and then in east jerusalem, in occupies east jerusalem, a palestinian on a motor bike fired shots at a member of the israeli police, who was seriously wounded, he tries to escape but then shot at one of the police who were following him. shot dead, and just hourswas before the police had killed a 50-year-old palestinian woman within the walls of jerusalems old city, they say she drawn a knife and attempted to stab one of the police officers. a palestinian eyewitness disputed that version. all of this really comes against the back drop of the israeli palestinian peace process going absolutely nowhere the vice president of the united states joe biden has arrived in israel on tuesday. he will be meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu on wednesday, as well as going to a few hours later to meet palestinian president. but many analysts here are really saying they are not expecting any concrete decisions or even calls for talks to come out of his visit. the peace talks the peace process is at such a dead end, that many people are looking to alternatives such a the recent frenching i

one of the latest incidents was in occupied east jerusalem. israeli police shot dead two palestinians after the men allegedly opened fire on a bus. >>> in geneva, talks on the cessation of hostilities agreement end syria's human crisis are kicking into gear again. the task force has set a goal to reach an extra 600,000 syrians in besieged areas by the end of april. >> foreign ministers from the gulf cooperation council or g.c.c. are meeting in saudi arabia. they're latest talks are going on at a time of tension between the block and lebanon. the g.c.c. has declared the lebanese based on group hezbollah, a terrorist organization and told their citizens not to travel to lebanon. the moves are having an economic impact. >> visitors visiting beirut, this is perhaps the most popular destination, the down town full of designer shops and cafes. most sit empty. ever since war erupted in neighboring syria, tourism has dropped. >> things here are just getting worse. this decision by saudi arabia will affect us even more, we hope things get better, but a

. >> now the last six months have seen a wave of violence in israel and occupied east jerusalem. so more security measures have been introduced at the landmark a hot spot for that unrest. al jazeera's stephanie dekker is there to see how the violence is effecting. >> damascus gate, an integral part of life in occupied east jerusalem and known to be the busiest entrance into the old city. not any more. the street market sellers have gone. there is now an eerie silence here. >> these days the israeli forces are suspicious of everything. if your hands inside your pockets your hand are on the trigger ready to shoot. the situation is really difficult. >> the damascus gate has become a hot spot during the last six months of attempted stoppings and shootings. it has made the israeli government beef up security here. they now stand behind barriers they didn't before. there are more security cameras and the trees have been cut. we are told we can no longer film freely here as we used to. we can now only stand in certain locations. >> these steps used to be full of people sitting around an

how that is effecting ordinary lives. >> damascus gate, an integral part of life in occupied east jerusalem and known to be the busiest entrance into the old city. not age more. the street market sellers have gone. there is now an eerie silence here. >> these days the israeli forces are suspicious of anything. if your hands are in your pockets their hands are on the trigger ready to shoot. it's really difficult. >> damascus gate has become a shot spot in the last few months for stabbings and shootings. israel has beefed up security here. they now stand behind barriers, they didn't before. there are security cameras and trees have been cut to create a clear view. we can no longer film freely as we used to. we can only stand in certainly locations. >> these steps used to be full. people sitting around enjoying their day. now there are snipers in position on either sides of the damascus gate palestinians say this amounts to collective punishment. they're scared that any wrong move could get you shot. walking inside the old city, this and other streets that have seen multiple attacks against se

not long before that, that incident in occupied east jerusalem.happened first of all, was two palestinians traveling in a car fired towards an israeli bus in the remote area. no one was hurt, but the israeli police gave chase and during that chase, the palestinians then fired at a jewish israeli, and they actually wounded that person, before then being shot dead by the -- by the israeli police. tuesday there were incidents not just in occupied east jerusalem but other parts in israel itself including in a port city just outside of tel-aviv, where a man committed several stabbings before being shot. and a palestinian attacker responsible for several different incidents, and one of his victims an american tourist died from his injury. and that happens just down the road where vice president biden was holding talks after just landing in the country. >>> joe biden, meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netenyahu. he criticized palestinians leaders for not condemning the attacks. >> you never need to doubt that the united states of america has i

not long before that, that incident in occupied east jerusalem, what happened first of all was that twoalestinians traveling in a car fired towards an israeli bus, no one was hurt in that incident, but the israeli police gave chase and during that chase, the palestinians then fired at a jewish israeli and actually wound that had person before being shot dead by the israeli police. on tuesday, there were incidents, not just in occupied east jerusalem but in other parts in israel itself, including notably in the port city of jaffa outside tel-aviv where a man committed several stabbings before being shot, a palestinian attacker responsible for several different incidents. one of this is victims, an american tourist, died of his wounds. that happened just down the road from where u.s. vice president joe biden was holding a conference with the former president of israel perez, after he just landed in the country. >> the u.s. has condemned the stabbing attack that left an american visiting israel dead. taylor forest was a retired army officer who had served in iraq and afghanistan. he was wi

