there has been a lot of debate as to whether it's an intifada, and some called it as a knife intifada. what is your fake? >> personally, a lot of palestinian youth activists on the ground talked about the need for there to be a wider network, organizational network to expand the base of the revolt that is taking place, for is to be something in the realm of an intifada. the search for that label can be unhelpful. it can avoid looking at what has been happening. there has been a steady level of violence inside the occupied territories, palestinians throwing stones and molotov cocktails against the forces and settlers, and violence from the population and the israeli army in terms of arrest raids and injuries and fatalities, what is happening now takes place in that context. in addition, when people look at the first intifada and the second, there's not clues, about the there's different events as to what it may or may not look like. a helpful chronology is to look at event where the palestinian youth dominated initiatives. you look at the event of 2011, with the protests, march 15th pr

this could lead to an intifada but we don't want this. this was imposed on us. if netanyahu was imposing an intifada on us he has the power. >> reporter: land grabs they have been witnessing over the years and with the latest crisis brewing over the al-aqsa compound, tensions boiled over. none of them is taking a lead in the student uprising. a show of unity here that so far the leadership has been unable to reach. the youth say they want to move somewhat from the political divisions that cripple their cause. she was wounded during the protest in ramallah. live ammunition went through her left shoulder, damaged a lung and is still near her spinal cord. she is in pain when she breathes. she monitors happenings all around. >> i am really scared. when i go to protests, there are snipers around. we were looked at as the negotiations generations, look at how young the protesters are. i have not expected the demonstrators to be so aware, they are fed up with the leaders and what the palestinians are going through. >> reporter: the israeli government has announced it w

it is premature to call it an intifada, but this spate of knife attacks and clashes seems to have been going on longer for longer than anyone anticipated and perhaps indicative of the general decline of the situation. here we are 48 years after israel conquer ed the west bank in east jerusalem, and still, no resolution to this problem, not surprisingly, the situation deteriorates. jim? >> no question. and ben wedeman following it for decades there, and great to have you on. i want to get more on the breaking news, and joined by israel's ambassador to the u.s., and former senior adviser to the israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and now on the breaking news that secretary of state john kerry is to meet with the israeli prime minister in germany, and what do you belief this will hel snp. >> well, i noe tknow they were g to work something out, because the prime minister is traveling to germany to talk to angela merkel, and so the secretary of state kerry will travel there to make it happen. and you recall a year ago the attacks began, the palestinian attack attacks, and there were a

we can't call this an inte forwarda, it's an outburst that could lead to an intifada. binyamin netanyahu imposed an intiff arda on us, he has the power >>> at the core of the anger is land grabs that they witnessed over the years. with the latest crisis brewing, tempers spilt over. >> nearly every palestinian faction is represented on campuses. none is taking the lead in the uprising. a show of immunity, but so far the leadership has been unable to reach. >> the youth say they want to move away from political divisions that crippled the cause. this was a graduate student wounded during the process in ramadi. hit by live ammunition that went through her left shoulder, damaged a lung and lodged near her spinal cord. she's in spain when she breathes. from her room she monitors event unfolding up around. >> i'm scared. when i go to protest there are snipers, we were looked at the generation, the negotiation generation. look how young some of the protesters are. i did not expect people younger than me to be aware, more than my generation, and the one before me. they are fed

the idea of an intifada does not bode well with the older generation, there has been through two. but they haven't achieved much with the two intifadas, they pay the high price. there is a worry. there are calls for calm. the issue is whether the young people will listen to the leadership. they are angry. ever since they were forn. they hear about peace negotiations. they watch the international conferences happen. on the ground. they have had a chavening to themselves. their lives have worsened and the idea is to figure out who is listening. and they are willing to consider the fighting, which is taking a hold on them >>> now, the president obama administration decided to abandon its programme to train fighters to battle i.s.i.l. in syria. the state department said there needs to be a shift in focus to train leaders. the u.s. spend 500 million to eequip thousands of fighters. only a handful made it to the battlefield. rosalind jordan reports from washington d.c. >> reporter: when i.s.i.l. fighters captured parts of syria in 2014, the u.s. came up with a plan, train syrian rebels

the iphone intifada even though it has not been declared as an intifada. they see what is going on around. those that take inspiration from isis or other radical groups, they don't need an iphone for that. i do not think the israelis have recognized central control yes. they are accusing the palestinian authority of inciting, but there has been no accusation that this is somehow being managed from headquarters anywhere. it is spontaneous, and -- charlie: 20 you think -- what do you think? khaled elgindy: invoking isis, fears of isis is a little bit exaggerated. isis does not have a foothold, not a factor in the very large protests that are happening in jerusalem, in the west bank, and even among palestinian citizens of israel. ins is a very marginal fluence and all of this for you what this really is is about occupation. israeli occupation that is deepening every day and is intense in jerusalem because of thatpecial circumstances abide there. you have this generalized anger, and as we have seen in other protests elsewhere in the region, it is usually the t

