while the apec meeting is draw not only media attention but also quite colorful protests as we can seethere more than one hundred activists descended on the venue to express the rangar with america's unconditional allegiances towards israel among their major concerns is the aggressive settlement expansion on land that palestine considers part of its territory but he's got to come on has more on what's been said at and outside the apec conference. apac is pushing for a congressional resolution that would say should israel decide to strike iran the u.s. would give all the support including military or oceanus mosque to humane on the table. we have stated this time in the game and we expect those who say to me this kind of a congressional green light for preemptive strike although non-binding is seen by some as a way to put more pressure on the obama administration which so far has been reluctant to see the us dragged into another war in the middle east the us will never abandon their nuclear efforts unless they genuinely believe that america is serious about keeping all options on the ta

the apec conference also brought activists out in protest against america's close alliance with israel one of them is peace campaigner midair benjamin who believes that the united states is playing a dangerous game with its meetings policy. apac is really a danger to our national security a pac is pushing the policies of a foreign government in israel which is not always in the interests of the united states and i should say is not always in the interests of the israelis either i think this push towards war with iran is disastrous for everybody in the region as well as us here in the united states we're looking at a conflagration of tremendous proportions so much so that there are those in the u.s. military that are trying to hard to stop this because they know how disastrous the u.s. getting into such a conflict would be in fact it would be very easy for iran to retaliate against u.s. embassies against u.s. troops that are stationed in many places around the world so i think that this push by apac is really something that all of us who are rational human beings and know that a war wou

also these improvements, these street scape improvements are identified in our inneragency plan, the apec reports, the annual reports we have. they are identified in there. and as we mentioned this is a high entry intersection. so these improvements will help mitigate those issues there. and lastly, i want to highlight that the city would benefit from the cost efficiencies that will come with having the construction team of 2001 market already being there and building those improvements. in terms of the cost of the project. and then about the outreach, the planning department went through the design proposal with eastern neighborhood cec over several iterations. and we have input from the cac and we asked the project sponsor to revise their proposal in 2011 cac passed legislation supporting these improvements up to $35,000. and the increase cost of the resolution is mainly because of the stronger emphasis on the public plaza and the landscaping on the public plaza. and increase of construction costs since 2011. the cost estimates for these improvements have been reviewed and verified by t

aid so these are some of the issues that we were protesting when and continue to protest during the apecconference let's talk about the threat of war we're getting some pretty tough talk at the moment from benjamin netanyahu let's listen to what he had to say today and to get your reaction on this we have to stop its nuclear enrichment program before it's too late and i have to tell you from the bottom of my heart and with the clarity of my brain words alone will not stop you on sanctions alone will not stop iran sanctions must be called with a clear and credible military threat if diplomacy and sanctions fail. so he's talking about those sanctions combined with now a serious minute tree threat do you think that would achieve anything. i think what that it cheese is strengthening the hardliners and pushing those inside iran who want to make sure that there is a nuclear bomb in iran i think it does everything to take away the possibilities of a. civic society within iran and i think it's terrible that apac is pushing the us to follow this disastrous chorus instead of letting our new secre

most people think thinks he will but what about his words to the apec summit what's the reaction did he get from israelis back at home especially when he's calling for formalized relationship with israel and the u.s. . well i mean listen to how to say anything different from what he's been saying for the past year or so don't forget when he went to the united nations at the end of last year you know he said iran is coming close to a red line and therefore won't allow it to cross the nuclear red line he basically repeated the same message to the apac audience in washington and this is a message of the israelis have been hearing from this on the tenure for a long time and it hasn't been seen as anything different there is a feeling and i think the american sherratt diplomacy by itself won't actually work there needs to be a credible threat of military action to persuade the iranians that going ahead with their nuclear program is not in their best interests but if you carry on threatening and it becomes empty rhetoric are you putting yourself in a difficult position because people event

also these improvements, these street scape improvements are identified in our inneragency plan, the apec reports, the annual reports we have. they are identified in there. and as we mentioned this is a high entry intersection. so these improvements will help mitigate those issues there. and lastly, i want to highlight that the city would benefit from the cost efficiencies that will come with having the construction team of

the apec congress this sunday. multi billion dollar cuts have kicked off in the united states after the white house failed to find common ground with republicans on how to cut america's massive debt the measures are likely to cost hundreds of thousands of jobs but even as the first steps are made the blame game grows with both camps desperate to offload responsibility economist richard walsh says the american people should prepare for the worst. republicans and democrats alike are committed to an austerity policy as we do in see it in europe their only disagreement is exactly who gets cut whose axes get raised and i'm very pessimistic as are most observers in washington that we are about to do what britain italy greece have done with the same dire consequences looming in our future if you cut government spending as we're about to do if you raise taxes on average people which we did on january first with the rise in the payroll tax those are a double whammy two hits on our economy they depress the a common they lose

