action -- any u.n. action. we were the only administration since 1967 that had not allowed any resolution to pass that israel opposed. in fact, the only time in eight years the obama administration exercised its veto at the united nations was against a one-sided settlement resolution in 2011. and that resolution didn't mention incitement or violence. let's look at what happened since then. since then there have been over 30,000 settlement units advanced through some stage of the planning process. that's right. over 30,000 settlement units advanced notwithstanding the positions of the united states and other countries. if we had vetoed this resolution the other day, the united states would have been giving license to further unfettered settlement construction that we fundamentally oppose. so we reject the criticism that this vote abandons israel. on the contrary. it is not this resolution that is isolating israel. it is the permanent policy of settlement construction that risks making peace impossible. virtually

the u.n. vote, u.n. security council vote was widely soon ee a parting shot from the obama administration. is this speech another parting shot? >> i don't know if it's entirely that petty or that sort of focused just on this moment but it is certainly a legacy statement. both president obama, john kerry, hillary clinton for that matter, architects of the obama foreign policy over the last eight years, they want to make a statement about what they intended and if you go back to the cairo speech from 2009, when he tried to reset, the president tried to reset the relationship, the entire muslim world, one part of that entire doctrine was to try and make the peace process move forward to try and take it off the table as an irritant, as a rallying point for jihad and radical extremists. that was what they wanted at a minimum. looks like they didn't even accomplish that minimum. i think they will try to make the case that what they did made sense and that while they failed, it wasn't entirely sort of a bad ide

whether it is the u.n. resolution dealing with israel, the pakss president obama is suggesting, promising he will take when it document russia ordering the investigation. he wants answers on what happened before he leaves office. it does seem like barack obama is very mindful of who his successor is, and trying to get certain things on the record before he leaves office on january 20th. >> an interesting point. you played sound bite talking about his concerns with how this transition is going. other reports on this staff level, the transition isn't proceeding as it typically would. a little bit, maybe not atypical but notable, the steps that the obama administration is trying to put in to put in these policies and procedures in place so they can't be rolled back or put them in now so they can't be unrolled on january 20. that has caught the attention of members of the trump transition team. i think at this point the idea of one president at a time, while it has been precedent for a long time, it is somethin

the u.n., made it clear they're trying to display this as a balanced speech and a balanced resolution. kerry criticized palestinian incitement to violence before criticizing israeli settlement buildi building. to netanyahu most of the criticism was directed at israeli settlement and he made it clear he doesn't agree with kerry. with the security council resolution it seems he doesn't agree with the rest of the world. his position has been that settlements are not the obstacle to peace. netanyahu said recently he doesn't see how removing the settlers from the west bank or jerusalem advances peace. he stands at odds there with secretary of state kerry and that was blatantly clear tonight. netanyahu was ready to springs as you pointed out and he very much did, making it clear that he can't wait for the next three weeks to be over. he wants to work with president trump to undo the damage of the resolution and this speech. >> he repeated his claim that the administration, the israeli government, ha

that this u.n. situation has sort of engendered even more bipartisan support than donald trump could have hoped for on an issue like this. >> senator schumer has been outspoken against the u.n. resolution. there are many -- very strongly pro israel members of congress and amongst the american public who are registered democrat. it's important for the democratic party to decide what the future ideology should be like but it should be bipartisan, strongly supporting our nation's greatest ally. >> congressman, thank you so much for joining me. happy hahn nukkah to you. >> thank you. >> ahead, terror threats, the feds giving warnings as americans gather to celebrate christmas and hanukkah. the very latest on what the fbi has learned. plus, new precedence, president-elect donald trump diving into international relations before taking office. how is the world handling what feels like two presidents with very different agendas. later, the countdown is on. you see him there. that guy in red making his trek

. >> 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

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, president-elect donald trump do if you can give me a quick thing on this to turn it around. >> i think the stateme

