>> on the palestine issue? >> on the palestine issue. >> that's a great question.i mean, the first thing i would end up doing is something that i criticize in american politicians were doing which is to look over my shoulder and look at the domestic political reality. anything that has t to do with money had to go to congress. the president and his advisers, or her advisers when there's a female president ultimately, and all the experts can suggest this or that policy but anything regarding as you know spending money and so on and so forth has to go through congress. laws are passed by congress. we have some of the atrocious laws on the books which forbid this and join in prevent and harass this, that, the other, ways of doing -- getting with this issue. i guess the first thing i would do would be to treat the presidency and our government as a bully pulpit. the way to present it a little bit of his talk with you this but the first two-thirds of speech and he told them what they wanted to hear in their wildest dreams. the pages of exodus do not contain such a raptu

also does give support and financial aid to palestine as well correct to the passing authority alison that are most of which goes to security forces which under the agreements that were signed back in the mid ninety's do much more to provide security for israel and the is illegal israeli settlers than they do for secure provide security for palestinians in the occupied territories they don't protect the palestinians when israelis carry out an incursion or are not down doors in the middle of the night what they. do is try and stop palestinians from resisting or attacking israelis who are illegally settling in the occupied territories or otherwise present israeli military forces why do so that's what usaid does in other words going to the palestinians most of them see you argued that u.s. administrations have used corrupt language to manipulate the israeli palestinian track but is that the whole mark for the us foreign policy for that entire region or is it just exclusive to the israel palestine issue well i mean i think this kind of language is not exclusive to this conflict or to the

to palestine, were never given to palestine. the part of israel is the part that churchill wanted to give to israel. >> everything you say is correct. the interesting thing about winston churchill was i was a young newspaper reporter at the beginning of a war, world war ii. and winston churchill being so pro jewish and fro israel and i wrote to a jewish member of parliament who was quite famous in his day and why do you think churchill is so pro jewish? he is intelligent. he was in fact lawrence of arabia to palestine after world war i. >> to israel. >> he admired wiseman very much and apparently might have been an english bishop said something derogatory about why isman, lawrence of arabia rose a letter, it is uncertain whether he sent it or not in which he went to the bishop and said you must block wiseman's shoes. churchill was very pro jewish and had a slight change of course when a close friend of his was assassinated by young men in egypt. actually when churchill went with lawrence of arabia was his adviser in the middle e

is crucially important so i think that you know five years ago you could see barely say the word palestine and on a college campus without hate being flung at you and today you have one hundred eighty students for justice in palestine chapters you have met which is a chicano organization with four hundred loosely linked chapters throughout the united states nationally signed on to b.d.s. regionally signed on more black student union square support so i think that it's expanding into building indigenous support you know standing in solidarity with idle no more talking about settler colonialism on this continent and linking it back to palestine so i think that the connections are happening the movement is going forward there's obviously a lot more to do but there is you know i'm a passionate poet but it does come out of a place of feeling positive that if another people come together we can see fundamental change and not in the barack obama cliche type of way but in the grassroots people taking to the streets type of way absolutely well then what point did you start becoming political about

the perception of millions of people palestine's president mahmoud abbas welcome the move calling it a victory and a step toward liberation but unsurprisingly israeli officials have criticized google's change the deputy israeli foreign minister said this move. pushes peace further away and creates the illusion that in this manner they can achieve the result why am i not shocked by the israeli officials trying to brand progress for palestine as backwards guys let me wrap this up i point out some positively good news this past week maryland became the eighteenth state to abolish the death penalty the reason given by the state's governor is the death penalty is proven not to work look at is no matter what opinion you hold on capital punishment it's been verified that over one hundred thirty people on death row have been exonerated through d.n.a. evidence proving their wrongful convictions obviously the system's flawed not to mention that it's often three times more costly for taxpayers and it would keep someone in prison for life so yes this is a big victory for the rule of law but ther

and china hosts both the leaders of israel and palestine as beijing's growing economic and political clout spreads to the middle east. international news live from moscow this is all she with me you know. and welcome to the program. israel is facing the prospect of syria based militants at talking across its northern border with the backing of bashar al assad's regime a police state an armed group reportedly says it's been given a green light from damascus to carry out raids on the golan heights which are over here is apparently part of syria's response to a series of israeli air strikes on its territory over the weekend syrian missiles are allegedly being pointed at israel ready to retaliate immediately in case of a not and we're just getting reports that syrian rebels from the yarmouk martyrs brigade are holding a group of u.n. peacekeepers in the golan heights the rebels say they're holding the peacekeepers for their own safety after clashes in the separation zone between syria and israel and later in the program we'll be talking to dr steinberg editor of executive intelligence re

