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. >> well, i think that underscores what happened in the u.n. from once was a u.n. instigated thing but a u.s. instigated thing. barack obama had it in for israel from the beginning. now that he's gone out of office, he is letting him vent. john kerry goes along with what he is fed by the state bureaucracy which leaves in the two-state solution. gaza got withdrawal of israeli settlements a decade ago. it's a haven of warfare and missiles. i'm going to be blunt here, anti-settlement means jew free. we should not tolerate that anywhere in the world. >> well, frankly, bruce, what happened in 2005 when israel pulled out of gaza, they pulled all their settlements out of gaza, what happened? hamas came in and began lobbing missiles right into israel. >> well, this idea that president obama doesn't support israel is ridiculous. he signed a -- there's the funding to defend them as ten years a u.s. tax dollars what is it $38 billion the united states, it wasn't george bush who signed that. it wasn't -- it won't be donald trump. it was barack obama who signed a legislation to

as we saw with the u.n. resolution just now with president-elect trump saying to benjamin netanyahu, look we have israel's back. i would not do this. forcing egypt to stand down as well. this is just another example of the dysfunctional and dangerous policies of president obama when it comes to foreign policy. those policies as dagen pointed out earlier of helping a country like iran who wants to bring death and destruction to israel. he says there will be no israel in the next 25 years. kennedy: i want to bring eboni in. we're running out of time. you were just in israel. is it possible to share jerusalem? is that possible? >> possible, sure in theoretical sense, from what i saw on the ground i don't see it happening. i think we get much more practical. we heard a speech about theory and what ifs. it will not happen that way. i want to say this you might not think president obama is the best friend israel ever had but gave him $38 billion. i heard several israelis appreciative for that component. kennedy: w

the u.n., president-elect donald trump blasting the group calling it nothing but a club for people to have a good time. so is it time that we stop gi giving it $8 billion a year. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> seven refugees under arrest in berlin, they are suspected of setting a homeless man on fire. >> reporter: the incident took place in a berlin train station during the christmas holiday. six suspects turned themselves in and seventh was arrested. it's understooded the men are from syria and libya. german prosecutors say they all came to berlin as asylum seekers. the homeless man had been sleeping on a bench in a subway station and they set his clothes al light in the early hours of the morning. passers by helped put out the flames but suspects could face charges of attempted murder. this incident follows a deadly attack at a christmas market in berlin just over a week ago which killed 12 people earlier this month and before that attack the european border agency released the report saying that they belie

the u.n. might put -- some people say what does that matter, it matters because they try to condemn them. >> there are a lot of people questioning the purpose of the u.n. in general. for example a producer who covers the u.n., he e-mailed the story of a snapshot of the past year's u.n. he said that they've adopted 20 anti-israel resolutions compared to four for the rest of the world. one for syria, one for iran, one for russia. >> god forbid, they spend any time sang kim jong un is a bad -- take him on. hundreds of thousands slaughtered. let's do something about that imt. >> it's a anti-israel, bashing community. israel hats one friend on their side and it's the u.s. they've decided not to. john bolton on the o'reilly factor was talking about how this vote or extension is actually a reflection of how this administration has always felt. take a listen. >> i think there is a personal score to settle. i i think this is a deep reflection of obama's ideology and he sees israel. he dislikes american

this vote is not only unprecedented in decades of u.n. security council resolutions, a flat repudiation of 50 years of american middle eastern policy which is rested on the belief that ultimately outsiders can't dictate the terms of final settlement. it has to go come from negotiations between the parties and also the idea that israel was entitled to trade the land it gained during the 1967 war in exchange for concessions from the arab states surrounding it. this is what's called land for peace. to go back, as this resolution does, and essentially say israel is confined to the 67 lines is a way of trying o to set israel's borders. this resolution is only os tensable about stts stts on the best bank. >> it also extends to east jerusalem. that measure kalts for the immediate and complete seizing of those settlement activities. the prime minister plans to ignore it and is waiting for donald trump to take the reins soon. it seems to be a public rebuke about israel and netanyahu in particular, and it begs the question why now. >> he only has a

