a tunnel running beneath occupied east jerusalem why it's triggering a new controversy. a return to the wild we visit a father in england to see why it's gone back to its roots and in sports the most successful side in the history of the couple america won't be adding to their 15 titles. now after months of protests controversial polls have closed in albania let's go to lauren taylor now with more from our european broadcasts and lauren. thanks martin yes albanians a very heated cools to avoid violence in the marrow elections which of course political turmoil in the country and to government demonstrations have been demanding the resignation of the prime minister at the rama and calling it for a new general elections let's get to john surfaces in tirana for us i suppose a close now what's the latest. the lower and i'm standing in front of one of the counting senses in toronto where ballot boxes of being concentrated from voting centers all over the city vans a been driving up here unloading boxes and then going off for more of the bowels of the voting centers closed abou

the tunnel runs underneath the east jerusalem palestinian neighborhood of silwan and comes out on the other side of the war on the other side of that wall is the western wall now having to senior u.s. officials present at the u.n. organization of this tunnel is yet a further and dorfman by the americans that they recognize the whole city of jerusalem as the capital of israel this this is the truth whether you believe or not i mean the people that that discovered this these are largely secular archaeologists scientists no particular agenda this is the truth and the truth is the only foundation on which peace will come to this area the palestinians will tell you that this is another attempt by israel to raise the historic palestinian connection to this land they want to sit there has so it just for him i am here thousands of jews were not allowed to me and to my family for in total this tunnels a warm israeli activist group says what we government is doing isn't trenching its sovereignty over the old city reshaping its historical landscape that israel is government has confirmed the dea

israel to grab more land once completed the wall will stretch through the occupied west bank and east jerusalem that's a length of over 700 kilometers it's affected the lives of hundreds of thousands of palestinians and the number over illegal israeli settlements has gone up in the meantime we're bringing our guests in just a moment but 1st need to abraham sets up our discussion from. the town of be in a bell and northeast of jerusalem has been living in the shadow for 15 years. its economy was booming in the 1990 s. when the town in jerusalem to many cities in the occupied west bank. it looks more like a ghost town now. since the israeli government ordered the building of the separation 12002 the wall has blocked the town's main road limiting access to people and products hundreds of shops have closed their doors and thousands of people have left. carpenter is one of a few who decided to keep his business open but it's very different to when he entered the workshop in the year 2009. no the only carpenters there are him and his partner like the town's economy their business has been cut back. t

hundreds of humans from east jerusalem and from west bank are also so when they when they are not going to effect any money whether or. means that those who were already big it will not bury their hands. obviously known peace process will will will be achieved without dealing with the settlements issue so it's as if netanyahu is claiming that there is open and his government is open and sponsored actually is open to negotiation and saints are they are ruling out the one main conditions for the. crosses to take place so there's a lot of controversy and people who sit by me say in this statement the palestinians say at least one and a half 1000 all of trade is have been set on fire and putting south of nablus by illegal israeli settlers according to the un the illegal settlers have destroyed more than $4000.00 on of trains since the start of the scare. and in the same year recorded 178 incidents of settler related damage to palestinian properties. there's very government has reportedly enlisted its intelligence agency to counteract the palestinian led campaign against israeli oppression s

the town of east of jerusalem has been living in the shadow for 15 years. its economy was booming in the 1990 s. when the town in jerusalem to many cities in the occupied west bank. it looks more like a ghost town now. since the israeli government ordered the building of the separation 12002 the wall has blocked the town's main road limiting access to people and products hundreds of shops have closed their doors and thousands of people have left carpenter is one of a few who decided to keep his business open but it's very different to when he entered the workshop in the year 2009. no the only carpenters there are him and his partner like the town's economy their business has been cut right back. this is one of the most vivid areas and were a few meters away from an israeli industrial area this area was bustling with businesses and people going back and forth now we rely on a few customers the contrast between the 2 sides of the wall can be seen vividly here and also heard on the israeli side there is the loud noise of construction works on the palestinian s

