more votes in the knesset. world will -- the world will change its policies toward us and everybody came and they were very interested, and now they are not dealing with us and this is very important according to the world. every establishment in israel would be forced to do that with us also. so now we are not one party or four parties united, but rather representatives of our community. amy: i was just speaking to a young palestinian activist. she could not vote in the israeli elections. she lives in the occupied territory. but she said if she could vote, she would have voted for netanyahu because she says he states it exactly as it is. the other parties may soft-pedal it, but at least the world understands what is happening. amira hass: yes, there is such a theory. we all know that he speaks frankly, what the labour party maybe is saying more softly. but with the labour party, there has not been much difference. with age, i come to appreciate also the danger of being choosing the worst situation. because whe

ahmed teedy first elected to the israeli knesset in 1999 predicts a larger turnout. >> we decided to react to the demand in the street. unite, you should unite. >> and accomplish what? >> one voice. strong and influential. we want the citizen in the street, wants us to have much more influence on the decision-making process. >> reporter: not every student agrees with participating in elections in which minority arab parties are never invited into jewish coalition governments. >> they could easily say what, what are you talking about? look we have arabs in our zionist parliament right they tear up bills we make in our own parliament. we have arabs who talk about the rights, they have freedom of express freedom of speech everything. what are you talking about? that is not freedom. that's just illusion. i cannot contribute to that illusion. >> more and more seem to be willing to participate. believing they will emerge with a more powerful voice. >> i think they can do something at last. because when they got united together all the parties together all the arab parties together they can

with their 14 seats, they will be the third largest force in the knesset. we have more on this unprecedented development. >> the joint list of mainly arab members of the knesset is now the third largest political party in the israeli parliament. it has said it will do whatever it can to prevent another right wing government from being folder in israel following this election. with netanyahu winning a significantly higher number of seats than his opponents in the centrist zionist union party it puts him in a much better position to form the coalition government and there is little the joint list can do to stop him from doing so. however, palestinians here say at a the joint list has received the trust and the support of the palestinian people, but has lost the battle against the right wing in drill. the advancement of the likud is not going to be good for palestinians in israel or the west bank. they expect a continuation of the right wing government policies that they consider racist against palestinians. netanyahu has said that he would never allow a pales

what is the list of arab parties becoming the third largest party in the knesset mean down the road, where will the other parties throw their support. will the likud block finish and does netanyahu said virtual promise of permanent control of the lands occupied after the six day war and the yom kippur war promise to cause tension after years of american support for are a palestinian state. still with us, ori nir and shipley telhami. in the closing hours before the polls opened, prime minister netanyahu said to the voters i promise you no two states. what does that mean? >> well, it means that in the way he answered the question there's still a tiny bit of wiggle room which i think he'll try to use if he becomes prime minister and has to reestablish relations with the international community, which stands behind the idea of a palestinian state. what it does mean is that if he does form and it seems he's going to, a light wing coalition, that position that he holds, but doesn't want to make it public, is one that's going to guide his policies. i think we're going to see more of the sam

it shows likud with at least 29 seats in the knesset. the unionist party has 24 seats, a significant gain for likud. >> mr. netanyahu has already claimed victory. it was a surprising comeback from last week when he was trailing in opinion polls. analysts say his sharp turn to the right, which included his rejection of a palestinian state, helped him turn things around. he says he's already reached out to other party leaders on the right. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: i call upon them to join me and form a government for israel without delay. the reality does not take a time-out. citizens of israel expect us to create a responsible leadership that works for them and that's what we're going to do. >> meantime herzog and the zionist left union are not giving up so easily. herzog said benjamin netanyahu is misleading the country by claiming victory. listen. >> translator: we don't know what the final result will be because some of the parties are just on the edge. they might clear the threshold or fall short. >> the results ar

voters will select 120 members of israel's parliament, the knesset knesset.ather than a candidate. >> then seats are assigned in proportion to each party's per acceptage of the total vote. a party that gets 15% of the vote would get 15% of the seats in the knesset. after the vote the prime minister is selected from among knowsity members. tip -- knesset members. typically the party leader is able to form a coalition government. >> earlier we heard from a fellow at the brookings institution about the different parties at the center of the election. >> reporter: in a sense these elections were a competition between two agendas. netanyahu wanted to pull it toward national security and foreign policy where he's stronger. where the median israeli voter in the submitted closer to netanyahu than to herzog. herzog tried to pull it for domestic affairs where netanyahu is weaker. after six years as prime minister and nine years in total, israelis are angry at netanyahu partly for his fault, partly for thing that are structural on the economy and especially the cost of

