, but we ain't in the new jerusalem. we are fighting for jerusalem right now. i laughed at the title because i was like this is the crusades right now. we are fighting for our very democratic rights right now, and part of that has to do with the church. and if you don't believe that, all i have to say is trayvon martin, and you will understand. and we'll talk about that. but one of the things that people in the black church need to understand is that the religious right took a playbook. they took your playbook from the civil rights movement. this is why they have so much power right now, at least they think they have power, let me put it like that, because temporal power and spiritual power are not the same thing. they are not the same thing. [applause] we do not wrestle with flesh and blood but against principalities and powers from the right wing, and i just want to look at this mic and tell you right now that i serve the god of abraham, isaac and jacob! and that's the god we serve as black people. but we can critique

bbc news, jerusalem. turns 90 today and is the oldest head of state in the world. u can see more of the interview and analysis on this weeks episode of our world right here on bbc news this weekend. can you imagine building a new air force from scratch? that is the task facing afghanistan as nato combat troops withdraw. among the recruits is the first ever woman in the country to qualify as an airline pilot. she has streamed of this moment since childhood. of thiseady -- dreamed moment since childhood. she is ready to fly. afghanistan's first female pilot. reaching these heights has not been easy. >> it was difficult. the female situation or the rules for the woman here. to change the culture, the old mind that we can do it. i want to do it. >> she's joining a military operation which is at a crucial stage. with nato combat troops due to leave by the end of next year, the afghan armed services are now taking the lead role in fighting the insurgents. played a part in afghanistan's security forces for many years, but still make up less than 1% of the total. when she b

kevin connolly, bbc news, jerusalem. one of the oslo peace process initiators and former israeli justice minister. he joins me from jerusalem. thank you very much for joining us on gmt today. the announcement of more settler homes, this could well inflame tensions ahead of the peace talks. do you think this was the intention? >> i do not know whether the intention is to inflame the situation, but it shows very much about the occupation of the current israeli government. it is not by accident that the netanyahu administration prefers to release prisoners rather than to commit himself to the 1967 borders as a reference point for the next the gauche nations on the permanent solution. they decided this date to build more housing units, and it shows very much about his intentions. this is his ideology. he is a very hawkish leader of israel. he has a very hawkish coalition, which created prospects for success. >> there is also the suggestion that israel has made the talks almost a smokescreen to build more settlements. what do

"bbc news," jerusalem. >> for more on the middle east peace process, i spoke with robin wright, a distinguished scholar at the u.s. institute of peace. robin, you are a veteran observer of middle east peace processes. how successful do you think this latest attempt is going to be? >> well, it faces enormous obstacles. the fact is you only have two of the three parties actually at the table. issing is hamas, which controls the gaza strip. it has that hurdle to overcome. they also have very different postseason of the israelis will come to the table, and they will want to know about security. the palestinians will want to talk about borders. so they start on dickerson different pages. ey are -- they are not the principle players. none are going to be in the room in the first round, different from the peace process when jimmy carter sat down with two leaders. this is a low-level effort. >> how much of a problem do you think the settlement issue is going to be? >> a negotiator said he considered this a set-back and as a result the talks might not be sustainable unless there is some kind of movement

kevin connolly, bbc news, jerusalem. the eternal and city of rome has too many cars, three times as many as landed. the new mayor has begun to limit the number at least in some parts of the city. our correspondent in rome explains. the very center of rome, where there is an endless frenzy of traffic, the eternal rush hour, the eternal city. they say that all roads lead to rome, and it sometimes feels like that to you live here. flood the piazzas. was assaulted by the barbarians, but the modern city has to cope with the invasion of the motorists. drivers use to to race down to the heart of the historic center , reducing the colosseum to not much more than around about. one of the world's most famous buildings sitting in a torrent of traffic. in all of those themes and of thoses -- in all fumes and vibrations. suddenly there was a very different picture. a new column has fallen on the agent arena, and it is thanks to , rome's new mayor, a cycling and it easiest himself who has been a -- a cycling is the easiest himself to