>> i'm not sure, because an intifada, by definition, a mass uprising or mass mobilization requires not just popular frustration. that is clearly there. but it also requires organization. and that also requires some degree of coordination and cooperation among the various political forces on the ground. and i think the state of palestinian politics right now is so fragmented and fractured and divided, both between the two main factions, hamas and fatah, but also within them, there are also internal divisions. i don't see -- i don't see sort of a sustained mass mobilization of the kind that we've seen in 1987 or in 2000 as something that can really take hold under current conditions. >> chalid el gundi from brookings, good to have you with us, thanks. >>> frustration turns to anger in kabul with government forces struggling to recapture kunduz from the taliban. >>> our segment looks at the growing number of people seeking a better life. >> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news, argentina launches a satellite it hopes will

the paper writes that failure leads to an intifada. the guardian writes about the ongoing refugee crisis - it will not destroy the european union. and writes the refugee crisis gives europe a chance to evolve, but force europeans to realise they do not live in a puble. and this editorial cartoon portraying russian air strikes in syria. russia claims it is striking at terrorists, but the cartoon shows civilians blown up. i.s.i.l. fighters safe and sound, and one is shown thinking terrorists is a relative term >>> canada has the longest coastline that can be treacherous to ships. for centuries, canadian shores have been guarded by lighthouses, but government cuts could threaten the changes. daniel lack sheds light on how smul unities are working to -- small communities are working to save them. >> sentine sentinels of the shore. >> once in a while they do to the road. as far as the lighthouse itself, they are not going to touch it. >> in 2008 ottawa declared 500 lighthouses. >> local communities took over some. 75 have heritage status. a

there's talks that we are on the cusp of an intifada. >> i don't think that. it has been said to be against the use of violence, it will resort to diplomatic means and other nonviolent ways to put the pressure on israel. i don't see how that will turn and for an uprising you need a modicum of organizations that i do not see. in my opinion it is a manifestation by average citizens under occupation. and after seeing the results of the elections, and the fact that the majority of israelis lected the government. have said that it's against the 2-state solution, there's no hope. politically we need to go pressure. and unfortunately they resorted to violence. they are individual acts, and are not organized. >> there's no evidence to show it's an organized attack encouraged by the top leaders. >> final talks, i want to talk about the concern between the u.s. and israel. obviously secretary kerry's visit. do you worry about the strain and relations strained as we see more and more violence. israel and the u.s., absolutely not. it's fine, taking it for granted. the sam

intifada, it is hard to say at this point, because keep in mind that in the second intifada was an intifaday palestinian factions, and this is individuals. it does not seem, and even the israeli security officials, and police, they have yet to make any connection between these individual attackers and any of the groups. it seems to be completely spontaneous, and spurred on perhaps by mounting frustration and hopelessness as far as the political resolution to the conflict goes. the israeli officials will pound home their belief that it is the result of incitement by hamas and other groups by online radicalization, but it is hard to say. intifada, the tirts one went from 1987 to 1993, and the second one 2000 to 2005, and we are only weeks into the current outpouring of violence. what we have seen in the past, there have been similar -- last year there were tensions and clashes around the old city. and in 2014 saw a lot of clashes within the jerusalem itself, and is that the arn intifada, no. but we are seeing the outbursts that are more and more frequent, and the calm periods between them sho

we have been in an intifada for 11 years, sometimes it takes several shapes, this time the shape much self-defence. we will defend our families, our properties, sacred places, our jerusalem, our youth, and it is in our right to do so, in every legitimate mean possible. >> how do you plan to do so. can we give concrete examples how you plan to do so. since mahmoud abbas, the palestinian authority president came back from the united nations general assembly, when he made the statement. we declared that we cannot continue to be bound by the agreements, and it must assume all sorts of responsibilities, what has the palestinian authority paid in its stance since then. have you ended the security cooperation and cooperation with the israeli forces? >> stop this logic. i refuse the question. >> it's a straight up answer. a lot of people want to know where you stand. when it comes to the security coordination of israel. i'll allow you to answer. >> you asked me i'm answering. you allow me to answer. number one, we are all in one boat. the israeli vicious campaign is not only targetting one se