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

what happened friday at the u.n. security council when israel was abandoned by the u.s., the palestinians celebrated. now they can come tell their people we should not go back to negotiate with the israelis about the state. we can get them to come back to the u.n., the security council. but we hope the new administration would make it clear that the only way to move forward is through direct negotiations. splt. >> i want to play what the secretary of state said coming from israeli officials in the israeli government that the united states had anything to do with last week's resolution. listen. recruit them as an alternative to bring it up to the u.n.? >> we recruited nobody as an alternative. those four countries that brought it to the floor did it on their own. i had no communication with the four countries and that process. >> ambassador, do you accept what secretary kerry has to say? >> no. absolutely not. when you -- >> so he's lying in your view? you don't believe what he's saying? >> let's review the facts. in

ambassador to the u.n. power said basically this is long-standing, our policy has not changed in terms of that. i do want to bring up from lindsey graham said he would introduce a bill to pull u.s. funding for the u.n. unless the resolution is appealed. writing in a statement that the u.s. has empowered evil and been a poor friend of democracy. as a former director and ambassador, when other countries see this in fighting and see the fact that we have a president-elect speaking out on things while a current president is speaking out on things, how does that play when we see an administration and a country so publicly divided? >> well, you know, division and scrapping is kind of the nature of things for us. madison intended it that way. we've gone since the spring of 1789 every four years having elections and having a stable system and it's stable because we argue with one another all the time and we have checks and balances. i think what is really troubling here is not that we're arguing with one another, b

the other thing is, our u.n. ambassador, samantha powers, spent most of her explanation of the abstention explaining why the u.n. is exactly the wrong institution to be dealing with anything on israel -- that's the problem we have here, and that's why people are so enraged here. >> her original speech was a veto speech, and she changed some parts of it at the last minute. if you read the entire speech, it sounds to me like it was a speech designed to veto, and then she was told at the last minute no, we're pulling the prug and not vetoing. read the speech carefully. >> explain the timing and politics behind this, what is your view and what are lawmakers telling you the goal of the obama administration was doing this weeks away from the inauguration day when a president is coming in who has a different approach to israel than obama. >> the timing is not a coincidence. over a year ago, president obama himself asked staffers to come up with a list of possible things they could do on their way out on the israeli-pale

not only at the u.n. and security council members who introduced this resolution but also at president barack obama for not vetoing this resolution. we have never seen criticism like this coming from benjamin netanyahu aimed at president obama. we knew these two didn't get along. this is a rapid deterioration of that administration. the obama administration not only failed to protect israel against this gangup at the u.n., it colluded with it behind the scenes. israel looking forward to working with president-elect trump and with all of our friends in congress, republicans and democrats alike to negate the harmful effects of this absurd resolution. netanyahu is saying that israel won't abide by the resolution. and has made it obvious he's done working with obama and is also looking forward to president-elect trump. the palestinian leadership is rejoicing at this resolution. they say it's long overdue to hold israel responsible for settlements in the west bank and eastern jerusalem. >> thank you for that r

the u.n. vote and after and seeing that the u.s. took a pass on even participating in the vote, donald trump let it be known he was not happy about that, and this is one of the cases where the obama administration and donald trump staked out different positions. a divide between the president and president in waiting over israel. >> that the united states did not vote in favor of the resolution. >> reporter: friday when the united nations voted to rebuke israel the concern the ambassador to the u.n. told the world the obama administration would not get involved skipping the vote, and less than an hour later donald trump sent his own mess eupblg on twitter. some experts caution trump to wait his turn. >> now we have the very difficult situation of two people speaking for the united states. >> in palm beach, mixing work and play, and trump made no official appearances in florida but did not need to be seen to be heard. on foreign policy, trump's team released a congreatulations fro putin, and pu

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

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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

engineered that u.n. vote. joining me is bill neely. 3wi bill, kindly set the stage what led up to this. what do we know about the speech? >> yeah, good morning, chris. what we do know comes from john kerry's spokesman at the state department, mark toner. he said kerry would lay out a pr comprehensive vision. he feels it's his duty to lay out what he believes is a way to a peaceful two-state solution in the middle east. now many, of course, in the region and beyond believe that two-state solution is dying, if not already dead. the speech comes amid a sharp downturn in relations between the u.s. and israel after the u.s. abstained the u.n. security council vote. it was the first time in almost 40 years that the u.s. did not protect israel from a vote of this kind. now the state department says that would simply serve as a wake-up call to israel. it denies accusations that the u.s. colluded with palestinians and others to draft the language of that resolution. all of that, the curtain razor, for a speech that's a

