president obama and mahmoud abbas.e questions, primarily of president obama, about the status of possible future discussions between israelis and the palestinians. the president speaking in very careful, diplomatic terms, talks about the israeli settlements in the west bank. he says the united states doesn't consider continued settlement activity to be constructive or appropriate, but he says he doesn't think it's everything that both sides want to happen has to by perfect before both sides get to negotiating. >> that's absolutely right it will be a hard process, and you used the word difficult several times. no question, this is a starting point. the president making it clear it's not easy. but the president saying that the palestinians deserve a state of their own. they compared the two places to the united states and canada at one point. a bit of a joke, but clearly a lot of difficult work before that is even possible. i want to bring in new york republican congressman peter king. former chair of the house homeland

is he already meeting with president abbas, i should say.ss the immediatea. we'll take that live as soon as it happens. he returns to israel for a state dinner hosting by israeli president shimon peres. the president is meeting with mahmoud abbas right now, jess. any concrete solutions they're looking for in this meeting? >> reporter: nothing that he plans to announce when he comes out, john. the goal today is really for the president to see what it would take for palestinians to go back to the negotiating table and begin the process to talk again about reaching a peace agreement. those peace discussions stalled out back in 2010. there's been stalemate since then. the president deliberately came to the middle east, he said, without some sort of obama accord, if you will, or a specific road map to peace. he said that he came here to listen. he said his mom taught him that's the best way to approach these kinds of situations. he made a joke about that. his mom was an expert in these things, as you recall, an anthropologist. a much better liste

he will meet with abbas later on today. here is a bit of his conference from yesterday. >> we also discussed the way forward to a two-state solution between israelis and palestinians. i very much welcomed his words before i spoke. i will be meeting with president abbas tomorrow and i will have more to say on this topic in the speech that i deliver to the israeli people tomorrow. >> at merchandise strain sayi - administration is appealing to both sides to make negotiations. we will keep an eye on both sides today. >> heather and heather in washington. check in with you later this morning. >> top five stories making news at this hour. developing overnight more threats and acts of defiance from north korea. the country is threatening to attack u.s. military bases in japan and qualm. this happening on the same day kim jong-un over saw life military drills. they held their annual military drills. a manhunt underway in texas this morning. this 17-year-old shot and injured two police officers and then took off. the officers were r

president obama ignored hamas and spoken only to president mahmoud abbas.control the west bank. that's where the president arrived a couple of minutes ago here into the town of ramallah, flew in and is expected to -- quote -- "listen more than he's going to talk to president abbas." during president obama's first term, he talked a lot about the palestinian peace process and tried to put a lot of effort into it, didn't yield much in the way of results. was unskwefl in trying to -- unsuccessful in trying to get a settlement freeze. this is really the purpose of these meetings now, right now with prime minister fayed of the palestinian authority and president abbas to try to get the palestinians to come back to the negotiating table. in return palestinians are pushing president obama very, very hard to lean on the israelis very hard, whether or not president obama is willing to do that is yet to be seen. this trip is continuing to be heavy on the imagery. we're seeing a lot of pomp, ao lot of circumstance and a lot of good words. the big question going forward

translation, he was sending a message to abbas, don't expect a settlement freeze before you sit down talk, no preconditions. if there was one thing the president was trying to emphasize, don't be trying to have preconditions before you agree to sit down and talk. now yesterday at the press conference with benjamin netanyahu, the issue of the middle east peace process and the president's strug elgles ins first term to get it launched as he wanted to do in that first year of his presidency, he discussed that and he admitted that he's learned from some mistakes. >> i am absolutely sure that there are a host of things that i could have done that would have been more deft and would have created better optics. but ultimately this is a really hard problem. >> reporter: now, they also discussed, netanyahu and obama, the issue of iran and syria. yesterday the theme of the day was red line. so on iran, the big news is that prime minister netanyahu and president obama agree that iran is at least a year away. netanyahu agrees with the u.s. intelligence timeline on that issue. but it sounds like

