jerusalem became a divided city.he boundary drawn between west and east jerusalem was called the "green line," and that's what highway number one is still called today. east jerusalem was then part of jordan, and it contained the jews' holiest sites, including their ancient temple, destroyed by the romans. once the temple was destroyed, all that remained was the western wall. this place is important for the jewish people worldwide. ross: this is what people prayed to ever since the second temple was destroyed, ever since the jewish people were dispersed. narrator: but because they were in jordanian east jerusalem, the site was off limits to jews until 1967. that year, israel defeated threatening arab armies in the six-day war and gained control over more territory. from syria they took the golan heights. from egypt they captured the sinai peninsula and the gaza strip. from jordan they occupied the west bank of the jordan river, including the rest of jerusalem. ross: after the six-day war, after the victory in '67, wi

i'll keep you posted of course throughout the night let's get some live comment now and speak to jerusalem post journalist now called hi there thanks for being with us tonight clashes today there between liberals and islam islam tahrir square i just read out the toll so far how much do these polaroids protests reflect wider egyptian society and its attitude towards the government and the president you think. i think these clashes are very reflective if we look back to the results of the egyptian presidential elections we can see that morsi made one fifty two percent of the vote but forty percent of egyptians voted for his rival should be and therefore i think it's clear that a large section of egyptian society is concerned about the direction in which the muslim brotherhood is seeking to take egypt and they are worried about how egypt the new egyptian government is making power play after power play exploiting populist sentiments in order to reshuffle the deck and to get people their ideology into power i think this is causing concern among those forty eight percent of egyptians who never

senate foreign policy analyst to some of the brotherhood's calls to seize jerusalem show us exactly what its goals are. we were seeing a very rapid islamisation of the political structure in egypt and nobody should be surprised at this. there was a lot of discussion about the power struggle that would ensue between morsi and the military and it seems that morsi and the brotherhood have triumphed much quicker than anybody expected and nobody should doubt what their ultimate intentions are in terms of strict enforcement of our sharia and they recreate the caliphate the key laughter so i think this statement about jihad to recapture jerusalem should not come as any surprise to anyone i don't think the peace treaty with israel ultimately will be honored but we will see what form that takes and what it will take it i think the most important thing that strikes me is it shows the utter incoherence of american policy in the arab world by promoting the islamization of the job to the removal of our long time satrap in egypt hosni mubarak and then we seem surprised that democracy in egypt has take

he held a brief press conference in jerusalem where he said a vote should be held as soon as possible. the next elections were scheduled for a year from now, but netanyahu said the new date was necessary after his coalition could not pass a budget. for more on this now, we are joined on the line by our jerusalem correspondent who is in gaza as a moment. can you hear me? why has netanyahu made this announcement? >> prime minister netanyahu said tonight that he came to the conclusion his coalition government could not agree on a national budget and that there is a need to go for early elections. he has been in talks with his coalition partners over the past days in order to consult on the budget issue before the start of the next winter session of the israeli parliament, but some smaller positions were not supportive, and it was expected that he would call for elections this time around. >> would you say there is any significance in the timing? >> the disagreement over the budget is certainly the main reason given. there is speculation that he also has a timetable on iran may be in the

there was an attack on some palestinians in jerusalem a few days ago, or a few weeks ago.o me, that is the end result of israel's policy of the last 20 or 30 or 40 years. i've been a lifelong zionist and i see in israel that is more and more isolated and more and more surrounded by enemies to an even greater degree. i just like to know, well the day, when there will be peace. i verga given up the fact that it will be in my lifetime. and you know, israel will go down fighting. that's a reality. i would just like your comment on that. thank you. >> if i had an hour, against everything you said. but let's say you need two to tango. with all due respect, it is not enough. if you do not have a partner, it is not enough. and today we don't have a partner. i think we do care about the palestinians. it's enough to look at today what is happening in syria. i haven't seen the u.n. meeting so frequently opening committees to see what happened and syria as a double standard as you compare what is happening in syria if you to what is happening in syria entering israel. to achieve world