first of all, one of the unique things about it is that everyone feels that a new jerusalem. everyone feels that there up into jerusalem needs to be built in jerusalem if it is already there. so that is one thing. everyone feels that jerusalem is there other home city. but the other strange thing about it is it is a city -- most cities did not want to the live there. many different peoples in it. jerusalem is always -- has always sort of infected. part of that is a religious thing. if you believe that jerusalem is a gateway to salvation, judgment day, the salvation ebersol. of course it is hard to compromise. >> host: you right, in jerusalem the truth is often much less important than the mess. >> guest: that's right. so writing this book is the most exciting and the hardest thing i've ever done. and nightmares challenge in a way. but if we are ready about jerusalem, the myths often more powerful than the facts. the story, i want to write about the facts. in this book regardless of the agendas of of the ethnic groups or their religions and all the politics and i have tried to

the real serious point i want to make because we can talk about jerusalem but we aren't in "the new jerusalem." we are fighting for jerusalem right now. i laughed at the title of this panel because this is like the crusades right now. we are fighting for a very democratic rights right now and part of that has to do with the church and if you don't believe that all i have to say is trayvon martin and you will understand and we will talk about that but one of the things that people in the black church need to understand is that the religious right playbook, they take your playbook from the civil rights movement. this is why they have so much power right now, at least they think they have power. temporal power and spiritual power are not the same thing. they are not the same thing. [applause] we do not wrestle with flesh and blood but against principalities and powers. i've been wrestling with principalities and powers this week from the right-wing and i want to look at this mic in saudi right now that i serve the god of abraham isaac and jacob. and that is the god we serve as black people but w

there was the announcement of -- new homes in jerusalem east jerusalem, on contested land. this announcement was made by a source inside the jerusalem minas appellate he. it is -- municipality. it is apparent that as soon as there are talks or a visit from high-ranking american officials, there is an announcement from an official from the israeli administration, not necessarily speaking for the government, and it is a sign of conflict about the renewed peace talks and about digging up land and particularly in jerusalem. it is not a neck said that of the homes being currently announced, of the first -- an accident that of the homes being announced, the first tranche of 1200 are in jerusalem, and the second trench of 900 are in jerusalem. theyis also interesting is may never be built. to divertaying it is talks. >> could the negativity succeed in derailing the talks? >> i would have to say that that is an open question, but at this time it does not seem that announcement has achieved that. we have seen the plans for the release of 26 palestinian prisoners as a prelude to the

, we begin with news that israel has given the go-ahead for the building of nearly 1200 new homes in east jerusalemnd the west bank, drawing an angry response from palestinian representatives. they say that the announcement casts doubt over the sincerity of israeli peace talks that are due to begin on wednesday. the latest dispute over settlement building, the issue that led to the breakdown of the last direct talks between the two sides in 2010 comes as the german folk -- german foreign minister arrives to give his backing for the latest peace drive. >> they have been a constant stumbling block to middle east peace, israeli settlements in the west bank and jerusalem, where the palestinians envision their future state. they also lay claim to jerusalem as their capital. just days before the direct start peace negotiations israel has approved almost 1200 new homes for jewish settlers. for palestinians? an act of bad faith. to give the peace process the chance it deserves. >> israeli activist groups have criticized the settlement construction, saying that it creates an obstacle to a lasting agreement.

israel also announcing it's going ahead with plans to build 900 new housing units in eastern jerusalem. that's on top of the 1200 new settlement homes in east jerusalem in the west bank announced on sunday. nbc's ayman mohyeldin joins us live from cairo, egypt, where he's watching the developments in that region. ayman, let's start off with the prisoner release. it was part of this deal to resume the peace talks. as we say, those are fragile at best. now could israel's settlement construction derail those peace talks before they ever begin? >> reporter: well, that is certainly what is coming out of the palestinian side. palestinian negotiators say israel is not serious about negotiations because of the fact that it has already gone ahead and announced these new settlement constructions, which is a very sensitive topic for palestinians at large. they want the west bank in east jerusalem as territory for a future state. so any attempt to try to sabotage that with the announcement of new settlements is perceived as such by palestinian society at large and specifically palestinian negotiat

martha raddatz, abc news, jerusalem. >> there are skeptics wondering whether or not use of force is the the administration is going to outline proof that the assad regime did use chemical weapons against civilians. >> slippery slope. everyone remembers 2003 when the bush administration went before the u.n. outlining their proof of wmd program in iraq that never really existed. >> wasn't there. >> yeah, needless to say, the obama administration remembers that as well. they've got to be pretty meticulous. >> right. and a lot of people -- not only the decision-makers, but the people observing the decision-makers are on pins and needles because we all remember 2003 very well. >> no doubt. >> stay with abc news as we cover the military buildup and crisis in the mideast. live updates later on "america this morning" as well as "good morning america." >>> an enormous rocket carrying a spy satellite launched into space from california's central coast. the 23-story delta 4 heavy is the largest rocket to take off from vandenburg air force base. and the vibrations reverberated for miles. it is expe