there are many people around the world and israel and part of the world called palestine and occupied territories and who do feel it's defactor apartheid policy. it's not necessarily understood in this country, so these ads actually provide no matter how people might be offended by them. they add to an accepts to the conversation that's happening outside of the united states and outside of san francisco and that's under our better than of free speech that these banners go up. i will be putting on a statement and perhaps my colleagues might join me on that stating these ads do not constitute hate speech and i don't think we should be moving the proceeds present these ads which is $5,000 to the human rights commission. we should be trying to maximize every precious dollar we can for the mta that is possible. the human rights commission has not initiated the study of muslim of hate speech on the muslim community as they have been asked to do. so it doesn't make clear sense that this is a useful or sense of project for them to work out. i will be put that go -- putting that statement out

back to china now and its relations with the middle east so in trial with the leaders of palestine and israel are visiting simultaneously although china's offered to host a meeting between netanyahu and abbas neither side has expressed any willingness to attend but for now let's now get more perspective on the drawer visit and what it says of china's role in the middle east with my wife president of the asia chamber of commerce speaking to us from tel aviv mr marrs thank you very much indeed for your time you want billions in trade with china you have bay dring still size politically with palestine why's that. well i don't think we should mix both the shoes on the one hand israel and china are improving the cooperation between them both on economy and basically on all aspects of relations and still china has a long relationship with the palestinians and interested in putting more putting more interest into the middle east in conflict and i see that's what we're seeing now. i don't think there are now taking the side already but i think they are trying to find their position in the midd

china hosts both the leaders of israel and palestine as growing economic and political clout spreads to the middle east our top stories this is. online on screen international news and comment live from a studio center here in moscow this is. syrian rebels have abducted four un peacekeepers patrolling the separation zone between syria and israel members of the brigade posted this picture online claiming they're holding the peace keepers for their own safety after clashes in the area where the u.s. is still considering arming opposition fighters regardless of their tactics and despite russian opposition that's just one of the differences the u.s. secretary of state is trying to bridge during talks here in moscow which. is following. it is understood that kerry came here to moscow to see russia supported resulting the syrian conflict in detail already set up to meeting the russian president that russia and the united states have a similar a viewpoint on the syrian conflict but experts are at a dismay as to how exactly he may get that support because there are fundamental differences in

kind of hose both the leaders of israel and palestine as beijing's growing economic and political clout spreads to the middle east. the u.k. admit that radioactive materials have gone missing in the country in dozens of locations sparking fears that dangerous substances could fall into the wrong hands . and around the world this is the with me thanks for joining us israel is facing the prospect of syria based militants are talking across its northern border with the backing of bus stop about charlotte assad regime a palestinian armed group reportedly says it's been given a green light from damascus to carry out raids from the golan heights over here and it's apparently part of syria's response to a series of israeli air strikes and its territory over the weekend syrian missiles have ever portably been pointed at israel ready to retaliate immediately in case of a new and in neighboring lebanon syria lebanese units are reportedly being formed up as well also an historian gerald horne believes the israeli attacks have opened a pandora's box. their calculation is that turmoil they have unle

so reporting this both the leaders of israel and palestine as beijing's growing economic and political clout spreads to the middle east our top stories. online on screen international news and comment live from our studio center here in moscow this is. syrian rebels have abducted four un peacekeepers patrolling the separation zone between syria and israel members of the martyrs brigade posted this picture online claiming they're holding the peacekeepers for their own safety after clashes in the area it comes as the u.s. secretary of state holds talks in moscow trying to find common ground on what to do next in syria and there is that picture for you now in artie's he is following the talks and joins me live now so it's quite a challenge then isn't it john kerry to win over russia. indeed it is understood that kerry came here to moscow to seek. just supported resolving the syrian conflict in detail already set up to meeting the russian president that russia and the united states have a similar viewpoint on the syrian conflict but experts are at a dismay as to how exactly he may get that