policy in the middle east going forward so apec can lose if there is power on the other side and that's the question going forward is there going to be power on the other side if the pact for example this week is pushing in congress pushing in the senate for an explicit endorsement of an israeli attack on iran pushing in the house for a total trade embargo on iran pushing in the house and the senate to try to exempt the u.s. cede to israel from the sequester from the across the board budget cuts these are real things that maybe when maybe they'll lose depends on what happens on the other side all but you brought up a good point is the chuck hagel nomination where you know you saw these attack ads attacking him for simply offering a peaceful diplomatic solution instead of saying let's let let's let's employ really harsh sanctions i mean he was saying that really nothing's off the table but let's try peaceful strategies first i mean how do we what is this. peace through bombing and peace through force mentality really doing to us look you have a billion dollars you can have any you want y

is going to you can has more on what's been said at and outside of the apec conference.apac is pushing for a congressional resolution that would say should israel decide to strike iran the u.s. would give all the support including military options mosque to humane on this day . we have stated this time in the game and we expect those who say to me this kind of a congressional green light for preemptive strike although non-binding is seen by some as a way to put more pressure on the obama administration which so far has been reluctant to see the us dragged into another war in the middle east the moonless will never abandon their nuclear efforts unless they genuinely believe that america is serious about keeping all options on the table. of the many of the conference said they thought the administration was soft on iran but that's a view that was expressed on the sidelines not from the podium the potential of israeli nuclear defense is the only thing that's keeping the country alive not relying on america because obama has not been forthcoming in defending them against ira

the issues indeed that will be discussed on sunday when thousands gather for the annual pro israel apec conference in washington however a few political analyst patrick henningsen says this year's conference will feel their position has weakened with the absence of president obama we know the u.s. and some noises coming out of washington there is quite a little contingent within the united states that is looking to perhaps get into the batek because she should run and not be talking abrasively as they have in previous years and israel has entered the fray views really lobby is really putting pressure on those politicians in america to take a more israeli line which is a more hardcore lied us to do with perhaps a flame war with out of around the big change that we're looking at is a shift there is a shift away from this kind of like allegiance to israel that is on capitol hill in washington d.c. there are splits appearing because americans are realizing that it's not in their best interest it's not in american interest to follow israel's agenda so therefore aipac. it's not beneficial for

direct military action will crush iran's nuclear ambitions but what his message was applauded at the apec conference in washington it doesn't receive such a warm reaction back at home as are to reports. the israeli prime minister is at it again addressing his favorite topic words alone will not stop iran sanctions alone will not stop iran sanctions must be cobbled with a clear and credible military threat if diplomacy and sanctions fail strong statements from a leader emboldened by new grip on power this one yahoo born to the american israel public affairs committee iran is using international negotiations to buy time so it can press a hit with its nuclear program a message he's warm to in the past how do you stop. well you have to put greater pressure on you have to upgrade the sanctions and they have to know that if the sanctions and diplomacy fails they will face a credible military threat that's essential nothing else will do the job and it's getting closer so much for the sigh of relief many breathed following last month's parliamentary elections the surprising win by saying ten pro

instead to pursue diplomacy not just rhetoric of war though but also cash that's dominating this year's apec conference pro israel lobby is want to ensure aid to the country is exempt from the looming u.s. funding cuts known as sequestration we're interested in your opinion on whether the cuts will affect israel let's see how the views are stacking up so far in our online poll almost half the respondents so far think the israeli lobby won't allow the funding for to be slashed working through legislators about a third hold the opposite view saying all foreign handouts must be reduced regardless sixteen percent think the aid is too important to the country survival to be cut and a minority just six percent say the lobby would agree to the cuts but only if the u.s. in turn backs israel in a potential strike on iran log on to our g dot com and share your views on our website. austerity protests across europe and empty government coffers latvia may not seem to care the country still formally appealed for membership in the euro zone in two thousand and fourteen. was a member of the european parlia

the world is seeing a global integration process with new unions emerging across the planet to take apec for example or merkel in latin america i just returned from venezuela there are many more examples of this trend new organizations emerge to survive in this competitive environment why shouldn't we use the positive experience of the soviet union in fostering our relationship now if we look beyond russia you are very close to chavis he was a figure who united a group of world leaders in challenging the west and western corporations now that he's gone what is the future of this alternative movement. i would not say that chavez united us simply because it's so difficult to do i first realized that when we became part of the nonaligned movement where there are so many forces including the united states trying to win these nonaligned countries over to their side to drive a wedge into the movement hugo chavez worked hard to unite developing states with his contribution is really great and i was lucky to have worked with him on this try.

