and we choose jerusalem. jerusalem. thank you. [applause] >> and now i'd like to thank you so much and invite up the other speakers and lisa miller who will -- as the religion editor at "newsweek" and author of the book "heaven," which is over here and available afterwards will conduct the rest of this conversation. so thank you, lisa. >> i'm going to stand up here for some quick introductions, and then i'm going to sit down, and i hope we can have a conversation. i'm hoping this will be not too formal, lively, casual and in the interests of that i'm going to skip -- i was sitting over there editing all of the bios so that we could crunch up the time, and i've edited them so much that i'm just going to go through one by one and introduce very quickly who the esteemed panelists are. at the very end of the table is imam faisal abdul rauf, he's the chairman of the cordoba initiative. to his left is the reverend dr. serene jones who is the president of the faculty at the union theological seminary. next to her is james carol, the auth

we choose jerusalem, jerusalem thank you. [applause] [applause] >> i would like to thank you so much and invite up the other speakers. lisa miller who is the religion editor at newsweek and author of the book heaven, which is over here and available after words. conducting the rest of this conversation. thank-you, lisa. >> of goring to stand up here for. >> introductions and then i'm going to sit down. i hope that we can have a conversation. i'm hoping that this will be not too formal, lively, casual, and in the interest of that i am going to -- i was sitting over their editing all of the buyers so that we could crunch of the time. i edited so much that i am going to go through them one by one and introduce very quickly do the esteemed panelists are. at the very end of the table is feisal abdul rauf, the chairman of the court of initiatives to his left is the rev. dr. serene jones who is the president of the faculty of the union theological seminary. next to her is james carroll, the author of "jerusalem, jerusalem: how the a

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and the issue of jerusalem he also wanted to relegate the later negotiations because it was so heart wrenching but notice that it is apec address he doesn't say anything different he says that it will not be the one hundred sixty seven borders because of land swaps so where as he tries to appear more appealing on thursday morning on sunday he became very honest at the landslide means no return to sixty seven borders but your roots are in the surrounding settlements that are illegal around jerusalem will become facts on the ground that israel has wanted and tried to make reality with the creation of an addict nation wall when in fact the basic premise is international law un security council resolutions two forty two three three three three three eight sorry the international court of justice advisory opinion of two thousand and four have all of the banks in forty nine armistice line as the line along which a palestinian state should be built that said that said i think that it becomes really irrelevant anyway to discuss this because basically what is at the table with the us is offer

jerusalem must never again be divided. jerusalem must remain the united capital of israel. >> i know this is a difficult issue for palestinians. but i believe that with creativity and with goodwill, a solution can be found. so this is the peace i plan to forge with a palestinian partner committed to peace. but you know very well that in the middle east, the only peace that will hold is the peace you can defend. so peace must be anchored in security. in recent years, israel with drew from south lebanon and gaza. we thought we would get peace. that's not what we got. we got 12,000 rockets fired from those areas on our cities, on our children by hezbollah and hamas. the peace keepers in lebanon failed to prevent the smuggling and the weaponry. the european observers in gaza, they evaporated overnight. so if israel simply walked out of the territories, the flow of weapons into a future palestinian state would be unchecked. and missiles fired from it could reach virtually every home in israel, in less than a minute. i want you

in what happened yesterday and the day before in jerusalem was also another just for the killing of the young man eighteen years old because he was in the demonstration or saying that these people were throwing stones so what people might. throw stones on the borders what would happen to this huge massive forces of people who throw some stones on the board this does not justify the killing of innocent people not in the north nothing does nothing jerusalem not anywhere. well the desperate palestinians in gaza say they're being forced to spy and for israel just to get access to urgent medicines and food. reports whether it's just a matter of basic survival in their case the latest weapon of war targeting the sick and the hopeless and denying them health care unless they become soldiers for the other side. of i needed urgent surgery which couldn't be done here in gaza i had to get to jerusalem but when i arrived at the areas border crossing i was arrested by the israeli security service they brought me into a building for questioning and kept me there from ten in the morning until six

