binyamin netanyahu says it's a necessary deterrent. critical it collective punishment >>> this is the home of a man who rammed his car into a light railway station a few weeks ago. a woman and child were killed, and now israeli forces demolished his home. >> this is collective punishment. you cannot punish the whole family for the actions of an individual. the situation is getting worse. we have no hope. >> this is the inside of the family room. israeli forces removed the rest of the families living inside the apartment blocks before exploding this flat, leaving it in rubble. the israeli prime minister made it clear those attacking israelis will have their homes demolished. binyamin netanyahu says it will be a deterrent. >> as a nation we'll settle the score with every terrorist. we proved we'll do so. some want to uproad us, they will not succeed. we are in a battle or jerusalem. >> reporter: it is a bitterly intensive capital. there was an attack on a synagogue killing five. two palestinians entered the place of worship with an axe,

binyamin netanyahu, if he wants a jewish state to be sustained much. he should worry about how to make sure that the israelies will have sustainable jewish majority to maintain the democratic nature, and to be able to do so, he must focus on a 2-state solution. that is the only way to ensure israel its national identity as a jewish state. >> thank you both for talk with us. i am sure we'll call on you again >>> the u.s. and allies launched a new round of air strikes in the fight against i.s.i.l. they were aimed at factories in kobane. it's been a centrepiece in the battle against i.s.i.l. kurdish peshawar fighters and syrian fighters have been on the ground defending the town. i.s.i.l. has been trying to take control for more than two months, driving thousands of civilians into turkey. fighters and the iraqi government are asking washington for more help. we have more from baghdad. >> reporter: the aftermath of air strikes targetting fighters in the central city of heet. buildings have been destroyed and eight civilians killed, including women and chil

binyamin netanyahu says these houses will be destroyed next. they are members of the family, they gather to mourn the teeth of udayy jamal and his cousin. >> we pray they don't demolish our house, but if they do, what can we say. >> reporter: the demolition of homes has been a policies since 1967, and is to serve as a deterrent. in 2005 the policy was scrapped after a review deemed it count productive. prime minister binyamin netanyahu brought it back this year after three set letters were killed in the occupied west bank. >> binyamin netanyahu, when he spoke last night, spoke about such measures taken in order to try to restore deterrence. palestinians and human rights groups say the policy amounts to collective punishments and insights anger. the israeli government didn't use it as a punishment for nine years, close to 2,000 homes were dell mollished in that time. the official reason was because palestinian owners did not have the proper building permits. many say it was a form of punishment. in this latest round of demolitions, it will do li

to get back to your question, binyamin netanyahu is under pressure from the right and has been since becoming prime minister, and in the wake of the summer campaign in gaza, which many right wing politicians felt that the government did not go far enough against hamas forces in gaza, and he is facing challenges from within his own party in the next few hours there'll be a big convention, where binyamin netanyahu will be - you may find this strange, but be criticized for being too soft towards the israeli arabs and the palestinians who have been riding in the past few weeks. >> what is interesting is that binyamin netanyahu is the face of the contention. the guys do not care tore each other -- care for each other. mahmoud abbas called the shutting of the temple an act of war. are these the right guys to call for the de-escalation? >> we don't have any other guys. these are the guys elected on both sides. that's who we have to deal with. >> what about the united states? >> first of all, i think we have to, you know, take into account that mahmoud abbas has his own political situations,

binyamin netanyahu ordered several palestinian homes to be demolished. >> as a nation we will settle the score with every terrorist. there are some that want to uproot us from our states and capitals. they will not succeed. we are in a battle over jerusalem. >> jerusalem witnessed a state of violence partly over contested holy site. it's created security challenge, and one to the overall negotiating efforts. >> we are against the killing of innocent people, being palestinians, israelis. it doesn't matter. this is not helpful for, you know, the peace process, and for, you know, trying to de-escalate the situation and the tension in jerusalem. israeli palestinian leaders tried to find the solution at the table. the conflict continues to play out on the streets, with both sides suffering losses. >>> now, stephanie dekker joins us from occupied east jerusalem. i understand where you are is where israel has resumed the controversial policy of house demolitions. >> that's right. it's the apartment just behind me. you can probably see it up there, it's the fourth floor. this is the home of

