has been targeting the gaza strip and many times for the boss many years it's i think it's a continuous policy of those where the army to keep the situation as it is to kill as much people as they can in the gaza strip. would like to try people the way they like this is not a way to deal with palestinians even if they were responsible for the killing of israelis if it's not i would to use it at all i think the israeli army has killed thousands of palestinian people and no one has convicted them their israeli side say and now they are trying to accuse somebody to justify their actions it's a justification i have to this morning which people trying to believe that there has been a calm and draw between boston and factions and the israeli side what come to me is . that there is rated military will keep its own action against the gaza strip and this would lead to more violence. now coverage of russia's post-election rallies has been in sharp focus in the foreign media some even likening it to egypt's tahrir square protests but is anything now reports that moment at russia happened. dockery

of bomb shelters throughout the course of today and this comes as various faction groups in the gaza strip point for increased revenge attacks against israel we also are hearing from hamas that it's ordered its operatives to keep a low profile sort of the this is the most dramatic escalation of violence that we've seen between israel and gaza in civil weeks now with the israelis accusing the gazans the gazans accusing the israelis and the scene does seem to be suited for a return to violence the israeli palestinian peace talks have yet again stored despite international pressure and largely over the issue of israeli settlement building like we witnessing from tel aviv is an increase in settlement construction so much so that the united states which is israel's closest ally has actually criticized the israeli government for its moves in this direction now the israelis fully side have also by targeting these two high ranking tightest in officials in this a strike there is day resumed what seems to be a policy of targeted killings because certainly hasn't been any kind of targeted killings si

supreme there is rated military will keep its own action against the gaza strip and this would lead to more violence. now nato has retreated its refusal to take russia's security concerns into account when for an issue of european missile defense that's moscow's conclusion after top level talks with the alliance in brussels foreign minister sergei lavrov says the u.s. led bloc isn't prepared to cooperate on the shield nato is deploying in the antiballistic system near the borders with russia with dogs as a threat as we buff the kremlin requests to guarantee it poses no danger washington claims the shield is aimed at rogue state run in north korea but r.t. has been hearing from our midst who strongly doubt that. there is no threat right now neither country has missiles that could carry nuclear weapons and only one of those countries has a nuclear weapon in the first place and also you what it would be very difficult to imagine a country of that size aiming a ballistic missile at the united states because it would be like marking the their country for annihilation with a big x. is a ball

approved there is rated military will keep its own action against the gaza strip and this would lead to more violence. i celeb for you this hour western media is slow on the uptake lighting moscow's political rallies to the arab spring and they paid no heed to russert security concerns save the alliance has proposed missile shield he gets the latest from his comments and situation. find out why these occupy protesters in austin found a cause for celebration despite the threat all that action. wealthy british style. that's what i'd like to go to. the. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with much stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report on our. line. would be soon which brightened if you knew about song from funds to oppression in some. news for instance on t.v. dot com. russia's parliamentary elections have been topping headlines in the west since sunday some news outlets have been dogged protests that have been taking place russia's arab spring there's a nice and i reports the comparison

prove there is radio military will keep its own action against the gaza strip and this would lead to more violence. more coverage of russia's post election rallies has been shop a case in the foreign media some even life. square protests but is anything now a report that moment in russia happened twenty years ago. dr dear dear skya. u.s. senator john mccain to each dear vlad the arab spring coming to a neighborhood near you but is it seems russia's so-called slavic spring came and went twenty years ago. mccain and hillary clinton really would like this to happen and you see it in their relations to other countries where these revolutions benefit the u.s. and of course they're pushing for this but don't think it will happen there we're talking here like protests during the collapse of the soviet union hundreds of thousands who were out on the streets people who are. always in. these and they will walk through. most of the few thousand out on the streets of moscow after these elections look young enough to either not remember or be unable to compare some of the story is funny how it wo

