from israel and putting sanctions on israel. it's the only way forward to hold israel accountable. >> why should israel be held accountable for its treatments of the palestinians as opposed to the way that so many other arab countries treat their citizens? i could point to any number of countries and sure you would likely agree where they do not have rights. why focus on israel and not, for instance, the way that the saudis treat their sins s saudis treat their sins tiffens qataris, et cetera? >> those are also problems. the difference, israelis get $38 billion a year from the united states, first of all. secondly, the way that, the reason israel continues to do this is because the world has turned a blind eye to it. i don't see that the world has turned a blind eye to these other human rights abuses. you've name add few. the fact of the matter is the u.s. role is central, and the u.s. role enabled israel to continue to deny palestinians their freedom and that's why it's imperative the u.s. take steps to curtail and scale back i

israel hopes that the out going obama administration will prevent any damage being done to israel at the u.n. in its waiting day is. i wish i could be comforted by the promise that tuu.s. says wel not bring anymore resolutions to the u.n. that's what they acid previously. we have in contestable evidence with the united states, organized and advance and brought this resolution to the united nation security council. we'll share that information with the in coming administration, it is all true. you saw some of it in the protocol released and egyptian paper. there is plenty more at the tips of the iceberg. so they say but we did not bring it -- and john kerry's speech at this point, it could be raised in the french international conference a few days from now. so perhaps, we'll bring it or sweden and not a friend of israel. the united states -- well, we cannot vote against our own policy. we just annuniciated. the united states should not come out and say we'll not allow any more resolutions. not we'll bring or will bring, we'll not allow any and stop this game of charades. the decision

by all of you who supported israel and care about israel. is, they're either are going to be continued settlements, continued implementation of some policy, or is there going to be separation and the creation of two states? the reason i put the question to you is the following. when signed in 1993, the vision ,as with the signing of oslo there is area a, b, c. palestinian security and administrative control, area b is justit and area c israel, security, and administrative still. the deal in 1993 was, over the cxt year and a half, area would be transferred to administrative control. it did not happen for a number of reasons. but back in 1993, there were 110,000 settlers in the west bank. are 385,500 or so. there was about 90,000 settlers living outside the barrier and the barrier i want to remind everyone here, was established israel. it is a line, security line. drawn byf that line israel, there are now 90,000 israelis living in the patch works of settlements. there are 129 settlements. there are about 100 outposts. tomorrow night, there wil

and israel. let's listen in. >> one simple reason because the two-state solution is the only way to achieve a just and lasting peace between israelis and palestinians. it is the only way to ensure israel's future as a jewish and democratic state. living in peace and security with its neighbors. it is the only way to ensure a future freedom of dignity for the palestinian people and it is an important way of advancing united states interests in the region. now, i would like to explain why that future is now in jeopardy and provide some context for why we could not in good conscious stand in the way of a resolution at the united nations that makes clear that both sides must act now to preserve the possibility of peace. i'm also here to share my conviction that there is still a way forward if the responsibility parties are willing to act and i want to share a practical suggestion for how to preserve and advance the prospects for the just and lasting peace that both sides deserve. so it is vital that

>> stay strong, israel. as if israel is about to collapse. weapons and the submarines, stay strong, israel, another 20 days. it is ridiculous. but i will be very honest with you, amy. elections, i played with myself that maybe trump is the better choice because we knew very well what hillary clinton would do and mainly we knew what she would not do. i thought that maybe an unexpected figure like trump might bring new air, new ideas, new approach. the blind support to israel. -- and stop the blind support israel. now i see his last expressions. i think between the two, john kerry is much more of a friend of israel, friend of democracy, and friend of peace in the middle east rather than donald trump. he is still very unexpected. i doubt if he even knows what are his plans about the middle east. that my feeling is that donald trump below is go with the strong ones in the victims will always be the weak ones. in our case, we know who are the victims and who are the weak ones. juan: diana buttu, your sense of what should happen and what can happen

foreign global military finances goes to israel, and obama administration has defended israel. and opposed boycotts against the long time u.s. ally. kerry spend much of his speech denouncing israel on expansion of settlement, chastising netanyahu administration calling his coalition the most right wing in the history. and claiming its settlement policy in part jeopardizing any possiblility for a two state solution where israel lives in peace next to a independent pdsa dicki -- pdsa dicki pal -- palestinian state. >> we may not be a to stop them, but we cannot be expected to defend them. >> if the choice is one state, israel can either be jewish or democratic, it cannot be both. and it will not ever really be at peace. reporter: kerry criticize the palestinians ask their government for tailin failing to condemn specific terrorist attacks. and naming public schools, streets and squares after terrorists. -- kerry denies that, and says that u.s. warned israel of its abstention. >> we've known for some time that palestinians were intent on moving forward, i advised prime minister re

