when i heard on the radio shack on the hotel palestine i began. at that moment my feet started tremblin and it was a shock so. what i'm told us in the beginning really told us that he might lose his leg and i was thinking i don't mind as long as he returns. i was horrified at the thought that he would come back amputated i was thinking how will he do his job as a cameraman that his professional career was finished. how stupid it. would be for the tragic thing is he survived the surgery. covered with bandages and under heavy sedation. i was the c.e.o. let us go into his room so we could be with him a little bit more systemic or nearly. we haven't. heard or a lot like in the movies there's the subtle machine that shows the condition of the heart a lot like you need to believe there are stars of what i thought. started vibrating and beeping. and that line has started to decline i think is that i see it with us that ago we must. we immediately called the doctors they came and started massacring as hard as the worst novel so much that he got they put h

there are millions of books about jerusalem but the israel, palestine conflict and king david and jesus and there are very few books maybe one book in print in english that is a parallel history which is the armstrong book. it is a wonderful book but it is about the nature of. [inaudible] i wanted to write a book about the architecture, not just the holiness, theology, one empire after another. but the people that made jerusalem and how they built it. after all the people and families built cities. jerusalem is a city that is involved and has been created by great dramatic tax and a combination of these two things. i wanted to catch that. looked at the book for a long time and i read other books and once i read about benjamin disraeli who said when i would to read a book, i write it. , believe following in his footsteps. [laughter] i have a slightly down the same thing here. -- is that malfunctioning? >> not any more. >> so why "jerusalem" the biography"? >> many of you know, in the jewish scriptures she is always described as a woman sometimes a mistress abandoned or a beautiful prince

and after our, that palestine should have have been by 1999. here we are more than 12 years later. i think it is time for the president to send back the direction of that which is acquired by financial and international legitimacy. they continue to be decided on the basis of that which is to be acceptable. why? because here we are still struggling. this is actually getting back together to negotiate, to do what is necessary by definition. i'm not really here suggesting that what is required is a resolution, but i am suggesting that the process is in bad need of serious reaction. it cannot be left alone. time is of the essence. we believe it is inevitable for this conflict to come to an end, doesn't mean it's a sense of inevitability is going to happen. it is time to recognize the feelings of this process and it is filled. the context is important that takes me to the second positive question. and i believe both elements of the two questions you asked where the regional context. although the next context is absolutely important to make free with what the president said about the uni

now they have almost been removed from palestine. the palestinians are human beings like americans and jews. i think they deserve the right to govern their own territory which is palestine. there could be some modification to that as president obama pointed out may of last year. israel has to realize that they will never have peace unless they basically withdraw from palestine and have two governments side by side. that is the two state solution, what the international community all endorses. in the word of mouth he says they want a solution. >> the policies are leading to a one state solution which i believe would be a catastrophe to israel. >> to those who feel you don't fully feel their pain of being on the receiving end of the suicide bombings and attacks and so on, what do you say to them? >> last time i was over there i did meet with the speaker of the house and i met with the deputy prime minister and mayor of juruse alm. i urge them to realize that israel can be a strong, safe and recognized country if they go back to 67 bord

he means the jewish community of palestine. so that's quite interesting. anyway, the point is the palestinian arab who is one of the great families which i have written about in the book, he said i'm quite clear about my nationality i have three nationality. i am firstly jerusalem like. secondly, i'm an arab and 30 i'm an autumn and. so many people would've answered it in similar ways, similar complexity. that's pretty well what this book is about, about respecting the complex identities and different internationalist. you may not know that the armenian community in jerusalem speaks its own dialect which is special and as many works that are special, unique to jerusalem. and so on. at one point the serbians, the jordans had a share of the church. this is a very complicated -- many of them are descended from turks are autumn and. all of the families, i've written about families, in a very small way my family but also the others, and so on. but in modern times the great families of jerusalem have been arab families. and a taken trouble to go to every one of

and their own territory is palestine. which has been defined by international law as a west bank and gaza and east jerusalem. and they can be some modifications to that, as president obama pointed out may of last year. but israel has to realize that they will never have peace unless they basically withdraw from palestine and have two governments side by side that is a two-state solution. and a two-state solution is what the international community all unanimously endorses. and in word of mouth, at least, primary netanyahu says we want a two-state solution. but their present -- >> do you think he means it? >> i'm not sure. their present policies are leading lead ing to a one-state solution, which i believe in the future will be a catastrophe to israel. >> to the israelis who say that uh yo don't fully, i guess, feel their pain of being on the receiving end of the suicide bombing and the attacks and so on, what do you say to them? >> i don't have much chance to talk to the israeli leader anymore, but last time i was over th

