cbn news, jerusalem. >> and i's not only jerusalem that's at risk. now, two young farmers from america are trying to educate u.s. churches about the biblical significance of the land, caleb and joshua is with the land, i spoke with them about their mission. >> let me ask you guy, most 20 year-old guys are trying to finish school, play video games but you're farmers in one of the most hotly contested pieces of real estate in the world. you know, what are you doing there? >> yeah, it is a different thing, you can say that much, but it's an awesome privilege to be there in this area that god all throughout the bible says, you have abraham, isaac and david, the stranger's coming and being farmers there. >> you're touring america right now raising awareness of the biblical significance of the west bank. what is your main message to the churches as you speak about israel? >> if you look at israel, you hear west bank a lot in the media, you hear that it's a word that's been throwing around, we're trying to educate the people, that 80% of your bible is writt

and that meant that, for the most part, east jerusalem would go to the arabs.ince then, more and more israeli settlers have moved into the arab-populated areas. as we first told you last october, one place where it's gotten volatile is the arab neighborhood called silwan, because of an israeli archeological dig called the city of david. go to jerusalem today, and you'll likely visit the city of david, one of the world's great archeological wonders, where diggers are sifting back through time. scores of workers, filling hundreds of buckets, unearthing thousands of years. >> doron spielman: this tunnel is 3,850 years old. >> stahl: and this was the way it was? >> spielman: this is exactly original. look at these stones. you can even see the chisel marks on the walls. >> stahl: doron spielman is the site's international director of development. >> spielman: this is the original old flooring. these are more ritual baths or water cisterns. >> stahl: he led us down to an ancient waterway carved out of the hard stone. >> spielman: the whole beginning of life in ancien

jerusalem major nailer va cat seized it as history but to share the magic of the best city. >> that's exposing our past, it enables people to come and see that it's real, come and visit and go back home as am baz doors, it shows that the bible's real, it shows that two and three thousand years ago, jerusalem was the centre of the world. >> chris mitchell, cbn news, jerusalem. >> chris, you get all the good assignments, that's our report for this week, from all of all here from christian world news, good-bye and god bless you. (speaking in international language) and he said unto them go ye into all of the world and preach the gospel preach the gospel  ♪very creature in the world. (applause) my wife the dentist allows only one mouthwash in our home -- act. [ male announcer ] act mouthwash for kids has maximum fluoride for up to 40% fewer cavities and stronger teeth. act. stronger teeth and better checkups in every bottle.

and defense analyst for the jerusalem post also in jerusalem we have chris gunness he is a spokesperson for the united nations relief and works agency a neutral humanitarian organization with over ten thousand workers on the ground in gaza who's neutral work is based on the united nations charter and universal declaration and in chicago we cross to ali abunimah he is co-founder of the electronic intifada and author of one country a bold proposal to end the israeli palestinian impasse all right gentlemen this is crosstalk and i means cross talk rules in effect but first let's have a look at what is called the second attempt to break the gaza blockade. a dangerous provocation or a bold move in defiance of a blockade freedom flotilla two sets a sails for troubled waters again only a year after its predecessors tragic attempt to deliver humanitarian aid to the gaza strip ignoring grave warnings from the israeli government the convoys carrying some one thousand activists from twenty countries determined to break an israeli blockade of the palestinian territory but after the recent political

they all kind of right now i think center around jerusalem and israel.ael is surrounded by hatred and violence. we know that president obama wants to return to the '67 lines which makes israel incapable of defending itself. that's what israel wants. the ability to defend itself. denny dannon is the deputy speaker of the knesset and joins me from jerusalem now. he has been one of the most outspoken people trying to say please stop what you are doing to the president. welcome to the program. >> good evening, glenn, from jerusalem. >> glenn: can you tell me, sir, first of all, you saw the anti-semitism that is happening here with this cartoon. is that not exactly what we saw in the 1930s? against jews? >> it's sick. i think the guy should be sent to mental support. it's only the beginning. we are facing a new wave of anti-semitism, anti-zionism, anti-israel, you name it. coming from israel from a different direction. people here made the list, coming from the u.s. imagine what will happen in turkey, egypt and our neighborhood. >> glenn: this weekend i said