approved there is rated military will keep its own action against the gaza strip and this would lead to more violence. so to have this our western media is slow on the uptake likening moscow's political rallies to the arab spring days now he's russian security concerns over the alliance's proposed missile failed to get the latest is gonna solve the situation. and find out why these occupy protesters in boston have a cause for celebration despite the threat of a fiction. well . it's technology innovations all the lives developments around russia we've got the future covered. twenty years ago the largest country in the. disintegration of. what had been. each began a journey. where did it take the. nation free. education free. card charges free. range month free. free. free. download free broadcast video for your media project free media party dot com. says parliamentary elections have been topping headlines in the west said sunday funnies al that's the the protests that have been taking place in russia's arab spring and he said oh it now reports say the comparisons are twentieth to lat

who was certainly witnessing an increase of tension particularly between israel and the gaza strip and hamas spokesperson has called on egypt to the united nations to put pressure on television he also says that this is the problem of the united states will constantly supplying weapons to israel these weapons being used to quote him against the palestinian people now this. is the first targeted killing that we have witnessed since january two thousand and ten and even then back in january two thousand and ten that was the first targeted killing in five years if indeed we are witnessing a would turn to israeli policy of using targeted killings which incidentally has been ruled by the israeli supreme court as a legitimate form of self-defense in certain instances but if indeed the witnessing return to this it is part and parcel of what some analysts are saying israel's way of dealing with palestinian militants you need to remember that it wasn't such a long time ago that israel released more than eight thousand palestinian prisoners in response to one israeli soldier gilad shalit and wha

the israelis have exploded a massive munitions dump there inside the gaza strip. e not letting up on the amount of rockets coming out of gaza. they put out video earlier of a number of their people launching rocket. most of the time these are crude homemade devices and this this round of violence they succeeded only in blowing up a few fields inside southern israel but many people in this country spent their entire weekend running to and from air raid shelters as the missiles came in. the israelis are starting to get a little bit of the strategic upper hand here because they now have a system that can intercept some of the missiles in the air and a little more successful in taking out o the rocketeers before they are able to launch. the latest round of violence started on thursday when the israelis in what we could only be described as an intelligence coop took out a high level member of the militant groups inside gaza city. they blew up his car and they say that was a preemptive strike to prevent an attack. what this happens israel gets ready for the reta retaliat

this morning friday at least three israeli airstrikes targeted a hamas training camp in the gaza strip now in some of the shrapnel from one of those bombs that hit nearby homes at least one palestinian civilian was killed this follows an israeli airstrike last night thursday in which two high ranking palestinian militants were killed while traveling in a car in a crowded area in gaza city that was the first israeli strike in a concentrated area since the israeli gaza border back in two thousand and eight two thousand and nine now the palestinians have responded with a barrage of rockets there were five because some rockets and grad missiles fired on southern israel the south of israel is in a state of high and the residents have been ordered to remain me of bomb shelters throughout the course of today and this comes as various faction groups in the gaza strip point for increased revenge attacks against israel we also are hearing from hamas that it's ordered its operatives to keep a low profile sort of the this is the most dramatic escalation of violence that we've seen between israel a

. >> militants released video of them setting off mostly homemade rockets from inside the gaza strip. crude weapons and during this round of violence, succeeded in blowing up a few fields and not hurting anyone. of course, that's not always the case, and then in southern israel spent part of the weekend running for cover when sirens went off and reporting an incoming barrage. and they can intercept missiles hitting population centers and that's starting to change the balance of power a little bit. lately the israelis have been more robust and killed a few would be rocketeeres. the latest round of strikes started on thursday when israelis blew up the car of a senior gaza militant they say it was planning an attack. it was seen as intelligence coup for the israelis and expected there would be retaliation at some time. the gaza strip is won by hamas, but a number of other militant groups operate there and makes difficult to get a clear picture who is actually firing the rockets and who wants to call it a day. >> history tells us the point we're at now, four days in, decision point, where

and binyamin netanyahu who are intending actually the complete eradication and destruction of the gaza strip and so yes we are bracing ourselves for the worst times to comes but we also on the other hand need to remember that there is a new world right now person who mubarak who was considered a great asset to the state of israel is out now syria there is there are some changes happening right now in syria does he is out of the yemeni president is out and therefore we are witnessing a new era in the arab world and i think that israel is confused as in a dilemma with to launch a new genocidal war against the palestinians of gaza and the gardeners of the reaction of the new world order just to stay and and wait. test the waters of the world without launching a massive war against gaza so following on what you say you're telling me basically how much may have been bullied by what's been happening elsewhere in the arab world and it could began during support to counter a major israeli attack now it's more strength than it was back in two thousand and eight well as we speak right now myself and y

