que puede para ignorar todos los obstÁculos y declaraciones incendiarias del presidente barack obama. trump agregÓ que pensÓ que hubiese sido una transiciÓn tranquila pero rematÓ con u no. pero hace unas horas cuando periodista le preguntÓ al respecto dijo que todo estÁ muy bien. el presidente barack obama es considerado como el hombre mÁs admirado en una encuesta realizada a mÁs de 1000 personas, donald trump quedÓ en segundo lugar. la encuestadora dice que usualmente los mandatarios en ejercicios suelen encabezar las preferencias. pablo: esta familia que hoy visitÓ la casa blanca refleja a la perfecciÓn el resultado de la encuesta sobre las personas mÁs admiradas. el hombre mÁs admirado por noveno aÑo consecutivo es el presidente barack obama. >> excelente, para m

joining me now is david keyes, the spokesperson for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. thanks for being with us, david. >> thanks for having me. >> last night on this network, you said there is iron-clad information from sources in the arab world and sinternationally that there was essentially collusion between the u.s. government, the obama administration, and those other members of the u.n. who voted on that resolution that the u.s. abstained on. you say this is the working of the united states. what is that evidence? >> well, that evidence is going to be presented to the new administration through the proper channels, and they can choose to share that if they'd like. i can tell you that i myself have seen the information, and i know beyond a shadow of a doubt that information exists and what it shows is that the obama administration helped craft and push and lobby for this united nations security council resolution, which is so outrageous and frankly it's an abandonment of a long-standing position of the american administration to protect israel at the united nations

happy new year. >>> still to come, benjamin netanyahu sounding off on the state of relations between the u.s. and israel. a live report from jerusalem ahead. >>> after the war of words in the wake of the u.n. vote, israel's relations with the u.s. have been front and center and fractured. but in what seems to be a sharp reversal from his comments earlier this week, benjamin netanyahu is signaling the dispute has not had a long-lasting effect on the two natio nations' ties. joining me is sara sidner from jerusalem. >> reporter: listening to theresa may, prime minister of britain, talk about this, it's interesting to note that some of the diplomatic fallout is a bit of a row between the united states and britain, very close allies, with may coming out and saying we don't necessarily agree with kerry's comments and they feel like there are a lot of other issues that are stopping the peace process, not just settlements. but to the settlement issue, the palestinians sort of saying look, settlements are one of the biggest obstacles. the reason why we won't come to the table is because more

prime minister benjamin netanyahu summons the u.s. ambassador of accusing president obama of orchestrating the u.n. security council vote against israel. the white house denies this and tensions at a boiling point but with president-elect donald trump's plans for the middle east, all of this could change. nbc's kelly o'donnell is at west palm beach covering the trump recessi transition. we heard from netanyahu regarding dealing with one or two presidents at the same time. >> reporter: well, good morning,

benjamin netanyahu realizes his is to defend israel. there's a magic solution only if we can find it. in the middle east the best you can see it muddling through. ashley: which is what we've seen for some time. colonel ralph peters, thank you very much. >> thank you, ashley, happy new year. ashley: same to you. and donald trump roose statue, taking china of all places by storm. and china is preparing for the year of the rooster and it's getting ready for the event by rolling out the statues across the country, complete with, look at the golden coif, gold eyebrows and trump's signature hand gestures. and elizabeth warren talk of her getting ready to run for president in 2020 and joe biden as well. and some say it's beginning to resemble an old folks home., next. ♪ ♪ it's the final countdown ♪ ♪ the final countdown ♪ >> i love that song. anyway, it's the final countdown. president obama has just 22 days left in office. president-elect trump hasn't started and democrats lining up potential 2020 bids. cheryl, one of those and we m

. >>> also this morning, benjamin netanyahu is lashing out against the obama administration, accusing the president of a, quote, shameful ambush at the u.n. over west bank settlements. and with 25 days left in the obama presidency, netanyahu is saying he eagerly anticipating working with his friend, president-elect trump, while ratcheting up the rhetoric against obama. nbc's kelly o'donnell reports. >> reporter: at a cabinet meeting, benjamin netanyahu made a startling allegation, that the u.s. secretly led the u.n. to admonish israel for its settlements in the west bank. >> as i told john kerry thursday, friends don't take friends to the security council. >> reporter: friday the u.s. declined to block the resolution with its veto and chose not to vote. netanyahu said we have no doubt the obama administration initiated it, stood behind it, coordinated on the wording, and demanded it be past. netanyahu vented, calling them in on christmas day and sent a very loud signal looking past the obama presidency. >> prime minister netanyahu is looking forward to working with president-elect tru

