stunts on t.v. don't come. massive crowds are gathering in the heart of much for the latest in a string of anti austerity protests but the demonstrators here saying they are being robbed despite his government however defense the cuts saying this is needed to rescue the ailing economy join me live from madrid in just a few moments. also the syria enters the muslim holy month of ramadan. government forces and rebel fighters battle on every corner of the wall torn country. plus trigger happy tourism a new attraction for visitors to israel sparks fears of promoting a negative perception of the country.

from the new center here in the russian capital this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day massive crowds are gathering in the spanish capital for the latest and demonstration rallies have been taking place across the country for over a week now after the prime minister announced an additional sixty five billion euros in cutbacks let's not get the latest from ortiz and he's. there in the capital tell us more about the sentiment in the streets there. well it is getting louder by the minute definitely it's been very peaceful during the day with several rallies held in different points across the city now we understand that several thousand people are gathering here and where the. square in the central madrid for the biggest protest so far we understand that more people are on the way because it's been like a march through the streets of the capital city of spain and more people are coming in now it's been peaceful it's more about chance it's more about holding banners demanding the austerity to stop demanding the governmental cuts to be seized but

nobody rules out any violence to happen in this particular square in the streets which is running the square just as it happened just a few days ago on thursday when the protesters clashed with the police leaving dozens injured and wounded the police had to use tear gas and rubber bullets certainly the very violent scenes coming from spain something pretty much an usual heavy police police presence is felt here in the streets with the many riot police trucks surrounding the square and definitely the atmosphere may seem peaceful for now but it may turn very violent in any minute and it's a very tense atmosphere to be honest so what has caused this economic situation in the country. well this is the latest protest in a whole string of anti austerity anti-government protests which have been happening since july the eleventh when the country's prime minister said that additional sixty five billion euros would be allocated from the budget will be cut from things like pensions from unemployment benefits for the for the salvation for the rescue

of the country's banking system when on thursday this bailout plan was approved by brussels people hit the streets massively and clashed with the police definitely so this situation which is happening right now is something unprecedented for spain because the spanish are not be like the greeks which hit the streets in the first days when they learned about the crisis and started being very violent the spanish have been protesting very peacefully so far but there is this violence certain leaves very many a war is about this thing repeating today and in the nearest future especially given the fact that all the financial forecast for the next year which were published couple of days ago saying that things are not looking good for spain if it is to continue the austerity policy which it has been keeping for for months now so we are following the situation to see whether. this particular protest will erupt in violence and whether this will cause many more grounds for concern around the whole europe and around spain in particular what is next you know has he lived

in madrid and the don't we hear more from alexey as those developments in the spanish capital. labor market specialist and business school in madrid she told me a little earlier that she believes bailing out the battered spanish banks was an unfortunate but necessary action. the only place you can get any growth right now is. exports. growth and you do see that the economy is working very very hard on growing the export surplus in certain sectors so you know there's there's some change going on but that's not going to be enough to give the economy growth here with enough shrinking over you know all of the bank bailouts i think we have two things go on here in the middle of a crisis and you're terrified and and at the same time. you does it holds our liquidity so if it goes down it takes our money with it so we do this

over numbers don't we the banks rather than my beaches. and that's what's happening. coming up in the program this hour here in r.t. in the line of fire. it is no coincidence that you are beginning to see more and more of these attacks inside of israel as well as in the west bank find out why new tourist attraction is triggered controversy in israel. the first phase fighting between the syrian military and rebels continues to rage on for the second day in syria's northern economic hub aleppo the violence shows no sign of declining a day after the u.n. observer mission to the country was extended for thirty days meanwhile the french foreign minister has called on the syrian opposition to form a provisional government and prepare to take over the reins of the country clashes are continuing to break out in damascus after rebel forces have been mostly driven out of the syrian capital by assad's army on friday reports of just the last few days of fighting have been the bloodiest since the conflict began. to reports the

holy spirit of ramadan will in no way reconcile the enemy's. 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 men there it's on the damascus skyline and few expect things to get any better and the coming months saturday is the first day of ramadan for many syrian muslims but not for all their fear 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 iran 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 we see religion and politics is becoming increasingly common in this seventeen month long