he's got a quarter of the seats in the knesset. this is coalition politics.e able to put together a coalition. what you see is two things. first of all the opposition tried to say it's the economy stupid and in israel it is not. you have to have a national security alternative. you can't just try to pivot away it from that question. they tried, they failed. the other question israel doesn't feel the isolation. actually, israel's economy, they may be growing in inequality and working poor but israel is not feeling the pressure. israel doesn't have consequences for its policies. if that changes the israeli public may ultimately change. >> daniel absolute pleasure to speak to you as always. i love that phrase the magician. fantastic stuff. from the european council on foreign relations thank you very much. lots more on our website as to the nature and what happens next for israel given that election result. but now let's turn to europe because in germany there have been violent clashes in the city of frank furpts where anti-capitalist protesters have converged a

there has been a steady increase of women in the knesset over the past decade. still only about 26 women out of 120 which is still pretty low. and the last two i would say the number of women with feminist consciousness has increased and so that has brought a lot of issues to the knesset. and much more powerful ways and create a whole slew of real activism and so you have activism and judicial branch and the legislative branch so i comes from the ground and the grassroots and all these different directions is also important. having some really strong feminist legislators has been really invaluable, which is why it's so important because we know when there are more women around the table, you have more solution. >> a different approach different decision-making. >> before i conclude an open it up, let's talk about the nearly philips story. >> so this is the most recent victory. it's really quite important. it is not just that there are fines on the street that say women can't work here. they say women are hearing women have to dress a way and it is enforced by vi

the joint will be the third largest political force in the knesset. we look at the implications of this unprecedented development. >> in a country where it takes up a fifth of the population the joint list is the third largest party in the knesset. it's an alignment of four parties running under one ticket and want to change the rules. it's believed if isaac herzog is chosen to form a coalition government he'd have to approach the joint list to participate. >> isaac herzog will call us we'll sit altogether before they join the joint list discuss it in the democratic way and decide what is the best for our community, our society and for changing the reality and combatting racism. >> the party says it will prevent binyamin netanyahu from forming a rite wing government. that does not necessarily mean it will recommend isaac herzog. the alignment made up of islamists and nationalists. divisions are inevitable. none of the positions is to recommend isaac herzog. since we don't see real differences relating to the right of the palestinians, and the full equ

widely circulated so influential that the paper became part of a legislation that went before the knesset it legal to distribute a loss-making newspaper for free before it was past binyamin netanyahu called the election. the israel hiohm law is buried. and israelis are 10 days away from a vote. tel aviv is our starting point this week. . >> mr speaker, the prime minister of israel. >>> when binyamin netanyahu went to washington, he was among friends. he and the republicans who control congress share on ideology and. in the 2012 american election. sheldon adelson spent $100 million trying to bet rom consider and as many republicans elected as possible. if aden can do the same. he probably would, but he can't. he is making his money and influence felt in other ways. >> israel has strict campaign laws. the amount of money anyone can donate is limited. it's insignificant to donate money. since establishing a newspaper, you better believe it has an impact on how people think about current events absolutely. >> you can find some patron with a lot of money, and create for yourself your own littl

narrative. >> what has come to be known as the israel law, passed first reading in the knesset.ked by members of five parties, including some in binyamin netanyahu's coalition. it would have banned mass circulation free newspaper from getting to market. the law sees such papers as threats to the democracy. there has been speculation that the prime minister made the decision to go to the polls because of the israel hyome factor. had binyamin netanyahu waited and called the election. adelson said is free paper may him. >> binyamin netanyahu is disappointed in seeing his coalition partners supporting the law, and encouraged him, amongst a bunch of other issues to see the coalition was not works and it was a good idea to have a snap election. >> translation: no one produced a smoking gun to do this. the war is the reason binyamin netanyahu gave. seems we will never truly know what happened. if it was not the main reason, it was a factor, and there's a depend between them that is concerning. and because of all the coverage that adelson gave binyamin netanyahu, he owes him a favour, a