they say they are not at an intifada stage, they say it's a student uprising and their generation needs to take fate into their own hands, and refer to the fact that the last intifada was 15 years ago. by and large people stay calm in the west bank and nothing changed. a lot tell me we've been watching the arab spring and watching the young tunisian who sparked the revolution in tunisia. they speak about egypt, and say we want to have our generation of students who are taking things into their own hands. i asked them about new measures of not returning the body. i have to tell you they shrugged it off. it's something that has been happening forever. they know about the military cemetery that mike was referring to. they call it a cemetery of numbers, and they say that in the past bodies have stayed there for years. some have been returned. some are still there, and when we go to the clashes, when we know we are risking our lives, we know we may die or are wounded, once you are willing to give up your life, it doesn't matter where they'll be buried, it's the collective punishment, the pai

a doesn't matter how you classified, if you classified as an intifada or not, but what is happening islestinians are being killed at will by the israeli government and by israelis. it is turned into a lynch mob scene where all it takes is for one person to scream out that the person is an air or terrorist and suddenly, you see the shoe to kill orders that have been issued by the government come into effect. we have seen this with at least a future in just this past week. one was killed last week. and all that it takes is one shoe to kill order and there you have it. what we're seeing now is protests. we're seeing people who are fed up with living under israeli military role and demonstrating and demanding they be free. , could youana buttu give us some account of what you think accounts for the upsurge in violence and talk specifically about what is happening in east jerusalem? many of theealed neighborhoods there. tell us a little bit about who the residents principle he are of jerusalem and what this means. first, terms of ease jerusalem, we're talking about a population of 200,000 p

it's been called in israel the iphone intifada, even though it hasn't been declared as an intifada. they see what's going on around and those who take inspiration from i.s.i.s. or other radical groups, they only need an iphone for that. i don't think the israelis have recognized a central control yet. they are accusing palestinian authority and hamas and iran and jihad of inciting. but there is no evidence it's coming from headquarters. it's spontaneous. >> rose: coming from social media? >> yes. >> rose: khaled, what do you think? >> i think we have to keep things in perspective. invoking i.s.i.s. and fear of i.s.i.s. is a little exaggerated. i.s.i.s. does not really have a foothold. i.s.i.s. is not a factor in the very large protests that are happening in jerusalem, in the west bank and even among palestinian citizens of israel. i.s.i.s. is a very marginal influence in all of this. what this is really about is about an occupation, is about an israeli occupation with no end in sight that is deepening by the day, and it's particularly intense in jerusalem as, you know, as i said bec

it is an intifada? it is a pool of anger and resentment that reaches a peak. how long does it go on for? the leaders are trying to end it. we will see how long. >> we will watch for that. we did mention you have a new "the war reporter" way takehich takes place in a different area. you are realistic of combat and showcasing the survival skills of working journalists. why did you choose to focus on this area and the ptsd? >> this is a book i always wanted to write. i wanted to write an authentic account of the issue. the book begins with a little boy with a hair lip and abandoned in a sarejevo. the siege began and the boy was there for two years. that's how i begin the novel. i actually met the kid. i always wondered i wished i had taken a story a step further and said to the parents that is your kid is okay. and the tragic events take place. the rest of the book is how the journalists deal with the post traumatic stress. >> love conquers all. martin fletcher, thank you. the book is "the war reporter." >>> coming up on "today" how getting a store credit card ca

either one of two scenarios will happen for this to -- will have to happen for this to become an actual intifada or kind of mass mobilization. either the existing political faction he with it don't the protests and sor --factions wilr an entirely new leadership will emerge that eventually displaces or at least is -- will have leverage over the current palestinian leadership. right now, neither of those seem to be happening. and so you know it can't be a mass mobilization unless it is politically organized and that hasn't happened yet. >> and in the meantime, people keep getting hurt and dying. khalid al gindi, thank you. >>> violence is increasingly having women as its victims. coming up, what needs to be done to address that violence and increase equality. also, australia's hard line on refusing asylum seekers is placing a better on its neighbors. better -- a burden on its neighbors. >> welcome back to mg al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up this half hour of international news, signs of a divided catholic church. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. i

