the un sends a wake up call to its own security council saying its members aren't doing enough to counter the syrian crisis as fears mount of the conflict torn country will sing deeper into violence. activists in israel call for an all out war on the government which they accuse of ignoring to debilitating domestic issues while wasting millions of settlement construction in disputed territories. a new way of approaches to brain leading to more crackdowns on dissent but dozens of people arrested and injured after the demonstrations calling for political reform.

this is our t.v. broadcasting to live from the heart of moscow and karen tara thanks for joining us now russia has criticized a new u.n. resolution on syria as one sided and supportive of the armed opposition but also says the non-binding motion passed at the general assembly does nothing to ease the conflict as comes after of the un envoy to syria kofi annan announced he was stepping down casting doubt over the future of the peace effort and that's the see it should get one has more from new york. this resolution apart from condemning the security council for failing to move the syrian peace process forward also condemns the syrian government for failing to stop using heavy weaponry as well as condemns the syrian government from for not withdrawing from civilian areas among the ones that voted against this text was of course russia russia believes that the behind the humanitarian facade of this resolution lies the militarization of the

opposition and russia says this resolution is not helpful and that the country supplying weapons to the opposition are well known take a listen it is a this resolution exacerbates the confrontations and solving the syrian crisis it's not helping the sides enter into dialogue find peaceful ways to solve the crisis in the interests of syrian people this resolution is not how you because it contradicts the efforts to realize the annan plan it undermines the syrian led crucial political resolution. russia believes that this particular text is one sided and balanced as well as the whole idea of keeping pushing the syrian government of stepping down is really an intervention into sovereign affairs six point peace plan remains on the table as coffin and steps out of the picture this plan of course called for the creation of the transitional government in syria the idea was to have both sides of the conflict. form this government to hold new

elections however the idea of where exactly this would leave assad was left open and now with countries continuing to push for him stepping down it's unclear what's going to happen to the plan we do know that ban ki moon is currently in the process of speaking with the arab league trying to find a successor for kofi annan we're going to have to wait and see who that person is going to be and how that person will handle this particular crisis and of course we also have the you want to serve a mission expiring on august twentieth unclear whether or not it will be extended we will have to wait and see we certainly know that this is something that russia is strongly rooting for. journalist patrick ames believes the countries that promoted the latest u.n. resolution are failing to see the dangers of supporting the rebels i think in general it's being used to try and step up the pressure on both russia and china to start to take a stand against the sides and effectively what it's doing is saying that we

disrespect the sovereignty of syria and we don't want the syrian people to determine their own future as william hague suggested he's going to offer that only for late he hasn't given specific details of this yet but it does seem like it's going to be intelligence it does seem like there's going to be an awful lot of support announced for the rebels over the next few weeks and of course this comes just after president obama has announced well it hasn't been announced but it has been revealed that there has been a secret plan basically allow the cia to assist the rebels as well the thing i find very striking about this is that there's a real historical amnesia that's taking place among western leaders where they don't really know who the opposition is there are a lot of concerns about the makeup of it you have you elements there are a lot of people who the west would not like to be business with stuffed into this mentality that they're drawn to help anyone get into power they drove a sports any of the opposition in syria then they would support assad's assad has become this bogeyman just like it actually before him and they just see we need to

get rid of him and everything will be ok it's a naive approach that would you know hope but still. more than a hundred people have reportedly been killed in syria over the past twenty four hours alone as the battle for aleppo escalates the rebel army now claims to control more than half of the city deadly clashes are also taking place across the country with the u.n. observer mission set to expire and the looming departure of coffee anonymous peace mediator there's growing concern for the prospects for a diplomatic solution which are fading reports. the decision to resign as un special envoy for syria was math based disappointment and almost despair in this country it confirms what many people felt all along that the situation in that country is only getting worse the death toll continues to rise and violence. new areas so seeing kofi annan throwing in the towel so