binyamin netanyahu has been talking about this, and some of his coalition measures for some time. my problem with that is that to keep israel a jewish state per se is not enough to pass laws. what you need, excuse me is sustainable jewish majority, and unless israel decided to have 2-state solution, and begin this process, israel as a jewish state will be undermined one way or the other. >> the cabinet voted 14 to 6 to allow the government to draft a law defining israel as the jewish home. president obama rallies support for a new immigration plan. the president says it's better than doing nothing whilst waiting for congress to act. president obama criticized house republicans for threatening to shut down congress. >> one of the things we have seen in congress since house republicans took over, is that everything becomes hostage to one disagreement. so a couple of years ago it's obama care. the affordable care act, and they decided we are going to shut down the government because we disagree with this one law. >> shame on us as republicans for having a body that cannot generate a

>> binyamin netanyahu is desperate, basically. he is seeing boycott, divestment, movement in the european capital for recognition of palestine as a state in the west bank and gaza, including jerusalem. so he doesn't know what to do, so he has accelerated his policy in jerusalem, because he knows jerusalem is a hot-button issue. it's holy to three main religions, and he knows by accelerating his actions in jerusalem, trespassing on the holy sites like al-aqsa, and the mosques and the church of the sibual ka and so forth, he would ignite a religious war, basically, and maybe he will succeed in igniting a religious war, i don't know. but general his path is destructive, and it will not be destructive just for the palestinians, it will end up being destructive for all of us, israelis and palestinians. >> thank you for your thoughts on that one. >> spain's parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of recognising palestine as a state. the resolution is non-binding and is seen as symbolic. it signals a growing change in attitude in europ

that's what the secretary of state john kerry, when he talked to binyamin netanyahu - both - i don't think they are interested in war. it's possible there's no possibility of achieving war because the sides are not ready for that, they are going in the opposite direction. >> we ask this question - what happens next. based on what happens in the last seven months, there's increasing tension, right. >> the situation is more and more incendiary. the israelis are worried tomorrow there may be an attempt at retaliation. i don't see exactly how be get out of the spiralling cycle of violence now. and the only thing is that there's an ebb and flow. the sides are tired and they go back to sulking in the corner, awaiting the next round. >> i want to recommend to the viewers the piece in herets written, a powerful and personal piece. thank you for talking to us. >>> home, a big set back in the push for the keystone xl. tonight the senate voted against building it. leaving the future uncertain as ever. >> the 60 vote threshold has not been achieved. the bill is not passed. >> reporter: after deb

. >> israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu is urging world leaders not to fund a bad deal with iran, saying an agreement between them would threaten the entire world. >> translation: we are monitoring the development of these talks with vigilance and worry, following closely, in close consultations with representatives of the other powers, and present an adamant position saying that iran must not be allowed to set up as a nuclear threshold state. >> we'll discuss the progress of the talks and what is at stake in the weeks ahead. >> today, israel, the prime minister's cabinet approved a bill defining israel as the nation state of the jewish people. the proposal needs to be passed. and is likely to inflame tensions. we have this report from jerusalem. >> the approval of the bill by the israeli cabinet takes it to parliament or the knesset, where it will be debated by lawmakers. the bill is controversial, critics say it will change the nature of the current legal system of israel. and the attorney-general has attacked the bill saying it it threatens israel's democracy, and you have tho

binyamin netanyahu urged everyone not to take the law into their hands. contrast that after three israeli teenagers were abducted and murdered. he said "may god avenge their blood. >> jewish extremists burnt alive a palestinian extremist. binyamin netanyahu and leaders hope that the cycle of violence does not spiral further out of control. tension in the city is running high. >> that's nick schifrin in jerusalem. alan pinkess served as the consule general in new york, and woke up early to join us from tel aviv. we have a long satellite delay. thank you for joining us. let me ask you off the top - how does this violence of the synagogue, this brutal attack, compared to other incidents of violence? >> every brutal attack, john, has, you know, its unique characteristics. on the one hand it's no worse than slaughtering children in a pizza parlour or exploding in a bus. on the other hand images of people praying or being slaughtered with knives and guns in the synagogue is disturbing. every attack, every terror incident has its own unique negative imaging and

