their palestinians and israeli. palestinian -- everybody is affected by the conflict. you can't escape. even if you just want to go about an ordinary daily life you get dragged into the conflict. there was one palestinian family in particular that drove this home. in the west bank town of lebron, very important biblical patriarchs believed to be buried there. jews leaders who questioned and muslims, very important site. there are jews were shipping every day, there is a big mosque. all in the same compound that has been divided into different parts and he karate family live near the center and probably had more daily friction than any other place because you had the situation with 500 israelis living where, got a round-the-clock by the israeli military and 150,000 palestinians in the city and when the palestinian uprising began in 2000 the israeli military seeking to protect these israelis, the jewish settlers in this community imposed a curfew and wouldn't let the palestinians leave their home. i was there one day early on and the usual rock throwing rubber bullets we

i think the palestinians should negotiate. if only to show that this is israeli government is not within the boundaries that barak and olmert were involved in. i think even as just a public relations strategy they should negotiate. but i think the key moment is when obama said let's do negotiations according to 67y plus swaps and netanyahu said no. when he said no, then people legit ma-- legitimately said well, what is the framework for those negotiations since that is the only meaningful framework we've ever had. >> rose: right. and how deep a concern is it that as years go by, the nature of israeli defense forces is changing. who those soldiers are is changing. >> that is a worry. traditionally the backbone where people from cab uss, secular people like barak himself, mohr and more you are finding the high-tech tel aviv crowd doesn't volunteer for those really tough units in the israel defense forces t is the settlers and the national religeouses calling it are becoming the backbone. the fear is will these people actually pa

is more dangerous to israel then an armed palestinian uprising but at the same time the same time we have people like mr norman finkelstein they calls the movement a cult and chomsky calls it hypocrisy rises to high heavens what is it is the movement powerful is it dangerous is it relevant. it is a powerful and relevant move and there's no question about that i mean we're essentially b.d.s. movement is born out of the failure of the diplomatic process to make any progress on achieving a peaceful solution to the israeli palestinian conflict we've had a couple of decades of it going on so far and nobody has seemed to have been able to pressure israel to respect palestinian rights and end the occupation and it's going to require something significant some major shift in the balance of power to make future negotiations more possibly productive now of course there is a chance that that might be happening with all the uprisings in the arab world and a bunch of other things but until the balance of power does shift that doesn't mean that the international community just has to sit there and

if you accept the idea of having a palestinian state, and we insist on having a palestinian state-- younow, we need a capital-- and the only capital that could be, from a geographical point of view, for what would be a palestinian state in the west bank, would be jerusalem. man: the basis of our claim is that we're here. there's be a jewismajority of the jerusalem population since the middle of the 19th century. annow we are of populatioatort atewish on is still heavily concentrated in the west, leading some arabs to hope for partition and sovereignty over the east. they can share functional arrangement in the city, but they cannot share sovereignty. it has to be split. it has to be divided between arab palestinian sovereignty and israeli sovereignty. narrator: in the year 2000, president clinton and ambassador ross helped israeli and palestinian negotiators hammer out many details of an agreement. jerusalem was finally on the table. bulike most rais, primminist bak could not ima divided city. ross argued the palestinian case. at one point i said to him, "mr. prime minister, "you are th

harm the palestinians. now the waiver is there because the funding for unesco is in the budget because we do hope and intend to work with you and real vent members of congress on the way to solve this problem. this is a problem that results from legislation enacted with good intent in 1990 and 1994 when the world was a very different place. the process of pursuing a negotiated two-state solution was in a very different place. and in fact, the legislation at that point had a deterrent effect as intended. it no longer does. the plips and the rest of the world knew about our elective restrictions before they took the vote in unesco. we have actively and aggressively made sure before and after that vote that they understand the consequences should the palestinians go to other organizations. we have every expectation that should the palestinians take that decision the legislation won't deter the majority of the member states from voting them in. so we end up potentially on the outside of organizations that manif

the target is to change the palestinians' calculation. and the palestinians aren't frankly dissuaded by something that doesn't impact them. in a way, if we wanted to be really cynical, if you're the palestinians you get membership and you get a diminished u.s. role in an organization where we're otherwise there, present, standing up for our interests, defending israel, and doing things that we think is important. so the legislation is in effect inadvertently a two-fer for that course of action. >> but would you agree that when we halted that u.s. funding it sent a powerful message to the palestinians as well? >> the message to the palestinians was not stop your march through the u.n. agencies. the message to the palestinians unfortunately, and i realize this is not the intent, was if you get into these u.n. agencies not only do they get a vote but we get diminished influence. so i don't believe that it is working in the way it was intended. i don't believe it is deterring the palestinians or frankly other member states from making a decis