s relationship with israel? when i fill in on "shepard smith reporting." >>> a voice-controlled virtual assistant could hold clues to a murder investigation. arkansas police issuing a warrant asking amazon to turn over data from a suspect's echo device. fox business network's jeff flock has the story from chicago. >> reporter: it's a case from arkansas, heather. a guy turned up strangled and drowned in his hot tub. he's charged with murder and police want information from the amazon echo turned over to them. the echo is that cylindrical thing you have in your room and you say, alexa, tell me what the temperature is or who won the world series in 1963, i think it may have been the yankees, but anyway, they record that stuff and keep it on file. amazon says in this case they're not going to turn it over. >> okay. so why will amazon not turn it over? >> reporter: well, good question. they have put out a statement, no interviews yet, but they did put out a statement, i'll read a portion of it. it says amazon will no

greater israel. in fact, one prominent minister who heads a pro-settler party declared just after the u.s. election, and i quote, the era of the two-state solution is over. end quote. and many other coalition ministers publicly reject a palestinian state. and they are increasingly getting their way. with plans for hubs of n s hun new units in east jerusalem announced and talk of major rebuilding effort in the west bank to follow. so why are we so concerned? why does this matter? well, ask yourselves these questions. what happens if that agenda succeeds? where does that lead? there are currently about 2.75 million palestinians living under military occupation in the west bank. most of them in areas a and b. 40% of the west bank. where they have limited autonomy. they are restricted in their daily movements by a web of checkpoints and unable to travel into or out of the west bank without a permit from the israelis. if there is only one state, you would have millions of palestinians permanently living i

miles away from israel. it's easy for us to sit and point fingers and say the israelis should do this, should do that. by the way, i didn't hear very much from john kerry about what the palestinians need to do. heather: and then we had senator john mccain, his response to this as well. he said that this would÷/ku%rzbx israel's enemies. so, david, across both sides of the aisle as we have said, bringing republicans and democrats together existence what has happened. against what has happened. so is this an effort to put the behind the 8 ball moving forward? >> well, certainly there are many republicans and democrats who understand the significance of this not only in israel, but here in the united states. we have to have an ally across the world including in israel because they have seen the attacks that those who want to do harm right here in this 4< already been experiencing them, experiencing insights, if we want to be able to get some ideas on how to combat the threats that are now happening here in the

forumbecause this continues to be biased against israel, because there are important israel -- issues that are not sufficiently addressed in this resolution, and because the u.s. does not agree with every word in this text that the u.s. did not vote in favor of the resolution. ground,e facts on the and is consistent with u.s. policy across republican and democratic administrations throughout the history of the state of israel that the united states did not veto it. the united states has consistently said we would block any resolution that we thought would undermine israel's security or seek to impose a resolution to the conflict. we would not have let this resolution pass had it not also addressed counterproductive actions by the palestinians such as terrorism and incitement to violence which we have repeatedly condemned and repeatedly raised with the palestinian leadership and which of course must be stopped. unlike some on the un security council, we do not believe that outside parties can impose a solution that has not been negotiated by the two parties. nor can we unilaterally rec

israel ease am b israel's ambassador to the u.s. will speak and peter baker joins us from israel. >>> plus, donald trump looks to the past for his inaugural address. robert costa took a break from the fish show to report on how trump will craft his speech. my business was built with passion... but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. with it, i earn unlimited 2% cash back on all of my purchasing. and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business... which adds fuel to my bottom line. what's in your wallet? not to be focusingo finaon my moderatepe. to severe chronic plaque psoriasis. so i made a decision to talk to my dermatologist about humira. humira works inside my body to target and help block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to my symptoms. in clinical trials, most adults taking humira were clear or almost clear, and many saw 75% and even 90% clearance in just 4 months. humira can lower yo

israel's accused him of bias. police in germany detain a tunisian man, in connection with last week's berlin truck attack. and out with the old: new yorkers say good riddance to the worst of 2016. hello. in the latest sign of the huge political gulf between the incoming and outgoing american presidents, and the likely impact of their very different worldviews, donald trump has again attacked the united nations. the president—elect had already criticised the un for passing a security council resolution last week that condemned illegal israeli settlements on occupied palestinian land. unusually, the us did not back israel in that vote, but abstained. mr trump, just three weeks now from taking office, made his latest comments outside his home in palm beach, florida. the un has such tremendous potential and it is not living up to its potential. there is such tremendous potential. there is such tremendous potential. when you see the united nations solving problems, they don't, they cause problems. so if it lives up t