because the hebrew university of jerusalem now licensing agency run s attorney robert richmond to sellto the use of einstein's image. the proceeds go to the university. am i right on that? >> yes. >> now, despite the fact that einstein himself had this to say about commercial endorsements. "it is -- is it not a sad meantair commenta on the commercialitn and i must add e corruption of our time that siness firms make these offers with wan$ing to insult me? it evident i had means this corruption itis, is widespread." that makes it clear that he didn't want his name used on any products, correct? >> he did not in his lifetime. i guess he had no control. >> he wanted to give it to the university, p"obly the ceceral thing in his life. i don't think he imagined in his wildest dreams that it would turn into a corn that cope ya of endorsements. >> do you think hebrew university in jerusalem is >> i thk they are, shall i say, capitalizingon it. i commercialized?@ >> apparently, they have the right to do it ifthey want to. >> you think they have it in the light of what einstein himself said about

at 4:00 a.m., the crowds were allowed to stream into east jerusalem's. the first time she's had been allowed to carry out a pilgrimage as members of a jewish nation, celebrating a jewish festival, as is the pilgrimage to a thousand years earlier. as the sun rose over the city, a tone of more than 200,000 jews made their way to a site that today remains the heart of the people, a religion, and a nation. [applause] each year, the festival is celebrated in a similar fashion by a desk -- a pilgrimage to the western wall. generations of jews -- it signifies the end broken connection between the identity of the jewish people and the land of israel that has existed for thousands of years. generation of jews made a similar pilgrimage to the streets of jerusalem knowing that the freedom that allowed them to visit their holiest sites is more in danger that this moment than at any moment since that moment for a half decades ago. -- four and a half decades ago. in which the survival of israel and the safety of the united states both in the balance. while the united

i can tell you, i was in israel, in jerusalem meeting with israeli government officials in february asubarak was out the door. they were very, very concerned to see the least that egypt, in the muslim brotherhood's hands. look no further than the spiritual leader, usaf, a big star, the global spiritual leader of the muslim brotherhood, a guy who said we will conquer the west. this is a guy with probably tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions of add heerpts who watch the show. muslims, we will conquer the west not through violence jihad, but through nonviolencely through demographics. deem graphics jihad and once we're there, we'll building mosques, that's how we're going to conquer the west. that's what they are saying. it's great that one of the leaders of the vinted wing of the jihaddists is gone, but much, much broader than just him. fred, much broader than al-qaeda. this administration has tunnel vision. when they talk about the war on terror, i call it the war against islam fascism, they talk about al-qaeda. they are only getting stronger and stronger. iran, another topic.

embassy in israel to be moved to jerusalem as provided for -- [applause] you have to let me finish. [laughter] to be moved to jerusalem as provided for in the legislation i introduced in congress in 1995. [applause] second, the united states must refuse to participate in any talks involving terrorist organizations and cut off all direct and indirect aid to terrorists and their front groups. [applause] this must include the palestinian authority so long as it includes hamas and continues to create propaganda promoting the destruction of israel. [applause] we should also call on other nations who are ostensibly committed to peace to do the same. 3, the united states should explicitly reject the concept of a right in return for palestinian refugees. [cheers and applause] the so-called right of return is an historical impossible demand that would be the demographic disaster and mean the end of the state of israel. there is a right to freedom, the rule of law, private property. who must be totally opposed to the right of return. -- we must be totally opposed to the right of return. this

jesus replied, a man fell victim to robbers as went down from jerusalem to jericho.on the opposite side. likewise, a levite came to the place and when he saw him, he passed by on theoppositee side. but a samaritan came by and was moved at compassion. he approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. then he lifted him up on his own animal took him to an inn and cared for him. the next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with