binyamin netanyahu hit back blaming mahmoud abbas. >> translation: these steps include reenforsments of forces on the ground across the country to ensure your safety. demolition of attackers homes a firstly hand. fire crackers and all kinds of petrol bombs, finding the parents of a stone-throwing, steps. >> joining us to discuss the recent violence, our ambassador, former israeli consule general and advisor to israeli's mabar abbing, and an executive director of the jerusalem fund joins us. it is good to have you with us. youcef - after prime minister binyamin netanyahu spoke on tuesday, you tweeted sarcastically "sure to fix things", i assume you think he's fanning the flames. >> obviously. the reason you are seeing what you are seeing today is because of a problem that lies at the foundation of all of this, and that is the ongoing israeli occupation of palestinian territory. the denial of self-discrimination of palestinians, and the situation that palestinians have been dealing with for the past 66 years. so the - you know, the israeli prime minister's plan is to respond to the act

now, if you look at what the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu is doing. at least from the palestinians perspective. he is effectively - rather inflaming things there very much by using very strong language, by directing security forces to arrest palestinians. in the last 11 days alone, there has been well over 100 arrests of palestinians. the situation there is not very good. palestinians would argue that the israeli prime minister is making the situation worse. >> imtiaz tyab talking to us about the ongoing tensions >>> to yemen, two leaders in al qaeda has reportedly been killed. they were killed in a u.s. drone strike. he was named as a global terrorist by the united states. we'll go to omar al saleh, joining us from the capital. how significant are these two al qaeda leaders. >> they are very significant. the leader, the local name for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, is considered very important in the wider province. also killed another, the same u.s. drone attacks on a vehicle on monday. badani is designated as a global terrorist. and they say he

mahmoud abbas was not at the meeting with binyamin netanyahu, kerry and king abdullah. under the 20-year-old piece treaty, israel recognises the special role of looking after shrines in jerusalem, but it's been undermined by israel. jordan is fighting i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria, alongside the u.s., and is one of two countries in the region that has peace treaties with israel. washington cannot afford to have two of its closest allies in the middle east in disagreement. >> it's not intended to resolve the conflict, to provide long-term peace, justice and security, it's enough to stablilize the situation to pacify it, so the united states could continue with its other initiatives. it took u.s. mediation to sort out jordan and israel's differences. binyamin netanyahu promised that the status quo in jerusalem will not be touched and made the assurances to king abdullah >>> back in washington, a secret service report out points to problems allowing an armed man to skate the white house fence and walk into the front do. >> details from lisa stark in washington. >> there was a

. >> give us an idea of how the israeli government and binyamin netanyahu has reacted to the growing tensions in and around the al-aqsa mosque. >> well, rather than trying to find ways to diffuse the situation, rather than trying to find ways to encourage the groups not to enter, mr binyamin netanyahu effectively ramped up security. the security in occupied east jerusalem is extremely high. police have been brought from all over the country to east jerusalem to occupy and to be added to the security forces there. that underscores how tense the situation in and around the al-aqsa mosque compound, but in many palestinian neighbourhoods. many have seen frequent confrontations between the security forces and many believe the prime minister is not doing much to calm things. >> thank you imtiaz tyab, wrapping up the tense situation in and around the al-aqsa mosque >>> suspected boko haram fighters are gaping ground across in north-eastern nigeria, after launching a series of attacks. five government soldiers have been killed on an assault. fighters set fire to the police station in nafada