struggle. we have something like. if we have to fry we don't care about. die because when we die we will go through a law to heaven. and they come for secession 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. 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 a response. to violence the holy month of ramadan is it time for frantic shopping in time for sunset when muslims break their fast but here in what used to be and not for caylee rather than shell 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've met so far be army troops twenty five year old is a conscript who joined the army fresh out of university a year and a half ago while islam exam to 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 but god is on our

side it gives us strength for as long as it takes yet he recognizes that with the advent of from a done their efforts to stand what they call this threat of terrorism is likely to phase more challenges not only mosques have been used by the militarized the position for recruitment large crowds heading to prey 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 disguised 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. washington says it's seeking to put even more

pressure on the mass because while providing additional support to the rebels political analyst ivan eland thinks that the u.s. is trying to bring down a scent by any indirect means while the syrian president is prepared to go down fighting the united states would like russia to put pressure on assad to leave peacefully but i think it's very obvious that assad probably won't do that and i think that he's seen what happened in other countries when the president stepped down like mubarak you know that sort of thing and so i think he has no incentive to give up and to try to leave the country his back is to the wall and he's probably going to fight it out we don't know exactly what the united states is doing and often times when the united states says it's giving non-lethal i these are combat multipliers communications etc so they don't kill people directly but the indirect effect is to make their opposition more effective there are other arabic countries

in turkey i think are helping out this side opponents and therefore the u.s. hands are clean but i think definitely there's probably some covert stuff going on in the united states says no the government says no but most assuredly if we go by past history there probably is something going on there. r.t. spoke exclusively with russia's envoy to the un for tony chokin who explained moscow's position on the syrian conflict you can watch my interview with him in full a little later here on r.t. or you can also find it on our website and here's a quick taste of what else is waiting for you at r.t. dot com read the chilling personal accounts of the survivors of the denver cinema shooting which left twelve people dead and dozens injured. many of the italian coach fabio capello is here in moscow to sign the contract to become the new manager of the national football team more about the terms of the deal for you and a website. and a t.v. channel managed solely by women wearing full face veil has been launched in egypt

to explain its concept on r.t. dot com. thousands of anti regime protesters clashed with riot police in the capital of bahrain on friday the demonstrations against the ruling roll family began last february and have led to over fifty deaths and scores of arrests the government has been attempting to suppress the opposition with pro reform protests planned and this month. the former lecturer at the university of bahrain believes it's in the u.s. interest to empower the oppressive regime. the people been pushing for democracy many years now but so are all volunteers in the country and the cleveland or the on the progress these are ruling.

ruling family now for two hundred twenty nine years. so totally devoid of any type of reality from any type of connection with the average citizen whenever the people. been protests that 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. speech freedom of association freedom of belief the people are determined and they will continue to protest because the regime and saw him and saw him and weak and scared they have decided to ban all protests and. the prison food out of the. political society is in prison the regime has been trying to shut down. pro-democracy protests there

is a drag only in enterprise underway in bahrain against the people of bahrain and that is what the violent about primarily because of the u.s. there and the. pivot point allows the u.s. maintain had demonic control not only over the persian go but over the entire middle east so the united states does not want to lose a scene right. it's one of the most secretive nations on earth where many would say nothing has changed for decades and life is lived in a communist time warp but while the winds of change on exactly bring full strength in north korea a new era could be on the horizon this week the country's military chief was suddenly sacked and now reports are emerging that major economic and agricultural reforms are pending independent journalists both he thinks that pyongyang should be encouraged but not pressured to open up to south korea. six years of sanctions on north korea in the world and i think he's opening up special moment sones in the

north of the country because she was by owns this supposedly going to go. for a phone call in the rose on the special economic zone in the northern part of the country a special. interest. and the north korean spaceship. there are so i think all these things are just the right direction but it's mostly us and we are ok. illegally firing doing these military drills into north korea's surgical waters that's a good assumption. as for your theory of the condition actually for me it is for me needs to emphasize in th urge to read between the north and the south and that is really what we see this happen and there is no prospect of peaceful reunification. still had. no chew no role for you food safety experts in the u.s. ring alarm bells over traces of radiation found in june