u.n. ambassador samantha powers did concede the u.n. has targeted israel in the past resolutions but said abstaining from the vote was in line with the president's policy and his belief that settlements harm peace talks. >> united states has been sending the message that the settlements must stop privately and publicly for nearly five decades. one cannot champion expanding sessionments and a viable two state solution that would end the conflict. one has to make a choice between settlements and separation. >> on capitol hill, president obama he receiving backlash from republicans and some democrats. house speaker paul ryan calling the vote shameful and saying a unified republican government will work to build relations with israel. prime minister netanyahu also said he looks forward to working with president-elect donald trump. abby, ed, peter? >> thanks lauren blanchard live in washington. appreciate it. >> ed, help break this down because obviously there are people up in arms. we had governor mike huckabee on this morning. and he was f

that's why they keep coming to the u.n. instead of coming to talk with us. >> ambassador, we appreciate you coming. >> in thank you very much. >> happy new year. >> thank you, happy new year. >> president obama is taking heat over senior democrats over his relationship with israel. steny hoyer released a scathing statement last night demanding secretary kerry not each give that speech today. the statement read in part i urge secretary kerry and the united nations not to set forth a formula which will disadvantage israel in any negotiation. though we would like to get beyond all of these statements from official washington tonight and give you inside glimpse of what the israeli people are actually thinking about all of this turmoil. who better to do that than our ace foreign correspondent john huddy live for us tonight if our jerusalem bureau. good evening. >> hey, ed, good evening to you. like friday's resolution, u.n. resolution vote, people here in jerusalem are disappointed. they're dismayed but they are not exactly shoc

inaction on a u.n. resolution critical of israeli settlements and israel's prime minister said they don't need a lecture. this is "special report". >>> good evening and welcome to washington. i'm doug mcelway in for bret baier. john kerry defended the administration's decision to abstain from the u.n. security council vote last week condemning israel's settlements and in warned a two state solution is at risk. israel's prime minister fired back reminding the obama administration that its days are numbered. we have fox t

i condemn the u.n. passage of what she calls this one sided anti-israel resolution as well as the united states reckless abstention. bipartisan condemnation. >> what happened today is that the united states joined the jackals at the u.n. that was a phrase used by pat moynihan, the great democratic senator, the former u.s. ambassador who spoke for the united states standing up in the u.n. and to resist this kind of disgrace. to give you an idea of how appalling this resolution is, it declares that any jew who lives in the jewish quarter of jerusalem, the jewish quarter, inhabited for 1,000 years, is illegal, breaking international law, essentially an outlaw, can be hauled into the international court and international courts in europe. which is one of the consequences. the jewish quarter has been populated by jews for 1,000 years. in the war of independence from 1948, the arabs invaded israel to wipe it out. they did not succeed. the arab legion succeeded in concurring the jewish quarter. they expelled a

if the u.n. really stood for peace and stability, then yugoslavia wouldn't have happened, rwanda wouldn't have happened. the crisis in the middle east and syria wouldn't have happened. look at one thing today, kimberly, we now have 65 million refugees in the world. that's more than we had after world war ii ended in 1945. the world is in chaos. the u.n. should be doing something about it. because, it isn't being led by the values of the founding of this republic, by the white house, we have the disaster that we have today. the united nations no longer serves the purpose for which it was created. >> right after the u.n. was created, of course, the united states expressed to truman a democrat through and through was the first national -- international leader to recognize israel as being an independent nation and now they're wanting to give those places back. >> on that note, dr. gorka, what can president-elect donald trump do, if you can give me a quick thing on this to turn it around. >> i think t

