long live palestine. free palestine. long live palestine. free free palestine. long live palestine. we are honored to have a lot of amazing speakers with us here today. next someone who is very amazing and what they have put on the line and what they bring to this struggle and to this fight. a highly decorated former c.i.a. official whose standing in solidarity with the people of gaza. >> free free palestine. free free palestine. i'm thinking about the carnage in gaza right now and i'm inking about prophets and my favorite is the prophet who said indifference is evil is work worse than evil itself. there are times when not all of us are guilty but we are always responsible. our government is enabling this mass consider and we have to stop it. the other prophet who comes to mind is a fellow named isiah. now some of you may not realize that isiah went around stark naked for two years now biblical scholars say well it's not clear that he was always naked just during lit urgecal services. now that doesn't get the man off the hook. what was he saying? look, you israelis, you criticize me

. >> long live palestine! long live palestine!> hundreds of demonstrators converged on the white house today to protest the ongoing violence in gaza. this crowd was demanding the united states stop sending aid to israel. they claim the israeli government is using that money to commit war crimes against the palestinian people. that wasn't the only hot-button issue today. hundreds of immigration activists were out marching to protest the daily deportation of illegal immigrants. groups from all over the country gathered at the mall and marched to freedom plaza and the white house. they say the government should focus its resources on keeping immigrant families together. >> so it is political. but it's also very intimate. it's also about families and being with our loved ones. it's about parents being with our children. i'm lucky to be a u.s. citizen and be with my daughter. but if it were the other way around, we might be separated. and that was too much for me to even imagine. >> reporter: at one point two protesters climbed flagpol

long live palestine. free, free, palestine. long live palestine. brothers and sisters we are honored to have a lot of amazing speakers with us here today, and next i want to bring up someone in whatvery amazing they put on the line of what they bring to this drug will and to bring a highly decorated former cia official who is standing in solidarity with the people of gaza. please welcome ray mcgovern. [applause] >> free, free, palestine. free, free, palestine. i am about the carnage in in gaza right now. and i'm thinking about the prophets. indifference to evil is worse than evil itself. there are times and not all of us are guilty, but we are always responsible. our government is enabling this massacre, and we have to stop it. the other profited from's to mine is a fellow named isaiah. some of you may not realize that isaiah went around stark naked for two years. wasical scholars say he not clear was always make with always naked, just during services. you he was saying is look, criticize me, you say you're stripped of your garments, i say to you,

long live palestine. >> long live palestine. >> free, free palestine. >> free, free palestine. >> from the river to the sea. >> from the river to the sea. >> palestine will be free. >> palestine will be free. >> long live palestine. >> thank you, my brother. we are getting ready to start our march. we will have two people finally say something. we have a very important event happening. they are fighting against the unbelievably racist and unjust immigration system that we have. they will be doing an event here. we want to start our march and give them their time. i want to give someone who has spent many years in solidarity with the palestine's -- with palestine a chance. >> if you think of the middle , youin this modern time can't help but say the word -- palestine. ♪ people there have lost their land some have lost their home they live in other countries their freedom almost gone palestine >> ♪ palestine >> ♪ needs her freedom >> ♪ needs her freedom >> ♪ palestine >> ♪ palestine >> ♪ needs our love palestine needs her freedom lovetine needs our all countries-- of every race and creed

. >> long live palestine. >> what they did was give all of the mock aid like the blockade they impose on gaza. >> group calls itself bloc of vote, delayed the long shoremen from getting to work at the port of oakland this morning. >> watch out. a long shoreman said he had no choice but to wait. >> these people are standing up for something and i not drive through that line. >> the protesters apologized to the port workers but ultimate timly they feel standing up for the palestinians is worth it. >> we want to boycott israel. they are killing babies and children. they are childrenning elderly. >> if palestinians and those in gaza are denied trade, flow access to the rest of the world, or an occupied people and are but that willized in gaza right now, that israel's trade should not happen. >> ship seen from sky 7 this morning, did leave the port without unloading yesterday. they came back a few hours later. before 8:00 this morning protesters got word that they would allow the workers to stream into the parking lot. >> we understand that ship was able to unload some of the cargo between