community against israel. what we are saying is we should be helping israel enhance its prospects within the international community in both security, economic, economic, political and other ways. and finally, i think that in addition to the compensation of refugees we should establish a specific fund to deal with the need for housing. and state building building that will be essential on the palestinian side when they do achieve their state they already began under a man who is now standing public official who i think you know well who was the prime minister, a highly capable and respected individual who began the process of internally holding up state institutions so they would be ready to govern effectively if and when. >> celeste to start right there the parties have to want this and often it is said we want this more than the parties want this, and if they don't want this and they will not come to agreement it will not happen but salon is a marvelous man he was at the world bank for many years, he moved h

i think it depends how you define pro—israel. i don't think trump's inflammatory tweets will bring peace and stability to the middle east, or security to israel, nor will controversial moves like moving the embassy in israel to jerusalem or supporting settlement expansion. none of that is going to help strengthen israel or help resolve the israeli—palestinian conflict. so, i certainly hope trump will work in a responsible manner with the israeli and palestinian leadership in order to pursue the two—state solution, because it is the only viable solution to this conflict. it is the only solution that can address both the palestinian aspirations and israel's security needs. why do you think mr kerry said what he said, apparently aligning the outgoing administration much more with the arab view of israel, is this partly because everyone now has a close eye on iran? i think that, first of all, there is international consensus thatjewish settlements in the west bank in eastjerusalem are illegitimate and undermine the goal of the tw

tough language from israel. reaction from the jewish state and a live report from jerusalem coming up on "outnumbered." kennedy: this is fox news alert. secretary of state johnstate del to block a u.n. resolution that call israeli settlements a violation of international law. a very long speech at the state department wrapping up a short while ago, secretary kerry said the u.n. vote was quote, in accordance with american values and the two-state solution is only way to achieve a secure israel. >> we can not properly defend and protect israel if we allow a viable two-state solution to be destroyed by our own eyes. and that's the bottom line. the vote in the united nations was about preserving the two-state solution. that's what we were standing up for. israel's future as a jewish and democratic state, living side by side in peace and security with its neighbors. that is what we're trying to preserve for our sake and for theirs. kennedy: the lady doth protest too much me thinks. john huddy live in jerusalem with m

i have been everywhere in israel. i love israel. i've had great engagements with so many friends there. but i do believe israel, because of decisions being made on a daily basis, quietly and without a lot of people seeing them or fully processing the consequences, is heading to a place of danger. and my purpose in saying the things i've said is to say there is, i think, a better path to pursue. i think over time this small little city-state which is what effectively the west bank would be demilitarized as it would be with the proper input and guidance over x number of years to be defined by the parties -- and by the way, you can define based onwal which sets up standards that have to be met that provide for security. these are the kind of things we talked about with john allen and the idf and the israeli leadership. nobody is thinking all of a sudden, boom, there is this thing and it's called the state and it's going to be like gaza. that is not what anybody is talking about. i think there is a very different, long-term prospectus t

and if israel with initiatives. and if israel comes up with a reasonable initiative, who will support it. for i'm not sure how high an priority the israeli—palestinian conflict will be on his agenda. i'm not sure how much political capital he will be willing to invest in it. and i'm not sure sure exactly what will be his policies. it is one thing to make a general statement, it is another thing when you are president and you have to decide policies. yes, even the far right in israel are very helpful that there will be an umbrella for some policies of annexation. i would an umbrella for some policies of annexation. iwould be an umbrella for some policies of annexation. i would be very careful about predicting exactly what his policies will be. we willjust have to wait and see. thank you very much for being with us, brigadier general michael herzog, former chief of staff to the israeli fence minister. 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 ev

bush in israel. prime minister sharon was elected but we continued our efforts in may of the following year. we did a report to two leaders and many others. so i served then and then later as you described as president obama's special envoy for a period about two and a half years. >> host: well, you are known and you should be known for your huge success in northern ireland before we get on how to two years went in israel and, of course, we want to talk about your recommendations. why do you think you were picked as middle east on or negotiator, twice, i guess, because chairman of the commission? was it northern ireland or was it your lebanese background which i bet a few people know about or was it both? >> guest: i don't think my lebanese background had anything to do with it. my mother was lebanese and my father was irish. >> host: he was raised by lebanese parents? >> guest: he was born in boston, but never knew his parents. he was early on sent to an orphanage and he was raised in an orphanage i