we're not in an intifada stage yet, but say they are setting an example of student republican jeezing and their generation needs to take things in their own hand, referring to the fact that the last intifada was 15 years ago. meanwhile, by and large people stay couple in the west bank and nothing has changed. a lot of them were telling me we've been watching the arab spring, watching the young tunisian who was really, who sparked the revolution in tunisia. they speak about egypt and say we want to have our generation of students who are taking things into their own hands. i just asked them about the new measures of not returning the body. they shrugged it off, saying it is something that has been happening forever. they do know about the cemetery that mike was referring to earlier, they called it the cemetery of numbers and say that in the past, bodies have stayed there for years, some have been returned, some are still there. they do say when we go to the clashes, we know we are risking our lives, we know that we might die or we might get wounded, but once you are willing to give up

intifada." they used another word which ."ans "uprising genie: thank you for that, irris makler. the prime minister of yemen barely escaped a rocket attack. at least 15 people were killed. those attacks have been claimed by the islamic state group, the first time they have hit non-houthi positions in the south. reporter: the yemeni government's makeshift quarters here ripped apart by a suicide bomber. the prime minister and his ministers narrowly escaped the attack in the southern city of aden. he posted that two rockets had hit the hotel, while other key positions of the saudi-led coalition were attacked. on houthid it rebels, but a new islamic state group claims responsibility. after months of attack on the houthi-controlled northern part of yemen, this is the first time the jihadists have attacked the south. >> islamic state had been exclusively attacking the houthis for the past year. for the first time, they attacked someplace that was not houthis. the attack in aden, where the government liberated that region just two months ago, marks a major shift. that means there will b

an op ed where you point out the palestinian issue which is not on everyone's radar. is that a problem. now we are seeing flare-ups in jerusalem, what some think is a third intifada, and you have what looks like an israeli administration that doesn't want to deal with the issue. >> in a sense, israel is not different from other countries in the region. the difference is palestinians are there, the proximity is close, it's hard for the israelis not to address the issue, but a reason you are seeing a level of frustration is the rest of the region is not paying attention. because the civil war is a catastrophe, from a humanitarian standpoint. because there's proxy wars, the - all the other issues have been the priority yore the countries region. >> there's a fear stuff going on in jerusalem may be born of that, i'm not calling it an innive arda, it doesn't have the same feel of original niceation behind it. >> you can say it doesn't have organization, that's the good news, and the bad news, without organization it means up don't have the same means to address it. it means there's a psychology that has to be addressed. you'll have to find a way to create a context wh

it can't be compared to the first two intifadas because this isn't an organized uprising, there isn't suicide bombings, controlled, carefully orchestrated attacks. this is something that is really seeming to be spontaneous, it's random, it's crude as i was saying in the report and the direction is unclear. now, the more netanyahu comes down with a clamp down on offenders, the more the resistance could take place. and it is so dependent on events. something big could happen. there is a real fear that something much larger might happen. and the level of tension is literally steaming right now, right across the board, lauren. >> okay, andrew simmons thank you very much indeed. marwan, why do you think there is a particular type of violence in the area? >> well, of course there are always the direct causes and the global causes if you will, the permanent ones. the permanent ones is of course occupation and the failure of the peace process and the political vacuum both on the palestinian side and the arab side and in terms of the global american leadership of the peace process. so these ar

i chaired an international commission which investigated the origins of the second intifada, and the conclusion that we drew is that it so quickly spiraled out of control on both sides. it was a different circumstance, different leaders. you can't draw a direct analogy between the two. >> do you seat possibility of the third intifada, the possibility of this spiraling? >> oh, certainly, it can't be ruled out. i hope it doesn't happen, and i hope there will be swift action to deter that from occurring, but i don't think anybody can seriously say flatly and absolutely that it won't happen. >> but, i mean, have you groups like hamas praising these attacks. mahmoud abbas has called the shootings by israel of these attackers, you know, assassinations basically, killings. >> yeah, well, i believe that all sides should take strong steps, including the right words, to tamp this down. i think president abbas should and i think prime minister netanyahu should, and i think it's imperative that the united states and its allies undertake another effort to try to bring calm and hopefully get some

years ago. >> we learned from the first and second intifada it leads to nothing. >> for those on the front line, agitations and protests are essential. an organizer of student protests says it's not yet time for a full scale uprising. >> our generation has more energy than the older one. they are tired or disillusioned, but we have to believe that what was taken by force can only be returned by force, but i don't support a third intifada. if we don't have a plan, we will get nothing out of it, just another catastrophe and this will benefit our enemy. >> many of the protestors were born after the oslo accords were signed in 1994. recently president abbas wants to withdraw from the agreement. many palestinians feel it's long gone. al jazeera in the occupied west bank. >> to syria where the oh chief of staff from the armed forces said the military started a major offensive to take back towns and villages. the army is getting support from russian jets and missiles. >> after the russian airstrikes which reduced the fighting ability for daish and other terrorist groups, the syrian armed forces kept the military initiative and informed armed g

