indirect negotiations between hamas and israel over a long-term cease-fire has been -- has been postponed indefinitely. the territory is isolated, just like before the conflict the summer. >> as far as our future here in gaza is concerned, it really depends on those who decide things. if they follow only their interest, then it looks bad for us. our state depends on israel and egypt. >> the situation just gets worse and worse, especially for young people like us. our future is uncertain. you think it is getting better and then all of a sudden gives worse again. -- it just gets worse again. >> people here say aid and emergency measures alone would make things better and while the future offer so little, many fear another war could be around the corner. >> countries in southeast asia has been -- has been hit by flooding. at least 10 have been killed in malaysia after some -- after strong winds added to the effects of seasonal rains. >> the government is facing criticism that it did not act quickly enough to do with the crisis. >> street on malaysia's east coast are submerged after days of h

one of the latest in a series of dollars between hamas anding israel. imtiaz tyab has more. >> it was in this area where two young men were injured, palestinian armed faction known as the kasam brigades were involved in an altercation. we understand that one senior member of this palestinian armed faction was killed after israeli forces fired tbuns and tank shells in their direction. we also understand that an israeli soldier was taken to hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to his chest in what's been described as a sniper attack. whatever the case, there are many concerns here that we are seeing an uptick in violence. this is the second major incident between israeli forces and palestinian armed factions here in the gaza strip and the concern here is that we'll return to the violence that we saw over the months of july and august, in which over 2,000 palestinians were killed. >> there's lots of finger-pointing over this incident with each side blaming the other for the attack. hamas spokesman spoke to al jazeera over the phone and said israeli tro

the difference between hamas and isis, of course, is hamas came to power through the ballot box, and isis at the barrel of a gun. once you come to power you have to deliver for the people. and clearly both i think hamas and isis in different ways, have failed an jetly. but looks, let's be clear, isis remains a potent military force, and even though the trend lines are maybe moving in the right direction in terms of public support, airstrikes having contained their advance, iraq reaching out and being received will be the arab world, these are all good things, but isis still controls territory and if you're going to roll them back and move them from that territory, you can only do itnt. we still don't have that yet, and i think that's several months or years in the making. >> all right. i know the kurdish fighters in the northern part of iraq have had some successes now in the town of sinjar where we see minority christians and the yazidis living. but you're talking about more widespread kick isis out. one area we have not hit them success through is the pocketbook. they're still pret

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if i have to make a decision between hamas and the "asc palestinian authority.s working. look at the summer.k following the abduction of the three boys, which was a huge tragedy for the israelis and for everybody, the palestinian's authority functioned properly, ,zñ they coordinated with us efforts to find their whereabouts, they handled the situation in calming it down despite the fact that there were many israeli operations÷thxz!%uáyÉ1 then came protective edge in gaza. everybody loves to turn them as weak, so far they have survived five israeli prime ministers to the best of my recollection.d%yp8$t >> are you worried about the future of israeli democracy?

if i have to make a decision between hamas and the palestinian authority. i believe in working with the palestinian authority. it is feasible. it's working. look at the summer. following the abduction of the three boys, which was a huge tragedy for the israelis and for everybody, the palestinian's authority functioned properly, they coordinated with us efforts to find their whereabouts, they handled the situation in calming it down despite the fact that there were many israeli operations on the ground. everybody loves to turn them as weak, so far they have survived five israeli prime ministers to the best of my recollection. >> are you worried about the future of israeli democracy? i'm worried about the direction in which israeli democracy and society is moving into if we don't correct. a real question of a distingu h distinguished representative from the right. he believes in a deal that the world will accept unilateral steps of israel in this direction. he doesn't answer the question of what will you do with 100,000 palestinians who will become israelis?