he means the jewish community of palestine. so that's quite interesting. anyway, they asked the palestinian arab who is one of the great families which have read a lot about in the book. they asked him his nationalities and quite clear. the three nationalities. and firstly a jerusalem night. secondly, i am inerrant and thirdly an alterman. so many people would've answered in similar ways, similar complexity. that's what this book is about, respecting the complex identities and nationalities. you may not know that the armenian community in jerusalem speaks its own dialect of armenian, which is special in as many were special and unique to jerusalem and so on. at one point the merry maids, the serbians, the georgians of the caucuses had a share of the church for their story, too. this is very complicated. many are descendent from turks, on the men's, all of the palestinian families. i've written about families that the rothschilds in a very small way my family, but also the great dynasties, to my outcome of the states, iranians, maccabees and so on. in moder

about the latest moves in palestine is better for statehood schools is but the interviews up next. visit is the final stop on your european tour palestine is still waiting for a resolution to the statehood issue what do you expect from russia's leadership at this stage when the issue of palestinians legal rights is being decided according to international law. yeah. the russian federation as well as the soviet union before it has been regarded as one of the key and principal hopes for the palestinian people since the one nine hundred seventy s. when the late palestinian president yasser arafat visited moscow our nations have enjoyed good relations it's not only the result of the role that russia plays in the region but also due to the fact that russia was a great power a member of the united nations security council and a member of the quartet of middle east mediators this is why we focused so much on strengthening our relations and why we expect russia to play a positive role recently the quartet took a number of steps calling for negotiations without doubt we coordinate our posit

did they want palestine? no. they wanted syria. because syria was the center of gravity for the islamic world at that time. so the british said fine, you will come to the paris peace time and you have your seat around the table like everybody else, and it's okay with us if you have your national aspirations fulfilled in syria. and the french said, it's not okay with us. all right. so, what happens on july 24, 1920? on july 24, 1920, in san remo, the league of nations announces that everybody, all these people can now become independent, but in order to become independent they have to be under the tutelage, under the mandated tutelage of other nations, like france and england. and so, france would get syria, and england would get palestine. at the very same time, on that same day, the oil ministers announced their pact and treaties that would allow a french oil company, which there was no french oil company, there was just a coalition of little importers. they put these importers together in one giant conglomerate called to tall. an

with the idea of overthrowing existing regimes while palestine has embarked on the reconciliation mr president why did they attempt to create a national unity government and in failure. what has been achieved in terms of social and political reforms. but first of all our attempts didn't and we don't wish to create a national unity government but my personal suggestion was to create a neutral transitional technocratic government a non aligned government or comprised of experts that would work until the election that's not a national unity government and its creation is already underway we have achieved agreement on many issues and i sensed some significant political improvement during the dogs in cairo when hamas delivered an agreement there was an abyss between us earlier but now they've agreed to switch to a nonviolent standoff mode with no more bloodshed they agreed with the requirement of a stablish in the nine hundred sixty seven border line to run in the election in may this year and that means we can talk about progress here our committees are working hard to implement these pl

now they've almost been removed from palestine. so the palestinians are human beings, just like the americans, just like the jews in israel are, and i think they deserve a right to govern their own territory, and their own territory is palestine. which has been defined by international law as a west bank and gaza and east jerusalem. and there could be some modifications to that, as president obama pointed out in may of last year. but israel has to realize that they will never have peace, unless they basically withdraw from palestine and have two governments side by side, that is a two-state solution. and a two-state solution is what the international community all unanimously endorses. and in word of mouth, at least, prime netanyahu says, we want a two-state solution. >> do you think he means it? >> i'm not sure. their present policies are leading to yuan-state solution, which i believe in the future will be a catastrophe for israel. >> to the israelis who say that you don't fully, i guess, feel their pain of being on the receiving