netanyahu. kerry painting a dire picture when it comes to reaching a peace deal in the middle east. and now israel is questioning if the obama administration has abandoned its important ally. nbc's andrea mitchell sat down for an exclusive interview with secretary kerry following a tense day of heated rhetoric. >> getting personal -- a fiery war of words between secretary of state john kerry and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. with president-elect trump all in with israel's leader. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. and friendships require mutual respect. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> in an impassioned hour-long exit speech, kerry warning netanyahu jewish settlements in the palestinian west bank and east jerusalem will place the palestinian state and peace in serious jeopardy. >> his current coalition is the most right-wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> in an int

and in the meantime, prime minister benjamin netanyahu ordering working ties with 12 nations that backed the vote. cnn's oren liebermann is following the latest. >> reporter: joe, as you mentioned, secretary of state john kerry made it clear that he has a plan to give a speech to layout his vision for speech. that is something the israelis are concerned about. this is not only kerry's vision for peace in the speech, but the peace conference in paris in the middle of january. those are israel's concerns. in the meantime, prime minister netanyahu is not backing off his comments from president obama or other countries. he is taking diplomatic steps and working ties with embassies and ministers. it is a very strong statement about how angry netanyahu is. meanwhi meanwhile, the u.s. and israel launching issues that the u.s. is behind it from the very beginning. here is the prime minister's spokesperson david keys. >> we have iron clad sources. we will share that information with the incoming information through the proper channels. if the new administration plans to share that, that is their

a fiery war of words between secretary of state john kerry and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, with president-elect trump all in. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. and friendships require mutual respect. >> is wale rales do not need to be lectured by the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> reporter: in an impassioned hour long speech, kerry warping the palestinianer, west bank and east jurnlgs will place the palestinian state and peace in serious jeopardy. >> this current coalition is the most right wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> reporter: and in an exclusive interview with nbc news, kerry denying the u.s. ork straight. you did not orchestrate or push it? >> no, we recruited nobody as an alternative. those four countries that ultimately brought it to the floor did so absolutely on their own. >> reporter: barely two hours later, netanyahu saying that was untrue. >> we have it on incontestable evidence, the united states organized, advanced and brought this russian to the united nations security counsel. we

. >> tsecretary of state john kee ree and benjamin netanyahu exchanged angry words. the u.s. vote, a move seen as going against one of america's biggest allies, and benjamin netanyahu suggested he's done dealing with the obama white house. trump told israel to hang on until he's in office. addressing concerns russia hacked the election, and nobody knows what's going on, but says we have to get on with our lives. this comes as the white house plans to reveal plans to punish russia later today. officials are expected to add more clarity as to why they believe rush is is to blame. >>> two u.s. soldiers dead after their apache helicopter went down. they search the waters in hopes of retrieving the bodies. the victims, members of the texas army national guard, on a routine flight, but the chopper fell apart before the crash. >> nine eastern states from west virginia to maine are bracing right now for wintery weather as the storm makes its way across the country. the same storm sys snow to colorado and dakotas yesterday making driving dangerous. accuweather's paul williams has more

a fiery war of words between secretary of state john kerry and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, with president-elect trump all in. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. and friendships require mutual respect. >> is wale rales do not need to be lectured by the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> reporter: in anas the palestinianer, west bank and east jurnlgs will place the palestinian state and peace in serious jeopardy. >> this current coalition is the most right wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> reporter: and in an exclusive interview with nbc news, kerry denying the u.s. ork straight. you did not orchestrate or push it? >> no, we recruited nobody as an alternative. those four countries that ultimately brought it to the floor did so absolutely on their own. >> reporter: barely two hours later, netanyahu saying that was untrue. >> we have it on incontestable evidence, the united states organized, advanced and brought this russian to the united nations security incoming organization. >> reporter: donald trump twee

and we just heard from benjamin netanyahu who is weighing in on the issue of the u.s. abstaining from the vote in the u.n. this week. take a listen. >> over decades, american administrations and israeli governments have disagreed about settlements but we agreed that the security council was not the place to resolve this issue. we knew that going there would make negotiations harder and drive peace further away. and as i told john kerry on thursday, friends don't take friends to the security council. and i'm encouraged by the statements of our friends in the united states, republicans and democrats alike. they understand how reckless and destructive this u.n. resolution was. they understand that the western wall isn't occupied territory. i look forward to working with those friends and with the new administration when it takes office next month. >> tough words there from the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. we'll be back with more on this and much, much more right after a break. e the hulford quads. (laughter) we're in 8th grade. technology is the only thing t