west bank on his second day in the middle east, the president met with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas amid heavy security and palestinian protest. mr. obama told the palestinian president he needs to drop demands that israelis first stop building settlements in the west bank as a precondition to peace talks. >> if the expectation is that we can only have direct negotiations when everything is settled ahead of time, then there's no point for negotiations. >> reporter: still, abbas indicated it was a sticking point. >> translator: we believe the settlements are illegal and that settlement activity is illegal. >> reporter: but in a stark reminder that abbas does not speak for all palestinians, this day began with reports of hamas militants in gaza firing two rockets into southern israel. no one was seriously hurt. back in jerusalem, the president delivered what the administration billed as the centerpiece address of this visit. a tough love message to israelis that they risk isolation if a peace deal isn't reached. >> no wall is high enough, and no iron dome is strong enough or perfect e

and abbas has written that he will never recognize israel's sovereignty. and creating a two states will only give them cause to internationalize a legal conflict with israel. >> the reality as we know it now, this is not, i'm not really debating this particular question. it is israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who does not truly accept what we call a settlement based on a two-state solution. an independent, viable state. for the palestinians, in the west bank and gaza and occupied east jerusalem in a viable independent israeli state in the very heart of the arab world. you're absolutely correct. israel is an independent state. the question to you and to many israelis, israel must embed itself in its environment. israel must be integrated into the region as a good citizen as long as the palestinians, and i'm both as a scholar of the middle east and also as an american. as long as the palestinians remain disinherited, they will be there peace and stability. israel is very powerful. israel is a fortress. but all of us would like to see the jewish comm

we know that abbas has indicated that he wants to retire. when the israelis left the security zone of lebanon, they got rockets. when they left -- when they left gaza, they got rockets and kidnapping. is the trip piece on the west bank? i am concerned they will be getting them on the west bank, sooner or later. the gentleman from the wicked ptl leaks with her this iran and was it as real as the work to be? host: the president spoke specifically about hamas, a perfect segue from your point. here's more from the president from this past week. we will get your reaction. [video clip] >> this all stands in stark contrast to the misery and repression that so many palestinians continue to confront. because hamas refuses to denounce violence and cares more about pushing its own dogma rather than allowing palestinians to live freely. it is about tearing visit -- caring israel down rather than building palestine up -- tearing israel down rather than building palestine up. host: our guest this morning, nathan guttman and said arikat. your reaction? gue

mahmoud abbas is speaking. president is about to speak. he is also getting ready to hold a press conference, a joint press conference with the leader. just hours before the two met, new violence in the region, "today in the bay's" tracie potts has the details. >> reporter: two rockets, one hit an empty field. no one injured. israelis blamed palestinian militants. president obama landed this morning meeting with mahmoud abbas. >> there was very little said except peace was in the interest of israel. >> i believe israel's security will be enhanced with a resolution to this issue. >> experts say the u.s. could play a key role. >> they have to exert leadership and push both sides to reach an understanding and find peace between the palestinians and the israelis or this issue will be exploited. >> reporter: on iran, developing a nuclear weapon. they agree it is at least a year away. despite differences in their approach, netanyahu seems satisfied with mr. obama's commitment. >> i am convinced that the president is determined to prevent iran fro

he wrapped up a news conference with palestinian leader abbas as new violence rocks the region. abc7 news reporter, katie marzullo, is monitoring the trip. >> right now, president obama and palestinian prime minister are visiting a youth center. thethe young people are the rean the palestinians and israels cannot give up on peace said the president. but there was no peace, israeli police say mill taps fired rockets into southern israel and you can see the damage if this video. no one was hurt. israeli tv is saying israel will respond to the rockets but they did not specify how or when. >> president obama has been if the west bank if several hours this morning and he and president abbas had a working lunch and the news conference. president abbas describes the talks as "good" and president obama says change is possible but it will take time. >> what is true in the united states can be true here as well. we can make the changes but they will be have to be determined. we have to counsel. -- we have to have courage and break out of the old arguments. >> in israel, president obama an

president, president abbas. on behalf of my colleagues i want to get more specific on the settlements and the peace process. mr. president, when you started your administration you called for a halt and it held for a while then dissipated. then late last year israel announced activity that you put out a statement that people thought were nonresponsive. what would you say here, to those entrepreneurial palestinians that you referenced who believe you have been equivocal or nonresponsive? do you believe it is necessary for the peace process to start from the israel government that they will slow down or stop activity. historically the theory has been nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to. are you open to a theory this would say if things are agreed to they shall be implemented to build confidence on both sides to restart the peace process. thank you. >> major, i think i answered the question previously about settlements, you mentioned e1 in particular. i think that is an example of a public statement

