david michaelis at link tv and he comes with west jerusalem and i come from west jerusalem, so we come from the same seat. but in reality, two different worlds. >> i was born in jerusalem and i've been living there all my life, since 1945. five years ago i came to the united states to launch a tv channel. and that's how i met jamal dajani. he challenged me to think about solutions that hadn't been discussed until now. and one day we said, well, we should test it on the ground. >> the reality there is very harsh. but why don't we go over there and do it. >> we are here in a bubble. afafter somemetime off woworkin together with jamal i said let's ddo this in california. you only have to choose in t th neighborhoodod what kind off la you want in the morning. >> when i i go there i'm always eaeager to go to my peoplple, t neighborhohood. i want to o have the least interaction with the israelis as possibible. >> manany israraelis don't't wa know about ppalestinis.s. they don't wantt to reach out. they don'n't wantt to cross in strereets and neigighborhoods w the palestiniaians live because

rome. >> jews were banned from jerusalem.servance of jewish law was prohibited by the romans. >> helena will be the first person to try and retrace the final footsteps of christ. >> here you have a woman who stands in the pinnacle of power. and understands what power looks like. it, to me, is fascinating that a person from that vantage point would see jesus as the one worthy of her life, her allegiance, and her worship. >> this was a way of getting in closer to really understanding the bible and to really entering into the spirit of jesus. >> there was something about knowing that he actually walked here, that he talked here, where she's standing. you realize that this is not just a myth. jerusalem is not a made-up city. jesus is not a made-up person. it's an incredibly powerful experience. ♪ >> according to all four gospels, roman soldiers marched jesus of nazareth to a hill called golgotha, the place of the skull. a place so evil, few who saw it could ever forget it. but 300 years have passed. jerusalem is now a very differ

but today in jerusalem, james is still venerated.>> st. james is our first patriarch. we feel privileged that our brotherhood here in st. james are in direct succession and in direct line to st. james the first bishop of jerusalem. in our daily prayers, james is our lord. james is sitting next to christ. >> it's claimed the cathedral is built on the site of james' home. worshipers also believe his remains are buried here. >> according to armenian tradition, the bones of st. james were brought from the valley of kidron where they were originally buried, and they were reburied under the main altar of the present st. james cathedral. >> but what happened to the box that first held his mortal remains? >> so is the james ossuary real or not? that's a tough question. the jury is still out on that one. >> at the end of it, you still have a mystery. we'll never quite know if the james ossuary is real or not. we'll never quite know if it's that james, the brother of jesus. >> after golan is acquitted of forging the inscription, the ossuary is

israel and the occupied part of jerusalem as east jerusalem, more security measures have bren introduced at the damascus gate which has been a focus for much of the unrest. stefanie dekker is there. she is going to tell us how violence in that part of jeff jerusalem affects life there. >> reporter: damascus gate, an integral part of life in occupied jer uselum, non-to be the busiest entrance into the old city. not anymore. the street market sellers have gone. there is now an erie silence here. >> these days, the israeli forces are suspicious of everything. if your hands are inside your pockets, their hands will be on the trigger ready to shoot. the situation is really difficult. >> damascus gate has become a hot spot during the last six months. it has made the israeli government beef up security here they stand behind barriers they didn't before. there are more security cameras. trees have been cut so there is a clear view.

everything--nobody look for jerusalem, and look after jerusalem, it's every day it becomes worse than the day before. >> israeli officials say that the security situation is difficult to control considering the nature of the attacks offered by palestinians acting alone. israeli police have told us that they deploy in the area in order to maintain the safety in. the palestinians human rights groups blame the attacks on the sense of hopelessness and decades of accommodations. what is clear life has been sucked out of this one spot in this historic place replaced by tension and uncertainty. stephanie dekker, al jazeera, occupied east jerusalem. >> we have a report on one of ethiopia's largest ethnic groups and rocking havana, the rolling stones play a historic free concert to record crowds. in cuba. >> welcome back and a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. isil fighters have killed 18 iraqi soldiers in attacks on the largest military bases. ten suicide-bombers storm northwest of baghdad. syrian state media said that government forces have retaken control of three areas inside the

