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hours after ukrainian presidents petro poroshenko accused russia direct and open aggression, authorities lost control of the luhansk airport. one month after vladimir putin called for talks on statehood for eastern ukraine. al jazeera am peter sharp has more from southeastern ukraine. >> 30 kilometers to the west is russia. this is russia's second huge humanitarian convey, destination donetsk. the drivers of this military base tell us the drivers have yet to be cleared by the international red cross but that didn't stop the first convoy

pushing across the frontier and won't stop this either. kiev says it's not going to accept this convoy unless it goes through the red cross checks but what's clear is this convoy will roll and i think soon whether kiev likes it or not. the eu warned the kremlin on the weekend it would impose tough new sanctions within seven days unless russia curbed its issues with ukraine. >> there won't be a military solution in this situation. this is the view of the other eu member countries but we also cannot receive russia's behavior either and that's why i believe it is necessary to prepare such sanctions. >> reporter: and that brought a more conciliatory note from russia. >> there will be no military intervention, we stand for a

peaceful resolution to this difficult crisis this tragedy. everything we do is targeted at promoting a political approach. >> reporter: in minsk, russia, kiev, the leaders of the separatists in eastern ukraine came together at the osce but failed to come up with a ceasefire in the region. the focus is on the nato summit in wales on thursday, political and military pressure on the kremlin, while reaffirming its members'members' support. britain could seize passports of citizens it suspects of going to islamic state.

>> leaving the u.k. to fight abroad and returning home, home grown terrorists the prime minister's held talks with his coalition partners. on monday he told the parliament exactly what needs to be done to protect there threats. >> specific gaps in our armory, those who are already here who pose a risk. >> the government' government'sf ability to seize suspects passports before they travel and temporarily ban them from reentering the u.k. and compulsory for people who fought abroad. there is cross country consensus, but in other areas many voices including within his own conservative party are telling him that existing british laws should be enough. >> i do share the concern that has been expressed about the

suggestion that british nationals, however horribly they may be alleged to have based, should be prevented from returning to this country because not only does it offend principles of international law it actually would offend basic principles of our own common law as well. i would recommend to my right honorable friend the best cause would be to bring these individuals to justice. >> last week britain raised its terrorism threat to severe, the second highest. but this could put the brakes on some of the things the prime minister want to do to respond. earlier i spoke with jim walsh about whether seizing british passports from people who may be supporting terror groups would be effective. >> i think i.s.i.s. is barbaric but brutality is not the same as capable. yes there are british citizens there, that's part of the intear

tans of the empire if you will. but you need to be clearer, this feels a little fast to me. >> at least 500 british citizens have reportedly gone to syria to join groups like the islamic state. the u.s. has launched a new round of air strikes. sue turtin reports, iraqi and kurdish forces have gained ground. >> reporter: the battle has been raging since the 13th of june. they are saying there is still fighting going on to the south of the town and the i.s. forces have left behind a whole host of different ieds and sophisticated booby trapped bombs and they don't have the equipment to take them apart. they are finding a number of dead i.s. fighters, 24 chechens, i.d.s that say they are chechen

citizens. the peshmerga hope they will be pushed even further south. they have been fighting in the mountainous regions for centuries and they know them from the back of their hands. many trying to reach europe, in recent years the number of refugees crossing the mediterranean jumped from hundreds to thousands. the migration of death. hoda hamid is in sicily. >> they were rescued about 220 kilometers southeast of sicily. some too frail to take their first steps onto italian soil, others traumatized by their ordeal, about 250 asig a assilm

seekers. >> ing each paid an average of 2500 for the trip. some got a cheaper rate but had to sit below deck in the hold near the engines with no ventilation. italian authorities say many die on such journeys, asphyxiated by the fumes. these are some of the boats confiscated from smugglers. they are fishing boats designed for at the most 20 people so imagine the dangers for hundreds of migrants stacked on board for several days, sometimes in rough seas, and in fact this one capsized, at least 50 people drown and some of their bodies were never found. >> the boats are rusty with bad engines, often they don't have navigation systems or safety