jerusalem post reporter yaakov lumpen says if the draft constitution is passed egypt will inevitably become an islamic state if we look at some of the draft laws that are now up for debate so we were very concerned for anybody who would like to see egypt really circular democratic. there was a draft clause that would make all hands are of the foremost sunni islamic wording institution some sort of body that would be able to decide whether he was or compatible incompatible with islamic law and these are the basic steps that one would take if one wishes to set up an islamic state i think so long as a majority of people who are setting up the new constitution are islamists they will naturally seek to create an islamic. i don't see how that could be avoided. while later because not the only arab countries seeing violence and police brutality in the streets coming out reign security forces once again lash out at a peaceful protesters demanding democratic change as the monarchy reinforces ties with its powerful military back at great britain. and spain's national day fractured spine is wha

it's clear that it is jerusalem.e have an administration after a horrible attack for days, including the president of united states mentioned about the video. now he says he knew it was terrorist attack -- which one was it? so it's from "a" to "z", reset with russia, that worked really well, didn't it? or to the castro brothers while they still hold an american hostage. >> shep: so that is going to resonate across america? >> it's a pattern frankly not having an idea of how to treat our allies, our friends and then or adversaries. an administration that is much tougher on allies like israeli like russia or enemies like iran. >> shep: how has the administration been tougher on israel than iran? >> you have him after the elections i'll have positive more flexibility. with russia you have the reset after russia invaded the country of georgia just months after that. president said it's okay, we're fine with it. yet with the case of israel, we remember that 45 minute conversation where the secretary of state, we know it b

they re creation of the caliphate the khilafat so i think this statement about jihad to recapture jerusalem should not come as any surprise to anyone i don't think the peace treaty with israel ultimately will be altered but we will see what form that takes and what it will take it i think the most important thing that strikes me as it shows the utter incoherence of american policy in the arab world by promoting the islamization of egypt to the removal of our longtime satrap in egypt hosni mubarak and then we seem surprised that democracy in egypt has taken this direction. well egypt is not the only arab country seeing violence and police personality in the street coming out bahrain security forces once again one child at a peaceful protesters demanding democratic change as the marquis reinforces ties with its powerful military back in great britain. is a national day russia's ten years worth catalonian separate is not taking to the independence march and their stronghold of brussels. but now russia has rebuffed turkish claims that a damascus bound civilian flight from moscow was carrying il

they recreate the caliphate the khilafat and so i think this statement about jihad to recapture jerusalem should not come as any surprise to anyone i don't think the peace treaty with israel ultimately will be altered but we will see what form that takes and what it will take it i think the most important thing that strikes me is it shows the utter incoherence of american policy in the arab world by promoting the islamization of egypt to the removal of our longtime satrap in egypt hosni mubarak and then we seem surprised that democracy in egypt has taken this direction molly in west africa might soon see foreign troops on the ground now that a u.n. security council resolution paves the way for international intervention mali which is basically split into wants help to deal with islamic extremists left taken over the north a small nation clenched into chaos in march after a coup toppled the president torah gravels an islamic groups took advantage of the instability seizing control of the north and proclaiming independence historian gerald horne explains why it might be too late for the wor

they recreate the caliphate the khilafat so i think this statement about the jihad to recapture jerusalem should not come as any surprise to anyone i don't think the peace treaty with israel ultimately will be altered but we will see what form that pigs and whether it will take it i think the most important thing that strikes me is it shows the utter incoherence of american policy in the arab world by promoting the islamization of egypt to the removal of our long time satrap in egypt hosni mubarak and then we seem surprised that democracy in egypt has taken this direction and egypt might not be the only young democracy generated by the arab spring in disarray tunisia has been shaken by a leaked video of a secret meeting between the ruling islamic party head and solace casting doubts over the secular course of the government and the damning tape and now how about a party leader ross have with god is heard assuring the solid peace that they share the same goals and fighting secular trends in tunisia conversation also mentions alcohol bans and the imposition of religious law islamic party th