but there are countless u.n. bodies that can proceed on their own and the real fear i have right now is national sanctions or european union sanctions leveled against israel based on the expressed language of friday's resolution. >> i want to press you on that point though. because those sanctions sound ominous potentially for israel. on the other hand, you and other conservatives tend to say that the u.n. is a toothless tiger. that what they say ends up meaning very little in the long run. so, will this really have practical impact? will the world pay attention to what the u.n. really does here? >> because of the operative language that says calls on all states in their dealings are israel to distinguish between the territory of the state of israel on the one hand and the occupied palestinian territories on the other, that is the crux of the matter as to which economic sanctions will be leveled against israel. you can imagine how it would go. no company shall do business with any israeli company that does anythi

now as we know, the u.n. security council passed the resolution 14-0 yesterday. as you talked about, the u.s. absta abstaining, breaking america's long-standing policy of really shielding and protecting israel at the united nations. and many agree this was president obama's parting shot at prime minister netanyahu after a history of strained relations. now the resolution in particular demands that israel cease all settlement activities in the occupied palestinian territory, including east jerusalem. and that the settlements have no legal validity. prime minister netanyahu countereded that, the resolution he says will ultimately be revoked, adding that it will not be revoked by us retreated from the territories but by us holding ground. while prime minister netanyahu takes this hard-line stance, palestinian leaders really celebrated the passage of the u.n. resolution. palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas called it a big blow to israel's policies. prime minister netanyahu earlier this evening added to all this again, saying that israel will continue to rej

the u.n.'s effort to try to combat global poverty, and we were trying to focus on the real cause of poverty and many poor countries you don't have the institutions of things rule of law. all the things that actually lead to countries being richer. we wanted to make that the focus of what the u.n. campaigned for. it was completely rejected by them. actually, truthfully. we would have a much more stable peaceful and prosperous world if the u.n. just didn't exist. that is heresy for all the democrats who make their living from it i don't see that anyone can actually argue with that point on the basis of the evidence of what really happens. >> if trump is willing to cast doubt on america's commitment to nato which i don't think any has done. why wouldn't he be doublely toward the u.n. >> i really hope he will be. there is going to be shook and people are going to be horrified. as with some of the things where he is challenging these kind of sacred cows and breaking all these taboos. the proof of it

i condemn the u.n. passage of what she calls this one sided anti-israel resolution as well as the united states reckless abstention. bipartisan condemnation. >> what happened today is that the united states joined the jackals at the u.n. that was a phrase used by pat moynihan, the great democratic senator, the former u.s. ambassador who spoke for the united states standing up in the u.n. and to resist this kind of disgrace. to give you an idea of how appalling this resolution is, it declares that any jew who lives in the jewish quarter of jerusalem, the jewish quarter, inhabited for 1,000 years, is illegal, breaking international law, essentially an outlaw, can be hauled into the international court and international courts in europe. which is one of the consequences. the jewish quarter has been populated by jews for 1,000 years. in the war of independence from 1948, the arabs invaded israel to wipe it out. they did not succeed. the arab legion succeeded in concurring the jewish quarter. they expelled a

the u.n. ambassador, spoke before the council after the vote, she said that what took place was not to diminish support for israel. she explained the roping behind why the u.s. -- the reason 'king why the us did which was abstain during the vote. >> the resolution is too narrow he focuses on settle. s when in the know that there are many a effectors. let us be clear, even if every single settlement were to be dismantled tomorrow, peace would not be obtain able without both sides acknowledging uncomfortable truths and making difficult choices. >> reporter: the language of the resolution demands and i quote, israel needly and cleatly cease all settlement activities in the poisan palestinian territory and east jerusalem. this was before the security council in 2011 but the u.s. ambassador, did mention there were a number of differences did underscored the fact there has been inincreased settle. activity in the last few years. as for the back story how that's resolution came before the security co

the u.n. security council. the u.n. and the obama administration have been make an point that it is long-standing position of the united states that settlement activity beyond the 1967 borders undermines israel's security. the administration also made the point it criticized the palestinians for failing to condemn terrorism. >> there is new reaction from president-elect donald trump? reporter: there is. we've seen aligning of the israeli position and government of benjamin netanyahu and against the current u.s. administration and the united nations this is from donald trump via twitter short while ago. he says, we can not continue to let israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect. they used to have a great friend in the united states but not anymore. the beginning of the end was the horrible iran deal and this u.n. stay strong, israel. january 20th is fast approaching. state department is also, in this administration, rejecting claims from israelis it orchestrated that vote at th