vests. face up to ten years in prison. >> translator: they're all young between 18 and 25 years old. there are seven in total. one was organizing the passengers one was at the engines, one was the captain. each had a specific are role. >> but for abu, the punishment is not enough for what he calls human smugglers. he still has to come to terms with what he went through. >> they are without principles. they have no problem throwing us off board. at the sea you are at the walls of death. when you touch land you feel you have returned to life. >> reporter: the united nations say so far this year more than 2,000 people have been lost at sea. since italy began their search and rescue many lives have been saved but many thousands set off from north africa with dreams of a better life.

taking the same risk their journey might end up at the bottom of the mediterranean sea. hoda hamid. al jazeera. palestinian are calling this the biggest land grab in 30 years. israel claimed 1,000 acres in the west bank. mike hannah with more. >> this is part of the land that the israeli government is intent in confiscating. land that has been tilled by palestinians for generations, the livelihood will be immediately impacted. the mayor of this village says the move makes meaningless any israeli claims that was once a two state solution. >> translator: now in the front of the green line, it's our land. if the israelis they want to continue build settlement in the west bank, we talking more than

150 or settlement in west bank. more than 800,000 of seth hers they live in our -- settlers in our land in 1967. >> reporter: there has been speculation that the confiscation is a punitive measure for capture and killing of three young israeli settlers earlier in the year. but this is more than a punitive action. many believe that lying behind the confiscation of this land is a grand plan. aimed at linking all the settlement blocks in the west bank together. this is a settlement of pata elite, part of the mass complex which occupies massive areas of the west bank. this will remain part of israel even if the deal is reached with the palestinians, a clear expression of facts being established on the ground.

now building here is constant. the settlements continue to expand, encroach on to palestinian territory, further palestinian territory day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year. and what is very clear in the latest land grab which has happened just south of here, is that in these circumstances, in this ongoing settlement growth, no part of palestinian land is safe. mike hannah, al jazeera in the occupied west bank. >> we are getting a better idea just how much damage the recent fighting did to gaza's economy. israel attacked hundreds of factories and businesses in the region. tens of thousands of people are now out of work. al jazeera's andrew simmons has more from gaza. >> aside from the human loss, gaza is coming the terms with another fact can, the damaging of industry.

this factory didn't do anything more than producing noodles. >> these are known by israelis , they shouldn't have any political problem with them. israeli israel has been targeting gaza's economy. >> reporter: this factory used to be gaza's biggest. it's still smoldering after repeated attacks from tanks. made biscuits, ice cream juice and sweets. employed more than 450 people. now it's had to sack more than 400 workers, only around 30 keeping their jobs on one production line. the ashes spread all over this floor alone amount to $8 million going up in smoke. raw material, stockpiled simply because it's so hard to import any goods into the gaza strip. the owner and his stock manager says gaza's small economy has

been decimated and they have no fate in any political solution. >> translator: we have relation with israeli and israeli and those in security on the israeli side we have to get many, many permits every month for our materials to turn to gaza. so this does not they know exactly what they did. >> 40 years to building this factory now two hours it's, five days everything it's finish. >> mohamed says his total loss he could be up to $30 million and now he's faced with ruin along with the workers he's had to sack who right now have little hope of work elsewhere. andrew simmons al jazeera, gaza. three americans detained in north korea are calling for americans to negotiate with their police.