serving communities like bethlehem where president abbas and i will visit the charge of the nativityorrow. this has been achieved under challenge in the circumstances. i will play trip to the president and the prime minister for their courage for their tenacity in. and for their commitment to building the institutions upon which a lasting peace and security will depend. i would point out that all of this stands in contrast to the misery and repression that some palestinians continue to confront in gaza because of the refusal to renounce violence. >> because of the focus on tearing down instead of building palestine up. we condemn this violation. the of the of borden cease-fire that protect israelis and palestinians and violation that hermes has a responsibility to prevent. here in the west bank i realize this continues to be a pivotal time for the palestinian authority and financially. >> i am pleased in recent weeks the united states has provided additional assistance to help the palestinian authority to bolster its finances. projects for you as a id will strengthen governments, rul

and palestinian president mahmoud abbas obeys a is a first visit to russia says a u.n. recognition hope in the still of middle east peace process can get a new lease of life one best option to bring. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's only here on our team reporting from the world talks about six of p.r.p. interview intriguing story to tell you. the arabic to find out more visit arabic t.v. . well. science technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future of covered. download the application yourself choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television well it just doesn't matter now with your mobile device you can watch your t.v. anytime anywhere. they're watching are to you thanks for staying with us breathing new life into a stalled middle east peace process is the order of the day in moscow wavelet to meet a putin has met his palestinian counterpart mahmoud abbas is on his first official visit to russia since becoming president of the palestinian state in the wake of

now pope francis has become the first pontiff abba from the americas and the first from outside europe in a thousand a year as the seventy thinks eight year old was elected by a conclave of cardinals after five rounds of vote. the search for a man to lead more than a billion catholics worldwide began when benedict the sixteenth resigned one of the main goals for the new pope will be rebuilding the church's reputation following a spate of scandals now a string of child sex abuse cases where the most damaging let's look at just some of the numbers here the largest number of reported cases of children being abused by priests in the united states on allegations were made against more than four thousand priests and deacons and more than a billion dollars has been paid out to the victims in settlements in ireland which comes a second in these grim statistics the church had been turning a blind eye to the allegations for over thirteen yes and in germany two thirds of the diocese aware legibly involved in sex abuse scandals and austria an example of how these scandals have led to people's disi

>> yes i think he will meet with abbas the the king of jordan, and the israeli leadership.t he does with that and where they want to take it is still in determination, clearly. but the president has a relationship with abbas and a relationship with the palestinians generally that is important to american security interest in the region. >> john: you make me feel better about this. director of policy and development affairs and former state official and senate aide joel rubin always great to have you on the show. >> thank you so much. >> john: of course. imagine a world without nuclear weapons. you can say i'm a dreamer but i'm not the only one. valerie plame wilson joins me next. anything. what the hell were they thinking? you're invited to take the lysol wipes challenge. try lysol dual action wipes and see the cleaning power. lysol dual action wipes have two sides instead of one. a scrubbing side that cleans tough stains better than clorox. and a smooth side for everyday touchups. all while killing 99.9% of germs. now you can take the lysol wipes challenge for free. check

we hope the division ends soon. >> warner: the p.l.o., led by abbas, is internationally recognized as speaking for palestinians, a fact hamas says it accepts. but abbas cannot simply move forward without hamas says shipley tellhami, director of the sadat center for peace and development at the university of maryland. can abu mazen speak for the palestinian people? >> not without hamas. and let me put it this way there's no question the palestinian people are divided and in my own mind there is no way that any palestinian leader can sell a compromise solution. which means you would matly he's going to have to have hamas backing. >> warner: abbas and the hamas leader have engaged in halting reconciliation talks moderated by egypt's new islamist government but both camps suspect a major outside player may be trying to dissuade a healing of the breach. the u.s. has been pressuring the palestinian leadership not to reconciliate with hamas? >> i may be blunt. i think the pressure has not been overt or public but yes. there have been pressures. war warp this hamas official sees the same. >>