israel to grab more land once completed the ball will stretch through the occupied west bank and east jerusalem as a length of over 700 kilometers it's affected the lives of hundreds of thousands of palestinians and the number over illegal israeli settlements has gone up in the meantime we're bringing our guests in just a moment but 1st need to abraham sets up our discussion from. the town of be in a bell and northeast of jerusalem has been living in the shadow for 15 years. its economy was booming in the 1990 s. when the town didn't jerusalem too many cities in the occupied west bank. it looks more like a ghost town now. says the israeli government ordered the building of the separation 12002 the wall has blocked the town's main road limiting access to people and products hundreds of shops have closed their doors and thousands of townspeople have left. carpenter is one of a few who decided to keep his business open but it's very different to when he entered the workshop in the year 2009. no the only carpenters there are him and his partner like the town's economy their business has been cut ba

ambassar in east jerusalem. reporter: off with a bang as the u.s.mbassy gets fired up for independence day. its close relations with israel's right wing government are also on display. >> it's wonderful to have the greatest power on earth not opposing the jewish state butpp ting the jewish state. what a twist.er repofor these people, it really adds to the celebrations that this party is taking place in jerusalem for the first time. itst israelis were delighted when the u.s. moveembassy from tel aviv to hear last year. -- to here last year, but palestians were furious, saying their claims to the city were overlooked. and other changes have worried them since. up for discussion at this gathering, washington's latest efforts to broker an israel-palestinian peace deal. >> we might get there if people stop pretending settlements, or what i like to call neighborhoods and cities, are the reason for the lack of peace. reporter: jewish settlements are seen as illegal under international law, although israeli authorities disagree, and left-wing israelis worry

better security the wall now stretches more than 700 kilometers in the occupied west bank and east jerusalem affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of palestinians rights groups say it's allowed israelis to confiscate palestinian land to build more illegal settlements palestinians say the wall is a symbol of the israeli occupation and they're demanding freedom of movement or the israeli wall divides many communities including the palestinian town of beer in the occupied west bank brahim has been seeing how the town of being a bell and who is east of jerusalem has been living in the shadow for 15 years. its economy was booming in the 1990 s. when the town doing jerusalem to many cities in the occupied west bank. it looks more like a ghost town now. since the israeli government ordered the building of the separation wall 2002 the wall has blocked the town's mean to limiting access to people and products hundreds of shops have closed their doors and thousands of townspeople have left. carpenter is one of a few who decided to keep his business open but it's very different to when he entere

in the israeli agenda is to grab more vans to push more people out especially those living in east jerusalem the wall helps israel build more settlements extending existing ones and consolidate them in the palestinian territory our own 65 percent of the israeli separation wall is complete their rest is under construction and when it's finished is expected to take up to 10 percent of all land in the occupied west bank many palestinians say the main purpose of israel's policy is to make life so unbearable they have no option but to leave. the occupied west bank. i'm standing right by part of the separation walls of its offensive into double fitness with the road for the military going down the middle behind me on the end of the row house is slated for demolition by the israeli supreme court because they agree with the military's argument that it is too close for security purposes to the war not only that house but 16 of the properties in this area including but one behind me that slated for demolition now even though these properties have been given approval by the palestinian or for it to be

diplomats took part in the opening of a tourist site dug under palestinian homes in east jerusalem u.s. ambassador to israel david friedman and donald trump's peace envoy jason green plants were filmed enthusiastically hammering the wall leading to the pilgrimage road size as part of the opening ceremony the tunnel was opened without the permission of palestinian residents some of whom reportedly had to leave their houses due to the excavation. this is not a u.s. ambassador it is an extremist as ray was with green work also the digging underneath so we're. palestinian town. trying to legalize colonial practices in jerusalem by using a religious cover friedman and greenblatt already to freak history for this colonial purpose. the us middle east peace envoy has responded that palestine should recognize history and stop pretending it isn't true gideon levy columnist at israel's haaretz newspaper sais such behavior by american officials is dangerous. the current american is in its relation. to putin and to their long policy of the united states in the middle east told police nor the intern