jeffrey fowell, martin miller and kenneth bae. bae is serving a 15 year sentence at a labor camp. >> my situation is very urgent, i'm directly going to trial and directly sent to prison. i think this interview is my final chance to push the american government into helping me. >> the state department says it is working with swedish officials who act as a go-between with poon pyongyang. >> in texas a judge threw out a law that would have effectively closed dozens of clinics statewide. heidi zhou-castro joins us. >> tony those clinics you mention may very well still be

closing in the near future and this victory that abortion it rights advocates are celebrating may be short-lived. as soon as the decision came out the texas attorney general said it would be appealing. they could very well overturn this ruling as early as this week. now, what did this lower court say? well basically that the state of texas according to this ruling that the state's attempts to regulate abortion go against the supreme court's roe versus wade decision. writing in the opinion that the court is firmly convinced that the state has placed unreasonable obstacles in the path of a woman's ability to obtain a previability abortion. texas is not alone in this effort to restrict abortions. that many abortion rights advocates call a thinly veiled attempt to stop abortions

altogether. these states that have bassed these restrictions, say that this is in an effort to increase safety for women. going through this medical decision. but the gutmacher institute say 27 states have followed tony. >> how is this law specifically impacting women? >> well, it more than likely will close more clinics in texas. two summers ago there were 40 abortion clinics in texas, today there are 19. and if this law goes through there will be down to six, six abortion clinics that serve the entire state of texas meaning many women especially in rural areas, around the border, will have to travel around 500 miles to get an boorgs. -- and abortion.

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>> police officers in ferguson, missouri are now wearing body cameras. some of the devices were donated after the shooting of unarmed michael brown sparked weeks of unrest. randall pinkston is here. randall. >> some of the agencies had them in the store just hadn't released them. there was a call for the body cameras, they may not have prevented the shooting but perhaps authorities could have provided more answer he sooner. this is the latest gear for officers of the police department in ferguson, missouri, body cameras small enough to pin to their shirts with pocket sized recording units. >> my understanding if i activate the red lights this automatically comes on. >> some were purchased others

were donated by private companies. there was not one on the officer who shot michael brown. if the officer had been wearing the body camera police chief tom jackson says the video could have helped answer some key questions. >> how many shots were fired, what was the position of the two individuals when the shots were fired, was one running away, was he advancing, retreating? >> reporter: brown's death led to a week of angry protests in ferguson, prompting the governor to appoint the state police to take charge and in response to violent confrontations between police and protesters. some petitioned the white house for a mike brown law to ensure that all police are following procedure and to deter misconduct. supporters of the measure say video would have helped to set

the record straight in brown's case. >> instead we is had a situation of he said, he said, and we had the police officer insisting that he did nothing wrong and the community feeling that an unarmed youth should not have been shot by police. >> reporter: dash and body cameras are either in use or being tested by a growing number of local law enforcement agencies. one of the public advocates pushing a similar measure in new york city pointed to its success on the west coast. >> a city in california experienced an 88% drop in police complaints. >> something law enforcement should consider. >> i think body worn cameras can help because it puts the jury and the public in the place of the officer to see what the officer is seeing. >> something the supporters of the mike brown law could enlist support in what the police officer seize.

>> imagine when we give them cameras to wear rather than military equipment. >> the city in california that experienced that 88% drop in citizen complaints was rialto. also cooperated with a 60% drop in force. tony. >> .randall pinkston, thank you. show boat hotel closed sunday after 27 years of business. the ravell will close tomorrow and the trump plaza will close in two weeks. the ravell opened just two years ago. president obama is pressing for a higher minimum wage on this labor day. the president spoke at laborfest in milwaukee this afternoon. he said while congress has not agreed to raise the minimum wage, private companies cities and states are raising the minimum wage on their own.

in washington an innovative idea from a surprising source may help to deal with the rising homeless population. city agencies are overwhelmed by demand so many of the homeless are turning to libraries. but the idea isn't going well with everyone. lisa stark has the story. >> david tedeschi has been homeless in washington, d.c. for nearly seven years. like most, he slept outside. >> it was dry and cool, that kept away the insects. >> ed theeschi is a self-described computer when whiz who lost his job and then his home. there's been a spike in the number of homeless, churches, food pantries, the city are all scrambling to meet the demand. so is a place that might surprise you. at the public library's main branch homeless individuals rush