. >> jamie: "fox news alert," israeli aircraft striking a house in the gaza strip in retaliation forocket fire into southern israel. look at these pictures, palestinian officials say no one was home at the time. but, flying shrapnel hit a daughter and father they claim en a nearby house and leland vittert has the latest. >> reporter: it has been going back and forth all weekend and the israelis hit a major weapons dump, they are inside the gaza strip and the round of violence, the israelis have been hitting back pretty hard and the palestinians now in their 4th day have kept up the rocket fire, and in fact they released video of their militants inside the gaza strip sending out rockets into southern israel, mostly this time, the past four days, those rockets have blown up a number of fields and they haven't hurt anybody but that certainly could change and it was the weekend, though, here in israel and a lot of israelis spent those two days, running two and from air raid shelters and these rockets were coming in, to southern israel, the israeli air force has been able to change the po

there is not a single track in the whole of the gaza strip and that is what he will have to run on if he makes it too london, 2012. all he has here is sand. now, he is packing up and getting out of gaza for a few weeks. not easy in the hamas-governed territory which remains under israeli blockade. for most palestinians, the only way out is south, through egypt. that is where he is heading, to cairo. in terms of inspiration, it does not get much better than this. he is not here to see the sights. he is in cairo for a weeklong training camp. at last, the chance to run on a decent track. >> this feels so good. on a track like this, i can beat my split times. that means i know exactly how i am doing and what i need to achieve. it makes such a difference. >> after cairo, the next stop is qatar and the arab games. he needs to think big. he has now been told that he will not get a wild-card place in the olympics so he has to get the qualifying time. that means knocking around 40 seconds off of his personal best. he will need to be inspired if he is to make it to london 2012. >> a remarkable

. >> hospital officials in the cause of strip said it -- in the gaza strip say that israeli troops haveilled in a crosscourt incursion. the air force has struck two groups of gunmen for attempting to launch rockets. a small number of armored vehicles had crossed into the east of gaza city. still to come, and a march. >> a rare honor for one of britain's greatest poets. british airways has abandoned plans to create 400 jobs next year. british ministers say that in the new tax rises two $0.50 billion -- 2.5 billion pounds. they have accused ministers of harming economic growth by imposing a steep increase in air passenger duty. >> this is a huge opportunity lost as the result -- as a result of the minister. it is making it impossible for us to compete on a global scale. >> the treasury said the move had been announced in the budget in march. airlines had plenty of time to prepare for it. the duty will go by 8% next april after a freeze this year. they scaled back of the production of 800 jobs to 400. they were to bring in extra boeing 747 into service. this comes in an awkward time for th

but israel, which has already given up the gaza strip and other parts of its country says the palestinians not serious negotiators, here you see panetta meeting with benjamin netanyahu last month. a spokesman for netanyahu said today that the palestinians are quote, playing diplomatic games to try to cover their position, which is to boycott israel and to refuse to enter negotiations. secretary panetta contends that the first step is to get the israelis to the negotiating table which he says they have not been willing to do. kelly? >> all right, molly henneberg reporting from d.c., thank you. >> new questions after the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest point in more than two years, some economists say the numbers might be misleading. we'll look behind the statistics at the americans who have given up looking for work and more coming up. diabetes testing? it's all the same. nothing changes. then try this. freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, but it's not gonna-- [beep] wow. yep, that's the patented freestyle zipwik™ design. did it just-- [both] target the blood? yeah, drew

