clashes range on in syria as regime troops attempt to fight back in rebel held areas and mute religious divisions and add to the deadly mix that's as u.n. observers get another thirty days to assess the situation. and protesters demanding a right brain are met tear gas to the government bans political demonstrations. also tourists in israel are now taking up arms as army anti terror training. anyone willing to pay.

thank you for joining our to you this saturday with me. well government forces in syria are launching an all out counter attacks on the capital to reclaim districts held by rebels but the country is now facing a new religious front ramadan is meant to be a time of peace and prayer in the muslim world but it's now being used for political means and syrians have little hope it will help curtail violence as artie's oxana boyda now reports from damascus. it's a call for prayer that at times sounds like a mother's wail and at others like a sinister cry in a horror movie plumes of smoke are now competing with minarets on the damascus skyline and few expect things to get any better in the coming months saturday is the first day of ramadan for many syrian muslims but not for all their thought which is that the rebels that seem to disagree on just about everything also differ on the holy month is supposed to begin the start of ramadan is determined by the

side of the new moon which varies from country to country to the weather so in syria as well as in the run or amman it fell on saturday the rebels do decided to start fasting a day earlier in line with political allies like saudi arabia and turkey mixing religion and politics is becoming increasingly common in this seventeen month long struggle. we have something like. if we have to fly we don't care about. when we die we will go through a law to heaven. and that comforts the sash neighborhood of damascus the mosque still bears the scars of clashes between the rebels and the army local men tell us about atrocities committed by the troops and how their faith their fight. and. become part against them even in ramadan you know.

we are with god and god with. healing in the name of god is nothing new of course and in syrian folks calls there are indeed very few atheists. and while the enemies are praying to the same god they also seem to agree on at least one other thing that the holy month is unlikely to bring any response to vie. the holy month of ramadan is that time for frantic shopping in time for sunset when muslims break their fast but here in what used to be an upscale residential area close to central damascus you can barely find i think shop open most of them have been ravaged or destroyed like this one those that stayed intact a close then actually there's absolutely no short burst here in the only people that we have met so far i mean army troops twenty five year old is

a conscript who joined the army fresh out of university a year and a half ago well islam exams active duty soldiers from the dawn to dusk fasting. he and the majority of other troops in his unit will do it anyway. it's summer it's heart and we're freezing creek challenge from these terrorists is on our side it gives us strength for as long as it takes to get here recognizes that with the advent of their efforts to stand what they call this crowd of terrorism is likely to face more challenges not only mosques have been used by the militarized the position for recruitment large crowds heading to pray make it easier for the rebels to infiltrate new areas that the reason why it's so hard to capture all these terrorists is because they can easily disguise themselves as civilians when we conduct our operations we have to let civilians and terrorists choose to move

around while ramadan calls for charity and compassion syrian man observing it routinely profess radin is to die for their cause but for the war to stop what they need is to be willing to live for it it's not a boycott artsy damascus syria. meanwhile the u.n. observers mission has been given another thirty days to monitor events in syria all members of the security council have voted in favor of extending their mandate which could be renewed if necessary artie's main up or not has the details from new york. brush ambassadors of the united nations vitaly churkin says he's a very pleased with the way the vote out friday with his security council unanimously approving a u.k. draft resolution that extends the u.n. supervision mission in syria for a final thirty days investor churkin said this is what russia was hoping for from the very beginning and the vote that took place on thursday of course put

a lot of consequences on the syrian government in association with extending the supervision mission which is why it was vetoed but investor churkin said he was pleased overall that this mission is going to be extended this vote happening just hours before the original mandate was set to expire however there is a bit of contradiction within the text of the resolution because it extends the mission for final thirty days stressing the word final but then it also says that it can be extended if violence decreases in syria a russian ambassador vitaly churkin did address this issue when talking to the meeting out there were explaining to put some sort of pressure on the sides so if they do want to do is to continue then they used to go back to the level of violence well if they wanted to make that signal well i wouldn't want to wouldn't want this particular thing to stand in the way of the option of this resolution