if you get everything else worked out you can work out jerusalem. that's a very emotional issue on both sides, on all sides. and i think there are various formulas that could work with that. and i hope and i believe that there should be some portion of jerusalem that would be set aside for the palestinian state. i think that can be worked out much more easily than the issue of long-term security interests of israel. >> rose: with respect to palestinian statehood, the united states position is going to be what, david? >> well, the president has stated that we want to see a paleinian state within the '67 borders as amended. i think that the issue that we're ear all going to be dealing with soon, i fear, is the palestinians taking up the same weapon of non-violent but mass protests that we've seen elsewhere in the arab world. you know, this contagion, if you will, this feeling of self-assertion is very widespread and i think's going to be more of that. a non-violent intifada will... maybe be hearter, mort, for israel to deal with than the past violent

, if we go back to pre 1967, jerusalem would certainly be dwieted. until 1967 there were barbed wire and check points and on beyond that the mount of olives. as you know, wendy you can freely travel, you can walk it if you wanted to. if it were divided you would have check points. >> tourism would be off limits. >> tourists would be able to go but not jews. >> how can christians support israel right now? >> praying is first and foremost, congress is very supportive of israel right now, so writing a congressman is another effective thing that can be done. >> here to talk ability the future of religious freedom is paul marshal, joining us from our bureau in washington, d.c. paul, great to have you back on the program. president obama said america will work to see that all faiths are respected. he specifically mentioned the right of christians to worship. was it good enough? >> no it isn't. it is good, the president mentioned it and others. it is good he used the phrase when it listed human rights when it spoke about religion out freedom. when he talked

you still end up having the problem of jerusalem and end up having the problem of refugees. but if we make progress on what two states would look like and a reality sets in among the parties that this is how it's going to end up, then it becomes easier for both sides to make difficult concessions to resolve those two other issues. >> he spoke of other individual countries, egypt, a billion dollars in debt canceled, bahrain, the government must abandon brute force and libya where he said gaddafi should leave or are forced out of power and a stronger line on syria. >> the syrian people showed their courage in demanding a transition to democracy. president assad has a choice, he can lead that transition or get out of the way. >> the president said he wanted to show he could speak honestly to friend as well as foe, and he certainly has done that with one leading republican accusing him of throwing israel under the bus and his tough line may be appreciated more in the arab world than at home. bbc news, washington. >> let's get some reaction from the president's speech from differ

[applause] this is the israel that gave a grant to jerusalem startup so it could invent the bandage to safe congresswoman gabrielle gifford's life. [applause] you see, this is the israel we love. this is the israel we supported since its earliest minutes, before the declaration of independence with the name of the state literally penciled in, we recognized their right to self-determination and self-defense. we were there from the beginning. [applause] we will be there with her for all times. [applause] american's commitment to israel is uncorruptible, nonnegotiateble, and we will never, never leave her side. thank you very much. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> the american israel public affairs committee also heard from speaker john boehner for about 10 minutes. >> thank you for that kind introduction and to all of you, thank you for what you do. you know, i had the chance to meet so many of you over the years, not just those of you from ohio, but throughout country. to asemilled under one roof feels like getting old friends back together again. we've got a lot of catching up to do, don't we? you kn

meaning jerusalem and refugees. which this issue didn't even touch. this talk today didn't even touch. except for the prime minister saying, of course, that there would be no right of return of palestinian refugees, despite, again, international law. but i think that what we're looking at is a situation in which the u.s. and president obama has reflected what president bush said and president clinton, they've all said that the basis of a territorial agreement would have to be based on the two-state solution of the west bank and gaza and east jerusalem with territorial swaps. now, for many of us, myself included, that's not acceptable because those so-called swaps involve some of the most fertile palestinian land, almost all of the water resources of the west bank, ending up in israeli hands. so this is not a viable thing but it certainly was something that the israelis should have been quite pleased about. instead they were demanding more. which has been the consistent position of particularly this israeli prime minister. his demands on the obama admi