everything--nobody--look for jerusalem, and look after jerusalem, it is every day becomes worse than the day before. >> israeli officials say that the security situation is difficult to control considering the nation of the attacks of palestinians acting alone. police have told us that unites have been deployed to the area to maintain the safety of residents and tourists. palestinians attack in hopelessness, and some dispute that some attacks have taken place. what is clear is life has been sucked out of this once bustling historic place and replaced by tension and uncertain glit egyptian army said it has killed 60 isil fighters in northern sinai. military spokesmen say that 40 others were hurt during raids which destroyed 32 weapons depots. they launched a mortar attack that killed 50 police on the sinai peninsula. now greece is saying that it will continue to move refugees away from the border with ms. down i can't--with macedonia. that leaves more than 10,000 still there. and many say they will not be moving. >> there is no way we'll go to the other camps. we didn't come to camps

we must know his movements when he comes to jerusalem. we need somewhere quiet. [ insects chirping ] [ indistinct conversations ] [ creaks ] [ laughter ] >> outside the wall, dressed as pilgrims, spies are watching us. >> to report on our drunkenness, eh, lazarus? [ laughter ] my debauchery. or that i consort with sinners and tax collectors, right, matthew? >> former sinner and tax collector. >> and i know the labels put on me. [ chuckles ] >> we will put them on trial? >> put whom on trial? >> them. >> those who are against us. >> when you're king, james and i wish to sit by your throne as sentence is passed on them. >> see you condemn them to eternal flames. >> that's how you imagine the kingdom of god? me on a throne? do i wear a gold crown? >> i would think a crown of the purest gold. >> what, like some earthly king? do i preside over lackeys and ring-kissers? i mean, you travel with me. your ears are open to every word, but you hear nothing -- nothing. have you so failed to understand, being who i am, what i must do? whoever would be a master must first be a

and then in east jerusalem, in occupies east jerusalem, a palestinian on a motor bike fired shots at a member of the israeli police, who was seriously wounded, he tries to escape but then shot at one of the police who were following him. shot dead, and just hourswas before the police had killed a 50-year-old palestinian woman within the walls of jerusalems old city, they say she drawn a knife and attempted to stab one of the police officers. a palestinian eyewitness disputed that version. all of this really comes against the back drop of the israeli palestinian peace process going absolutely nowhere the vice president of the united states joe biden has arrived in israel on tuesday. he will be meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu on wednesday, as well as going to a few hours later to meet palestinian president. but many analysts here are really saying they are not expecting any concrete decisions or even calls for talks to come out of his visit. the peace talks the peace process is at such a dead end, that many people are looking to alternatives such a the recent frenching i

we must know his movements when he comes to jerusalem. we need somewhere quiet.se. [ creaks ] [ insects chirping ] [ indistinct conversations ] [ creaks ] [ laughter ] >> outside the wall, dressed as pilgrims, spies are watching us. >> to report on our drunkenness, eh, lazarus? [ laughter ] my debauchery. or that i consort with sinners and tax collectors, right, matthew? >> former sinner and tax collector. >> and i know the labels put on me. [ chuckles ] >> we will put them on trial? >> put whom on trial? >> them. >> those who are against us. >> when you're king, james and i wish to sit by your throne as sentence is passed on them. >> see you condemn them to eternal flames. >> that's how you imagine the kingdom of god? me on a throne? do i wear a gold crown? >> i would think a crown of the purest gold. >> what, like some earthly king? do i preside over lackeys and ring-kissers? i mean, you travel with me. your ears are open to every word, but you hear nothing -- nothing. have you so failed to understand, being who i am, what i must do? whoever would be a master m

one of the latest incidents was in occupied east jerusalem. israeli police shot dead two palestinians after the men allegedly opened fire on a bus. >>> in geneva, talks on the cessation of hostilities agreement end syria's human crisis are kicking into gear again. the task force has set a goal to reach an extra 600,000 syrians in besieged areas by the end of april. >> foreign ministers from the gulf cooperation council or g.c.c. are meeting in saudi arabia. they're latest talks are going on at a time of tension between the block and lebanon. the g.c.c. has declared the lebanese based on group hezbollah, a terrorist organization and told their citizens not to travel to lebanon. the moves are having an economic impact. >> visitors visiting beirut, this is perhaps the most popular destination, the down town full of designer shops and cafes. most sit empty. ever since war erupted in neighboring syria, tourism has dropped. >> things here are just getting worse. this decision by saudi arabia will affect us even more, we hope things get better, but a