how do you see the future of the palestinian quest for full u.n. recognition. i think this has to be pushed through to think it is very clear that there is a conflict here it is not going to go away from the world stage until palestinians have their freedom we have been on their occupation. because ng for sixty three years and is top lawyer in congressional law. that we the palestinians have the right to self-determination like any other people. i think this is coming. no matter how much you know the states and israel standing alone against the will of the international community with all major powers even china russia or the european union everybody is saying it's time for a palestinian state no problem for us to push this and the strong to a ploy saying sharon's boycott divestment on the state of israel until they comply with international law on a slightly different topic but still the same idea israel the security forces thousands of others in hebron this thursday despite benjamin netanyahu the chance to walk the move is a promising breakthrough on the isra

next to its cross-talk which looks at whether a palestinian boy current group is actually doing more harm than good at resolving conflict with israel. the kick. start. to the super. low in welcome across town people about a movement at odds with itself b.d.s. for the boycott divestment and sanction of israel movement is undergoing some serious soul searching what has the b.d.'s accomplished since its founding in two thousand and five where does it stand on the question of a two state solution of the palestine israel conflict and does the boycott movement actually benefit the palestinians. can. start. to cross out the b.d.s. movement i'm joined by omar and i'd already in washington he is a political scientist and promotes human rights in cairo we have eric walberg he is a journalist and writer for our weekly and author of postmodern imperialism and in london we go to someone he is a political activist and author of the wandering who a study of jewish identity politics are i jonah cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want omar if i can go to you first some

he spoke to our sheri ahn about the palestinian initiative. >> so what demands did the palestinian president make in his letter? >> i asked president abbas about that. he said many of the demands palestinians have made for years. >> welcome to japan again. i'm very happy to see you again. >> thank you. >> this is the main issue that the israelis should seize all kinds of settlement activities and at the same time recognize the borders accordance to six to seven borders. if they accept this, of course, we will. activities in the west bank is endangering the two-state solution. >> building settlements is illegal according to international laws. and expansion of israeli settlements means eroding territories slated for the future palestinian state. that would make an independent palestinian state more difficult. so abbas said israel must put an end to expanding settlements totally. >> but will the israelis ever agree to that? >> i don't think so. netanyahu's main support comes from the right wing and from the jewish settlers, themselves. the settlers would not give up their land and netanyahu ha

and the hague's rejection of palestinian requests to investigate alleged israeli war crimes on their territory throws doubt over the court's partiality. live from our studios in the central moscow you're watching r t with me and he sonali our top story the first u.s. marines have arrived in australia as america boost its military presence in the asia pacific region more than two thousand personnel will be deployed there over the next few years and adds to america's military footprint in such countries as the philippines and singapore all in china's backyard a new zealand based tim beal says hospitality may backfire on the nations. of the sea the united states and this is why about china and taking. into account that now we have canary is going into. place it's may not have leading season. finale pagination several years ago but. you have this fundamental problem all declining united states and rising china and then you had all these countries. red lens. on australia new zealand what to do they have to work out how to cope in this country is our foolishly getting themselves into this.

for several years now you've advocated a two state solution between israelis and palestinians do you see the palestinian bid at the united nations as a stick in the star action i'm not sure i think that. what would be the scenario that we should see the next future there is the scenario immediately of to occur you know for probably cause of mission. probably is international community will create such a pressure of the breed of the sides to negotiate and. probably it will be a step on the road to two state solution yossi beilin a former deputy israeli foreign affairs minister has said that if as well did it at most to promote peace the country wouldn't find itself in the position it is today with the palestinians appealing to the united nations for statehood do you think israel has done enough to promote peace. look i hate to you know to blame ourselves for everything i see that if you ask me i prefer the betrayal for sponsibility the responsibility doesn't mean other players international community america or europe or palestinians. you know everything. right i see that yes we. coul