in when the doors open. summer even -- some are even dropped off by a shuttle bus from the homeless shelters. once inside they log on to computers to job-hunt or check e-mail. they meet friends or just read protected from the elements. the director of the dc public library says for too long libraries have done too little for this population. often their most loyal customers. so this library system has now joined a growing trend: it has hired its first social worker. >> i think for many years we would sort of open our doors and say okay we've done our job because we're providing them a warm place for them to go if they've got no place else to be. >> reporter: now social work he will help provide information on homeless services and will sensitize staff. >> when someone's sleeping outside and they come in and they're tired and cranky but they might still want to connect

with their friends and loved ones on facebook or e-mail. >> reporter: but for some the homeless customers make the library a less welcoming place. >> i try exercise patience and kind of focus on what i'm doing and leave as soon as possible. >> reporter: the head of the downtown business district worries the library is an easy fix for city. >> the library is being called upon to be a daytime shelter for homeless. >> rick believes the downtown area is targeted for these dropoffs. >> a neighborhood with a lot of residents would never put up with this. >> reporter: while governments and local businesses argue over the role of the libraries, david tedeschi many, is just glad they're here. >> they're a godsend. >> so he'll be back every day he can. lisa stark, al jazeera, washington. >> coming up, the site of this

pool party used to be a u.s. diplomatic compound. now it's in control of militia fighters as the fractured government loses control of the capital. and now a new fight over independence, in hong kong. that story is next.

>> at least 13 people have been killed by fighting in libya's eastern city of benghazi. the country's in crisis. stormed the u.s. embassy on sunday as they extended control over the capital. outgoing prime minister to try and solve the situation. jerald tan has more. >> for months now, the libyan capital has been slipping from the government's control. militiamen are in command of

many official buildings in tripoli including this part of the u.s. embassy compound. the dawn of libya paid up of fighters believed to be mostly from misrata has taken over. just days after seizing the international airport in tripoli. >> translator: we found it an important place and the britiondz were here. when we were chase -- brigades were here. we preserved it as much as we could. >> reporter: the political situation in libya is becoming increasingly complex. there are two rival parliaments but no functioning governments. the prime minister abdalla al fini resigned last week and he's now being asked to form a influence government by the elected parliament. but that parliament has little bite. it's meeting more than a thousand kilometers from tripoli and supported by the zintan

militia which has also been driven out. >> at the moment it's a zero sum game. ultimately the both sides believe they can take the other out, they believe they have a monopoly on the use of force. i don't believe any time soon they can have a monopoly on legitimate force or real force. >> the public is divided. this particular rally on friday was a show of support for dawn of libya. the group is engaged in a fierce battle for power with former allies, leaving the capital and most of libya in near anarchy. jarrod tan, al jazeera. >> last week i spoke to admiral james defreetas, the strategic commander for operations in libya, i asked him what leader s

leaders made. >> not remaining engaged. simply taking the military action and then stepping away from it, before there was a sufficient level of stabilization. what that means is we should have left trainers, advisors on military side i think put more effort into the diplomatic and the political side, and here i think this is something the europeans in particular could have taken on. but did not. for a variety of reasons. many understandable, a lot going on in the world, it initially appeared that libya was on a reasonably good course. as we all know it spiraled into a very challenging situation is at this point. signed sight is 20-20 what should we do in the future? i would lean back into the situation, particularly for the europeans south of them they can't afford a very chaotic situation in addition to what's

happening in the eastern immediatmediterranean. >> the admiral also told us that the u.s. needs to be more involved in iraq with more military advisors on the ground. let's bring in al jazeera's national security advisory j.j. green. what did you think about leaning back into the situation? >> well, the u.s. has been drinking from a fire hose and so has the rest of the world. when it comes to instability and insecurity, and it's absolutely perhaps at this point, something that could be done in the near term, to get ahold of the situations, like in iraq, syria, libya. you have these situations that have had their genesis in what appear to be small movements but they ballooned into great big comploaive movements and all of -- comploiive movements, they are all-k explosive movements.