israel and the occupied part of jerusalem as east jerusalem, more security measures have bren introduced at the damascus gate which has been a focus for much of the unrest. stefanie dekker is there. she is going to tell us how violence in that part of jeff jerusalem affects life there. >> reporter: damascus gate, an integral part of life in occupied jer uselum, non-to be the busiest entrance into the old city. not anymore. the street market sellers have gone. there is now an erie silence here. >> these days, the israeli forces are suspicious of everything. if your hands are inside your pockets, their hands will be on the trigger ready to shoot. the situation is really difficult. >> damascus gate has become a hot spot during the last six months. it has made the israeli government beef up security here they stand behind barriers they didn't before. there are more security cameras. trees have been cut so there is a clear view.

not long before that, that incident in occupied east jerusalem, what happened first of all, was thatestinians traveling in the car fired towards an israeli bus in a remote area. no one was hurt, but the israeli police gave chase and during that chase, the palestinians then fired at a jewish, israeli, and actually wounded that person before being shot dead by the israeli police. on tuesday there were incidents not just in occupied east jerusalem but in other parts of israel itself, including just outside of tel-aviv, where a man committed several stabbings before being shot dead. one of the victims, an american tourist died of his wounds. and that happened just down the road from where u.s. vice president joe biden was holding a conference, after he had just landed in the country. >>> the rise in violence has marred a visit to israel by joe biden. he has met prime minister benjamin netenyahu and criticized palestinian leaders for not condemning attacks against israelis. >> you never need to doubt that the united states of america has israel's back, and we know israel has our back. we'

not long before that, that incident in occupied east jerusalem.ppened first of all was that two palestinians traveling in a car fired towards an israeli bus in a remote area. no one was hurt, but the israeli police gave chase, and during that chase, the palestinians then fired at a jewish israeli and they -- actually wounded that -- that person before then being shot dead by the -- by the israeli police. tuesday there were incidents not just? onning wided east jerusalem but other parts in israel itself, including in the port city of jaffa just outside of tel-aviv, where a man committed several stabbings before being shot. a palestinian attacker responsible for several different incidents. one of his victims an american tourist died of his wounds. that happened just down the road from where u.s. vice president joe biden was holding a conference with the former president of israel after he just landed in the country. >>> as nadim mentioned the up surge coming during a visit to israel by joe biden. during talks with the israeli prime minister he crit

. >> well, six months has been a wave of violence in israel and occupied east jerusalem. more security measures have been introduced in the damascus area that has been a hot spot for the violence. >> damascus gate, an integral part of life in occupied east jerusalem, and known to be the busiest entrance into the old city. not any more. there is now an eerie silence here. >> if your hands on in your pocket their hands are on the trig for shoot. the situation is difficult. >> it has been a hot spot for attempted stabbings and shootings. they now stand behind bar years they didn't before. there are more security cameras and trees have been cut for a clear view. we have been told we can no longer film as freely as we used to. these steps used to be full of people sitting around and enjoying their day. now that is no longer allowed. there is security all around the area. and there are sniper positions on either side. >> palestinians say that this amounts to collective punishment. many we speak to tell us they're scared that any wrong move could get you shot. walk inside the ol

during a mass protest in the capital >>> six months of terrible violence in israel and occupied east jerusalem. as a result more security measures particularly at places such as the historic damascus gate which has been in focus. a report on how violence is affecting every day life there. >> reporter: damascus gate, an integral part of life in occupied east jerusalem and known to be the busiest entrance into the old city. not any more. the street market sellers have gone. there is now an eerie silence here. >> translation: these days the israeli forces are suspicious of everything. if your hands are inside your pockets, their hands will be on the trigger trying to shoot. >> reporter: it has become a hot spot during the last six months. it has made the security beef up. they stand behind barriers they didn't before. the trees have been cut so there's a clearview. we can now only stand in certain locations. these steps used to be full of people. that is no longer allowed. there is security all around this area and there are sniper positions on either side of the gate. palestinians say this amoun