new hostilities between israel and hamas. a rocket fired from gaza landed in israel yesterday, and israel responded by bombing what it called a "terror site" in gaza. it was the first israeli air strike in gaza since a truce went into effect in august. back in this country, the national labor relations board has filed formal complaints against mcdonald's and some of its franchise owners. the government alleges they fired or intimidated employees for taking part in union organizing and in protests demanding higher wages. the complaints will be considered by administrative law judges beginning in march. another major security breach, this time at staples. the office supply chain says hackers apparently stole the financial information of 1.2 million of its customers throughout the summer and fall. they gained access to shoppers' names, credit card numbers, card expiration dates and verification codes. in milwaukee, there were dozens of arrests last night after protesters blocked traffic on a major highway during rush hour. the d

becomes important to the united states in this current environment with the issues going on between israel and hamaswith isil in syria and iraq, and when you think about who is going on with iran. so the u.s. has made a determination that egypt is more important as an ally as ann ann -- an regional power. >> i feel like that's a dangerous place to be in. if you look at the example of iran back in the day. you can see how you can go from being an alley to not being an ally overnight. you need a government that speaks for the people and is a stable government, and if you don't understand how instability forms extremism, then we're not going to be working towards eliminating either. >> what is the best policy right now for the u.s. to follow with respect to egypt. >> i think setting performance goals is a necessary thing. the report you just aired said there are waivers that are going to be coming in. >> we didn't do this for china, which is now almost our biggest trading partner. >> absolutely, but the u.s. continues to say they support democracy all over the world, but they speak out of both sides of

. >> violence between security and hamas in the occupied west bank. palestinian activists say israeli police stormed the rallies in hebron firing tear gas, they say officers destroyed a stage set up for celebrations marking the founding of the organization. two people have been arrested. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalists imprisoned in egypt. the three were jailed on familiar charges of helping the outlawed muslim brother hood. all three are appealing against their convictions. >> still to come on this news hour, zimbabwe swears in two new vice presidents after the president sacks a deputy accused of plotting to kill him. the u.s. politicians debate a huge budget bill to stave off another threat of a government shutdown. switzerland introduces new laws targeting corrupt behavior by top sports officials. we'll have the details later. >> two major trade unions organized protests to reform the job market in italy. the countries airports and hospitals have been affected. labor reforms are said to be needed to counter hi

. >>> violence has broken out between israeli security forces and hamas supporters in a demonstratione occupied west bank. palestinian activists say israeli police stormed the rally, firing tear gas at the crowd. they say officers destroyed a stage set up for celebrations marking the founding of the hamas organization. two people have been arrested. >>> several demonstrations across egypt on friday have called for an end to military rule. protesters gathered in several cities caller for an end to president sisi's military-backed government. and voiced opposition to the rece recent release of the previous president. >>> al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalists who have been imprisoned in egypt for 349 days. peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. all three are appealing against their convictionses. >>> sierra leone has imposed a two-week lockdown after healthcare workers discovered a rise in the number of infections. 87 bodies have been buried in the last 11 days, and authorities

. >>> there has been fighting between israeli security forces and hamas supporters during a demonstrationpied west bank. palestinian activists say israeli police stormed the rally and fired tear gas and accuse officers of destroying a stage set up for hamas supporters working the organization'sing founding. >>> the palestinian's president says he supports the crackdown on illegal tunnels. egypt accuses hamas of using the tunnels to smuggle in weapons. >>> and egypt's military says it has killed 12 fighters as the offensive continues. according to state media, 70 people have been arrested during raids in the past week. security forces are trying to prevent attacks against the government that have been increasing. >>> egyptian demonstrators have again demanded an end to what they call military rule. protesters gathered in several cities calling for the president to leave office. >>> al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists who have now been detained in egypt for 349 days. baher mohamed, mohammed fahmy, and peter greste were jailed over also allegations they helped