. >> we can hold our assessed contributions to the u.n. it is about a quarter of the general operating budget and peacekeeping budget. $3 billion. john bolton thinks we should do that to start with. but bret stevens in the "wall street journal" to your point, has aer seeing scathing editorial, this is not just about israel. this about the deception of the obama administration and the horror that its wrought quite frankly across, across the world in terms of what is going on in iraq organ fan and iran and just to paraphrase, the administration was deceptive about the motives of the 2012 benghazi attack. it was deceptive about bowe bergdahl's record to release those taliban leaders. it was deceptive when it came to nuclear negotiations with iran, ultimately what was in the deal and, what the endgame with the nuclear deal. deception across the board. why would this be any different? >> of course it is deception, you're exactly right from the white house. ron dermer, ambassador from israel is bibi netanyahu's guy. he is speaking for bibi netan

this u.n. resolution. i think there will be a lot of legal consequences for israel in international court if this does go forward. and donald trump doesn't really have a lot of recourse, at least in the united nations security council because russia and china have veto power just like the united states, if the united states does try to push for undoing this resolution. more broadly, sort of the, different messages coming from both secretary kerry and incoming trump administration, it is quite confusing. it is a two-way street. secretary kerry and obama administration does have, you know, some agency here. they don't have to be doing these things, yet they are. leland: as you point out especially with the u.n. resolution, possibly long-lasting consequences that the new administration can't roll back. mike, have to leave it there. appreciate it, sir. >> thanks. leland: all the best. happy new year. heather: israel firing back at secretary of state john kerry for his speech criticizing the israeli government.

was behind a u.n. vote of -- the white house denying the accusations. >> kristin fisher is live with the latest. recap how we got where we are today. >> sure thing. tensions escalated over the weekends with benjamin netanyahu coming out and saying that not only did the u.s. refuse to block this u.n. resolution, but that the u.s. created it and actively pushed for it to be passed. from the information we have, no doubt that the obama administration coordinated on the word and demanded that it be passed. not mincing any words there. those accusations prompted a strong and swift response from the white house. eric schultz says the u.s. did not draft this resolution, nor did the u.s. introduce this resolution. the egyptians in partnership with the palestinians are the ones who circulated an earlier draft of the resolutions. the egyptians moved it forward on friday and we took the position that we did when it was put to a vote. now, that position was to abstain from a vote, which allowed the resolution to p

if you look at the u.n., all the programs in the u.n., i think a new president and congress that wants to make sure every penny of your money is going to something that protects and defends and advances u.s. interest, there's a lot of changes that can happen at the united nations. >> ron dermer, thank you for coming in. good to talk to you. >>> with a new administration coming in this new year, there comes a chance for new relations with israel. even as tensions seemed to be ratcheting up to 2016 -- as 2016 comes to a close. peter doocy is with the president-elect in palm beach, florida, tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. the president-elect is saying he thinks the u.n. made it harder to negotiate mideast piece. elaborating with a tweet that says -- the 44th president is making life hard for the 45th president on purpose. >> the president has deliberately tied the hands of his successor. it's going to make it harder for president trump to bring about peace. >> reporter: s as the foreign policy team sees this, his domestic team is looking at courts across the country wher