voters elect 100 members of the knesset. in the 67-year history of israel no party has ever won an outright majority, 61 seats. but after the vote the country's president meets with party leaders, to determine which party has the most chance to serve. our dana lewis reports from jerusalem on who would gain the most from a big turnout on tuesday. >> thomas one of the groups that may play a very big role on these elections tuesday night are arab israelis, half live below the poverty line, they feel marginalized, despite the fact that they represent 20% of the population, a population of 8 million in israel, what they've done in this time is yufnt along one party list. if -- unify along one party list. they may play a very big role in israeli politics after tuesday night. >> at hebrew university in jerusalem, are arab israelis are mobilizing like never before. omar is telling potential voters that make up 20% of israel's population, you've got to make your voices heard don't stay home he says. he explains four of the parties ha

. >> parties get proportional representation in the knesset. tomorrow more than 5.9 million israelis will be able to vote in the elections and voter turnout is traditionally very high drawing somewhere between 60 and 80%. >> there are 25 party tickets running with 120 seats up for grab in the knesset. 60 seats are needed to run by an outright majority but that has never happened. parties work together to form a majorities. money is pouring out on both sides or at least pouring in, so far $60 million has been spent on these elections. >> we'll have more in a moment but small signs of progress in the latest talks with iran or its nuclear program. negotiations in switzerland did not lead to any break throughs. as james bays reports from lausanne a deadline is looming. >> u.s. secretary of state relaxing after intense negotiations. >> secretary kerry good afternoon. is that thumbs up from secretary kerry? they were certainly intense negotiations, meetings between the u.s., and the iranians side headed by form minister mohamed zarif, lasting almost

who comes out on top will determine on how the numerous parties come together to form the knesset. voters appeared to have seized the opportunity. turnout is up 4% el over the last election, thanks in part for a american-style get out the vote campaign. if it looks and sounds like an american campaign, it's because some of the major political groups in israel hired some consultant, including jeremy byrd, who ran president obama's operations in to 12. there's no question this election, which was called by netanyahu himself two years ahead of schedule, did not go the way he planned. faced with voter discontent over the high cost of living in israel and surprisingly strong challenge from herzog, he has tacked hard to the right. in an israeli election that looks more like a gop presidential primary in the u.s., particularly the iowa caucuses, his strategy has been to fire up the base and try to siphon off report from the right flank. vowing at a right-wing rally never to cede control, and yesterday finally admitting what many cryic have long suspected. if he continues as prime minister

the prime minister is selected from among the knesset members. for more analysis of the upcoming election i'm joined by daniel levi. it's quite a lot to explain to viewers. but i will ask you how this will shape the elections in terms of the mathematical outcome. i have been speaking to a couple guests the last couple days about this. and it seems like unlike previous elections, a lot on security social economic issues seem to be taking center stage this time round. is this what you're seeing? >> well i think the agenda of the opposition is to focus on the socioeconomic failures of the current government. there was an attempt in the subsequent election two years ago to have that focus. but it didn't really happen. this time around the prime minister's efforts to divert the debate back to security, back to scaremongering going to congress as most of your viewers would have noticed, to make a dramatic speech on iran it doesn't really appear to have helped the prime minister to reset the agenda. i don't think this election is about national security

seats in the knesset were allocated on what was said. this year there are 25 different parties on the ballot. in the 22nd year history. after the vote the country's president meets with leaders to determine which party has the best chance of forming a government. the leader of that party has six weeks to form a coalition. if they are successful they become prime minister. dana lewis joins us from jerusalem. has binyamin netanyahu changed his message, his top at all as the election gets closer? >> i don't think anybody would say he has. i think certainly he's tried to be a bit more visible in the last week, he's trailling in some of the pre-election polls. he conditions to deliver the message in the square he made a speech and again he talked about security and if the zionist block is elected, it would be dangerous and he used the word dangerous. a lot of voters think he's missing the point. the concern, the priority now is israel's economy. people feel that it failed under prime minister binyamin netanyahu. and a lot of them want a chang