palestinian headquarters you see behind me he'll be meeting with the palestinian president mahmoud abbas as well as the palestinian prime minister salam fayad no real information that we have at this stage in terms of what will be presented during those talks but we do think that the american president is likely to ask the palestinian leadership to resume talks without preconditions now this is an israeli position the palestinian position is that there needs to be overturned one nine hundred sixty seven borders there needs to be a halt in construction of settlements and in this respect the anticipation and at least the analysis on the ground is that obama is not going to push the israelis but rather push the palestinians to meet the israeli demands. political analyst in about an illusion says palestinians are angry over an apparent lack of desire on the part of israel and the u.s. to bring peace to the region. there's nothing substantial to be expected from this visit the primary goal of this visit is to embellish obama's image as an unsigned matanya whole personality and so this is main

for birmingham mahmoud abbas says that the u.k. saw similar terror threats before the conflict in syria. i'm glad that this is now on the agenda on their horizons because once you put people out there. they get that sort of training they get the ability to use the weapons that are available to them one become back here one to start to feel discontented and disquiet about particular issues then resort to that and that's happened before we know it's happened certainly in afghanistan in iraq and we will emerge those lessons and we have heard those lessons on r.j. dot com we'll have more on the impact of the syrian conflict is having on other nations also on our website how the country itself has been completely transformed by two years of violence log on to see striking photos from the city of daraya the city after. c.p.s. have been queuing to take their cash as they country's banks reopen after nearly two weeks long standstill certain limits have been imposed including a cap on daily with drolls of three hundred euro per person restr

a rocket attack on israel mas obama's visit to the region as he meets palestinian leader mahmoud abbas some made hopes of bringing peace closer. to the united nations is a to investigate the alleged deadly chemical attack in aleppo following demands up for a quote from both the syrian government and the opposition who they choose each other all the assaults. where were you watching us or you live with all do you thank you for being with us i'm to mom with a with the maid has international news. right that the cypriot a finance minister is in moscow as talk such as savor the also banking from bankruptcy and to crunch time the stakes are high the speculation that cypress could offer a natural gas exploration rights to secure russian help time is running all over the island nation as a dwindling cash reserves pressured towards default. picks up the story. the cypriot finance minister is explaining that the country doesn't need a new loan from russia but needs investment in exchange for this investment it's really true for shares and it's very king and the energy sector minister has been i

we have a live look at mahmoud abbas, the palestinian president, is speaking. no major moves in israelis or pat stinians palestinians as a result of this visit. mr. obama reviewed the dead sea skroe scrolls of 972 texts discovered in what is now known as the west bank. president obama is expected to speak later today to the israeli people in jerusalem. >>> coming up at 5:40, a live report on what this visit means for the u.s. and for the president >>> it is home away from home for tens of thousands of californians. now, this morning, a proposal underway bringing some big-time changes to yo simty. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live in san francisco with a look at what might soon be banned there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. some people go to yosemite for the granite peaks, the highs. a lot go to ride bikes. they go to ride horses. all of those type of activities could soon be eliminated because of a lawsuit that was failed more than a decade ago a new proposal could end things like biking, rafting and horse rentals. remove swimming po

story is a rocket attack on israel's modern visit to the region as he meets palestinian leader mahmoud abbas with prospects of the trip bringing stability is still a distant hope we follow up the story of our correspondent. and the united nations is to investigate the alleged deadly chemical attack in aleppo after demands for a probe from both the syrian government and the opposition if you cues each other of the assault. very good evening says r t live at nine money kevin would be with us the top story the news you just heard cypriot serafin the squeeze with angry crowds now pressing on parliament to denounce a nationwide bank shutdown and potential job cuts thousands have been cut off from their life savings and many see them expect them to vanish after you threaten to cut cyprus off from emergency funds that off the island nation rejected that unprecedented brussels tax on bank deposits go live to test for said issues in parliament notice either angry crowds behind you there or just listing it before we went live now making a lot of noise they are that angry describe the sea. well yes emo

a rocket attack on israel mas obama's visit to the region as he meets palestinian leader mahmoud abbas with prospects of the trip brings stability still a distant hope we've got the latest thoughts on that tonight. plus. the united nations is to investigate the alleged deadly chemical attack in aleppo following demands for a probe from both the syrian government and the opposition if you keep each other of the assault. you just joined us here live in the new center tonight and i top story then heavy police presence on the streets of the cypriot capital tonight where crowds are gathering angered by their country's uncertain future let's take a look at the latest pictures we've got all the way from nicosia provided by a video agency ruptly they'll be on in just a minute anyway we're just turning around for you the cypriot finance minister is in moscow right now is talks to save the offshore banking house from bankruptcy and to crunch time the stakes are high with speculation that cyprus could offer natural gas exploration rights to secure russian help but of course time is running out th