rena ninan has the latest from the jerusalem bureau. rena?rophe day" and a lot of the focus as you said, it wasn't just the west bank but the bored with syria where at least 20 people were killed when israeli forces opened fire as they tried to cross over into the border there. they were hearing that some landmines actually exploded, not clear if people stepped on them or they were set off buy gunfire, nonetheless, all of the protests are happening because people are trying to create more movement toward the creation of a palestinian state. [explosion]. >> reporter: the first clash began when palestinians marked, the day israel took over the west bank, gaza and the golan heights and the clashes continue here as you can see, tear gas is being fired by israeli forces as well as stun grenades and a lot of protesters said they wanted to cross the checkpoint, the main israeli checkpoint that takes them into jerusalem and to mark this day a lot had crossed into the area, only to be pushed back by israeli forces, who fired stun grenades and tear gas

for america because the sharia law will be the goal and i can tell you i was in israel, i was in jerusalemmeeting with the government officials in february as mubarak was out the door, very, very concerned to say the least that egypt will end up in the muslim brotherhood hand and you need look no further and the brotherhood spiritual leader. keyes and use off. i know we're offering a lot of names. >> host: al jazeera. >> guest: he's got the biggest show in al jazeera. he is the global spiritual leader of the muslim brotherhood. he is a guy that has said we will conquer the west. this is a guy with probably tens of millions of not hundreds of millions of insurance around the world who watched the show, muslims. he said he will conquer the west not for a violent jihad but through what he calls cross utilization. we would do it on violently through demographics. demographic jihad and once we are there through the massive immigration to the west we are building mosques and proselytizing. that's how we are going to conquer the west. that's what they're saying so it's great that osama bin laden,

but it's very bad for america because it will be the goal and i can tell you i was in israel in jerusalem meeting with government officials in february as mubarak was at the door to a recovery concerned to say the least that egypt will end up in the muslim brotherhood hand and you need look no further than the brotherhood spiritual leader the dalai named yousaf dewitt i know we are throwing a lot of names out -- he's a big star and has the biggest show on al -- al jazeera leader of the muslim brotherhood pity he said we will conquer the west. this is a guy with probably tens of millions if not hundreds of millions of humans who watched the show. muslims. he said we will conquer the west not through violent jihad but through he calls per fossilization. we will do it non-violently through demographics, demographic jihad and once we are there through massive immigration to the west we are building mosques, proselytizing that is how we are going to conquer the west. that's what they are saying so it's great that osama bin laden, one of the leaders of the violent wing of the jihadists ghana. b

he is particularly interested in digitizabling the church's collection in jerusalem. it will take dogged diplomacy. >> these eastern christian communities many of which have been persecuted, massacres are within living memory, this stuff is really in their gut. so you have to build a relationship where they understand that the motives that we bring to these projects is one of deep reverence. >> reporter: the minnesota library also brings the money needed for such projects. several hundred thousand dollars each year raised from various private donors. local church staff are traind in the tasks. while copies go to minnesota, the local church retains copyright. >> this is a very, very old manuscript. perhaps 7th, 8th century. >> reporter: in years ahead, the father expects to return repeatedly to the middle east until, as it were, the word is made safe. >> brown: >> brown: fred's reporting is a partnership with the under-told stories project at saint mary's university in minnesota. >> ifill: finally tonight, remembering an outspoken diplomat. margaret warner has that sto