both come in response to friday's u.n. security council vote in which the united states crucially abstained permitting the passage of a measure condemning israel's west bank settlements. late today the president-elect tweeted, "the united nations has such great potential but right now it is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. so sad!" as for the israelis, they did more than tweet. cnn's elise labott reports. >> reporter: israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is escalating his attack against the obama administration, clearly still angry over the u.n. vote declaring israeli settlements illegal. >> friends don't take friends to the security council. >> reporter: netanyahu summoned the u.s. ambassador and has accused president obama and secretary of state john kerry of orchestrating what he called a shameful ambush at the u.n. telling his cabinet he has ironclad proof. >> translator: from the information that we have, we have no doubt that the obama administration initiated it, stood behind

what this u.n. security council resolution did is it basically ceded that territory to the palestinians. it says it's yours. so let me ask you, why would the palestinians negotiate with us if the world is saying all that territory is yours? >> in fact, there's a -- i'll read you a statement from the palestinian liberation organization. the minute the israeli government agrees to cease all settlement activities and agrees to implement side agreements, the palestinian leadership -- do you accept that -- >> the minute israel says that the western wall is occupied palestinian territory, they'll agree to sit down and negotiate. you have to understand this administration has been obsessed with the issue of settlements since day one. this is not new. kerry spoke about all these things that have happened. the israeli coalition, laws that were passed in the israeli knesset. i remember what happened in 2009. in the first months of this administration, they had a crisis with us on the issue of settlements, whi

former u.n. ambassador john bolton is among our guests tonight, calls it president obama's parting betrayal of israel. >> a historic visit, japanese prime minister abe visiting pearl harbor memorial with president obama to pray but not apologize. who are these people? shopping malls nationwide in chaos, we'll have a full report. >> good evening, i am tom su sullivan in for lou dobbs. we begin with the historic meeting at pearl harbor, prime minister abe is not first prim japanese visit to visit pearl harbor but he is the first to acknowledge the past the aggression. >> a day for reflection, and reconciliation, but not for apologies. >> the prime minister of japan, i offer-- sincere and ever lasting condolences to the souls of those who lost their lives here. reporter: japanese prime minister abe acknowledging japan's role in the deadly attacks at pearl harbor, 75 years ago this month but he stopped short of apologizing, he struck a tone similar to that of president obama who spoke at hiroshima ea

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

has been planning to vote on this u.n. resolution, the u.n. security council resolution condemning the settlement activity illegal. usually the u.s. for years has kind of protected israel at the u.n. security council but we understand that president obama was prepared to let that resolution pass, either by abstaining or by voting in favor of it. the israelis have been watching what has been happening for weeks and they have been warning the obama administration not to do that, imploring them really. and said, listen, if you don't stop this resolution, if you plan on letting it go ahead, we're going to have no choice but to reach out to president-elect trump and an israeli official told me that's just what the israeli government did. they reached out to the president-elect, asked him to intervene. you saw today president-elect trump issuing a statement, calling on the u.s. to veto this resolution, saying it was not helpful to israel and we do understand that there was a call between president-elect trump and egyptian president fattah el sisi an

tom: pete said abstaining from u.n. vote is another example of president obama leading from behind, he will join me. also, president obama reportedly plans another parting shot, this time

the u.n. 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

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

the u.n. has such great potential but right now it is a club for people to get together, talk, have a good time. so sad. it will be back to business here at mar-a-lago. donald trump will be holding several meetings today. we're still waiting to hear who exactly he'll be meeting with. as we tick down the days towards the inauguration on january 20th, we're still looking at a few more key cabinet posts that donald trump needs to fill. we're looking at director of national intelligence that he still hasn't named his nominee for as well as secretaries for agriculture as well as veterans affairs. a bit to watch. poppy. >> keeping us on our toes. jessica schneider. thank you. >>> meantime, israel is temporarily suspending working ties with a dozen nations that voted in favor of the u.n. resolution condemning israeli settlements. 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 n

one, the u.n. resolution and the israelis pushing back really strongly against the obama administration for not vetoes it, and, two, the notion that in the view of secretary kerry and the obama administration, the netanyahu government says publicly they want a two-state solution, but when you look at their policies, and the settlements that have grown in the west bank, including outside areas that would be possibly part of israel in a land swap in any sort of peace process, they are undermining any ability to create a two-state solution by just demolishing the idea of any contiguous state there. is that not -- is that not legitimate? >> well, the -- israelis have, like i say, about five-sixth citizens. the others are arabs. nobody worries about continuity and consous state. they live in all sorts of different places, and it's -- it's two people that at least, in middle east terms, are getting along reasonably well with one another, and would it be that different if it was one-third palestinian and