let's now speak to nadim baba in west jerusalem.ther spike in tensions today, nadim, take us through exactly what has been happening. >> reporter: that's right. apart from those incidents you just outlined, there have been reports in the last half hour of what the israeli media are calling a stabbing spree by a palestinian attacker who has reportedly been shot dead by security forces. the stabbing attacks happened in three different locations. the latest we're hearing is that at least one person died in one of those stabbing attacks in jaffa. as you were saying, not long ago, in -- just east of tel-aviv, a palestinian attacker actually stabbed a rabbi in a store. there are conflicting reports. some are saying that the rabbi managed to get the knife off of his attacker and kill him, others say he was killed by security forces. almost simultaneously in east jerusalem this attacker, a palestinian on a motorbike shot a boarder police member in the head we understand. he is seriously wounded in hospital. when he tried to flee, he then sh

al jazeera has more from jerusalem. >> two palestinian men were shot near a checkpoint that went up onuesday. that was after reports that at least one of them had tried to attack a member of the israeli border police. we're now hearing that one of those palestinians has died of his wounds and he's been named locally as a 16-year-old, a teenager from the occupied west bank. not long before that, that incident in occupied east jerusalem, what happened first of all was that two palestinians traveling in a car fired towards an israeli bus, no one was hurt in that incident, but the israeli police gave chase and during that chase, the palestinians then fired at a jewish israeli and actually wound that had person before being shot dead by the israeli police. on tuesday, there were incidents, not just in occupied east jerusalem but in other parts in israel itself, including notably in the port city of jaffa outside tel-aviv where a man committed several stabbings before being shot, a palestinian attacker responsible for several different incidents. one of this is victims, an american tourist,

we have reports now from west jerusalem. >> well, these attacks on tuesday are a reminder of the low level but ongoing violence and increase on attacks for individuals. a palestinian on a motorbike with fires shot. he tried to escape but then shot at the police following them 37 one of those police officers was injured as well before the palestinian himself was shot dead. just hours before the israeli border police had killed a 50-year-old palestinian woman within the walls of jerusalem's old city. they say she had drawn a knife and attempted to stab one of the police officers. a palestinian eyewitness dispute thad version of events, but all of this latest violence really comes against the backdrop of peace talks going nowhere. >> the families of those on flight of 370 are still searching for answers. plus... we introduce you to the south korean who is trying to outsmart the computer. >> the only live national news show at 11:00 eastern. >> we start with breaking news. >> let's take a closer look. >> a reminder of top stories here on al jazeera. the u.n. is questioning the legality o

should we move our embassy to jerusalem.ows what the consequence would be in terms of violence. and that's why many a politician has promised to do so, until they reach the white house. and then they decide not to. killing the iranian nuclear deal, he wants to do that. he wants to support the likud government, that the arab governments, any peace arrangement has to acknowledge israel as a jewish state, not as a sovereignty, but go beyond that and acknowledge it as a jewish state. in every particular, all the specifications have been met. he said i didn't come here to pander to you about israel, but i don't know what else he did but that. howard fineman is with us. you know these specifications as well as anyone. it seems like he checked them off pretty thoroughly. >> chris, just comports with my rule that you always start listening whenever a politician denies something that he hasn't yet been accused of doing. and yes, he said don't worry, i'm not going to pander. and then he did it. and he saved, as brian williams so right

not long before that, that incident in occupied east jerusalem.ened was that two palestinians traveling in a car fired towards an israeli bus in a remote area. no one was hurt, but the israeli police gave chase and during that chase, the palestinians then fired at a jewish israeli and they actually wounded that person before then being shot dead by the -- by the israeli police. on tuesday, there were incidents not just in occupied east jerusalem but in other parts of israel itself where a man committed several stabbings before being shot dead, a palestinian attacker responsible for several different incidents. one of his victims, an american tourist died from his wounds. and that happened just down the road from where joe biden was holding a conference after he just landed in the country. >> that is nadim baba for us in jerusalem. the u.s. condemning that stabbing attack he just mentioned, that left an american visiting israel dead. he was a retired army officer. he served in both iraq and afghanistan. he was with a group of students and staff fro