. >> the palestinian youth lies dead in the street in occupied east jerusalem. he was one of two palestinians who fired from their vehicles towards an israeli bus. the police gave chase and eventually the pair were shot dead by israeli officers. the authorities say they're not taking any chances. >> we can make arrests. if we have to open fire and then make arrests and apprehend the terrorists. that's what we have to do. but for members of the public as well as to people who are walking around the streets who are police officers, we have to shoot and if necessary, shoot and kill those terrorists. >> a short while later at a temporary checkpoint in the occupied west bank, another young palestinian was shot dead. israeli forces said 16-year-old hack met amar had tried to stab officers. this man was approaching the checkpoint in his car. when he heard the shots, he says, ahmed was ten meters away from the soldiers. different soldiers arriving on the scene fired at him on the ground. they left him bleeding for an hour. the whole town is gathered here to bury ahmed.

not long before that, that incident in occupied east jerusalem.ened was that two palestinians traveling in a car fired towards an israeli bus in a remote area. no one was hurt, but the israeli police gave chase and during that chase, the palestinians then fired at a jewish israeli and they actually wounded that person before then being shot dead by the -- by the israeli police. on tuesday, there were incidents not just in occupied east jerusalem but in other parts of israel itself where a man committed several stabbings before being shot dead, a palestinian attacker responsible for several different incidents. one of his victims, an american tourist died from his wounds. and that happened just down the road from where joe biden was holding a conference after he just landed in the country. >> that is nadim baba for us in jerusalem. the u.s. condemning that stabbing attack he just mentioned, that left an american visiting israel dead. he was a retired army officer. he served in both iraq and afghanistan. he was with a group of students and staff fro

israeli police have shot dead aattackers in the remote area of occupied east jerusalem. in the occupied west bank a palestinian was shot dead after attempting to stab an israeli soldier. the u.s. vice president meanwhile is meeting with you israel's p.m. netanyahu on his visit to israel. the u.s. is facing criticism over lack of progress in efforts to broker a settlement between israel and the palestinians. our correspondent joining us. tell us about the latest spate of attacks and killings that have happened over the past 24 hours. >> reporter: the latest incident that we've heard about is what you were just mentioning in the occupied west bank near the city south. two palestinian men were shot near a check point that went up on tuesday. that was after reports that at least one of them had tried to attack a member of the israeli border police. we're now hearing that one of those palestinians have died of his wounds and he has been named locally as sam my ismaeel. a 16-year-old teenage from the occupy evidence west bank. that incident in east jerusalem, what happened fir

they started in earnest last object in occupied east jerusalem a palestinian on a motorbike fired shots at a member of the israeli police who was seriously wounded. he tried to escape but then shot at one of the police who were following him, one of those police officers was injured as well before the palestinian himself was shot dead. just hours before thesis rail ee border police had killed a 50 year old palestinian woman within the walls of jerusalem's old city. they say she had drawn a knife and teamed to stab one of the police officers. a palestinian eyewitness disputed that version of events, but all of this latest violence really comes against a backdrop of the israeli-palestinian peace process going nowhere >>> the attack in the city of jaffa happened near where the president joe biden was meeting the prime minister netanyahu. this is his first official trip to the region in six years. the obama administration is facing condemnation over whether it has abandoned hopes to below yek a peace deal-- on below broker a peace deal >> reporter: this was the last time he saw the p mchl a

. >>> two israeli policemen shot by a man on a motorbike in occupied east jerusalem. >>> we're in mexicohere a group of women have come up with a unique way to fight sexual harassment. ♪ >>> the u.n. is questioning the legality of an agreement that would see refugees and migrants in europe sent back to turkey. the refugee agency says it is concerned about whether safeguards will be in place to protect people. they reached a tentative agreement that will see all refugees and migrants arriving in greece sent back, and for each refugees returned a syrian in turkey would be resettled in europe. in that leaves 34,000 trapped in greece as they try to reach e.u. countries. many are in a refugee camp where health workers say 70% of the children are sick. our diplomatic editor has the latest now from the united nations in geneva. >> reporter: the unhcr are saying they were not privy or party in any way to this plan, and they are seeking urgent clarification from the european union. they say on first reading, though, they are very concerned. they gave a news conference here at the headquarters in

