we don't have confirmation from israel either. i think if this is confirmed as true israel will probably apologize for an attack like this because it was not -- any attacks it launches often lebanon or syria do not intend to hurt or kill any u.n. peace keepers that are based on those borders in order to prevent escalations along those volatile borders, which have been tense and volatile for many, many years. we heard, as well, reports that maybe an israeli soldier was kidnapped by hezbollah. we talked to an army and a spokesperson denied these reports and said they weren't true and as well as, there are some media outlets in israel saying that the pictures used by hezbollah, showing an israeli army vehicle on fire and in flames are probably not authentic, because they show a different -- their background shows a different area. so this is what we're hearing here in israel, but the most important thing is the issue of casualties and we are not hearing any confirmation from the army just yet. >> is this going to be left as a serious

to israel. only their opposition to israel, but other factors too, provide a unity which binds together most of the arab lands of the middle east. for the arabs of every country share a common culture which spills across the borders of nations and is apparent throughout the arab world. from the architecture of its buildings to the customs of its daily life. much of this cultural unity stems from the arab language the tongue most commonly used in the area. it is something more than a bond uniting the arab world. it reflects the tradition and customs of that world. an arab speaking arabic, wherever he may be, speaks on the basis of judgments and assumptions and values, shared by all other arabs. religion is another socially cohesive force. there are christian groups particularly in lebanon, and to a lesser extent in egypt. and there are, of course, the jews in israel, but the overwhelmingly dominant faith in the middle east is islam. the powerful faith founded by the prophet mohammed 1400 years ag

only on al jazeera america >>> lebanon said israel fired shells into syria, and israel reports several soldiers have been wounded. hello, i'm darren jordan. also on the programme - a new anti-austerity cabinet in athens holds its first meeting. we'll be there live >>> mexico's government says all 43 students who went missing in september are dead. >> east germany's dark past took a tour around the once feared secret police. >> let's stay with the developing story. israel soldiers has been hit by a rocket fired from southern lebanon. the attack happened in the disputed shebaa farms area. on the border with lebanon. there are reports that it hit farmland close to the border. a confusing picture. let's bring in nicle johnson. she has the latest from beirut. talk us through what you are hearing about the attack. the initial response what have you been hearing. it's a confusing picture at the moment. >> that's right. the most significant thing from the lebanese story that hezbollah claimed responsibility. they came out and said they had no information. in the last 10 minutes they claimed re

of israel's sovereignty. that said, there have been reports that a number of israeli soldiers were either wobbled or killed in the attack but we are not able to confirm this. we are hearing reports from some israeli media channels that the pictures put out by hezbollah showing vehicles on flames and on fire is not authentic. on the ground that the background shows a different area is what channel 10 is saying at the moment, but little information coming from the government about the fate of the israeli soldiers, who may have been inside that vehicle that was targeted by hezbollah earlier. >> will this just be left as yet another prickly border confrontation or is there an appetite for a wider confrontation. >> that is the question being asked now by many observers and analysts. local channels are talking about that that israel may want to contain this and this. israel will certainly they say respond to this recent attack, and continue to respond as it has overnight after two rockets were launched from syria i

that had already suffered years under israel's blockade. and rebuilding gaza could take decades. and the vital tax revenue being withheld will only make that harder. charles stratton, al jazeera. >> collecting tax revenue on behalf of the palestinian authority and then disburse those funds. >> that's right. this was agreed upon under the oslo accords and also because israel controls the borders here. this is one of the signs of the occupation which is why it collects these taxes which is basically coming from customs revenue, va tfort and things likeva -- vat and thingslike that. they have done the had before, every time the palestinians do something that the israelis don't agree with, for example the statehood bids at the u.n et cetera, et cetera they withhold this money. to put this into perspective the israelis don't want to withhold it forever. they don't want to see the pa collapse because that will also be a huge problem for israel but that is a first concrete step that israel has taken to the icc bid. the words that have come out in