soldiers have fired tear gas at palestinians protesting the demolition of their homes in occupied east jerusalem this week the houses that were the homeless were on land controlled by the palestinian authority but their owners lost the 7 year legal battle to overturn an israeli military eviction order the un and various human rights groups have condemned the destruction but matheson has. just a few moments ago the prayers here in what he called most ended and the violence began it started when a group of palestinian protesters who'd also been holding prayers further up the hill started to make their way down carrying palestinian flags the group on this side of the fence which is the occupied east jerusalem side of the fence started to make their way towards the fence as well in order to try to meet the opposing group in the middle as the security forces came down and attempted to stop the 3 protesters from throwing rocks and stones into the road the number of rocks began to increase we saw some tear gas being fired further up the hill the whole process of the demolitions has been proved talkativ

that they have difficulties to getting building permits in east jerusalem and miss makes it difficult to expand the palestinian neighborhoods . usually you know demolitions are not uncommon in those parts but this is certainly one of the largest demolition complaints that we've been seeing here in the past years and also the e.u. and the un had called on the authorities to refrain from those demolitions but that didn't work out. so much for bringing us up to date on the situation with these demolitions in jerusalem a spree of you know some of the other stories making news today britain's prime minister treason is to chair a further session of the government's emergency committee to decide on new sanctions against iran after the seizure of the british flag will tanker stand and piro run claims the ship failed to respond to distress calls after hitting a fishing vessel. state's east coast and midwest are struggling to deal with the severe heat wave that's led to at least 6 deaths some 95000000 people are under i heat warning or advisory with temperatures climbing above 36 degrees celsiu

countries after its military forces destroyed palestinian homes in east jerusalem in a joint statement cosigned by france britain and spain germany says it is deeply concerned about those demolitions israeli authorities say the buildings were high security risk. in east jerusalem today is the day after and all that is left are piles of rubble eateries here is stunned. this is politics it's not about security i just want to say out of here quotes. on monday israeli soldiers demolished 4 palestinian houses and more are said to follow this follows a ruling by israeli's highest court which took years to decide the court ruled the building stood too close to israel's security fence. minister gilad aired on tweeted that the house is endangered israel security terrorists could use them as a base from which to attack. palestinians are protesting the ruling they say international law allows them to build here and the palestinian authority illegally approved the construction. the e.u. has also condemned the demolitions calling them largely illegal. we expect the easterly authorities to minutely

since which is the occupied east jerusalem side of the fence started to make their way towards the fences well in order to try to meet the opposing group in the middle as the security forces came down and attempted to stop the thought the protesters from throwing rocks and stones into the road a number of rocks began to increase we saw some tear gas being fired.

sanctions movement say they're not being targeted by rightwing nationalists hari forsett occupied east jerusalem. in january this video of a university professor arguing with a student over her decision to were army uniform to class turned into a major controversy for the hebrew university in jerusalem. a lot of the professor carol he'll finish can be heard telling the students she's naive if she thinks she can wear the uniform and expect to be treated as a civilian university apologized taking out advertisement encouraging students on mandatory national service to attend in uniform professor who preach maintained at the student to deliberately initiated the confrontation she later decided to stop teaching following hate mail and reported death threats the video was released by a right wing prosiness organization called interred sue it has long campaigned against what it calls attempts to undermine the state of israel from within in recent weeks it's launched a website publicly naming dozens of leftwing academics who made accuses of doing exactly that the website new york professor lists 85 acad

the tunnel runs underneath the east jerusalem palestinian neighborhood of silwan and comes out on the other side of that war on the other side of that wall is the western wall now having 2 senior u.s. officials present the own organization of this tunnel is yet a further and dorfman by the americans that they recognize the whole city of jerusalem as the capital of israel this this is the truth whether you believe or not i mean the people that that discovered this these are largely secular archaeologists scientists no particular agenda this is the truth and the truth is the only foundation on which peace will come to this area the palestinians will tell you that this is another attempt by israel to raise the historic palestinian connection to this land they want to assert that has so it just for him i am here thousands of jews were not allowed to me and to my family for in toto this was a warm israeli activist group says what we government is doing is an trenching its sovereignty over the old city reshaping its historical landscape and israel as government has confirmed the death of a

has just taken about 2 hours for about 50 percent of that house to be destroyed now we are in east jerusalem let me show you cross the road back is the west bank and there's a house that was probably standing just up again about 2 hours ago that is now being called into rubble there this is all happening because as you mentioned a military really that was made about 8 years ago where which said that nothing could be constructed within about 250 meters all of the separation wall that the separation wall here in this neighborhood runs up the center of the road and you can see obviously how close these buildings have been built these buildings have been built since the ruling came into effect bought this whole neighborhood falls under the control of the administration control. of the palestinian authority are the people who built these houses that they were and had all the permits and all the authorizations to be able to go ahead and do this but no israeli authorities are saying that does not stand in the face of the military really that was made 8 years ago and these houses have to come down.