the peace plan for the region the two sides have been embroiled in a turf war over ownership of jerusalem since one thousand nine hundred seventy. three people killed four wounded after a gunman opened fire near a mall in the u.s. state of wisconsin the shooter forty five year old radcliffe haughton was found dead of self-inflicted. after a six hour manhunt that locked down the shopping center the attack was the second mass shooting in wisconsin this year. eleven suspected al qaeda linked militants have been arrested in jordan authorities say the detained were planning to attack shopping malls and western diplomatic missions in the country in the foil plot that on the u.s. ally smuggled weapons and explosives from syria were to be used it's the first planned attack to be intercepted since a triple hotel bombing in amman almost seven years ago. pro palestinian activists and european m.p.'s aboard a gaza bowed humanitarian ship have been detained upon arrival at an israeli port the vessel was commandeered by israeli troops during the latest attempt to break the blockade of the palestinian c

the latest there from tahrir square all jerusalem post reporter lapin spoke to me and said despite clear anti islamist sentiment on taria today egypt will inevitably turn into an islamic state if the draft constitution there is passed if we look at some of the draft laws that are now up for debate something more very concerning for anybody who would like to see egypt were made a secular democratic state for example there was a draft clause that would make the foremost sunni islamic wording institution some sort of body that would be able to decide whether he would laws are compatible or incompatible with islamic law and these are the basic steps that one would take if one wishes to set up an islamic state i think so long as a majority of people who are setting up the new constitution are. they will naturally seek to create an islamic state and at this stage i don't see how that could be avoided and the unrest rolls on elsewhere in the region to put it what's being labeled a forgotten revolution police in bahrain brutally dispersed pro-democracy protests with tear gas we have got for you

it will come either from washington or from here from jerusalem.y somebody will have to show leadership, do you mean military leadership? >> i mean that we will have to do whatever is necessary to stop iran. iran is not only a threat to us in israel, threat to the american people. listen to ahmadinejad, he said it very clearly, first i will go after the saturday people, but then i go after the sunday people, people in the u.s. you cannot ignore iran. the capability is a threat to the region and to the u.s. as well. >> would you say that president obama is the favored candidate in israel? or do israeli people, not that they vote in american elections, but would they favor romney instead? >> well, i have one candidate that i endorse. that's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. we also have elections here in israel. but very specifically that president obama made a lot of mistakes in the middle east. when he came in june 09 to cairo and try to appease the muslim world, he made a mistake. when he put pressure on israel, he made a mistake. he made a lot o

saying today in jerusalem that israel ii no looger purssing a cooprooise with the "that policy of prommting two-statt solution seems to be deeply concerned about this move towards a cctastrophic, so-ccllee one-state choice." broker israel's peace ... has long beenncritical of - pow sayy the region is in a t - quote crisis ssage." carter says: "i would say that every i have known has been aa that - pursuer of the two-sttte solution and i don't know that president obama as found that pisraeli] rime minister petanyahu is willing to go that rrutee'' benjamin supported a two--tate solution palestiiian couutry ould be demiliiarizeddnetanyahu sayy: "i wwnt to make ittclear that we do not want to govern the pplestinians. we wann to liie in peace with thhm, we want them to ggvern themselves, absent a haadful of powers of issael." carter's &ptensiin between israel and h u-s is already high ... with president obama denying netanyahu's rrquest for a full schhdule... amid ga diiagreemmnts on howwto andle pran's nuclear program. should eedrawn right here. before ran ompletes the seconn stage of nnclear e

tone, especially during the foreign policy trip overseas when he went to israel and talked about jerusalem as the capital of israel, and one other thing we should note from the campaign conference call we listened to yesterday, ashley, romney's senior foreign policy advisers were looking to jfk, harry truman, even bill clinton in his second term as presidents that they are looking at in terms of shaping a potential doctrine in the future. last week a lot of people you heard a lot of pundits on the right and left saying maybe mitt romney is moving to the middle on domestic policy issues, perhaps we'll see a little bit of that today in the foreign policy realm. >> stand by if you will. thank you for that as the crowd begins to build hint you and all eyes on romney's speech this morning and the president for his part couldn't be farther aw away. he is out west. he might be speaking to some. he is drumming up money from a-listers and wig money doen ars. brie on akeilar is live with us and looking to at $10 million to the $181 million he raised last month. what is the plan of attack? >> he need

