we can read into that very brief statement by the israeli minister as the fact the israeli governmentno doubt deeply concerned by what happened at this event in the occupied west bank, an event which resulted in a violent confrontation. we have seen the images of mr. abu ein. at one point an israeli soldier had his hands around his throat. so -- and again of course, we have also seen tear gas and stun grenades used at that confrontation as well. so the israelis are no doubt deeply concerned about what is going on, and that's perhaps why mr. abbas alluded to them trying to diffuse the situation by trying to recreate the situation on the ground as he sees it. this is a very serious situation. the palestinians are taking it with a lot of seriousness, but so too are the israelis. >> all right. thank you. >>> well there has been a blast in the northern nigerian city. it capped at the market. our correspondent has more. >> reporter: no claim of responsibility yet, but in general most of these attacks tend to be blamed on boko haram because of the target of the attack. suicide bombers were s

i want to have the least interaction with the israelis as possible. >> many israelis don't want to know about palestinians. they don't want to reach out. they don't want to cross into streets and neighborhoods where the palestinians live because of a mixture of stereotypes and so on. >> so we decided to go together to visit each other's neighborhoods. and i would talk to israelis and david would talk to palestinians, and together we would face the harsh realities of our shared land. >> growing up in the 1960's, the palestinians just weren't in the head of anyone. palestinians were different. we knew we had property and it was taken away from us by force. i remember distinctly remembering that this was the wall that separated the east and west jerusalem. and this was no man's land here. >> my family lived in jerusalem for centuries. in 1948 the state was pounded, and for the palestinians this time was called the catastrophe. like many palestinians, my father and his entire family were pushed out of their ancestral home. they moved to a small apartment in east jerusalem because the city w

and with israeli intelligence in the 70s and 80s. he was based in the u.s. when the negotiations over the peace deal with the israelis were taking place. >> well, he's, he's, he's an engaging guy and very wealthy. he could he could make things happen, and so i liked him. because as ambassador, i want someone who can make things happen. >> while hussein salem was the brains behind the midor refinery project the company's boss was salem's protege, an engineer named sameh fahmy. both men would become central protagonists in the hidden story of egypt's energy industry. fahmy and the israelis got on notoriously well. >> sameh fahmy is an egyptian gentleman. undoubtedly, very strict, very knowledgeable excellent english, very polite, straightforward. i had good meetings with him. >> salem soon cashed out of the midor project making a bountiful profit. he arranged for his protege, sameh fahmy to become egypt's petroleum minister. >> the presence of sameh fahmy as minister defines a new era of the energy sector in egypt where the energy reso

you mentioned the israeli corporation. because it has been such a particularly tense time in the west bank and east jerusalem as well, remind us what the security operation actually entails. >> well, security cooperation between the palestinians and israelis, of course, is very complicated. a lot of it is something that you cannot actually see. a lot of it is intelligence sharing. but the truth is that this security cooperation is aimed for the palestinian point of view for no real opposition to the leadership there. the status quo, they manage to hold its power. now they have their own security forces, the palestinian security forces funded by the u.s. and european union. and for the israeli side of things this relationship is also very key. the israelis use again information that they received from palestinian intelligence agencies to prevent any kind of attacks, or any kind of plots, if you were, against israelis. so it is a very complicated and very nuanced security relationship. if you remember, barbara, just a short

with an israeli id card. does that mean we will go through another 100,000 who have no loyalty to the state of israel in the sense that they will not feel part of israel but rather under occupation? there is no other choice. despite the fears, we will have to get over those fears. we will have to try again. otherwise the direction of the israeli society could be moved, and that is what we are doing in order to correct it. i am worried about undercurrents that are trying to limit, contain, and curtail the beautiful vista of israeli democracy. the fact that in our parliament there is such a wide range of views, of free speech laid down itour supreme court, to me is holy and i will do what i can with my colleagues to protect it. and there are endless efforts where the ministry of justice tries to block another week another piece of legislation which, from the outside, from those with a liberal understanding of what democracy is all about, seems incomprehensible and dangerous. >> israel is quite obviously a jewis

