that caused demonstrations throughout northern israel. in response, israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu suggested an iron fist. he said anybody protesting the government should "move to the west bank" or to gaza. these are lone wolf attacks. no one believes it's a terror campaign dictated from the top. they are difficult to stop. the israeli government tried to increase the penalties for anyone protesting or committing violence, or throwing stones at the plus, could be sentenced up to 20 years in prison. increased fines has not meant a decrease in violence, quite the opposite. tension and violence are high. both sides are fearful that there's nothing stopping the violence. only that it will get worse. >> nick schifrin in the middle east, the iraqi army said it reached the center of an i.s.i.l. stronghold. al jazeera cameras are there, a look with the reporter imran khan. >> reporter: a day ago i.s.i.l. was said to be confirmly in control. today the graffiti tells the story. the flag used by the group has been covered in a slogon, as

northern israel. an israeli palestinian went up to an israeli police van, knocking on the door with a knife. when the door opened, the man retreated, and israeli police shot and killed him. that caused huge demonstrations throughout northern israel. in response, israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu suggested an iron fist. he said to anyone protesting the israely government. they should move to the west bank or to gaza. these are lone wolf attacks. no one believes it's a terror campaign dictated from the top. they are difficult to stop. israeli government tried to increase the penalties for anyone protesting or committing violence. anyone throwing stones at police could be sentenced up to 20 years in prison. the spread fines has not meant a decrease in violence - quite the opposi opposite. tensions and violence is the highest. both sides are fearful that nothing is stopping the violence, and it could only get worse. >> nick schifrin reporting from israel. the parents of michael brown, the teenager

the last three to four days, there have been massive demonstrations by israeli-palestinians in northern israel. there was an incident caught on tape. an israeli palestinian going up to an israel where i policeman and knocking on the door with a knife in his hand, but when the door opened, that man started to retreat and that's when israeli police shot and killed him. that has caused huge demonstrations throughout northern israel. now, in response israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has suggested an iron fist. anyone protesting the israeli government should, quote, move to the west bank or gaza. these are lone wolf attacks. nobody believes that this is some kind of terror campaign dictated from the top, and so they are very difficult to stop. israeli government has tried to increase the penalties for anyone protesting or anyone committing violence. for example, anyone throwing stones at police could be sentenced up to 20 years in prison. the increase fines are quite the opposite. they're higher than in years, and both sides are fearful right now there's nothing stopping the violence and i

. >> a mosque in the west bank and a synagogue in northern israel have been hit by a two separate arsonttacks. >> police say that synagogue suffered light damage while an entire four of the mosque was consumed by fire. local authorities blamed jewish settlers for the burning of the mosque. tensions have flared between the two in the last few weeks over a disputed holy site in jerusalem. next the german government is planning a new anti-doping law -- >> the german government is planning a new anti-dipping law for athletes that use bad -- banned substances. >> coaches will also be subject to punishment. it's part of the wider effort to crack down on doping, especially as it gears up for an olympic bid in 2024. >> the public would be more interested in backing and olympics on home turf here if they thought sports were cleaner. >> pushing themselves to their limits, whether on the road or on the running track. but not all athletes rely just on hard work to get to the top. and germany's government is saying that needs to change. greg athletes who dope will be covered by this law and could --

erupting in northern israel after a young palestinian man was shot dead by police.e is very graphic. you may want to have a moment either turn down the audio or get the kids out of the room. you see the man approaching the police car. he then starts banging on the roof. officials say he was threatening them with a knife. one officer stepped out and shot him. the 22-year-old died later at the hospital. the region has been on edge all week after a series of violent attacks like this one, when a palestinian driver plowed his van into a group of israeli border guards at tram stop. cnn's correspondent nic robertson is live in jerusalem. nic, how are things this morning? >> reporter: there has been a protest already this morning in the village in the north of israel where this took place. there is a protest scheduled to be under way right at this minute. about 50 palestinian youths according to the police gathered and burned tires. police say they are investigating this. it doesn't seem to be immediately linked to the current tensions here at the moment about the right to