the arab israelis are citizens israel, subject to israel's law. does anyone here believe that settlers will agree to submit to palestinian law in palestine? likewise, some supporters of the settlements argue that the settlers could just stay in their settlements and remain as israeli citizens in their separate enclaves in the middle of palestine. protected by the idf. well, there are over 80 settlements east of the separation barrier, many located in places that would make the continuous palestinian state impossible. does anyone seriously think that if they just stay where they are you could still have a viable palestinian state? now, some have asked why can't , we build the blocks? which everyone knows will eventually be part of israel? well, the reason building there or anywhere else in the west bank now results in such push back is that the decision of what constitutes a block is being made unilaterally by the israeli government. without consultation, without the consent of the palestinians, and without granting the palestinians a reciprocal ri

israel disagrees about settle m e nts it. israel disagrees about settlements built on land captured in the 1967 middle east war are illegal. at the un, it felt betrayed by its closest ally and was especially angry about criticism of building in eastjerusalem. especially angry about criticism of building in east jerusalem. who gave you the right to issue to such a degree of our eternal right in jerusalem. the bible contains 3000 yea rs of history jerusalem. the bible contains 3000 years of history of thejewish people in the land of israel. no wonder, no one can change this history. officially, israel rejects the resolution and says it looks forward to working with us president—elect donald trump. 0n twitter, he said things would be different when he is in office. here in bethlehem, palestinians gathering for the annual christmas parade feel they have something extra to celebrate. they are calling this resolution a victory and toby will help them in international calls. but israel says it will not change policies on settlemen

the draft resolution being put to vote today calls for the sensations of all israel he s of all israel he settlement activities, and for affirmative steps to reverse the negative trends on the ground that are endangering the two state solution. it also calls for immediate steps to prevent all acts of violence against the civilians including acts of terror and calls for accountability. the text urges all parties to intensify their efforts to achieve a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in the middle east and to and israeli occupations. on the implementations of the resolution the text is requesting that the secretary-general report to the council every three months. mr. president, we realize that some councilmembers may have legitimate concerns on the short time in which the draft was officially circulated, put to table for adoption. in normal and ideal circumstances we would have preferred a more transparent and inclusive process. we realize that this is anything but a normal situation and we need to tread carefully in view of the sensitivities of the issue. exceptional circumstanc

the arab israelis are citizens of israel, subject to israel's law. does anyone here really believe the settlers will agree to submit to palestinian law in palestine? likewi likewise, some supporters of the settlements argue the settlers could just stay in their settlements and remain as israeli citizens in their separate enclaves in the middle of palestine, protected by the idf. well, there are over 80 settlements east of the separation barrier, many located in places that would make the continuous -- a contiguous palestinian state impossible. does anyone seriously think if they just stay where they are, you could still have a viable palestinian state? some have asked why can't we build in the blocks, which everyone knows will eventually be part of israel. well, the reason building there or anywhere else in the west bank now results in such pushback is that the decision of what constitutes a block is being made unilaterally by the israeli government without consultation, without the consent of the palestinians, and without granting the palestinians a

ambassador to israel by trump. the significance of both this and that move of the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem, and then this latest news of the hundreds of homes that will be built in jerusalem? >> there's something particularly fitting about putting a bank lawyer charge of this milliliter -- u.s. middle east policy. it is very clear from donald trump's statement, from his behavior, from the donald trump campaign's effort to change the gop platform to include the most anti-palestinian language that we have ever seen in a national party platform that this is an administration that is going to wholeheartedly embrace israeli apartheid. they're going to give a green light to israeli settlement expansion. they are going to, as the appointee for ambassador stated, move the embassy to jerusalem. all of these things -- joint amy: what would happen if they did that? >> we will find out. things there are two that we are think about in terms of implications. there's a reaction from the arab and muslim world. and there

with israel. the fact they haven't is also a major impediment to peace. >> congressman, i want to talk about russia. those are the headlines coming out of the interview with john kerry and andrea mitchell. here's what he told my colleague this hour. listen. >> i don't want to speculate on what the president may or may not do. all of the cyber attacks taking place, but particularly the russian one had a profound impact on our system, on our political process. >> congressman, what do you know about sanctions or punishment coming to russia because of the involvement in the elections and will the sanctions stay in place under president-elect trump? >> i don't know more than you do except that the obama administration is committed to respond to this with economic sanctions, with some sort of cyber response and they have to. a foreign power hacked in to our computer system to affect the outcome of our election. we cannot let that stand. i applaud senators graham and mccain for their approach to make it