israel.gypt, syria, jordan, lebanon saudi arabia, kuwait, iraq, oman. this has been abundantly clear ever since the american document of 1957 held off the assurance of u.s. military assistance when requested to any middle eastern country threatened by aggression from the forces of communism. under its terms, united states forces in 1958 responded to an urgent appeal for help from lebanon. why this interest in the middle east? one reason is its location. it is a world crossroads, a sea land, and air bridge. then there is the area's immense suplply of oils. from this supply it furnishes 3/4 of europe's oil needs and almost all those of the far east. in world affairs to, the states are playing an increasingly significant role. they frequently take a united stand on issues and exert a powerful influence on other states. thus the majority of nations in this area making up the arab bloc can have considerable impact on world attitudes and decisions. the area which for all these reasons figure so imp

it's been a major concern for israel.s not clear where it leaves any political solution on the ground. stefanie dekker ramallah in the occupied west bank. >> the oslo accord makes it easy for israel to withhold palestinian tax revenue as punishment crippling the already struggling economy. victoria explains. >> reporter: this is not the first time israel has frozen monthly tax transfers to the palestinian authority n may, 2011, israel withheld $100 million over a palestinian unity deal that brought together hamas with its secular rival fattah. in 2012,itsis withheld more than $120 million in response to the overwhelming vote at the u.n. general assembly to recognize the state of palestine and it imposed a similar punishment in april, 2014, after p.a. president mahmoud abbas applied to join a series of international treaties and conventions conventions. itsis should transferred about $100 million a month to the pal tin scans. it accounts for two-thirds of the budget. without the money, the pa cannot pay the 165,000 public

that they won't be able to confront israel again. he said we are ready and don't test us. this is the message that hezbollah will try to send israel again today. today's attack was a major strike for israel and a major blow for hezbollah. these were not just any military exameders. they were specialists one was in charge of hezbollah operations inside syria. hezbollah september thousands of fighters in order to help the confrontation with the opposition forces and along the border with israel hezbollah has not made it a secret that they are trying hard to get presence there, to help also the syrian army along that border. in the past 30 years, this was a quiet border thattitsis did not need to worry about. but in the past year we have seep more i know dents along that border and evenitsis officials acknowledge that hezbollah is trying to gain a foothold there. even hezbollah reaction against -- in retaliation for this incident come come on the golan heights. israel now has to worry about twofronts, theitsis/lebanon border and the syr

because israel controls the import and export and are under occupation israel would collect the import tax and they charge us 3% of commission for that collection. and then transfer the money to the palastinian authority. fortunately since '83, the process is an instrument for southbound tig, collective -- sabotage collective pressure. they are violating the oslo agreement that ever is defending. it's a case of collecting revenue. >> finally, quickly, can i just tell you, that you are neither a member of fatah or hamas, as an independent. do you approve of the strategies pursued by the leadership? >> i don't only approve, it was our idea for the palastinian authority, and they adopted it. finally it is nonviolent methods, through diplomatic methods. we have been calling for that since 2010. a strong date for unity. >> thank you very much indeed. thank you >>> a lot more to come here on al jazeera - paradise - but a closer look reveals not so in senegal. >>> we take a 4,000km ride through russia. the hero project from soviet times. >>> one of the world's most exciting and dangerous moto

palestinian leaders are accusing israel of trying to starve their people.is refusing to pay after the palestinian leadership officially applied to join the international criminal court. now, in the occupied west bank road sign rules are creating confusion for the palestinians who live there. the palestinian authority is not allowed to put up road signs in arabic for most of the region. a report from the occupied west bank. >> if you rely only on street signs in the occupied west bank it almost feels like palestinian towns and villages don't exist here that is because the israel government doesn't allow the palestinian authority to put up its own road signs. so many people now use the hebrew names for these areas instead of the original ones in arabic. we stopped several drivers on a highway and asked them where they thought they were. >> we normally know the street. >> it's an illegal jewish settlement nestled between villages here. >> there are no signs indicating this road leads to a palestinian area. >> there is no arabic name for this area. there is an

relations between israel and the u.s. appear to have reached their lowest point in recent memory, possibly in decades. president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu have never been best of friends, but lobbying congress against one of the top foreign policy priorities, relationships between the two leaders may have gotten even worse. while the ploy has taken a toll on u.s.-israeli relations, it's caused a big turn-around for president obama. from the president's own party, senate republicans looked like they might have the votes to advance new sanctions on iran despite the administration's objections, that sanctions would jeopardize the ongoing nuclear talks. well, then john boehner and benjamin netanyahu entered the picture and tried to do an end run around the president, and now the whole thing has completely blown up in their faces. last week boehner announced he had invited netanyahu. he explained his rationale in an intervoo with "60 minutes." >> there's nobody in the world that can talk about the thr

