where they are that never made it into gaza parts of them the israelis through kind of over the border but not in a way in a way that they could ever be used there were medical supplies that were on board all symbolic compared to the great me that there is for these products of course wheelchairs medical supplies it's astounding that these things are prevented from entering gaza talk about the case as it stands right now because you testified it is then both four years ago one of the four israeli generals who were behind this this brutal attack ever held accountable and what they've you know the four generals that have been identified by the suit that has been brought by the survivors and families of those that were killed. the suits still going on and the testimony of over two hundred of the passengers on all of the ships has been taken by the the criminal court in istanbul the four officers have retired now one of the good things about this is that they can't really travel because their arrest warrants that are put out for them and it is important that we try to use legal means to go

when we come back we'll talk about the brain to three years and go on the flotilla headed for the gaza strip. i would grab asked questions for people in positions of power instead of speak on their behalf and that's why you can find my fellow larry king now right here on our team question more. last time was a new alert and patients scare me a little bit. there is breaking news tonight and we are continuing to follow the breaking news. alexander's family cry tears of joy and it is great things rather that there has to be either red or get a court of law on the ground. there's a story made sort of movies playing out in real life. a little more of. the same i mean like. this week marks three years since the violent unprovoked assault on the gaza freedom flotilla comprised of six ships the flotilla sailing international waters from turkey to palestine all in an attempt to break a naval blockade and bring much needed band goods to the people of gaza but the ships and hundreds of human rights activists aboard never saw their destination because during their voyage they were blindsided and a

. >> the next day david and i separated so that i could go alone into gaza. along with the west bank, gaza is one of the two areas that have been taken by israel in 1967 and has been an occupied territory ever since. >> when i was in gaza david attended an israeli right wing rally in jerusalem. a large movement of religious israelis believe that rather than returning this land, it should be annexed by the state of israel. these people, called settlers, were creating villages in the occupied territories in order to create this reality. the rally was one of many demonstrations held by the settlers to convince the israeli government not to withdraw from the occupied territory. >> you have not seen an earthquake. >> the devastation of an earthquake. all you have to do is go to -- >> the water here is salty. so the government set up desalination plabts. they cannot just get pressure water. looks like somebody's handy candy. in fact, it's their daily routine. there are hundreds of thousands of people who don't want to get out of gaza. they want to keep them in gaza

this week marks three years since the violent unprovoked assault on the gaza freedom flotilla comprised of six ships the flotilla sailing international waters from turkey to palestine all in an attempt to break a naval blockade and bring much needed banned goods to the people of gaza but the ships and hundreds of human rights activists aboard never saw their destination because during their voyage they were blindsided and attacked by the israeli military unfortunately the footage you're seeing now was the only footage ever released from the raid and it pushes strictly the israeli narrative of what took place on board which was a command burying of all six ships but the particularly her referred to salt on the mavi marmara where nine turkish activists were killed including one u.s. citizen israel claims it was self-defense some of them were shot at point blank range or from behind and fifty more were injured and today one more activist remains in a coma but the nightmare didn't end there after the attack passengers and crew were then taken to israel put in prison held incommunicado for s

the young crooner from gaza strip is "arab idol's" new superstar.broadcast from beirut and lebanon, the show reaches alliston he and audiences in the west bank and the gaza strip. -- the show reaches audiences -- the show reaches palestinian audiences in the west bank and the gaza strip. >> mohammad used to sing at weddings. his brother says there are not many other options for musicians and hom us-run gaza. he had difficulty leaving the strip. he almost was not able to perform on the show. now his new freedom gives him a chance of singing. >> i'm just happy that a star from the gaza strip is representing palestine and showing people that there are artists here who can hold their own in the world. as his brother, that makes me very proud. >> the record-breaking viewing figures indicate that this is about more than just music. each performance is a signal of hope in the conflict-scarred region. week after week, the show's fans cross their fingers that their favorite contestant will go through. >> we have seen enough suffering and war. let us be happy