he was detained at his home in occupied east jerusalem police haven't explained why he was detained but his lawyer says it's in relation to a recent visit other chilean president to the al aqsa mosque compound a dommy had accompanied chile's leader during his tour of the site in the past israel has regarded similar tours as a violation of its sovereignty the palestinian authority has condemned plans by u.s. and israeli officials to an over a take contested archaeological site pilgrimage road the tunnel located in occupied east jerusalem which has been under israeli occupation since 967 it lies beneath the sill one neighborhood going from the pool of special arm to near the western wall where the tunnel was excavated over the last 6 years by the israeli antiquities authority it was discovered in 2004 during repairs after sewage pipe burst in the middle of the civil one neighborhood. e.u. leaders are meeting in brussels for a 2nd time to try and decide who will get the block's top job as the dutch socialist finest germans is the current favorite to take over from. the next european commis

way down carrying palestinian flags the group on this side of the fence which is the occupied east jerusalem side of the fence started to make their way towards the fence as well in order to try to meet the opposing group in the middle as the security forces came down in the trenches to stop the 1st the protesters from throwing rocks and stones into the road the number of rocks began to increase we saw some tear gas being fired further up the hill the whole process of the demolitions has been improved vocative since monday since the houses here in what he called were destroyed by the israeli military and there has been a tremendous concern that what have up until now been peaceful protests against these demolitions is going to turn into a situation like this. all this comes after palestinian celebrated their traditional heritage day with a march through the city of ramallah in the occupied west bank those taking part world traditional dresses and song folk songs as a way to mount think culture but also as a form of protest in the abraham has more. thing is came here today to say that they're

way down carrying palestinian flags the group on this side of the fence which is the occupied east jerusalem side of the fence started to make their way towards the fence as well in order to try to meet the opposing group in the middle as the security forces came down and attempted to stop the 3 protesters from throwing rocks and stones into the road the number of rocks began to increase we saw some tear gas being fired further up the hill the whole process of these the demolitions has been provocative since monday since the houses here in what he called those were destroyed by the israeli military and that has been a tremendous concern that what have up until now been peaceful protests. it's against these demolitions is going to turn into a situation like this. u.s. president donald trump has accused his french counterpart of fearlessness over adat digital services tax trump tweeted that he would announce substantial reciprocal action intake he may tax french wine france has 3 percent digital taxes to be levied on sales generated by multinational firms like google the trumpet ministration a

have condemned the destruction of. 2 hotels in the christian quarter of the old city in occupied east jerusalem will be taken over by a group of jewish settlers it's part of their long term plan to change the centuries old religious and ethnic makeup of the area it brings an end to a 14 year legal battle bernard smith reports. in the christian quarter of jerusalem's old city the imperial hotel built by the greek orthodox church has welcomed pilgrims and tourists for 130 years the property is one of 3 now in the hands of a settler group called attar at carni. this is my father with king crossing the did johnny family has managed the imperial for 70 years they've been served with an eviction notice of who will lead to johnny there's only pressure from the jordanian palestinian and greek governments can save them if they feel maybe a friend then i'm sort of say that one day to see that jeff i gave. the club square will be in the hands of these settlers if they can if i don't see nobody cares about what is happening in l. . jerusalem's old city is shared between jews christians and muslims it's a d

way down carrying palestinian flags the group on this side of the fence which is the occupied east jerusalem side of the fence started to make their way towards the fence as well in order to try to meet the opposing group in the middle as the security forces came down in the trenches to stop the 3 protesters from throwing rocks and stones into the road the number of rocks began to increase we saw some tear gas being fired further up the hill the whole process of the demolitions has been proved talkative since monday since the houses here in what he called were destroyed by the israeli military and there has been a tremendous concern that what have up until now been peaceful protests against these demolitions is going to turn into a situation like this. destruction of the amazon rain forest is fast approaching a level from which it may not recover that's according to satellite data from brazil's government here is the $4.00 cost here is the forest rather in 2001 millions of square kilometers which helped stabilize.