. >> one person has been killed and 25 others wounded after a number of air strikes in the gaza strip. the attacks are believed to have targeted training facilities of the militant hamas group. the israeli military confirmed carried out two air strikes. you're watching "newsday." cricket in crisis, sri lanka in citizens blame the government for ruining the game. >> buildings and cars have been damaged and schools have been closed. travel has been disrupted, thousands of homes in the west of scotland were without power. the weather has affected wales, northern england, and northern ireland. >> britain possible worst storm in a decade and it is not over yet. the sea hinted at what was to come on the land. as it swept eastward across the country, so the danger rose. in aberdeen, the christmas decorations came down early but no shoppers were injured. the owners of these cars had a lucky escape. a collapsing wall cost nothing worse than twisted metal and shock. many children got the day off into the school closed at lunchtime. -- many children got of the day off. the school closed at lunch

. >> hospital officials in the gaza strip say israeli troops have killed a palestinian gunmen and wounded another after clashing with jihanna militants. the air force has dropped two groups of gunmen preparing to launch rockets. a small number of army vehicles crossed through the east of gaza and. a key day in american history. later on wednesday, ceremonies will be held in hawaii to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the japanese attack on the u.s. fleet in pearl harbor. it killed more than 1000 americans and propel the country into world war two. veterans who were there that morning causing to remember the historic event. >> december 7, 1941, in a day that will live in infinite -- in infamy. >> they did a lot of damage. they caught us sound asleep that morning. that shows what pearl harbor looked like five minutes before the war started. my ship was this one right there. >> very peaceful. >> very peaceful. >> he was a 22-year-old sailor, reading a popeye comic when the attack began. >> at first, we thought one of the ships had a fire. we were going to put the fire out. as soon as we di

the israelis evacuated sinai but refused to leave the gaza strip and the mouth of the gulf. they continued to occupy those two spots. finally after presidential pressure on march 1st, 1957, the israeli government announced its intention to withdraw. a big story about this because politically this was a hot potato too. there's the eisenhower doctrine. in a four our meeting with congressional leaders on new year's day 1957, who else but dwight eisenhower could hold four our meeting of congressional leaders on new year's day? eisenhower present resolution to those leaders endorsing military and economic aid to the middle east and if necessary military intervention by the united states. the house passed a resolution on january 30th, same day ike berated the king of saudi arabia before the cameras in a state visit. the king insisted this president come to the airport to greet him as something ike had never done with any other foreign leader. saudi oil had its clout in the dave too and ike agreed to go. he grumbled to and whitman that now he suppose he would have to greet everybod

aid to gaza strip you.i can keep one family from going through this, then it it is worth it. -- aids will strip you. >> now to a movie generating global bus before it hits the big screen. more than two decades after leaving downing street, margaret thatcher is being immortalized in a film on her life. marc rich -- meryl streep played the part and she spoke to us. >> whose fault is this? >> there might be only one margaret thatcher but she has had many imitators over the years. >> teachers cannot teach. >> now, meryl streep is taking a turn. what did she want to bring to what is already a well-worn path? >> i wanted to been some way to capture what ever it was that drew people to her and whatever was that made people have just a special venom for her as a public figure. >> u-turn if you want to. [laughter] [applause] the lady is not for turning. >> the most difficult thing that i had to do was to find the breath to make my points but to make sure that you did not get your point in at any point. another thing

. >> israel has carried out two air strikes on the gaza strip killing one militant and wounded 10 people. -- and wounding 10 people. islamic jihad, a palestinian group, said that the dead man was one of its member. israel said that they were attacking a terror squad. a second strike hit a pickup truck and it wounded did it 8 people. the united states is accusing syria of intensified attacks against his people before arab league observers arrived to monitor the situation and to end the violence. the observers have throughout their first mission in the city of homs. >> still burying their dead in homs even as the arab observers were making their way there. despite the ruthless repression, thousands turned out to mourn those who died in the latest violence. the observers were eagerly awaited by big demonstrations. this is one of several districts which has seen repeated efforts by the regime to crest of finance but it is clearly still there. when they reached one of the hottest areas, the observers found themselves besieged by angry residents eager to bend their ears and tell their stories.