even though i believe that it's really it's really going to dictate it and we do emphasize the continuation of course we also believe that as a resolution says that the level of violence must be reduced on all sides and behold this is going to happen to russia and china both said that the u.k. drafted resolution that was vetoed on thursday and supported by other western countries was one sided it was only putting pressure on on the syrian government and not putting any pressure consequences on the armed opposition that are participating in the increasing violence. also what came out of the meeting was that u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice said that washington will continue and increase its work outside of the security council meaning that the u.s. will continue working with partners. on what to do with syria because what they want to do in terms of sanctions or any other approaches that would put more

pressure on the syrian government is that was not allowed in the security council so it looks like there may be some unilateral moves in pressures that are going to be taken by washington and its western allies russian ambassador to the u.n. the dollar to a can has given an interview to explaining why some western states were so eager to push for a resolution on syria you can catch it here on our teen about twenty minutes on our website dot com. but some news outlets speculating that the syrian president may be ready to step down the rebels are already making plans for a post assad future syria's muslim brotherhood has announced plans to launch his law most political party in the country local activists mimi on the home says rebels will not bring peace through the conflict. even as not being a government supporter i sort of don't know as representative of students. so for

us to go right no need and basically steer you know. to. a free country that is. just going to be took you control by the us in. new york chaos inside the country for one thing and more depth. of serious way of life i think by now and majority of people have realized that these foreign backed insurgents you have not democracy. at heart they really are extremely sick they're in extremely violent. of course do our work this year you produce are so an activist. talking to us earlier. police in basra in have used tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters at least fifty people have died since the unrest began and february of last year what they were banning pro-reform rallies earlier this month column ask l

a former lecturer at the university of bahrain believes the time has come for change in the country. the people have been pushing for democracy for many years now row sovereignty in the country and the khalifas or the drag on the progress these are credit ruling families ruling family now for two hundred twenty nine years lives in luxury they live lives that are so totally devoid from any type of reality from any type of connection with the average citizen whenever the people rise up and protest as they have in the past year and i have they go after them they kill them they torture them they beat them because they broke no one for freedom of speech freedom of association freedom of belief the people are determined they will continue to protest because the regime is so

embattled and so in feeble and we can scared they have decided to ban all protests and the bill regime is in prison jake mahfood head of the amal political society is in prison so the regime has been trying to shut down this pro-democracy protests there is a man who dragged only an enterprise under way in bahrain against the people of bahrain and that is what the world is filing about primarily because of the usa there and the fifth fleet is a pivot point allows the u.s. maintain had similar control not only over the persian go but over the entire middle east so the united states does not want to lose their basing rights. coming up on our fun with guns or tasteless tourism. visitors to israel are being given the chance to take up arms and what's marketed

as an anti terror attack at the french her house given plenty of ammunition to critics. and after the aftermath of last year's fukushima disaster that hit u.s. shores and it's hitting the u.s. shores in the form of radioactive fish that story is coming up in a few minutes here on r.t. . it looks like one of the world's most reclusive states north korea is taking a step in another direction its young leader is said to be so on a path of reform to revamp the country's economy and agriculture. this week dismissed the north's long standing military chief for opposing change south korean medio report that these certain general could have been injured or even killed when a gunfight broke out as a new commander attempted to detain him erik's wrote in from the national campaign to end the korean war says signs that the north is stepping away from military are

encouraging but adds that the international community should change its attitude as well. the military plays a huge economic role in north korea they they deal with harvesting the crops that you with working on the roads they are a lot of the employment in north korea relates to militarism and military but it's a change of attitude that's necessary it's why we tried to take a message there when i was there about transcending hostility moving from a reaction to a relationship it's the same message we're going to washington this week it is we have to change our approach to this issue and perhaps what we're beginning to see is that the north koreans are beginning to understand that debt change is necessary in order to not only engage more with the rest of the world but to begin to move forward in europe all in the aspirations to be a strong independent country the one that has peace and peace in the region so we