and this is what we are not doing with binyamin netanyahu. he is a leader of israel. he's been re-elected several times. we have to deal with him if we are serious about running a global policy. are we serious. if we are, you hold your nose and deal with other leaders. if it's not important. you can have personal crunch. >> will there be fall out this? >> i think israelis are very concerned about this. their security is in the hands of america, ultimately, and their own. i think they are troubled by this. this is not a good thing. israel will not change its policies, it does what it does because it believes it's going the right thing. we'll have to figure out what we need from israel, what we want to do with israel and change the tone. >> ambassador james jeffrey, good to have you with us. >> thank you. >>> turning now to the pope - he was chosen to lead the catholic church less than two years ago. as pope francis he led a revolution, his statements on the poor, homosexuals, divorced, catholics, sex abuse scandal and evolution have been received warmly outside the chu

whatever the case, prime minister binyamin netanyahu has bought himself time to get more support for the deeply controversial bill, a bill raising questions from israelis of all backgrounds about how the state has been defined >>> egypt has closed its border with the gaza strip, following sunday's bomb explosion in sinai, killing a police officer. many palestinians are stranded because the rafah crossing is shot. a number are badly injured patient that need expert medical care. the report contains images some may find distressing. >> doctors in gaza can't give this man the treatment he needs. devastating burns covered half of his body, since his house was hit during the bombardment of the gaza strip. >> reporter: i have pain all over my body. my arms are painful. and my back itches all the time. i cannot sleep at night. it's too painful. >> doctors say he needs specialist treatment in europe. the family ka no longer leave. rafa is the only border crossing between gaza and egypt. it's been shut by the egyptian authorities for a month. the empty terminal is where most palestinians come

he took a dig at binyamin netanyahu's government, saying that those who renounced making peace are not patriots >>> in jerusalem tensions are running high over the al- absque mosque with demonstrations and a mort tar round fired -- mortar round fired in the area. palestinians and israeli security forces faced off at several locations in the west bank, tensions started when security forces killed a palestinian man suspected of shooting a jewish activist. israel closed access to the al- absque mosque for the first time in a decade. emotions are running high. later we'll take a look at the situation - coming up in 10 minutes >>> there are no answers yet as to why a manned commercial space plane fell apart during a test flight in california. virgin galactic spaceshiptwo broke apart above the mojave desert. the engine ignited after release. one test pilot was killed, the other ejected. he's seriously injured and heading into surgery. the ntsb investigation is underway. courtney keeley has more. >> richard branson visited the mojave desert space sport. where spaceshiptwo was under developmen

. >>> remain binyamin netanyahu says israel will spend with a "heavy hand," after palestinian attackers killed now jewish worshippers while praying in jerusalem. >>> new information pours in. we are learning that the four people attacked and killed held british or american citizenship. israeli police are calling this a "terrorist attack." two palestinians killing four and injuring eight while praying. the israeli police shot and killed the two men after the deadly of the attack in six years in jerusalem. the two men are cousins and members of a popular front for the liberation of palestine. police say the two men, palestinian men, entered the synagogue armed with pistol, mys and axes. binyamin netanyahu pledged to respond with a heavy hand and accused abbas inciting violence in jerusalem. secretary of state john kerry condemned the attack. >>> people come to worship god in the sanctuary of a synagogue were hatcheted and hacked and murdered in the holy place in an act of pure terror and senseless brutality. >>> palestinian radio reports describe the attackers as martyrs and the hamas rai

. >> binyamin netanyahu is calling for restraint and calm around the al-aqsa mosque. it was the first day the compound reopened after a palestinian shot and wounded an activist who called for more jewish access to the site. binyamin netanyahu said he will not change the rules banning jewish worship at that site >>> television is off the air at burkina faso after reports of gun fire. protests have taken place since friday, when the president resigned and the army took over. gerald tan has more >>> burkina faso's president of 27 years is now in the ivory coast. his brother's home is public property. unwanted visitors take and sell whatever they can. with blaise compaore out of the scene, the military stepped in, naming isaac zida as head of state. >> starting today i assumed the responsibilities of this transition as head of the government. i call on the international community and friend of burkina faso to support our people in this difficult time. >> but it was people power that forced blaise compaore out when he tried to extend his rule. those behind the protests rej