the government of israel announced today it's moving ahead with plans to build nearly 900 new homes in east jerusaleme statement comes a day before peace talks are set to resume. the news was criticized by palestinians, and u.s. secretary of state john kerry said he'd had a "very frank" discussion with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. kerry spoke as he traveled in brazil. >> let me make it clear, the policy of the united states of america with respect to all settlements is that they are illegitimate. and we oppose settlements taking place at any time, not just the time of the... of the peace process. >> reporter: in a separate move, israel carried out a promise that led to the peace negotiations by releasing 26 palestinian prisoners. buses left a prison in central israel after nightfall. the inmates had been held on charges ranging from rock- throwing to deadly bombings. the israeli military shot down a rocket launched at a resort town near the egyptian border today. the attack targeted eilat on the red sea. officials said it's the first time israel's iron dome defense system had intercepte

that it had approved the expansion and construction of some one thousand two hundred new settlement units in east jerusalem and the waistband the european union has warned that this is the palestinians also warning that this will cause the negotiations to collapse before they even begin they accuse the israeli government of trying to sabotage these talks and they also complain that current israeli settlement growth is at place it into the levels israel has rejected this criticism it says that every peace initiative so far has proposed that the settlements affected become part of the israeli territory the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has officially said that he wants these talks to succeed but the problem is that both his government and the israeli public split over them it is also reported that even the u.s. secretary of state john kerry want to netanyahu that israel may be confronted with an international legitimacy ation campaign to quote carry on steroids if these renewed peace talks with the palestinians fail to be fruits earlier twenty six of one hundred and four palestinian prisoners tha

both sides played down expectations of the jerusalem meeting and agreed to a news blackout. neither will reveal what's on the agenda for the talks. still, many israelis welcome that both sides have met face to face at all. >> the talks are a very good thing. it's a good thing to talk. as long as one talks, one doesn't shoot. >> but the stumbling blocks are substantial. in recent days, israel approved hundreds of new settler homes in the west bank and east jerusalem. that's angered many palestinians. to land. the right >> the goal of the talks is to reach a peace agreement within the next nine months. it's an ambitious target, one that many are skeptical about achieving considering the challenges involved. >> on wednesday, an explosion shook an indian submarine berth in mumbai. bystander filmed an explosion above the dock. it is believed all 18 sailors were killed. the 16-year-old russian made submarine had just undergone a refit. the explosion happened in the torpedo department. >> north and south korea re-entered talks on the closed factory complex. pyongyang shut the site

. >> george: you have a new book called "dateline jerusalem" and a show called "jerusalem date line."> reporter: the show is hopefully soon to be weekly, and there are many stories, like these stories from aratrea, and we're able to go into more depth and give historical perspective. we do a number of different stories. the book is about the many experiences i've had in the last 12 years living in the middle east, and using that as a segue into many of the theemtion othemes of what is happening in the middle east. >> george: you're a prophetic voice for us on the walls of jerusalem. it is a privilege to have you here in our studios. >> reporter: thank you so much, george. >> george: you can see his dateline jerusalem show, just go to cbnnews.com. just head, syrian refugees take shelter in lebanon, and find compassion from >> george: welcome back to this show. the death toll in syria's civil war has topped 100,000. the unreported crisis is the nearly two million refugees living in temporary settlements in neighboring countries. this week five major aid agencies warned that the situatio

jerusalem. the second round of talks began despite israel's announcement that it plans to build more than a thousand new housing units in disputed areas, including east jerusalem. u.n. secretary general ban-ki moon, visiting the west bank, called the new settlement activity troubling and warned it could make a two-state solution impossible. >>> attorney general eric holder proposed major reforms this week to the country's prison system. under new justice department rules, some non-violent drug offenders will no longer face mandatory minimum sentences. >> too many americans go to prison for far too long and for no truly good law enforcement reason. >> many religious groups welcomed the change. justice fellowship, a prominent christian prison ministry, said mandatory sentences can turn non-violent offenders into hardened criminals by the time they are released. >>> a commission of faith leaders is calling for an end to the irs ban on clergy endorsements of political candidates. in a report to senator charles grassley, the group said the regulation infringes on free speech. under the current policy, houses

