you should have asked joe stiglitz about this.t, the government has a role to play in ensuring that good is applied. that said, it is important the government's role here carefully limited because we don't want to create a situation where the government is picking and choosing which journalism gets supported. the structure here is really, really important. i have not seen the details of that bill. i do think in principle it is a good ideal. amy: jameel jaffer, thank you for being here director of the , knight first amendment institute at columbia university. next up, we look at israel's ongoing crack down on palestinians. on sunday, once again, israeli versus detained mohammed el-kurd , this type along with his twin sister u.n., fighting --muna, fighting eviction in sheikh jarrar. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now! i'm amy goodn. while the ceasefire continues to hold between israel and gaza, israel is cracking down on palestinians living in the occupied west bank, occupied east jerusalem, and inside israel.