certainly doesn't instill much confidence in the quick resolution of this bloody conflict something that the overwhelming majority of syrians desperately need yet despite the psychological glow of departure it is unlikely to change the situation on the ground in any substantial manner he wasn't much present here in syria anyway in the beginning of his term he held a number of meetings with both president bashar assad and prominent members of syrian opposition but he didn't succeed in bringing these two warring parties to the negotiating table most recently he's efforts focused on trying to bridge the divides within the international community especially within the u.n. security council but he wasn't. successful on that front either now as far as u.n. monitors on the ground are concerned they still continue with that mission the only thing they can really do in the current circumstances is to try to go to the areas

affected by the violence talking to people trying to document the destruction mandate is expiring in two weeks and with an answer as a commission it looks like the chances of a renewal of that mandate only slim or as far as russia is concerned this is definitely an negative development last fall was a very strong supporter of annan six point plan from big gaps goals and in reaction to the resignation of russia's deputy foreign minister going to get to a road on his twitter page and. as an honest broker but that there were always fighters could try to get him out of the game to unite hands before i quote for action now. when we are talking about the security situation on the ground on north looking dr these are the clashes in syria largest see here awful awful still

continue and here in damascus after a relative after a week of relative calm the c.q. was once again rocks by a series of explosions so despise an enormous demand for some sort of peace settlement violence here in syria still continuing. you can also follow up on the stories that are to dot com we've got plenty more in store for you there including russia is gripped by the ongoing trial of the blue sea rioters who took to moscow's main cathedral to express their anti putin outrage we have all the details from the court room on my. new york city refuses to defend a cop caught on camera pepper spraying occupy activists you can find out more about that at our web site.

and it's nine minutes past the hour student and social activist groups in israel are gearing up to deliver a clear message to the government tonight by drawing fouls and onto the streets of tel aviv one of the main causes for resentment is this week's cabinet approval of austerity and tax hikes that have plunged to premier benjamin netanyahu is popular already to record lows recent polls suggest over sixty percent are unhappy with the prime minister's work anti-government rallies are nothing new for israel where the protests mood has been on the rise in recent months a number of people have even taken things to the extreme setting themselves on fire but critics say the government keep sticking to its guns bought pursuing regional political goals and sending the money far from where it's needed polis lior explains. in the middle of the west bank on land palestinians and the international community claim is not the is fifty israeli families live in

a small outpost which government money has helped to pay for. the world of course the government has invested a lot here just as it did with the settlements but we don't know the reasons for the social protests of people find it hard and expensive to live in cities should not point fingers at settlers but fingers are pointing and calculations made the cost of constructing certain lands during the years was crossed for nineteen billion dollars and it includes investment in infrastructure like housing like electricity like energy like. also roads like water about fifty percent of the battered and settlements are financed or subsidized by governmental activities the supreme court ruled this apo steamy grant was illegal and is given status here until august the

twenty first to move out either way israeli taxpayers foot the bill this is where the settlers will be moved to the israeli government to spend more than four million dollars building the site that translates into some eighty thousand dollars per family but the state budget is a cake if you take one piece for this there is much less left for the other there is one place where the government has already has enough money for anything and this is in the occupied territories for the settlements. and this is why israeli taxpayers are saying enough is enough for a second straight summer protest some around the country's large cities but where we have lost years vast numbers of protesters melissa police has in tel aviv have refused permission for tense along its main boulevard. in symbolic defiance paper tents have sprung up but for many of these people the tents are home and the

protest is not temporary they're in for the long haul. and you mr netanyahu you should help the poor in the week i've been homeless for twenty years and no politician has ever come here they don't look at us as humans they think we're animals in the already people have set themselves on fire if nothing changes we'll all start doing it too by comparison not one person appears homeless and outposts like this one. as the social protests continue more and more people are demanding answers to why the government is pouring money into new settlements at the expense of the poor in existing communities. outpost in the west bank. so coming up in the program refusing entry on delta how harsh visa rules in the united states are backfiring on ordinary americans desperately seeking jobs plus what do you know about the iran contra scandal. over

north who was taking the funds from selling arms to iran to use to fund the clone troops. in. a message no it's not nicaragua you've got it and now we make iran out to be the bad guy but here we were exchanging arms with them why do you think the world is ok with that well because america the hypocrisy to find out more about the iran contra scandal and join our president and around ten minutes here on our team. more news today violence is once again flared up. in these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. showing corporations are old today.