long live palestine. free, free palestine. from the river to the sea. palestine will be free. long live palestine. [applause] >> we are getting ready to start our march. we are going to have to people say something. we have a very important event happening next. they are fighting against the unbelievably racist and unjust immigration system that we have. they will be doing a video and we are sharing the stage. we want to give them time. i want to give someone who has spent many years in solidarity with the palestinians and lucy a chance. >> if you think government lives in this modern time you can't help but say to the world. people here have lost their land. some have lost their home. they live in other countries. their freedom almost gone. palestine. needs her freedom. palestine needs our love. needs our love, palestine. palestine needs her freedom. ♪ palestine needs our love. people of all countries of every race and creed. ♪ we need a new beginning. let us plant the seed. plant the seed of love and let that love seed grow. plant the seed for every one so all the world will

long live palestine. free, free palestine. sea the river to the palestine will be free. long live palestine. we're getting ready, we'll have to people say something. we have a very important event. the are fighting against racist and unjust -- immigration system. we want to start our march i give them their time. i want to give someone who has spent many years in solidarity a chance. >> if you think of the middle you in this modern time cannot help but see the world palestine. they live in other countries, their freedom almost gone, --estine nature freedom needs her freedom ♪ our -- her needs freedom. lovetine needs our people of all countries of every race and creed we need a new beginning. let us plan the seed plant the love seat group. plant the seed for everyone --although world will know all the world will know. palestine needs her freedom palestine needs our love she's our love. freedome needs her needs our love ♪ sarahre joined here by we honore sister, and or memory. i want to bring one final speaker. the international representative of the nation of islam. give i

they have to find a way to live with each other -- palestine next to israel with strong trade, strong bonds is the best thing that could possibly happen? longerm national security for israel. how long do you think it will take for to happen? it --u pessimistic and is this time not on israel's side because of it? >> if you look at the development of al qaeda, the idea, i do not think time is on israel's side. jihadea of al qaeda, that d is the only solution is a growing problem. you see it in iraq, syria, yemen. five years ago, you didn't see al qaeda ideals in syria or egypt and now you do. >> it is growing. >> those trends are very disturbing if you are someone who cares about the survival and security of the state of israel. threatening to the security of lots of places. >> absolutely. target number 1 -- osama bin laden and everything he said in his entire career. when we had the feeding americans -- when we had defeated israel -- the americans, we will move on to israel. >> he wanted to drive the americans out of the leased. >> osama bin laden basically took what he did or was a part of him winning the war against the soviets in afghanis

israel and palestine agreed to hold fire for three days off to both accepted egypt's latest effort to broker and to the violence the month long conflict has claimed more than nine hundred lives. it's. those are those. that are our. lads. that. i was i was. not a palestinian soldier has been killed in a standoff with israeli border police will rise to arrest him near his home and israeli delegation is now in copyright the talks in a prolonged cease fire the senior u.n. aid official warns that a new round of fighting is likely to resume unless television lifts its blockade of gaza and more there are hopes that this fresh rest quite will last the conflict has already cemented an ongoing long the people is unlikely to fade arief a report. since the latest israel gaza conflict began there's been a spike in racial violence and tension between jews and arabs throughout both feel keep high territories and his relit self beyond me install that system of checkpoints here in two thousand and six now thousands of palestinians who live in the west bank but work inside israel must queue from dawn to reach their workplaces for business salads pamelor and to treat to us since the war began

and palestine agreeing to hold fire for three days after both accepted latest effort to broker an ans to the violence the month long conflict has claimed more than one thousand eight hundred lives and left gaza in ruins. both are. hard. was. alex stanley and soldier has been killed in a standoff with israeli border police arrive to arrest him you know there's really delegation is now in cairo for talks for a long ceasefire but a senior u.n. aid official word says that a new round of fighting is likely to resume unless tel aviv lifts its blockade of gaza and while there are hopes that this french respite will last the conflict has already cemented that anger among people that's unlikely to fade quickly harry fear reports. since the latest israel gaza conflict began there's been a spike in racial violence and tension between jews and arabs throughout both feel keep hi tara trees and his relit self beyond me install that system of checkpoints here in two thousand and six now thousands of palestinians who live in the west bank but work inside israel must queue from dawn to reach their what places for business hours their attitude to us since the war began has changed completely the

