rights or palestinian refugees. it would not enhance the prospect for successful negotiations. in fact, it would be seen by israel and many others as an act of bad faith creating yet another obstacle to successful talks. as president obama said in may, quote, for the palestinians, efforts to delegitimate idse israel will end in failure. symbolic actions to isolate israel in the united nationses won't create an independent state. a glance at recent history shows that he's right. in 1988, yassa ara fat garnered recognition from more than 100 nations. 23 years later, there is still no palestinian state. they don't want a bunch of declarations of statehood, they want a state and they should have one through the only means possible for attaining one. negotiations with israel. the leaders are committed to a peaceful resolution. so i hope they will return to the negotiating table and abandon their flawed u.n. strategy. the congress has been very generous in its support of the palestinian authority's worthy efforts to build

recognition of a palestinian state. he said the time was ripe for a motion to be put before the general assembly to recognize a palestinian country. he said that statehood would not hurt the peace process but strengthen efforts to create a tuesday solution. the palestinians would like a state within the 1967 borders and with east jerusalem as the capital. jerusalem says that the state could should come at the end of peace negotiations. we will have more on that story coming up later on. few composers are as closely associated with the nazis as richard wagner. he was anti-semitic and he was a musical icon for a of hitler. public broadcasters in israel have banned his work and most broadcasters refuse to play him. that was not the case at the wagnerestival here in israel -- in germany. >> this is the founding society -- this is a founding member of the wagner society in israel. tonight is the world premie of a very special kind. wagner's great granddaughter attended the performance. the first piece that the israel chamber

resistance forces must be reforged in order for the palestinian dream. of a return to their homeland in the creation of a palestinian state that you realize so the u.s. is using these talks actually to pressure the palestinian authority to break from hamas and come back in the u.s. for what is the likelihood of peace talks getting back to the table and how much is it stake in the quartet think that in doing that because i know one of the other of read on there is that the impetus for these talks now is that if the tambour the palestinians are pushing for a vote in the u.n. on recognizing palestine and that the quartet if that is and then can get by the international community on this and that that if they protest for getting them back to the table for talks now how important is that happening now i think it's very important i think it's not that the world would be divided in fact the world would unite if there was a vote at the general assembly recognizing the legitimacy of palestinian statehood it would pass overwhelmingly and because of that the israel

bed as we know the palestinian leader continues to gather international support for the u.n. despite israeli threats and reportedly over one hundred countries have promised support in september so why would israel do if the vote goes through. there's not much we can do if it goes forward goes through all we can say and that's we are saying no to all our partners in diplomatic contacts that this will have dismal implications to the peace process because if the if the vote goes through and about the scenes get what they want at the u.n. general assembly then they will never never be tempted to return to negotiations this is what we hear now from palestinian rhetoric from pals in the fish oils if they can get you know some sort of symbolic satisfaction out of the us nothing will change on the ground and everybody knows that even counseling leaders have said as much but the satisfaction to score some p.r. points will be so big that public opinion will not allow its leaders to go back to negotiations a negotiation means concessions if you go to the u.n. you know you don't need to

civil society and training palestinian doctors and experts in agriculture and irrigation training palestinian professionals fostering a youth camp fostering people meeting and knowing each other all. speak for themselves is one species is road works for peace and our homes is extended it should be taken at face value and you will see what we can achieve once there is good faith from the other side well as you just heard mr palmer working together is key to solving the issues and as we can see there are a lot of issues to be r. and r. there thanks very much for your views from the country his ministry of foreign affairs. a senior north korean diplomat has been invited to new york in an attempt to revive the long stalled talks over his country's controversial nuclear program the moves come just days after the top and boy from the north and south korea set together for the first time in over two years on the sidelines of a security summit in indonesia there they agreed to renew six party talks over pyongyang's atomic ambitions were halted after north korea shelled young island killing four peopl

account of the palestinian people their dignity their rights to determine. this very difficult really to do to see what israel can get away with but no other occupier can there's a strategic relationship between the united states and israel that's thirty relationship. only very rarely been used to put some pressure to get the israelis to warm the baby on the peace table as far as i understand the palestinian authority is hoping to go ahead united nations recognition of the palestinian state in september i still hoping to get there is one hundred thirty votes that you initially sat sides on absolutely we have one hundred and sixteen countries who have. recognized the independent palestinian state committed themselves to help us become members of the united nations and one of them of course is russia and. i believe that. adding another twenty to this one hundred sixty is not difficult we don't really need the mathematical two thirds because the united nations the two thirds is counting out of those present and voted never in the past had we more than three or