we heard benjamin netanyahu warning israel -- not to test israel.ooking at their options in terms of the next step, whether to try to contain this, leave it at this with different parties satisfied, considering the balance has been reestablished or deciding the rules have changed and no blood should be shed. >> we are hearing the u.n. is saying a peacekeeper has been killed in southern lebanon likely in that incident of the border clash earlier today. the mother of a japanese hostage threatened with death has made a desperate plea for her son's life. they have given a final threat to execute the japanese journalist if jordan does not release a female jihadi bomber on death row. we have more now. >> let me be very clear. kenji is not an enemy of the islamic state group. every time we discussed the situation of the middle east, he is tortured. he is more concerned about them that about his own safety. please save kenji. please continue doing everything you can to negotiate with the jordanian government, until the last minute. there is very little time

that means that israel has punitive measures. victoria gatenby has more. >> reporter: this is not the first time israel has frozen taxes to the palestinian authority. in pay 2011 israel withheld hundreds of millions. december 2012 israel withheld more than $120 million in response to the overwhelming general assembly the state of palestinian - similar punishment in april 2014 after pa president mahmoud abbas fought to join the series -- applied to join a series of conventions. without the money, the palestinians cannot pay the 165 thouds public sec for -- 165,000 public sector please that they employ - police nurses and teachers. the economy's government is dependent. the employees and the money they spend form the economic backbone of the territory. >> a senior palestinian official says israel is afraid. >> the national meeting of this occupation has become the longest in modern history, more than 47 years of occupation is enough. the system of appetite is worse. that is the problem. israel has been impugnive to international la

let israel join international kernel court. israel is one of the outliers along with the u.s. and a few others, very few, who have refused to sign and ratify the court, to join the court, to place its own officials under the court's jurisdictions. it is really so convinced they would not have anything to fear let them join and find out. the fact the palestinians are joining an international is to to show in is important both for the substance and because this u.n. initiative overall including the security council resolution as far as it went, are major attacks on the legitimacy of the so-called diplomacy under u.s. control that has failed for the last 24 years. i think that is very important. it put a number of european countries in the position of saying we are no longer going to accept the idea that washington gets to call the shots in the united nations on the question of palestine. that we are no longer going to be up to play in international role, that only the u.s. can determine what is a legitimate or illegitimate move by the palestinians to obtain freedom and independe

i think we need to remember here this was hezbollah attacking israel attacking an idf and israel has the right to defend itself. certainly they do broadly but this is a case where they were attacked. now, as you noted, there has long been a un. security council resolution that kind of monitors peace along the line the blue line there. that's certainly something, reducing the tension, reducing the back and forth, having peace in that area is certainly something we would support and we hope for. >> as you know iran is a major supporter of hezbollah. what's its role in all of this? >> i don't have more details on that at this point. you're right, there's a long history there, they have been supporters of hezbollah but in terms of this specific attack i don't have any details on that. >> jen psaki, thanks very much for joining us. >>> coming up there is new deaths rising tensions. we will have much more on these growing fears of war along one of israel's most dangerous boundaries. we are going live to israel's northern border with lebanon and syria. >>> then the spokesman for israel's mi

only on al jazeera america >>> lebanon said israel fired shells into syria, and israel reports several soldiers have been wounded. hello, i'm darren jordan. also on the programme - a new anti-austerity cabinet in athens holds its first meeting. we'll be there live >>> mexico's government says all 43 students who went missing in september are dead. >> east germany's dark past took a tour around the once feared secret

it's been a concern for israel. it's not clear where it leaves political solutions on the ground >>> well the oslo accord makes it easy for israel to withhold palestinian tax revenue. crippling the struggling economy. victoria gatenby explains. >> reporter: this is not the first time israel froze monthly tax transfers to the palestinian authority. in may 2011 israel withheld 100 million over a palestinian unity deal bringing together hamas with its rival fatah. in december 2012 israel withheld $120 million in response to the vote at the u.n. general assembly to recognise the state of palestine and imposed a similar punishment in april 2014 after the president mahmoud abbas plied to join a series of treaties and onventions. israel should transfer $100 million is month to the palestinians amounting to two hirds of the palestinian authority's budget. without the money the pa cannot pay $159,000 -- 159,000 public sector salaries. because the pa economy is government dependent, these employees, and the money they spend f