jerusalem the pleas from the american family went unanswered. >> wrong, very, very wrong. >> reporter: so she left short one gas mask for their new life far from california. in jerusalem, jonathan betz, al jazeera. >> hi, i'm meteorologist rebecca stevenson. fire and thunderstorms still the story in the desert southwest. we're going to expect this all the way through labor day weekend. we're working up through southern california, nevada, and we do have flash flood watches continuing for the days ahead. as we take a look at the amount of rainfall we'll see showers in the next three days. we do expect to get into later sunday and monday and have the increase of rainfall here into the east coast especially as we get into the northeast as well where we've been a little drier, well, it doesn't feel dry, it's pretty humid, but we'll get that rain moving later sunday into monday. over the course of the overnight hours we'll start out dry and still very warm in the midwest. low temperatures not really low. they're hovering right around the mid 60s to 70 dress. 70 degrees. we were oh close to 100 in so many stops. we're heading there again. if we went

jerusalem? >> well, first of all we are not building new settlements. we are only building in existing communities. that is very important to stress. there are no new settlements being builtment we are building in neighborhoods in jerusalem and in the large blocks where everyone understands and every peace plan that has been on the table the last 20 years these areas remain part of israel. and there is no problem, there is no real contradiction between building in these areas and the hope to see a two state for two people solution where you have an independent palestinian state living in peace with the jewish state. >> but the east jerusalem is recognized internationally as palestinian, isn't it? >> many countries would say that. but the same international community says the jewish neighborhoods of jerusalem remain part of asia s -- part o eutz so if they say that what is the problem in building there? >> fears of another blood bath are spreading in egypt. officials say egyptian forces could siege two giant sit-ins to disperse the thousands of protester

. >> so she left short one gas mask but her new life far from california. in jerusalemer al jazeera. >> as the u.s. prepares for a possible attack in syria. one new poll suggests there's opposition of the idea. stephanie joins us now from los angeles with more on that. >> the reu t*e rs poll says if the chemical was used. now the survey was on the last five days and it asked 1400 people this question. the syria government is using chemical weapons against syrians should the united states intervene. >> we are not the world police. i don't think we should get involved. i there's way too many problems to get involved at this point. >> i feel bad that it's going out of there and i don't think that we are ready right now in the crown try to go to another war. we just got out of a war and i just think right now that we have a lot of problems at home that we need to take care of. >> i think that the country should get involved and not to think of it. >> i would like to see more involvement of other countrys the, britain, germany, the u.n., they would all come together and agre

let's go to fox news' leland vittert in jerusalem for us with the latest developments. >> reporter: the drums are certainly beating louder and be louder here in the middle east. often before we have a real war, we have a war of words which is what's going on right now. the syrian government pushing back very hard not only against the accusations of chemical weapons use which they deny, but shaying that if they are -- saying if they are attacked, they will launch counterstrikes at israel. the syrians have long range surface-to-surface missiles, obviously, they have a large chemical weapons stash there inside that country that could be launched. they also have significant air defenses at their disposal, and then also shore-to-sea missiles that have the ability to attack ships out in the mediterranean, conceivably try to attack some of the u.s. ships there if they are in ladies and range. the israelis, for their part, are taking no chances. both the syrians and iranians have said israel will be in their crosshairs in the event of an attack on syria. israel has activated its iron dome. the

leland vittert with the news live in jerusalem tonight. leland?certainly used to these kinds of threats. but they have been especially pointed over the last week. the syrians have said the tel aviv will burn in the event. not doing anything to ease the tensions. this says. for their gas masks. yesterday, there were thousands of people in library for gas masks, not everybody got them and friday and saturday here in the middle east and weekend there, no gas mask, there are a lot of people concerned about the fact that they and their families don't have them. the israeli military is trying to walk the fine line between trying to create a panic but at the same time being ready. the iron dome missile defense system is now deployed not only around the northern part of israel but also specifically around tel aviv which does give you they the idea that the israelis are preparing for the eventuality of an attack on one of their largest cities. also, they have cancelled the weekend leave for a number of soldiers who would normally be able to go home for the

kevin connolly reports from jerusalem. another newawn in the search for peace between israel and the palestinians. at this early stage, there isn't much warmth in the light. the two sides are agreeing to take a few small steps down the road they have trouble before. >> the israelis and palestinians have taken a dramatic step towards a just, lasting, and comprehensive