and also to restore the rights of all the palestinians refugees. this is a very clear position that we as the muslim brotherhood adopt and all jordanians adopt and therefore ending the aggression is a precondition for any further action. >> to answer rumors regarding syria democracy. we say that the democracy as a vehicle regardless of it -- these are many such as judicial difference and the peaceful exchange of authorities and also the freedom of expression, all these mechanisms does not contradict islam at all. but if we go to the writings or the use of -- we find these right things -- this new modern line with benefitting from western thought in a way that would not contradict the islamic thought. there is an elite group that represent the main pivot for the muslim movements for the brotherhood and hamas and justice and development in morocco. the reference for for all of those scholars, this centrist -- the question is that democracy is a mechanism to development the principal under islam. this therefore means to the democracy does not conflict

now diesel a village palestinian administration. well off from the business with dimitri if an hour starting with the news you will get to the answer you brought up to date and indonesia has cancelled a tsunami warning issued following an eight point seven magnitude earthquake where the epicenter was reportedly three hundred kilometers southeast of banda western indonesia at a depth of thirty two kilometers rescue teams have been sent coast as a precaution and a number of our talks have been reported in the area a massive nine point one magnitude earthquake followed by a tsunami in two thousand and four killed almost two hundred thirty thousand people around the indian ocean three quarters of them in a chair. there are reports that twenty five al qaeda linked militants have been killed in southern yemen it follows three days of violence in which at least one hundred fifty people have died following clashes between yemeni soldiers and terrorist suspects it comes after al qaeda raided an army barracks in the southern town of loder an

>> i don't want to govern the palestinians. i don't want them as subjects of israel or citizens of israel. i want them to have their own independent state, but a demilitaryized state. >> those words, contiguous and not swiss cheese are essential in the age-old debate over land. arab newspapers seized on those words and turned them into front page headlines. here's one. netanyahu tlars for the first time support for a contiguous, demilitarized palestinian state. and another one netanyahu supports establishing a contiguous palestinian state. that word is crucial. in the united states bipartisan. two very different republican and democratic administrations have pressed israel to relent on a contiguous state for palestine. >> swiss cheese isn't going to work when it comes to the outline of a state. >> the palestinian people must have the right to govern themselves and reach their full potential in a sovereign and contiguous state. >> contiguous and no swiss cheese. well, after the controversial statement by president obama that he

that's for a palestinian paper. and another one netanyahu supports establishing a contiguous palestinian state. that word is crucial. in the united states bipartisan. two very different republican and democratic administrations have pressed israel to relent on a contiguous state for palestine. >> swiss cheese isn't going to work when it comes to the outline of a state. >> the palestinian people must have the right to govern themselves and reach their full potential in a sovereign and contiguous state. >> contiguous and no swiss cheese. well, after the controversial statement by president obama that he made right there, contiguous, prime minister netanyahu intentionally refused to use the word contiguous when you addressed a joint meeting of congress. so how sigficant what answer prime minister netanyahu gave to my question. dennis ross has worked most recently for president obama. his career has been focused on bringing peace to the middle east. jamie reuben is a former assistant secretary of state and state departm

their palestinians and israeli. palestinian -- everybody is affected by the conflict. you can't escape. even if you just want to go about an ordinary daily life you get dragged into the conflict. there was one palestinian family in particular that drove this home. in the west bank town of lebron, very important biblical patriarchs believed to be buried there. jews leaders who questioned and muslims, very important site. there are jews were shipping every day, there is a big mosque. all in the same compound that has been divided into different parts and he karate family live near the center and probably had more daily friction than any other place because you had the situation with 500 israelis living where, got a round-the-clock by the israeli military and 150,000 palestinians in the city and when the palestinian uprising began in 2000 the israeli military seeking to protect these israelis, the jewish settlers in this community imposed a curfew and wouldn't let the palestinians leave their home. i was there one day early on and the usual rock throwing rubber bullets we

to hear about the palestinian the last year. has been record in terms of the increase in the number of new housing units israel have better method or. in the occupied territories as expansion of settlements and so for as long as the world remains focused on the big battles happening across the arab world the daily fight these farmers push up for every drop of water will continue i noticed policy r t now diesel a village palestinian administration. now look at some other stories from around the world and indonesia has issued a tsunami warning after registering a point so mad in that earthquake is reported to have hit three hundred kilometers southeast of the country's western province at a depth of thirty two kilometers the region lays over a series of fault lines and often experiences earthquakes a massive nine point one earthquake fall by a tsunami there in two thousand and four killed almost two hundred thirty thousand people three quarters of them. at least one hundred thirty three people have been killed in the two days of v