protests are expected later on friday in occupied east jerusalem where almost $100.00 palestinian homes were demolished by the israelis on monday but houses in the area of while hamas on land controlled by the palestinian authority were bulldozed despite warnings from the un and the e.u. homeowners have lost the 7 year long legal battle to overturn an israeli military eviction order rob matheson joins us live from where the hamas in occupied east jerusalem how the process shaping up now rob. and so far sam we haven't seen any sign of protests we have seen about 200 people here who have been gathering for friday prayers here in what a homeless as a gesture of solidarity with the families and the palestinians who lost their homes when the israeli military engineers destroyed them demolished them back on monday i'm going to comment just to come across to a left hand side you'll be able to see this pile of rubble used to be a 2 story house this used to be home to 2 families it to rest and 2 hours to reduce it to what you see and if i can ask for my just to move slightly further to the right

tear gas at palestinians protesting against this week's demolition of their homes and occupied east jerusalem the houses that are on land controlled by the palestinian authority but their owners lost a 7 year long battle to overturn an israeli military eviction order the un and various human rights organizations have condemned the destruction correspondent matheson has more from that. just a few moments ago the prayers here in what he called most ended and the violence began it started when a group of palestinian protesters who also been holding prayers further up the hill started to make their way john kerry palestinian the group on this side of the fence which is the occupied east jerusalem side of the fence started to make their way towards the fence as well in order to try to meet the opposing group in the middle as the security forces came down in the trenches to stop the thoughts the protesters from throwing rocks and stones into the road the number of rocks began to increase we saw some tear gas being fired further up the hill the whole process of these the demolitions has been pulled

way down carrying palestinian flags the group on this side of the fence which is the occupied east jerusalem side of the fence started to make their way towards the fence as well in order to try to meet the opposing group in the middle as the security forces came down in the trenches to stop the 3 protesters from throwing rocks and stones into the road they number of rocks began to increase we saw some tear gas being fired further up the hill the whole process took place the demolitions has been improved bucketed since monday since the houses here in what he homes were destroyed by the israeli military and there has been a tremendous concern that what have up until now being peaceful protests against these demolitions is going to turn into a situation like this. it. is observing 7 days of mourning for its president. who died on thursday aged 92 he'll be remembered for guiding china's here into a new era of democracy has more from the capital to. the body of president but it's being taken back to his official residence in carthage as tributes to his role in establishing democracy in tunisia f

for now from the demolition of homes in occupied east jerusalem now tear gas is fired at palestinian protesters. and score to premier league football a survive an unexpected attack and he will be here with that story. now the u.n. is demanding an immediate action after the west mediterranean tragedy so far this year 40 bodies have been pulled from the water and as many as $150.00 refugees and migrants are feared to have drowned off the coast of libya around $300.00 people were on board true boats that left the town of homs east of the capital tripoli. anderson pat reports. of put her children on a wooden boat she was trying to make it to europe by any means possible instead the journey became the worst tragedy this year in the mediterranean sea nearly 150 passengers were rescued by local fishermen her son wasn't one of them she's blaming international organizations for a lack of support among the invisible i lost my 7 year old child i don't want anything now except to go back to my country sudan to die there. survivors were returned to libya a primary departure point for people fleei

and israel authorities have begun demolishing dozens of palestinian homes in east jerusalem israeli officials say that the buildings were constructed illegally and constitute a security threat as they lie too close to a security wall separating jerusalem and the west bank but the demolition has sparked international criticism the european union and the united nations are calling for it's a v. v. it halts. smashing through concrete breaking international law according to the palestinian authority heavy machinery turns palestinian homes in this district to rubble backed by hundreds of israeli troops around 20 people have been displaced the united nations says hundreds more building owners are also affected palestine has pledged to complain to the international criminal court. there was a lot yes think of the cabinet condemned as grave aggression out there because the this is a continuation of the forced displacement of the people of jerusalem from their homes and lands this is a war crime and a crime against humanity the. palestinians are used to seeing their houses destroyed but this operation