at the sameimoba ys that the palestinians must honor all previous agreements with israel. as september approaches, analysts s i by no means certain that the u.s. will come to a vote on palestine. either way, the dispute might be about to enter a newha. >> last month the israeli foreign ministry warned that if u d recognizes the palestinian state, the 1993 oslo accords would be null and void. er are israelis who understand their neighbors desire for an independent state and there are palestinians to thinkhau.n. recognition would only make matters worse. listen to what they have to say. >> le llns o i.t. developers around the world, this man is young, creative, and optimistic. he has juslo h les project called "hello palestine, wchs digital travel guide. -- he has ju lncd his latest project. >> is the first travel guide of its kind. we hope that it will help to bringoust tpaste. i think this is a beautiful place. >> it takes a lot of hope to publisa av gde for a state that does not exist and a territory whose access is controlled by the israeli army. hehiss prrie for palesti

but a decade long conflict could get another twist with the palestinians asking the u.n. to officially recognize their state at a meeting in september coming up we talk with a palestinian politician to ask whether a solution can finally be reached. we are now joined by the former foreign minister of the palestinian authority and a current member of the firemen central committee that will sell the palestinian israeli conflict has been around for so many decades that it almost became part of you political discourse a bargaining chip and some clue to sion some political leaders may not feel that pressure to change things really are you hopeful that any sort of lasting solution can be found i wonder why i mean why is the. the world to have ended colonization and the colonies anymore. except for in our case. in line two nineteen. your question was answered all right. we're willing to give up seventy eight percent of the country and accept the west bank and gaza but the word accepted as not israeli occupied in like in sixty seven. i spent all my life to go shaking better agreem

. >>> palestinian president mahmoud abbas this week urged palestinians to ratchet up peaceful protests against israel. he said the effort could increase pressure on the united nations, which is expected to consider approving palestinian statehood in september. >>> meanwhile, the ongoing conflict continues to take a heavy toll on that region's tiny christian minority. kim lawton has a special report on the diminishing numbers of christians in the holy land and the complicated, and sometimes controversial, efforts to support them. >> reporter: it's sunday morning in the west bank town of bethlehem. christians have gathered for worship at the ancient church of the nativity, which marks the traditional birthplace of jesus. local christians like john tawil say they feel a special tie to their faith. >> being a christian in bethlehem is something wonderful because it's the place where jesus was born. >> reporter: but the 2,000-year-old christian community here has been diminishing at an alarming rate. and some question whether christianity can ultimately survive in the land where it began. >

so for palestinians lifter is a physical reminder of injustice and survival but for a fair number of israelis it's an eyesore and they'd rather not be reminded of what happened here every time they drive into jerusalem policy r t lift or. the stalled marriage a representative of them from the bad deal resource center of a palestinian residency and refugee rights earlier one hundred days in jerusalem for us so well thanks for being on our taste pretty sheeted the u.n. vote on the palestinian regulation is closing in on how does this affect the work of a quartet when could peace talks really take place in the shadow of this vote. having disaggregation to raise any opportunity for the vicinity fiji's to be to pay some of the general assembly united nations resolutions which is one one for that means they're not going to be back to their original houses as this resolution say's so if we get that listing in state in the west bank and gaza that's means the refugees will only be eligible to go back to the palestine which is which means west bank and gaza so me as a refugee from a lead which

we are now joined by the former foreign minister of the palestinian authority and the current member of the firemen central committee the palestinian israeli conflict has been around for so many decades that it almost became part of political discourse and bargaining chip and some political and some political leaders may not feel that pressure to change things really are you hopeful that any sort of lasting solution can be found i wonder why i mean why is it that. the world have ended colonization and the no colonies anymore. except for. in like two nineteen. your question was answered alright palestinians were willing to give up seventy eight percent of the country and accept the west bank and gaza but the world accepted as not israeli occupied in one thousand sixty seven. i spent all my life to go shaking that agreement way before school started and when no school started between the lobby in the late the prison the israeli prime minister of israel and prison our father the late president arafat i think the hope was absolutely there that this is the solution two states side by side