families asked for them to be buried in israel.'s take you to our correspondents who have been watching the events. hugh is live for us. what a mood an atmosphere seemed to be at the ceremony today. incredibly somber. it seems fitting they were given the legion of honor. >> reporter: very somber very very dignified, all the trappings of a major, sort of event. almost as in a war. at the beginning of his address, president hollande made an illusion to all the things that happened in that building linking what's happening today with conflicts in the past and really putting it up there with the key moments in french history. that is very very dignified as dress, which he alluded to the very personal stories of the three officers and drawing a kind of yes, a message, a model, an example to all the nation. they were from three different backgrounds and very ordinary lives. they were typical police officers. let's hear a little bit about what president hollande had to say. >> translator: paid with his life and engagement. a french with m

israel enjoys bipartisan support. you mention iron dome.n dome the missiles fired by joan 0 sidle hamas at israel cities represent a threat to individual citizens and civilianings. it's serious. iran however is a threat to israel's survival period. there are 6 million jews in that tiny land. one nuclear bomb can kill millions of them. iran has said that their purpose is that annihilation. so the prime minister of israel is coming to speak as one of the foremost experts in the enworld about the iranian nuclear program of which they have lied for more than a decade according to the iaea about how the american plan to engage them and negotiations for two years has not really borne a lot of fruit. that's indisputable. >> jeremy in this country you know if obama's for it i'm against it. if obama's against it i'm for it. all of a sudden now israel becomes an issue like so many others where people dig in and in a partisan realm. that's what i'm trying to express. >> i think you're right. that's the problem here. this is a cynical political ploy ma

and it would be the political and military leadership of both israel and gaza.'t think the palestinian authority as such has had any relationship to these activities that could be alleged as crimes. what is likely to be the focus of the inquiry, what is the israeli attack of last summer on gaza and its settlement policy in the west bank. and on both of those sets of issues international law is clearly opposed to the policies that israel has pursued. as far as the rockets that would be the focus of allegations of criminality against hamas is concerned, this situation from the icc point of view is a little bit more clouded because they just decided in relation to a complaint about the momara incident the fact that nine turkish nationals were killed was not of sufficient gravity from the perspective of this international tribunal to justify a full fledged prosecution. so as only six israelis were killed one would think that they might come to a similar conclusion which would of course be politically quite problematic. my guess is they would avoid that kind of concl

people in israel say that if -- if the palestinians go to the icc, israel has a good reason to go tothis icc as well after the palestinians put rockets -- send rockets from -- from gaza strip to israel. >> of course, the palestinians are well aware of the fact that any investigation could open them up to scrutiny as well, and how much concern is there about investigations regarding settlements? because you have physical acts of violence which could be investigated, but then there's also the issue of occupation of settlements that could potentially be pursued by icc prosecutors, right? >> yes, so maybe -- i -- i agreement with you that the settlement is a kind of violation of the international law. we don't have any debate around this. but if you want to solve the problem, you must sit on the table and not take unilateral step to direct negotiation, and if -- we don't have -- the israeli people want to -- to -- most of them yeah most of the israeli people want to have this direct negotiation with the palestinians and it's not a quarrel, so they are very upset to see the palestinian go

iran and hezbollah had vowed revenge against israel.he latest escalation on the lebanese syrian and israeli border brings to memory the 2006 war between hezbollah and israel. that conflict killed hundreds of people and destroyed large parts of southern lebanon. >>> we're joined now from west jerusalem. it's still a confusing picture in terms of israeli casualties what more have you been hearing there? >> reporter: darren we have just been able to confirm with the army some new information. the army is telling us that there were casualties. however, it is not giving a number and it's not specifying whether there were soldiers or civilians who were killed or injured in the attack, but for now we're getting a confirmation from the army that there have been casualties as a result of this attack which was an anti tank missile fired from lebanon at an israeli army vehicle this morning. now we are also hearing reports that the united nations peace-keeping force along the border between lebanon and israel is urging maximum restraint from all pa