the young crooner from gaza strip is "arab idol's" new superstar.broadcast from beirut and lebanon, the show reaches alliston he and audiences in the west bank and the gaza strip. -- the show reaches audiences -- the show reaches palestinian audiences in the west bank and the gaza strip. >> mohammad used to sing at weddings. his brother says there are not many other options for musicians and hom us-run gaza. he had difficulty leaving the strip. he almost was not able to perform on the show. now his new freedom gives him a chance of singing. >> i'm just happy that a star from the gaza strip is representing palestine and showing people that there are artists here who can hold their own in the world. as his brother, that makes me very proud. >> the record-breaking viewing figures indicate that this is about more than just music. each performance is a signal of hope in the conflict-scarred region. week after week, the show's fans cross their fingers that their favorite contestant will go through. >> we have seen enough suffering and war. let us be happy

ally guitars multi-million dollar handouts to gaza supposedly for rebuilding efforts have an ulterior motive. plus america's lackluster support for africa and washington's military overreach overshadow barack obama's visit to his father's native continent that more stories shortly here in r.t. . they were ready to do anything for their country to lead is to love the country more than yourself if you join the military for any other reason that you're probably not going to have a good day they were in the hands of the state now they live remembering the past which is impossible to get rid of. the war. but i'll ever good people get hurt. but i've heard good people. silent. but would prefer not to be sometimes i feel like. i should have died over there are. those. i saw some people who are tired. is cheaper than terrifying. on our. welcome back you're watching aren't you live from moscow at least two people have been. hundreds injured in fierce clashes between supporters and opponents of egypt's president mohamed morsi rioting broke out in the northern city of mn sora as a leader it was p

i mean it's sad and tragic i mean whether it's people killed on the flotilla the massacre in gaza in two thousand in two thousand and nine or dating back to the naacp you know israel has been allowed to act with impunity supported by the united states the european union the u.k. so for me it just reaffirms that notion that we need to be taking action it's important to educate and advocate but the float was an action and so i work on boycott divestment sanctions specifically on cultural boycott and you know we live in the united states we're not a silent actor our government gives three point one billion dollars a year in military aid to israel in two thousand and fourteen they'll be giving three point four billion we act as their veto inside and outside of u.n. we give advanced weaponry we need to be caught in a direct line of complicity to our government through our tax dollars to the community and campus investments so whether it's the flotilla on the ground actions or supposed supporting b.d.s. globally we need to be taking action to cut our lines of complicity and that's what's s

multi-million dollar to gaza supposedly for rebuilding efforts have been or teary and that is coming right up along with. a set to convene in brussels assessing the sites on the youth unemployment problem with. the hoff of young people working greece and spain we'll bring you more on that. wealthy british. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines. interview . hello again welcome back now at least two people have been killed and hundreds in. in fierce clashes between supporters and opponents of egypt's president mohammed morsi writing broke out in the northern city of mansoor or as the leader was preparing for a national address marking his first year in power amid a wave of fresh cause for him to step down artie's bill true brings us the latest. fun story is a nile delta city this a few hours drive from the capital could have been bloody street battles between those in support of the president and those the against the president said the addiction police are desperately trying to con

the 22-year-old won the arab "idol" contest over the weekend and received a hero's welcome in gaza. > rock star returns. palestinians and tens of thousands welcomed home their arab i'dal, the champion of the popular singing contest was driven through a sea of diehard fans, waiting in scorching heat. the police struggled to control the crowds, desperate to catch a glimpse of 22-year-old mohammed assaf. >> i swear by god i'm so happy today that i'm in gaza, in my country. i'm from you and for you. >> celebrations also took on an electric atmosphere in a home in the refugee camp in gaza. >> my first message as a palestinian youth is national unity and ending the split. the most important thing is unity. we are one nation and i hope i have united the homeland through my songs at "arab idol." there was shown unity across the territories when the victory was announced. people under control of hamas and gaza and those ruled in the west bank cheered on the homegrown hero. assaf captivated millions of television viewers by singing palestinian folk songs and anthems of love and patriotism and w