a palestinian has been shot by israeli forces in southern gaza.aeli army says what it calls a routine patrol came under attack from snipers. the palestinians say the patrol crossed the fence into gaza. the army fired from the air and ground. >>> a black teen has been shot and killed by police outside the city of st. louis, missouri, police say he pointed a gun an the officer. the shooting took place less than five kilometers away from ferguson, missouri, where a black teenager was killed in august. >>> jordan has confirmed that one of its pilots has been captured by islamic state of iraq and the levant. >>> 38 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in southern bagdad. 13 iraqi soldiers are among the dead. soldiers were queues up to receive their salaries. more than 50 were injured in the attack. >>> united nations special envoy to libya says warring factions there have agreed to hold a new round of peace talks next year. meanwhile fighting among rival communities continues. >> reporter: running battles lib libya's second city of benghazi are

. >>> israeli police say a palestinian man has been shot after stabbing two israelis in a settlement.ttack was in the occupied west bank. it is said that the two israelis have been hurt, and the palestinian is in a serious medical condition. tension has been high in the last few weeks in particular. israe israeli's governing coalition is too divided to go on, and have agreed for new elections in march. the prime minister sacked two of his ministers, accusing them of plotting a coup. >> reporter: a vote in favor of dissolving the israeli [ inaudible ] and a date for early election. this comes one day after prime minister benjamin netenyahu, sacked his economy minister and justice minister. march 17th is when israelis will head to the polls, and right-wing political partied are expected to win more seats according to a fresh opinion poll. >> translator: i think the next government will be more homogeneous. unlike this government. the prime minister will know how to give priority to those parties that have been loyal to him. instead of those who are hostile. >> reporter: and netenyahu sa

media at all or in the israeli public discourse. what we see, is we see the main jewish leaders expressing support of israel. we don't see the grass roots and we don't see certain streams of disessentis disenchantme disenchantment. the believe in israel as the true home land of our people. we have to work towards that. we have to foster and strengthen and take it into account in what we do as well. absolutely. for example, i think the whole game of dealing with and touching temple mount was extremely dangerous. and adverse to the basic of israel a israel -- because it unleashed a very, very dangerous religious conflict. which is unnecessary at all. of course the palestinians -- they road on this without justification on this white horse and i think that responsible administers cannot do these steps without understand i understanding implications on synagogues all over the world. it's interesting to note, where the real sages of the time, the ult ultra-orthodox leaders of time, who ruled going into temple mount, including my grandfat

we haven't heard anything publicly from the israeli military or the israeli government. however, speaking to public radio here the israeli intelligence minister alluded very strongly to israel's involvement in these airstrikes. he said that it was israel's policy to allow sophisticated weapons to fall in the hands of israel's enemy. it's been widely reported that these housing arms effectively, which were destined in hezbollah. in lebanon hezbollah is a fierce enemy of israel, and that is perhaps the most we will ever hear from the israelis about whether or not they were involved in this airstrikes. whatever the case, as you point out, there has been criticism of benjamin netanyahu. it is likely that lawmakers will vote to dissolve parliament and we'll see an election here in march of next year. whatever the case, though, most military analysts say these took weeks in planning whatever the case we've been hearing that many governments, including the syrian government and now teheran criticizing israel for those airstrikes. >> on top of those airstrikes, syria asking to i

the terror is by the israeli government and israeli army. that's the truth. if such policies continue by israel, yes, we can expect a third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh intifada. people need to defend themselves. >> are you going to ask the u.s. to pressure israel to respect palestinian rights? >> we are asking the united states to rethink its position vis a vis the security council. they have been against passing a resolution. we want the united states to stop treating israeli as above the laws have man and hold them accountable and undermining secretary of state john kerry efforts to achieve a two state solution. >> groups control a mountainous region along the border of syria. we have a report where the army imposed strict security measures. >> the lebanese army is at war. a few months ago, syrian armed groups tried to take over this northeastern border town. since then, it has become a military zone. soldiers guard the entrances to the area. this is angering the town's residents. we are under siege. they say they are punished for supporting the syria