the joint list, the arab political party that his achieved the third largest number of seats in the knessetlitical party, really a breakthrough in a very important achievement for the palestinians, they have also said this morning that this win by netanyahu the larger number of seats that the likud party has won is not good for them because their main aim of being in the knesset's opposition is to block the right wing government from being able to form a government and to block right wing policies. >> thank you nisreen live in nazareth with the latest on israeli elections. >>> take cue live to frank fort now. look at this, police firing tear gas at protesters, these are anti-cath losanti-catholicism demonstrations. this is the financial center of germany. trying to disrupt the opening ceremony of the european central bank's new headquarters. this is a 185-meter tall skyscraper that will serve as it's a new headquarters. 13 -- i am sorry, 1.3 billion euros is what if cost to build. this movement calls itself the block-u-pie movement. they started early in frank fort police say one officer ha

up do 30 women in the knesset, the best showing by an arab list ever.ook around in the middle east, and what's going on in syria or in egypt or jordan, this is a big victory. when it comes to his priorities, the irony is even though he did tack hard right over the last five days in order to get more votes and it worked. the irony is that it make make it more possible for him to implement how he sees what he calls a two-state solution with caveats, because the far right that doesn't believe in a two-state solution is actually diminished. whether he chooses to go or attempt to go with a unit unity government or he reiterates he support for two states like six years ago, the fact that the likud with the most -- or at least the exit polls has the most seats in almost 15 years actually encourages thor prospects. when it comes to iran, both bibi and herzog and the entire israeli people are actually united. they might disagree with how to get there and the tone, but the israeli people are totally united when it comes to iran policy and what to do. >> it's just

this is the knesset. the israeli parliament the legislative branch of the government. the 130 seats below me, the most important is at the center of the u, the prime minister's seat's the seats around that that determine who gets to sit there. here it is where voters don't pick a favorite politician instead they vote for a political party. no one party will win an outright majoriti. most successful part in the upcoming elections may win as few as a quarter of the seats. after the elections, the political parties meet with the president and tell the president this is who we want for prime minister this is what we want to work with in the upcoming government. that person has a chance to put together a coalition government a majority of the seats here through political wheeling and dealing and trading political favors for support. winning the most seats doesn't guarantee that you're the prime minister if you can't make the right deal. technically, 61 seats is enough in the knesset. most prime ministers want more than that. they want a coalition of 65 or 66 seats so they h

and this is unprecedented for the third largest party in the knesset to be a party that represents the palestinians. >> rose: i want everybody to jump in. but let me go back to yousef. yousef,. >> i think we've had a lot of politics and fear with this election. but if i am concerned about one thing in the immediate short term it's the affect of the extremely hostile rhetoric of the israeli prime minister against palestinian citizens of israel. like myself and whether or not that that may lead to attacks against members of that community. and i would disagree with others who think that this is really borne out of an electioneering tactic of a lee atwater esq thing if you will. this is really about zionism as a palestinian citizen of israel i have been a demographic threat and called a demographic threat to the state of israel since i was born. this is the language that is used there to talk about not just palestinians in the west bank and gaza but palestinian citizens of israel. >> rose: jeffrey, you know the obama administration well. what impact do you think that election will have on

in the upcoming knesset he'll take 22 seats and his rival will take 26 seats. that's not a huge margin. he's not fall beg hind by some great margin. but it's important to notice that only a few weeks ago, this was neck and neck. they were each right around 24 seats, maybe 25 23 one way or the other. in these last few days these critical days before israelis head to the polls benjamin netanyahu is falling behind. so four seats not a huge gap but a very significant one this close to the elections. >> or ren, even if netanyahu's party, the likud party, doesn't garner the most votes, he could still keep his position right? >> and that of course is the complexities of israeli politics and how the knesset works. it's not just about winning the election. according to the polls, the polls suggest the zionist union will win the election and take the most seats. the real question is block put together a coalition government put together a team of at least 61 seat half the knesset. this is where netanyahu may have an advantage if the right-wing parties don't fall too far