the town of east of jerusalem has been living in the shadow for 15 years. its economy was booming in the 1990 s. when the town in jerusalem to many cities in the occupied west bank. it looks more like a ghost town now since the israeli government ordered the building of the separation 12002 the wall has blocked the town's main road limiting access to people and products hundreds of shops have closed their doors and thousands of people have left. carpenter is one of a few who decided to keep his business open but it's very different to when he entered the workshop in the year 2009. no the only carpenters there are him and his partner like the town's economy their business has been cut right back. this is one of the most vivid areas. were a few meters away from an israeli industrial area this area was bustling with businesses and people going back and forth now we rely on a few customers the contrast between the 2 sides of the wall can be seen vividly here and also heard on the israeli side there is the loud noise of construction works on the palestinian side

better security the wall now stretches more than 700 kilometers in the occupied west bank and east jerusalem affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of palestinians rights groups say it has allowed israelis to confiscate palestinian land to build more illegal settlements the palestinians say the separation wall is a symbol of the israeli occupation and undemanding freedom of movement abraham reports now from one palestinian town which has felt the devastating affects of the israeli wall the town of the east of jerusalem has been living in the shadow for 15 years. its economy was booming in the 1990 s. when the town in jerusalem to many cities in the occupied west bank. it looks more like a ghost town now. says israeli government ordered the building of the separation 12002 the wall has blocked the town's main code limiting access to people and products hundreds of shops have closed their doors and thousands of townspeople have left. carpenter is one of a few who decided to keep his business open but it's very different to when he entered the workshop in the year 2009. no the only carpen

the tone of the east of jerusalem has been living in the shadow for 15 years. its economy was booming in the 1990 s. when the town in jerusalem to many cities in the occupied west bank. it looks more like a ghost town now. since the israeli government ordered the building of the separation 12002 the wall has blocked the town's main road limiting access to people and products hundreds of shops have closed their doors and thousands of people have left carpenter is one of a few who decided to keep his business open but it's very different to when he entered the workshop in the year 2009. no the only carpenters there are him and his partner like the town's economy their business has been cut right back. this is one of the most vivid areas and were a few meters away from an israeli industrial area this area was bustling with businesses and people going back and forth now we rely on a few customers the contrast between the 2 sides of the wall can be seen vividly here and also heard on the israeli side there is the loud noise of construction works on the palestinian s

neighbors gathered in occupied east jerusalem to protest at the eviction of a palestinian family the family had fought for more than 2 decades in israeli courts to keep their home police kicked them out of their house after a court ruled in favor of an israeli settlement organization which plans to increase at your presence in east jerusalem. now the head of hezbollah says the trumpet ministration is seeking channels of communication despite imposing new sanctions on the group that the u.s. designates a terrorist organization for the 1st time the u.s. has added hezbollah m.p.'s and lebanon to its sanctions list said a hot it reports from beirut. they conveyed a message of business as usual but 2 of hezbollah m.p.'s are now on a u.s. sanctions list including the head of the bloc in parliament mohamed rod the u.s. has long considered hezbollah a terrorist organization not differentiating between its military and political wings but it's the 1st time its elected politicians have been targeted this way listed with bill what's new about sanctions is adding elected representatives of the w

israel has begun demolishing dozens of palestinian homes in east jerusalem. it says the buildings were constructed illegally. they like to close to a security wall separating jerusalem and the west bank. the demolition has sparked international criticism from the european union and the united nations. they are calling for an immediate stop. >> smashing through concrete, working international law. heavy machinery turns palestinian homes to rubble. backed by hundreds of israeli troops. hundreds more building owners are affected. >> the cabinet condemns this grid progression. this is the forced displacement of the people of jerususalem. this is a war crime and crime against humanity. >> palestinians arare used to seeing their houses destroyed but this operation is larger than any in years. residedents appealed to the supreme court to save their homes but this claim was rejected. >> they are destroying our dreams and the dreams of our children. they want destroy our determination. >> israel insists the damage is justified. they say that the buildings are too clos

i remember distinctly remembering that this was the wall that separated the east and west jerusalem. and this was no man's land here. >> my family lived in jerusalem for centuries. in 1948 the state was pounded, and for the palestinians this time was called the catastrophe. like many palestinians, my father and his entire family were pushed out of their ancestral home. 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 jejerusalem m and conqu 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 remembe