berkeley, university of pittsburgh, for a year i was at the hebrew university at jerusalem and currently at boston unive >> you have? >> yes, indeed. >> i got my degree in '79. >> you're the professor of the appreciation of scripture, you've been doing that for what? >> since '90. >> for nine years. three books to your credit? >> that's true. >> i notice that you retreated from some of your statements from your first book, "jesus of nazareth, king of the jews." what changed in the 11 years between the publication of these two books. >> my first book was "from jesus to christ." and that was published in 1988. and "jesus ofished a few months. what changed is time elapsed, i continued to work in the field and learned more. >> isn't it the all-important question of why jesus was killed, you now believe he represented a limited threat to public order during the festival of passover rather than a major threat to roman rule? >> i don't think anybody thinks he, including pileate that jesus represented a major threat to roman rule. >> well, then why was he crucified? >> because of the disruption,

it is with each jerusalem. it is important to show solidarity and is the only way to bring about peace. that is the only way there is any chance for people to understand what we're talking about. asking themselves about the reality they live then. this is a way to read the paper. they ask themselves, what are the parts of my identity that are based on the occupation of other people. >> he considers himself a left- wing activists. gosh we don't see jerusalem or the west bank. we don't understand this occupation. gosh the german foundation has seen a shift to the right in the under generation. its survey thousands of jewish arab-israeli is over the last few years. it calls for the all of the above generation. >> that they are for peace on one hand, but not ready to make a real concessions? and they think that the status quo is better than any changes? it is similar in regard to democracy and society. they say they are democrats, but would you rather have a strong leader or the norms of the rule of law, more than

he did not commit himself on the future of jerusalem. issue has issued a stinging statement saying that these borders are indefensible and would leave many major population centers beyond the lines. the president explained why he had chosen to talk about those borders. >> our argument is like a started on a conversation about territory at about security. -- let's get started on a conversation about territory and about security. if we make progress on what two states with look-alike, a reality sets in among the parties this is how it is going to end up, then it becomes easier for both sides to make difficult concessions to resolve those issues. >> he spoke of the country such as egypt, their debt canceled. libya, where he said that gaddafi would be forced from power or would leave. a much stronger line on syria. >> this hearing people have shown the courage to demand in a transition to democracy. president assad has a choice, he can lead a transition or get out of the way. >> the president said that he wanted to speak honestly to friend a

a live report from jerusalem next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> time to look at our top stories.arack obama defended his declaration that a middle east peace settlement should be based on israel's pre-1967 borders speaking to pro-israel lobby group the president said the u.s. commitment to israeli security is iron clad, but he also said it is increasingly important to reach a peace agreement. >> here are the facts. we all must confront. first, the number of palestinians living west of the jordan river is growing rapidly. fundamentally reshaping the demographic realities of israel and the palestinian territories. this will make it harder and harder without a peace deal to maintain israel as both a jewish state and a democratic state. second, technology will make it harder for israel to defend itself in the absence of a genuine peace. third, a new generation of arabs is reshaping the region. a just and lasting peace can no longer be forged with one or two arab leaders. going forward, millions of citizens have to see that peace is possible for that peace to be sustained. and just as

resolutions give israel the option of keeping all of jerusalem is not only out he was talking about that is that is not ok according to the un security council and international law i can but again before we go to the break and thirty seconds before we go to break i had. well i dispute that as well i don't have enough time to go into the details there but the fact is we have to ask ourselves why did president obama bring up this controversial issue in this way at this time and the answer has to do with something we should go into the hamas fatah agreement but i must the past agreement and the arab refusal to meet for direct talks with israel is the real obstacle to peace right now and unfortunately and it may just be here we're going to break here after that show break we'll continue our discussion on the so-called peace process state party. led to. the in the. in. the. twenty years ago this country is. suited to this is. the lebanese how do you believe began the journey. where did it take the. lead the. lead. the. lead the lead. with. the political system. welcome back across the t

two four two four seven six security council resolutions give israel the option of keeping all of jerusalem as netanyahu keeps talking about that is that is not ok according to the un security council and international law i cannot again before we go to the break and thirty seconds before we go to break go ahead. well i dispute that as well i don't have enough time to go into the details there but the fact is we have to ask ourselves why did president obama bring up this controversial issue in this way at this time and the answer has to do with something we should go into the hamas fatah agreement the master part agreement and the arab refusal to meet for direct talks with israel is the real obstacle to peace right now and unfortunately the job and here we are a break here after that sure break we'll continue our discussion on the so-called peace process state authority. in. the. and. i'm going. home. and. wealthy british style. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy with my stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a repor