and palestine agree to hold fire for three days after both accepted egypt's latest effort to broker an end to the violence the month long conflict has claimed more than one thousand nine hundred lives and if gaza in ruins. the goals are those. that. are. five was. was was. israel says it will send negotiators back to cairo on monday to prolong the dail if the truce holds it withdrew its delegation after the previous ceasefire ended in yet more rocket fire but while there are all hopes that this fresh rest by will last conflict has cemented an anger among people which is unlikely to fade quickly are a fair reports. since the latest israel gaza conflict began there's been a spike in racial violence and tension between jews and arabs throughout both feel keep high territories and his relet self the army installed its system of checkpoints here in two thousand and six now thousands of palestinians who live in the west bank but work inside israel must queue from dawn to reach their workplaces for business hours time their attitude to us since the war began has changed completely they have become more aggressive even now when we try to find transport to get to work there's discrimination

to find a way to live with each other, otherwise they're going to be going through this -- >> charlie: an economically vibranvibrant palestine next tol is what is best for israeli's long-term security. >> exactly. >> charlie: and is time not only israel's side? >> if you look at development of al quaidaism in the region, the idea, i don't think time is on israel's side. the idea of al quaidaism, that jihad is the only solution to the problem of islam -- >> charlie: is growing? it's growing. you see it in iraq, syria, yemen. five years ago, you didn't see al quaidaism in syria, you didn't see it in egypt. >> charlie: and it's growing. those trends are very disturbing, if you are someone who carse about the survival and kurt of the state of israel. >> charlie: it's a threat to the security of a lot of places, isn't it? >> absolutely. but target number one, osama bin laden, everything he said in his entire career, in the end of the day, when we have defeated the americans, then we'll move on to israel. that's target number one. >> charlie: he didn't want to defeat the americans, he just twooptd drive them out -- >> osama bin laden basically taught what he did or was a pa

live with each other. otherwise -- >> and a strong, economically vibrant palestine next israel with strong economic trade, strong bonds of that kind is the best thing that could possibly happen for israelis longrm -- raeli's long term security. it is time not on israel's side? >> if you look at the develop of -- development of al qaedaism, i do not think time is on israel's side. the idea of al qaeda is that jihad is the only solution to the problems of islam. it is a growing idea. you see it in iraq and syria and yemen. five years ago you did not see al qaedaism in syria. you did not see it in egypt. now we see it in egypt. i think -- >> it is growing. >> those trends are very disturbing if you are someone who cares about the survival and security of the state of israel. >> it is threatening to the security of a lot of places. >> absolutely. target number one, osama bin laden, everything he said in his entire career, when we have defeated the americans, then we'll move on israel. that is the target number one. >> he wanted to drive them out of the middle east. >> osama bin laden basically took what he did or what he was part of in winning the war against the soviets in afghanistan in the 198

palestine living side-by-side in peace and security. it's also a symptom of our collective failure for such a long period to help the parties and the conflict7. we must urge the support of the parties finding a way back to the negotiations and restoring the political horizon. thank you mr. president. >> i think the united nations special coordinator for the middle east peace process for his briefing. i now give the floor to the general who is also joining us over videoconference. >> thank you very much mr. president. mr. president and secretary general of excellency, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen allow me first to thank the secretary-general or his important remarks about the conflict that has unfolded in gaza since the eighth of july and also add my voice to the appeal of the international community to take decisive action to address the causes and consequences of the most recent round of violence. in that regard i convey my utmost appreciation to the president of the general assembly for convening this briefing that further advances the general assembly's rightful role addressing the humanitarian needs and well-being of the r

having a long-lasting cease-fire and then to move into the political situation of negotiating the end of occupation and the independence of the state of palestine so we can have two state solution living be the best thing not only for us, for israel and for the entire region. >> ambassador, you talked about the national consensus government that you agreed to in april. hamas was at that point at its historical weakest moment politically as well as militarily. what is your assessment of hamas' position now after a month of fighting? there are some who say that hamas in some ways is stronger, at least politically, and if that is so then the dynamic within the coalition government changes. is hamas a political force that now you have to reckon with? >> hamas is a significant political force among the palestinians. the israeli government waged this war for several reasons, including the reason that they wanted to destroy the national consensus government, to keep us divided and, therefore, weaker so that they can make us in a weaker position in terms of negotiation. now the challenges for us is not to allow the israeli government succeed in the destruction of the national consensus govern