still to come in the program on our arab revolutions to push the palestinian crisis on the back of. the wall is busy with themselves nobody nobody is keen to hear about all of the palestinian people on the occupied territories are left battling for basic essentials while israel uses the cover to do what it once. and developing the atomic energy sector in india turns into a pitched battle between competing interests some american stakeholders are accused of stirring up nuclear protests in the hunt for profit. ten minutes past the hour here in moscow and there's a growing trend in the u.s. of punishing those exposing government misconduct under a law designed to imprison spies the espionage act was used on bradley manning who had data to wiki leaks now a former cia officer may face prison time for revealing to use of torture both cases go against the very basics of the us constitution as according to steven cohen a attorney and author of whistleblowers who work. it's government misconduct that the government wants to suppress the public ever learning about so the heart of the first am

arab revolutions forced the palestinian crisis on the back burner leaving people to battle for basic essential offering cover for israel to do one of the. last critics a spanish plans for a vegas style gambling empire to make money and jobs with actually and boosting the sex industry more than the economy. it is eight am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me wearing a joshua welcome to the program i joined anglo japanese weapons research captain a permanent british naval presence in asia those are the first fruits of british prime minister david cameron's latest and biggest push to hawk his country's weapons to the orient surrounded by a retinue of arms dealers representing the u.k.'s oldest and biggest weapons makers cameron is currently on a five day tour across the continent the british leader also called for indonesia to be allowed to buy weapons in bulk. that just a decade after the country was embargoed by london itself for using british jets to bomb civilians before the u.k. prevented reports aside from standing to make an explosive profit there's also the benefit

world for now peace talks between israel and the palestinians roadblock palestinian prime minister salam fayyad pulled out of a planned meeting instead to low level officials met with israeli prime minister netanyahu and little progress reported. now explains palestinian see the chance of change continually passing by. israel's prime minister. and his palestinian counterpart scheduled to meet for the first time ever a landmark moment to bring peace right wrong this is really not pretty for peace israel wants peace for itself but not for palestinians america which initiated the peace talks is desperate to bring them back to life and get a deal on a score card for washington in the current climate of what they see as democracy working out in the arab world is a perfect time to iron out discord that's been going stale for years it's all the israelis and palestinians can see are clouds building well israel is basically divided between two schools of thought one of which says there's just too much danger and uncertainty to take any kind of interference and the other school which says. in this

to hear about the palestinians last year. has been record in terms of the increase in the number of new housing units israel have been rented or. in the occupied territories as expansion of settlements and so for as long as the world remains focused on the big battles happening across the arab world the daily find these farmers push out for every drop of water will continue unnoticed policy r.t. now the sell a village palestinian administration. that's good have you with us here and. our indian of protesters of rage against nuclear. industry as a protest movement much to go green with envy rather environmentalism. and. the swells the plant that was responsible for causing the world's worst industrial disaster and now it had been abandoned in a condition where it had become a source of pollution of the most recent study that was done shows that this water pollution and spreading. more than hundred thousand. troops walking with. me to be born with birth defects in children. in the sea as little as five hundred dollars. and the

palestinians say the wave of revolutions in the arab world has diverted in international attention from the issue of illegal israeli settlements on the. very warm welcome to you from all of us here at. the best offensive to one of the world's most important democracies the british prime minister has defended his stop off in indonesia as part of his trade. it comes a decade after the country saw an embargo by the u.k. itself for using british jets to bomb civilians david cameron arrives in jakarta from japan as britain seeks to boost its military presence in the region all inside china's backyard with its reporters artie's off a. selling weapons is quickly becoming what britain does best prime minister david cameron unashamedly touting the u.k.'s military hardware only he calls it flying the flag for britain it's seeking to become only the second country other than america to trade arms with japan not only big business but the chance for a crucial foothold in what's clearly the place to be this must be the perfectly predictable result of the shifting of the focus of american attention an

enjoying a round confiscation policy of the game israeli government palestinians complain that these ladies took arab learned and used it for building israeli settlements and since then this and the event has been used to sinai to the plight of the palestinian people this year it coincided with what was dubbed the global march to jerusalem and its all some eighty two countries participating the attention was focused on numerous palestinian cities and villages as well as arab israeli towns and the israeli borders along the israel jordanian border some twenty thousand people gathered and while there were no reports of violence even certain highlighted the palestinian struggle among the groups there was a jewish group calling itself jews united against zionism and they were waving palestinian flags and chanting anti israeli slogans at the come under chip points which is the main checkpoint between jerusalem and ramallah it was violence starting from the early as new day friday here the israeli police were using rubber bullets and tear gas to push back protesters who were burning tires a