and second sizing sovereignty in self-determination and the whole of the west bank gaza and east jerusalem as its capital and there also has to be a just resolution of the palestinian refugee question those are the terms now ken has added a new term he says in israel has to be recognized as a jewish state but there's no basis of that for that in international law and in fact your listeners have to remember this is not the first the first time israel has attempted to some lives conflict with its neighbors they have a peace treaty with egypt that was signed in one thousand nine hundred seventy nine they have a peace treaty with jordan it was signed in one nine hundred ninety four in the neither case if you read the texts of these t's treaties in neither case is there any mention of recognizing israel as a jewish state mr pollack is simply pulling this rabbit out of the hat another means to sabotage a resolution of the conflict on the basis of the law now or to respond to that and i really couldn't disagree more with several points first of all the. international law that applies here is un r

they are going to attack the center of our faith our common faith and that is jerusalem. wow so glad nothing for the disaster is imminent for israel now to be fair after what happened this weekend he might have a bit of a point not only of the arab spring changing the leadership of the make up of middle eastern and north african nations this past weekend protests took place all along the israeli border from lebanon to syria commemorating nakba day which marks the declaration of israeli independence over sixty years ago now these happen every year but this time clashes including a firing by israeli forces left more than a dozen people dead and many more injured while the middle east still rages on over sixty years after israel declared statehood glenn beck thinks that he's just the guy to finally solve the whole middle east peace process just like that and the sheer arrogance is absolutely impressive but the best part about glenn's restoring courage rally the says people of all faiths and all nations are welcome so i got a question for you glenn where the palestinian peopl

in what happened yesterday and the day before in jerusalem was also another that this particular young man eighteen years old because he was in a demonstration or saying that the these people were throwing stones so what people might be ending. is on the borders what would happen to this huge massive forces of israel if people saw some stones on the borders so here i would justify the killing of innocent people not in the north nothing does not in jerusalem so we're so we have israeli troops firing at protesters occasionally we have palestinians lobbing rockets and mortars back into israel what do you think is going to move the peace process forward. i think not if the israeli society would continue denying the neck and ignoring the fact that the most important component of the palestinian issue is the refugee issue i think we are going to have this conflict for a lot of other use to come i think first of all in order to get to any normal solution and historical compromise between the palestinians and the israelis which will be good for the whole middle east that the israeli society an

in israel lottie's available in some hotel to various hotels jerusalem. either crossroads the us gets the man they've been hunting for a decade but the war on terror goes on the world waits to see what's in store for america's ongoing conflict. all according to plan a nato hints about a possible transition from airstrikes to a ground operation in libya but experts say it was always part of the program. and some russian parents demand more decisive laws against predatory paedophiles and others resort to vigilante justice also losing faith in the authorities. international news law from moscow this is r.t. within twenty four hours a day when albert the symbolic reason for the u.s. presence in afghanistan has gone with the fall of. the question is whether america is going to stick to its war plan this summer u.s. forces are due to still pulling out but the recent terror milestone may prompt the white house to prolong its mission and porno reports a possible u. turn would think little to improve life in the water in country. nine and a half years on the war i

how to you separate the issue of jerusalem?or israel is a security issue. you can't draw this distinction between refugees and security. the fact is the only way to solve this is the two sides sitting down and negotiating over all the issues and that's the obstacle we can't just seem to get them to do that. >> all right. michael, aaron, both of you. i appreciate it. very interesting discussion. >>> being told something in my ear? oh, okay. cnn is going to continue in just a moment here after a quick break, with t.j. holmes. building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. bridgestone is using natural rubber, researching ways to enhance its quality and performance, and making their factories more