early writings speak of james preaching of jesus in the jerusalem temple.f other disciples are consigned to legend and apocryphal texts. andrew was crucified in greece. thomas was speared to death in india, simon sawed in half in persia, matthew murdered in ethiopia. according to tradition, john was not martyred, but spent time in exile on patmos and lived to 90. scholars debate the authorship of the gospel of john, held by some to be an eyewitness account of the life of jesus. antipas continued pressing rome to be named king until his efforts offended the new emperor, caligula. antipas and herodias were exiled to gaul, where they died in obscurity. pontius pilate was recalled to rome, while joseph caiaphas, without his roman ally, lost his position within the temple, whereas the story of jesus, a humble carpenter of nazareth, gave birth to one of the world's foremost religions. today, there are more than 2 billion christians worldwide. ♪ ♪ the world of islamic extremism. that's it for "the kelly file." i'm sandra smith. >>> tonight, on "war stories" -- isi

embassy to jerusalem?> that's something that really has to be looked at in the context of a two-state solution. and i've always said that. i've always supported that as a first lady, as a senator, as secretary of state. >> would you commit to using the u.s. veto power over the security council to protect israel? >> yes, i would. >> no matter what? >> well, look. the talk now, you know, i can't predict everything in the future but in general the answer is yes. but the talk now is to somehow try to use the u.n. through the security council to impose parameters on a settlement between israel and the palestinians. number one, i don't think it works. and i don't think that's the place for it to be hashed out. it has to be between the two parties. and, remember, i was the last person who brought prime minister netanyahu and president abbas together for three face-to-face meetings in 2010. the fact that i sat there and it was just george mitchell and me and president abbas and prime minister netanyahu and i watch

brian: what is he thinking about moving to jerusalem? >> he is excited about it. he is an energetic explorer command curious about the world. brian: where will he go to school? susan: there is an international school there, we visited a couple of weeks ago. that will be part of the huge learning experience for him. this is a place with kids from all over. people,over as to your and go -- come and go. i understand it right, you're not jewish? >> no. brian: in light of the years. any fallout from that, good or bad? figurea lot of times the would not send a jewish reporter. back in the 1970's and we have to send somebody. i will send a jewish reporter. he said he would send david schindler. i think it can become cases, because people make assumptions thousand that. we go in without that kind of background. at the bureau chief, i do not have a stake in this one way or -- hopefully we can report in old-fashioned good journalism rules. brian: peter baker, it has been a long time. susan glass, the editor politico , they both go to jerusalem. we are out of time. thank you

look at poor jerusalem. it's every day become worse than the day before. >> the security situation is difficult to control, considering the nature of the attacks often by palestinians acting alone. itsitioni police tells us various units have been deployed in the area. in order to maintain the safety of all of the residents in the tourists. the palestinians and human rights groups black it on hopelessness and decades offisitioni occupation. some attacks even took place what time is clear is that life has been sucked out of this once bustling historic place and replaced by tension and uncertainty. occupied east jer uselum. >> on the news hour when we come rushing back, why japan's new high-speed train has been a long time pulling in. >> we will take a look at the revival of traditional music in cambodia and the challenges that it faces. and in sport, can new zealand make it a perfect 4 from 4 in the t-20 world cup? ♪ >>> >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound

brian: if you look at your trip, how long will you stay in jerusalem?eter: a three-year to her. -- tour. brian: what do you want to do? peter: i am looking to get beyond the simple stories about the conflict and help washington readers understand srael on the ground. we on the stand here in washington, jews, arabs, agent hatreds, the wall, the occupied territories, this, that. there are so many very passionate people about this. they feel strongly about one side or the other, and it's hard to find anything that atisfies both. i want to broaden the story, deepen the story, see what we can do about helping people understand what it looks like on the ground, how it actually plays out the on the very basic construct we have. i hope we continue. brian: what is one thing you want to do? susan: peter tells people that we decided to go to israel because we were tile -- tired of all the partisan fighting here in washington. peter:" a place where everybody gets along so well. susan: for me, is a great story. it is always a great story, as an important story. ther