there are other countries in the u.n. who believe it is our job to dictate the terms of the solution in the security council. others want us to simply recognize a palestinian state absent an agreement. but i want to make clear today these are not the choices that we will make. we choose instead to draw on the experiences of the last eight years, to provide a way forward when the parties are ready for serious negotiations in a place where the narratives in the past powerfully mold the present, it's important to understand the history. we mark this year and next a series of mill stones that i believe both illustrate the two sides of the conflict and form the basis for its resolution. it's worth touching on them briefly. 120 years ago the first zionist congress was convened in bazul by a group of visionaries who decided the only response to the waves the anti-semitic horrors sweeping throughout europe was to create a state in the historic home of the jewish people where their ties to the land went back centuries, a state tha

bush allowed multiple u.n. resolutions -- >> that's all false. >> that's not false -- >> i am going to tell you the facts. my history goes back beyond brexit. what happened was in president bush's waning days of his administration there was a resolution that had to deal with the end of the war in gaza and israel acquiesced to that resolution. we're never happy with security council resolutions -- >> so you're saying it didn't happen? >> not only -- >> you're saying it didn't happen? it did happen. >> no i said that it did happen but israel acquiesced to it. look at the time what israel said in response to it, and you'll see -- >> so my question is -- >> the last time -- >> -- for president obama when it happened since 1967, technically since 1967, consecutive u.s. administrations starting with lyndon johnson and continuing through george w. bush they've made it clear to their opposition against the settlement. again the question is why do -- >> we're -- >> i will let you answer. why the ire for president obama

u.n. resolution ndemning israeli settlements. bill krystal is live here on msnbc. >>> i can tell you having seen it myself it is unequivocal that the obama administration, the united states was behind this united nations resolution, pushed for it, lobbied for it. and it is a real tragedy. we should be working together to advance peace. >> that was david keys, the spokesman for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu this morning on "morning joe" talking about friday's u.n. vote condemning the expansion of settlements into east jerusalem. joining me now is bill crystal, the editor at large at the weekly standard. nice to see you. appreciate you being here during the holidays. there is a question about the viability of a two-state solution. that seems to be what's being litigated here and whether under a trump administration we are potentially seeing the end of the possibility. >> i don't think that's the case. i think we could have -- there's not going to be a two-state solution. >> ambas

clear and unequivocal call of president-elect@realdonaldtrump to veto anti-israel resolution at the u.n. when the resolution passed away, israel responded with fury. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu pointedly saying he looks forward to working with trump and accusing the obama administration of orchestrating the u.n. vote, something the administration denies. here's the israeli ambassador making the claim. >> we have proof. i don't believe it. we know it. we'll share it with the incoming administration through the appropriate channels and they can decide if they want to share that with the american people. we obviously won't share it with this administration because this administration is behind it. >> the administration he's talking about, it's worth noting, finalized a deal in september to give israel $30 billion in military aid over ten years, a new record. as for trump he claimed in a tweet, the big loss yesterday for israel in the united nations will make it much harder to negotiate peace and vowed ominously as to the u.n., things will be different after january 20th. trum

without question with that u.n. security council resolution that is not the international consensus and definitely not the opinion of secretary kerry who pointed out that some of the expansion threatens the ability of putting together one palestinian state so i think we expected to hear that kind of response from netanyahu. he also talked about what he worries about next. he said he's afraid another move at the u.n. security council or by the international community, he worries that's still on the table and he urged the obama administration to say flat out it's not coming. that's a concern they voiced repeatedly over the last few days now that they're about three weeks left in obama's time in office. he also mentioned the president-elect and how he's looking forward to working with the next administration. these words were more civil than the other words we've heard exchanged but one other point, the accusation we've heard from many israelis including netanyahu himself, israeli officials here and there has been over