may not have any choice in the matter now. >> what is your reaction to -- we're going to roll this video of libyans in the vacant u.s. embassy compound. what's the message sent to america? >> the u.s. since the end of world war i has been viewed as an international power with a presence all over the world and for the most part been viewed as a force for good. and someone with the military that couldn't be challenged, so when you see images like this, images like the ones that we saw in 1979, when the embassy was ransacked in tehran, like the ones we saw in 1993 in somalia in mogadishu when a u.s. soldier's body was dragged through the streets, it makes americans feel vulnerable, imtent and weak but what --

impoa enimpotent and weak. when they are closer to the mouth of the fire hydrant that i we're drinking from that i just mentioned a little while earlier. >> french president francois hollande warned that terrorism will spread if action is not taken. how much do you believe that statement? >> without a doubt. i was in libya last year and one of the things that was pointed out very clearly is there is a movement that is taking place in the terrorism world and they feel emboldened not just because of what took place on september 11th, 2012, but in every single victory they had all over the world. a group like i.s.i.l, and taliban with the u.s. leaving iraq and afghanistan, certainly

the militaries from these places they're starting to recognize that while they've taken a step back over the past few years they're going to have to step forward and do it in a very assertive way to send the correct message to terrorists organizations, that is, the world is not yours to do with what you please. >> step forward leading into the situation, what needs to be done to stabilize libya? >> well libya has to as admiral steritis said it needs a whole government approach. it needs a political scenario. first it's got to have security and that is something that the u.s. i think has been talking about from a military point of view, training and that kind of thing. but it needs a bunch of things that start with politics, military, it needs obviously military guidance and it needs people who aren't afraid to go there to deal with the situation on the ground from grass roots

perspective but also to learn from people in libya about what it is they want their country to look like. the u.s. knew essentially when it stepped back from libya that it didn't want a big footprint there because they didn't want to be viewed as interfering. they need help there and they know it and they're looking for guidance from the u.s. and rest of the world. those are things that are going to have to take place sooner than later north to stabilize libya. >> j.j, good to talk to you. after the government ruled out free elections in hong kong china says it will hand pick candidates to run for office in 2017. a decision that is not sitting well in the former british colony. rob mcbryde has our report. >> senior chinese official lee fe had come to hong kong to explain what the reforms would mean for the city.

the pro-democracy groups wanted him to listen why they were rejecting him, a move that led to rejection from the venue. a taste of the reaction to come. >> we will do it in a peaceful and orderly way and do it with dig tonight and determination. >> reporter: outside the shout from the pro-democracy protesters, are often drown out by a large contingent of pro-beijing promoters. >> these people are scum and running dogs. >> reporter: other were distinctly camera-shy. even scuffling with news media as they left and seeming to be very well organized. >> are you from hong kong? >> many refused to say if they wesh from hong kong or -- were from hong kong or mainland china or say anything at all. >> are you here today?

>> what is clear they are out in numbers. with both sides so deeply entrenched, hong kong is out for season of discontent. they will be matched protest by protest, by ever larger groups from beijing,. warning about government interference in the judiciary. reprecep tayyip erdogan. erdogan has had thousands of police officers lawyers and judges reassigned after they launched a corruption investigation into his government. pakistani army has warned that violence will not resolve the issues in the government. calling for nawaz sharif to step

down, sahil ramad reports from islamabad. >> there is no letup of protesters. state television channel hundreds of them stormed headquarters of the national broadcaster and cut off transmission. it wasn't long before the army and paramilitary moved in to clear the demonstrators and resume tv service. seizing the news channel albeit briefly is the latest episode in an increasingly tense standoff. while security personnel fired tear gas and rubber bullets, some protesters were arrested an few security personnel were injured. opposition supporters continue to call for prime minister nawaz sharif to step down. as the protests seem to grow stronger, so is their demands. >> translator: we have come