in jerusalem, lelan vit teeter, fox news. >>> we are finding out about violations of privacy.io the paper claims thens informatm came from nsa breaker earlier this summer. internal audits and secret documents detail more than 2700 infractions that involve the surveillance of americans or foreign startings in the u.s. u. the report also showedlso sh unauthorized use of theth information for more than 3,0000 americans and green card holders. in another document, the postthe reports that the personnel weren told to remove details ins reports to the justice department, and used more generic language. >>> the news edge on dmplet c.dl and a new plan to deal with thet district's paramedic shortage.am for months, fox 5 has beenfox 5 reporting on the staffing shortage at d.c. fire and ems. now the department isnt considering a plan to hirere paramedics who don't have fire fighting training. it's an issue that has some concerned. matt ackland is live with more.. >>> the policy of the fire department has been to hire hi paramedics who are also firefighters, that means it can help those who have a me

jerusalem. the pleas went unanswered. >> that's wrong. very, very wrong. >> so she left short one gas mask for their new life far from california. in jerusalem. al jazeera. >> and jim walsh is with me again. he's an international security analyst with mit. first of all, in israel, there's big concern about retaliation. >> sure. >> and you can site there on the face of the people that are trying to get gas masks. >> and in turkey too. >> you call that the nightmare scenario. >> i think it is unlikely. i this the last analyst you had in this piece, prior or the this point, syria is something -- then they start winning. so if you're winning, why do you want to drag in more powerful enemies. the u.s., israel, turkey in to fight, pause that means you're going to lose. at one level that's illogical. it was u all going down and this was your last thing. but, it has to be said that the syrian government i think made a gigantic strategic error in doing this. obama didn't want get in to this and now we are so if they made one mistake, other mistakes you can't write off that. >> we have a map going back to what the u.s. might do in syria an

approximately nine point five percent of the west bank one who calls the main some to including east jerusalem most of the new settlements that they are right now below are in the areas of the settlement blog. it's if israel gets its way and the annex the nine point five percent the less than there won't remain anything what you might call a meaningful palestinian state the seven blocks they bisect in tricep the west bank they and czar some of the best most our will soil in the west bank they have absorbed the critical water resources they have assumed are the urban center of east jerusalem which is the heart of how to me an economic life the greater jerusalem triangle which goes from east jerusalem to ramallah and bethlehem you know council forty percent of the economic life in the west bank so if and when is there and center in east jerusalem by this nothing less for those of their terms for resolving the conflict to leave the palestinians basically an indian reservation or in terms of south africa apartheid years back to stand now and the hope now is in the part of the u.s. and israel know that they can im

thank you so much, martha raddatz again reporting from jerusalem tonight. >>> now the news back here at home, there are hopeful signs tonight that firefighters may have saved yosemite national park in the nick of time. the fire stopped before it reached the gates. abc's neal karlinsky now on the front line once again. >> reporter: diane, good evening from inside the fire zone tonight where for the first time officials believe they have turned a corner on this one. they say the fire is roughly 20 percent contained. the areas of concern right now are to the northwest, towards the city of tuolumne. they believe that have that one fairly well in hand and also to the east into dense forest land that officials say they're not concerned about. at the same time people who live in the area have been dealing with dense heavy smoke for more than a week now. schools have been closed. tourism is way down. we talked to one business owner who says he's lost about 98 percent of the business he normally has this time of year. however, yosemite, the heart of it, remains wide open with blue skies, clea

jerusalem the pleas die on edge. >> wrong. >> so she left short one gas mask for their new life far from california. in jerusalem. al jazeera. >> keeping track of children who have become refugees in syria and the activities that they use to help them forget about devastation. >> an interesting debate. coming up, a school where students don't read books. instead they use ipads almost make >>> president obama said the chemical weapons in syria are a challenge to the world. a strike could take place in days. mike viquera joins us from the white house. >> reporter: intelligence sources say there's high confidence the that bashar al assad are responsible for the chemical attack. the president said he still hasn't made a decision but after the event of today there's little doubt that the response is going to be military and there's little doubt that it's going to come soon. president obama is now talkinging openly of a military response insisting there is little choice even in the face of skepticism from the american public. >> it's important for us to recognize that when over 1,000 people are killed including hundred