jerusalem itself, they were scrupulous and maintaining the religious status quo. for example, as he remember there was the 37 to 239 rebellion of palestine against the british rule, against the massive jewish immigration and against the policy. they hired political authorities and the chief of the arab committee was -- the brits decided to dismantle it from the supreme council and had issued a warrant for his arrest and were determined to get him. they arrested his colleagues, sent them off. he lived in the house next to the sharif. what he did was to slip into his house. the british did not send a policeman to get him. that is how he subsequently ended up in the countries during world war ii. compare that with sharon invading the harem with 1000 troops in the year 2000, the triggering of the secularist atop. compare it to the furious beginning -- digging of tunnels under the sharif by bibi netanyahu. as far as israel's concerns and this is my next stop. parallel to the decline of secular pan arabism, there has been a steady decline of labor zionism in israel. it

comes to me as a bunch of uranium in a truck parked somewhere at a busy intersection in tel aviv or jerusalem. what does it mean that iran already has uranium enriched to a level of 20% that could be used for an inefficient bomb? what does this say about the sufficiency of the sanctions regime the u.s. has in place against them? is it enough even as we speak? that will begin with mr. casey. >> this is a national security question. it is also a question about the alliance and unbreakable bond we have with israel that we have to make sure we continue to support. you did a very good job walking through detectable details -- the technical details. what you outlined walking through that is the threat that the nuclear program poses. even absent a nuclear threat, the have shown themselves to be -- it's hard to believe them. the regime has taken action to be exporters of terrorism. they support hezbollah, hamas, every bad guy of the middle east. they are the banker and backers of all the bad guys. with nuclear weapons, they become an even greater threat which would affect our economy and their safety

reason they don't know this, i can mention many preachers, is because they and others believe that jerusalem was destroyed in 587 b.c. or approximately 587 b.c., which leads them to a false conclusion. but before jesus ascended -- can we put this up? has it been up yet? my scripture? >> sfgovtv. >>> he said, lord, will at this time restore the kingdom. jesus beginning at moses and all the prophets did expounded to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. and he said to them, these are the words which i spoke to you while i was yet with you that all things must yet be fulfilled which were written in the prophets, daniel being one of those prophets. and, so, doubtless they understood clearly as he expounded to them the scripture that he must have needs be cut off, murdered, assassinated, killed, which cut off always means one of those, cease breathing, be placed in the grave to be dead. in the 4 87th year. they said, lord, well, about this time restore the kingdom to israel? they were thinking is it four more years? if he kaz cut off in pass over which was 14 days into the fou

another terrorist strikes on a crowded bus in jerusalem. >> two people standing away from me. >> sheoves to israel from new york after the 9/11 attacks to work with victims of terrorism. she's on her way to meet a friend in jerusalem when she's caught in this suicide attack near her new home. >> i felt a huge shockwave hit my face. the only way to explain to you how the shockwave feels, it's like two pieces of metal that hit so hard and vibrate back. that's how i remember my face feeling like. >> after the blast when it stops, there's a split second of silence. it's not the silence that you hear outside in the summertime when the crickets are out, it's the silence of death around you. once the silence stopped, my ears started ringing very loud and i started screaming. >> from her hospital bed, sahri makes a statement. >> if i leave, if i'm afraid the palestinians win. >> i had shrapnel and both my eardrums were blown from the impact of the blast. my legs were badly cut up my hair was burned, my face was burned and bruised. >> she stays in the hospital for more than a week. she knows

tehrann have requested the talks until after the presidential. >> despite talks in east jerusalem thestruction of the least 800 new apartments, a military college and condominiums are climbing this. european ---isrealis are claiming this union are criticizing israel's planned. benjamin netanyahu says he has every right to build in this area. in jordan and explosion has killed a least 10 people and injured dozens more. this was the old city center of damascus. and it is also a christian minority section. there were talks with u.n. peace talks about the civil war. >> more details with a strange night overnight in vallejo. a man was naked was shot by officers. and rainfall possible later. , welcome back. it is a do- or-die for the san francisco giants as they face against the cardinals. 4:37 at at&t park. they must have a victory to forsaking 7 tomorrow. to get you more news faster, our sole reporter mike pelton is reporting live in walnut creek at mccuvey's >> good morning. you can see they are open for business. people are already excited wearing giants jerseys and coats. the area rest