we're going to take you right back to benjamin netanyahu who is speaking in jerusalem to benjamin netanyahu who is speaking injerusalem in response to dawn kerry's earlier statement. hundreds of suicide bombers, millions of israelis in bomb showers are not throwaway lines in a speech. they are the realities of the people of israel had to endure because of mistaken policies, policies that at the time won the thunderous applause of the world. i don't seek applause, i seek the security and peace and prosperity and the few of the jewish state, the jewish prosperity and the few of the jewish state, thejewish people have sought there place under the sun for 3000 yea rs there place under the sun for 3000 years and we're not about to be swayed by mistaken policies that have coast great damage. thousands of israeli families have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our country and advance peace. my family has been one of them and there are many hours. israel remains committed to resolving the outstanding differences between us and the palestinians through direct negotiations. this is how we made pe

unfortunately, benjamin netanyahu expected. unfortunately, benjamin neta nyahu misses all of expected. unfortunately, benjamin netanyahu misses all of these opportunities to advance on the cause of peace because he does not believe in it. he does not believe in the two—state solution, he does not want to quit his occupation, he does not want to allow for the creation of an independent sovereign state of palestine. he does not want to listen to the advice of his and israel's most close allies, including the us. hejust wants israel's most close allies, including the us. he just wants to continue the land grab and the criminalisation and the subjugation ofan criminalisation and the subjugation of an entire nation for more than 100 years now. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10.45 and 11.30 this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are laura hughes, political correspondent at the daily telegraph, and tom bergin, business correspondent at reuters. a w

secretary of state john kerry and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. kerry addressing reporters at the state department playing in an animated way whether the u.s. chose to abstain during the recent u.n. resolution vote. netanyahu wasted no time responding. listen to all this. >> i know that the incoming administration has signalled that they may take a different path, and even suggested breaking from the longstanding u.s. policies on settlements. jerusalem and the possibility of a two-state solution. that is for them to decide. that's how we work. but we cannot, in good conscience do nothing and say nothing when we see the hope of peace slipping away. >> we're not about to be swayed by mistaken policies that have caused great, great damage. israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of piece by foreign leaders. >> joining us to weigh in what he makes from the comments from kerry and netanyahu, jamil jefford. i want to start with secretary kerry, we'll get to netanyahu. secretary kerry was incredibly bombastic, defensive, defending himsel

but, i think president obama saw benjamin netanyahu as the striving part of the problem of that and has been frustrated and quite visibly with folks. to have this issue but the one that donald trump is weighing in on. he's not going to leave office and not put a punctuation points around what he sees of the unjustice settlement. i want to play a little more sound from samantha power. this was a short time ago talking about why the u.s. abstain from the vote. >> that's the end of the quote. this was said in 1982 by president ronald reagan. >> there she is quoting ronald reagan sort of a turn there. what do you think and what message does this send broadly to the world and to israel? >> well, i think it puts a punctuation point in the relationship. this matters, you know we have been talking a lot about russia recently, it is important to note that russia supported this resolution, for everyone to be talking about donald trump and vladimir putin is on the side of condemning that settlement. i think most of the rest of the world had grown used to the united states being someone turning to

. >> israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu fired back in a speech of his own. his country doesn't need to be lectured about peace by foreign leaders also pointing out secretary kerry ignored the fact that palestinians believe israel doesn't have the right to exist. >> i don't seek the clause. i seek security, peace and prosperity and the future of the jewish state, the jewish people have sought their place under the sun for 3,000 years and we are not about to be swayed by mistaken policies that have caused great, great damage. israel's leaders are also very publically saying they look forward to working with the next administration. last night president elect donald trump showed why that is when he tweeted we cannot continue to let israel be tweeted with such total disdain and respect. they used to have a great friend in the u.s. but not any more. the beginning of the end with the horrible iran deal and now this, the u.n. stay strong, israel, january 20th is fast approaching. israel's prime minister responded directly to those tweets thanking mr. trump for his

oren, give us an idea of the fallout, the response to this speech. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu fired back almost immediately after the speech and he certainly hasn't shifted his tone since then. his spokes people have come on cnn to say how disappointed netanyahu's government was with this speech. some of netanyahu's right-wing coalition partners have used far less gentle words to describe kerry and president barack ob a obama's vision of middle east peace. the question now, with 2 1/2 weeks or so to go, how bad can this relationship get? >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. >> secretary of state john kerry issuing a stern warning that a two-state solution is now in jeopardy. >> the two-state solution is the only way to achieve a just and lasting peace between israelis and palestinians. >> kerry blasting israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, accusing him of undermining peace efforts. >> the israeli prime minister publicly supports a two-state solution. but his current coalition is the most right-wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extre