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in gaza city a man blows fire as gazans celebrate a long-term cease-fire between israel and hamas. 50iolence resulted in 2200 deaths, mostly civilians. the cease-fire was put at risk last friday when hamas launched rockets into israel. >> going on everywhere. gaza strip, ukraine. >> the photos of the year, it has been such a busy year. you forget amazing things that happened. in march, april. change been a lot of people on twitter have been talking about 2014 as a miserable year. a sad year. will address this with gideon rose, how international relations came to the four. let's look at the forex market. most important by far, the ruble . that's not a good move. a flight to quality. a fragileup with banking system. gideon rose is next. ♪ >> this monday, markets stabilize. liquidity, a a banking crisis in russia. it was super saturday for retail america. christmas trees are 90% off on manhattan sidewalks. good morning, everyone. this is "bloomberg surveillance ."pc >> oil is moving higher for the second straight today. questec futures climbed. has decided to maintain its production targ

parents were killed in the recent israeli-gaza conflict have been stopped by hamas from visiting israel. the children, aged between 12 and 15, were on a trip organized by peace activists. they returned back at the crossing. more than 2,000 people, mostly palestinians, died in the 50-day conflict in july and august. >>> this monday is the first anniversary of the arrest in egypt of three al jazeera journalists. they were charged with broadcasting false news and aiding a terrorist organization. the journalists deny these charges, saying they were only doing their job. >> a verdict that was shocking and painful to many people. the three men were given prison sentences, ranging between seven and ten years. with the new year comes an appeal session that ushers in hope for the three journalists and their families. >> we are confident that the appeal will acknowledge the fact that peter and his colleagues have been entirely and wrongfully convicted and sentenced and jailed. >> we are now driving by the complex where the journalists are held. security measures are very tight, so we cannot film outside. there are hope that

parents were killed in the recent israel-gaza conflict have been stopped by hamas from visiting israel. the children aged betweend 15 were on a trip organized by peace activists. they were turned back. more than 2,000 people, mostly palestinians died in the 50-day conflict in july and august. >>> the authorities in bahrain have detained the leader of the country's main shiite opposition group. he attended a mass protest, this one here in the capital on friday. demonstrators called for democracy, political reform and the release of political prisoners. his lawyer says he has been accused of inciting hatred against the regime. >>> this monday is the first anniversary of the arrest in egypt of three al jazeera journalists. they were charged with aiding a terrorist organization. the journalists deny these charges, saying they were just doing their jobs. we spoke to some of their parents in cairo. >> a verdict that was shocking and painful to many people. the three men were given prison sentences, ranging between seven and ten years. with the new year comes an appeal session that ushers in hope for the three journali

delayed in part because of this -- the war between israel and hamas.lem reporting for nearly a month. but a friend suggests i take some time to visit israel's national holocaust museum. i, of course, knew my grandparents died during the holocaust, but i wanted to learn more. >> the circumstances of death, it says concentration camp. >> my dad, david blitzer, wrote a testimony for the museum, detailing what he knew about the fate of his family during world war ii. >> i didn't know until i came here that on my father's side, my grandparents died, were killed at auschwitz. i feel like i've been robbed of an experience of having grand parents. 6 million jews were killed during the holocaust. and i saw the documentation from auschwitz and it hit me and i knew that's where i wanted to go. ♪ >> that was a place for working. >> it was for slave labor. >> yes. it was this kind of camp, but work was an instrument of ex-termination. >> it's one thing to learn about the holocaust in school or from books. but to see these places firsthand can be overwhelming. most

nevertheless i do think that when you look at that range of activities i am mentioned between isis and hamas and everything else it does raise questions about whether they do belong there when we talk about the values of nato. >> i wanted to ask you to address that in a second and also, i want to post the report that has the turkish officials saying we know how to deal with these extremist groups. my question is do they and how long would they deal with them. >> just quickly about nato, it is mutually bad. but again, this is a symptom of talking about the broad context in the theory and policy that was laid out which is there was is a turkish jet was shot down and the theory and and attacked the village and sent car bombs to the border crossings and the kidnapping and sabotage as well. there was talk about invoking article number five in order to get a response. the white house discouraged the talk because they saw this as a slippery slope towards intervention so they left them hanging which incidentally, this is also relative to the idea of the turkish intervention against isis because ther