israel has carried out an airstrike against palestinian militants in the gaza strip killing one man and wounding another says it prevented an attempt to fire rockets at israel israel recently announced it is preparing a full scale offensive against gaza just three years after a different starting war in the blockaded strip. in southeast thousands of mourners attended a funeral ceremony to pay their last respects to the victims of a strike thirty five civilians were killed on wednesday after the turkish forces launched an attack on what was thought to be a group of rebels based in the wrong incident start off. in the region and protests were held in cities in turkey iraq. two thousand and twelve creeps closer we continue to look back at the stories that dominated last year this time it's the occupy movement that expose social and financial injustice in some of the most unexpected places. i remember at the start of the so-called so-called arab spring and we saw so many mass movements from europe to the middle east people rising up taking to the streets protesting and the question we kept

it was december two thousand and eight for three weeks israeli soldiers bombed the gaza strip killing nearly one and a half thousand palestinians for all to five were civilians at the same time hundreds of rockets fell on southern israel killing three israeli civilians and the government couldn't get to my home for sixteen days because the israeli soldiers were firing all the time so as i left i went down inside on the walls the soldiers had written you'll find the bodies fifty meters away i found the body of my brother buried in the sand and the body of my sister much to cover with the bricks. soulé took his case to the palestinian center for human rights in a precedent setting move they secured an out of court settlement with the israeli military it took some let's see weeks to achieve the bodies of his mother and sister because of continued fighting in the area these women military said this made the case so it's no way for justified with the way said sally was saved just under one hundred fifty thousand dollars compensation. if someone loses his leg or his hand up or his skills or

. >> the palestinian militant has been killed in an air strike on the gaza strip. two other people were injured. that a palestinian group that frequently, fires rockets at israel said the dead man was one of their members. israel said it had targeted him as a terrorist. tens of thousands of anti- government protesters have taken to the streets of the syrian city of homs as arab league observers arrived. there has been continued violence. 89 people have been killed recently. homs is one of the main centers of protest against bashar al- assad's government. >> still burying their dead, even as arab observers were making their way there. despite the ruthless repression, thousands turned out to mourn those who died in the latest violence. the observers were eagerly awaited by big demonstrations. this is one of several districts which have seen repeated efforts by the regime to crush defiance, but it is clearly still there. when they reached one of the hottest areas, the observers, who depend on the regime for transport and security, found themselves besieged by angry re

peace in so far as stopping its entrancement of occupation in the west bank and its control of the gaza strip and so i think that this kind of political mentoring will continue with with very little concrete facts on the ground we have more opinion reports and the timeline of the gaza offensive three years ago available on our website and there you can also find out how the israeli palestinian conflict is developing it's all for you at our t.v. dot com. arab league observers in syria have split into groups and are now heading to three more uprising hotspots they've already been to flashpoint city of homes where they found nothing frightening syria's fourth largest city of amman is among the monitors next destination reports emerged that on wednesday six people were killed there in a fresh outbreak of violence mideast expert eric only doubts the our mission will any possible result. obviously the syrians left in the morning it is to show that they're not going to hide it thinking they'd find nothing but the roof leak has been one of the most fair to call them a station since the arab world for

and binyamin netanyahu who are intending actually the complete eradication and destruction of the gaza strip and so yes we are bracing ourselves for the worst kind of comes but we also on the other hand need to remember that there is a new world right now we are witnessing a new era in the arab world and i think that israel is confused as in a dilemma with to launch a new genocidal war against the palestinians of gaza and the godless of the reaction of the new other world or just to stay and wait and test the water of the arab world without launching a massive war against gaza. well we got more opinion more reports on the timeline of the guards were offensive three years ago on our website there you can also find out the israeli palestinian conflict developing right now dot com. league observers have been attacked by armed men in the syrian city of homs which was their first stop on a fact finding mission report suggests there were no casualties among the team monitors of fanning out now across the country to visit protests hundreds of flashpoint investigate how sad coping with the rest of t