. >> the u.n says wonder woman is too scantily clad. good thing nobody listens to the u.n. >>> live from america's news headquarters i'm patricia stark. donald trump takes the stapling in wisconsin. it was the president-elect's latest stop on his multi-state victory tour. mr. trump got a warm reception, but one of his guests on stage did not. republican house speaker paul ryan who represents the dairy state was booed by the crowd. during the campaign he disinvited mr. trump from a rally after a video revealed the president-elect made disparaging remarks about women. >>> a legal victory for pro-choice supporters. they have thrown out a law requiring doctors at abortion clinics to have hospital admitting privileges. the law violates the u.s. constitution by creating an undo bird on a woman's access for abortion. and rebels in eastern aleppo have accepted a cease-fire and return it to government fors. the u.n is looking at mass atrocities including the deaths of 82 civilians killed by bombings and executions. the town of newtown, connectic

the u.n. is the worst forum to resolve the issue of palestinian and israeli. >> what is a better forum. >> the parties themselves without obama and kerry putting the thumb on the scale for the palestinians. >> the point of the u.n. this is an area that is in dispute for a very long time and not being resolved on its own. the argument is to get together as a unitedç group of nations foster a solution and negotiation. >> such an organization would make sense if it did not have a long and ugly history bis against israel. it is not a level playing field. more resolutions have been passed against israel in the u.n. than iran, north korea and syria and russia combined. it is a bad forum to work through the issues. if countries want to be helpful, they can help behind the scenes and the united states can stop trashing israel asç an alley. the role they are playing is not constructive. >> brian hook, thank you you for your time. >> it looks like the relationship with israel will be different under

the u.n. vote condemning israeli settlements in occupied territory. welcome to a brand new hour of "america's newsroom." i'm patti ann browne in for martha maccallum. eric: hello, patti ann. i'm eric shawn in for bill hemmer. israel is doubling down on its claims that obama administration proposed controversial resolution. they are calling for his government to retaliate against the u.n. for the security vote and punish the united nations. >> we look forward to discussing that with the new administration and with congress. we think there has to be real pushback from the u.n., which has become a cesspool not just of anti-israel activity but anti-american activity. patti ann: rich edson in washington. israel dialing up the rhetoric against the obama administration. reporter: good morning, patti ann. the israeli government is looking forward to the next u.s. administration as president-elect trump has criticized the united nations over this vote. israel says it has proof the obama administration

when the u.n. isn't addressing how many rights abuses, religious liberty abuses in china, when they say nothing about the slaughter of christians, even in egypt that help sponsor this. when they say nothing about what's happening in aleppo and do nothing to get involved. then what's the point. >> just a few seconds left here. what does the relationship look like under president trump. >> i think trump makes it very clear. the united nations is only going to be an international irrelevant bully and take sides with the most irrational radicals. give voice to the iranians when they walk in and speeches made on the floor that denies the haul cost. they've seen the last check from the united states. if they can operate, fine. figure out what country they would like to head quarter in. we're not going to tie up the traffic of manhattan any longer for their ridiculous abusive attitudes for peace and freedom. >> good to see you. i think i started my day with you on the fox business network this morning. ve

the u.n. estimates 50,000 people are still trapped in aleppo. you can see some here trying to make their way through the streets. the u.n. secretary general says he's heard credible reports that pro-government troops are murdering civilians as they move through the area. and a u.n. commission says it learned of troops accusing people of crimes and carrying out deaths on the spot. the news continues with shep right after this. >>> topping the news, donald trump has ripped into the u.n. says it's no friend of the united states. he called it a political game and questioned whether it's worth the money we're spending. the u.n.'s incoming leader is looking to address some of donald trump's concerns. earlier this week the former portuguese prime minister antonio gutierrez took the oath of office to become the next leader of the u.n. he's promising to make the organization more efficient through management reform. diplomats are also telling "the new york times" newspaper the incoming secretary genera