. >> he also sat down today with mahmoud abbas, the palestinian president. headline coming out of that is he's reversed what he said in egypt onset elements. he now says a halt to settlements as a precondition to peace talks is putting the cart before the horse. what do you make of that? >> well, coming into office in 2009, the obama administration put a great deal of emphasis on settlements, seemed to side with the palestinian view that there should be a moratorium on settlements. that was something the prime minister was willing to do for a short period of time, ten months, but was not willing to do again. there seems to be some flexibility in the palestinian position, but look, there's a real lack of trust between prime minister netanyahu and president abbas. the ability of the president to kind of bridge that gap is going to take probably months before you see potential start of negotiations. you know, the middle east peace process will consume much of the president's second term in office. >> a lot of this will depend on his relationship with both of th

and this is what abbas has been now saying for all of obama's first term.gotiate unless there is a change in settlement. obama understands today as he did not at the beginning of his term, it's a ruse. he wants to negotiate and he is saying to the palestinians the ball is in your court. no preconditions. you can start right now and you should. that is a major change in position. >> bret: we don't know, juan, is if privately president obama is pushing prime minister netanyahu for a construction freeze of settlements in palestinian territory. we don't know that. but this is different from the first part of the first term of president obama when it was a preseason. >> i don't know if it was explicitly precondition, he was going to stop settlement from growing to look at the idea of pulling back in the course of the israeli position pulled back previously and not brought good. and in terms of the negotiation or the safety or security, which is paramount to israelis. the president now as you suggested might be pushing and interimly and making it clear to the you

he'll be meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas and they'll visit a u.s. development center there. tomorrow he goes to jordan and will be meeting with king abd abdull abdullah. the former ambassador to morocco and former white house middle east adviser and michael singh for near east policy and former senior director for middle east affairs at the national security council. good morning, gentlemen, it's good to see you. >> good morning, chris. >> good morning, chris. >> so, you know, charming welcome there at the home and earlier today at the welcoming ceremony. seemed that peres and netanyahu gave the president a pretty warm welcome. peres called obama a great president and world leader. i think they spent like 15 or 20 minutes together and there he's signing the welcome guest book. did you read anything into what you heard, ambassador ginsburg so far today or see anything that you think is notable at this point? >> well, two things. first of all, chris, the fact is that the president made it very clear from the time that he landed at the airport that he

. >> reporter: obama called the palestinian authority and mahmoud abbas partners for peace. this man says abbas sends a different message to his people. >> the palestinian authority glorifies terrorists, honors them, and names summer camps after them and soccer tournaments after them. the message to the people, if you killed israelis, you're a hero. >> reporter: the iran issue, though, may overshadow any change between israelis and palestinians. iran's supreme leader said iran would destroy haifa and tel aviv if israel attacked their nuclear program. chris mitchell, cbn news. >> coming up, china stands up against forced abortions. how the power of prayer is starting to change hearts and minds. >> wendy: welcome back. this month the chinese health agency released a staggering figure. since 1971, the chinese government has performed 336 million abortions. researchers say that breaks down to 13 million abortions per year, or about 1500 every hour. the high number is largely due to china's policy allowing only one child per family. that policy is often enforced through involunta

he will be meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas, a second meeting with him, as well as a number of religious leaders. the custodian of the holy land from the franciscan order. it is quite wild on the rooftop here. very much a religious visit here for president obama. watch out for that storm. let me ask one final question about what palestinians think about his visit to the city. were speaking to a number of palestinians on the square. some of the shop holders. they said they were pleased that president obama is visiting bethlehem. they know that it won't change any of the situation on the ground. they really wanted to highlight how difficult it is for them here, how much the tourism industry has suffered. ,he israeli system of permits the separation walls have really cut off bethlehem from jerusalem. they talk about the fact that tourists who come to this area, even though there are millions of them, very few of them go out and see the streets of bethlehem and visit the shops. they say that is because israel ,ontrols the tourism industry that the palestinian businessmen