. >> joe biden told apec that the president of the united states does not bluff and there is a credible military threat. that said, the prime minister told the u.n. general assembly that spring is the red line. has the timeframe moved? is there more time? or are we, we're now a week away from spring. in fact the president will be in israel on the first day of spring. are we now in a danger zone as far as the prime minister is concerned? >> we say we're in a red zone. taking the old football equivalent of the last 20 yards before the goal line. we're definitely within the red zone. and the door for diplomacy for sanctions is open, but it's not a big door and it won't be open indefinitely. and it's important i think that the united states understands this. secretary of state kerry said something very similar. and i think that we have a close and intimate dialogue with the united states about how to realize our common goal of preventing iran from acquiring those nuclear weapons. >> it's very clear that the administration wants to press hard, certainly secretary kerry does, but this coming

state in different iterations and i was thinking when i was in there, if he had given that speak at an apecshington, he might have been booed. i'm trying to imagine what arab audiences across the muslim world were thinking when they saw israelis cheer obama for calling, for palestinian state. it was kind of a brief moment of possibility there. >> and dennis, you spent so many years trying to make this happen, do you think in retrospect, that the administration got off on the wrong foot with prime minister netenyahu, the cairo speech, not following it up perhaps and calling for the settlement freeze in year one of the obama administration? >> well it's always easy to look back and look at what you might have done as opposed to what you did do. i think there's no doubt that clearly, the efforts that were made in the first year of the administration didn't work out. and what you see now is the president doing something that wasn't done then and that's to reach out to the israeli public. demonstrate that he gets their predicament. demonstrate that he understands the context of circumstances, th

speaking before the israel affairs today or apec. biden made sure that the u.s.ael have shared interest when it comes to vir i can't. vice president biden says he has shown deplete disregard for human life. and u.s. will keep pressure on the assad regime. >> because we recognize the great danger of assad's chemical and by large call arsenals posed to israel and the united states to the whole world we set a clear red line against the use of the transfer of those weapons. >> biden went on to note that the bond between u.s. and israel is also very tight when it comes to another concern in that region making sure iran does not acquire nuclear weapons, shep. >> shepard: speaking of secretary kerry spoke on iran today, yes? >> he did. the secretary was saudi arabia today meeting with the country's leaders as well as his counterpart there, the foreign minister. mr. kerry says they discussed a united front and determination to reign in iran's nuclear program. >> and we both prefer -- this is important for iranians to hear and to understand. we both prefer diplomacy as th

iran is getting closer to the bomb and then vice president biden at the apec meeting said the window shift coming? i can't say. it is too early. this it the first time that they seem to say that their strategy is not working and the president is preparing to h head to israel later next week. is he going to reset u.s. israel relations as we get closer to a possible showdown with iran? or is he going to pressure israel don't take a strike? and i don't know that yet. but we are going to need to find this out soon because netanyahu says the redline is approaching and iran may have the bomb soon and with the north korea connection they may be closer than we even realize. >> shannon: with the language, the shift in tone a little bit that we have heard about the window closing and from netanyahu the redline, what happens when we get to the red line or are to the window closing? what is next? >> one question is will the president go and privately say to prime minister netanyahu and his new government which seems to be pulling together in the next day or two we will back you, we will give you

he was speaking at the apec policy conference. >> i don't know more than what i've read, but i do knowaid that nameless, faceless, anonymous sources took the story which were just false smears right before an election cycle, attempted to do it then, and ultimately drove it into the mainstream press. but they were never anything other than false smears. i hope that you will all vigorously go after who was the source and purpose as you did go after the story at the time. but, you know, we'll continue to look at it as it develops, but it is just part of what i said all along was the case. >> she claims she was paid for this. so who was behind something like this? >> your guess is as good as mine. and i certainly hope they find out. >> and that obviously is the next big important question and that is who was behind this. and when i say "this," it was apparently a lawyer in the dominican republic who arranged for these women to be taped and to to be paid. so who gave the lawyer the money. that is the next threat of this, very important thread that needs to be pulled. as you can imagine, we