not long before that, that incident in occupied east jerusalem.ppened was two palestinians traveling in a car fired towards an israeli bus in the remote area. no one husband -- was hurt, but the israeli police gave chase and during that chase, the palestinians fired at a jew rich israeli, and wounded that person before being shot by the israeli police. tuesday there were incidents not just in occupied east jerusalem but in other parts of israel itself, including in the port city of jaffa outside of tel-aviv where a man committed several stabbings before being shot. and a palestinian attacker responsible for several different incidents. one of his victims an american tourist died of his wounds. that happened just down the road from where joe biden was holding a conference with the former president of israel after he just landed in the country. >>> the up surge in violence comes as he was saying during a visit by vice president joe biden. he criticized palestinian leaders for failing to condemn the attacks. >> you never need to doubt that the united

not long before that in east jerusalem, what happened first of all was that two palestinians travelling in a car fared towards an israeli bus. no-one was hurt in that incident, but the israeli police gave chase and during that chase the palestinians then fired at a man and they actually wounded that person before then being shot dead by the israeli police. on thus there were incidents not just in occupied east jerusalem, but in israel itself, including notably in the port city of jaffa where a man committed several stabbings before being shot, a palestinian attacker responsible for several different incidents. one of his victims an american tourist died of his wounds. that happened just down the road from where the u.s. vice president was holding a conference with the former president of israel after he had just lantd in the country >>> u.s. has condemned the stabbing attack which left that american tourist visiting israel dead. he was a management student and a retired army officer >>> there are new details this morning in contention with the killing of an armed protester by law enforc

. >> damascus gate, an integral part of east jerusalem, not anymore. the street market sellers have gone. there is now an eerie silence here. >> these days, the israeli forces are suspicious of everything. if your hands are inside your pockets, their hands will be on the trigger ready to shoot. the situation is really difficult. >> reporter: damascus gate has become a hot spot in the last six months. it has made the israeli government beef up security here. they now stand behind barriers, they didn't before. the trees are cut, so there is a clear view. we can only now stand in certain locations. these steps used to be full of people just sitting around and enjoying their day. now that is no longer allowed. there is security all around this area and there are sniper positions on either side of damascus gate. palestinians say this amounts to collective punishment. they are scared any wrong move could get you shot. walk inside the old city, this another street that has seen multiple attacks, and security is increased. mohammed says the situation has never

. >> reporter: a palestinian youth lies dead in the street in occupied east jerusalem. he was one of two plns fired fropalestinians,are pair shot di officers. the authorities say they are not taking any chance he prospect. >> when we can make arrests, we make arrests, when we have to open fire and may arrests and parenthesis thapprehend the ters what we do. to members of the public, as well as people walk around the streets, with our police officers, we have to shoot, and if necessary shoot and kill those terrorists. >> be in the occupied west bank another young palestinian was shot dead. israel forces said 16-year-old ahmed ahma tried to stab officers. when he heard the shots ahmed was about ten meters away from the soldiers. different soldiers arriving on the area fired at him on the ground. they left him bleeding for an hour. so many young palestinians have become what they called martyrs to the palestinian cause. but who will be involved in the next deadly incident or where that will be is virtually impossible. tuesday's renewed violence not only in the occupied ter

. >> reporter: a palestinian youth lies dead in the street in occupied east jerusalem. he was one of two palestinians who fired from their vehicle towards an israeli bus on thursday. police gave chase and they were shot dead by the officers. the authorities say they're not taking any chances. >> when we can make arrests we do. when we open a fire and arrest them. sometimes there is no choice when it is life threatening situations, we have to shoot and if necessary shoot and kim those terrorists. >> reporter: a short while later at a check point in the occupied west bank at palestinian was shot dead. >> translation: this man was approaching the check point in his car. when we heard the shots he was about ten metres away from the soldiers. different soldiers arriving on the scene fired at him on the ground. they left him bleeding for an hour >> reporter: the whole town has gathered here to bury him, just one of so many palestinians who become what they call martyrs to the palestinian cause, but predicting who will be in the next deadly incident or where that will be is vi

stephanie dekker, al jazeera, occupied east jerusalem. >> ireland is commemorating 100 years since the easter rising rebel i don't kno rebellion. they are remembering the 100 irish volunteers who lost their lives. 150 men stormed the capital office and unfurled the irish flag. after five days of shelling from the british they surrendered and were later executed. in 1921 the irish free state was established. just a reminder you can keep up-to-date with all the news on our website at www.aljazeera.com. era.com.

