. >> the israeli-palestinian conflict is extraordinarily difficult to sell. i have spent an inordinate amount of my life with israelis and palestinians trying to reason together and cannot claim any measure of success. that said, i think where we are today is substantially different than where we have been in the past. we know the contours' of agreement between israel and palestine. president clinton laid them out 12 years ago. there has been a lot of work since then. the question then becomes, what are we prepared to do to make that happen? that is a question of political will. there are huge obstacles on both sides. the forces of peace in the israeli camp and the palestinian camp have been on the defense for the last several years, likely to continue to be on the defense, if there is no serious effort to do something about it. the question of political will comes down to a question of how important is it? i will answer it this way -- if we do nothing about this, the next generation of americans will look back and say what were they thinking. they knew this

palestinian people." >> south africans are no stranger to the complex issues facing israelis and palestinians.n award winning documentary examines the apartheid analogy commonly used to describe the israeli-palestinian conflict. the film is directed by alice walker. this is an excerpt from the trailer for "road map to apartheid." >> this is the beautiful land of israel and palestine. the world's three most prominent religions consider it holy land. each year, millions of people from around the world come here to pray for peace and prosperity. yet this land is also a major center of conflict in the world today. the jewish israelis conflict centers on protecting the homeland critic for the jewish people in 1948. for palestinians, it is about resisting decades of colonialism, expulsion, occupation, and apartheid. most people identify a part of the grotesque system of control existed in south africa from 1948 to 1994, in which the white minority rule over the black majority. still their land and deprived them of basic rights. it was a system reviled by the whole world and eventually crumbled under

and israel governs the israelis and palestinians are different laws right so you have the laws that govern people like myself israeli jews who really live in a democracy free to come and go as they please and then you have the laws that govern the palestinians about a million and a half of them are israeli citizens racist laws over thirty laws in the logbooks that discriminate against them specifically and i live in an entire environment of racism and discrimination and then you know i just wanted to jump in there yeah you really do hear that you know israel's the greatest democracy in the middle east that's a really really important point i want to move on now because with a lot to go over i want to play you something that glenn beck said i know these friends but i think that what he's going to say right here really exemplifies what a lot of people think in this country when they want to criticize israeli government's policies but they're scared of being labeled an anti semite let's check it out. you'll know in the quiet of our own souls exactly what

the problem now is israeli- palestinian. more sobers including myself believe the two-state solution is guying in front of the us. and all of the efforts we can do on counter narrative are going have a big hole in them if we can't find out wait to get something moving. on the israeli-palestinian political process. and last but not least, is the afghan. how we manage the departure of the transition of afghanistan will be crucial to how we deal with the first problem the problem of the al qaeda core. the drones despite all the brilliance can't operate on missions flown all the way from nevada. they have to have a base. there's only base in their mind that is afghanistan. for the for seeable future we need to find a way to make it work. if that challenge i think is going to be one of this obama's second administration's most difficult ones to manage. on that note i encourage you to ask hard questions to dan and give me softball. >> before i open it to everyone for discussion, i'm going to ask a question on my own that we're pro

so sometimes the issues of huge importance like the you know israeli palestinian conflict and the need settle it being kept hostages for years and years. because of the peculiarity of the american electoral cycles we would prefer. to approach international issues on the basis of the. merit and then the basis of the crying need to do something together. looking back at your domestic politicking interests. city level precious foreign minister thank you very much for this interview thank you. deadly rivals for decades. if you had fifteen thousand people killing each other in any other country there would be diplomats there would be mediators. self-imposed out costs from society i will cut myself am i going to tax my brother understand my going to my own immediate i am going to leave basically attack the cause of my anger and my frustration. that. the traitor welcome to the to the home. to the most violent gangs in us history. has just all model kill or be killed with colors matching the national flag. that this country uses violence when it reaches and then it legitimizes the violence the

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i think also it's true that this use of language reflects the fact that the israeli palestinian struggle which began as a sort of struggle between two competing nationalisms became a struggle between arabs and israelis has now become a struggle between jews and muslims in the western media though the operation pillar of cloud was renamed pillar of defense quite suppose it sounds less alarming defense is a good thing isn't it. attacking people behind a cloud perhaps maybe isn't. evoking memories of old testament violence raises questions perhaps in the broader world. so this is the sort of typical example of what the israelis call. which is control of narrative. and propaganda and they do it very well in two thousand and nine you were nominated to lead the national intelligence council in president obama's administration you declined. due to pressure what you've called the israeli lobby in the united states you precise later on that it's actually more correct to call it the likud lobby or the lobby of the right wing is row what exactly do you mean by that definition well i think if you lo

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under israeli rules, palestinian guides cannot go to the airport to meet tourists. they are not allowed to pass through an israeli security war. meant to prevent attacks from palestinians. that's why they cannot organize group tours. they are forced to solicit customers in front of the church. >> you just know that you can walk like this, do all that and you're just sitting and waiting and have nothing to do. it's just a bad feeling. >> reporter: the united nations last month upgraded plo's observer status to non-member state, but that hasn't made life any easier for the people. more than 170 pill stannians were killed in the gaza strip last month as israeli forces fought palestinians. >> we wish there would be peace. >> the message of bethlehem is peace in the world, and we hope peace will become real in palestine, the birthplace of jesus christ. >> reporter: palestinian christians who attended mass at the church of the nahhive i have played for peace in the conflict-torn region. nhk world, bethlehem. >>> the new year means a new rule for the most populous city in u