israel is not a member of the icc. what could happen, the possible outcome of such a probe and investigation could lead to charges against individual in israel soldiers, civilians officials, even, who could be tried at that court. but not against the government because israel is not a member of this party. but netanyahu has promised that he will defend his soldiers and the army and will not allow them to be dragged to the icc. >> thank you. the united nations said it is increasingly worried about palestinian refugees. they're trapped inside yarmouk camp in syria and the relief agencies have not been able to hand out aid for six weeks because of the fighting. erica wood with more on the living conditions there. >> reporter: there is no way for them to get in or out. the palestinian refugees who once sought shelter here because of troubles back home are now once again desperate to escape. for more than a year there has been little to no electricity and fuels prices is a luxury that they cannot afford. >> the generators o

israel will stand by their side. say they'd like similar reassurances from their own government. >> the jewish community here in france has been warning for a long time about a rise in anti-semitism. many here say they hope politicians are going to do more not just in the realm of security but also by showing solidarity with france's jews. the new security measures are met with mixed feelings. >> i absolutely think the security is sufficient this man says even before the attacks, we had a decent amount of protection and now the maximum is being done after this new gray situation. but they've made up their minds, and want to leave france. with so many jews living in israel the security is at a higher level, there are other reasons for leaving as well. it is better to be a jew there than in france. as france grapples with the aftermath of the terror attacks, it seems it will take more than additional security to fully win back the trust of the jewish communities. >>> we have breaking news from indonesia now, we want to

israel says i.t. was targeting hamas tinls tunnels used to smug smulg are weapons into the palestinian tears tri. international criminal court accusing israel of war crimes, israel says it will withhold $127 million of tax revenue. >> this month the medical supplies the milk, the bread for the whole nation. it shows that israeli occupation is not only concerned with settlement and there when it comes to exercising punishment, they are stashing them, dislow kateing them because they want to act with impunity. >> israel says the palestinian bid for membership of icc hinders efforts to restart peace talks. >> we need some leeway to prevent the derailing of reaching a is negotiated settlement. not bimutual complaints to the international criminal court. if the palestinians make complaints the israelis will make complaints. this is not going to are advance us. >> using the international criminal court as a political tool. it is disturbing to hear the israeli government's attempt to punish palestine for eff

should move away to friends and come to israel, a way to justify their own move from france to israelthere is a pretty unanimous answer to that question when you ask them. when you put that to some of the french jews who have not emigrated to israel, they tell you it is a personal decision in which one should never be imposed upon jews living in france or by politicians that were saying when i put that question to them. friends said israel should not be an exit strategy but a choice a decision that is openly, freely taken by anybody who wishes to make this move. >> thank you for that, gallagher, reporting from jerusalem, the site of the funerals. 15 people were left dead. in paris, there was a moving tribute paid to the police officers killed in the line of attack. francois hollande was at the headquarters, police headquarters in paris to honor those officers in person. let's listen to what he had to say. >> a woman, these men were police officers who shared one goal, to protect their fellow citizens. they had one idea, to serve the republic. they fell in the line of duty with bravery

and this is not what israel wants. israel does not want pa to collapse. who will run the west bank? it's back and forth. we're hearing the language of the icc. we've heard from the israelis that they say well, the palestinians go to the icc and if you try to investigate us for war crimes we'll do it to your leaders, who they hold accountable forever funding terrorists and all that kind of language. all in all it's a very unconducive scene an unconducive timing. the palestinians people who will be watching their leaders make these moves perhaps supported but really nothing is changing on the ground for them. they have seen a real bush here. >> stephanie dekker from jerusalem. thank you. >> indonesia's transport minister is threatening to revoke airasia's operating license. it's flight sunday was a violation of its license and it will investigate flight violations about a number of airlines and aviation officials. four parts of the plane have been found in the java sea. divers are searching for the rest of the passengers and crew of the flight. >> reporter: some crucial developments i