they moved to a small apartment in east jerusalem because the city was divided into a jewish and an arab city. and in 1967, the six-day war happened when the israelis invaded jerusalem and conquered it. we have lived under the israeli occupation ever since, always longing to go back to our ancestral homes. >> and my father's story that we left the home that he was born in and his father, etc., always was with us. >> whenever i walk here i feel as though i'm walking with a shiver in my body. like i feel at home. they used to have the stables down there. and actually, this is my father's room right there. for threes three years i would say easily 50-year-old trees. because my father, when he came here, he said he remember when they left here they were a little bit taller than him. >> i was born the first generation to be born outside our house. to take someone's home is like worse than ripping the hrt away from their body. >> i took david to meet my childhood friend. he and i went to the same school. i went afterwards to the united states, and he went to greece to study denyivityry, but he

palestinians and american have been killed after a wave of violence in occupied east jerusalem. u.s. states are holding democratic and republic primaries including michigan and faced a serious water crisis and the city of flint was contaminated with lead. let's take a closer look at our top story, the proposal sent to -- to send refugees and migrants back to turkey, at the moment there are around 35,000 refugees inside greece, they won't be affected by this deal but their numbers are growing and officials say at least 3,000 people on greek shores every single day. if the deal between turkey and eu is finalized each person arriving in greece will be returned to turkey. there are more than 2.7 million registered refugees already living in turkish camps and the deal will see one syrian refugee from those camps granted entry into europe. with the charity save the children which has described the deal as a tit for tat game played with innocent human lives and joins us from greece just ten minutes away and a warm welcome to the program and thanks for being with us and before we talk a

he carried out a stabbing attack in east jerusalem along with his 15-year-old cousin hasan who was shot dead. 14-year-old dima was arrested for allegedly carrying a knife. she's currently serving a four and a half month sentence in an israeli adult jail. her family have no direct contact with her. >> translator: they withdrew her father's work permit and imposed a huge fine upon us. we miss her, it's very different in the house now. >> for dima's family this is clearly a difficult time. in age 12 she is the youngest palestinian in annal israeli jail. upsurge in violence began last october. for this organization for palestinian rights it's part of a disturbing cycle of events. >> israeli force he are allowed to use live ammunition during protests which will increase the mill tried zone in which these children are growing up in. so children are forced to pass through checkpoints, forced to interact with settlers, soldiers all the time including their daily life. >> reporter: dima's brothers and sisters are looking forward to having her home again but it's hard to say what the long term ef

wounded a palestinian police officers in east jerusalem before being shot dead .his comes as the u.s. vice president is in israel and is attending an event nearby. the u.s. presidential race, republican and democratic frontrunners, donald trump and hillary clinton, are hoping to extend their lead to in four states. the biggest prize is michigan. nick bryant is there. been following these races closely. every time we say this is a critical day, why does michigan matter? what we are looking for is evidence that donald trump has peaked and the anti-trump forces are impeding his progress to the nomination. they will not hold it -- halt it , but they are hoping to slow it down. there is evidence that is happening. over the weekend, he lost maine and kansas to his main conservative rival ted cruz. a lot of people are disgusted by his performance in the debate last thursday, where he boasted about the size of his manhood. many mention that as they were going to the polls as the reason to why it disqualifies him for the presidency. prior to super tuesday, donald trump was

he carried out a stabbing attack in occupied east jerusalem along with his cousin who was shot dead. in some cases they're even younger. this 12-year-old was arrested at the entrance to an illegal settlement near hebron for allegedly carrying a knives were she's currently serving a 4.5 month sustains. >> they imposed a huge fine on us. her sentence is disproportiona disproportionate. four and a half months is a long time. it's very different in the house now. >> for her family this is clearly a difficult time. at the wage of 12 she's the youngest flip in an israel jail, but there were 400 other behind bars. for this organization of palestinian rights it's part of an disturbing cycle of events. it will increase the, and they're forced to interact with soldiers all the time. >> her brothers and sisters are looking forward to having her home again, but it's hard to say what the long-term effects will be on her and her family. al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >> german chancellor angela merkel said she will continue with her existing refugee policy despite her party suffering heavy

an increase in attacks on individuals which really started in earnest last october in occupied east jerusalem a palestinian on a motorbike fired shots at a member of the israeli police who was seriously wounded. he tried to escape but then shot by a police officer shot him dead. the border police had killed a 50-year-old palestinian woman within the walls of jerusalem's old city. she had drawn a knife and attempted to stab one of the police officers. a palestinian eyewitness disputed that version of events, but all of this latest violence really comes against a backdrop of the israeli palestinian peace process going absolutely nowhere >>> the attack in the city of jaffa happened close to the area where vice president joe biden was meeting the former prime minister and also the netanyahu on wednesday. the obama administration is facing criticism over whether it has abandoned its efforts to broker a peace deal between israel and the palestinians. a look at u.s. efforts to restart that process. >> reporter: this was the last time john kerry saw the israeli prime minister and president which did