ally catulus multi-million dollar handouts to gaza supposedly rebuilding efforts have gotten all teary emotive that more stories shorter. it was not only politically motivated in delivering a judgment but it was actually playing a very active role in influencing be banned from the ground that's quite a charge for any given court let alone the international criminal court don't you think. you review all this the very very black and white propositions like absolute . wealthy british soil. from time to. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger the no holds barred look at the global financial headlines to conjure reports. welcome back at least two people have been killed and hundreds injured in fierce clashes between supporters and opponents of egypt's president mohamed morsi rising broke out in the northern city of months as the leader was preparing for our national address marking his first year in power amid a way you've a fresh course for him to step down. brings us the latest. bun store is a nile delta city this a few hours drive from the capit

by while life may be tough for palestinians in gaza they are starting to get a helping hand qatar is pouring millions of dollars into rebuilding the territory while encouraging the ruling hamas group to emerge from international isolation artie's paula slater investigates what exactly such warm ties are based on. israel destroys and qatar rebuilds that's the message in gaza where streets damaged by israeli tanks are now being repaved with qatari money. catastrophe twenty one projects of the same time so there are a lot of new jobs it's simple mathematics give people food homes and cash and they'll support you no matter what. israel is worried by the growing relationship between cantarell and hamas israel is concerned because it is strengthening hamas and hamas is getting more military and political power projects like this are part of the four hundred million dollars pledged by the emir of qatar last october it was the biggest injection of reconstruction aid for gaza after parts of it were devastated during the last wars with israel for years the tiny arabian gulf nation has supporte

out for you right after the break we investigate whether the tars multi-million dollar handouts to gaza for rebuilding efforts have all teary or motives and we reveal more about israel's kind of virtual go ahead to build more housing on disputed lands stay tuned. i would rather as questions for people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question more. welcome back here with our tina the soaring number of jobless use have put leaders on high alert fearing a whole generation could end up without ever gaining any employment they have. just struck a deal on the much debated seven year budget at a summit in brussels and are set to focus on finding a plan to help the youngsters get a job argues kay pilgrim looks at the situation the last generation that is how everyone is referring to the five point six million unemployed young people in europe and overall use jobless rate of twenty three percent in greece and spain the situation is even worse with youth unemployment over fifty percent of all these

a short break here on our team we take a look at whether cotter's multi-million dollar handouts to gaza for rebuilding efforts have ulterior motives and we reveal more about israel's controversial go ahead to build more housing on disputed lands statement. it was not only politically motivated in delivering a judgment but it was actually playing a very active role in influencing be banned from the ground that's quite a charge for any given court let alone be international criminal court don't you think so. you obviously very very black and white propositions like absolute. choose your language clearly make it with oh if you're going to stay still so much . to choose good it's good consents to. choose to give us the degree to. choose the stories that impact your. choose the access to. fourteen minutes past the hour the soaring number of jobless youth has put the e.u. leaders on high alert fearing a whole generation can end up without ever gaining employment they just struck a deal on a much debated seven year budget at a summit in brussels and are set to focus on finding a plan to help t

he grew up in the refugee camp in gaza. is a tough place to live because it has been the scene of direct fighting with israel. ordinary life for palestinians living in occupation made it difficult for him to make it to the audition. he says he had to beg hamas to let him leave gaza. then he was forced to bribe his way through the egyptian borders to get to lebanon where the show is taped. he then arrived at the recital hall to late for admission. another palestinian contender heard his voice and data his slot handing him what would become his ticket to stardom. >> my feeling, i am so overwhelmed. the feelings are so indescribable. the main feeling is pride, pride for the palestinian people and prove to the world the palestinian people are alive. >> after the results were revealed, he was surprised with the different honor. the united nations made him a goodwill ambassador for peace, becoming the first ever palestinian to hold the title. the show might be over, but the excitement and national pride is sure to continue as peo

