i had leverage with benny -- lunch with benny morris, a historian who has written all needs books thatvalidate important parts of the palestinian narratives, that there were expulsions and palestinians that field in the 48 war, and there are many controversial books inside israel, and benny has taken a lot of grief for them. when i asked him if he had any palestinian intellectual friends he socialized with, and to my shock he said no. he then explained that he was also quite upset he had not been invited by a palestinian academic institution to give a lecture about his work, and like wise, i'd ask my palestinian friends whether they had israeli friends in which they socialize with, and, you know, this one woman said -- i asked if she learned hebrew, and she said as a matter of principle, i refuse to learn hebrew, but she said that she did socialize with some israelis as long as they were -- how did she put it? not zionists. check mate again. >> your book is a rich one, and there's much in it that we haven't been able to discuss, but i wanted to open up the floor to some questions to al

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and i think benny is right. even people like netanyahu see this theoretically and ehud barak has made a statement speaking to the democratic issue. everyone seems to know what should happen, but it's not happening. >> okay. another question. >> what about the -- sorry. what about the road they are building? isn't that going to lead to two states where they are trying to connect certain towns or certain, you know, draw certain lines? >> a road that they are building. i'm not sure. >> i'm not sure which. >> the palestinian communities? no. >> well, there are roads being built in the west bank. but they are roads only israelis can use that circle -- [inaudible comment] >> places where they sort of develop when you are talk the two-state solution. >> oh, i think maybe you are referring to the fact that some people are suggesting in a two-state solution there should be a special highway built from gaza to the west bank. and it would connect the two separated territories. sure. that would would -- that should probably

policies in the middle east thank you for joining us ms bennis so the mubarak government has been one of the islamic regimes that's had a close relationship with the u.s. but washington has had to walk a fine line here and has since embrace the revolution what message do you think this sends to other u.s. allies in the region. well i think first of all we need to be very careful how we describe egypt and the regime of hosni mubarak it is not an islamic government this is not an islamic regime it's a country that is majority muslim although there is a a large and significant christian coptic community in egypt as well so we just we need to be a little bit careful because otherwise we slip into making a lot of generalizations that don't necessarily apply i think that what we're seeing here if it remains consistent in action with what we're hearing in the words of the administration it is a recognition that everything is changing in the middle east that the the rise of what we might say u.s. empire in the middle east in the period since the end of world war two is over and whatever happe

and then of course, in san francisco, benny lafono. we had the first and the last of the new deal. coit tower is the first. it is i think, one of the best in the country. it shows san francisco's history and that of human civilization shown through the eyes of labor. these are things that happened in san francisco's history. lynchings. again, coit tower, shows you the stock market dropping. something people weren't used to seeing. and a business many being held up. and in george washington high school, the farther of our country pointing the pioneers west as they walk over a dead indian. most of the art is not controversial. most of the artists celebrates local produce. this is one of the most extraordinary murals i have seen. at a tuberculosis cemetery. they also painted a mural in san francisco. finally, it's on the outside of the berkeley community theater. all people brought together through the arts. unfortunately, it was not the last. the war came along. and anton refurgie. there were controversial. there were tried in washington in 1953. he had a panel showing the arts and s

he played with a stunning list of jazz giants such as duke ellington, quincy jones, bennie goodman, as well as elephants jerrold, frank sinatra, and sammy davis jr.. he was one of the musicians at the cotton club which was the first desegregated club. he was one the and -- of the artists to help to end nightclub segregation. he was a school district for many years until he became the principal of the school. after retiring from education, he performed regularly with local artists. he was a friend to teachers and a mentor. before i asked his son to play a selection of his music. this is from the alan smith court that -- quartet. ♪ ♪ >> thank you. with that, i am proud to present this commendation to alan smith for his outstanding contribution to san francisco as music, the arts, and the young people. [applause] >> thank you. on behalf of the entire family, i would like to express how honored we are that you have chosen alan smith for this accommodation. rest in peace, alan smith, thank you. [applause] ha >> thank you. i have the honor of recognizing miss lee on the bridges from district

he played with a stunning list of jazz giants such as duke ellington, quincy jones, bennie goodman, as well as elephants jerrold, frank sinatra, and sammy davis jr.. he was one of the musicians at the cotton club which was the first desegregated club. he was one the and -- of the artists to help to end nightclub segregation. he was a school district for many years until he became the principal of the school. after retiring from education, he performed regularly with local artists. he was a friend to teachers and a mentor. before i asked his son to play a selection of his music. this is from the alan smith court that -- quartet. ♪