. >> the palestinian youth lies dead in the street in occupied east jerusalem. he was one of two palestinians who fired from their vehicles towards an israeli bus. the police gave chase and eventually the pair were shot dead by israeli officers. the authorities say they're not taking any chances. >> we can make arrests. if we have to open fire and then make arrests and apprehend the terrorists. that's what we have to do. but for members of the public as well as to people who are walking around the streets who are police officers, we have to shoot and if necessary, shoot and kill those terrorists. >> a short while later at a temporary checkpoint in the occupied west bank, another young palestinian was shot dead. israeli forces said 16-year-old hack met amar had tried to stab officers. this man was approaching the checkpoint in his car. when he heard the shots, he says, ahmed was ten meters away from the soldiers. different soldiers arriving on the scene fired at him on the ground. they left him bleeding for an hour. the whole town is gathered here to bury ahmed.

begins a sit in on the verge of the green zone the seat of iraq's government >>> and we head to jerusalem, where violence casts a shadow over easter celebrations >>> starting in pakistan, principally in new york, a splinter group of the the pakistan taliban says it carried out a bomb attack on a park popular with families. and christians, it says, were the targets. at least 65 were killed, most women and children. in pakistan's capital, istanbul, the army was called out to beat back protesters, protesting on cadd rip. he killed a regional governor, opposed to the blasphemy laws. more of that. first a report on the bombing in lahore. >> reporter: an explosion at a children's park in the heart of lahore. this was the lastest taliban attack, to claim lives in taliban. a food cart vendor described the moment of the blast. . >> i was flipping a burger, i can't understand what was happening. >> i was speaking about it. i heard an explosion so big. i couldn't understand what was happening. >> it was the weekend. the park was full of families, as a result. most of the dead and injured were women

everything, nobody looking for jerusalem. every day is worse than the day before. >> reporter: the security situation is difficult control considering the nature of the attacks often by palestinians acting alone. israeli police tells us that various p units have been deployed in the area in order to maintain the safety of all the residents and the tourists. many palestinians dispute that some attacks take place. what is clear is that life has been sucked out of this once busy place and replaced by tension and uncertainty. the egyptian army says it has killed 60 i.s.i.l. fighters in northern sinai. 40 others were hurt during raids which destroyed 32 weapons depots in the cities of raffa. a launch killed 15 police. greece is saying that it is going do not moving refugees away from the macedonian border. about 400 people left the camp on friday aboard eight buses. two more buses were provided to take those to shelters on saturday, but more than 10,000 people are still there and many say they've got no plans to go anywhere. >> tr

everything--nobody--look at jerusalem. every day it is worse than the day before. >> israeli officials say that the security situation is difficult to control considering the nature of the attacks often by palestinians acting alone. various units have been deployed in the area to maintain the safety of the residents and tourists. the palestinians and human rights groups blame the attacks on homelessness and th the--hopelessness. >> easter is mexico's biggest holiday, and many head to acapulco. but it has become one of the most violent places. >> the crime scene in mexico's most violent city. this time armed men shot up a strip club. as the bodies are carried out, residents have grown used to these scenes. but this is just a block away from the beach in acapulco. the resort was once famous for hollywood glamour. now it's struggling with a new reputation: gang warfare. the army has been called in to protect tourists during high season. even the arch bishop has appealed to the gang for a truce. >> i've been asking all of thos

we have heightened across jerusalem. this morning we saw a bus in one of the jerusalem neighborhoods where rereceived reports of fires shot in the area and after about an hour we tracked that vehicle which was found near damascus gate and there were two terrorists inside the vehicle armed with automatic weapons, quickly responded once again and both the terrorists were shot. this moment in time we're making sure that there were enough police officers in different areas to respond and give an immediate reaction. when we can make arrests, we make arrests, but what we see that palestinians are threatening israelis with armed weapons and knives. there has to be a proportional response as there is when there should be those types of attacks. the police forces would respond in the same way. what is taking place at the moment is security assessments are being carried out as well as heightened security in different areas >>> according to betsalem, the organization i'm sure you know of, they're accusing israeli forces of killing

>> a week before his death, jesus arrives in jerusalem, along with thousands of pilgrims for the festivalf passover. within days, he's been betrayed by judas. >> jesus of nazareth! >> arrested in the garden of gethsemane after he provokes the authorities, he's handed over to the romans for trial and crucifixion. it's here that the story of the shroud begins. all four gospels talk about the burial cloth in which the crucified body of jesus is laid to rest. the bible tells that the cloth was given by joseph of arimathea, a wealthy member of the jewish council, the sanhedrin. >> the gospels describe joseph of arimathea as being a sympathizer with the jesus movement. he's fascinated by jesus. so fascinated that even after the crucifixion, he wants to make sure that the right thing is done, that jesus gets the right burial. >> everyone who encounters jesus in the gospels is transformed. they're either healed or they want to follow him. simply meeting jesus even for one time was life changing and that probably changed joseph's life. >> but first, joseph needs permission to take jesus down from