they're not going to stay limited to israel and palestine.ng to have consequences to the foreign policy of the united states, the arab world. >> michael: you talked about how they cover the palestinian conflict here is a clip of that. >> violent resistence and non-violent resistence share one very important thing in common: they are both a form of theater seeking an audience to their cause. if violent actors are the only ones constantly getting front-page cover and attracting international attention to the palestinian issue, it becomes very hard for non-violent leaders to make the case to their communities that civil disobedience is a viable option in addressing their plight. >> michael: historically and especially in this country where we have been covering the anniversary of the civil rights movement of the 50s and 60s on this show on a piece we call "the march goes on," but that was about non-violent protests that later led to more violent protests. here we see violence for so long and now non-violence. it's not covered as much, but the no

but that had nothing to do with jesus so i don't accept that at all what is the case is that in palestine in iraq in afghanistan or whether it's last decade and more are much more in the case of palestine western complicity in mob and mayhem and misery in the muslim world has generated extremism and for not so why mr galloway do we see why you don't hear if you're saying it's u.k. and u.s. policy abroad why we seeing then this homegrown terrorism from these two suspects in which they were brought up in the u.k. they were educated in u.k. that's not coming from abroad is it well they told you or didn't they video i assume your viewers have seen it or at least read about it they told you why they committed this grotesque and sickening yesterday they told you from their own mouth that they were doing it because of the situation facing muslims abroad i see no reason to disbelieve them the crime the sin is that the young man who paid with his blood just like on seven seven when more than fifty british people paid with their lives and hundreds with the blood maimed and wounded ruined for ever w

china hosts both the leaders of israel and palestine as beijing's growing economic and political clout spreads to the maid least. on the u.k. i'd means that radioactive materials have gone missing in the country in dozens of locations sparking fears that dangerous substances could fall into the wrong hands . and welcome to the twenty four hour news lie from moscow. our top story now. facing the prospect of syria based militants and talking across its northern border with the backing of bashar al assad's regime a palestinian armed group reportedly says it's been given a green light from damascus to carry out rates from the golan heights which i hear with the mob it's apparently part of syria's response to a series of his raid as trikes on its territory of the day we can't meanwhile see where in missiles have been allegedly pointed at israel ready to retaliate immediately in case of a need and in neighboring lebanon syrian lebanese units are reportedly being formed up so also an historian jelled hone believes the israel at times have opened a pandora's box their calculation is that true

china the leaders of israel and palestine. economic and political spreads to the middle east all top stories this.

relations with iran but beijing's political favor is vested fully with israel's arch rival that of palestine its leader mahmoud abbas was given full state owners and china's supporters he visited just a day before a meeting in the capital president xi jinping went to offer a four point peace plan calling for an end to the gaza blockade and the restoration of palestinian rights. now reports on the rush to the east. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas are currently in china they are there on a week long business trip but obviously they won't just be talking business they'll be talking politics and they'll be trying to further cooperate and intrench relations in the fields of economy trade and science and also develop political trust for some time we have witnessed how china is trying to influence the middle east in play a bigger role in this part of the world if you look at israeli chinese relations in one thousand nine hundred two the two countries began and established diplomatic relations and since then they have developed increasingly c

and while israel is under no illusion that it can persuade beijing to abandon palestine's cause there are plenty of other opportunities for it that's according to professor steve sang at the director of the china policy institute at the university of nottingham. we can't have any illusion he would all be able to persuade all that all see that all if this is what the chinese government to sap will be swayed a lot. just to watch. the china big easy in homs. cations that this is. the whole state. to china they have nothing. the chinese side. that china is. no you. china has been so good to put the whole decades. become the guantanamo bay the hunger strike drags on into its ninety five day still coming up here on the program we hear from lawyers for the inmates about the failing health of the prisoners and why their clients feel they have no choice but to put their very lives on the line. peddling influence a new form of tourism is lifting the veil on how industry gets its way with government can find out how business pushes his agenda in just a couple of minutes. we speak your language.

particularly with respect to the designer's occupation of palestine they are hoping that this will weaken hezbollah in fact it will likely strengthen his bottom line if the assad regime remains there will be no greater power i'll side of israel than hezbollah in the region as the americans withdraw so it's a fundamental broad expanse of relevance to all of the surrounding countries as well from iraq to turkey and jordan ok dan in washington would you agree or disagree with that i tend to know what your answer is go ahead. of course i would disagree with. is. a very tense moment in the region of course. is flexing a muscle but. and israel is watching the situation closely monitoring the closely but nobody's under the illusion of hizbollah can actually become the second most powerful force in the region is actually being weakened as we speak suffering casualties and i think that the lebanese people in the lebanese government are realizing that this perhaps is their chance for the first time in a very very long time to diminish his bowlers and strengthen activities ok martin where do you com