the first floor was detried and northern israel.omeone through a molatov cocktail in the ancient city there. no one was hurt in either one. there was deadly ones this week. yesterday israeli troops shot and killed a palestinian protestor in riot negligent west bank. and on monday. two people were stabbed to death. a 20-year-old israeli soldier in tel aviv and a 25-year-old israeli woman in the west bank. both attackers according to the police were palestinian. and all of this, there are heavy clashes in east jerusalem, west bank and israeli police and palestinian protestors in the temple mount in the old city of jerusalem. the holy site known as the noble sanctuary a l- a qsa mosque is long the center of dispute between muslims and jews. fighting there led to the second inti fadda that led to five years and understanding in 2005. the frequency and scope of the attacks, heather are fuelling concerns that if the issues are not dealt with there could be a third intfadda and some believe it has already started. >> thank you, john. >> in

we visited a deployed iron dome battery in northern israel to see this remarkable piece of technology. we also met the incredible young men and women of the israeli defense forces who operate the iron dome batteries. it was impressive and inspiring to see how well these young people handled the weight of such an incredible burden but that is a testament to the jewish people and to israel. the next time i witness firsthand the importance of iron dome was just this past summer, madam speaker. we were in israel and in jordan to get a better understanding of the situation in the middle east. we had arrived in the region about two weeks after the news that hamas had kidnapped three israeli teens. we were in israel when the news came out that the body of these young boys had been found riddled with bullets. it was a moment of loss and despair for the entire nation and we agreed with them when we attended the funeral of the three teenagers. but israel had no time to grieve over its loss of these three because hamas had been engaged in rocket attacks against israel that began when the three b

those aned of protest -- thousands of protesters hurling rocks at police in northern israel angry at the killing of an israeli arab man on saturday. the clashes are the latest in a series of instance creating a tense situation in israel and the palestinian authorities. effective this morning, israel was ordered to be on the second highest alert level. we are joined from bethlehem by imtiaz tyab. are tensions in jerusalem affecting the security situation where you are right now? >> security is, indeed, tense right across east jerusalem, and in palestinian territories like in bethlehem. it's in the north of the country where we see the latest tension, following the shooting death of a 22-year-old palestinian man by israeli police. now, that sparked widespread protests, a lot of anger in the north of the country. we have not seen anything like that since - well, for several months, most has been centralized in east jerusalem. the concern is the anger within the palestinian communities is growing and there are concerns that if nothing is done to try to stem the anger, it will spiral out o

. >> palestinian territories on edge, protestors hurling rocks at authorities in northern israel over the weekend. that followed the death of an arab israeli man at the hands of police. nick schiffron joins us live from phone from jerusalem. we're receiving reports of an israeli soldier stabbed in tel-aviv not long ago. >> this is another incident in a tense few weeks and months between the israelis and palestinians. according to the israeli military, one of its soldiers was stabbed in tel-aviv as he waited for a train at a train station. they had called this a terrorist attack and named the suspect as a palestinian from nables in the occupied west bank. that suspect stabbed the soldier. we don't know the soldiers condition right now. in the train station, he tried to run away and police cornered him quickly and managed to basically close him into a building right now. police say is confined to that building and they are trying to determine why he did what he did and trying to make sure that he is the only suspect emergent. >> these clashes are the latest in a series creating new tens

. >> it's the second day of violent protests in israel after the shooting of an arab israeli mafn in the northernf the country. the man reportedly threatened police with a knife before he was killed. police say they are investigating the shooting to see whether proper protocol was followed. >>> hundreds of thousands of syrian refugees have been forced to flee to jordan. according to law they cannot work there. >> barely been able to make ends meet for the last two years. now she says they've been hungry for almost a month. a few weeks ago, she got this text message informing her that her family was no longer eligible for food assistance from the u.n.'s world food program. the reason, they have been identified as being able to meet their basic food needs on their own. she has only rietio rice and ves in her refrigerator. >> we feel unwanted here after we lost the food vouchers. this is a policy force forcing s back to the shelters. >> sala has started picking and cleaning olives from home and selling them to make some money. up to 12,000 families have recently been secluded from the food voucher p