netanyahu, over a u.n. resolution condemning israeli settlements and the u.s.'s willingness to let it pass. that's not the only clash tonight between the president and the president-elect. hallie jackson has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, new fall-out after a flash point in u.s.-israeli relations. a united nations security council resolution, reprimanding israel for west bank settlements seen as a slap to israel, one the u.s. chose not to block with its veto. israel, furious. now accusing the u.s. of orchestrating the resolution itself. >> we have proof. i don't believe that we know it, and we'll share it with the incoming administration through the appropriate channels. >> reporter: the israeli ambassador echoing the allegations of prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> as i told john kerry on thursday, friends don't take friends to the security council. >> reporter: but it's egypt who pushed the resolution. senior white house aide ben rhodes insisting friday, we did not draft or introduce this resolutio

netanyahu. kerry painting a dire picture when it comes to reaching a peace deal in the middle east. and now israel is questioning if the obama administration has abandoned its important ally. nbc's andrea mitchell sat down for an exclusive interview with secretary kerry following a tense day of heated rhetoric. >> getting personal -- a fiery war of words between secretary of state john kerry and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. with president-elect leader. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. and friendships require mutual respect. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> in an impassioned exit speech, kerry warning netanyahu jewish settlements in the palestinian west bank and east jerusalem will place the palestinian state and peace in serious jeopardy. >> his current coalition is the most right-wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> in an interview with nbc news, kerry denying n

the war of word rage between the obama administration and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. in the latest salvo, sec stare of state, john kerry blasted netanyahu's government for continuing to build settlements on the west bank. kerry said it undermines any hope for a lasting peace. netanyahu said he doesn't need a lecture from a foreign leader. chip reid reports. >> friend need to tell each other the hard truths. and friendships require mutual respect. >> reporter: in an impassioned speech, secretary kerry defended the administration decision not to block a united nations resolution condemning israel for building settlements in the occupied west bank. a resolution that also condemns palestinian violence. >> in the end, we could not in good conscience protect the most extreme elements of the settler movement as it tries to destroy the two state solution. we could not in good conscience turn a blind eye to palestinian actions that fan hatred. >> reporter: israel captured the west bank in a brief war with arab countries in 1967. for decade u.s. policy that the west bank would

netanyahu. kerry painting a dire picture when it comes to reaching a peace deal in the middle east. and now israel is questioning if the obama administration has abandoned its important ally. nbc's andrea mitchell sat down for an exclusive interview with secretary kerry following a tense day of heated rhetoric. >> getting personal -- a fiery war of words between secretary of state john kerry and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. with president-elect trump all in with israel's leader. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. and friendships require mutual respect. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> in an impassioned exit speech, kerry warning netanyahu jewish settlements in the palestinian west bank and east jerusalem will place the palestinian state and peace in serious jeopardy. >> his current coalition is the most right-wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> in an interview wit

benjamin netanyahu is urging the u.s. to veto the measure. >>> let's get back to the deadly truck attack in berlin. some of the strongest condemnation has come from europe's far right politicians. a dutch member of parliament summed his feelings with this tweet depicting angela merkel with blood on her hands. a former leader of the independence party pointed his finger in the same direction and saying events of this nature will be the merkel legacy. and a small group of neo nazis gathered to protest the policies. they were ultimately outnumbered by a counterdemonstration supporting refugees. >> we don't want people propaganda against refugees because of the attacks. we are against racism. we are free. we are welcoming everyone who flew from -- [ singing we are the world ] >> others on tpted for music. let's go back now to our chris burns who is in berlin for us. chris, while the german community there is still coming to terms with what happened, the political fallout of this attack could be huge. >> reporter: yes, that's

. >> scathing words from john kerry directed at israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu following days of heated exchanges between both countries after the controversial u.n. vote on israel's west bank settlements, and now israel's leader is fighting back, looking past the current administration. nbc's andrea mitchell has details. >> president obama -- >> getting personal. a fiery ward of words between secretary of state john kerry and israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, with president-elect trump all in with israel's leader. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truths. and friendships require mutual respect. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> in an impassioned hour-long exit speech, kerry warning netanyahu jewish settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem will place the palestinian state and peace in jeopardy. >> her current coalition is the most right-wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> and in an exclusive interview with nbc news, kerry denying netanyahu's charge t