if that happens, it would be a major blow to the israeli government.ael's minister of defense has described the death as regrettable. and that his government wished to keep the security situation in the occupied west bank stable. but with tensions already so high, that's looking increasingly inning likely. al jazerra, west jerusalem. >>> in hong kong, they have gundies mantling the barricades which are protecting the main prpro-democracy protest camp. 7:00 in -- beg your pardon, 4:00 in the afternoon there. and thousands of police officers we are told by our correspondent to deployed in case there is resistence from protesters. let's hear from sarah clarke. >> reporter: the protesters had plenty of warning. and as the deadline loomed, some dismantled their tents and left. other others vowed to stay until the end. >> it never end, we are really angry. it never lend. >> reporter: protest leaders form a sit in. legislative leaders joined the campaign vowing to be peaceful but came to protest. >> we have resulted in civil disowe pete against, and we will t

>> thousands of mourners fill the west day for the funeral of an official killed in clashes with israeli troops. the french senate passes a resolution urging the government to recognize palestine as a state. there was a highly symbolic vote in the national assembly. police begin clearing the streets of hong kong as part of a push to end the pro-democracy protests. do you like your bugs boiled or fried? to the you people regularly done --2 billion people regularly done on insects. google has to shut down in news service. more from our correspondent in madrid. ♪ those are the headlines this hour on "france 24." thank you for joining us. thousands of mourners turned out for the state funeral for a palestinian cabinet member killed yesterday in a protest. ziad abu ein died yesterday. our correspondent is in ramallah. there were fears that could be writing at the funeral today. do that turn out to be the case? >> we are seeing instances of contained violence. pretty small crowds of protesters at some of the usual flashpoints around ramallah. some stonethrowing going on and the israeli forces

the summer of 2011 was a major watershed in israeli history.'m always inquisitive about in american politics. all of the sudden, the nation woke up and demanded not security, they demanded social justice, t zu$jrápvr'g social justice, and 5% of the nation's population gathered in a city square one night, demanding justice with no violence. 100 years after the revolution hnÑ in russia. all of a sudden, social justice, but in a democratic sense, they did not get that delivered to them and the only party that can deliver to them and the only partner that would be is labor. this is part of the real agenda battle between me and netanyahu. these are not the only issues. >> i want to come to this in a minute. but i do want answer to this o8"stion of who you listen to in israel. >> i will not tell you. >> why not? >> because, some of the people don't want to be exposed. it's legitimate. believe me, i hinted and i said we're talking to many people. and i hope to be able to present a nice group of people who have o3=z devoted their life to the e!)zsy def

why the israelis were there.have been told bite israelis is that there was some sort of explosive material use there had or being housed there. but, again, very few details. however, we can confirm that a 21-year-old was killed. >> let me ask you about the news we are hearing that there have been 10 suspects, that have been arrested by israeli security forces. what do we know about these arrests? >> reporter: that's right, doreen, what we understand is that israeli police have arrested 10 people -- or taken them in to custody i should say for questioning. they haven't been charged with anything. but these men belong to a group, as you rightly point out, known as lehava. if you don't know what that is it's described here in israel as an extremist jewish group. this is a group which is against any kind of cooperation between pal tip vinnies and israelis, between jews and arabs. this is a group that is fiercely opposed to any inter marriage between the two communities. in fact, the current president who has publical

jane saying there has been no response as dpret from the israelis.ell us a bit more about what you are hearing and, indeed, what we have seen in the past in terms of israel's involvement in syria. >> reporter: well, what we are seeing basically is a lot of israeli local media basically quoting the syrian government as saying that an israeli airstrike or several airstrikes were carried out, outside damascus. when we spoke to the israeli army, we were told by a spokesperson that the army is not commenting on any foreign reports, so they are neither denying or confirming that they have carried out an airstrike outside damascus. we just know these details from the syrian army. now, we know that in the past, syria has accused israel many times of carrying out airstrikes across syria. we are talking about two in 2014, one now, another one six months ago and four in 2013. every time, it's ever bevery di to confirm from the israeli side these attacks have happened. every time, they have refrained from commenting. there was one exception in may, 2013, when we