we hope within a few weeks there will be a new era at the u.n. i think the u.n. will become a hostile territory, we see anti-semitism and the u.s. will stand with us. >> what do you think about the world reaction to john kerry's speech, particularly from the bright tisch prime minister condemning what he had to say? >> the speech was a failed attempt to defend the indefensible. 72 minutes, very long speech, but still, why to come to the u.n.? president obama said in order to promote peace in the middle east, we need both sides to negotiate. we don't need security council resolutiontion. all of a sudden the u.s. is pushing forward such a resolution. the speech was not helpful. we hear more and more countries, australia, the u.k., understand we need to find another way to get the palestinians and us back to the negotiation room. >> how surprised were you that john kerry decided to take time and have that long speech to make declarations? >> i don't know if there will be speeches about other issues in the world. we'll see what's happening in syria. be u to speak onl

is behind that u.n. vote against israeli settlements. >> don't be fooled by the fact that we abstained. it comes from worries that the country could expect economic backlash. >> what this resolution does is it opened the door to boycotts on israeli products and lawsuits against israeli officials, but perhaps the most symbolic blow for the israeli people is that it calls into question the legality of jewish prayer at the western wall because the ju wish quarter is quote, unquote, occupied territory. some of the other key concerns is that it could lead to potential boycotts of israeli products that are produced in jewish settlements in the west bank. another concern that this resolution opens the door for lawsuits against israeli officials at the icc. that's the international criminal court. that would allow government ministers and senior officers to be accused of war crimes under the geneva convention and finally this resolution could lead to the creation of mechanisms to monitor and report israeli actio

and what this resolution did would say that the u.n. is calling on israel to return to its pre-1967 borders. that's inconsistent with what had been u.s. policy under the bush administration. so that's incredibly controversial and kerry is wrong, it's not consistent with what had, the policy under the george w. bush administration. >> so much of the speech was spent talking about settlement construction, and not much time talking about the infauda, and thinks the palestinians have done to sabotage the peace process. >> you'll hear chuck schumer, what you heard benjamin netanyahu say, there was a lot of finger pointing at israel but no calls on the palestinians or any countries surrounding israel to do their part to make peace in the middle east, to recognize israel's existence, or to recognize israel as a jewish state. i think what has been widely recognized by people on both sides of the aisle was israel will have to -- in any peace settlele, israel will have to e cede land for peace and the palestinians will have to give up the right f

. >> u.n. vote against israel settlements. >> it calls for cuts of funding for the u.n. until that decision is reversed. >> kelly wright is lye with the latest. >> good morning to you. the ripple effect is still being felt in the united states as well as in the middle east. palestinian president mahmoud abbas applauding the u.n. security council resolution to condemn israeli salemenettlemen. he hopes countries will try to form a plan for peace between israel and the palestinians. israeli prime snirn benjamin netanyahu seeks direct caulks with palestinians, abbas has refused. it shows you how fragile the peace talks are. israel is reducing the diplomatic relationships with 12 countries which voted to condemn the settlements. it has prove that president obama opened orchestrate the u.s. security council resolution a vote it says will only hurt the chance for peace. >> this is very, very bad for peace, because in order for israel to negotiate a lasting peace with our palestinian neighbors, we have one car to bri card to bring to the negotiating table that's territory. every

the obama administration choosing not to veto a u.n. security council resolution condemning israeli settlement expansion in palestinian claimed territory. the u.s. abstained from the vote instead, a stunning break from past practice that allowed the measure to pass, despite intense lobbying from israel. and president-elect trump. john has the latest on what happens now from jerusalem. hi, john. >> reporter: well, elizabeth, first of all there's been, as we all know, a great deal of fallout from this vote. the united states, here in jerusalem, to the west bank where christmas celebrations are going on right now in bethlehem. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it shameful, while palestinian president mahmoud abbas said it was a big blow to policy. benjamin netanyahu released a statement, quote, israel rejects this shameful anti-israel resolution at the u.n. and will not abide by its terms at a time when the security council is not doing anything to stop the slaughter of half a million people in syria, it disgracefully gangs