. >> the new testament gospels tell of a critical moment here two miles outside jerusalem. >> the villagef bethany is named in the gospels as the place where jesus stayed during the last week of his life. >> the gospel of john places the scene in the house of lazarus, the man jesus raised from the dead. >> just a few days before his crucifixion, a woman came to jesus and anointed his feet with expensive ointments and perfumes. >> mary anoints jesus with essence of nard, the chanel number 5 of antiquity, and she uses a whole pot of it, a whole year's worth of a day laborer's wages. >> people who saw it were scandalized. they were shocked. >> none more so than the group's treasurer, judas. >> why was the ointment wasted in this way? >> leave her alone! >> jesus has been preaching this message about the poor and ministering to them and giving away your coat. and now all of a sudden he's going to let this woman pour a huge amount of money's worth of perfume on him. >> this ointment could have been sold for more than 300 dinai and given to the poor. >> sort of one set of rules for the disciple

the border police had killed a 50-year-old palestinian woman within the walls of jerusalem's old city she had drawn a knife and attempted to stab one of the police officers. a palestinian eyewitness disputed that version of events, but all of this latest violence really comes against a backdrop of the israeli palestinian peace process going absolutely nowhere >>> the attack in the city of jaffa happened close to the area where vice president joe biden was meeting the former prime minister and also the netanyahu on wednesday. the obama administration is facing criticism over whether it has abandoned its efforts to broker a peace deal between israel and the palestinians. a look at u.s. efforts to restart that process. >> reporter: this was the last time john kerry saw the israeli prime minister and president which did not come out of the meetings in late november, a resumption peace process. the obama administration denies it has given up >> this notion that itwe've giv it up that it is something that feeds to be kick started kon vase this idea that we just thrown up our hands or we did

todayolence has continued with a drive-by shooting on a public bus in jerusalem. vice president biden is meant to be in the region to discuss the possibility of new peace talks. he has already met with the israeli crime later -- prime minister. closer with the vice president of the foundation for middle east peace, joining us live now from washington, d.c. thanks very much for your time. the middle east peace process appears well and truly stalled. this ongoing violence seems to only be underlining that. what do you think joe biden can achieve on this trip? >> i don't think he can achieve very much. i think he is laying the groundwork for the next few months, the last few months, really, of the obama administration. the prospects for really rekindling a serious peace process are pretty much nonexistent at this point. i think the violence we are seeing is a result of that. it's going to take a considerable effort to get things back on track. even further, it is going to take and that -- take an effort the will have to start with obama administration and continue wi

. >> vice president joe biden meets with benjamin netenyahu in west jerusalem. >>> nearly five yearsfter the fukushima disaster, a japanese court orders the closure of more reactors over safety fears. ♪ >>> and the death of the man they called the fifth beatle. we look back at the life of george martin. ♪ >>> hello, refugees and migrants stranded in greece are losing hope. tens of thousands are stuck in an increasingly unsanitary camp on the border, and many are considering where to go next. the western balkans route, a popular route, is being shut down now. slovenia is introducing new restrictions. only those who plan to seek asylum, or those with clear humanitarian needs will be allowed in. the countries you see here had already tightened their border controls in response to the spiralling crisis. that has left thousands stranded in greece with no clear path forward. now this is how the situation is looking at the greece macedonia border right now. it's been another cold and wet night for around 14,000 refugees there. and they are not being allowed to enter macedonia. aid has been