a decades long conflict could get another twist the palestinians are asking for u.n. to officially recognize their state of the meeting in september but next we talked to a palestinian politician and former foreign minister oscar whether solution can finally be found. we are now joined by the former foreign minister of the palestinian authority and the current member of the fat ammerman central committee the palestinian israeli conflict has been around for so many decades that it almost became part of political discourse in pardoning chip and some politicisation some political leaders may not feel that pressure to change things really are you hopeful that any sort of lasting solution can be found i wonder why i mean why is it the. the world have ended collision and there are no colonies anymore. except or in our case. and likely ninety. your question was answered all right the listings were willing to give up seventy eight percent of the country and accept the west bank and gaza that the world accepted as not israeli occupied in one thousand nine hundred seventy. i sp

to try to get the palestinians to back down i don't think it will succeed after oh from the palestinian point of view the promise of oslo was he would read it would lead to an indian independent palestinian state here we are now one hundred ninety three where we are twenty eleven not only is there not an independent palestinian state but the jurors in. the you know increase of us racers in the west bank more settlements more land confiscation so don't see the oslo process as having worked and it's not leading to a palestinian state then it's not. it's not useful to them the point of the push through the un recognition is to increase the pressure not only on the israeli government but on the u.s. and west the international community to move forward towards a palestinian state because it's quo is unacceptable in the path of the status quo is a path towards is really an extension of the west bank are let's look at the role of the u.s. or the u.s. us want if it wants leading role in the if life like the peace talks how can it be a linchpin if it's well categorically refusing to back policy

aims to gobble up more and more palestinian territory there can't be a resolution. hours before the middle east quartet convened in washington israel introduced a law that makes it a crime for its citizens to boycott jewish settlements in occupied palestinian territory the new law has already been criticized for violating free speech and stifling democracy what is clear the details of all this past late monday by a vote of ninety seven in favor and fifty eight against it is thought to be both to protect the state of israel to boycotts and essentially what even now is for any kind of signal system one based business to suit for damages is rabies morning so boycotts a new presupposes fines if the cooling is not an israeli he or she can also be prevented from barred from entering this country now what is interesting is that the legal adviser for the knesset the israeli parliament is himself against this bill he has called it borderline illegal and this is a sentiment that is echoed by human rights organizations and civil parliamentarians they say that it is anti democr

europeans and not palestinians are not arabs and we were willing to share in the solution but not on account of the palestinian people their dignity their rights the determination of this very difficult really to do to see what israel can get away with but no other occupier. there is a strategic relationship between the united states and israel and that statistic relationship there has only very rarely been used to put some pressure to get the israelis to warm the people on the peace table and we have a very interesting say that said some people need to be chained to be taken to paradise. and to me peace is paradise for israel it's a palestinians and you need sometimes to put pressure to get the israelis on board back in two thousand and five he made a very interesting remark saying that george w. bush was driven by this mission from god to give these rallies their security to give the palestinians their state and to give the middle east peace what do you think drives. his successor is really a very interesting man he started with very positive ideas. the other vickie talked about be

because of that the palestinian authority i had seen. the payments of government service men have i believe what do you agree that one of the reasons why you are finding yourself in such a dire economic situation is because. the european union and some of the arab countries are less committed nowadays to supporting palestine it cannot make the european union have not reduced its contributions by one penny on the contrary their opinion has really been extremely committed to our support our brothers are committed but you know with the arab spring the changes going on in the arab world. sometimes these payments belated unfortunately. we are the base the deficit basically in donations comes from the arab world the serious threat is if israel decides not to pay back our taxes which it collects especially the customs duties and the v.a. to tax now they did in fact for fifteen days about a month ago and they did for six months ten years ago but. we need and we get international support for israel not to believe the above our local revenue was a

mideast quartet meets in washington hoping to jumpstart the store palestinian peace talks. rejects criticism of its west bank settlements. the a half brother of the afghan president hamid karzai has been assassinated in his own home initial reports suggest he was shot dead by one of his body go. well the taliban is claiming responsibility. because i had a provincial council and it was one of the most powerful politicians in the south of the country he was a controversial figure used by critics of corruption cronyism and criminal activity to shroud the current afghan regime. what he's killing me for the country when i joined my first journalist. from kabul thank you for joining us now if it's true the taliban were behind the killing why do you think they would target him specifically. was one of the top political figure not only in the south of the country but it was a political figure all over the country. he was one of the. over there in south of afghanistan he was. doing a lot of. things. activities over there and also he was. making and making you know. have some politic