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

decision on that u.n. vote is aligned with american values and that a two-state solution is the only way to achieve peace in the middle east. he says if israel rejects two-state solution for peace with palestine, it can be jewish or it can be democratic but not both. >>> new developments now in germany where prosecutors say they arrested a tunisian man who they believe may be involved in last week's truck attack on that christmas market in berlin. investigators say they found evidence linking the 40-year-old to the suspected truckdriver who carried out the attack. twelve people were killed. >>> we've learned the man convicted of carrying out the charleston church massacre will not submit evidence to save his life. dylann roof will represent himself next week in court tells a judge he plans on calling no witnesses nor evidence to convince the jury against giving him the death penalty. now back to politics with just 23 days until donald trump takes his oath of office. a new analysis says too simple that jame

not stepping in, the u.n. security council passed a resolution condemning israeli settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem. a security council declared them, quote, a major obstacle to peace with no legal validity. netanyahu then lashed out saying the resolution was shameful and hostile. >> 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. 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 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. >> we're joined from jerusalem

was standing up for at the u.n. but frankly, what i look at this resolution as saying, the settlements are illegal. you cannot do it. it reaffirms an american policy that goes back to the beginning of the occupation and puts the u.s. in the same corner as the rest of the community and i hope donald trump doesn't act in a dangerous way to undo this or try to remove the u.s. from the u.n. >> thank you so much for your time. we greatly appreciate it. >>> with the inauguration day 25 days away, president-elect trump is trying to, according to his team, untangle some of the potential conflicts of interest over the weekend, trump announced he's dissolving his charitable foundation that came under fire over how its funds are used and joining me now, senior politics editor, sam stein and msnbc contributor. sam, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning, happy holidays. >> happy holidays, these questions about conflicts of interest. and donald trump with his children, it's limitless here and you and i both know the stor

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

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 prime minister said the u.n. was also bind that resolution. not just abstaining and letting it go through, but coordinating and work straiting it. as for the palestinians, they cake without a response to all of this. ready to celebrate peace negotiations while israel halts their construction. >> the decision to abstain is getting bipartisan criticism. some accusing president obama of turning his back on an ally. >> we join the crowd, beating up on israel, and it is really disingenuous. we knew what it meant, and israel relies on us to block all of these resolutions against them because they can't get a fair shake. >> that was elliott angle earlier this morning. a democrat from maryland, o joining me, sean tufy is a member of the trump executive transition committee, thank you for joining us. we have seen that criticism coming down. what can the administration now to better repair our relationship with israel. >> well, listen, i think it is clear that both sides have been joined at the hip on this issue. we traditionally stand with israel. i th

would veto any resolution in the u.n. which might dictate a peace solution or might recognize a palestinian state? >> yes. >> he would veto that? the u.s. will veto that? >> yes. we've made that clear over and over, jake. >> the point has been made by the israelis -- and i'd love your comment on this -- that there is no loss of things that the u.s. government, that the obama administration, could be leaving the stage talking about, whether it's the genocide in sudan, the crisis in syria, russian and chinese hacking. chinese intervention in the south china sea. climate change, et cetera. why focus on israeli settlements? >> well, jake, we're working on those issues too. we'll be dealing with the russian hacking. we're dealing with climate change on a regular basis. i think it's a false argument to say that, because there are other issues, we shouldn't focus on this one. the fact of the matter is we are focused on this one because the current trends on the ground, particularly the current israeli settlement activity, is mak

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. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm trace gallagher more heartache today for the actress of carrie fisher. reports in los angeles fisher's mom has been hospitalized for what's bein

trump taking aim at the u.n. at the anti-israel resolution. saying this, the u.n. has great potential, but it is just a club for people to get together and talk and have a good time. so sad. >>> there is more. trump taking credit for the busy holiday shopping season. the world was a gloomy place before i won. there was no hope. now the market is up nearly 10% and christmas spending is over $1 trillion. no sourcing on that $1 trillion number. the national retail federation projects $655 billion. a go trump announcing plans to dissolve the charity and avoid any conflict of interest. i gave millions of dollars to djt foundation. raised and received millions more. all of which is given to charity and media won't report. the djt foundation, like most others never paid fees or rent or salaries. 100% of money goes to wonderful charities. trump, it's worth noting, has not donated to the foundation since 2008. a non tweeted development trump aides will write the inauguration speech. he wrote many during the campaign. the address will be similar to the stump and thank you sp

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.