>> exactly. >> when the israelis started firing tear gas. what wa was ziad abu ein doing at that point? >> i didn't see him at that point. i learned that he went to the hospital and later he passed away. >> you're unable to confirm what some sources are saying that he was hit in the chest by a rifle? >> well, we were talking to a lot of people at the scene, and some people were talking about military border police--not military, but border police officer who actually gave him a punch with the butt of a rifle. >> do you think there will be a thorough investigation? israel is saying that it will conduct an investigation into what happened. >> we already wrote to the general asking for an investigation to be opened immediately. and of course demanding that the investigation be thorough and efficient. >> and just tell us about what exactly--unfortunately, our-- >> go on, please. >> i just wanted to say that the thought that we have about the investigation, most of them are closing without indictments. the numbers are 2.2% of investigations lead

israeli right for the palestinians to present this before the united nations? >> and had israel's key ally, the united states, standing shoulder to shoulder with the current israeli government and vetoing it? absolutely. that brings me to the second point. i really do believe somehow that palestinians have reached the conclusion wrongly that introducing this resolution, weather it passes or not somehow serves to reinforce the fact that israel is isolated within the international community, and i think that is, frankly, bad analysis. bottom line, i think my mood -- mahmoud abbas isn't a bad position. he is committed to doing something, to producing something with respect to statehood, and i think, frankly, he has convinced himself he had no choice but to go forward. >> is also trying to get more international support, and over the last few weeks we have seen parliaments of various european countries, friends is, choosing to recognize palestinian statehood. it does not mean those governments -- britain, france, sweden, spain -- those governments have not recogniz

. >> after clashes with the israeli troops in the west bank. >> between the palestinians and the israelis. >> our times person of the year. >> this story had been uncovered at critical periods of time. >> nasa's rover the curiosity -- >> link on mars. >> potentially long enough to sustain life. >> malala yousafzai. gets the nobel prize for >> senate intelligence committee's report on the cia's brutal attacks. called the report poorly done. while the cia had done things in the interrogation program that should not have happened they argued the program led to the capture of senior al qaeda operatives, disrupted terrorist plots and prevented mass terrorist attacks, and played an important role in the hunt for osama bin laden. all points specifically rejected in the committee report but supported by current cia director john brennan. at the white house press secretary josh earnest suggested whether the program produced actionable intelligence was besides the point. >> even if this information did yield important national security information, the damage that it did to our moral authority in t

israel first.nd let's understand the israeli scene. let's break this notion that netanyahu is unbeatable. i am here to tell you i will form the next government, and i will lead israel in a different direction. >> so, mr. prime minister, how are you going to build that? [laughter] >> it requires a lot of things. is setone, that all ego aside. and i lead labor. we believe, and i believe, that officey one since i take that we should have a running together of forces. tzipi livni is a very distinguished israeli leader, and i would like to very much join forces with him and with other parties. there has to be a centrist israeli bloc that is an alternative unequivocally to netanyahu. >> have you formed a list? >> the elections were decided just in the last few days. they have not even finalized the e yet.ve meant -- dissolv i believe clearly that labor is the strongest element. it should leave it. and i hope to be able to do it. >> let me ask questions about who you might serve with. withou envision going avigdor liberman? weekendolls over t

an israeli autopsy said his heart was in poor condition when he clashed with israeli troops during a protest. palestinians say those troops were to blame. we are joined now by palestinian journalist joining us from jordan. he is a columnist for el monster. how is the autopsy being received? will they accept that he had a heart attack? >> well, no. palestinians don't really get into these details. the man was carrying out a non-violent protest and all the pictures individuals show israeli soldiers trying to choke him, using violence to stop him from doing a non-violent act, planting olive trees. whether this caused the heart attack or not, of course most people feel that he is a martyr, a person who died while defending the land and is a hero for most palestinians. >> i want to get into that more, but before we get into that, the israeli press is reporting that there was not violence against him, that he was shoved, that there was pressure put on his message. what did he represent to the palestinian resistance? there is a big argument, what is the best way to end the occupation. some

this could be a cat and mouse game that the israelis are playing as well because it is in the israeli interest not to end this conflict. the pechtion o perpetuation is g they will benefit from. >>> last time used was by the u.s. army in vietnam. sue turton reports from the crossing on the iraq-syria border. >> an i.s.i.l. attack at night, without night vision equipment the kurdish fighters are blindless and defenseless. i.s.i.l. fighters are using the cover of darkness to sneak up on peshmerga positions to kill or take them. the peshmerga know how crucial it is to keep control. the general realized the best way to do that was by lighting up the darkness. the vast majority of the attacks have been at night. so the general here has come up with this ingenious idea of using flood lights to light up the battlefield so they can see the i.s.i.l. fighters coming towards them. this seems to have made the difference because they haven't had an attack now for the last ten days. interesting technique haven't been used since the '50s and '60s, when the americans were using it in the vietnam and k