the mideast quartet meets in washington hoping to jumpstart the stalled israeli palestinian peace talks that's a four decade long conflict drags on. wiki leaks founder julian assange is a fresh appeal against extradition and london's high court on occasions that sweden is nothing more than a staging post to the u.s. . twenty four hours a day this is r.t. welcome to the program. must across russia as the country mourns the victims of its worst accidents in three decades almost sixty people have been officially confirmed dead around seventy bodies remain trapped on the water a. pleasure cruise assange king of all the river there are plenty of time to start on sunday rescuers say the chances of finding more survivors are remote. joins us now with the story so the total number of victims is believed to be close to hundred thirty tragedies a terrible shock to nations that. they . are. but with the family and friends. and of course with the relatives who would. have been the way to think. of the people they still have been able to bring. this tragedy such. around the country and indeed around

nice for palestinians lifting is a physical reminder of injustice and survival but for a fair number of israelis it's an eyesore and they'd rather not be reminded of what happened here every time a trying to jerusalem policy r t lift. the sword now to represent the bum from the bible resource center for palestinian residency and refugee rights i did jay's in jerusalem for us well thanks for being on our teams pre-show the un the votes of the palestinian thank you for your shin is closing in how does this affect the work of the quartet could peace talks really take place in the shadow of this vote. having desegregation to raise any opportunity for the vicinity fiji's to be to pay some of the general assembly united nations resolutions which is one thousand four tet means they're not going to be back to their original houses as this resolution says so if we get a syrian state in the west bank and gaza that's means that if you g.'s we'll only be eligible to go back to palestine which is which means west bank and gaza so me as a refugee from a lead which. go to an airport located now i'm

on and so i'm going for palestinians left there is a physical the mind of injustice and survival but for a fair number of israelis it's and i saw their brother not be reminded of what happened here every time they drive into jerusalem policy r.t. if to. now be back with a recap our top stories in just a few moments. one . key. would be soon which bryson moved. from dallas to fashion. don't come.

divestment and sanctions movement in the mas says the bill will only make the pro palestinian action stronger. because israel has never been a democracy never be a democracy so long as it's an apartheid state so long as it turns your flaws discriminating between its jewish jewish citizens so long as it did no millions of palestinian refugees the right to return home as it continues with its occupation of the west bank including this truce of them as well as gaza so a country committing such violations of international law of basic human rights cannot call its. a democracy professor illan poppy those three to his story and maybe how to try to win he said israel is ahead in four which is a democracy only for the master class not for everyone if anything israel is going it's really pushing fast forward and digging the grave of its occupation and apartheid as long as palestinian rights are not respected by israel as well as the occupation continues apartheid continues then i look refugee rights continuous palestinians have no choice but to continue to resist to continue to struggle in th

the mideast quartet meets in washington hoping to jumpstart the stalled israeli palestinian peace talks even as television criminalizes criticism this month by a. very warm welcome to you this is our team live from moscow i'm rover sushant flags are at half mast across russia as the country mourns the victims of its worst boat accident in three decades more than seventy people have now been officially confirmed that while dozens of bodies remain trapped underwater it's after an overloaded pleasure cruise in the cold river and the republic of qatar stand on sunday rescuers say the chances of finding more survivors right now he's talking is following behind scuffles. there are thousands of people that have turned out here to the river boat station in cars than it was to be the starting point of the bulgaria on its pleasure cruise up the pole good thing they've come to life i was i'm surprised their respects to the people to drown ziva trying to get out of the ship all those who were trapped in it in sunday's. tragedy there's also a funeral starting to take place today of some of the victi

has gathered in washington in attempts to revive stalled israeli palestinian peace talks the meeting comes at a low point in relations between israel and the u.s. the presence of bombers spoke in favor of a return to established nine hundred sixty seven borders that israel occupied vast swathes of palestinian land and since declared i'm not sure it has its own gathering of the quarter it also comes ahead of a key u.n. vote this september and recognizing palestine as a something state something strongly opposed by israel. which actually kind of explains why there's so much to see the talks take off. the quartet has met at a time when its efforts as the global mediator in the middle east peace process are largely seen as a fact that there is a sense that cost for negotiations alone are not enough in fact if it were to negotiate a solution palestinians plan to seek a vote by the u.n. general assembly is september recognizing the state of palestine there. and urgency to the meeting of the quartet as some analysts say could be the last chance for the global mediators to prove their effici