the problem with the u.n. and you pointed this out, united nations has to come to grips with the fact that they turn a complete blind eye to the savagery and i mean savagery and some of the people who voted for this resolution, venezuela, russia, china, some of the biggest human rights abusers in the world, for them to stand in judgment on the only democracy in the middle east is abhorrent and to be lectured by the likes of venezuela and vladimir putin and the chinese is insane. i would say to the u.n., especially members of the security council -- >> what is president obama doing here? >> this is an opinion show. this is my opinion. i think president obama is no friend to israel. i also think he's settling a score, as you pointed out, that he has with bibi netanyahu. you can remember when netanyahu came and spoke to congress, president obama didn't show up. they have had a contentious relationship. the most important thing that the president should do is whatever he acts upon should be in the best interests o

was behind that u.n. resolution. let's bring in alex conant, former communications director for marco rubio, now a political consultant as firehouse strategies, and shaally marshal a fox news contributor. leslie, why wait until donald trump takes office, if they have this information? why not put it out now? >> you must be reading my mind, that's exactly what i was thinking when the prime minister was talking. i don't think they have it, and if they had it, they would put it out now. president obama leaving with a president-elect coming in, threatening to undo everything that is part of the obama legacy would definitely not help him. there's just no reason to do this for the president, especially with donald trump coming in as president next year. secondly, i believe if you look at wikileaks or anybody else who has made threats, on tuesday we'll make this big announcement, we have evidence, it would have more weight if it was released now, so frankly i don't think they have it. >> alex, what do you think? >> it's a g

shielding israel at the u.n. it demands israel, "cease all settlement activities in the occupied palestinian territory including east jerusalem and the settlements have no legal validity. prime minister netanyahu called it a shameful ambush against israel by the obama administration. but tried to find a silver lining. >> 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. >> reporter: yesterday the prime minister tweeted this. "the nations of the world respect strong countries that stand up for themselves and do not respect weak countries that bow their heads." but there's concern that if israel doesn't tread lightly, there could be another resolution before president obama leaves office. that's even more binding than the one voted on friday. a senior israeli official told me tonight that he has information the u.s. may try to propose another resolution in the coming weeks, preempting israeli

big day at the u.n. tell us, do you think that the u.n. security council colluded with the obama administration to bring this vote today? >> certainly the sponsors of the resolution, the egyptians, some of theothers, obviously had to consult with the obama administration to tell them what was in the resolution so that it was sufficient for obama to order an abstention. the united states could have killed this resolution by voting no. it did vote no on a similar resolution in 2011. but this was, and you said it exactly right at the top of the show, this was a stab in the back against the israelis. it was entirely predictable. i would say this for people in the pro-israel community in the united states who defended obama's middle east policy over these last eight years. you should have seen this coming and this is what you get for supporting barack obama. >> and this is a shot, i guess, to israel and also president obama had a pretty contention relationship with benjamin netanyahu. >> i think it goes beyond the personal. i think this was an

so if this u.n. resolution, abstention from the u.n. resolution damaging our relationship with the israelis sort of on the left, this is the alternative on the right. we have to focus on finding middle ground hire at the end of the day. simplistic as that sounds there is not room for this grand standing and provocation of rhetoric. people have to come together to work and hammer through the issues here. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has done spectacular job of exploiting our political system here at home over the last four years. he completely allied with republicans and conservatives and haven't cared about democrats and that issue as long. i would argue that is dangerous for israel's long term national interest. never before has the issue been so politicized in the u.s. eric: what do you think will happen? friedman against the two-state solution in his commentary could start a complete reset after decade of failure? >> a lot of jews like myself will take offense to his previous comments when he said things like, contrary jews in t

ambassador to the u.n., john bolton joins us. what's your reaction? >> i think if you are outside the circle of intelligence that's look at this, it's very hard to know what the answer is. but i think it's at least a question to be asked, whether or not this was a false flag operation with some foreign government other than russia. >> what do you mean? >> where a foreign intelligence service conducts an operation and leaves evidence pointing the