a fish caught in california watch r.t. to find out how we got there. the first conflict where israel remains a popular hot spot for tourists despite long running security risks but visitors can now take a self-defense course foreign rifles are the brand new attraction the marketing move is raising moral concerns in the country is reports. of training ground way tourists visiting the land of the holy can learn to look after themselves on the world's increasingly mean streets where touring is are our and this is part of a better as our experience and it's something they could only do an answer on it's very thing this shooting school's 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 learned the

villagers and shadowman 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. the feeling of something safe in the. state have. they have some of these deal with counterterrorism training schools in a settlement just south of jerusalem a quarter of a million israelis live in the city 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 of norms 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 are causing a stir in israel so it's possible message but from the other side people here and over in israel live in a place where everything is defense if we don't defend ourselves if we don't but it was things happen bad things happen i disapprove i think that israeli government should educate the children. and educate children a 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 settlements a shot this could be a fairground 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 a. r.t. television. a criminal investigation has been opened into an attack on a military convoy in southern russia two people were killed and three wounded during the incident that occurred in the republic of several gunmen opened fire when vehicles carrying servicemen were passing through a wooded area in sin's a district authorities are searching for the perpetrators also in the republic of dagestan two militants have been killed in a shoot out after police call of them in an apartment building. let's take a quick look at some other stories making headlines around the world in our world update this hour at least nine people killed and sixteen injured in a suicide bomb attack in north western pakistan the blast went off at

a guest entrance of a military compound used by local militia it belongs to a militant commander who had split from the islamist taliban group no one has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. south sudan has pulled out of peace talks with sudan after a bombing that left two civilians injured on friday sudan denied having carried out the air strike the two countries have been in dispute over borderlines and south sudan declared independence last july taking roughly seventy five percent of sudan's oil production. or to the world update this hour japan's government is urge an investigation into radiation safety directed at the crippled fukushima nuclear plant recovery workers were allegedly forced to cover their radioactivity meters with lead plates blocking the reading of radiation levels allowing employees to continue working in unsafe conditions the nuclear meltdown at the stricken plant owned by the tokyo electric power company was caused by the devastating earthquake and a company like the tsunami in march last year. and staying with japan the

consequences of last year's new clearly cannot reach in california as shores resort is on the west coast of pondering taking chuen official the menu of of his of contamination within the culture has this report. 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 ready to active isotopes brought over from the waters of japan it's led many to believe the scale of disaster was far greater than talking as 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 down which was known to go by to go to meet 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 west coast raise it right this year. boy.

the real scale of the nuclear disaster will not be known for many decades as the radiation released during the meltdown is accumulating in the global environment. later this summer scientists will repeat their study and might reduce it but this time on a far way to steal them before even taking in a number of different species expertise 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 archie was quoting from los angeles california . what if you have a younger sibling it can feel awkward when they suddenly start performing you when that's exactly what's happening now with the u.s. is canada has overtaken it in terms of wealth and personal prosperity their health

minister in her latest edition of the residents took to the streets in new york to ask people there why. for the first time in a long time canadians are wealthier than americans this week let's talk about why because most of all you know we keep wrapping it up here don't worry firms route good so that the good canadians are watching their wallets a little bit better choice. well the scottish rocco they don't want them in the mood i love rain across the lake from canada because i we have lake erie there and we've got to 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 suddenly it has changes i don't know why but. maybe lots of things may have been the cause of it 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 the secret was i know we were at her do we study oh 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. i have seen you know it's part of the american dream of having your own house right but there's that theory isn't there in canada so you do your rent your own house it doesn't really matter so you're saying without regard to push for the it could be american dream there's there's less pressure that 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. well that's just about wraps up here for the news for the moment shortly max and stacey will be discussing the latest market manipulation tactics on the cause report i will be after an update on the headlines coming up in about three minutes from the.

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