demonstrations come about a month after a terror attack in the northern sinai killed 31 egyptian soldiers at a checkpoint very close to the border of israel gaza. and that group, by the way, that claimed responsibility is aligned with the islamic state or isis as we know it and has called for more attacks, leah, in egypt and also here in israel. so again, numbers are fluid, things are changing by the hour, we're keeping a close eye on it. leah: all right, jon huddy from the mideast bureau, thank you. jon: a mystery sends college football shock waves after a big ten football star vanishes without a trace just before a crucial game with a longtime rival. >>> plus, new york senator chuck schumer breaking with the white house this week, going public with a rather stunning rebuke of president obama's health care law. we just talked about it. so why are is mainstream media seeming to give this story a pass? (vo) nourished. rescued. protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll have given 50 million do

israel. >>> a reminder: happened just outside a settlement in the occupied west bank. a suicide bomber disguised as a student has killed at least 46 people in the northern nigerian community of potaskom. crass victims all 298 passengers and crew died when the boeing 777 was shot down over croorn. crurn. eastern ukraine. >> the target has been the oil refinery which is iraq's biggest. from baghdad, imran khan has our exclusive report. >> reporter: just a day ak, i.s.i.l. was said to be firmly in control. today, the graffiti tells the story. the flag used by the group has been covered in iraqi security force slogan as the army takes large part of begi town from i.s.i.l. fighters. the taking of begi and the oil refiner ris was an early victory for i.s.i.l. as they swept through in june. most likely also, let all the young men join the armed forces whether the arrangementy or popular mobilization forces. if we don't act now then i.s.i.l. will sweep us so we have to give big support to the youth to join the fight against i.s.i.l. especially in salahadeen province as it is considered the breaking point in i.s.i.l.'s advance to the town >> it wasn't just about

northern and eastern syria, toward iraq. al-nusra is strong along the southern border near israel and in the northwest. and the kurds hold territory along the border with turkey. other groups and the f.s.a. are strongest in the south. the free syrian army and its allies still hold areas in the north, including a vital crossing into turkey called bab al-hawa. vital aid passes through here-- a lifeline to rebels and to thousands of internally- displaced syrians. now, al-nusra forces are closing in on the border crossing, as alliances once again shuffle. but the u.s. central command was careful to say it did not target the nusra front as a whole. that's because in the syrian war, the group has sometimes allied with american-supported factions against the syrian government. and andrew tabler a senior fellow at the washington institute for near east policy. welcome both of you back to the program. andrew tabler, let me start with you. this is almost an alphabet-like collection of groups in suryoo so i'm going to keep it simple for my own sake. how significant is this latest news that al-nusra has routed the

is because israel east decades long illegal occupation of palestinian territories is nowhere near ending. >>> now the rebel group boko haram has taken over the nigerian town in the northerntate. witnesses say the town was attacked on thursday, and forcing thousands of residents to flee. government troops and a civilian force are apparently trying to take back the town. we can talk live now to our correspondent who is live for us in the nighian capitol. it sounds as though the battle for control is still ongoing. >> reporter: yes, it is. a short while ago i spoke to an official who confirmed that several thousand residents who escaped the invasion yesterday have fled to the town just some 20 kilometers away. and plans are underway according to security sources, to retake the town, but the military also is facing its own difficulties. it has been running battles with boko haram all over the place. in the northeastern state they were fighting boko haram fighters in places like hung, and gumby, aels and -- and elsewhere. it is difficult for the military, dealing with all of these fights at the same time. >> but this has become notorious as the town from which the more than 2

israel. in our imagination with similar controversy in the ukraine where we make an agreement with russia and something similar comes up and remember that they once invaded the northern part of iran. and all around the world there could be similar problems and it's debatable what this actually means or how they will be taken by others and what others will think that they mean. so how do we that know little about it determine that we should stay out of it and let the president and the constitution have that power or some think that we should. what in your mind is the right standard? >> i think the lesson we were hitting at the constitutionality and the attitude is excepted. but in doing so, we believe it's quite important that the executive branch to difference on what you have identified and this includes a very rare passport statue like this one. this includes recognition into the passports. >> if we agree with the petitioner we do not have to agree with the constitutional question whether the president has exclusive power over recognition. if we agree with you, we have to grapple with the question. so maybe want to talk about it. >> i am delighted to talk about it,