right and if you move. from phones to. don't come. welcome to the program it's fifteen minutes past the hour and in saudi arabia a soldier has been shot dead and another wounded during street clashes with protesters in the east of the country this comes as activists say at least forty five people have been injured there after security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse similar demonstrations hundreds had been in the streets

demanding political reforms around forty people were also arrested. the gulf monarchy only hours of friday on thursday members of the opposition blocked a key highway pushing for their main demand an elected parliament back friends uprising began a year and a half ago with enter imminent clashes between police and protesters continuing to this day cullen cavell a former lecturer at the university of bahrain explains why the u.s. remains silent about the demonstrations. united states has a really naval fleet based in bahrain which is a forward deployed base. tones of ships aircraft carriers as well as planes using the shakey's air base and this is now the united think maintains its head demonic control over the entire middle east and this is very important strategically for the u.s.

to maintain so while they know that there are very difficult to draw if not impossible to try to persuade an autocratic monarchy to become democratic they know this is a drain on the resources and it's only fueling opposition not only in bahrain but the really the entire region because people see. as a hypocritical stance a double standard when they poll or certain reforms in syria while holding their. completely in bahrain. now let's take a look at some other international news making headlines around the world south sudan and sudan have reached a long anticipated deal on oil payments a border dispute and disagreement on crude provoked a violent clashes earlier this year and has greatly damaged both of their economies the conflict erupted after south sudan declared independence last july taking roughly seventy percent of sudan's oil but landlocked south saddam was forced to

suspend oil production after failing to agree on transit fees with its northern neighbor. to separate blast in yemen have killed at least seven people and wounded dozens an attacker on a motorbike threw a grenade into a busy market in the city of types in the capital sanaa an explosive device went off near a popular internet cafe sporadic violence continues in the country despite all the up to last i left stepping down as president in february after months of violent protests. the former top spanish judge who's now representing julian assange has said he has information to suggest proceedings in washington are advancing to have his client extradited for spilling u.s. secrets assad fears he will face torture and even execution if deported his lawyer believes the case is politically motivated took refuge in ecuador's embassy in

london over six weeks ago breaking his bail terms to request asylum in just a few hours here on r t we have an exclusive interview with the wiki leaguers mother christina song and she may be known as the land of opportunity but the united states remains highly selective over just who it allows in from abroad to set up a business the authorities fear the outsiders may take jobs from ordinary americans but as artie's priya sridhar reports they're the ones who could in fact be providing them. one of south asia's hottest new entrepreneurs twenty eight year old ball is behind india's largest e-commerce company snapdeal dot com is often compared to amazon for its daily deals on services and products we have tremendous momentum in the business we have you know sixteen million registered users one out of six internet users in india is registered on snap to you growing by a million a month by the end of the year to be twenty five million highest rafiki commerce

site in india. but if the young business tycoon had it his way he would have started in the united states where he got his ivy league qualifications but paul had no choice despite his eagerness to start a firm and create jobs america's searching on employment saw immigration authorities deny more and more visas for foreigners when your resume gets rejected you pretty much have to go back there is no other there's no recourse us such and i think that was disappointing maybe we would have started something in the u.s. had we had i got my visa but you know it doesn't matter experts say it's no coincidence that the rising rejection rates occurred as america's economy tanked but acting on the perceived fear that immigrants were taking american jobs has had the opposite effect it's unfortunate if denials are being made that are justified because what happens it ends up being an incentive to u.s.