abbas saying it's a sticking point. but they both still believe the two-state solution is the only solution to this conflict. >> sara sidner, thank you. >>> the bodies killed during a training exercise are going home for burial. all members of first battalion, 9th marine recommendations nent. 25 years or young every. a 60 millimeter mortar round killed them, and injured several more. corporal aaron ripperda, 26-year-old from madison, illinois. an antitank missileman who enlisted in september 2008. william wild iv, 21. the anne arundel county maryland maytive joined october 2010. lance corporal mason vanderwork from hickory, north carolina. a mortarman who joined june 2010. lance corporal joshua taylor, marietta, ohio. he joined in june 2010, and lance corporal roger muchnick, from fairfield, connecticut, a mortarman who joined in june 2010. and lance corporal david fenn ii, from polk city, florida, joined the marine corps in june 2010. and private first class, joshua martino, 19 years old who joined in july 2012. we hon

later, president obama meets with palestinian authority president mahood abbas -- mahmoud abbas. u.s. forcesago, invaded iraq with the mission of overthrowing the regime of saddam hussein. at the start of the invasion president bush addressed the nation from the oval office. >> my fellow citizens, at this hour american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger. on my orders, coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine saddam hussein's ability to wage war. these are opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign. more than 35 countries are giving crucial support, from the use of naval and air bases, to help with intelligence and logistics, to the deployment of combat units. every nation in this coalition has chosen to bear the duty and share the honor of serving in our common defense. to all of the men and women of the united states armed forces now in the middle east, the peace of a troubled world and the hopes of an o

this is a live picket of the podium, and abbas is speaking right now and the president will speak. president obama left israel and arrived in the west bank at 2 1/2 hours ago. the two had a working learn and will visit a youth center shortly. president obama wants to hear from palestinians and israelis on what it will take to restart peace negotiations. he will return to jerusalem later today for a speech to israel's college students. abc7 news reporter, katie, will have more on the trip in the next half hour. >> on capitol hill the house of representatives will vote on a short-term budget deal to avert a government shut down a week away funding every cabinet agency and earmark another $87 billion for overseas military operations. the senate approved the bill which includes $85 billion in spending cuts that could cost thousands of federal workers their jobs. >> a respected pediatrician group is weighing in on the well-being of children raised by gay parents saying a stable, parental relationship can produce healthy well adjusted children regardless of the parents' sexual orientatio

this is the president's first visit with abbas. their conversation, of course, will focus on the potential for peace plan between the two sides. the president, however, yesterday indicated that he is really here to listen. administration officials have noted that their priority on this trip is to listen. they are not coming with any new plan and any effort to relaunch peace talks. secretary of state john kerry will revisit with prime minister of israel benjamin netanyahu a couple days from now as they try to begin that new conversation in earnest. just a short time ago on this his second day here in israel, the president did a little of cultural stops, going to israel museum where he saw what are referred to as the dead sea scrolls. these are ancient hebrew text that sort of highlight the connection between the jewish people and this land here. the state of israel. but during the conversation with reporters yesterday, the president once again showed that he has israel's back. that's the exact language that he used on the topic of i

and lack of pressure over the issue of settlements at a meeting with the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas obama was more strained on the problem than before saying that freezing certain instruction should not be a precondition for peace talks however insisted the expansion was illegal must be stopped immediately artie's middle east correspondent paula slayer was at one of the protests and has more what else was fuming about how the. people here have been chanting is a bomb that you're not black they've also been chanting that the occupation is like a snake and america is being head of the snake they're also saying that this is a nation that cannot be defeated not been talking to several people and what they've been telling me is that first and foremost through this visit a bomb has made it quite clear that america's support is for israel they complain that he's been talking to these radios hearing the israelis point of view and then ultimately putting forward the israeli position when it comes to peace negotiations with the palestinians we don't expect anything from obama he met netanyahu

well the president of the palestinian authority mahmoud abbas who barack obama is to meet later on thursday doesn't seem to have high hopes for the visit either in an exclusive interview with artie's arabic channel he says there are plenty of words but little action when it comes to be israeli settlement expansion issue the full interview is coming up later today but here's a quick taste. in his statements president obama has repeatedly voiced his opposition to illegal learned. and we think his right now all that remains sees to translate words into action but i have always asked americans and europeans to tell me if there has been less single miscalculation on my part in domestic or foreign policies over eight years supple well the israel makes mistakes every day so why don't you let them know. big talks over a tiny country moscow has become the focal point in efforts to overcome cypresses economic crisis e.u. officials arrive in the russian capital on thursday joining the cypriot finance minister who is already in town and the ailing eurozone state is running out of time to avoid bankrupt