it's an anti-israel resolution by a vehemently anti-israel body. it's a disgraceful attempt to shore up his legacy and questionable given how many things have happened in the world while john kerry has been secretary of state. north korea is marching towards a nuclear weapon, is we have a crisis in syria. it's a disgrace and p.m. netanyahu's speech in response was with merit and i think relations will improve with israel, our strong ally, under president-elect trump when he takes office. >> a. scott, your reaction to ryan saying his speech was a disgrace and departure from the policy. >> it's hardly a disgrace. let's be clear, there are $38 billion of reasons that have gone to israel, more than any other administration, by the obama administration that says they support the security of israel. but we don't have to be blind friends and it had two-state solution has not only been supported by the u.s. for several years, israel knows that and the extension quite frankly may have been a parting shot politically but it means nothing. it's non-binding an

foreign global military finances goes to israel, and obama administration has defended israel. and opposed boycotts against the long time u.s. ally. kerry spend much of his speech denouncing israel on expansion of settlement, chastising netanyahu administration calling his coalition the most right wing in the history. and claiming its settlement policy in part jeopardizing any possiblility for a two state solution where israel lives in peace next to a independent pdsa dicki -- pdsa dicki pal -- palestinian state. >> we may not be a to stop them, but we cannot be expected to defend them. >> if the choice is one state, israel can either be jewish or democratic, it cannot be both. and it will not ever really be at peace. reporter: kerry criticize the palestinians ask their government for tailin failing to condemn specific terrorist attacks. and naming public schools, streets and squares after terrorists. -- kerry denies that, and says that u.s. warned israel of its abstention. >> we've known for some time that palestinians were intent on moving forward, advised prime minister repe

israel maintains that the u.s. despite kerrys comments to the opposite worked with the palestinians. senior israeli official told me it's quote just the tip of the iceberg as far as u.s.-palestinian col lunch sion. the prime minister said there's evidence that will be presented to the new administration. it's unclear what that evidence is. egyptian media reported media meetings between kerry, susan rice and palestinian negotiator earlier this month. but state department officials contend there was never a meeting and that the u.s. was not the driving force behind the resolution. >> the egyptians and palestinians have long made clear to all of us, to all of the international community their intention to bring a resolution to a vote before the end of the year. and we communicated that to the israelis and they knew it anyway. the united states did not draft or originate this resolution. nor did we put it forward. >> reporter: tonight palestinian negotiator read a statement on behalf of palestinian president abbas. >>

it was basically to ex-coreiate israel for why we have not had problems with israel. a peace offer was given by an israeli prime minister and that was reject and it followed a wave of terrorism against israel. i did not hear that another sweeping peace offer was given and rejected by the plirnians. >> he said there was no justification for terrorism and he was critical of terror and said they had to be two parties involved for peace to exist. >> the amount of that speech devoted to terrorism compared to that devoted to settlements. this administration for eight years cast the blame for the failure to reach peace on to israel. that happened from day one of this administration. they have said that the settlements are the reason why we don't have peace. we had come out of a war in gaza where we had thousands of rockets fired at us and after we had with drawn, uprooted the settlements which was not mentioned today. >> to be clear, the past resolutions and a un resolution where the administration voted in support. that's the not first to do something similar. my question i

but they are citizens to israel, subject to israel's law. does anyone believe the settlers will agree to submit to palestinian law in palestine? likewise, some supporters argue the settlers could just stay in their settlements and remain as israeli citizens in their separate enclaves in the middle of pass ell fine protected by the i.d.f. there are over 80 settlements and many located that would make the contiguous palestinian state possible. does anybody seriously think if they stay where they are they could have a viable palestinian state? some have asked why can't we build in the blocks which everyone knows eventually will be part of israel? well, the reason, building there or anywhere else in the west bank now results in such pushback is that the decision of what constitutes a block is being made unilaterally by the israeli government without consultation, without the consent of the palestinians and without granting the palestinians a reciprocal right to build in what will be by most accounts part of palestine. bottom line, without agreem

and palestinians have agreed to stay in israel. we are talking more about the outlying ones. the real issue here is, i think, the parties need to talk and get back to where they were a few years ago. for israel, it doesn't get them closer, but the palestinians get closer to condemning israeli international institutions, but that doesn't help either. the authorities in tunisia have arrested three people suspected of being part of terror cell connected to the berlin market attacker, anis amri. 0fficials claim the cell consisted of individuals aged between 18 and 27. one of them is thought to be amri's nephew, who communicated with his uncle through encrypted messages, and who also pledged allegiance to islamic state. i spoke to our correspondent in berlin who has more details. the bbc‘s rana javad joins us now from tunis. tell us more about what is being said. the interior ministry put out a statement saying they arrested three individuals. 0ne a statement saying they arrested three individuals. one of them is the nephew of anis am