. >> reporter: a palestinian youth lies dead in the treat in occupied jerusalem. he was one f five who fired on a bus. police gave chase, eventually they were shot dead. by israeli officers. authorities say they are not taking chances. >> if we make an arrest we make an arrest. we have to open a file and make an arrest that's what we do. in certain cases where there's no choice and life threatening situations to members of the public as well as to people walking around the streets and police officers, they have to shoot. and f necessary shoot and kill those terrorists. >> reporter: at a checkpoint another young palestinian was shot dead. israeli forces said 16-year-old ahmed tried to stab officers. >> translation: this man approached the checkpoint in the car. when he heard the shots he was 10 meters away from the soldiers, different soldiers fired at him on the ground. they left him bleeding for an hour. >> reporter: the whole town gathered to bury this boy. one of many palestinians that have become what they call martyrs to the palestinian cause. predicting who

ted cruz says the difference is everyone says they'll move the embassy to jerusalem and i will do it. who gave the better speech? >> reporter: i have to say they all gave outstandingly pro-israel speeches. in israel, i'm the person who has to explain what's going on behind us and it's been difficult for me. they keep on asking in israel what are donald trump's policies. i have to say the three hardest words any politician can say is i don't know. tonight, he gave his first presidential speech on issues relating to israel and the middle east. he was unequivocal in all positions. as someone who represents israel abroad, he basically gave all the talking points, whether it be moving the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem to holding the palestinians accountable for terror. everything. it makes my job easier. it probably makes republicans jobs harder because now they have a candidate who comes out very specifically on policy issues. >> and before i talk about who means it. from your perspective, do you trust donald trump that he means it? ted cruz has been saying these things for quite som

you know, everything--nobody look for jerusalem, no one looks after jerusalem. every day is worse than the day before. >> israeli officials say that the security situation is difficult to control considering the nature of the attacks often by palestinians acting alone. israeli ma police tell us that various units hav been deployed in the area in order to maintain the assessment. the palestinians human rights groups blame the attacks on the sense of hopelessness and decades of israeli occupation. some palestinians dispute that attacks have even taken place. what is not disputed is that life has been taken out of this place to uncertainty. >> the oroma may be on the ethiopia's largest minority groups but they say they're being neglected and even persecuted by their government. >> six-year-old abby and her nine-year-old brother have not been attending classes. the government closed their school three months ago an at the start of a crackdown to protests. we were here in january days after the children's mother had been shot through the neck during an demonstration.

john huddy is live in jerusalem. john, the president of the country of cypress says that it's not terrorism. sounds like a personal issue.

embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? >> well, i'm going to discuss that in an hour, but the answer is yes, i would. >> when? >> fairly quickly. it's a process, but fairly quickly. the fact is i would like to see it moved, i would like to see it in jerusalem and i will be talking about that in one hour. >> hillary clinton at the aipac meeting today also said this, referring to you. listen. >> encouraging violence, playing coy with white supremacists, calling for 12 million immigrants to be rounded up and deported, demanding we turn away refugees because of their religion and proposing a ban on all muslims entering the united states. if you see bigotry, oppose it. if you see violence, condemn it. if you see a bully, stand up to him. >> she's talking about you. >> i guess. i mean, look, we have to be vigilant. our country is under siege, we're under attack. we're under attack in virtually every way. our economy is falling apart, we're sitting on a big fat bubble. our trade deals are no good, our health care is no good, our

not long before that, the incident in east jerusalem.estinians traveling in a car fired towards an israeli bus. no one husband hurt in that incident, but the israeli police gave chase and during that chase, the palestinians then fired at a jewish israeli and they -- actually wounded that -- that person, before then being shot dead by the -- by the israeli police. on tuesday there were incidents not just in occupied west bank, but in other parts, in israel itself, including notably in the port city of jaffa outside of tel-aviv where a man committed several stabbings before being shot dead. one of his victims, an american tourist died of his wounds, and that happened just down the road from u.s. vice president joe biden was holding a conference with the former president of israel after he had just landed in the country. >>> and that is nadim baba for us in jerusalem. the u.s. condemning that stabbing attack that nadim was just talking about. taylor force was a management student ativan der belt university, and a retired army officer. he wa

they started in earnest last object in occupied east jerusalem a palestinian on a motorbike fired shots at a member of the israeli police who was seriously wounded. he tried to escape but then shot at one of the police who were following him, one of those police officers was injured as well before the palestinian himself was shot dead. just hours before thesis rail ee border police had killed a 50 year old palestinian woman within the walls of jerusalem's old city. they say she had drawn a knife and teamed to stab one of the police officers. a palestinian eyewitness disputed that version of events, but all of this latest violence really comes against a backdrop of the israeli-palestinian peace process going nowhere >>> the attack in the city of jaffa happened near where the president joe biden was meeting the prime minister netanyahu. this is his first official trip to the region in six years. the obama administration is facing condemnation over whether it has abandoned hopes to below yek a peace deal-- on below broker a peace deal >> reporter: this was the last time he saw the p mchl a