. >>> now to a developing story in occupied east jerusalem an israeli man was stabbed in a suburb ofviv, the alleged attacker, a palestinian was killed by police. and then in a separate incident two israeli police have been shotted in the head from a palestinian man who opened mire from a motorbike. and later police shot dead a palestinian woman who say they tried to stab officers. >>> individuals and organizations accused of being responsible for developing weapons of mass destruction will be placed on a blacklist. >>> families of the missing passengers who were on board flight mh-370 have been holding a vigil to mark the second anniversary of the plane's disappearance. in beijing families of the missing demanded answers as they protested outside of a buddhist temple. florence looi has more on the investigation and the anniversary. >> reporter: the second anniversary of the disappearance of flight mh-370 was marked in malaysia in a rather low-key manner. politicians held a minute of silence in parliament behind me, to remember all 239 people who were on board the plane when it disap

shot dead by police in separate incidents after allegedly trying to kill an israeli in occupied east jerusalema palestinian killed one man, believed to have been an american, and stabbed several israelis. he was then shot and killed by israeli police. joe biden arrived in israel as a two day visit as part of a regional tour of the mideast. nadine barber reports these attacks on tuesday are a reminder of the low level that on going violence, and an increase in attacks on individuals which really started in even nest last october. a palestinian on a motor bike fired shot as a member of the israeli police one of those was injured as well before the palestinian himself was shot dead. but all of this latest violence really comes against a back drop of the israeli palestinian peace process, going absolutely nowhere. >> the obama administration is facing credit 6 over whether abandons it's efforts to broker a peace deal between israelis and palestinians. a look at u.s. efforts to restart the process. this was the last time that john kerry saw the israeli prime minister, and the last time he met with

the incident happened in the remote area of occupied east jerusalem.no-one on board the bus was heard. on tuesday four palestinians were shot dead by police in separate incidents. one happened in the port city of jaffa where a palestinian killed an american and stabbed eight israelis. he was then shot and killed by israeli police. that incident happened close to the area where the u.s. vice president joe biden was meeting the former president peres. he is also meeting with netanyahu on wednesday. politicians in myanmar are due to choose a new president following decades of military rule and despite victory in last year's election opposition leader aung san suu kyi is unlikely to become the next leader. wayne hay reports from the capital. >> reporter: ever since the national league for democracy party won november's election, the question has been who will be the next president of myanmar. under the constitution the n.l.d.'s leader aung san suu kyi cannot become the president because there's a clause that states that anyone who has immediate family memb

. >> reporter: in places like occupied east jerusalem, each attack called for tighter security. in the absence few expect the death on either side to end soon. without meaningful negotiations >>> japanese judges ordered two nuclear reactors at a planted in takahama be shut. the ruling coming two days before the fifth anniversary of the fukushima nuclear disaster. harry fawcett reports from fukushima, where the clean-up has only just begun. >> reporter: this man guides me through the main street of the home town, past the shop where he gets ice cream to a chinese restaurant that made the best rum and noodles in the world. this is not far from the power plant. this person takes monthly trips, documenting what is happening inside the exclusion zone. amid the obstruction and abandonment he find signs of hopes. the magical appearance of a new gate in a shrine. an area designated to store waste. >> they praise those people. they made the gate. >> reporter: it's a big thing. >> yes . >> reporter: his home is empty, abandoned in moments five long years ago. he's determined to keep a sen

not long before that, the incident in east jerusalem.estinians traveling in a car fired towards an israeli bus. no one husband hurt in that incident, but the israeli police gave chase and during that chase, the palestinians then fired at a jewish israeli and they -- actually wounded that -- that person, before then being shot dead by the -- by the israeli police. on tuesday there were incidents not just in occupied west bank, but in other parts, in israel itself, including notably in the port city of jaffa outside of tel-aviv where a man committed several stabbings before being shot dead. one of his victims, an american tourist died of his wounds, and that happened just down the road from u.s. vice president joe biden was holding a conference with the former president of israel after he had just landed in the country. >>> and that is nadim baba for us in jerusalem. the u.s. condemning that stabbing attack that nadim was just talking about. taylor force was a management student ativan der belt university, and a retired army officer. he wa