it will be the third-largest force in the knesset. we have more on this unprecedented development. >> for the joint lists, arab members is the third-largest political party in the israeli parliament. it said it will do what it can to prevent a right wing government from being formed in israel following the election. with binyamin netanyahu winning a significant number of seats, his opponents in the sent rift party, it puts him in a better position to form the next government. there's little the joint list can do. palestinians here say that the joint list received the trust and the support of the palestinian people but lost the battle against the right wing in israel. the advancement is not going to be good for palestinians in israel or the occupied west bank, and expect the continuation that they consider racist. they said they would never allow a palestinian state to be established and vowed to continue to build illegal settlements in the occupied west bank. that said palestinian israelis are proud of the achievement, and say if it's

we saw herzog opening up a four-seat lead in the knesset.ible to overcome. it is important because it is the biggest gap so far in the elections. that is why we have seen so much of benjamin netanyahu here in the last few days making a push to right wing supporters holding a big rally in tel aviv. he knows what is as stake and he knows his political life is on the line. he has to close that gap. meanwhile, isaac herzog hopes to be the next prime minister of israel. >> polls stay open until 10:00 p.m. israeli time. 4:00 p.m. eastern time in the u.s. we should get the first exit polls shortly after that. oren liebermann thanks. >>> developing this morning, president obama says the u.s. cannot afford to have senate republicans trying to undermine his efforts in the nuclear deal with iran. that is how the president put it with the enter view with "vice." the president told the "vice" founder, he is embarrassed with the 47 republicans that signed the letter. jim acosta has more. >> reporter: the necessitygotiators were raised in switzerland. offi

he will likely become the next prime minister if the prime minister wins more seats in the knesset than the likud party. this is watched closely by many inside and outside israel. we have more from imtiaz tyab. >> binyamin netanyahu has been trailling in the polls behind his nearest rival, isaac herzog who lead the dispionnist movement -- zionist movement camp. he's concerned. he wants a last election bump which is why many say he's come here. it's a bit too hard to say as to whether he'll get it. the people are commit to their cause, saying whatever happens in the election no land will be ceded to the palestinians. the people's view here is clear >>> the anti-likud coalition is made from different groups with different motives. for the election they have been working together like never before. al jazeera's dana lewis is live in jerusalem. >> hi half of israel's arabs live under the poverty line. they feel marginalized they are not treated as equal citizens despite the fact they represent 20% of israel's total population of 8 million. what has changed is for one of the first times they

likud has 30 seats in the knesset, a strong foundation for a right wing coalition. at the opposition zionist union, the night was long and low key. they thought they might topple netanyahu, they were wrong. >> translator: on the morning their leader yitzhak her zon conceded defeat. i would like to make it clear, said herzog to the israeli people, the challenges are the same challenges, the problems are the same problems, nothing has changed. as the results came out, mixed reaction but one early morning stroller summed up the defiance of benjamin netanyahu and his supporters. >> the world was against him and the country was against him, much of the country, but he did it and i think that it -- i think it's great. >> reporter: in the course of the campaign netanyahu tore up his own policy on the right of palestinians to a state of their own. he has won yet another victory, but today, israel looks as isolated as ever. johnny diamond, bbc news. >>> let's pick up on that point that johnny made. mr. netanyahu had vowed not to allow the creation of a palestinian state if h

those who have helped carry out the day-to-day tasks i want to thank those who have work with the knesset for the people. i would like to thank my wife and colleague. i'm only half a manner. i want to thank my children who haven't seen me very much over the past month who knew this task could change the country and it was upon all of us. i want to invite with lots of love and gratitude tzipi livni and her husband who is also in this with us, naftali. >> this evening i can look in my children's eyes and say that i did everything i did for you. for you for your friends for the children who are born here, for their parents for the grandmothers and grandfathers. we have fought together for your fire and for the state in which you'll live, and which you'll bring up your children. and we continue to fight. to fight for the country that we so love, the state of israel, the jewish state the democratic state, and that is so right for us. we have formed a wonderful partnership. we have formed a wonderful partnership after four months of difficult campaign of tension i have discovered that the man i

this is the knesset.israeli branch of the government. 120 seats, the most important seat in the center of that u the prime minister's seat. it's all of the seats around that one that determine who gets to sit there. ♪ here it is where voters don't pick a particular politician but vote for a particular party but no one party will win outright majority. the most successful part in the upcoming elections may win as few as 15 seats. what happens after the elections the political parties meet with the president and tell the president this is who we want for prime minister and who we would like to work with in the upcoming government. that person has a chance to put together a coalition government and put together a mantle of the seats here through political wheeling and dealing. because of the way this works winning the most seats doesn't guarantee that you're the next prime minister if you can't make the right deals. technically 61 seats is enough here in the knesset but most wants more than that, 65 to 66 se