broken out between israeli security forces and palestinian protestors at demonstrationles across the occupied west bank. six palestinians were injured when israeli police stormed a rally by hamas starters, firing tear gas at the crowds. activists say two people have been arrested. >> there have been confrontations between police and together protestors near ramallah, one demonstrator injured after hit by a tear gas canister. >> in italy, two major trade unions have called nationwide strikes over changes to the labor market. the reforms will make it easier to hire and fireworkers. italy's prime minister said they are necessary to bring the country out of recession. we are in rome with more. >> the biggest problem, is unemployment. people are 15 to 18 percent jobless, the youth 45%. the jobs act passed earlier this month contains some of the most sweeping labor reforms that italy has seen in many, many years. it will make it easier to hire people, the government said, better for business. the unions say it simply makes it easier to fire people, removing laws against unfair dismissals. they're also unhappy about the budget for 2015, which the unions say is just another austerity

troubling surge of global anti-semitic demonstrations that followed the latest confrontation between israel and hamas terrorists. crimes range from the desscregs of synagogues and other jewish institutions and businesses to murder and acts of violence and terrorism against jews. at that time, i had just led a bipartisan coalition of over 70 members of congress and speaking out against the rise of anti-semitism and calling on the united states to continue to be a global leader in combating such acts of hatred wherever they occur. the united states must lead by example, which is why i'm proud this body has continued to condemn anti-semitism and support efforts to combat such actions. with little agreement between the parties in congress currently, i've been proud to see continual bipartisan cooperation on this issue that not only impacts jews but all other ethnic, religious and minority groups, but unfortunately with anti-semitic violence and incitement ntinuing to -- continuing, leading by example is not enough. that's why i joined with mr. deutch and mr. diaz-balart and the gentleman from ohio, mr. j

between israel and parts of europe. they ruled the european youn onshould remove hamas from its terrorist list. the lawsuit was filed by officials from the islamic fundamentalist group based in gaza. the ruling says an eu decision in 2001 to list hamas was based only on media and internet reports and not on the opinion of experts. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has expressed anger over the move. >> today we witnessed staggering examples of european hypocrisy. >> netanyahu says he's not satisfied with the eu's explanation that removing hamas from the list is a technical matter. he says he wants to see the group back on the list as soon as possible. the eu has two months to decide whether to appeal the ruling. >>> policymakers at the u.s. federal reserve have sat around the table from each other to discuss the economy and released a statement. to the business desk. >> they choose their words carefully. they know one phrase, one word, can move markets. they introduced new wording this time that they can be patient about a rate hike, but they also maintained what's become a standard phra

between israels and palestinians. jews and many christians supported israel in this summer's war against hamas in gaza. other christians and muslims condemned what they called the disproportionate number of civilian deaths and property destruction. people of all faiths prayed for a lasting peace even at tensions among religious sites in jerusalem continued to rise. the plight of undocumented immigrants was a significant concern for religious groups especially as tens of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children flooded into the u.s. largely from central america. faith groups helped care for them and lobbied for policy changes. finally, 2014 was the year of the bible on the big screen. from noah and moses to the son of god, the bible was epic at the box office bringing in tens of millions of dollars. even if their interpretations of scripture didn't always sit well with the faithful. >> kim, thank you for that. that was terrific. >> thank you. >> let's begin with race. the aftermath of the killings of young, unarmed blacks in ferguson, missouri, and new york and elsewhere, set off not only protests bu

frustration, the difference between a group that is far away and have ideals that you agree w and then living with them when you need your crash picked up. we saw the same situation with hamasn gaza. they had to take over, they had to moderate somewhat to meet the governance obligations of that territory, and you see tremendous dissatisfaction of them as an organization in control. >> praying five times a day may satisfy some personal aspirations but won't make stores open up and have bread when they do. >> that's right. and the dissatisfaction that the sunnies felt under the previous regime, it's not like the day-to-day life is going to get any better under isil. >> michael, the is there a plan yet, a coherent approach of what to do in syria and western iraq? >> no, this is one of the biggest challenges for the united states going in to 2015. ultimately leads us back to russia as well. fundamentally, in order to beat isil, you need engage both key allies of the united states in the middle east and key allies of russia. and the allies of the united states do not want to work together to beat isil unless there is also a plan to tackle assad's regime in syria. this is key to