during the second intifada, there was an incident where an israeli border police officer was killed, ever since then the israeli military has not had a permanent presence. but in the wake of last night's fire, now israeli settler, we're hearing from them saying they want that permanent military presence to return. the israeli military for their part are saying that they vow to bring the perpetrators to justice. and they also say that they vow to rebuild the tomb. >> all right, erin mclaughlin for us live if there in jerusalem. 10:00 in the morning. thank you. >>> in light of the recent stabbings, israeli officials are encouraging licensed gunowners to carry their firearms in public. ben wedeman has more about that. >> reporter: almost two weeks of lone wolf attacks and once again jerusalem is on edge. daly city residents either witness scenes like these or see them on tv. for those who lived through previous waves of violence, there is a sense of deja vu. >> i remember riding on the buses then, and it's a similar feeling as now. it's almost like we're looking like this around us more

an uprising. let's look at the palestinian saying theit is anger among palestinians is uncontrollable. and it argues there is a third intifada already underway. feelingpalestinians are mood ment toward my --mahmood abbas, and that is rattling the feelings of a number of palestinians. >> you have looking -- you have been looking at the french papers which are dominated by the flash storm that left 17 people dead. >> a horrific death toll, 17 people killed and several people missing. really quite shocking. if you look at the headline in the magazine, after the flood, the suffering. the french riviera in mou nowrning, and the question is, why has this been so extreme? too much property developments along the french riviera and on the other hand, is it global warming that is really having an effect? the cartoon does some of the talking. on a, you can see a bloke pont saying,du hang on, the rescue services are coming. those people are hanging onto a billboard of cop 21, the big paris climate conference coming. that conference is all about trying to save the planet with all these climate control issues . the message for me from th

an extra judicial killing. >> you covered the second intifada.you talk to israelis there, do they have a sense that they need to arm themselves, be extra cautious and judge land in these days? >> within israel, all sorts of industries have received boosts, local media reporting about the increase in participation of self defense class, ocean for example, the mayor of jerusalem has called on all israelis to make sure they get their weapon license updated and to carry their weapons. that is advice coming from the mayor of the city, so certainly within israel, there is the sense of anxiety. there is a sense of nervousness. there is the sense that at any moment, you can come under attack. >> israeli society itself also split. >> no restrictions at the moment, apart from one very important one. the israel prime minister said that no members of parliament, members of the knesset may go to the old city or to the al aqsa mosque compound. that includes muslim members. they of course deeply upset and they intend to find his orders and going to al aqsa in t

an engineering student. >> translation: both struggles on the economy is important. these days it's more important to take part in the clashes, even if it leads to a third intifada. >> clashes erupt on a daily basis. this is trading anxiety among many, who wonder how long will the tensions last, and if they could evolve into something bigger. >> this person works in a shop a few blocks from the checkpoint and took part in the second intifada, and spends most of his days watching from affair. >> i don't want any more. it's useless. apore them. i may be wounded or killed. we don't film the first or better. protests are essential. >> for those on the front line, agitation is essential. organizers say it's not time for a full-scale uprising. they have more energy than the older one, they are tired or disillusioned. we have to believe what was taken by force can only be returneded by force, i don't support a third intifada, if we don't have a plan or goal, we'll get nothing out of it. it will benefit the enemy. >> many of the protesters were formed after the oslo accords. the president warned he could withdraw from the agreement. young palestinians feel that it's long go

resupply proxy terrorists in hezbollah and hamas that is an awful lot of weapons they are going to use. i think what we'll see next is another intifada palestinian missiles from hezbollah, hamas, going into israel. israel will respond as it does. the palestinians will cry, war crimes, genocide, women and children. then it goes to the u.n. i'm worried that this time the will the president have israel's back? he certainly did not have israel's back two weeks ago at the united nations. david: no he didn't, but james, on the other hand the president needs support of american people if he is to go whole hog in one direction, the direction kt said. i'm wondering when the world is looking what isis is doing, of course the plo, or what used to be the plo, people speaking for the same organization they're much closer to isis than, is comfortable for most people looking at it from the united states or from europe. so, might there be a lot less sympathy for the palestinian cause as it were now than before isis? >> i don't know. i don't know if that is going to affect the president. he seemed very happy to throw israel under the bus in iran deal