. >>> israeli police say that a palestinian man was shot after he stabbed two israelis in a settlement. the attack happened in the west banks. it's reported the two israelis are wounded, and the palestinian is in serious condition. tensions between israelis and palestinians have been high over the past few weeks. >>> right-leaning parties are poised to increase their grip on power when israelis go to early polls in march. the main parties have agreed to an election date after prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked two of his prime ministers. >> dissolving the israeli knesset and dates for early election, this comes one day after prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked economy minister and justice minister. march 17th is when israelis will head to the polls, and right-wing political parties are expected to win more seats in the next knesset according to a poll. >> i think the next government will be more homogenous, unlike this government. the prime minister will work with those who are with him stead of against those who are hostile. >>> by going to early elections, netanyahu is hop

the israeli government. prime minister benjamin netanyahu condemned the proposal, which is in part by abbas is seeking the resolution at the u.n. security council to set a time line for the end of the israeli occupation. >> this step won't be worthwhile especially with an expected u.s. vote tee. even if a watered down resolution of the version is passed, nothing will be on the ground. >> they believe that the best way to establish their own state is through a binding agreement that is recognized internationally. it's unlikely that this latest resolution will pass the u.n. security council and some say it might even be impossible. al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >> iraqi kurdish forces have recently launched a major offensive trying to recapture areas taken by isil fighters. one such place was home to thousands from the minority i can't deed tee community. we traveled to the mountains. >> we head to the top of the mountains with the man in charge of the yazidi volunteer force. this is their fight, this

so how critical it is for the israelis and palestinians so be able to move forward. you know, secretary kerry has some ideas, there were things that were discussed between -- >> charlie: well, what progress did it make? clearly, secretary kerry was very, very passionate about trying to keep quiet what the deal was because he believed if it was given, people would pick at it. what was the essence of the deal? >> obviously, we were part of the process because, when it comes to final status issue, just about every issue has to do with jordan, whether yes ruse le -- whetherjerusalem, border,. so we were able to help overcome a lot of the obstacles. for the first time i think in the dialogue of the peace process for them investigate talk to the jordannians meant how serious it was and how serious the process was and how close we got to what is actually a very strong final package. for several reasons, we didn't manage to take the final step. >> charlie: what are the reasons? >> both sides had their concerns. >> charlie: trust? trust is part of it. but i think they're back

and what are israel israeli officials saying if anything about this? >> reporter: although public response from the israeli government or military after the syrian government accused of it carrying out these airstrikes. however, the intelligence minister alluded to the strikes saying on public radio that israel will prevent what he described as it's enemies from acquiring, again, what he described as sophisticated weapons. now the reason this is significant is because it's been widely reported that the targets of these airstrikes were munitions deep poes, which were housing surface to air missiles launchers, and we also understand that they were destined for hezbollah in southern lebanon. hezbollah and israel, i should say, have long had a very acrimonious history, have fought conflicts against each other, and it would be unsurprising that israel would tribe to prevent them from acquiring such weapons, whatever the case, the israeli government not admitting publicly that it carried out these strikes. >> what do we know about what is going on in the kne