after prime minister binyamin netanyahu spoke on tuesday, you tweeted sarcastically, quote, "sure to fix things", i assume you think he's fanning the flames. obviously the reason that you are seeing what you are seeing today is because of problem that lies at the foundation of all of this, and that's the ongoing israeli occupation of palestinian territory, the denial and, of course, the situation that palestinians have been dealing with for the past 66 years now. so the - you know, israeli prime minister's plan to respond to the acts by demolishing more homes will pour gas on the fire and will not address the problem in any holistic tore weren't way. clearly, you know, he does not seem to be interested in finding a genuine solution, and probably is more focussed on election earring and campaigning at this point -- election ear and campaigning at this point. >> ambassador, within the israeli government there has been dissent about the harsh line that binyamin netanyahu is taking. >> no one is contributing anything positive to this situation or, for that matter, to the argument. there

in response, israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu suggested an iron fist. he said to anyone protesting the israely government. they should move to the west bank or to gaza. these are lone wolf attacks. no one believes it's a terror campaign dictated from the top. they are difficult to stop. israeli government tried to increase the penalties for anyone protesting or committing violence. anyone throwing stones at police could be sentenced up to 20 years in prison. the spread fines has not meant a decrease in violence - quite the opposi opposite. tensions and violence is the highest. both sides are fearful that nothing is stopping the violence, and it could only get worse. >> nick schifrin reporting from israel. the parents of michael brown, the teenager killed by a ferguson, missouri police officer are seeking help from the united nations. brown's parents are in switzerland saying the circumstances are torture, severe pain and destruction inflicted by an ofirstly. in mississippi, there has been more protests as the public waits for a decision from the grand j

binyamin netanyahu announced that palestinians in israel could be stripped of residency and welfare rights in relatives take part in violent attacks. >> the state of israel is the nation state. it has individual right for citizens. on the jewish people have national right, the flag, anthem. these are granted only to our people in its one and only state. in egypt a police officer has been killed in a blast in the sinai peninsula. the armoured vehicle was targeted. parts of sinai have been in a state of emergency since an attack killed more than 30 soldiers last month. after the attack egypt closed the border with the gaza strip. shoulding the crossing left many gazans stranded. among them patients in need of medical care. jane ferguson's report contains images that some viewers may find distressing. >> reporter: doctors in gaza can note give this man the treatment he needs. devastating burns covered half his body since sis house was hit during the bombardment of the gaza strip. >> i have pain all over my body. my arms feel painful and my back all the time. i can't sleep at fight, it's too p

. >>> good morning, we have new information: israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu has ordered the demolition of the homes of the synagogue assailant s and the four victims of the terror attack were laid to rest. palestinian president abbas condemned the attacks saying civilians and holy and religious sites should never be targeted as the two men shot and killed after the deadliest attack in six careers in the holy city of jerusalem are identifyied. the two are cousins and members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine or pslp and the two palestinian men entered the synagogue armed with a pistol, knives and axes and attacked the worshippers. netanyahu promised to respond with a heavy hand and accused president abbas of inciting violence in jerusalem. white house press secretary shared remarks from president obama. >> we are talking about attackers senselessly and brutaller killing innocent worshippers at a sip going. those who were killed include flee american citizens. the fact there can be no discussion for an attack like this against innocent caltrans. >> the attac

especially seeing binyamin netanyahu is not keen on john kerry. is he in a position to help with talks. >> it's true, it's give for kerry to have influence, but they have a role with europe and the international community to put pressure on the various actors, whether israeli or non-israeli to come to a resolution. the u.s. has a role and leverage with a few of these actors. even if the israeli government sees binyamin netanyahu. >> thank you so much for being with us this morning. >> well, in washington, protesters carrying out against a muslim prayer service at the national cathedral. >> jesus christ of our lord and save yore, we have built... >> reporter: it was the first time the muslims were invited to lead their own prayers and organizers hoped to foster more acceptance of people of all regions. >> in the name of god, lover of piece and truth. in the name of god most gracious and most merciful, foim is washington national cathedral, conceived by episs coe pailions, aided by others and chartered by others to be a national people, a house of p