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from iran to syria to libya to egypt to israeli, palestinian standoff over gaza, the obama administration's wishes have seldom been grapted. >> we and the world have joined in condemning the brutality of the assad regime. >> no one wants to determine what happened that night in benghazi more than the president and i do. >> and this administration has either been guilty of colossal incompetence or engaged in a coverup. >> a red line should be drawn right here. before iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment necessary to make a bottom. >> -- bomb. >> i will not keep american es in harm's way a single day required than is absolutely necessary for our national security. gwen: there's a lot of unfinished business. >> you can call the year of 2012 the year of unsolved problems. par of that didn't include, congress orks north korea. even china is bumping up against its neighbors and it's striking how little of this was discussed. but the economy always gets in the way of foreign policy. about the only piece to foreign policy that made its way to the campaign is first president obama's

of the american political system sometimes the issues of huge importance like the you know israeli palestinian conflict and the need to settle it being the just for years and years. because of the peculiarity of the american electoral cycles the mystical to the relations the need to get reelected prevent the american administrations from doing some things which the rest of the world believe believes must be done these are only a few of the topics started by russia's foreign minister in his exclusive interview to r.t. as you talked about the most pressing events of two thousand and twelve. and we've got more highlights from lover of the exclusive interview in a couple of hours' time but for those of you who can't wait check it out online it's already that r.t. dot com. the united arab emirates is said to be close to ordering some sixty com but jets from the u.k. and may be getting a contingent of british troops to sweeten the deal british pm david cameron told soldiers that they may be heading to the gulf state as they pull out of afghanistan rights groups aren't happy saying dealing with the e

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. >> egyptian president mohamed morsi claiming new powers following his participation in israeli-palestinian cease-fire negotiations, temporarily widening his control and shielding his decisions from judicial review. the supreme judicial council calling morsi's decree "an unprecedented attack on its independence." >> [ shouting in arabic ] >> thousands protesting what they call an undemocratic power grab. egypt's stock market plunging since morsi issued the decree. morsi meeting with senior judges saying the measures are temporary, not meant to concentrate powers. sandy, the worst storm to ever hit the jersey shore, also leaving a huge financial dent. new jersey governor chris christie announcing the preliminary cost of the damage is a record-high $29.4 billion, a number expected to rise. new york governor andrew cuomo also planning to ask the federal government for at least $30 billion to help his state in its recovery. meanwhile, new york is getting $27 million in federal funds to hire more than 5,000 sandy cleanup workers. holiday shopping season is off to a record start -- 247 million sh

something to the issues with huge importance like the you know the israeli palestinian conflict and the need to settle it being kept was there just for years and years. because of the peculiarity of the american electoral cycles the mystical said the relations and the need to get reelected prevent the american administrations from doing some things which the rest of the world believe believes must be done. these are only a few issues touched upon by russia's foreign minister as he talked about the most important topics off two thousand and twelve exclusively to r.t. . this kind of reporting there live igor many thanks indeed for that update. and of course of the highlights from lover of exclusive interview later this hour but for those of you who can't wait to check it out online it's already there for you at all to dot com. thank you not an emirates is said to be close to ordering some six to come but jets from the u.k. and may be getting a contingent of british troops to sweeten the deal but ish pm david cameron told soldiers that they may be headed to the gulf state as they pull out

been watching the news they'd be like well we did cover gaza the corporate news did cover the israeli palestinian conflict the problem is that it's extremely biased you hardly ever saw any even alternative news really criticize israel it was mostly just kind of showing israel as the victim and we see that a lot across the corporate media no absolutely and i think that that's one thing that we that you did on this show a lot during the crisis you were covering what was going on on the ground and you were trying to cover it in an objective way that painted a picture that went back beyond you know what the corporate media in the mainstream media was saying was kind of a catalyst for the event which if you were true in tuning into c.n.n. or tuning into m s n b c or fox or any of the even b.b.c. . people were talking about ok why is this going on and why is there another conflict oh it's because gaza fired rockets from israel you had a guest on the show phyllis bennis who has actually made a very very good point which is that history historical account begins when you start the clock so if you are goi

of the palestinians. the israelinow says the money is going to be diverted to pay for outstanding bills owed to israeli cops. in particular one of not companies, the state owned electrical company where they electrical company where they this also happened about two years ago after they joined unesco. the u.n. agency for cultural activity. and in the city on the west bank a celebration took place to welcome home the president, he told the crowd that what happened at the u.n. was in his records a historic achievement. meanwhile the palestinians, as they were celebrating israel's settlement activity on the we felt bank continued n response to the u.n. vote they said they were planning for additional construction in this very same area but actual work could be years away. forecast also gave the green light to construction for three other other units in east jerusalem and other places on the west bank. at the weekly cabinet meeting, president netanyahu dismissed settlement and said we will carry on building there and all

the only perhaps the least bad, outcome for the israeli/palestinian conflict. problem is there are simply no negotiations and no will on the part of any party, in my judgment, to make this a reality. >> no will anywhere. when it comes to the u.s. who used to be a player in all of this. when it comes to u.s. brokering anything in that part of the world, that's got to be, what, zero? when can comes to israeli and palestinian sides both are ignoring us. >> i think that's right. the street cred has diminished in the wake of the two longest wars in american history, neither of which we have won. iranians continue to frustrate us. everybody says no these days to barack obama without cost or consequence. he's become the kind of new rodney dangerfield of the middle east. he just doesn't get any respect. and in large part, it's a cruel and unforgiving world, in part, he's also shackled with a huge domestic priority right now. and at this point, he's simply not going to risk any kind of confrontation with the israelis, at least until the domestic house and the fiscal cli