he'd carried out a stabbing attack in occupied east jerusalem along with his 15-year-old cousin who was shot dead. in some cases, they are younger. a 12-year-old was arrested recently at the entrance to an illegal settlement near hebron for allegedly carrying a knife. she is serving a sentence in an adult jail. her family have no direct contact with her. >> they imposed a huge fine on that us. her sentence is disproportionate. four and a half months is a long time. we miss her whenever we sit down for meals. it's very different in the house now. >> for the family, this is clearly a difficult time. at the age of 12, she's the youngest palestinian in an israeli jail but there are around 400 other children behind bars and juveniles make up half of the 4,000 palestinians that israel's detained since the current upsurge in violence began last october. for this organization for palestinian rights, it's part of a disturbing cycle of events. >> security forces are allowed to use live ammunition, excessive force in protest, which will increase the militarized zone in which children are growing u

the incident happened in the remote area of occupied east jerusalem. in the occupied west bank, a palestinian was shot dead after attempting to stob an israeli soldier. the ut s vase president is meeting with israel's prime minister. u.s. is facing criticism over the lack of progress and efforts to broker a settlement between israel and the palestinians. >> we have taken many steps in recent months to fight palestinian terrorism and we're taking even stronger measures now. i believe that to fight terrorism all civilised societies must stand together and israel has many partners in this decisive battle. we have no better partner than the united states of america. it is a partnership anchored in common values, confronting common enemies an striving for a more secure prosperous and peaceful future. >> you never need a doubt that the u.s. has israel's back and we know israel has our back as well. it is not a one-way street. we're committed to making sure that israel can defend itself against all threats. it is critical because israel lives in a very tough

palestinian witness said the 50-year-old was not carrying a knife when police opened fire in occupied east jerusalem. 188 palestinians have been killed in similar incidents over the past five months, along with 28 israelis. >>> the u.s. military says it's killed more than 150 al shabab fighter issue an air attack in somalia. the u.s. figure of the number of deaths they say is exaggerated. >> mogadishu has been the target of many al shabab attacks, but not today. it's not known whether the capital was of the intended target, but the pentagon said it thwart a major al shabab offensive by using drones and other aircraft to attack an al shabab training camp. >> the fighters who were scheduled to depart the camp posed an imminent threat to u.s. and african mission forces in somalia. their ravel, the ravel of those terrorist fighters degrade al shabab's ability to meet objects i have somalia. >> the camp is 120 mill meters norse of the the capitol, a remote location to try to escape constant surveillance by u.s. aircraft. that doesn't appear to have worked. the pentagon says the camp has been monitored fo

one it says: over the last six months there has been a wae of violence in israel and occupied east jerusalem. the historic landmark damascus debate has become a hot spot for unrest. many palestinians have been killed over attempted and alleged stabbings and shootings at israeli security forces. more on how this violence is affecting life in the city. >> reporter: damascus gate debate-- debate. the busiest entrance to the old city. not any more. the street market sellers have gone, there is now an eerie silence here. >> translation: these days the israeli forces are suspicious of everything. if your hands are inside your pockets their hands will be on the trigger ready to shoot. the situation is really difficult. >> reporter: damascus gate has become a hot spot during the last six months of attempted stabbings and shootings. it has made the israeli government beef up security here. they stand behind barriers they didn't before. more security cameras and the trees have been cut so there is a clearview. we are told we can no longer film here freely as we used to. we can only stand in certain lo

imtiaz tyab has more from east jerusalem. >> reporter: this was the scene inside the parliamentary offices of israel constitutional law and justice committee. it just announced a bill allowing for expulsion of sitting mps if enough lawmakers were in favor of it. these israeli-palestinian members of parliament were escortout of thescorted out of . joint list a coalition of israeli-palestinian political parties, he says other political parities have targeted palestinians, earlier this year he was suspended by an ethics committee for four months after he met with the families of palestinians killed by israeli forces after allegedly carrying out attacks. gatta says if the so-called suspension bill is passed and used against members of parliament he would resign in protest. >> i'm angry, in the knesset this serves as serious punishment or sanction used, only upon arab icic members gln prime minister benjamin netanyahu has called on his party members to vote in favor of it. if at least 90 members of knesset voted in favor of suspending them, a potential law that israeli rights groups had describ

. >> which discussions, for example, would you want israel to stop building settlements in east jerusalem and the west bank? >> i'm going to discuss that in one and a half hours from now? >> can you give us a sense? >> i really can't. the biggest thing from my standpoint, there has to be a different way, there has to be a different attitude. of all the deals that i've ever seen, this is the one that's the most difficult. not the iran deal, which was a horrible deal, and we wouldn't want to have a deal like that. one other thing, i don't like the united nations getting involved in the negotiation. this has to be a deal between the palestinians and the israelis. you can't force a deal down the throats of both, but you know it will be a bad deal for israel if they do that. so i would veto a deal with the united nations. if the united nations forces a deal, i would veto that immediately. >> you would use the u.s. veto at the security council? >> that's not what deal making is about. that's not what you could -- they have to make their own deal. and i will try as president -- now, everybody ha