it's called the great reversal in israel. he was an obstructionist and his goal was to expand the country of israel. not contract it. >> the idea they would somehow give up, totally against what he stood for. >> these were men were very -- >> so the individual personalities, you couldn't imagine coming together and the circumstances seemed completely unlikely. >> well, it was rosalynn carter's idea to take -- >> she's actually a very important part of the story. >> oh, yeah, she was very helpful to me. you know, this started as a play. >> indeed. >> and the producer was carter's media advisor and took me to plains and introduced me to the president and first lady. >> first time you'd been? >> no, i met carter a couple of times before and interviewed h him. >> not mrs. carter. >> and this how they built in 1952 after he retired from the navy, incredibly modest and behind the couch is a pitcher that -- a picture that carter painted. looked like something from "good night moon." [laughter] >> so the producer says, mr. president,

that's not in israel's decision. i agree with a lot of what julie said. >> i find it odd that the white house wasn't looped in. no one thought it would be good -- even interested in the optics of it to have everyone come together on the same page. with that being said, let's move on. now i'm hearing the president won't meet with netanyahu. people are giving reasons why. let's have the president be the bigger person and meet with him and be the person to bring this together. this is odd how this happened, john boehner included. lou: i applaud the democratic lust for the emily post style of american politics and the relationship between congress and the senate and the white house. i applaud judy's preference that the president be bigger. yours that everyone rise above it. but the reality is, netanyahu has not said a word. the reality is that through back channels and through a smear campaign of anonymous sources and unidentified campaign officials administration officials, we didn't even mention the campaign officials

and israel. driven by the large population israel being a jewish state. and the u.s. having a huge population of jews as well. >> is there anything france can do - this is not good for france. >> it's definitely not good for france. vladimir putin said that one of the greatest mistakes the soviet union made was allowing the jews to leave. it was a massive brain drain, a cultural drape, a negative for their country and the culture. the same is fruit for france. as far as what they can do there's no easy solutions. they are not easy problems they are deeply rooted social problems and tied up in economic problems and will not be easily solve. >> tied up in france's unique but unusual demographics large jewish and muslim populations relative to other countries. >> that's correct. >> and they are in close contact. >> they are. >> france is unique in europe that they have both the largest jewish population and muslim population and it creates a lot of interesting demographics which leads to a lot of issues. >> both of these groups perhaps not doings dentally feel is -- coin

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it's been a major concern for israel.s not clear where it leaves any political solution on the ground. al jazeera in the occupied west bank. >> in syria, at least five hezbollah members have been killed in the town of flatla near the lebanese border. in august, around 20s troops were killed and 35 soldiers were certain hostage in the same area by the al-qaeda affiliated he will nusra front. >> the united states and allies conducted seven airstrikes over the last 36 hours. six of the attacks hit isil positions near kobane in syria. there has been a 7th successive day of protests in bay rain bahrain in the capitol. demonstrators are demanding the release of ali salman the leader of the shia opposition party. >>> the family of a libyan al-qaeda suspect who died in the u.s. days before going on trial is accusing washington of neglecting his health. he was accused of being involved in the 1998 bombings of u.s. embassies in east africa. captured by u.s. troops in tripoli in 2013. >> translator: they deprived him of his rights a

they should not be forced to flee to israel. the united states of america should step up and say, we want to welcome the juice to our country. obama made a statement by not going to the rally. he should show leadership and say, we are not going to make the mistake again and we are going to allow the jews to enter our country. >> a look around the world. the government and cameron says they have killed 143 militants who attacked near the nigerian border. the gun battle was the first major attack on cameroon since the militants threatened the leader in a video online earlier this month. people have been killed in eastern ukraine after a rocket hit a bus killing civilians. they blame separatists. fighting has intensified in recent weeks and has led to the cancellation of planned peace talks this week. burma possibly to has questioned the commitment to reform in a strong attack on the leaders. she said the government lacks political will to revive the constitution or to bring meaningful reform. >> after four years of court cases, th

they cannot cross into israel for work or to go to the west bank. and the only exist is through egypt where people spend days at the border. felt like i left another country, you know? >> you went to another country. >> so you think i did the right thing? >> oh, forget it. >> forget it? >> yeah. >> they'll lynch you. you know? because they don't have too many trees. i don't know where they'll handing you from. always eager here because this is my home. and then when i go back, i take with me a lot of guilt leaving these people behind. >> when are we going to get to the humane level? people should be incensed. not just the palestinians. we should fight arabs and jews to preserve that. >> my opinion is that both sides, people are tired, fatigued and brainwashed and they will not reeble in a way that they would march? the streets. people are saying i care about my four corners and my garden, and it's out of my control and i don't see this rebellion happening. >> clearly i'm the optimist of 2002 of us. in fact, i believe that rather than creating two se