paula slayer there and while israel is under no illusion that it can persuade beijing to abandon palestine schools there are plenty of other opportunities for it that's according to professor steve trying the director of the china policy institute at the university of nottingham. if we can't have any illusion he would all be able to persuade all that. cvo all. in what the chinese government would be willing to sap and will be swayed a lot. just to watch. it in china or at the e.c. in homs but. this is. because the chinese have. to go to china. head off with and yet. the facts that chinese. that. know you are true east. china has been. good to put this team needs for decades. in the guantanamo bay hunger strike drugs into its ninety five day still to come here on the program we hear from the lawyers for the inmates about the failing health of the prison and why their clients feel they have no choice but to put their very lives on the line. peddling influence tourism is lifting the veil on how industry gets its way with government business. just as. wealthy british style is done it's time to

and china holds the leaders of israel and palestine as beijing's growing economic and political clout spreads to the middle east. this is all see coming to live from moscow and a very warm welcome to the program. israelis facing the prospect of syria based militants attacking across its northern border with the backing of bashar al assad's regime a palestinian armed groups reportedly say it's been given a green light from damascus to carry out rates from the golan heights which are over here and it's apparently part of syria's response to a series of his reign as trikes on its territory over there we can't see where and missiles. have also been pointed at israel ready to retaliate immediately in case of a new attack and in neighboring lebanon syrian units are reportedly being formed up and also an historian gerald who embodies these rain at times have opened a pandora's box their calculation is that true more oil they have unleashed in syria alternately will we can palestinian resistance of light of the fact that damascus has been a prime supporter of palestinian resistance and allowi

that's still to come but first china is hosting the leaders of both palestine and israel as the asian giant looks to boost its influence in the middle east for israel beijing is its largest trading partner in asia and prime minister benjamin netanyahu wants to do more business but diplomatically beijing leans very much towards israel's arch rival palestine a day before netanyahu the rival palestinian leader mahmoud abbas was given full state on its meeting in beijing present. of a four point peace plan calling for an end to the gaza blockade and the restoration of palestinian rights reports now on the rush to the east. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas are currently in china they are there on a week long business trip but obviously they won't just be talking business they'll be talking politics and they'll be trying to further cooperate and intrench relations in the fields of economy trade and science and also develop political trust for some time we have witnessed how china is trying to influence the middle east and play a bigge

palestine. google.ut of anything dealing with palestine. google announced last week that it would list google palestine as a page. but israel's foreign minister is demanding that it doesn't plan on happening insisting that it would recognize the existence of a palestinian state. this isn't the first time google has had an effect on diplomatic relations. in january, executive chairman eric schmidt flew with an envoy to north korea. the state department called that visit " unhelpful. " @÷ =dj collins -- who played at stanford -- will appear at the gala in new york on may 29th. tickets for the event go for one thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars per person, and to sit close to all of the big wigs -- up to 32 thousand dollars per couple. collins is an unrestricted free agent -- and will not be able to sign with a team until july first. and martha stewart may be very close to making a match. last week, we told you the media mogul joined online dating site match-dot-com. today -- on the "today" show -- st

point plan for the stabilize iraq the stabilize syria stop the peace process between israel and palestine and a whole bunch of other things this was a laundry list that they brought into the bush administration from their standpoint from the standpoint of all of the organizations including a pac the american israel public affairs committee that lobby on this stuff that are the dominant driving force in iraq is a success it's a success that it's been neutralized that it's no longer a threat and syria is becoming a success quite quickly it is weaker by the day israel can fire off missile attacks from the periphery and it can sound the alarm that israel is in danger so if people like michael o'hanlon and his backers like bonn were honest about this they would be overjoyed with what's happening in each of these countries ok but this is what i think maybe the short term you may be right i understand your thinking but kelly it doesn't work out that well does it the unintended consequences is what i'm. getting at no i'm yeah i mean if you don't mind just going back to iraq you know and i kind of

four point plan for destabilize iraq destabilize syria stop the peace process between israel and palestine and a whole bunch of other things this was the laundry list that they brought into the bush administration from their standpoint from the standpoint of all of the organizations including a pac the american israel public affairs committee that lobby on this stuff that are the dominant driving force in iraq is a success it's a success that it's been neutralized that it's no longer a threat and syria is becoming a success quite quickly it is weaker by the day israel can fire off missile attacks from the periphery and it can sound the alarm that israel is in danger so if people like michael o'hanlon and his backers like types of bond were honest about this they would be overjoyed with what's happening in each of these countries ok but this is what i think maybe the short term you may be right i understand your thinking but kelly it doesn't work out that well does it the unintended consequences is what i'm. getting at no i'm yeah i mean if you don't mind just going back to iraq you know an