>> i think of paramount importance is both leaders, prime minister binyamin netanyahu, and presidentahmoud abbas. both must refrain from engaging in provocative unilateral steps, and the neutral recrimination that is adding fuel to the fire. >> what do you think are the provocative steps you just described. >> in binyamin netanyahu's case, gaving in to demands made by settlers and supporters and the government, who, you know, want them to expand the settlements to build housing units in the west bank. in the case of mahmoud abbas, it is going to international legal bodies, and the u.n., making demands that he should make at the negotiating table with israel. >> what demands should he make instead of bringing them to the international bodies? >> the idea is to negotiate a 2-state solution. palestinians get a sovereign state. that ought to be negotiated and not declared unilaterally. sweden voted to recognise the palestinian state. does that complicate things? >> i think it does. it's a symbolic vote. there's no palestinian state. even if other countries join in. the idea is to put pre

he was critical of binyamin netanyahu's government saying those that renounced making peace are not patriots. meanwhile in jerusalem, tensions are running high over the al-aqsa mosque, with demonstrations and a mortar round fired into the southern israeli area. it opened yesterday to men over 50. palestinians and security forces faced off over several locations. tensions started when security forces killed a palestinian man suspected of shooting an activist. israel closed act for the first time in a decade. we'll take a deeper look at the unrest. coming back in 10 minutes. >> what caused a splays plane to crash during a test flight is a mystery. virgin galactic spaceshiptwo broke above the desert. photos showed the engine ignighting after it was released. a test pilot was killed killed. the other, peter see bold was injured. he is alert and talking with friends, family and his doctors. kameron kielly has the latest on the crash. >> richard branson, billionaire and investor struck a summer tone. >> we understand the risks involved. we are not going to push on mindly. to do so would be an insu

how has prime minister binyamin netanyahu dealt with it? >> well, in the past few days publicly he appealed for calm for his actions and the actions of his government - they have been anything but. we have seen mass arrests across occupied east jerusalem, in the past 11 or 12 days. there has been over 100 arrests since before the gaza war. in total there has been well over 800 arrests. we have seen the israeli government announcing large settlement expansions in occupied east jerusalem, which angers palestinians, because they hope the occupied east jerusalem will be the capital of their future state. while you have israeli government and the prime minister publicly urging and appealing for calm, his government has done very differently, and that is why we are seeing much of the anger on the streets in many palestinian neighbourhoods, and perhaps specifically in and around the al-aqsa mosque compound, which is a flashpoint. >> imtiaz tyab, thank you for highlighting the dlem area and intentions over the amaxa compound -- dilemma and intentio

israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu pledged to respond with a heavy hand and accused palestinian president abbas even sighting violence. john kerry spoke during a trip to london. >> people come to worship god in the sanctuary of the synagogue were hatcheted and hacked murdered in an act of pure terror and senseless brutality >> radio reports describe this as martyrs and hamas praised it calling for the continuation of revenge operations and stress israeli occupation bears responsibility for tensions in jerusalem. palestinian president aback has condemned this attack but no one has claimed responsibility. >>> from the national football league, minnesota viking adrian peterson has been suspended without pay for the remainder of the season. he was indicted for felony child abuse in next after three whipped his son hard enough to leave scars. the league has been cracking down on domestic abuse which began early this area with the suspension of ray rice for punching his then fiance into unconsciousness. >>> loved ones remember a blind man killed by a driver in oakland as loving and ge

>> it will be interesting to see what the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu does in terms of doing everything that he will try to do to sir calm vent a nuclear agreement with iran. >> it's said that he's expected to launch a major effort to insight congress against any deal. the prime minister said this past week that the election could determine the future of israel. how do you see that? what do you think it means? >> it's interesting. right now i think that he has a lot of allies in congress. whether it translates into something that will affect the executive branch and what the white house can or cannot do ultimately is something we'll see going forward. regardless, i think that what i've been told, and what i understand is that regarding the nuclear talks, the iranians and the white house put in conditions within the agreement meaning they can go ahead with something, regardless of how congress might act. >> anything that the republican senate may have an interest over. >> they may have a trade deal. >> there are some that are protrade, propartnerships and want to see a l