the arab-israelis are citizens of israel, subject to israel's law. does anyone here really believe that settlers will agree to submit to palestinian law in palestine? likewise, some supporters of the settlements argue that the settlers could just stay in their settlements and remain as israeli citizens in their separate enclaves in the middle of palestine. protected by the idea. -- idf. well there are over 80 , settlements east of the separation barrier many located , in places that would make the continuous palestinian state impossible. does anyone seriously think that if they just stay where they are you could still have a viable , palestinian state? now some have asked, why can't whichld in the blocs everyone knows will eventually be part of israel? well, the reason building there or anywhere else in the west bank now results in such push back is that the decision of what constitutes a bloc is being made unilaterally by the israeli government without consultation, without the consent of the palestinians, and without granting the palestinians a rec

the arab israelis are citizens of israel. subject to israel's law. does anyone here believe that settlers will agree to submit to palestinian law in palestine? likewise, some supporters of the settlements argue that the settlers could just stay in their settlements and remain as israeli citizens in their separate enclaves in the middle of palestine. there are over 80 settlements east of the separation barrier. many located in places that would make the continuous palestinian state impossible. does anyone think that if they just stay where they are you could still have a viable palestinian state? some have asked why can't we build the blocks? which everyone knows will eventually be part of israel? therethe reason building or anywhere else in the west bank results in such push back is that the decision of what constitutes a block is being made unilaterally by the israeli government. without consultation, without concent of the palestinians. and without granting them a reciprocal right to build what will be by most accounts part of palestine. without ag

i don't think trump's inflammatory israel. i don't think trump's infla m matory tweets israel. i don't think trump's inflammatory tweets will bring peace and stability to the middle east or security to israel, norwell controversial moves like moving the embassy in israel to jerusalem controversial moves like moving the embassy in israel tojerusalem or supporting settlement expansion. none of that is going to help strengthen israel or help resolve the israeli—palestinian conflict. i certainly hope trump will work in irresponsible manner with the israeli and palestinian leadership in order to pursue the two—state solution because it is the only viable solution to this conflict. it is the only solution that can address both the palestinian aspirations and israel's security needs. why do you think mr kerry said what he said, apparently a lining the outgoing administration much more with the arab view of israel, is it because everyone has a close eye on iran? i think first of all there is international consensus thatjewish settlements in the west bankin thatjewish settlements in

our top stories: us frustration and anger with israel. secretary of statejohn kerry sets out his reason for the lack of a middle east peace deal. we cannot properly defend and protect israel if we allow a viable two—state solution to be destroyed before our owned eyes. that is the bottom line. israel's prime minister hit back, saying kerry's speech was biased against his country. secretary kerry paid lip service to the unremitting campaign of terrorism that has been waged by the palestinians against the jewish state for nearly a century. david reynolds is taken to hospitaljust a day after the death of her daughter, star wars actress carrie fisher. and british olympic champion and tour de france winner sir bradley wiggins announces his retirement from cycling at the age of 36. president—elect donald trump has gone head—to—head with the outgoing us government over its treatment of israel. mr trump tweeted that israel was being treated with total to disdain and disrespect. john kerry has warned settlement building by israel in the we

and israel. the united states commits more than $3 billion a year in aid to israel. president obama just signed a new deal that commits $38 billion over the next ten years. so how could netanyahu say that essentially the u.s. isn't a committed ally? >> i think it's a very difficult argument to make. the united states is israel's key ally in international support. when i was ambassador to israel, when prime minister rabin was in power there was no question of the relationship being fundamental throughout different american administrations and different mizly administrations. that remains. the united states remains a strong supporter of the state of israel, especially politically and security grounds. you just mentioned a $38 billion arms package over ten-year period. that's highly significant. it's unprecedented so it's not the relationship that's in question now although it seems to be in this war of words as you said earlier but it's the difference over how to move forward on an israeli/palestinian peace settlement. the united states is committed and has been commit

because of his sense of justice, his analysis of israel's security, his understanding of israel's meaning, he believed that the zionist idea would be best protected when palestinians, too, had a state of their own. of course, we gather here in the knowledge that shimon never saw his dream of peace fulfilled. the region is going through a chaotic time. threats are ever present, and yet he did not stop dreaming and he did not stop working. by the time that i came to work with shimon, he was in the twilight of his years. although he might not admit it. i would be the 10th u.s. president since john f. kennedy, to sit down with shimon. the 10th to fall prey to his charms. i think of him sitting in the oval office, this final member of israel's founding generation, under the portrait of george washington, telling me stories from the past but more often talking with enthusiasm of the present. his most recent lecture, his next project, his plans for the future, the wonders of his grandchildren. in many ways he reminded me of some other giants of the 20th century that i have had the honor to meet.