not long before that, that incident in occupied east jerusalem.happened first of all, was two palestinians traveling in a car fired towards an israeli bus in the remote area. no one was hurt, but the israeli police gave chase and during that chase, the palestinians then fired at a jewish israeli, and they actually wounded that person, before then being shot dead by the -- by the israeli police. tuesday there were incidents not just in occupied east jerusalem but other parts in israel itself including in a port city just outside of tel-aviv, where a man committed several stabbings before being shot. and a palestinian attacker responsible for several different incidents, and one of his victims an american tourist died from his injury. and that happens just down the road where vice president biden was holding talks after just landing in the country. >>> joe biden, meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netenyahu. he criticized palestinians leaders for not condemning the attacks. >> you never need to doubt that the united states of america has i

. >> reporter: jerusalem and it's been a different time over the last six months a wave of stabbings between israelis and palestinian and we report from the church of the holly circle in jerusalem. >> reporter: the latin patriarch makes his way to give easter mass, the holyist day on the christian calendar but despite that there are no many people here. >> we are down around 30-40%, it's not academic but around there and mainly because people are concerned, they are afraid at the moment things happen during inside the old city mainly there so people are concerns. >> it concerns you when you walk through the city because there are so many guards and i'm not used to it, to handle everyday life with so many weapons and army stuff. >> reporter: but for those who came a very special moment, for many this is a trip of a lifetime to attend mass in the place where jesus is believes to have been buried and risen from the dead but again even within the walls of the church the difference in numbers is palpable. mass is now underway here in the church of the holy center and what is striking is t

nobody look after jerusalem. it is every day become worse than the day before. >> reporter: israeli officials say the security situation is difficult to control considering the nature of the attacks often by palestinians acting alone. israeli police tells us that various units have been deployed in the area in order to maintain the safety for all the residents and the tourists. the palestinians and human rights groups blame the attacks on the sense of hopelessness and decades of israeli occupation. many palestinians despite that some attacks even took place. what is clear that is that life has been sucked out of this once busy historic place and replaced by tension and uncertainty >>> pope francis has led good fraser mown ees in vatican and roam ahead of-- good friday ceremonies. thousands of people witnessed the procession of the cross. the leader of the world roman catholics again criticized what he called europe's indifference towards refugees and migrants. more news, of course, on our website aljazeera.com th

we will move the american embassy to the eternal capital of the jewish people, jerusalem.enator bernie sanders was the only want to skip the conference, saying he needed to campaign at of today's primaries in arizona and utah and the democratic caucus in idaho, but he did address the issue on the campaign trail. >> i am here to tell the american people that if like to president, i will work tirelessly to advance the cause of these as a partner and as a friend to israel, but to be successful, we have also got to be a friend not only to israel, but to the palestinian people -- [applause] unemployment, and we have their a poverty rate which is almost as high. amy: that is bernie sanders speaking in salt lake city. for debate on the candidate speeches, we continue it yousef director the executive of u.s. campaign to end the israeli occupation, and robert freedman a visiting professor of , political science at johns hopkins university and the former president of baltimore hebrew university. let's begin with you, robert freedman. professor, talk about the candidates yesterday be

greetings to all of you from jerusalem. i want to first send my condolences to the families of those murdered in today's terrorist attacks in brussels. the chain of attacks from paris to san bernardino to istanbul to the ivory coast and now to brussels, and the daily attacks in israel, this is one continuous assault on all of us. in all these cases, the terrorists have no resolvable grievances. it's not as if we could offer them brussels orris tan bull or california or even the west bank. that won't satisfy their grievances. because what they seek is our utter destruction and their total domination. their basic demand is that we should simply disappear. well, my friends, that's not going to happen. the only way to defeat these terrorists is to join together and fight them together. that's how we'll defeat terrorism. with political unity and with moral clarity. i think we have that in abundance. and i want to thank today the leadership of apack -- aipac and each and every one of you. i thank you for the tremendous support yo