an argument. joining us from there it doesn't seem that there is any sign that the violence is subsiding in the occupied west bank. >> reporter: that's right. doreen, some people have called until the jerusalem intifadasing after the clashes and the outrage over what palestinian see has change of the status quo of the al-aqsa mosque in jerusalem. in that city it seems tensions have subsided somewhat. however, here in the occupied west bank, there is still a lot of anger. and as you were pointing out, of the year 60 palestinians who have lost their lives this month in the violence, around 18 of them have come from hebron in the south of the west bank, or the surrounding area. the latest person to die a 19-year-old who was killed by live ammunition during clashes with the israeli army on monday. he is due to be buried in the next few hours, that's other likely to attract more angry scenes as well as this day of rage. which is a regular occurrence they happen on tuesday and friday here. they are officially organized, called for by the various political factions. i think the fact that so many people have lost their lives in hebron will make that a flash points, but i don't know that people will be gather

an explosion to take place on the west bank and jerusalem, but also in israel. hence creating the fear of the possible third intifada. we have condemned all of the attacks. this confirms our worries and also bolsters her position on behalf of friends-- -- bolsters our position. on behalf of friends, -- behalf of france, the growing crisis in the region should not distract us from relaunching the peace process. as statedtrary, just yesterday in the french senate, we need to relaunch a incredible processdible political moving towards a just and lasting peace. to lead thentinue situation unraveled day after day, especially since there is a growing risk that daesh could take over the palestinian cause one day if this happens. with this in mind, we need to work in a number of directions. first, to deal with what is most urgent. the responsibility of the council is to offer a response to the current escalation. france has prepared a draft statement that it would like to submit to the members security council. in order to make an appeal for calm and restraint by all the parties, and also to maintain the status quo on the n

are approaching the end of an era -- era was integrated with 2005dent abbas'election in just after yasser arafat had died and at the end of a very ,loody and painful intifadapainful and bloody for both sides. represented for palestinians was a chance to try a totally different strategy, one that was not based on armed conflict, one that would basically give israel exactly what it must wanted, which is security. and to cooperate with israel fully to hunt down militants in the west bank and to prevent attacks against israelis, against settlers. abbas, if you ask the security establishment, they will say abbas has delivered that in spades. with the security officials say is, we view our job as to provide thecalm that allows the political leadership to reach out and to make a deal or at least to improve the situation. even if you don't have a final peace agreement, there are 1000 things that israel can do to make things better for banktinians in the west and jerusalem and gaza. a lot of the -- amy: we have to wrap up and i want to bring jamil dakwar back in. go ahead and then i will go back to jamil. >> i just wanted to say that a lot of the anger is a sense t

an engineering student. >> translator: both studies and the struggle are important, but these days this is more important to take part in the clashes, even if it leads to a third intifadaeporter: there are several check points like this one, where clashes erupt nearly on a daily basis. this is creating anxiety among many young people here who wonder how long will these tensions last and if they can evolve into something bigger. this man took part in the sec inta fa da 15 years ago. now he spends most of his day watching from afar. >> translator: i don't join anymore. because it is useless. but inside me, i support them. when i was younger i was feisty, now i know i might get wounded or killed. but that's it. the youth are upset about what is happening at the al aqsa mosque compound. for those on the front line protests are essential. >> reporter: for those on the front line, agitations and protests are essential. this is an organizer of student protests even though she says it's not yet time for a full-scale uprising. >> translator: our generation has more energy than the older ones. they are tired or disillusioned, but we have to believe what was taken by force can on

an escalation of violence. >> what you have is what people fear as another intifada.ng expansion of settlements and essentially some have called for palestinians to begin taking violent action. there have been some killings and then there have been reprisals from israel. we have your typical escalation of conflict and violence. prime minister netanyahu wants to show muscle and to show that israel will not tolerate any kind of this activity. and the level of fear is escalating dramatically. >> and the level of death is also increasing. >> yeah. >> and, as most of the time it happens, the palestinians are getting the worst of the brunt of the number of dead. >> i think that's right. you see it sort of at a level of about four to one if you were doing a head count on those who have died. that said, what we have seen and haven't teen fseen for a long te people returning to buses. knife and gun attacks on palestinian on israelis and israelis taking the law into their own hands. we had a young pregnant woman killed the other day in an israeli mortar attack. and so, you know