jerusalem must never again be divided. jerusalem must remain the united capital of israel. .lestinians, but i believe that with creativity and with good will, a solution can be found. sos the peace i plan to forge with a palestinian partner committed to peace. but you know very well that in the middle east, the only peace that will hold is a peace you can defend. so peace must be anchored in security. [applause] in recent years, israel withdrew from south lebanon and fwa sa. we thought we'd get peace. that's not what we got. we got 12,000 rockets fired from those areas on our cities, on our children by hezbollah and hamas. the u.n. peace keepers in lebanon failed to prevent the smuggling of this weaponry. the european observers in fwa sa, they evaporated overnight. so if israel simply walked out of the territories, the flow of weapons into a future palestinian state would be unchecked and missiles fired from it could reach virtually every home in israel in less than a minute. i want you to think about that, too. imagine there's a siren going on and we have less than 60 second

later we will deal with the hard stuff, meaning jerusalem and refugees, which this issue -- this talk touched this issue, except for the prime minister saying there would be a right of return of palestinian refugees, despite international law. what we are looking at is a situation in which the u.s. and president obama have reflected what president bush and president clinton had said. they all have said that the basis territorial agreements would have to be based on the tuesday solution of the west bank and gaza and east jerusalem, territorial plots. -- swaps. those involve some of the most fertile palestinian land, almost all of the water resources of the west bank, ending up in israeli hands. this is not a viable faint, but something the israelis should have been quite pleased about. instead, they were demanding more. a more consistent position of this israeli prime minister, his demands on the obama administration have treated the u.s. as if israel was providing $30 billion over 10 years in military aid, instead of the other way around. >> it has been a bad week for colonel gaddafi

. >> jerusalem must never again be divided.usalem must remain the united capital of israel. >> palestinians want a capital and the city. he spoke of painful compromises for peace, but he is a long way from offering the would be necessary for a deal. >> you got to understand this. the jewish people are not foreign occupiers. [applause] it was a big contrast for the public disagreement with president obama before you left for europe. over the future of the territories captured in 1967. the president wants israel back to the boundaries it had before them. mr. netanyahu rejection of that idea today did not leave much room for a deal. >> i think the direction that we will go is that the realities will be driven in the region and in the international community, not to fight israel, and not that much by america either. >> he'd felt comfortable here in washington seeing the sights and playing politics and the president back yard. his critics will say that he is deepening israel isolation and putting it on a collision course with the ne

we now go to jerusalem to our correspondent there. obama of's speech came a day after the israeli prime minister is expected in washington. what is your reaction? >> the one thing that raised eyebrows in israel is that president obama referred to the 1967 peace lines as possible borders for a future palestinian state. this was received very negatively. president netanyahu rejected this in a statement tonight before he left for washington. he also said that the tone for this upcoming visits -- he is supposed to meet president obama on friday speech to congress next week. he pointed out that most of the points raised in a speech or on the israeli point of view. from that perspective, mr. netanyahu will not have much to worry about in his visit to washington. >> what about the palestinians? how did his words go down there? >> president abbas welcomes the president's efforts to renew talks. but there is disappointment by the clear opposition voice of the u.s. in not wanting palestine to go to the un in september. they want to know what in

you still have the problem with jerusalem and refugees. if we make progress on what two states will look like and the reality sets in among the parties, this is how it is going to end up. it becomes easier for both sides to make concessions. >> egypt, a billion dollars in debt. bahrain, the government must abandon the reports. libya, where gaddafi said that -- he says the gaddafi must leave or be removed from power. >> president assad now has a choice. he can lead the transition or get out of the way. >> he wanted to speak to friends as well as those. he has done that with one leading republican. his tough line may be appreciated more in the arab world than at home. >> and joining me now to discuss the position that the president took on israel and other issues is our correspondent. he threw down the gauntlet to prime minister netanyahu. he said 1967 borders. the prime minister says not on your life. the security does not match up. what was he trying to achieve? was he sending a signal? >> part of what the white house is trying to achieve

jerusalem. >> jerusalem must never again be divided. >> an aide to the palestinian leader called that a declaration of war against the palestinian people. >> palestinians will have to accept some basic realities. >> reporter: congressal leaders made it clear today whose side they are on. >> today we stand shoulder-to- shoulder with israel. >> reporter: congress of course does not have to broker a peace equipment while the white house must forgive. >>> now we know how the new 669 number will be assigned. elizabeth cook says the decision calling your neighbor will soon become a more complicated affair. >> reporter: if you dial a 408 area code you know where you are calling. >> you always associate 408 with san jose. there are people that parade t- shirts that say 448. they are proud to live in san jose. >> reporter: all that is going to change. >> the 448 combinations have been left up. there won't be any left. we need a new area code. >> reporter: the santa clara board of supervisors voted 4-1 to recommend to the public utilities commission an overlay method when implementing the new 6