have condemned the destruction of 2 hotels in the christian quarter the old city in occupied east jerusalem are to be taken over by a group of jewish settlers it's part of their long term plan to change the centuries old religious and ethnic make up of the area but it's myth reports. in the christian quarter of jerusalem's old city the imperial hotel built by the greek orthodox church as welcomed pilgrims and tourists for 130 years the property is one of 3 now in the hands of a settler group called attar at carni. this is my father with king christian there to johnny family has managed the imperial for 70 years they've been served with an eviction notice abu will lead to johnny is only pressure from the jordanian palestinian and greek governments can say for them if they feel i'm a good friend then i'm sort of say that one day to see that jeff again. armitage club square will be in the hands of these settlers if they can if i don't see nobody cares about what is happening in. jerusalem's old city is shared between jews christians and muslims it's a delicately balanced status quo with settle

had me was detained at his home in occupied east jerusalem police haven't explained why he was detained but his lawyers says relation to a recent visit by the chilean president to the compound at ami had a company his tour of the site in the past israel is regarded similar tours as a violation of its sovereignty. well the palestinian authority has condemned plans by u.s. and israeli officials to inaugurate a contested archeological site pilgrimage road is a tunnel located in the occupied east jerusalem which has been under israeli occupation since 1967 it lies beneath the sill one neighborhood and that's going from the pool of siloam near the western wall the tunnel was excavated over the last 6 years by the israeli antiquities authority and it was discovered in 2004 june repairs after a sewage pipe burst in the middle of the still one neighborhood turkish police have used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of activists at a band a gay pride march in istanbul. activists had gathered to promote rights for gay and transgender people it's the 5th year in a row that activists

neighbors gathered in occupied east jerusalem to protest of the eviction of a palestinian family the family had fought for more than 2 decades in israeli courts to keep their home police put them out of the house after a courtroom in favor of an israeli settlement organization which plans to increase our presence in east jerusalem. the head of hezbollah says the trumpet ministration is seeking channels of communication despite imposing new sanctions on the group the u.s. designates a terrorist organization for the 1st time the us is that it has bala m p's in lebanon to the sanctions list and a halt to reports from beirut. they conveyed a message of business as usual but 2 of hezbollah m.p.'s are now on a u.s. sanctions list including the head of the bloc in parliament mohamed rod the u.s. has long considered hezbollah a terrorist organization not differentiating between its military and political wings but it's the 1st time its elected politicians have been targeted this way this deed would be what's new about sanctions is adding elected representatives of the wise there's nothing ne

protests by israelis against the demolition of palestinian homes and waddell homeless and occupied east jerusalem israeli activists have been rallying in solidarity with palestinians their prime minister benjamin netanyahu is home to some reports. the demolition of the high rises and what it follows on monday there has been an international phone donation of the houses in the buildings being torn down countries like the united arab emirates saudi arabia but also the united kingdom germany spain have all said that this was something that should not have happened but these protesters tonight i've been in the center of jerusalem were just a couple of blocks away from the prime minister's house i mean these protesters are jewish israelis and palestinians need to leave here together we are the people of this land both of us and we need to fight for equality for justice full sayville and national rights for both people that's the only way that people can live together if we keep this occupation most people from both sides will die while people will go to dowry going to jail will last and this all cente

to inaugurate a contested archeological site pilgrimage road as a tunnel located in occupied east jerusalem which has been under israeli occupation since 1967 it lies beneath the sea the one neighborhood going from the pool of siloam to near the western wall. where the tunnel was excavated over the last 6 years by the israeli antiquities authority it was discovered in 2004 during repairs after a sewage pipe burst the middle of the civil one neighborhood. now clothes made in bangladesh can be found in fashion shops around the world in what will soon be a $50000000000.00 a year industry employs more than $4000000.00 bangladeshi workers mostly women however unregulated practices in the industry are also opposed in rivers and destroying the livelihoods of fisherman and farmers zeros tanveer choudhry has more now from bangladesh. begins family has farmed this land on the banks of riverbank sheep for generations now our home is badly polluted. we used to drink water from this river and cook food with it now we can even wash our hands here we get rushes in our feet if we stand in these paddy field