>> this news, of course, as expected, all over the israeli papers. the campaign has started referring to that very dramatic speech given by the israeli premier last night which basically every paper and everyone out here was -- it officially launched the campaign that will lead up to the early elections next march. referring of course to the fact that this started with the israeli premier firing two of his key ministers, pictured on the front page. there is a quote saying that netanyahu is acting ave to be held accountable by israelis for his actions. another premier also fired. very harsh accusations. saying we didn't even dare look her in the eye to break the news to her that she was being dismissed. how will he have the guts to deal with much bigger threats than myself? that's a reference to the accusations made by the israeli premier, saying he is acting as a coward. much more favorable coverage of the prime minister's decision in the widely distributed daily which belongs to a rich friend of netanyahu. in says that after the dismissal , the work

i think the israelis stayed too long. and the same southern lebanese turned to be the first suicide bombers. if you can imagine. this is how history turns. >>> after 9/11 did david recommend anything and you to do a recover? >> when francois and i got back from ground zero with our daughter in toe. >> you lived around ground zero. >> i lived 10 blocks north. and my daughter had started going to school right in the eye of the storm . we saw the plane go in to the building and went running downtown and managed to extricate our doubter and started walking up the highway just as another tower fell . so as soon as we were back in any kind of phone contact there was a message for francois saying get up here, we are putting out a special issue. at that point i didn't know what to do. after we get settled i began to figure out what a cover might be. somewhere between francois' and me we conjured up that black on black cover in the course of five or six days. the cover was black on black cover that looked pretty much just blank un

bill or -- >> what do you make of the israeli bill by the way? >> it deftly complicates things. >> so you came out of the meeting hopeful, and then you have this vote. >> that makes things more comp -- more but again, complicated, but again, i'm looking to the beginning of the year. there were some things said at the end of the dinner, and secretary kerry coming back with the next phase of getting together. give the benefit of the doubt and keep my fingers crossed, and see what happens. whate you worried about will happen? >> if they don't do it, there will be another war in lebanon. there is a reason why our field hospital is still there. we have kept it there since war one. the problem,solve it's only a matter of time before there is another. >> and u.s.-jordanian relations? >> could not be better. we work, as always, in harmony in dealing with all of the challenges. and as you know, jordan is not just dealing with problems of just written. that youom the time said you did not feel like there was a residence to the warnings that you had given -

no comment from the israelis so far. the typhoon is downgraded to a tropical storm, but it still is churning through the philippines, heading for the capital, manila. in mexico, the family of the first victim identified among the 43 missing students calls for justice. also coming up, a surprising fundraiser just a stones throw from the kremlin. russian ballet stars dazzle to help young dancers in war-torn ukraine. the greek parliament passes its latest parliament despite protests and opposition. ♪ first, syria has accused israel of bombing its main international airport in damascus. it went on to ask the u.n. to slap sanctions on israel calling the strike a heinous crime against it. israel has launched a series of similar airstrikes inside syria since the war began three years ago. israeli raids are targeting iranian targets bound for militant group hezbollah. let's bring in our correspondent. israel is still neither conforming or denying it is behind these strikes. >> absolutely. this has been the case ever since these

. ♪ ♪ >>> located on the mediterranean coast, tel aviv is the israeli version of the city that nevereps. it is the nation's financial capital and draws millions of tourists each year. 30 miles to the northeast, however, is a considerably less popular landmark. rimonim, israel's largest maximum security prison. >> translator: the prison holds about 1,200 prisoners. here we have criminals convicted of murder, robbery, rape, and many serious things. that makes it a difficult place to manage. >> while state terrorists are segregated in other facilities, rimonim only houses inmates convicted of serious crimes. as a result, security systems here are constantly evolving. >> translator: today we have the highest level of technology in israel, and the aim is to have the highest level in the whole world. we are always improving and always progressing. >> rimonim security system includes electrified fences, 700 surveillance cameras, a central system to control every door and gate in the prison, and an enclosed dog run where a canine corps patrols the perimeter 24/7. but a collection of confisca

, how this continues to affect the israeli jordanian relationship, the israeli egyptian relationship,ecause of this thing continues to create turmoil, it does create tremendous pressures on jordan and israel and egypt. there was an understand that we have to move this process forward. and i think everyone left that meeting optimistic and geared up. >> have you seen any changes since then? >> no, the feedback we got from both the egyptians and the israelis and the palestinians -- you are going to have different maneuverings by different groups and there are different things that come up, whether it is the new israeli bill or -- >> what do you make of the israeli bill by the way? >> it deftly complicates things. >> so you came out of the meeting hopeful, and then you have this vote. >> that makes things more complicated, but again, i'm looking to the beginning of the year. there were some things said at the end of the dinner, and secretary kerry coming back with the next phase of getting together. i will give the benefit of the doubt and keep my fingers crossed, and see what happens. >>