it's a goal that now they share with binyamin netanyahu. >> it's nick schifrin reporting. >> the state department is trying to find out who is behind a cyber attack on an unclassified email system. unusual web activity was first detected several weeks ago about the same time computerers were being hacked. no classified location was lost. attacks were reported last week >>> the ebola epidemic spreading through west africa, showing no signs of slowing down. it's becoming difficult to recite health workers to combat the virus. dr martin salia, a sierra leone native, died from ebola today in nebraska. robert ray has more from atlanta >>> as the center for disease control and prevention here in atlanta georgia are sending more workers and officials to west africa, specifically the country of mali, to stop any sort of epidemic in the works of ebola. folks here in the state of nebraska are mourning the loss of dr martin salia, who passed away. 44 years old, at 4:00am at nebraska, omaha. he has there for just 36 hours. a surgeon who flew from sierra leone to nebraska just this past saturday in

in response, israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu suggested an iron fist. he said anybody protesting the government should "move to the west bank" or to gaza. these are lone wolf attacks. no one believes it's a terror campaign dictated from the top. they are difficult to stop. the israeli government tried to increase the penalties for anyone protesting or committing violence, or throwing stones at the plus, could be sentenced up to 20 years in prison. increased fines has not meant a decrease in violence, quite the opposite. tension and violence are high. both sides are fearful that there's nothing stopping the violence. only that it will get worse. >> nick schifrin in the middle east, the iraqi army said it reached the center of an i.s.i.l. stronghold. al jazeera cameras are there, a look with the reporter imran khan. >> reporter: a day ago i.s.i.l. was said to be confirmly in control. today the graffiti tells the story. the flag used by the group has been covered in a slogon, as the army takes a large part of baiji town -- baiji town from the fighters. it

do you think prime minister binyamin netanyahu or his security forces have no control over the settlers. >> on the contrary, what do they have control. that's the issue. they are giving them financial inducements, support, protection, the army goes there, and whenever the settlers attack, the army targets the palestinians, and not the settlers. so in a sense - the settlers have the key parts of the government, the coalition, they are in control of housing. in control of the funding. and they have not really been taken into account or held to account for the violations and the attacks. they act with impunity, they have the full legal, political and military government. and are getting away with murder. continuing this, and escalating the activities, is something that is part of a dangerous area of the settler violence. >> thank you. thank you for your time today. >> six suspected fighters have been killed by a u.s. drone strike in southern yemen, it happened in al qaeda's strong hold. the military launches an offensive. dozens of rebels have been hurt in two attacks. one by armed tribesm

prime minister binyamin netanyahu is working for his allies, watering it down on the arabic bed and language on the first two, trying to send a message to palestinians, this is where so many object. 20% of israels are palestinians. a lot of people argue that the bill is racist and marginalise that population. >>> thank you for joining us live this morning. we are appreciate you being was from jerusalem >>> we want to go back to the top story, the death of marion barry. del walters works in washington, covering marion barry extensively. good morning to you. "the washington post" called him the most powerful local politician of his generation, this morning. why would they say that? >> i don't doubt that to tell you the truth. i covered him from 1985 onwards for a full decade. you have to add a donald rumsfeld or dick cheney and put it in the executive office of the mayor after the '60s, realising that he saw the transformation of the washington d.c., the city that burned to this city that we now know. at one time the national bird of washington b.c. was the crane because there were so many bui

. >>> israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu called for restraint regarding the holy site of al-aqsa mount and temple mount. a far right rabbi was shot there last week causing tension, prompting israel to close the holy site, sparking international outrage. it partially reopened. but fear of violence continued. >> pro-russian separatists head to the poll where leaders say elections are important steps towards legitimacy. the region is choosing a new president and parliament. hoda abdel-hamid has the story from donetsk. >> there's a large turn out for the elections. there's more on the streets today than over the past week while travelling around the region. there's a large queue inside this polling station. we have seen a similar scene in the regional capital, where people told us they have been waiting two hours to cast the ball odds. this is the image they were waiting for, showing the world that the struggle had popular support. a lot of people in the region left since the shelling started. separatists said they would be able to cast ballots on line. there are polling stations ope