in wake of anti-israel vote. joining us now, a texas congressman, louis goemer and back with us is the author of "defeating jihad," dr. sebastian gorka. pleasure to see you. unbelievable today. >> yeah, just keep coming back to thank god donald trump got elected or we would really be in trouble. i've talked to a number of colleagues. i've got a bill that hopefully will be drafted by friday anyway. two things, one we don't give a dime to the u.n. until they rescind that resolution and people are saying, they'll never do that. fine, they don't need our help to be anti-semitic, and then the other is to prevent even one dime, making it a crime to use any government money to recognize palestine as an independent country or state. because that's what i keep hearing is going to be the next shoe to drop. this administration, kimberly, reminds me of one of my elementary school teachers. out of six teachers, one loved bullies. and she always supported the bullies over the victims. and that's what this administration does.

supporters, one of the most pro israel presidents the united states and israel have seen. he highlighted key achievements including the iron dome missile defense system, the arms deal, the blocking of a u.n. security council resolution in 2011 in preventing the delegit myzation of i of israel. he tried to tell republicans and democrats who say he's not pro israel enough. quite the contrary. as my colleague said he was using the language of friends know when to tell friends the harsh reality of what's happening. he's suggesting that israel is straying from the commitment to a two-state solution with the reality unfolding on the ground. more so than what anything the united states has to do to help israel in this situation. >> ayman mohyeldin and bill nealy, stay with us. we want to take you back to the state department. andrea mitchell is now with us. we know you have a one on one exclusive interview with the secretary of state. i hand it over to you. >> thank you, peter. thanks for joining us. this is an important moment. >> good to be with you. >> an unusual speech, first

resolution against israel. reagan and prime minister begin had a very bitter exchange over reagan's plan. so the relationship we have to keep in mind is between the countries and the people. presidents come and go. prime ministers come and go. they don't get along sometimes, and that does have an affect and it's clearly reflected now, but ultimately, the u.s. relationship with israel will survive and be strong. >> senator mitchell, always appreciate your time. your perspective. thank you so much. >>> much more of our breaking news on this. this historic speech, ahead. >>> hello. i'm jake tapper in for wolf blitzer. whmp you're watching from around the world thank you for joining us. right now we begin with a rather stunning speech from secretary of state john kerry in which he harshly criticized the government of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu suggesting his government is pursuing policies that would preclude a two-state solution and any sort of peace in the region. he outlined the obama administrati

israel and the united states of america share many, many mutual values and israel is the only true democracy in the middle east. but i take very little comfort in the words of president-elect trump when he trying to sound quote israelis when he has outright anti-semitic crowds right there in the white house. allan dershowitz was on right before the election, he said the reason why he would not want to see trump win the election is because a trump victory would hand victory to the alt-right movement. steve bannon, senior advisor the trump, took his kids out of school because there were too many jews in school. then he apologized. i take very little comfort in that. >> i'm sorry, sandra, really? we're talking about steve bannon now when we have a serious conflict in the middle east. it's pretty obvious by now that president-elect supports israel, our greatest ally in the middle east. and mr. dershowitz said he thought president obama was misleading him when the obama administration issued a one-two punch of betrayal from the iran deal that's funding terrorism right now, to this resolution, it'

mr trump is more prone israel. to some degree we will be getting a new administration, so, yes, but the damage done by this resolution and i have underlined among the people who normally support president obama and are unhappy with prime minister netanyahu, including much of the democrats and senator, the washington post editorial board, obama's own middle east negotiator, are all very much appalled by this un vote. the fact that we would not have brought such a one—sided and almost savage attack on israel as is contained in that resolution. we have in the language like that if everin have in the language like that if ever in the last a0 years and it looks like a revenge deal against israel. it will make a trump even more anti—un, yet for some things we need the un, and it will make the israelis even more entrenched. at the end they said under international law they will embrace john kerry's plan. all of these israeli settlements under international law are violations of international law are violations of inte

in israel marking a start of a new era. barbara roam sat with jack chris letter to find out more about the program. >> you're right, the golden eagles been the first international to air force to declare the ioc. they'll be one of three air forces that declared ioc. what are they declaring it with? an aircraft that distinguisheses itself interest others by stealth and sent fusion. eliminate their ability to detect, track and engage us and the sentra fusion is for the fused image of the pilot giving him unprecedented awareness that manifests itself on the helmet of the pilot. it's revolutionary, doesn't exit anywhere else. >> it's interesting that israel actually israeli air force pilots have never taken to the skies in the f35 because they've relied so heavily on the simulator. so what is this new generation, this new era they're in now that they can -- planes touch up on in israel and only then they'll start to fly. >> all their training initially is in a synthetic environment. the fidelity is astonishing. all the pilots w