deepened your use of the palestinian authority is part of the problem and not the solution president abbas is a servant of the israeli occupation israel wants from the palestinian authority two things a security agent and a financial agent so it can control the palestinian people the palestinian authority does this for them. or organizes regular demonstrations against the palestinian authority he says if there was one thing that would change his opinion it would be if he saw real progress from palestinian israeli dialogue but the two sides haven't sat down together since september two thousand and ten many moderate palestinians are losing faith and looking across the border for inspiration but they're more the by the many and this prayer of prayer the more hamas will again if they don't believe in with a turn towards. achieve with violence. what does not appear. so simple as that president abbas says he won't talk of tel aviv and this is a freeze on israeli settlement construction something prime minister netanyahu won't agree on especially now in lieu of his new right wing coalition gover

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a rocket attack on israel was obama's visit to the region as he reads palestinian leader mahmoud abbas and made hopes of bringing peace closer. and both the syrian government and opposition demand an international probe into an alleged. chemical attack me on that but after reading accusations at each other. and five pm here in moscow you live with us on our t. ime to bomb with say the cypriot a finance minister is in a moscow as talks are to save the offshore banking hop from bankruptcy and to crunch time the stakes are high with speculations that cypress could also a natural gas exploration rise to secure russian help time is running out for the island nation as dwindling cash reserves of push it towards default are going off picks up the story. the cypriot finance minister has explained that the country doesn't need a new loan from russia but it needs investment in exchange for this investment it's ready to offer shares in its banking and energy sector the minister has been in moscow for the last few days in negotiating with russian officials so far he says there's been no official o

today's talks between russian leader vladimir putin and his palestinian counterpart in moscow mahmoud abbas is on his first official visit to russia since becoming president of the palestinian state in the wake of the un vote now you know going to following the meeting a way that irina is that actually any chance of achieving progress in the long stalled middle east process. well it's curious to note that this is the first visit by mahmoud abbas to moscow in his fresh new capacity last november the united united nations general assembly has voted to upgrade the status of palestine to that of a nonmember observer state this move was essentially a part was this move was essentially an indication palestine could be recognized as a as this movie socially indicated that palestine could is well it's way to be recognized as a state and it was also regarded as part of the basis for a peaceful solution and of course this is going to be one of the major issues to be discussed between the leaders between between the palestinian and russian leader but it's curious to know that this is coming ahead of t

this is mahmoud abbas his first visit to moscow since last november the united nations general assembly voted to offer the status of our time to that of a non member of their first state of the movie essentially recognized palestine's right for statehood and has widely been considered as part of the basis for a permanent peace settlement and of course this is going to be one of the major issues to be discussed between the palestinian and russian leader this is coming ahead of the forthcoming visit by president obama to palestine and there's also the bag drop of notable coolness inhalations between washington and tel aviv of course president bush has brought you from new fresh faces into his new administration during his second term and some of these faces have been notably if not just an empty israel then definitely not quite as friendly as the previous administrations have been for example john kerry on his first trip abroad in his capacity as secretary of state has not paid a visit to israel that was noted by many and of course there's also chuck hagel who has openly spoken about isra

the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas has been hosting talks with us president barack obama who's in on his first ever visit to the west bank obama's trip as been overshadowed by reports of gaza and rocket attack on israel that came after obama's meeting there on wednesday with prime minister benjamin netanyahu on a sphere has more on this. there were four rockets that were fired from the northern gaza in town of beit hanoun as israel two landed inside gaza but one landed in the back yard of a residential home in the southern israeli town of still water now there were no injuries although there was some damage to the back yard this coming on the second day of the american president barack obama's visit to the palestinian city of ramallah so he obama so far is speaking primarily to the israeli public and he admitted as much last night after he met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu he said that his goal is to talk to the israelis he's spoken about the importance of israeli security and he's also committed american financial assistance to israel. clearly in terms of military p