. >> gaza is in a locked ward after the fatal mauling. gaza is in isolation with no contact other than food and water. when i asked whether the owner came to see it. i was told no. officer k is a student resource officer. he has been with the department for 8 years. berkeley says he is a former football player. they are waiting for information as they continue the investigation on what will happen to the dog. the state law is clear if a dog conducts a harmful act and is vicious, it would be euthanized. the case is under investigation by the union city police department. >>> the city of san jose is trying to get the a's to the south bay. they have been dragging their feet costing san jose millions. they want to move the team from oakland to the south bay. the a's say they date giants are blocking the move and the league isn't doing anything about it. a 1922 ruling making baseball exempt from antitrust laws is outdated. >> reporter: we have 70s in places like santa rosa. 61 in san francisco. 71 in san jose. it was windy today, seeing gusts,

fired out of gaza. i went to up in the north and went into a bunker where kids hide from the rockets coming in from lebanon. i know that fear. we can see a difference where you have a world where extremists and their state sponsors can no longer use the festering conflict as an excuse or rallying cry for any number of hid p agendas, and we can see in iran that is increasingly isolated. . . from jordan through the west bank and into israel. the end of political and logistical barriers to turn tell of the insular global health center for finance and technology in the possibilities for tourism, as i mentioned, are simply extraordinary, an area where israel currently underperforms its potential and other countries in the region. their limitless with their rich collections of historical, archeological, religious sites as well as mom attractions. my friends, quite simply, peace pays. israel's vibrant society and economy and scientific and technological achievements, all of them would suddenly receive the reco

israel has launched several missiles into the gaza strip. the israeli army said it was firing back after and rockets were launched from gaza. no casualties were reported but the missiles damaged buildings. palestinian cars were vandalized in a random attack. it is believed to be the price tag attack by settlers. -- 119 -- soldiers were killed in the lebanese city. roads are closed to the capital. he is known for his sectarian rhetoric against the government. he is urging his followers to take to the streets and challenge the lebanese army. center.is the it is empty. the road leads to the city where he and his followers are battling the lebanese army. the army is determined they want to get the killers and arrest him because they feel he is responsible for the attack on the army soldiers. the army has already lost 15 soldiers. more have been injured. the violence is spreading. at the end of the road is a palestinian refugee camp. at the edge of the camp, a group, a radical group have been fighting the lebanese army. they are trying to distrac

by everyone around since and i wanted to move on to israel of course you were on the two dozen ten gaza flotilla which was ambushed by israel it was pretty bold of you to be on that ship in the first place what drove you over the course of your career to take such actions and to be such a fervent activist for palestine well it's not an activist for palestine it's an activist i think in the interests of my own country as much as anything else because. no one in his or her right mind wants anything bad to happen to anyone in the middle east israeli palestinian american but horrible things have happened are happening and they're going to happen because of what is happening and what is not happening in gaza the west bank and jerusalem so they called and offered me a seat on that little bitty ship i was not on the big borders or maybe no little bitty greek ship i said ok here's a chance to do something better than writing reports of making speeches to be an activist. to me the most interesting part of it was actually getting to ashdod they took us there and i had met this i'd already been to

are happening and they're going to happen because of what is happening and what is not happening in gaza the west bank and jerusalem so what they called and offered me a seat on that little bitty ship i was not on the big waters or maybe no little bitty greek ship i said ok here's a chance to do something better than writing reports of making speeches to be an activist. to me the most interesting part of it was actually getting to ashdod they took us there and i had met this i'd already been told what was going to happen they were going to give us a piece of paper to sign and hebrew. which would then they would be porthos if you didn't sign that you went to jail so the man said sign this i said why he said because you have broken the israeli law we're speaking in english of course he says you broke it it is really a lot i said i've been here for three minutes what is really a lot of i broke and he said you have entered the country illegally. i said you captured the ship on the high seas that's piracy you brought us here are the armed guard and metaphorically speaking i was marched ashore