with israel in our imaginations, similar controversy with done netsing and t -- donetsk and the ukraine, similar with russia and something comes up or iran and that russia once invaded the northern part of iran and all over the world, there can be similar kinds of problems, where it's debatable what the words of a passport actually mean or how they will be taken by others and what others will think they mean. now, how do we who know little about it determine when it gets into the realm that we should stay out of it and let the president and constitution gives him that power or should some think we should always intervene, perhaps some never, what in your mind is the right standard? how do we decide? >> the court the last time the case was here ultimately it was up to the court to judge the constitutionality of the statute, we accept that. but in doing so, we believe it is quite important that the executive branch get deference on judgments precisely the kind that europe has identified and this statute is a very rare passport statute, really suspect any passport statute like this one that purports to interject an issue of recognition policy into the content of passports. >> if we

of the large city of the school in northern iraq and that's one of the colleagues here in the room was using foreign experience is, vietnam, lebanon, cambodia, israel war that lasted 40 years. this is civil war tori terry. mosul is an iraqi territory in the hands of another self-declared state authority. so if each of the four of you, or five if you will, mr. moderator, give us a scenario. how long will it take before mosul is maybe like the city of atlanta, georgia, part of the union again? >> somebody wants to answer that? please. [laughter] >> look, the problem is, as they see your dark -- "new york times" article is dealing with the military and iraq holiday hollowed out by corruption. the kurdish melissa is, shia militias. it has to come from the sunnis themselves. ii think the u.s. strategy is empowering, you know, a provincial, you know, move and come a provincial armed wing under this national guard. there's probably going to be some sort of absurd to split third of the pragmatists within isi s. ranks. the sunnis allies, bathysphere the question is not so much alliteration, but what comes next in terms of the structures and replace it in ou

in our -- israel in our imaginations, similar in the ukraine where we make some agreement with russia and something similar comes up. that h iran and pretend russia once invaded part of northern iran. all over the world there can be similar kinds of problems where it's debatable what the words of the passport actually mean. or how they will be taken by others. and what others will think they mean. how do we who know little about it determine when it gets into the realm we should stay out of it and let the president and his constitution gives him that power, or should as some think, we should always intervene, perhaps some never. what in your mind is the right standard? how do we decide? >> i do think this court, the last time the case was here, ultimately it was up to the court, the judge, constitutionality of the statute we accept that. but in doing so, we believe it is quite important that the executive branch get deference on judgments of precisely the kind that your honor has identified. this statute is a very rare passport statute. there isn't any other passport statute like this one that purports to interject an issue of recognition policy into the content of passports.

northern iraq. we reusing no. experiences, vietnam, lebanon, cambodia, israel, we had a civil war in the united states that lasted four years. .. right now storm tracker 13. the problem is, this is a "new york times" article, we are dealing with a military in iraq that's been hollowed out by corruption. the most effective combat forces on the ground are the kurdish militia, the shia militias. it has to come from the sunnis themselves. i think the u.s. a strategy of empowering a provincial movement, a provincial armed wing under this national guard, there will probably be some sort of effort to split sort of the pragmatists within isis ranks who can be bought over, the sunnis who have allied, the baathists. equation is not so much deliberation but what comes next in terms of the structures that will replace it. are you going to have enough confidence being conveyed to the sunnis that they're part of the national project that they have representation? this is the long-term struggle. you could argue that we've done this before where we have air power, we have indigenous forces, probably some use of ground advisors o

northern iraq. and as one of the colleagues in the room said they were using foreign experiences, the anon, lebanon, cambodia, israel and etc., we had a civil war in the united states that lasted for years. and this is the war territory. it's an iraqi city and it is in the hands of another self-declared state authority. so each of the four of you or five of you, if you will, mr. moderator, davis a scenario of how long it would take before the city is like the city of atlanta or georgia and part of a unit again. >> would anyone like to answer that? spirit yes, please. [inaudible conversations] [laughter] >> well, the problem is this "new york times" article billingslea elated. we are dealing with a military that has been hollowed out by corruption. it includes the other militias. many of them come from the places like this themselves. it is a provincial movement and armed wing under this national guard and there's probably going to be some sort of effort to split the pragmatists within the ranks that can be brought over and the question is not so much the liberation but the government structures that are going to rep