embassy in israel from tell aviv to jerusalem. such a move would undoubtedly cause anger as both the israels and the palestinians claim jerusalem as their capitol. >>> ahead of the debate, the gop presidential candidate tim palm lindsay took a swipe at mitt romney today by coining a new phrase. >>> president obama said in his own words that he had earned obama care in massachusetts and merged those two things together to form obama care or romney care. >> the it was a faith experience and never meant for the u.s. the candidate and former governor is leading in the new hampshire polls. >> overwhelmed by the tsunami, the challenges that they are facing along with those trying to fix their damaged vessels. >>> inn a reunion of survivors says the airbus that became the world famous world on the hudson found a new home. >>> can you hear us out on the water? >> a staged rescue on crown beach. what these people would like to have seen before a man died in these waters on memorial day. the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds. >> ktvu, chan

to commemorate the death of all those who died in battle and he adds a sacrifice to the temple in jerusalem in their honor. and so today, we are gathering in this cathedral to offer a sacrifice in memory of those who have made the supreme sacrifice. tony and vinny died together and they will be buried together. and it is so important that we be together today. we come from many different backgrounds, many different races, many different religions, many different genders and departments, but today we do this together. we do it because we have to be together at a time like this. every time that a firefighter goes out the doors of the fire house, they never know what they are really going to find. the dispatch can be as far as the moon from what they might actually find at the scene. and it might be just a false alarm, it might be a nuance call, it might not have any merits, it might be someone with bird food on the stove or a cut finger, or a cardiac arrest. a small fire can become as it did the other day, a greater alarm fire. so we go out that door, not knowing what we will find, and not kn

embassy in israel to jerusalem and suspend u.s. funding of the united nations it recognized a palestinian state. he spoke in california last night to the jewish republican coalition. >> i am always delighted to be anywhere where kevin mccarthy, one of the great rising stars of the republican party in. [applause] it is a great opportunity to be here this evening. it is good to be among many close friends going back for many years. it is wonderful to be here with miriam. i hope all of you will join me in extending good wishes to sheldon. i treasure my friendship with both of them. i salute you for your well- deserved awards and recognition. [applause] i also salute the work of the republican jewish coalition. the work that you do to champion free enterprise in america is a force for good in the world's is more vital than ever. as we gather this evening, america is in an economic crisis. more americans are without jobs and for longer periods of time. than at any time in our history since the great depression. i am running for presiden

we want to get more reaction now on the story from cnn's jerusalem bureau chief, kevin florn. u.s. secretary-general ban ki-moon said the long-held cease-fire is now in jeopardy there? >> well absolutely. this is a border or a borderline or demarkation line, this area between the golan heights and syria. but it's been quiet for 44 years. and all of that changed last month with the first series of protests and it again it happened yesterday. and this is causing a great deal of concern among israelis and international observers, that this border again could become tension-filled and that we could see more events like this taking place. and of course yesterday, we had hundreds of protesters massing along the border fence here. israeli troops opened fire on those protesters to keep them from entering israeli-controlled territory. now there's been a lot, a lot of speculation about the numbers of people who have been killed. at you said, the syrian authorities are saying anywhere from 23 to 25 people killed. the israeli military has not been forthcoming with estimates from its side.

jesus replied, a man fell victim to robbers as he went down from jerusalem to jericho. they stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half dead. a priest happened to be going down that road and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. likewise, levi came to the place and when he saw him he passed by on the opposite side. but is american traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the site. he approached the victim, he poured oil and wine over his bones and bandaged them. then, he lifted them him up on his own animal, d took him to win and cared for him. the next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction take care of him. the gospel of the lord. >> praise jesus, lord jesus christ. >> please be seated. >> before the homily this afternoon, i would like to thanks archbishop's, bishop justice, governor brown, an attendant governor -- the lieutenant governor, our representative nancy pelosi, mayor li, jackie sphere, the chief of police greg sir, chief of the fire service, joanne his wide and all of you fam