. >> just a quick comment on his real-palestine -- is there any hope of getting those -- on israel-palestine -- is there any hope of getting those two tos been my frustration in my long term service in this country seeing that we have not had a settlement of this issue. i do hope that, after the elections, the united states can resume its leadership role, its role to bring the parties together and to have not only a solution to the palestinian problem, but it'a comprehensive solution for the middle east relations. as ambassador to morocco, yugoslavia, united nations, league of arab nations, a legal mind -- what is the most important lesson you have learned so far? >> in my love, i learned that you have to work hard -- in my life, i learned that you have to work hard, that you have to be upbeat, that you have to be consistent, that you have to be open-minded, and to build a human relations. you might leave your job. you might be rich when they. you might lose your money the other day. but the most important thing in life is to have human relations, people you can rely on, and good friends. i

the crime committed at the hotel palestine will never be forgotten so there must be justice. was it a mistake somebody forget to give the information a criminal negligence that personally i will never forget that day. the responsible should pay for that negligence plus a bad ass. deadly miles in it so. why so much death. so much pain so much and. weapons fire at the journalists the news the right to the information and we hope my son didn't die in a car accident. no he wasn't killed in this trial to live he didn't die from cancer or some other disease but he was murdered. that's why i'm asking and i wish keep on asking in front of the american embassy for an impassioned investigation now i'm sorry for those individuals and i'm sorry for the families believe me i have i prayed about it didn't churchly try to hurt no u.s. army did i try to change that or any period ok but that's one of the as we say the casualties of war ok. i wish you would have never happened but it has had. but there was no battle that means there was no excuse but you can't as you have proved it to be you a

he said it as late as 1946, before the aglo american committee into the state of palestine. this is the committee in which richard crossman was in witcha. the idea of a state is hateful to me. two years before the founding of the state of israel. >> when whitesman died, who offered the presidency to einstein? >> bangurian. wouldn't that have been a disaster. >> there's the famous joke that he said, what do we do if he accepts? but because they considered him to be the greatest jew of the 20th century, they had no choice but to offer it to him. there was no danger he would have accepted. >> let's inquire about whether the world hasn't produced another einstein in the past hundred years. why is it only albert einstein that has been able to accomplish what he accomplished? is it only because of his genius or were there a set of circumstances working in his favor, for example, were there social circumstances? were there occupational circumstances? were there economic circumstances? to track that further, isn't it true that there isn't much room today for a wayward maverick that

the palestinians can build what they want in palestine. then you do not have this issue. i believe it can be resolved. >> if it is the u.s. position that settlements are either counterproductive or illegal, why do they not simply say to the israelis "we have assessed that you have spent $250 million this year on infrastructure for settlement so we will doctor that"? if you had that two years ago, do you think he would have gotten somewhere? >> we do have that ability under the law that exists. president bush was the last one to impose the application of that law. it created a deduction from the amount available to ensure israeli guarantees for the house. the israelis had not needed to make a claim on it. it has lost its potency. it is symbolic now. it has no substantial effect. i do not believe it would have had any significant effect and altering the israeli activity. and all the time i was in the region, for many arabs, there is a simple solution. the united states cut off all funding. they will have to do what we want. for the israelis, it is also an easy solution. in

coordinate our position with russia and several other countries to get an understanding of where palestine stands what it should do and what it shouldn't but this is why we visited the u.k. germany and have now come to russia we hope that the talks with israel currently underway in jordan will result in a positive outcome but if they fail we would need to have a list of further steps to be taken and in putting together the actual list we want to listen to the opinions of the countries i mentioned earlier and russia in particular. by the mr president talking of negotiations some time ago you said the board was leaning towards israel and the talks was sixteen months. old exploratory talks with israel in amman talks that revealed many contradictions several areas of the peace process talks that apparently failed to yield any balls. results. yes that's true these meetings revealed a lot of contradictions in our positions those were talks just for the sake of talking unfortunately but we don't want to miss a single opportunity we've never stopped negotiating with israel even with george mitchel

things could be any more isolated on this issue when it comes to the palestine. issue i mean when it's really the united states and if you pacific islands that vote against the. resolution that goes to the general assembly every single year i mean it's been going on for i don't know how many years i've lost count i mean how much more isolated can you be there. i mean that's fair and we've actually moved further and further in that there was a piece in haaretz a couple of weeks ago talking about actually the american progression on israel has changed dramatically since the reagan era ronald reagan never went to israel and george the first bush actually proposed is setting up a set up where if the settlements weren't frozen that we would hold back loan guarantees and we have actually moved in a direction that is no more about carrot and stick it's no more about well you know the settlements need to stop or you know the occupation needs to be resolved we've moved into a position where now you have romney saying i'll consult the israelis on whatever they want now tha