out with the leader and the opposition will show soon. >> showing electoral fraud. >> we are saying to nawaz sharif that he should step down. there will be losses to the pakistani people and their property. all because he has no moral ground to continue as prime minister. >> reporter: while opposition leaders urge their supporters to act peaceably and responsibly, their demands must be heard. >> we are to desperate for our economic situation to improve we have to be on the streets. we need change. >> reporter: on sunday the military announced it would not intervene in the crisis suggesting respective political leaders have to find a way out of the current situation through dialogue. and on monday the chief of army staff relayed that position to

the prime minister at a meeting in the capital, islamabad, pakistan has observed often the military taking over. but the prime minister sent out legal representatives to speak to all the stakeholders to try to find an amicable solution. a way to continue, democracy to flourish, all usher in the possibility of another military coup. al jazeera, islamabad. along a parade route, a fatal shooting in new york city. maria ines ferre has the stories. >> one person killed two others injured hours before the west indian parade. a 58-year-old man was shot. police have arrested the suspected shooter.

cleanup began this morning after severe storms rolled through parts of nebraska. officials were up at the crack of dawn assessing the damage from sunday's storm. house he cars campers were all destroyed and trees were completely uprooted. officials were focused on clearing debris and restoring power near dakota city. in hawaii, a wildfire continues to burn today, it has consumed more than a thousand acres and considered 50% contained. the muscular dystrophy association has raised more than $50 million. courtney keely reports how fundraising has changed over the decades. >> not so long ago it was a tradition that marked the end of summer for millions of americans. the muscular dystrophy association's labor day telethon hosted by jerry lewis.

in its 1970s heyday it ran for over 24 hours and reached more than 85 million viewers. its novelty factors, its extraordinary stamina of its host and celebrity guests played a part of its huge success. mark pitman. >> that prereality tv voir look to it of how long is it -- voyeur look to it. how long is this going to go on? going on for so many hours. >> the tote board's tally and the impact their donations were having. charity fundraising has changed along with technology but most of the psychology remains the same. >> there's something that gives validity to people, feeling something bigger than themselves. >> according to the national center for charitable statistics there are more than 1.5 million

nonprofit organizations registered in america. more than $220 billion annually. celebrities play a big part but today there's only one-off events, like victims of 9/11, the asian tsunami or the haitian disaster. >> face to face asking also asking people for significant gifts. it's still something that makes people uncomfortable but still most effective. >> donors had to pledge an amount and mail in a check. that didn't always happen. the wider use of credit and debit cards has made it easier to collect the money that people pledge. more and more worthy causes are competing for charitable organizations. but still this labor day weekend

the mda will be on tv if only for a few hours asking for support like it has for nearly half a century. >> comedian jerry lewis started that telethon and he was the host of it for 40 years tony. >> the station i was working for carried the telethon and it was long days but it was great. it was a really big deal. all right ines. see you later. high school mascot felt to be offensive and bringing about stereotypes, highlighting those stereotypes. getting a makeover of the arabs may not be enough to stop the critics. that story is next.

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>> it is the end of an era for controversial mass colt in southern california.

coachella valley high school is retiring this sneering era mascot but the school is keeping the nickname and logo at least for the near future. roxana saberi has the story. >> gross stereotyping it's been working with the school on a new logo. but with the nickname staying there are concerns about what a new mascot will look like. the mascot that energized fans at coachella valley high school -- >> it shows the pride as being fierce as being mighty. >> is being retired as tasteless and racist. an arab american rights group, this mascot at a game entertained by a belly dancer. the arab american

antidiscrimination society,. >> the mascot that was retired was a very stereotypical and the hook nose the beard the growling face is again very stereotypical and very offensive to many in the community. >> reporter: the mascot was inspired by the area's date palm trees, imported from the middle east and nor africa more than a century ago. in the 1950s there were two men, one carrying a sword and the other one smiling and wearing a fez. in the 60s he swapped his fez for a new head wear. five options the arab american antidiscrimination society prefers.