being cool i thought i would find out the latest news online for god the jerusalem post which had yesterday's newspaper with a little line at the top, and yitzhak rabin shot at a relative but how is it for hours and hours and hours. there was like no news. last november we were in chicago again for the 100th anniversary of the adl when the attacks from gaza on issue. so many of them you may not remember this one but the attacks in gaza. ended everybody went to the blackberries, or the blueberries, or the ipads and we immediately have access. a lot has changed between 1995 and 2013. what happened at the adl is when a large staff that is with us. we have people whose very job it is come and thank god for this, they are devoted to this mission, they monitor the internet all the time, 24 subject or as jim would say 24/six in a jewish organization. [laughter] it's not, it's like the people who monitor kiddie porn. so they've got computers and they keep track to this extent they can of the major stuff going on. so the adl really is a leader in this effort and it's a great honor to be part of it. >>

jerusalem. now for some international news in brief for protesters calling for agricultural laws to be revamped have clashed with riot police in central colombia ride squads used tear gas and willed or batons to force stone throwing demonstrations demonstrators off the streets in the eighth day of a nationwide strike in there forcing the government to broaden subsidies and cut fuel prices. the venezuelan government has said it for oil and as as a nation attempt on president maduro earlier this month arresting to presume to hit men in the capital caracas officials as they were working on orders from form of it as well in leader red. it's not a for something as well as that is a derailed and as as a nation plot against the president most recent was two months ago reportedly orchestrated from colombia and the united states. right so where there's all formats kaiser he'll be delving into the murky world of international finance in the kaiser report coming up next. sometimes it seems like in the face of giant corporations people are just sort of helpless i could be pretty pessimistic myself about wh

jerusalem. now for some international news in brief protesters calling for agricultural laws to be revamped have clashed violently with riot police in central colombia the authorities used tear gas in the world and batons to force stone throwing demonstrators from the streets it's the eighth day of a ruling nationwide strike to force the government to extend subsidies for fertilizers and other products. massive wildfire in california continues to stream through. my national park edging closer to a larger reservoir that provides most of san francisco's water supply the blaze has also damaged two hydroelectric plants or so in the city to buy energy from other sources more than three thousand five hundred firefighters are battling to control the blaze that's been raging for eleven days. a political scandal has forced the brazilian foreign minister to resign after he helped a fugitive bolivian senator just leave raja bindo was granted asylum at the brazilian embassy in la paz last year and the minister use his diplomatic immunity to snatch at the opposition politician and get him across the border w

jerusalem. now for some international news in brief protesters calling for agricultural laws to be revamped have clashed with riot police in central colombia riot squads used tear gas and the tires to force sterling to ring demonstrators off the street it's the eighth day of a nationwide strike aimed at forcing government to extend subsidies and cut fuel prices. a massive wildfire in california continues to sweep through your sumeet national park edging closer to a large reservoir that provides most of san francisco's water supply the blaze has also damage to a hydroelectric plants forcing the city to switch to other power sources more than three thousand five hundred firefighters are also battling to control the fire which has been raging for eleven days. the men as well and government has said it for oil the nation attempt on president my dear earlier this month true presumed hit men in the capital caracas officials say they were working on orders from former venezuelan leader. if it's not the first time been as well has said it's a do wailed an assassination plot against the president the mos

jerusalem. now for some national news in brief the protesters calling for agricultural laws to be revamped have clashed with riot police in central colombia dried squads are used tear gas and wilted but taunts to force storytelling demonstrators off the streets it's the eighth day of a nationwide strike aimed at forcing the government to extend subsidies and cut fuel prices. a massive wildfire in california continues to sweep birds through the use of my national park edging closer to a large reservoir that provides most of them francisco's water supply the blaze there has also damaged two hydroelectric plants forcing the city to switch to other possible source more than three thousand five hundred firefighters are battling to control the fire which has been raging for eleven days. the virgin soil and government has set its oil to an s.s. nation attempt on president maduro earlier this month the resin to presume to hit men in the capital caracas officials though say they're working on orders from a form of venezuela. it's not the first time venezuelan oil has fed it to do real damage assessments

. >> israel just announced plans for over a thousand new settlement homes in the west bank and east jerusalem. the palestinians say the move is meant to sabotage talks. >> at the same time, israel is releasing more than a thousand palestinian prisoners as a way to get the talks started. both sides are being urged to embrace the initiative. >> as they met with palestinian leaders, new challenges to the peace process were already living. palestinian authority president, but abbas, is outraged over the newly announced plans for 1200 new settlement units. the palestinian's chief negotiating unit has said it would pull out of the talks area >> why? who does these things? they are determined to undermine peace negotiations and force people like us to the negotiating table. >> but a stop to settlement building was not a condition to the talks. that is something that has been repeated. the minister called on both sides to keep the talks alive. >> it has become apparent there are forces on both sides -- let me put this diplomatically -- who are not enthusiastic about commencing direct talks. it is our