. >> reporter: in places like occupied east jerusalem, each attack called for tighter security. in the absence few expect the death on either side to end soon. >> reporter: let's get more on this now. the fellow of a think tank, thank you for speaking to us. an interesting time for joe biden to be in israel, coinciding with intentions we have seen recently. can you give us context, what he is hoping to accomplish while he is there. >> there's two things under way. one is a set of negotiations that are continuing about how big the next grant of money from the u.s., the military, will be. we are running to the end of a 10 year 30 billion gift to the israeli military. that 10 year period will be up in 2018. the negotiations is under way. the israelis ask for a starting point of 40 billion, with a half a billion or more of additional gifts from the u.s. to various weapon systems. that's an aspect that we are hearing about. the other part has to do with president obama's legacy. he is concerned while there's a recognition of a possibility of new talks in a two-state solution, there's

. >> damascus gate, an integral part of life in east jerusalem and known to be the busiest brass into the old cit city--entrance into the old city, not any more. the street markets are gone and there is an eerie silence here. >> these days they're suspicious of everything. the situation is really difficult. >> damascus gate has become a hot spot. it has made the israel government beef up security here. they now stand behind bar years, the trees have been cut so there is a clear view. we're told we can no longer film freedomly here as we used to. we can now only stand in certain locations. these steps used to be full of people sitting around and enjoying their day. now that is no longer allowed. there is security all around this evening, and there are positions opposite either side. >> many say this amounts to collective punishment, and many tell that's they are scared of any wrong move that will get them shot. the area has been evacuation against security and has been increased. this shop owner has been here for 40 years. he said the situation has never been so bad. >> this is the wor

he carried out a stabbing attack in occupied east jerusalem along with his 15-year-old cousin who was shot dead. in some cases they were even younger. 14-year-old was arrested for allegedly carrying a knife. she is currently serving a four and a half year sentence in an israeli jail. her family have no contact with her. >> translator: they removed her father's work permit and imposed a heavy fine on us. we miss her when we sit down o r a meal. it is very hard on the family. >> reporter: at the age of 12 she is the youngest but there are over 400 palestinians behind bars, and juveniles make up over half of those jailed. it is part of a disturbing cycle of events. s. >> israeli forces are allowed to use live ammunition. which will increase the hypermilhypermilitarized zone. children are forced to pass through checkpoints, they are forced to interact with soldiers every day in their daily life. >> it is hard to say what the long term effects of her experiences will be on her and her family. nadim baba, al jazeera, occupied west bank. >>> german chancellor angela merkel says she will cont

. >>> breaking news now out of occupied east jerusalem. tting reports that two israeli policeman have been shot in the head near damascus gate. one is seriously injured. earlier a palestinian woman was shot by police, and another was shot east of tel-aviv. we'll bring you more on that story when we get it. >> now time for all of the sports. >>> the highest paid female sports star of the past decade has admitted to failing a drug test. maria sharapova has tested positive for a banned substance. >> i made a huge mistake, and i -- i have let my fans down. i have let this sport down that i have been playing since the age of four that i love so deeply. >> reporter: the admission has shocked the world of tennis. >> i wanted to let you know that a few days ago, i received a letter from the itf that i had failed a drug test at the australian open. i did fail the test, and i take full responsibility for it. >> reporter: the drug was prescribed by her family doctor for the past ten years for health reasons. it aids oxygen uptake and endurance. it is

this is the east jerusalem entrance to the old city. it's also where one of the attack happened yesterday including the attack in the old city of joppa. in tel aviv, that's where the 22-year-old palestinian man according to police went on a stabbing rampage. killing taylor forest and wounding 12 others before being shot and killed during a foot chase. you see the dramatic video when that happens. as he's running he stopped at one point, goes back a couple paces and stats somebody in their car before going around a couple other cars then you hear the gunshot and that's when he was shot and killed. vice president biden is here in israel. he condemned last night attack and also several attacks that happened today including a shooting that occurred close to damascusgate as well . the vice president met with prime minister netanyahu, and read israeli president criticizing palestinian leaders for not condemning the recent violence. in fact, palestinian authority resident mahmoud abbas party actually applauded the attacker in joppa last night,