, changing the character of jerusalem. what we need would be either a clear, bold plan that would change the dynamic on the ground and come to grips with the requirements of peace or you have to go with the palestinians for pollock -- positive construction alternative. if you block us from the u.n., from getting accountability for israel, trying to get protection for the palestinians by peaceful means, non-violent means, then it seems to me you leave us with the option of violence as the only thing that works. even though we believe that violence is a non-option. but at the same time you cannot block a whole nation, keep it in activity under israeli domination which is, by the way, much worse than having your own regime oppress you because this is the type of oppression that is so pervasive that it affects every aspect of your life. it has to stop. it is time it stops. we have a timeframe. people have to understand the gravity of the situation between now and september. either we move ahead of opportunity is lost and we ha

. >> jerusalem must never again be divided. jerusalem must remain the united capital of israel.lause] >> palestinians want a capital in the city's eastern half. he spoke of painful compromises for peace, but he's a long way from offering what would be necessary for a deal. even talk of giving up occupied and illegally settled land was put to fire. >> you have to understand this. in jude ya and samaria, the jewish people are not foreign occupiers. >> it was a big contrast with a public disagreement with president obama before he left for europe over the future of the territory israel captured in the 1967 middle east war. the president wants israel back to the boundaries it had before then, adjusted by land swaps. mr. netanyahu's rejection of that idea today didn't leave much room for a deal. >> i think the direction that we will go is that realities will be driven in the region and in the international community, but not by israel and probably not that much by america either. >> mr. netanyahu feels comfortable here in washington seeing the sights and playing politics in the presi

cnn's kevin flower joins us now liech on the line from our jerusalem story with both of these stories. let's start with the mv finch being forced to retreat into egyptian waters. what happened? >> well, what we know, monita, is that a small ship was intercepted by a israeli ship this morning. warning shots were made across its bow the as it tried to make its way to the gaza strip. according to the crew on board, the ship, which is a moldovian flagship, they were trying to break the gaza strip which israel says it maintenance to stop the transfer of weapons. now, the crusade that their ship -- that the ship was actually in international waters when the israels intercepted it. of course, the israels are maintaining that it had come into israeli territorial waters. so all of this is somewhat striking because this comes almost a year after the date of the very tragic flotilla ships that tried to make it to the gaza strip last may in which a number of turkish and turkish american activists were killed as israel naval commandos stormed those strips trying to prevent them from going to the g

the official line is to rejected for now. >> thank you so much from jerusalem. the u.s. government says it will not release any photographs of the body of osama bin laden. the white house press secretary jay carney says the photographs were very graphic and had the potential to incite violence. there have been calls for the photographs to be published as proof that bin laden was actually killed. meanwhile, cia chief leon panetta has admitted that the al qaeda leader was unarmed when he was shot dead. but he says bin laden refused to surrender when navy seals stormed his compound in of audubon, pakistan. washington is facing criticism for its handling of that operation. let's bring in our correspondent in washington. the president has just made it known that the u.s. will not be releasing any photographs of the dead bin laden. what is behind his reasoning there? >> first of all, the white house said that there are absolutely certain that the person they killed was osama bin laden, so it is not necessarily to release the photographs. on the other hand, there is a concern f

if so -- >> this is jerusalem. they did work out a deal involving jerusalem in 2000.. also in -- 2008, final weeks of the bush administration. although they were close -- close to a deal involving not only getting close to the '67 lines, including east jerusalem as a point capital for the palestinians and for the israelis. obviously it didn't work out. president has been trying for 2 1/2 years now, not working out yet unlikely to work out any time soon. >> that's a challenge. look at that map. there it is today. there it was back in 1967. they talked about that. this is where it is today. how do you get the compromise? >> yeah. not going to be easy. tom, thanks very much. did the president go too far when he asked israel to go back to the '67 lines with adjustments that are mutually acceptable? did he take a step towards jump starting peace negotiations or did he pull the plug on further peace talks? joining us now is republican senator lindsey graham of south carolina. he is on the armed services committee. senator graham, thanks very much for coming in. it didn't lo