israel says one of its tanks have been hit. silver has fired across the border and the situation is said to be ongoing. in the meantime, we can join our correspond. damian grammaticas. it feels like the lines are being join ded mr. tsipras saying we won't default but will not negotiate. >> reporter: yes. the sides sizing up taking gentle steps towards each other before they engage. there will be positive steps taken with greece saying it won't default on its debt. that will be very very welcome. at the same time saying greece will -- he wants to restore national sovereignty and saying greece will negotiate responsibly, that will be very welcome here. but it doesn't want a mutually destructive clash. that was his other comment. those all sound good and the detail matters. the finance minister from the netherlands is heading to athens on friday for talks with mr. tsipras. what he has said is if you tell us you want our cooperation but not our conditions that won't wash. wash. >> damien there is a question of another 7 billion eur

israel. reince priebus sent out a letter to members of the rnc in late november inviting them to go with the rnc on an expensive paid trip to israel. now, going on a trip to israel itself not a problem. going on this particular trip to israel, i think this really is going to be a problem. one of the things from the 2012 presidential campaign that we reported on this show with keen interest was a prayer rally that texas governor rick perry used as essentially the launch event for his presidential campaign for 2012. now, the fact that he wanted to start his campaign with a prayer rally, not itself a newsworthy thing. what was newsworthy about it is who he organized that prayer rally with. this is the organization that rick perry did that prayer rally with. >> counterfeit religions, alternative religions of christianity have no right to the free exercise of religion. >> brian fischer with the american family association. the american family association is not your typical conservative religious

israel has also started seeking action ngos.they have formerly asked the icc to investigate the war crimes committed by palestinian leaders both fatah and hamas. the u.s. is also against the icc move and the $400 million it gives to the palestinian authority is at risk. al jazeera. >> let's get more now. we know that netanyahu was angry yesterday. he's still angry isn't he? >> he is. i think he had some very harsh and critical things to say about the icc, which is a respected international body based in the hague. he kept saying that it's absolutely scandalous and absurd that israel would be dragged through the icc and probed when israelis withstood hundreds even thousands of rockets fired at israeli neighborhoods and a hamas use civilians there as huge shields. and it is absurd that israel, a country that fight terrorism would be dragged through the icc. and to deny the jewish state it's right to defend itself. he stopped short of saying that israel would take any action. we only heard criticism from him. we didn't hear any thr

, chief negotiator arrakat accused israel. dr. arrakat will join us shortly. criticized israel for withholding the tax money. spokesperson jen saki said where both parties were concerned. >> reducing tensions taking steps to deescalate, continues to be the only path forward. >> for more i'm joined from jericho by dr. saib ib arrakat. it's a pleasure to have you back on the show. seeing the freezing of the palestinian authority's tax revenues and the recent increase in settlement activity uf you accused prime minister netanyahu, traiment you suggested the palestinian authority, could disoferl itself and forts israel to take care of everything from freezing security to taking control of teacher salaries. wouldn't that be something the palestinians would reject out of hand? >> actually antonio they are back. they never left. we have began a process with them to gradual withdrawal in 1993 when the palestinian authority was born to take palestinians from occupation to independence, over the years last 23 years the israel government

death to israel. still, they are at war with al-qaeda and they seem to be much more effective and committed in fighting al-qaeda than president hadi or his predecessor who tended to think of al-qaeda almost as a kind of investment a way to attract american weapons and training which ultimately sort of tended to fuel greater radicalism. ideally we would find some way to take advantage of the fact that the houthis are actively fighting al-qaeda. difficult to do because they are al liveried with iran and have a deep resentment of american power in the region. when you have these entrenched divisions in the region, it's really, really difficult for the americans to get involved in a positive way. and i think it's particularly difficult because we don't have open eyes in the region. i mean, we have scaled back at almost all of the embassies in the middle east. we have less ability to see what's going on there. and that makes us dependent in many countries on -- for information, for basic intelligence about