. >>> this morning prime minister benjamin netanyahu is lashing out against the obama administration accusing the president of a, quote, shameful ambush at the u.n. over west bank settlements. and with just 25 days left in the obama presidency netanyahu is looking past the obama presidency saying he is looking forward to working with his friend, trump. kelly o'donnell reports. >> reporter: at a cabinet meeting prime minister benjamin netanyahu made a startling allegation that the u.s. secretly led the united nations council to admonish israel. >> as i told john kerry, friends don't take friends to the security council. >> reporter: friday they declined to block the u.s. with a veto. we have know doubt that the obama administration initiated it, stood behind it, coordinated on the wording and demanded that it be passed. netanyahu vented his frustration to ambassadors from security council nations calling them in on christmas day and sent a very loud signal looking past the obama presidency. >> prime minister netanyahu is looking forward to working with president-elect trump in our que

israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, israel's prime minister, benjamin neta nyahu, has rejected israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has rejected this resolution. a statement from his office said that israel would not abide its terms. it said that israel looks forward to working with the us president—elect, donald trump, to counter what it calls the harmful effects of the resolution. mr trump has also responded to the un vote. he tweeted. .. it has also responded to the un vote. he tweeted... it is worth also mentioning that mr trump has chosen a pro— settlement hardliner, david freedman, to be america's next ambassador to israel. our correspondent has been following the story for us and explain the locations of what occurred at the un. well, i think the resolution shows a strong international consensus that israeli settlement—building in the occupied palestinian territories is illegal, and is a very serious threat to a viable peace deal. and the obama administration strongly felt that there was this threat, so it decided not to veto. it abstained, and therefore th

we have heard benjamin netanyahu respond, john kerry lashing out at the so-called settler agenda. your response? >> well, look, first of all, this is not new. i have been in this capacity as ambassador for over three years, before that i was the senior advisor to the prime minister. we have been working with this administration for eight years and in 2009 we had a crisis over the whole question of settlem t settlements. this administration, president barack obama came into office thinking that the whole reason why we don't have peace with the pla palestinians is because of the question of settlements. i remember we had just finished this war in gaza where we had thousands of rockets soaring over our heads. and they uprooted 21 settlements, in the early days of the administration, the prime minister came to washington and said this is the be all and end all. and said you have to stop settlements. so this is not a new story, this is not the building up of all sorts of years in some new policy. it was deeply disappointing that this administration in its waning days failed to -- this

now got benjamin netanyahu hoping he might do that. listen to what netanyahu said last night. >> i think what options we have are much more, many more. >> like what? >> president trump, quite a few, actually. >> if you put sanctions back on, the other signatories to the deal won't. >> there are various ways of undoing it. >> you have something in your mind. >> about five things. >> one? >> i like to talk to the president before i talk to "60 minutes." >> donald trump and benjamin netanyahu answering in a similar fashion but the agencies donald trump doesn't want to seem to listen to said don't scrap this iran deal, that's dangerous. where does that leave us and iran? iran to deal with boeing for 80 planes. 70 billion. >> it is hard to undo that. i think europeans want to keep this in place, certainly the russians and chinese part of this deal and as we've atalked about, if all the countries did not reoppopose sanctions. donald trump named a number of military advisors. michael flynn and general mattis at the pentagon who really sort of

it's only a problem for one person: benjamin netanyahu, who stakes his entire career on building in the right wing of israeli politics. and he's vested, deeply vested in the settlement enterprise. what you're hearing from him today is about him making sure he can stay in power. in fact, he reminds me of somebody that just got elected here in the united states. >> this is ron dermer. take a listen. >> we have clear evidence of it. we will present that evidence to the new administration through the appropriate channels, and if they want it shared with the american people, they're welcome to. >> why not present it now? >> like i said, we will present the evidence to the new administration, and if they want to share it with the american people, they're welcome to do it. >> making a charge like that, shouldn't you show the information while the person is in office to respond to it, or at least to embarrass them because they were actually behind it, if you actually do have the evidence? if you did, why wouldn't they say, i have it, mr. obama, here it is. >> here's what's going to happen. they

secretary of state, john kerry, heavily criticized benjamin netanyahu's policy of building settlements on occupied land saying it jeopardized the middle east peace process. the 70-minute speech drew a quick rebuke from netanyahu who accused the american diplomat of bias. andrea mitchell spoke to secretary kerry. >> reporter: getting personally, a fiery war of words between john kerry and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, with president-elect trump all in with israel's leader. >> friends need to tell each other the hard truth. and friendships require mutual respect. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> in an impassioned hour-long exit speech, kerry warning netanyahu jewish settlements in the palestinian west bank and east jerusalem will place the palestinian state and peace in serious jeopardy. >> his current coalition is the most right-wing in israeli history with an agenda driven by the most extreme elements. >> reporter: and in an exclusive interview with nbc news, kerry denying netanyahu's charge that the u.s. orchestr