he also maintained that jerusalem could not be divided.alestinians claim east jerusalem as the capital of their future state. >>> time to check on some of the stories we've gathered from broadcasters around asia. we begin with this item sent by cctv, china. a massive project is under way to catalogue and preserve ancient tibetan books keptd at the potala palace. since the program began one year ago, about 20,000 books have been arranged in tibetan style cabinets which arrange a dry air flow to help book preservation. about 1 million tibetan books on buddhism, science, medicine and literature exist in china, most of them in temples. some of the works in the seventh century palace are written in gold and silver ink. the five-year project also aims to catalogue other tibetan relics into an online resource. >>> researchers are baffled by a large number of dead sea snails that have been washing ashore in the southeastern bangladeshi port of cox bazaar for the last few days. local people have been collecting the snails to make necklaces and orna

i needed urgent surgery which couldn't be done here it goes that i had to go to jerusalem but when i arrived at the emirates border crossing i was arrested by the israeli security service they brought me into a building for questioning kept me there from ten in the morning until six in the evening. the payoff was simple become an informant and get a permit to be gaza for medical care when israel jordan or the palestinian west bank or refuse and face the health risks and it's not casual operation but one which is highly planned and targeted involving senior israeli intelligence officers according to the man who says he was put under severe question to collaborate with . those long hours colonel not shoot from the mossad trying to bargain with me he said that if i refused i would go blind and will be sent back to gaza without permission to get to jerusalem. for some stories familiar to find iran dozens of similar cases across his disk each month is organization physicians for human minds represents patients from gaza whose permits to be for medical treatment have been delayed or reject

in six days they captured the goli heights from syria and the west bank and east jerusalem from jordan. israel returned the sinai in exchange for peace with egypt. arabs have long argued the rest needs to follow in return for more peace, but israel says it needs the golan for water and at least parts of the west bank for settlements and security and that it will not compromise on jerusalem. so for years there's been deadlock until this happened. the arab street has mobilized unleashing pent-up anti-israeli sentiments. last weekend in cairo protestors tried to storm the israeli embassy. they wanted to burn it down. after the revolution in egypt and the ongoing protests across the middle east, people in the arab world feel empowered and say that they're no longer willing to accept dictatorship and most are not willing to accept a peace process they say favors israel. egyptians expect arab demands on israel will only grow as the arabs spring revolutions mature. >> the arab people they have the self-confidence. they're not afraid from israel. >> reporter: for the united states it's a polit

the victims only as "the six million," but they were one by one by one, and in that courtroom in jerusalem 50 years ago people heard the voices of those victims one by one by one in a way that they hadn't heard them before. >>> that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. there's much more on our website, including an excerpt from deborah lipstadt's book on the eichmann trial and more of our interviews about the path to catholic sainthood. you can comment on all of our stories and share them. audio and video podcasts are also available. you can follow us on facebook and twitter, find us on youtube, and watch us anytime, anywhere on smart phones and iphones with our mobile web app. join us at pbs.org. as we leave you, scenes from that other event this week in london. ♪ >>> major funding for "religion and ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lilly endowment, an indianapolis based private family foundation dedicated to its founders' interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement produ

and east jerusalem would be along to the palestinian the lands while this proposal was greeted by the international community by the middle east quartet which is composed out of the united states russia the united nations and the european union but it was strongly criticized in fact rejected by the israeli prime minister who cited that such borderlines would make israel totally harmless and defend one's against the policy as well as the palestinians are saying that they are even ready to consider a cease fire if israel goes by this proposal but after that spark a bomb on also met with the most powerful lobbying body to israeli lobby body in the united states the apac and he also made some changes in this proposal saying that apart from the fact that the border line will have to be based on the one nine hundred sixty seven border lines there are also good goals or could be some adjustments which would mean some swapping off lands between israel and palestine. all of this caused a mixed reaction among the international community because it seems that with mark obama. trying to please bo