replenishing funds for the iron dome anti-missile defense system in the midst of the conflict between israel and hamas. it was absolutely the right thing to do because america's national security interests are directly tied to developments in the middle east and specifically to israel's own security. strategic cooperation between the u.s. and israel is vital to the well-being of both countries. the simple truth is throughout history, israel's made numerous concessions in the pursuit of peace while seeking only the right to exist. the countries of beacon of democracy in the sea of violence and hostility and its ability to function and defend itself against terrorism is in no small part due to the support from the united states. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the entleman from oregon rise? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. one year ago today i introduced the first gas tax increase in 21 years. the only thing that's changed in that year is the need is greater and the path

and on top of that, you still got the dysfunction in gaza, with hamas ruling there. the split between, which could, according to analysts, shift israel ever towards the hard line and towards the right. and away from the peace process and that track. we'll wait to see who is the winner and who's the loser in israel's upcoming elections. >> we were hoping to be able to end the year with a deal with iran in terms of its nuclear weapons or nuclear potential at least. but then at the last minute, that was postponed. >> well alisyn, as you know, iran does not have nuclear weapons. it is the nuclear program, though. that causes a huge amount of trouble for the united states, for israel and for the west. so again, an unprecedented chance and an incredible opportunity to try to resolve one of the most important, yet intractable relations in the world right now. between iran and the west. and a deal could be a game-changer on just about every level. what they've done is had very serious negotiations, that produced an interim agreement, that was then extended in the summer. and that is now been

between law enforcement and the communities they are charged to serve. >> but you have on your program compared holder to the terror group hamas in israel when he says that the police should not be an occupying force. do you -- >> well -- >> how do you -- >> that's how they talk. >> let me ask my question. this will work better if i ask my question. do you think there is a legitimate basis for federal civil rights investigations? >> look, eric holder is the one who uses the word -- or the phrase occupying force. to describe the new york pd. that's the way this regime talks about israel. i'm not putting these words in their mouths. i'm not the one saying them. but i do think we have to honestly interpret and analyze and honestly hear what they are saying. this the idea we need civil rights violations from the federal -- this is promoting the division. i hear all these civil rights leaders say, chris, we need to start the healing. nobody is doing that. there are too many people profiting off this strife. there are too many people promoting it. too many people making a living, making a living off this racial divide. not doing a thing. we have the first blac

between what you will be serving time for any kind of work you have been doing? >> anyone who knows may, knows i have been arrest for 15 years. the investigation into my work for hamasmore than 15 years ago with clients harassed, people being told if they gave me up, they would get out of jail. there's been a steady practice raids my office. there been monitoring going on harassment of my family that has caused tremendous time and effort in terms of my practice. i find it interesting the disconnect between me, supposedly this person who put his own interest ahead of the u.s. government, but when it can to my going to the region or the u.s. government taking decisions on the basis of my recommendation, there was no problem whatsoever. i was assigned to a federal judge i have been fighting with for 20 years. there were prosecutors assigned to this case who were recently called liars by federal judges. anyone who knows me, knows the concept of me who is done so much pro bono work, being engaged in obstruction of tax -- knows it is corrupt. >> thank you for being with us stanley cohen veteran human , rights attorney who brokered the secret talks for peter kassig's relea

between our two countries and makes it even stronger. in the aftermath of this summer's gaza conflict in which we saw hamas fire thousands of ockets into innocent israeli civilian populations and with the alarming rise in terror attacks in jerusalem these past few weeks, now is the time for us to make this bill a law. our bill is as important strategicically as it is symbolically. it shows the world how deeply merica has its relationship. affording the unique label of major strategic partner of the united states. at a time when many around the world seek to test our resolve and our commitment to our friend and ally, passing this bill will reaffirm an unwavering commitment to israel to defend her right to defend herself and make sure that israel maintains a military edge over its enemies. israel has many enemies like hamas. hamas is planning its next assault. hezbollah, another enemy, which may be preoud in syria but has not forgotten its desire to wipe out israel especially when the iranian regime continues to violence. the people are continued to under the the p-5 rue to reach an agreement, this supreme leader is calling for all palestinians i