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how concerned are folks over where you are in jerusalem?at. it hasn't been declared. but i want you to hear the response from prime minister benjamin netanyahu after the rockets came into israel by the dozens. he says "we didn't choose this escalation and we didn't invite it, but if it continues we are prepare today take a much wider and deeper operation." his defense minister ehud barak talked on israeli army radio this morning less hawkish saying that at the moment there is no need for escalation. however, the government will of course evaluate the situation. since he said that, there have been more rockets falling in israel. as for how the palestinian authority sees the situation, the palestinian chief negotiator had this to say just a couple of hours ago due to their illegal blockade, israel remains the occupying power in gaza. therefore we hold israel fully responsible for any harm to our people there." but of course they are not in charge in gaza. hamas is. right now the rockets have stopped falling. there is calm. the question is for

capital of israel without any regard for palestinian claims for east jerusalem. he went to london, he insulted the british and their management over the olympic games. i can tell you from sources and friends sxleand colleagues from britain, they were appalled by his conduct. this was an individual supposedly a statesman going overseas and insulting foreign nationals in their own countries. imt not particularly surprised with his performance in regard to libya. remember, tamron, he's a desperate man in a desperate position. he wants this job more than anything else. he will say anything in relation to libya, even if it insults the families of those killed. doesn't make any difference to the man. >> quickly, martin, i want to get your reaction to the strategy that may exist tonight, one of hugging onto the president's policies, his foreign policy regarding iran, sanctions and how to put every option on the table and not just saber rattle. in afghanistan the withdrawal plans set by the obama administration supporting that with a few caveats here and there. but other

june 11 2003 another terrorist strikes on a crowded bus in jerusalem.d the terrorist was standing two places away from me. >> sarey moved here after the 9/11 terror attacks to work with victims of terrorism. she's on her way to meet a friend in jerusalem when she's caught in this suicide attack near her home. >> i felt a huge shockwave hit my face. a ten wonl way to explain how the shockwave feels it is like two pieces of metal that hit so hard against each other and vibrate back that's how i remember my face feeling like. after the blast when it stops there's a split second of silence. and it's not the silence you hear outside in the summertime when the crickets are out. it's literally the silence of death all around you. once the silence stopped, my ears started ringing very very loud and i started screaming. >> from her hospital bed, sarey makes a statement. >> if i leave, if i'm afraid, the palestinians win. i had shrapnel go through my shoulder breaking my shoulder bone. both my eardrums were shattered from the blast. my legs were badly cut uh up m

jerusalem has the wailing wall. prague has the lennon wall.teen kids news," i'm lauren. >> there's an entire history lesson in a state flag. you just need to know what to look for. >> when the american colonies declared their independence from england, one led the way with a rousing motto. >> the year was 1774, two years before the declaration of independence, and new hampshire declared their own independence from great britain. the motto at the time was "live free or die," and it's still the state motto today. >> another revolutionary first for new hampshire is pictured here on the state flag. in 1776, the warship raleigh was the first to fly the new american flag. new hampshire is home to many other firsts. the first potato was grown here. america's first astronaut in space, alan shepard, was born here, as was the first free public library. >> new hampshire is known as "the granite state," and it's because their number-one natural resource is granite. this is a particularly good stone for building bridges, houses, even statues. and although

this division between dogs and the west bank, and if these elections are held without gauze and jerusalem, then the division will only get worse. we want a unified palestinian people. >> out on the streets, opinions are mixed. no one should boycott the election. voting is a human right that we should all exercise. >> we'veeen waingor it is an important step in a voor.>> i'm not going to vote. commissioncbeos the first direct elections for hro>> sun ss theon oprtity to iect neif she ss is time to enthlectio fo36ears. wi w fillrelvthr ff sucsssh sa. ficialests a d s fm e>>o tinma n en sitn y's ad esntl. th, pfein tmoth en -heea reate t s fsteeo kw e gn lgue see a ts h yrir rnrod0 ro aay etoviinspsae igys ci >> it is comfoable. >>we ltlca. we would be standing around tm. >>e tedo nd o wt kindf distances the microbuses cover per in kilometers. people just shrug thei shlds d lls t bes e edrod-the-clock about that? , fo wo, bef rend oouto story -- a senior ielgee fialasee kle ia sse car bombing in central beut >> tsis lan heee nfctng as a result of ke ihe. ilavthe latest throhoexhos. sou then.