to disadvantage israel. obama administration's -- is a reputing a of 50 years of bipartisan american policy it steps in to try to tilt scales in favor of palestinians against israel, and rejects this 50-year-old dock rain called land for peace, that israel gives baxter torrey -- territory it won in wars that were directed against it, it gets peace in exchange. i can't think of a worse way for the obama administration to go out, it will be a significant resolution, i think that trump dodge will havadministration will with to work hard to mitigate or reverse the consequences this is a needless tragedy. >> i don't expect you to understand why he did this, it just seems odd, you kind of go out gracefully, this does set up with an opportunity for donald trump to come in, and make a correction, make sure that policy is between u.s. and israel. >> i think that by definition, at noon on 20th of january, relation between u.s. and israel are going to improve dram at belie, the problem with the impact in this resolutio

presidents, this time over israel. theld trump claiming country is being treated with disrespect and telling it to be strong until january 20, when he takes office. the speech by secretary kerry angered the president-elect. theaid a chance with palestinians for peace was slipping away. ground,s on the violence, terrorism, incitement, settlement expansion, the endless expansion, they are destroying hope for peace on both sides. reporter: this follows last week's u.n. council resolution calling for a halt in an israeli settlement building on occupied land. the u.s. did not use its veto power to protect israel as it usually does. the obama administration has three weeks left, but it is trying to make a difference in the middle east, knowing that donald trump will be more supportive of israel and its settlements and jerusalem in particular. it is possible they would like to tie his hands. the secretary of state complains that settlements -- a prominent member of the coalition was quick to give his response. connectedod spe

israel. as that country's prime minster accusing president obama of orchestrating an unprecedented move against the jewish state at the united nations. welcome to the kelly file. sandra smith in for megyn kelly tonight. tensions reaching a fevered pitch tonight. prime minster netanyahu and his spokesman claimed to have ironclad evidence that the u.s. was pushing last friday's resolution condemning the construction of settlement by israeli citizens. the obama administration for its part continues the deny the claim. here's state department spokesman mark toner earlier today. >> we reject the notion the united states was the driving force behind this resolution. that's just not true. united states did not draft this resolution. nor did it put it forward. we also made clear at every conversation in every conversation that the president would make the final decision. that he would have to review the final text before making his final decision. so the idea this was again recooked or we had agreed

i'm very, very strong on israel. i think israel's been treated very, very unfairly by a lot of different people. you look at resolutions in the united nations, you take a look at what's happened, they're up for 20 reprimands and other nations that are horrible places, horrible places that treat people horribly, haven't even been reprimanded. so there's something going on and i think it's very unfair to israel. thank you very much. thank you. >> all right. that was president-elect donald trump with don king holding a u.s., israeli and i think a few other flags in his sort of signature denim coat. a man who was going to speak to the rnc until reporting indicates that having a convicted murderer who had stomped a man to death at the rnc meant manslaughter would be sort of a weird look, but there he was, the president-elect down at mar-a-lago with the famous don king. and taken more questions than he's taken since the election. joining me now catherine rampell. so that seemed like a typical trump performance. not a ton o

israel's prime minister said it was biased against israel and even thanked our next president for his support. we have team fox coverage, john huddy live in jerusalem for us, trace gallagher with more reaction from president-elect trump. first, let's go to rich edson live at the state department. rich, secretary kerry focused mostly on the settlements. >> reporter: he did and the state department billed this speech, jon, as the obama administration laying out its principles for what it hopes to achieve in a middle east peace process and the next steps that should happen after the obama administration leaves office. however, a clearly agitated secretary of state john kerry spent much of this speech responding to the criticism that the obama administration has gotten after it allowed that u.n. security council vote on friday, which condemned israel for its settlement building. kerry spent mituch about the speech talking about the settlements and say they among other issues are an impediment to peace. >> in the end, we did not agree with every word in this resolution. there are important

support israel, care about israel. that is, are there going to be continued settlements m, is there going to be a continued implementation of settlement policy or is there going to be separation and the creation of two states. the reason i put that question to you is the following, when oslow was signed in 1993, the vision was that with the signing of oslow, area "c" everybody knows, there is area "a," "b," "c." area "a" is palestinian security and administrative control. ar ar ar area "b" is a split and area "c" is just israel, security and administrative still. the deal of oslow in 1993 was over the next year and a half, area "c" would be transferred to the palestinian control administratively. it didn't happen for a number of different reasons. back then, 1993, there were 110 thousand settlers in the west bank. today, there are 385,500 or so. there is an increase -- there is about 90,000 settlers living outside of the barrier. the barrier, i want to remind everybody here, was established by israel. that's a line tha