fortunately on the palestine issue there is no weight of opinion no body of powerful interests that say you have got to resolve this because it will be harmful in this and that way to the united states if you don't there was briefly during the occupation of iraq when you had a number of leading strategic figures the then secretary of defense secretary gates the then chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mullen and general petraeus when he was commander in iraq all of whom said america's bias on this issue america's failure to resolve this harms it in the arab world but you don't hear that forcefully argued in washington what you do hear forcefully argued is people who say no no no you mustn't push beyond certain israeli red lines and these people have tended to prevail in the past here simply saying that the u.s. right now is acting as so-called lawyer for for israel they are not as as mediator as their broker is between israel and palestine in the book i talk about numerous cases where this is exactly what happened and i end up using the term that was in fact not even i didn't

china and palestine have agreed to work together to help their economies and promote their cultures. the palestinian president is on a three day trip to china for talks with the president. meanwhile, the israeli prime minister is also due to arrive in beijing on wednesday. right, some call it the language of the streets, but griffey in one form or another has been around for thousands of years. modern-day graffiti began in the united states and is now seen as an important art form. in miami is being used to promote an entire neighborhood. around thendscapes world, graffiti is often seen as a blight. something that people work hard to get rid of. in many ways it is a similar decline. >> but then came the win would arts district, a canvas for the world's best graffiti artists. the whole area was little more than an industrial wasteland a few years ago, and that it is being touted as the biggest open-air gallery in the world. bold andter street of distinctive murals cover the walls of the buildings and businesses, the largest graffiti in the world. one important factor makes it unique.

only a few survived by flee to palestine or switzerland. she saved her life by jumping into the danube. decades have passed, but she is still haunted by fear. that for many years even after the war, she was unable to set foot in the district. even the thought made her physically ill. she said it was not until 1956 that she could bear to enter the area. this chapter and hungary's history is palpable. so is the anti-semitism. this woman asks how she can bear living in hungary. she replies she cannot imagine living anywhere else. she says she is a citizen o and will continue living in budapest. she's referring to the anti- jewish sentiment that is part of the resident in budapest. another woman tells of her fear when she saw all the supporters on freedom square for a weekend demonstration. it is the far right party. they are showing a show of strength on the other side of town. their views are anti-semitic and racist. accor brigade is holding a parade, with the theme "step on the gas." , across town,me marchers are a member the ring -- marcher

but he was putting it into the context of israel and palestine and not directly asking about himself. and he also asked al-awlaki to help him find a wife. and he tried to donate money to him and wanted to give a prize for the best essay. >> but in your book he had connections with him 10 years earlier. >> nidal hassan said, you might remember, but i met you at your church in virginia. and al-awlaki did not remember. nidal hasan's parents had been members of his church in virginia and they had gone to him with concerns about their son. they asked him for some guidance for their son. al-awlaki had met him at one point. he said that he did not remember him. and then it's shooting happened, the discovery of the emailed between al-awlaki and hassan comes out. there was no indication that al- awlaki had anything to do with it, but the story persisted in the media. awlaki writes that nidal hasan is a hero and he praises the fort hood attacked and says this should be a model for muslims in the military going forward. and he essentially calls on other soldiers to do this. and yet the tripwire

the arab community because many people felt that he would be better than al gore on the issue of palestine. he had also been busted twice on solicitation of but -- of prostitution charges and those were resolved through community service. >> were they real? >> al-awlaki said that they were not real. the first time in 1996 in san diego on a solicitation charge. and then he is pulled in. and he claimed that the fbi on his.hem to inform he had repeated conversations with the fbi and he said that many believe that they had gotten him to do something in terms of his public persona, he is looking at the impending invasion of iraq, guantanamo starting to grab headlines around the world and the images that came out of that, the people in orange jumpers with hoods on their heads. and the fbi was putting pressure on him to become this full-blown informant. reasonsi for number of ended up leaving the united states and spent a number of years in prison -- in europe. this was in line without a lot of muslims around the world were feeling about the increasing global wars. endedat is when al-awlaki up on