hope so there are military shifting is contagious. and there's always more free to explore at r.t. dot com here's a look at what's there right now. legendary football coach fabio capello is in moscow after being cut permed as the new manager breathless to name a mad high expectations from both fans and the players. and russian punk rockers across a riot face a seven year jail term on charges of hooliganism for their impromptu performance of an anti-pope and song in the country's biggest cathedral. it's.

download the official application to i phone on pod touch from the i choose outs to . life on the go. video on demand teasing live broadcasts an r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the t.v. dot com. israel's holy sites such as the wailing wall the tomb of christ and the mosque have been a major draw for tourists for years now however a new attraction has come on the scene there's a tourist can pay to try their hand at an israeli gun range but what's marketed as terror training has trigger concern around the country artist paul slayer explains

. a training ground where tourists visiting the land of the holy can learn to look after themselves on the world's increasingly mean streets where touring is their hour and this is part of the experience and it's something they could only do in is their own and it's very. this shooting schools been around for years training security guards professionals soldiers and bodyguards now it's opened its doors with a two hour course for visitors we want to come today to the site to learn a little bit about the anti terrorist. tactics that they were. villagers in the shuttle and inhabitants and learn so that they can protect themselves it's the brainchild of norman solomon a former real estate agent from los angeles his caliber three shooting school offers an alternative to the museums and beaches but listening and learning here could also save your life they say it was important for me to jewish people.

the feeling they have something safe in the. states they have and they have some of these deal with counterterrorism training the schools in a settlement just south of jerusalem a quarter of a million israelis live in the situation is that with increasing frequency are seeing violent attacks between settlers and palestinians israelis over the last twenty or thirty years have been discussing the seeping. from the occupied territories into the situation we have. inside of israel when you look at israeli society these days and you look at the impact that such a long term occupation has had on our own society it is no coincidence that you have been beginning to see more and more of these attacks inside of israel as well as in the west bank the models of this gun toting operation a causing a stir in israel so it's possible. but from the other side people here and over in

israel live in a place where everything is difference if we don't defend ourselves if we don't put up walls things happen bad things happen i disapprove i think that israeli government should educate the children. and educate children for peace and not to enable the children and teach them to fight one another whatever the outcome this side show in a land of on rist appears to be drawing plenty of fingers to the trigger hundreds of tourists arrive in israel every day many of them deciding to give the signal mensa shot this could be a fair ground if it wasn't surrounded by real life not only is there a growing awareness of violence but also a slightly disturbing acceptance of the very often brutal way of dealing with that policy r.t. television coming up later in the program the time to learn from little brother.

and i know we work hard we study i don't doubt we have more family. as the us starts to lag behind economically and we ask people on the streets of new york one hundred eighty years are getting wealthier americans. time now for a brief look at some other stories making headlines around the spain's civil servants have been keeping their week long series of protests against wage cuts and changes to. public sector workers have been blocking roads in the capital. earlier hundreds of thousands of people marched hospital the protests descended into clashes with police firing tear gas and rubber bullets madrid is trying to save sixty billion euros to secure a massive bailout for its banks which has now been given the green light by all euro zone states. a vigil has been held in the u.s. state of colorado as people mourn those killed at

a screening of the new batman film twelve people died and eleven are in critical condition after a masked gunman threw gas canisters into a crowded cinema and opened fire the suspect has been identified as twenty four year old james holmes who had recently dropped out of a ph d. course studying science police say he was armed with four firearms which he had acquired illegally flags across the u.s. are being flown at half mast. three days after the suicide bombing of a bus carrying israeli tourists in bulgaria investigators are still struggling to identify the suspect security camera footage released after the attack showed a white man with long hair but i witness this have now been quoted as saying that the suspect had dark skin short dark hair and looked like he was wearing a wig and israel blames the attack that killed six on iran's ally hezbollah a claim reportedly backed by american intelligence. fares are rising in the u.s.