with 99% of the votes counted, israeli media report likud will win at least 29 seats in the knesset. the zionist union party which had been ahead in opinion polls will take 24. a coalition of israeli/arab pears is in third place expected to win 14 seats. mr. netanyahu didn't take long to claim victory. it is a surprising comeback from just last week when he was trailing in opinion polls. an live say his sharp turn to the right, which included his reject of a palestinian state, helped turn him -- helped him turn things around. mr. netanyahu says he has already reached out to other party leaders on the right. listen -- [ applause ] >> translator: i called. them to join me and to form a government for israel without delay. the reality does not take a time-out. citizens of israel expect us to create a responsible leadership that works for them. and that's what we're going to do. >> isaac herzog and the center left zionist union party are not giving up so easily. earlier tuesday, herr said mr. netanyahu -- mr. herzog said mr. netanyahu is misleading the country by declaring victory. herzo

netanyahu's likud party will win at least 29 seats in the knesset, up from 19 in the last election.is expected to take 24. >>> italian fashion designers dolce & gabbana have new comments on the viv controversy after telling -- in vitro controversy after telling the magazine that babies born of in vitro were "synthetic children born of rented woums." domenico dolce says his views are private and personal. stefano gabbana says he believes in ivf. >>> a u.s. air force veteran accused of trying to join isis has had his first federal court appearance on wednesday. he was arrested in january after traveling to circle where he - allegedly tried to slip into syria undetected. if convicted, he could serve up to 35 years in print. >>> a third day of talks on iran's nuclear program produced some progress. a senior official cautioned the tough issues are still unresolved. six world powers are trying to reach a ten-year deal where tehran will scale back its nuclear program so it could not produce a weapon within a year's time. in exchange, sanctions would be lifted. nic robertson from switzerlan

erel margalit, a member of the israeli knesset from the labor party. i don't know where to begin right now so i'm going to start with steve israel because you're the top democrat here. what do you think? is this good for america, good for israel, the speech in the way it was put together by boehner? i don't know who came up with this idea. i have theories about it. what are yours? who came up with the idea of sneaking this invitation past our president? >> boehner. the issue for me is not bibi. the issue is boehner. look, let's be blunt. this was a trap that john boehner tried to spring on democrats in order to create the perception of daylight between democrats and the state of israel. and, chris, you've been in politic, i'm in politics. i know one thing about politics. when you know that your opponent is setting a trap, avoid the trap i'm not going to fall into that trap. i'm going to the speech. i have been to israel more times than john boehner has been to a golf course and i will not allow him to define my relationship with israel or the perceptio

military aid, there are still going to be close ties between the two countries between congress and knesset. >> first of all we don't give israel $6 billion in everything and we have good relations between the u.s. and israel but they are actually reaching the worst place they've been in since in 1950s or 60s and with all due respect there are other things that president obama could do that would harm israel for example. israel depends on the united states to essentially block anti-israel resolutions at the united nations where the u.s. has veto power and up until now the u.s. has always done that but the u.s. is threatening not to do that. >> that is a great point the united states at the united nations may say these resolutions could go forward. other than bad publicity how does that hurt, there are people in the united states, certainly in israel and other countries that don't pay much attention to the united nations. >> there is some element of truth to that but publicity certainly is important. the reputation that israel has in the world is important. it cannot become a pariah nation w

the upcoming knesset the polls show he will take 22 seats, his rival and the union party 26 seats.ot a huge margin. he is not falling behind by great mar begin. but it's important to note as only a few weeks ago, this was neck and neck each around 24 seats. now in these last day, critical days before israelis head to the polls benjamin netanyahu is falling behind. so four seats not huge but a significant one this close to the elections. >> oren even if netanyahu's party doesn't garner the most votes he could keep his position right? >> reporter: that of course is the complexityies of israeli politics. it's not just about winning the election. according to the polls, suggest that the zionist union will take the most seats. the question though is who can put together a coalition government a team of at least 61 seats, at least half the knesset. this is where netanyahu may have an advantage if the right wing parties don't fall too far behind. he is an expert deal make e master politician, and ideology ideologically lines up on the right naturally so there are natural alliances there.