companies to locate more resources outside the country and in some ways in ways that might. well u.s. immigration authorities have increased the rejection rate of temporary work visas for citizens of all countries india has been the hardest hit just last year a lot of infrasound of indian applicants for a certain type of temporary work visa were rejected while only around rebirth of applicants from countries like germany and the u.k. were rejected for the same type of temporary worker. the other sting in the tail for the states is that by turfing out skilled foreigners it's missing out on big bucks opportunities that were forged in america's colleges i don't think we would be as effective entrepreneurs here had we not spend a dime in the us they don't think that the dime i spend in color. really helped us in building the company we've been able to snapdeal now turns over one hundred

million dollars a year the kind of innovation that indian immigrants have long been known for in the united states we found recently that. half of the top fifty venture funded companies i mean to companies that were started with venture capital had at least one immigrant founder so what we found is that if you keep people out you'll get less job creation and less innovation in the united states jobs america desperately needs to not employees fifteen hundred people in ten cities across india we are having the time of our life we also know that this opportunity of building a market to needing internet e-commerce company in our own country is never going to come again one door closes another opens for this internet high flyer america's visa rejection put him on the road to riches and indians into work preassure either r t new delhi india it was one of the biggest scandals of the reagan presidency

revelations that washington had been breaking an arms embargo on iran and using the profits to fund the anti-communist opposition in nicaragua the so-called iran contra affair shook the country to its foundations exposing america's flagrant breaching of international law following the end of the capitol hill hearings into the case exactly twenty five years ago president reagan took full responsibility for what he called things he was on aware of we were a two and a half later in the circle. extent of his involvement and his awareness still remain unclear the man who broke the story robert perry fears there are still too many details that will never see the day of like. what you saw here was the failure of the institutions of washington to get control of these things there had been an effort in the seventy's after watergate after the exposures of cia abuses to bring some constraints on to this process and then you saw the iran contra

scandal it was the first test case really would congress really hold the president to task and and make sure that he couldn't go off in his own direction the institutions of washington failed to both enforce the law are stupid was in force but also in just explaining to the american people what had happened there are still many sections of this scandal that we don't know the full story about or even a trunk of the story so much of this remains still something outside the historical picture that the american people have been denied we don't really know who did what and why and even out and up next our very own new york resident went to find out whether people remember anything about the headline grabbing scandal. western media would have you believe that iran is some sort of evil enemy so do

they not remember there ron contra scandal of one thousand nine hundred sixty this week let's talk about that have you ever heard of the iran contra scandal. sorry no i haven't no you haven't i stayed no i have. something big no yes yes it's about what was it about to remember. nuclear weapons i believe iran is but the army going in and trying to get the oil is and it was about all over north was taking the funds from selling arms to iran to use to fund the contras. in nicaragua you got it and now we make iran out to be the bad guy but here we were exchanging arms with them why do you think the world is ok with that well because america is a hypocrisy do you think that the world knows that this is

a hypothesis the. i guess we know a little bit about it but sometimes i find us to be very naive and we are not really enough to wear of everything that's going on out there they were in a war with iraq so you know we were we thought that they were they were they good relative good guy. and iraq was the you know the bad guys you know it's just the whole it's just ridiculous if we change our definition of of who's good and who's bad to suit our needs whenever doesn't that kind of make good and bad relative and meaningless. it's almost thirty years ago so they're in thirty years someone can go from being an ally to an enemy well unfortunately that happens yeah so we should probably be more careful with whom we give arms to that is a very good observation but then again you never know which side of the regime you fall on when you support something and one of the nations of the. as for all the see is they've always picked sides which they did in vietnam they did it in other

places and sometimes they were successful sometimes they weren't whether or not people remember the iran contra scandal but the bottom line is the media certainly seems to have a selective memory that suits whatever message they'd like to promote. and coming up shortly the life story of a former soviet soldier whose mission to afghanistan and the eighty's left him trapped in the country for over two decades first i'll update you on this hour's top stories stay with r.t. .

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