. >> israel just announced plans for over a thousand new settlement homes in the west bank and east jerusalem. the palestinians say the move is meant to sabotage talks. >> at the same time, israel is releasing more than a thousand palestinian prisoners as a way to get the talks started. both sides are being urged to embrace the initiative. >> as they met with palestinian leaders, new challenges to the peace process were already living. palestinian authority president, but abbas, is outraged over the newly announced plans for 1200 new settlement units. the palestinian's chief negotiating unit has said it would pull out of the talks area >> why? who does these things? they are determined to undermine peace negotiations and force people like us to the negotiating table. >> but a stop to settlement building was not a condition to the talks. that is something that has been repeated. the minister called on both sides to keep the talks alive. >> it has become apparent there are forces on both sides -- let me put this diplomatically -- who are not enthusiastic about commencing direct talks. it is our

the israeli government said sunday that tenders were being issued to build new homes in part of the west bank and east jerusalem. >> and why? who does these things? determined to undermine the peace negotiations, determined to force people like us to leave the negotiations. >> analysts say the latest decision by israel is designed to appease settlers who are concerned about the peace talks. the settlements are considered illegal under international law. >>> near the capital of afghanistan, kabul. at least 22 people have died. the downpour flood a rural area over the weekend. many victims were found inside vehicles and six children were among the dead. rescue teams are searching for those reported missing. a stretch of hillside that collapsed, destroying the foundation of several homes. many people were visiting relatives in the area to celebrate the end of ramadan. >> translator: it was dreadful flooding. i wanted to evacuate the children from the house. but in less than ten minutes, it was destroyed. >> government officials in afghanistan have been on alert since last week when flash floods killed more than 60

in other news, direct talks between israelis and palestinians resumed in jerusalem, and the low expectations, and soon after israel released 26 palestinian prisoners. the talks were cloaked in secrecy. took almost five hours. they were held in a secret location in jerusalem, described by people as serious. there was no american mediation. it was actually the two parties face to face after a long gap. we don't know much more than that. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has imposed a decision. he is the driving force behind the newly formed peace talks, and he has said it will best be conducted in quiet, in secret, without the media watching. a bit the way they elect a pope -- lock people inside. they don't have to endure a scrutiny, and that is how it is going to be. i have to say it is not just media scrutiny. both sides are aware that critics inside the camps -- the palestinians, hamas, which criticizes the process -- and for the israeli negotiator, there are parties inside the government that oppose the region of the palestinian state -- both of those are waiting to pounce, and that is wh

jerusalem. now for some more international news in brief protesters are calling for other cultural laws to be revamped and are clashing with riot police in central colombia rider squads used tear gas and wielded baton is to force a stone throwing demonstrators off the street it's the eighth day of a nationwide strike aimed at forcing the government to broaden subsidies and cut fuel prices. a massive wildfire in california continues to your cement national park edging closer to a large reservoir that provides a maze of san francisco's water supply the blaze has also damaged two hydroelectric plants are forcing the city to switch to other parts sources more than three hundred five hundred firefighters are battling to control the fire which has been raging for eleven days. the venezuelan government has set it for old and s.s. nation attempt on president maduro earlier this month arresting two presumed hit men in the capital caracas of russians as they they were working on orders of from former venezuelan leader. it's not the first time when israel has said it's too real to an s.s. nation plot against the

jerusalem? >> those people are eventually led to the american continent. it's their new promised land. after they arrive, they have problems. there are brothers who don't get along, who have different ideas about how things should be run. and eventually they split into two groups of people and they have ongoing conflict for centuries. the book of mormon was written by those ancient prophets in america, and as their civilization deteriorated, the last of those prophets hid the record. >> some day your words will be given to a people of another nation so they too can learn the fullness of the gospel of jesus christ. the words that nephi wrote became part of the book of mormon. this sacred record would be continued by one prophet after another through all the thousands of years that nephi's people would live in the promised land of america. >> those people were waiting for the arrival of jesus christ, just like the people in the old testament were, and they were promised that after his resurrection in jerusalem he would visit them here, and that scene depicting the savior's visit to those