if i don't mention commissioner leroy king, sit -- sitting with former redevelopment commissioner bennyg forward to working with kim to get students to come visit the kinsey exhibit. just one second. and also supervisor scott winer -- weiner is here also. let's welcome him. newly elected schedule. we're back on schedule and graced with the presence of our new mayor. we, as i mentioned earlier, we had the pleasure of working well. are city administrator at the time ed lee and supervisor ross mirkarimi in connection with the adoption of the slavery disclosure ordinance a couple years ago. and we look forward to working with him on many issues to come. please welcome mayor ed lee. >> hello, everybody. you know i don't like to read speeches. i've been doing that in the past, so i want to have a chance to speak from the heart. this is our celebration of black history month. and i am so happy to see all of you come to city hall to recognize this and to recognize the great work that pat williams is doing because about the stories that need to be told. and i, as my life becomes unfolding in fro

. >> alan: oakland police have identified the man who fired at them last night as 31-year-old benny martin. officers responsibled to a report of a man shooting at a passing vehicle. when officers approached the suspect, they say he pulled out a gun and fired at them. the officers were not hit, and a short time later police arrested martin, along with another man, who tried to help him get away. both suspects were booked for attempted murder. >>> a muni required -- rider captured a safety issue while a passenger. he sent this video showing a woman sticking her head in the driver's area and the two engaged in conversation while the train is in motion. muni issued this response, quote, the inaction the video displayed by the operator are not acceptable. we will bring the operator in for an interview and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken. >>> up next, the military rocket launch that the government is keeping under tight wraps. >>> a celebration of former president reagan on what would have been his 100th birthday. a rare moment with the former first lady. >> closed captioning broug

investigating reports of a man with a gun and they say when they approached him, the man identified as benny martin of oakland pulled a gun and shot them. nobody was hit by the gunfire. he was caught a short time later when he and another man were spotted in a getaway car. >>> today she filed paperwork with the election commission gearing up for a mayoral run. she has ties to the highest offices. >>> it is used a lot at kid's birthday parties and now it may be out. they are deciding whether to use the bounce houses in parks. live from walnut creek, we will hear why. >> reporter: right now bounce houses are only allowed out on flat top areas like the areas you see here at the park. they are really a staple for kid's birthday parties but it all may be coming to an end soon. at this school, the kids got a special treat because it was one of their classmate's birth dates. but across the bay children may not be able to celebrate the same way anymore at least if they plan on having bounce houses. they want to ban the inflatable bounce houses because too much staff time was taken to see if people h

yesterday they arrested 31 benny martin. he was released from federal prison just three weeks ago where he was serving four years for a weapons violation. police also arrested a 20-year-old man from oakland that is suspected of driving the getaway car. >>> oakland police say a missing woman turned up at a hospital last night. police think they have a kidnapping case on their hands. witnesses told police two men chased down the unidentified woman, assaulted her and forced her into a car and drove off. this reportedly happened 10:30 saturday night in the 1,000 block of eileen avenue. >> you say yesterday you did not get outside like many men? >> i did go outside to throw out trash and sprinted right back in. the cause was very important. >> some records set. >> high temperatures not only yesterday but also saturday. big story this morning, they are over. let's talk about what is going on right now. you can see why. not nearly as warm as it was over the weekend. we have 39 in fairfield for the cool spot all the way to 56 in san

. >> we had ban ki-moon saying bennie to hold those responsible to account and gets those words -- getccountability of the regime. >> i think some of the nations would have preferred to say we should authorize a request and investigation to find out who didç this. that is something that has been called for by un officials not on the council. the un commissioner for human rights as called for an investigation, but they did that get agreement on that and still managed to get that wording in to the statement that those who are responsible for the atrocities should be held to çaccount. the deputy ambassador himself expressed some disappointment. he said the statement could have been stronger, but he felt it would send a tough message to muammar gaddafi. >> our tí correspondent in new york. earlier i was joined by a journalist on the middle east. i began by asking her how the protests in libya compared to other protests across the region. >> it is different but also similar in many ways. what you have to see about libya is it is on a continuumç of ths freedom rally. they showed it was po