are happening and they're going to happen because of what is happening and what is not happening in gaza the west bank and jerusalem so what they called and offered me a seat on that little bitty ship. it was not on the big orders or made no little bitty greek ship i said ok here's a chance to do something better than writing reports of making speeches to be an activist. to me the most interesting part of it was actually getting to ashdod it took us there and i had met this i'd already been told what was going to happen they were going to give us a piece of paper to sign and hebrew. which would then they would be pointless if you didn't sign that you went to jail so the man said scientists i said why he said because you have broken the israeli law we're speaking in english of course. he says you broke at an israeli law and i said i've been here for three minutes what is really a lot of i broke and he said you have entered the country illegally. i said you captured the ship on the high seas that's piracy you brought us here are the armed guard and metaphorically speaking i was marched ash

they would take me to gaza, yes, and much writing about the palestine israel in past. to the west bank, to india it to all kinds of amazing places. ike, for instance, petra in jordan. who knew? i would find myself raising a nation of chickens in between travels and visits to holy people in oakland, whitaker and dharamsala. my cushion, the fountain, the peace, because in my attention to some of the deep suffering in the world, sometimes seemed far away. i felt torn. a condition i do not like and do not recommend. and then, in a dream come it came to me. there was a long asphalt highway, like the one that passed by my grandparents place when i lived with them as an eight and nine year old. my grandfather and i was sit on the porch in the steel georgia heat and count the cars as they whiz to buy. he'd choose red cars, i would choose blue or black. it was a sitting on cushions of sorts, i suppose, for the two of us, because the hours go go bot and we are perfectly content. perhaps that is why in the dream the solution to my quandary was available. there, in the middle of a

they would take me to gaza, yes, and much writing about the palestine-israel impasse. to the west bank, to india to all kinds of amazing places. like, for instance, jordan, who knew. i would find myself raising a nation of chickens in between travels and visits to holy people in oakland, wood acre, and my cushion, the fountain, the piece, because of my intentions to the deep suffering inspect world sometimes seemed far away. i felt torn, a condition i do not like and do not recommend, and then in a dream it came to me there was a long asphalt highway like the one that passed by my grandparents' place when i lived with them as an 8 and 9-year-old. my grandfather and i sat on the porch in the still georgia heat and count the cars as they whizzed by. he'd choose red cars. i'd choose blue or black. it was a sitting on cushions of sorts, i suppose for two of us because hours could go by, and we we are perfectly content. perhaps that is why in the dream the solution to the quandary was available. there, in the middle of the long, perfectly straight highway with the slightly

it would take me to gaza and writing about the pill -- palestine impasse and india and amazing places. and jordan. who knew? i find myself raising a nation of chickens mike addition, because of my intention to use a deep suffering in the world sometimes seems far away. a position i do not recommend and then in a dream it came to me. there was so long asphalt highway like the one that passed by my grandparents place as an eight and a nine year-old. my grandfather and i would stay on the porch i would choose the blue or black cars. he would choose the red. it was sitting on cushions for the two of us because ours would go by and we were perfectly content. >> that is why the solution was available there in the middle of a perfectly straight highway as a child back by a cushions' directly on the yellow line, right in the middle-of-the-road. what do i believe? that i was born to wonder? and i was born to set. sometimes with unbearable affection but to be in the word out into the world to see how it is doing with my beloved larger home and paradise. [applause] >> in my kitchen for many year

because i was away, in gaza reporting on the situation therein i thank rosie o'donnell and andy cohenor filling in. i survived. first of all, let me tell you first. i am on a plane last night flying back from los angeles and i have a thing about people showing their bare feet on airplanes. and i have talked about this before. everywhere i go i was on an amtrak train trying to eat my mcdonald's number one meal, the big mac meal and a guy was flapping his hobbit feet in my face. sure enough i am on a plane yesterday and about to order the meal and a guy was wearing flip-flops on a plane which is number one mistake. takes off his flip-flops and he got his big fat feet on the seat in front of him. and so i get annoyed so i take his picture. that's the guy's feet. and i zeroed in on the front. >> is it the foot? or does it smell? >> anderson: no it's the foot. a socked foot is fine on a plane. a naked foot on a plane is inappropriate. it strikes me as no one wants to see your hairy hobbit feet on a plane. i don't know. [applause] and we've noticed now a lot of other people are taking pictu