grand mythic saga in islam, this is the rock where mohammed, after a whirlwind night journey to jerusalem, ascended into the seventh heaven. a feature that first attracts the attention of visitors to the islamic world is the minaret- the high palace from which the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer five times a day. inside the mosque, the austerity and majesty of islam and its god allah are strikingly evident. unlike other faiths, the islamic tendency in decoration is to avoid visual representation of human and animal forms. geometric extractions are preferred as sacred art in islam. these designs express the perfection and beauty of allah as well as his transcendence of human forms. calligraphy- highlighting passages from the qur'an- grace the walls, and elaborate angrillwork speak of the beauty in life that only comes from submission to allah. allah is beautiful, the world created by him is beautiful, and the religious ritual that takes place in the mosque nurtures the believer's awareness and experience of this beauty. whether it serves as a sacred shrine for all islam or simply the

this division between dogs and the west bank, and if these elections are held without gauze and jerusalem, then the division will only get worse. we want a unified palestinian people. >> out on the streets, opinions are mixed. no one should boycott the election. voting is a human right that we should all exercise. >> we've been waiting for any election since 2006. it is an important step in a vote for the democratic people. it is what we need. >> i'm not going to vote. with local council elections, you can never be sure if the candidates are 100% trustworthy and honest. >> these local elections have been postponed twice. now the electoral commission is hoping for strong voter turnout. it is, after all, an historic day. these are the first direct elections for hebron's city council since 1996. >> sun says the vote is an opportunity to inject new life into the council and offer an alternative to the fatah party. she says it is time to end the stagnation. >> the people want this election. we have not had local elections for 36 years. will we have to wait that long again before hamas and fata

. >> jerusalem's oldest city is famous for its history and culture, but i love coming to the market onstreet. this is where you'll find the real tastes and smells of israel. outside the market you have the freshest fruits and vegetables. the produce in this country is really incredible. and inside the market, they have all these breads and sweets and dried fruits and nuts and all these great nibbly things. there is also an alley of different restaurants where people can come and eat lunch. but the thing i like most about this market is you can find israelis and palestinians from all walks of life here. no matter on what the divisions are in this country, people can agree on one thing: good food. >>> an update for you now on the breaking news we told you about earlier. there was a shooting at a spa in the city of brookfield. that's a suburb of milwaukee. at least seven people have been hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. swat teams are on the scene of that shooting. law enforcement says police know who the suspect is, and they believe he's fled the scene. we are continuing

jamie: leland vittert live in jerusalem.e're so curious, leland, good morning to hear reaction there to israelis to the debate and election overall. >> reporter: good morning, jamie. this is really the first time in recent history that the united states support of israel has become an issue in the u.s. presidential election. the prime minister's office this morning flatly refused to comment on or off the record specifically about the debate but last month they made no qualms about their annoyance with the president of the united states for denying that meeting request with the prime minister of israel at the united nations. and during the debate, vice president biden had to spend a lot of time defending the administration's record with israel. >> they're bebe has been my friend for 39 years. the president met with bebe a dozen times. he spoken to bebe net yaw hue has much as he spleen to anybody. >> the prime minister has made no public stance who he would prefer to see as president but privately made it very clear that he w

as we leave you, scenes from this year's gathering at the western wall in jerusalem to celebrate the harvest festival of sukkot.

toulouse-lautrec came from a noble and distinguished family-- count raymond of toulouse had helped capture jerusalemin the first crusade. henri's branch of the family came from the red-brick city of albi in the south of france. henri grew up in a world of chateaus and privilege in a family living on the fruits of its noble past. but a france governed by the middle class was losing its taste for nobility. like many aristocrats, his father alphonse retreated into rural pastimes-- riding and hunting. an eccentric, he looked wistfully back to the family's glorious past. alphonse had married his first cousin adele, a common practice in a class anxious to preserve the purity of its bloodlines. but the results of inbreeding for henri were uncommonly cruel. his legs were short and weak. he broke each of them in early adolescence and stopped growing when he was 14. he was just under five feet tall. his head, hands and torso continued to develop. but his stunted legs made walking painful for the rest of his life. denied the aristocratic pleasures of riding and hunting, henri turned to sketching and painting r