israeli farmers on the israeli side of the border need to be able to live in peace and grow their produced this is what our troops were doing. they were maintaining the border to ensure that. >> there have been several fatal incidents now since the conflict in gaza over the summer, since the truce. can that peace agreement survive if this continues? do you feel it's only a matter of time before hostilities resume? >> so here is what we know. we certainly hope that the situation will return and be calm. but unfortunately, what we have seen over the recent weeks is increased rocket launching into the sea, which shows that hamas are trying to replenish their long-range capabilities. we have seen an increased action on behalf of hamas to try and carry out further -- >> and just a quick response from you, will you respond with air strikes -- >> we don't want -- >> right. you are going to respond with further air strikes if that continues? >> we responded specifically to the attack today. we are well within the boundaries of the directive of the government to protect the state of israel and the

the israelis, for their part, they had a pathologist involved. they said he had very serious underlying heart condition and in effect died of a heart attack. so accounts are somewhat confli conflicting, it's just that israel is emphasizing, as perhaps you'd expect, those underlying medical factors. the palestinians are saying that whatever those underlying medical factors may have amounted to, that he died as a direct result of the actions of those israeli border police officers and troops. so it's emphasizing different ways of looking at those circumstances, i think, rather than producing reports which are in themselves contradictory. >> kevin, thanks very much indeed. kevin conneolly with the latest in the west bank. >>> let's catch up on business. aaron, i can tell you that the russian central bank has raised interest rates by 1%, up to 10.5%. i've got that from @bbcaaron. >> ah, yes. you looked on twitder, did you? we talked about it on world business record. we broke the news on world business report. we are talking about the russian currenc

-israeli relationship. that is something that israeli voters do care about. they do recognize u.s. is israel's most important ally. anything that could be jeopardizing that relationship. >> isn't it already jeopardized? >> well, it is. that's something that they're going to be challenging ne netanyahu, and they'll make a big deal over in the election campaign. netanyahu's critics have accused him for months of undermining this relationship. that's something that could ultimately hurt netanyahu at the pools. >> professor waxman, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> lebanon said it is holding a wife and son of reclusive islamic leader abuing a bad daddy. the two were arrested at the border crossing with allegedly fake identification carts. it is believed they could be used as bargaining chips for lebanese prisoners. >>> president obama may be close to naming his next defense secretary. reports say that ashton carter is about to replace defense secretary chuck hagel. >> ashton carter has been a fixture in the security world for years. he has made his mark as the top weapons buyer whe

the israelis have built more settlements, and killed more palestinians than ever ever. it was symbolic, and he was not able to get his friends, the americans and israelis, who he has served for the past maybe nine years. he served them, and he did anything they wanted from him and they offered him but a veto at the u.n. security council. so joining the icc or any of these international organizations is not going to get the palestinians people any closer to achieving independence. >> there is great expectation that that resolution would necessarily pass. there are despite what you say there are palestinians voices advocateing member saying that it can be one way of increasing international pressure on israel. >> well, the acquisition of palestinian land and the bombing of thousands of people did not move the international community, let's assume that the community will stand with the palestinians. that's not going to get the palestinians any close for achieving their dream of an independent palestinian state or even an one-state solution. what is needed here is the world

it decided israeli soldiers would leave muslim officials would run it and israelis would be allowed to visit but not pray. that is what the temple mount movement is trying to change. >> the mount need to be jewish. >> on a recent sunday morning, daniel avid and haim wait to walk in the mosque. >> translator: we pray that sometime god will want to build the temple and we will be there. >> rabbis used to foasht jews from going there. >> continuing the extreme activity on the temple mount will lead to armageddon. >> late the frequency of the visits has rapidly increased. they are controversial, the police wouldn't let us film with cameras. we followed with cell phone. site hosted ancient jewish temples. the center was the holy of holies, the home of god. >> the holy of holies, was. >> it makes me happy i can come to the place that is holy for me and holy for the jewish people. it is important that we have a foothold here. >> reporter: the whole time they are protected by israeli pleas, the chants of god is great. the chants are loudest as the group approaches the dome of the rock. as they