. >>> one unique chicken has been drawing attention and sparking some debate in jerusalem.he bird was born with four legs and has been attracting crowds of curious onlookers since it hatched. butchers are stumped and have turned to local rabbis to decide whether or not the animal is kosher. if not, they may simply sell the chicken to the highest bidder. poor chicken. >>> one dog in england might be small, but she has big ambition. weighing only 2 1/2 pounds, nancy, the chihuahua is able to herd sheep more than six times her size. she was brought to an animal shelter two years ago with a skin disease and had to be nursed back to health. now fully recovered, the little pooch is turning heads with her surprising talents. i don't know what's more surprising. that she can do that or that her name is nancy. why nancy? >> that's not used too much any more, is it. nancy drew kind of ruined it for anyone. >> poor chihuahua. >>> well, time for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. the federal reserve is expected to finalize new rules on deb

. >> in jerusalem, the german foreign minister called on the israeli prime minister/ to show greater willingness to compromise. he said that israel should stop building new settlements in the occupied territories and resume dialogue with the palestinians. egotiations were also the main message in ramallah. the palestinian authority's prime minister use the chance to propose palestinian plans for you in recnition. >> what is it that is required that could bring an end to the occupation? we want a country of our own. >> guido westerwelle said that a ununateral bid for recognition could harbor many problems. >> the german government thinks that unilateral steps could be very counterproductive. this is our opinion and it underlines the opinion in the name of the german governmen we think that negotiations should be the right way. >> he warned that further escalation of the conflict could create a very dangerous deadlock between the two parties. >> iraqi security officials say at least 8 people were killed today after gunmen assaulted provincial government offices. the attackers were repo

in israel is available in some hotel time period in hotels jerusalem. four thirty am in moscow the. colonel qaddafi pledges he'll never leave libya as he faces off against a chess grandmaster in the devastated capital tripoli meanwhile nato steps up its offensive declares its expanding operations against the libyan government but an independent fact finding mission on the ground is questioning the alliance's methods delegation claims to have evidence suggesting depleted uranium has been used in the alliance airstrikes. in japan r t discovers radiation levels far exceeding the legal limit even outside the exclusion zone around the stricken fukushima daiichi nuclear plant traces of the elements that are said. because bone cancer and leukemia have been found in high concentrations near the plant. the pentagon says it can't find the six point six billion dollars of money meant for reconstruction in iraq even after a lengthy investigation officials in baghdad are threatening legal action to reclaim the cash which came from the country seize the assets and oil sales. coming up with a thri

we have our religious sites there in jerusalem. so the relationsh is extremely close. and we are trying to help israel and the palestinians to move towards peace in the region. >> rose: how do you think russia will vote in the general assembly if there's a palestinian statehood vote? >> i don't have instructions yet but i can tell you this resolution will get huge support in the general assembly. huge support. >> rose: is it wise for that vote to take place, in your judgment? >> if there is no... it's wise or not wise, probably this is not the issue. there is no progress. a stalemate of the kind we have now in the talks, inevitably it's going to happen. >> rose: it's now june 2011, the vote will take place in september 2011 if there's no talks. it will take place at the time that all the foreign ministers and heads of state come here? >> it's for the palestinians. they haven't told us yet. >> rose: i can't imagine your country wouldn't support the palestinians in this case, can you? >> i cannot imagine anybody not supporti with the exception of one country, and the mar

our chief jerusalem bureau chief kevin flower is in the west bank right now. have you been watching this scene as we have play out for the past several hours. what is happening right now? >> reporter: well, what's going on here at checkpoint is there have been basically pro-palestinian protesters that have been trying to make their way from this west bank area to the checkpoint. they've been coming in groups of several hundreds. what happens basically is they are being pushed back by israeli security personnel firing tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets. just a short while ago we saw quite a scene where a handful of activists basically standing in front of a water cannon truck trying to stop it. three of them standing in front of it. they are being sprayed with a very foul smelling sort of crowd control repellant agent. and it was quite a dramatic picture. but these sorts of things are playing out in places around the west bank and obviously on the g golan-syrian border where several dozen pro-palestinian protesters approached the border with the golan h