the popular bluefin tuna call off the west coast contains radiation scientists say last year's nuclear disaster in japan is to blame but some claim that these radioactive findings may only be the tip of the on spark artist medina question of our reports. this summer californian fisherman are ready to inspect their catch closer than average before the world really creates fear and the reason for such concern lies in the latest discovery by scientists that bluefin tuna caught off the california coast contain a radioactive isotopes brought over from the waters of japan it's led many to believe the scale of disaster was far greater than talk years authorities have ever admit it last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami not only killed thousands but also knocked out the fukushima nuclear plant spilling uncontrolled amounts of

radiation into the atmosphere so well and see the japanese government has been accused in the past of failing to provide full information about the incident and of downplaying the dangers the fact that the reactors were. which was known to go by the government literally within days of the incident taking place and was not actually reported in the media for months afterwards which is almost unthinkable the news that my greater you fish may now be bringing that radioactivity across the pacific has sparked a media frenzy in the u.s. this is the first time such a large migrating fish has been shown to carry radioactivity so far this next item made a lot of u.s. consumers set up and take notice they've actually found low levels of radiation in seafood off the coast of california that raises a lot of alarm bells but there are fears that radiation in bluefin tuna is only the first sign of much worse disaster to come for the well. ghost. if you are

right. oh sure. yeah baby. boy. a. radiation axe prudes believe the real scale of the nuclear disaster will not be known for many decades as the radiation released during the meltdown is accumulating and the global environment. leading to the summary scientists will repeat their study and read the fish but this time on a far way to seal then before and taking in a number of different species acts pretty this will provide a real test of just how much radiation has been flowing across from japanese waters to american shores i didn't wish to r.t. reporting from wausau angeles california. now if you have a younger sibling i can feel awkward when they suddenly start doing better than you know that's exactly what's happening now with the us canada has overtaken it in

terms of wealth and personal prosperity our resident new york has been asking people there why. for the first time in a long time canadians are wealthier than americans this week let's talk about why his emotional. yet we keep wrapping it up here don't worry. so that the secret canadians are watching and while it's a little bit better choice. to let the scottish rock show that it was from in the movie i love rain across the lake from canada because i we have lake erie there and we've the niagara falls last week and things look like they're thriving up there here not so much so what are they doing differently george w. bush. that's what happened we're still paying for eight years ago one hundred percent it was because of two thousand and eight when the market collapsed wouldn't bush took all the regulations out exactly what happened to us the usa has been the

richest country in the world for years and says really it has changes i don't know why but. maybe lots of things may have been because of the you know like what what what do you think the biggest. security does it concern you it also doesn't concern me no i think that there are good partners they're good neighbors but obviously we need to be doing something better one of the rest of the world starts surpassing us like canada as i would like it that's what i'm saying we need to start learning what they're doing right and figure out why we aren't do you think we're going to bother doing math or do you think that the pacific people in positions of power are just going to keep grabbing as much money as they can yeah it's not going to come from the people in power right what's the secret was i know we work hard we study you know now we have more fun. we love life and money comes after do you think money comes first for americans and that might be the problem maybe maybe

that sounds reasonable we're not just giving houses to people that can't afford them no it. doesn't have the. you know it's part of the american dream of having your own house right but that there's that theory isn't there in canada so here to your house it doesn't really matter so you're free without regard to push for the it could be american dream there's there's less push for that as compared with americans canadians have a higher average household income their houses are worth more and they have a lower rate of unemployment so maybe it's time for americans to take notes on how canadians are running their democracy their. right charlie we ask russia's ambassador to the u.n. why moscow opposes western backed resolutions on syria that's after a recap of our top stories stay with us.

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