joint list palestinian parties is going to be the third largest four in the knesset.s an alliance of four parties that ran under one ticket and they want to get 13 seats. the syrian government says it has downed a u.s. drone near the coastal city. the u.s. says a drone did crash in syria but it wasn't clear if it had been shot down. >>> the ukrainian parliament has approved a draft law that will grant special status and limited self rule to rebel-held regions in the east. the self governance for pro-russian rebels was a key part of the peace deal agreed in minutes in february. lawmakers also approved an appeal by president petro poroshenko asking the u.n. to send peace keysers to eastern ukraine, calling the bills a diversion. >>> meanwhile, there have been frosts in an eastern ukrainian town demonstrators took to the streets after a military vehicle struck and killed an eight-year-old given. he mes are running high in this government-held town which was under separatist control for three months last year. >>> it's been a year since russia an ex-s the ukrainian territ

. >> but he might just do well enough to become the opposition leader in the knesset.sraeli arabs think that that could help them defend and promote their rights as israeli citizens. >> that will be an interesting election there. an interesting day. also the fact that the stock exchange for the first time in its history has closed above the 12,000 point threshold. the dax surged through the threshold just one hour after trading started on monday morning and continued to gain strength throughout the day. >> it may just be a way station on their upward climb. the index has rallied over 20% since the beginning of this year. >> the dax has broken one record after another. on monday it closed close to 12,167, a gain of 2.25 percent on the day. to traders this came as no surprise. next the euro continues to weaken against the dollar, bringing momentum to the market. it was only a matter of time before it broke through 12,000. >> the major reason for the rally is the european central bank bond buying program driving down bond yields. they are seeking better returns on snappin

lou dobbs, israeli prime minister netanyahu achieveed a surprising and resounding victory, in his knesset were wrong, some predicting a close race even a netanyahu defeat, no one appears more upset than president obama. who has not offered a word of congratulation and whose administration could muster a brief congratulation to israelis for holding a democratic election, mr. obama's pet lens and his spite hardly be welcome

15 group in -- v15 group in israel how administration allegedly used them to intrude more into the knesset election. >> inch this president, we have slip we're no better enemy no worst friend with respect to israel, our closest ally, our most loyal ally in the middle east and a model of democracy and a country that is willing to fight and defend itself, does not ask americans to send american boys and girls over there. we see this terrible relationship president obama and president netanyahu. and it sounds like president obama was committed to the defeat of the israeli prime minister and sounded like, based on these allegations that money of spent funding provided to facilitate that defeat. lou: an interesting list of so-called partners for one voice, labor friends of palestine, and middle east, british muslims for a secular democracy, association of british muslims christian and muslim more um. -- forum. this does not answer whose interests are being pursued. >> this is a very troubling issue. there seems to have been clear interference in the israeli election. the message that is missing

kennedy: israel went to the polls today to elect members of their knesset. they will have to form a coalition government between multiple factions, here is sort it out, anthony fisher, reason tv writer and producer. very smart, and you know he is real. netanyahu just had a content shuga consciousspeech to congret hurt him back home in the election? >> probably a wash, i think he expected it to be a big boost but people who were already with him saw it as a great i did defiant stand. kennedy: where is israel right now politically. >> in parliamentary terms it is hard to fathom, their center has moved to the right. herzog, and his quote, unquote, left wing coalition. kennedy: running against netanyahu. >> is far to right of what labor party once was. i think that most of israeli populous is coarse end by extended cop laying, and population, and failed peace -- as far as american terms left, right and center it hard. kennedy: our far right president he wants to stop settlement on west bank, they would like some form of peace in middle east starting with israel

israeli prime minister netanyahu achieved a surprising and resounding victory in israel's knesset elections wrong, predicting a close race, even a netanyahu defeat. no one appears more upset by that vectry than president obama who hasn't offered a word of congratulations. whose administration could only offer a brief congratulations to israelis for having held a democratic election. mr. obama's behavior hardly becomes the office he holds. a man who allegedly intruded in the israeli election in an effort to unst