our girls were born in jerusalem. in fact, one -- the second -- our second daughter amelia was born just on the eve of the iraq invasion and when we checked into the hospital, they gave us is certificate for a gas mask tent for the babies. adults would carry around gas masks because of the fear that saddam would fire chemical weapons at israel. and that to us said so much about the psychology of the conflict and there's a line in the book where we say, it is literally no exaggeration to say on the day that they are born israelis begin preparing for war. >> host: and greg you now at npr? >> guest: i am. i help edit npr's morning edition program. >> host: and when you were in israel you were with the "new york times"? >> guest: i was with the "new york times," that's correct. >> host: tom is back on the republican line in tampa, florida. go ahead. >> caller: yes. hi. >> host: we're listening, tom. >> caller: hi jennifer and greg. how are you doing this morning. >> guest: good, good. >> guest: thank you. >> caller: i wan

we have to realize the participation of jerusalem would mean the participation of jere -- jerusalem andn that respect, we have no know we have a collective responsibility towards palestine. and it has been shown by certain incremental steps one is egypt's revolution has been able to inform israel. once and for all, any further violation of palestinian rights is that impurity which has to be costly for you. and that has been done by forcing hamas to unite as one national community as one national resistance movement. if they do that, that is why that became a threat to israel when netanyahu accomplished with these moronic clapping that has taken place that live in peace with israel or peace with hamas. and that's why we have to be very firm in our advocacy, and imperty has to be costly. further more, when israel receives gas from egypt at the lower cost than the egyptian consumer, that is humiliation that has been inflected on egypt and the arabs by the so-called peace treaty between israel and egypt. that is why egypt has become as we mentioned a central and pivotal role. because it is

. >> we heard the cries of protestors in jerusalem just before the warning shots were fire by the israeli military. serian television reporting that 20 people have died fighting with the israeli army. the protest commemorates 44 years since the six-day war and that pushed arabs out of the region and allowed control. >>> secretary of defense robert gates is paying one last visit to afghanistan before retiring at the end of this month. in addition to a heart-felt goodbye. gates is assessing the situation ahead of a presidential decision to start u.s. troop withdrawals this summer. >> secretary of defense robert gates is wrapping up his 12th and final trip to afghanistan as pentagon commander. at a news conference with president hamid karzai, gates warned afghans must do more to protect their country. >> the afghan government and security forces must be willing to step up and take more and more responsibility for governing and defending their own territory. >> reporter: but gates said much depends on whether the recent death of osama bin laden creates a pathway to leaders of the taliban. >>

over a million euro loans to settlements activists next target is the rail links between thirty and jerusalem e.u. transport giant veolia protesters are also seeking to file charges on the international law against israel over its construction of settlements which the authorities are investigating police will pass these complaints on to the courts judges must rule if firms who buy food from occupied palestinian land are complicit in war crimes irish m.e.p. paul murphy will join calls of fla tiller the biggest yet to raise awareness of the situation knowing activists were killed by israeli commandos when a similar operation was stopped in international waters last year murphy feels things have got so bad he's ready to risk his life hopefully people aren't kills this time as they were last time by the israeli military forces. that it brings the world's attention to this issue such moves say experts false politicians and business to act to public opinion change your mind before they were thinking that israel was address by the body today public opinion really capacity to challenge and the intern

believe the prophet mohammed miraculously traveled from mecca to the site of the al aqsa mosque in jerusalemand then ascended to heaven for one night. >>> that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. you can follow us on facebook and twitter, find us on youtube, and watch us anytime, anywhere on smart phones and iphones. there's also much more on our web site, you can comment on all of our stories and share them. audio and video podcasts are also available. join us at pbs.org. as we leave you, scenes from celebrations of the summer solstice held at stonehenge in england. >>> major funding for "religion & ethics newsweekly" is provided by e lily endowment, an indianapolis-based private family foundation dedicated to its founders' interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designed and customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. and the corporation for public broadcasting.