>> it's always a dangerous thing to create a caricature out of something that is ethnic or arab or necessitate of american it is always dangerous. our advice was not to create a mascot out of a caricature and maybe we could explore and work with them to highlight the arab heritage. >> ayoub said he didn't believe the school was interested in offending. but didn't know other schools in america with arab mass cots. >> earlier i spoke with darryl adams. he is the superintendent of the coachella valley school district. i asked him what he thought of the mascot when he took the job as superintendent four years ago. >> well tony, born and raised in the deep south in memphis tennessee, i did take a look at

it and went hmm. i found out about the heritage, oasis, mecca, the date crop, i understood what it meant to the school. >> how much pressure have you and the district been under to change the mascot, and was it just from arab-american groups? >> no. well, you know first that i had heard of it was when the abc came forward and of course we're open to the conversation as i said and before our eyes ears and hearts are always open to people who may be offended by anything we say or do. so i began the conversation with them and look forward towards a positive solution right away. >> when did it become clear to you that you know it was time to retire both the mascot and the dancing genie? for many the 15 or 14 or 16-year-old girl who's dancing as a genie that's even more offensive. >> well we were concerned about that and again tradition, that

was a recent tradition that was added. and we understood i'm sorry we understood that we had to make a decision on that as well. so the mascot, the big headed mascot and the belly dancing it was really a genie those two symbols have been retired. >> so the arabs nickname remains, why? >> yes, we've decided to keep the nickname, and we have support from the abc to do that. we are considering the mighty arabs which gives them more of an indication this is a positive logo and name for us. >> you know i wonder do you think, i think i read something where you suggested there were more changes to come. might that include the actual logo itself, the picture on as we can see here on the building, on the gym on the website, what more do you think is going to happen here? >> well we definitely have a new iteration of for the logo for the mascot and that has been approved by the abc and our

board is also positive about that image. we will be having a press conference in the near future and we'll discuss the final resolution, it is a positive process and we're looking forward to working with them even further. >> that was coachella school district superintendent darryl adams. coming up on the news.

>> a conflict between israelis and palestinians take the spotlight at the venice film festivity. phil la val explains. >> what makes a movie israeli? the elusive answer is enveloping this one. set in ra rah ma la.

ramalla, the whole row is make everyone very upset in west jerusalem. after all, israel gave her hundreds of thousands of dollars towards the cost of making it. the economy minister is saying it's unfair and unacceptable. the culture minister is using words like serious cynical misrepresentation and the israeli film fund is shouting fraud. those are strong words. this is not a battle of dialogue, this could be headed to the court. the israeli government is very clear on this, it wants its money back. >> we are paying taxation, and it is our basic cry to get these funds. for me, fans not belong to funds, not belong to countries,

it belong to the artists. >> the movie tells the tale of three unmarried sisters, christians from an unairs toe unaristocrattic family. but getting most attention in venice. >> there is nothing in my contract mention that if i take money from israel, i need to present my film as israeli film. >> you won't give that money back? >> of course not. i fight for my rights as a palestinian who pays tax to get its basic right and i fight for freedom of art. >> reporter: this is a conflict that has lasted for many years. hers is a conflict that could last many months. this is a movie caught in a met

for cametaphorical cross fire. phil lavell, al jazeera. >> mocking with cartoons and shows. maria ines ferre is here. >> comedy to criticize i.s. take a look at this aloney toon style cartoon posted on youtube. ♪ ♪ >> it's not just cartoons, a palestinian channel recently aired the parody. watch.

and the lebanese producer says using is a tire is a way of rejecting is and so people are not so afraid tony. >> that's it for the news hour. "real money" with ali velshi is next on al jazeera america. >> the financial crisis may be over, but some aspects of our lives will never be the same. we're now living in what is being called the new normal economy, and today i'm explore how it has changed the way americans live and work. how it is altering your job prospects, and what it means for your investments or savings. i'll tell you how to adapt and make sure your future is secure. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money" ♪