he's a wedding singer who grew up in a refugee camp in gaza and until very recently, he was completely unknown. on saturday evening, the 23- year-old won the arab idol talent show, prompting a rapturous response across the palestinian territories. >> jubilation in ramallah. idol,this year's arab beating syrian and egyptian candidates in a talent show contest that captivated millions of viewers across the middle east. the 23-year-old singer united and often divided public in the palestinian territories. his talent and lyrics were seen as a sign of hope. he has brought us great happiness and allowed the palestinian people to live a little bit. there's happiness, enjoyment and elation. see disturbs -- he deserves the title. palestinian -- palestine is always last and we want to be happy for once. >> the singer's mother was proudest of all. >> i am overwhelmed. feelings i can't describe. more importantly, i feel proud of the palestinian people who have show the world they are alive. the new arab idol is aware of his role. carriesolution not only a right -- everyone struggles for their caus

he mediated in the gaza crisis and got some international recognition.fter that, i feel the overplayed his hand to a degree and he rushed through a constitution. he declared himself immune. he presented a cabinet that was very narrow and partisan. on the way he lost a lot of support. we have been saying from the beginning that especially the constitution, he has to be inclusive or the constitution will not bring any stability. i think such a transition you can compare to a -- driving a car on a muddy road. if you go too slowly, you get stuck. if you go too fast, you skid off the road. he was driving too fast. >> director of reporting democracy international, thank you for talking to us on dw. >> there is been civil unrest in brazil, where police and protesters have clashed in a northeastern city which hosted the federation cup semifinal between italy and spain on thursday night. >> inside the stadium, the play went ahead, with spain booking their tickets to the confederation cup finals. it was a smash going all the way to a penalty shootout. >> for two h

he mediated in the gaza crisis and got some international recognition.fter that, i feel the overplayed his hand to a degree and he rushed through a constitution. he declared himself immune. he presented a cabinet that was very narrow and partisan. on the way he lost a lot of support. we have been saying from the beginning that especially the constitution, he has to be inclusive or the constitution will not bring any stability. i think such a transition you can compare to a -- driving a car on a muddy road. if you go too slowly, you get stuck. if you go too fast, you skid off the road. he was driving too fast. >> director of reporting democracy international, thank u fotalkg tos on dw. there is been civil unrest in brazil, where police and protesters have clashed in a northeastern city which hosted the federation cup semifinal between italy and spain on thursday night. >> inside the stadium, the play went ahead, with spain booking their tickets to the confederation cup finals. it was a smash going all the way to a penalty shootout. >> for two hours, italy

less than a mile from gaza. these people live that way, the mothers to get babies into the shelter, a little piece written by a mother that says which child to i grabbed? which one do i take first? every time she makes these decisions. that is ongoing and it is quiet right now because of the so-called truce with tomas and everybody knows it will start up again. i went to north after the 11 on more and my friend janet was on the same tour and we were there during the 2006 world's fair in menorahs was bombarded they were larger rockets and we saw some of the places they struck and a whole half of the house was gone and people and went to jerusalem or somewhere else but some were in shelters for a month. living there. the state of war in israel is such that but it is such a little country, it is the size of new jersey so even in the south everybody has a relative in all the kids are in the army is not like in america you hear of it but it is everybody's problem. and the phone starts ringing when the things he to up

in the last year, a visit to gaza and another pledge of investment and reconstruction. following the start of the arab spring, qatar has played a pivotal role around the table of the arab league. increasingly involved in the complex decision-making which led to qatari support for the overthrow of qaddafi in libya and now backing for the opposition in syria. sheikh tamim bin hamad al thani has been greeting prominent members of qatari society. his father, at this time of tension in the arab world, made a plea for unity. am confident that you're fully aware of your loyalty and your arab and muslim identity, i urge you to preserve our civilized traditional and cultural values. originating from our religion. arab identity,, and above all our humanity. we believe the arab is one human body. it is strength in that combination of all its individual parts. >> his announcement that he was great to break with tradition and standdown was made here at his palace in delhi. during his reign, qatar has pursued an ambitious, some would say controversial agenda. one thing is beyond doub