is behind the u.n. resolution. >> we have absolutely incontestable evidence that the united states, organized, advanced and brought this resolution. >> if the prime minister does not have the administration's ear, who does? dr. sebastian gorka weighs in. the palestinian leaders who met with obama administration. they deny that. >>> airline fees are expected to drop in 2017. we have the trends to keep your wallet in check. ♪ >>> the obama administration shooting down reports the u.s. is working behind the scenes to push through the controversial u.n. resolution but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is suggesting these reports are true. >> we have on absolutely incontestable evidence that the united states organized, advanced, and brought this resolution to the united nations security council. we'll share that information with the incoming administration. some of it is sensitive. it's all true. you saw some of it in the protocol released in an egyptian paper. there's plenty more. it's the tip of

funds the u.n. initiatives. should we cut that back. >> we should eliminate it, i will tell you something, we ought to take that money that's going to the u.n. and make it available to veterans who have served under the u.s. flag benefits they need. we are getting zero benefits. we are getting embarrassed by the actions of the u.n. that's money that ought to be spent on american servicemen and service women and i hope donald trump makes it one of the first acts of his presidency. >> guess what we have a nice pete's piece of real estate on the east river of new york city as well if we do that governor mike huckabee, thank you very much. plenty more ahead as the factor moves along this evening. reaction to governor huckabee. plus donald trump praised and pounded for how he uses twitter. we hope you stay tuned to those reports. ♪ this holiday, the real gift isn't what's inside the box... it's what's inside the person who opens it. give your loved ones ancestrydna, the simple dna test that can tell them where they

did not veto a u.n. resolution condemning israel. rich edson reports from the state department tonight on the continued fallout from the u.n. vote. >> reporter: a u.n. security council resolution condemning israel's settlement building. it prompted charges from the israeli government the obama administration orchestrated an anti-israeli condemnation at the u.n. an exhausted denial and explanation yesterday from the secretary of state john kerry. another response from israeli prime minister netanyahu and now reaction from washington to israel. >> we do not teach our children to make molotov cocktails or throw stones. there's no hate or incitement being taught anywhere in our schools. that's what we're up against. >> reporter: the secretary of state's argument, the possibility of a two state solution is slip agway. one where israel lives peacefully next to a palestinian state. israel's expanded settlements kerry argues is one of the much impediments jeopardizing it. he spent most of his speech criticizing the settlements. support for k

inaction on a u.n. resolution critical of israeli settlements and israel's prime minister said they don't need a lecture. this is "special report". >>> good evening and welcome to washington. i'm doug mcelway in for bret baier. john kerry defended the administration's decision to abstain from the u.n. security council vote last week condemning israel's settlements and in warned a two state solution is at risk. israel's prime minister fired back reminding the obama administration that its days are numbered. we have fox team coverage. john hutty has the strong reaction from netanyahu, peter doocy has more. and we begin with rich edison with a message the secretary of state is trying to sends. >> reporter: the state department billed this as an opportunity for the obama administration to outline its plan for palestinians and israelis to find peace and secretary of state john kerry delivered that and in a strong condemnation of israeli policy. >> some seem to believe that the u.s. friendship means the u.s.

., help us, and what does america and the u.n. do? they beat up on the only democracy in the middle east. think about what america's allies think tonight. >> i want to look forward, ambassador, but for a moment i want to look back. in 2011 or 2012 susan rice vetoed on behalf of the united states in the u.n. the same resolution. what has happened in four years, and did you have any notice that this was coming? >> well, i was there when susan rice gave that speech. i was listening to it very, very carefully, and she listed all of the reasons why the united states, this administration, was against settlement but they would never let the u.n. interfere and try to impose a solution, that there was only one solution, and that arose from direct negotiations between israelis and palestinians, and by abstaining on this resolution the obama administration has basically backtracked and negated its own long-standing position, and a long-standing position of the united states going back to 1967, that there is no alternative to direct talks bet