the results of the investigation proved that the israeli operation forces killed him. but israeli doctors say he died after cardiac arrest sparked by the circumstances. >> this type of heart attack is caused by stress. apparently, he had a stressful event just before. then we found some bruises -- minor bruises -- in the muscle layers and subcutaneous layer of the neck. >> tempers have already boiled over in some parts of the west bank. israel sent reinforcements to the area in case of violence. now all sides are hoping that tensions will not escalate further. >> can the latest tensions be contained? for more, let's bring in tonya cramer and ramallah. what's the mood right now in the west bank? >> we saw today many hundreds of mourners coming out for the funeral. generally, people i talk to today are very angry about what happened but also not very surprised. they say this kind of violence, this kind of confrontation is quite common in the occupied west bank. most of the country has seen reports from the israeli side and palestinian side accusing each other over the de

israeli has not yet commented. bernie madoff's long time assistant was sentenced. >> congressional negotiators have reached a deal to avert a government shutdown. it must be approved by the house and senate thursday. leaders are putting together a stop gab measure are to give themselves more time, just in case. senior correspondent mik mike vk vicqueira back with us now. >> the fact that we're talking about this in mid december as opposed to christmas eave is a small victory in and of itself. this is the basic bill to keep the government running for the fiscal year, $1.1 billion, there are a lot of kitchen sink items in there, but basically, it funds the government. some notable items, five and a half billion dollars, the president asked for $6 billion to fight ebola in west africa. $5 billion to fight isil over the course of the next several months, 11 months or so. also, some long-time causes, some of them bordering on the trivial, some you may find outrageous. they are easing rules for truck drivers, the layover

the israelis themselves saying there will be a full investigation into the events. let's go our correspond imtiaz tyab there in ramallah, and the size of the crowd is extraordinary. >> t in fact, i'm just going to pan my camera, just so you can see the tail end of my crowd. it was initially led by the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, following the coffin of ziab abu ein. as you can see, the last of those who attended this funeral, this funeral that had all the honours. they had religious leaders of all faith as well. really it just underscores this face that ziab abu ein occupies within the palestinian psyche, if you will. he is seen as a man of the people. he was not a politician that went to protests or went to events for a photo op. he was there from the beginning and was there until the end. he was seen as someone who up until his last breath was involved in the popular resistance movement of the israeli occupation. his death, no doubt shocked and saddened many people, but angered a lot of people as well. >> imtiaz tyab, i was going to ask you the circumsta

at all or in the israeli discourse. what we see, is we see the main jewish leaders expressing support of israel. and you not see the grass roots. we do not see certain streams of disenchant it. israel as the true homeland of our people, we have to work towards that. we have to foster and strengthen and taken into account in what we do as well. absolutely. for example, i think the whole game of dealing with and touching temple mount was extremely dangerous and adverse to the basic interest of israel and the dsp. -- ofleashed a very israel and the dsp. diaspora. palestinians where do this wild horse, and i think the ministers cannot do these steps without understanding their affects on synagogues all over the world. it is interesting to note that the rural sages of the time, the orthodox leaders of the time who weren't against going into temporal mount. mount.ng -- the temple including my grandmother. -- grandfather. ask questions of that, the leaders of religious and ins them. >> there is a big debate in this country. am

the witnesses say israeli troops fired tear gas at him and dozens of others.rance's last remaining hostage finally comes home. serge lazarevic was freed by al qaeda in north africa after three years in captivity. and malala yousafzai get set to receive her nobel peace prize. the girls rights campaigner survived a near fatal gun attack by the taliban and is the youngest ever laureate. we have flow for the headlines. let's start to the reaction to the report on torture from the cia. but it is a leading story in the u.s. media today. it's a long report, over 500 pages long. the papers have summed up the report. the daily beast points out the most gruesome moments of the cia "torture" report, the rendition programs for even more nightmares than you can imagine according to the daily beast. there were reports of detainees standing on broken legs, nonstop interrogations, and even more gruesome details than i will -- that i will spare you. x it is, indeed very graphic. and there is a sense of outrage coming from the u.s. papers. >> absolutely for some i have pulled o