in a few minutes it's the world update here on our tape of palestinians appeal to the u.n. security council asking for condemnation of israel's settlement activity it all comes ahead of a meeting of major world powers aimed at jumpstarting peace talks between both sides as artie's explains ordinary palestinians feel they're being marginalized under street here on their own like. while the world's attention is focused on the arab spring palestinians are focused on a different kind of spring the kind that farmers rely on for the livelihood and without which many palestinian villages would not survive. i'm afraid to stand here even though this is the soldiers and settlers often come here to harass us you being here protects me israelis are controlling our spring and the source of our water. this is not be solid village a place where the tommy tribe has lived for some four hundred years but nearly three decades ago and israeli settlements sprung up next door and slowly started encroaching on villages land today a third of what used to be to me ground is controlled by settlers.

now we sell a village palestinian of ministration. and coming out later this hour here in our team the whole thing the atomic energy sector in india turned into a pitched battle between competing interests and has some american stakeholders are accused of stirring up and a nuclear protest for profit. and we've got the latest was a low in case the u.s. and the trade of labeling are aspies those who are supposed government misconduct. spain is going have to wear the cost cutting reform of health care and education introduced on monday the spite loud protests from the country's opposition andrade is also pushing through an ambitious project to build a vegas style casino complex in order to fill its coffers but as artie's jacob graves now reports that it turned out a long shot bet with poor odds. willing to buy economic hispanics government and maybe take a big gamble. over his plans in developing gambling mecca vegas it's somewhat ironic because this is a country where gambling was freedom for so many years for more research service that

on friday while marking the land day sees palestinians commemorating the deaths of six arabs killed by police in demonstrations against the land confiscation is by israel back in one hundred seventy six counties paullus leader was following the events. this year the annual land day demonstrations turn violent with one protester killed in gaza several dozen injured across the west bank and at least thirty four people arrested the event and marks the killing back in one nine hundred seventy six of six palestinians during a man confiscation policy of the venezuelan government palestinians complain that the israelis took arab learned and used it for building israeli settlements and since then an event has been used to highlight the plight of the palestinian people this year coincide with what was dubbed the global march to jerusalem and its all some eighty two countries participating the attention was focused on numerous palestinian cities and villages as well as arab israeli towns and we israeli borders along the it's all good damien border some twenty thousand people gathered and whil

hear about the palestinian last year. has been record in terms of the increase in the number of new housing units israel have better method or. in the occupied territories as expansion of settlements and so for as long as the world remains focused on the big battles happening across the arab world the daily fight these farmers put up for every drop of water will continue i noticed policy r t now diesel a village palestinian administration. coming up next hour why it's a whole new ball game for spain's treasure to football teams a country where the game is almost like it's cash starved clubs are dragging in a. bunch of litigation zone. sports updates. stay here for the headlines that just aren't. evoke for bush for bush the bush always adds my one so for kerry both for character so the people that are going to be validating this machine can stand there all day long and vote for somebody and it will be right every time but the guy can walk up here and if he hits the right buttons he can flip the boat that he he. says .

the palestinian the last year. has been a record and the increases in the number of new housing units israel have been meant to go. in the occupied territories as expansion of settlements and so for as long as the world remains focused on the big battles happening across the arab world the daily fight these farmers push up for every drop of water will continue i noticed policy are key and obviously a village palestinian administration coming up a bit later in the program here in r t developing here comic energy sector in india turns into a pitched battle between competing interests some american stakeholders argues of stirring up and saying we're protests in the hunt for profit. so we got x. pretty near on a latest with a glowing case in the us and that tranda of labeling and spies those who expose government misconduct. before that spain is going had with a cost cutting reform of health care and education introduced on monday despite loud protests from the country's opposition madrid is also pushing through an amb

to hear about the palestinian the last year. has been record in terms of the increase in the number of new housing units israel have very limited or. in the occupied territories as expansion of settlements and so for as long as the world remains focused on the big battles happening across the arab world the daily find these farmers put up for if we drop of water will continue i noticed policy r t and now he's a living wage palestinian administration. still ahead for you this hour in the program indian protesters rage against nuclear expansion behind the protest movement on much bigger powers who are green with envy of an environmentalist. the swiss the plant that was responsible for causing the world's worst industrial disaster and now it had been abandoned in a condition where it had become a source of pollution of the most recent study that was done shows that this water pollution and spreading. more than a hundred thousand. troops walking in the. times more likely to be born with birth defects in children in the rest of the c

israeli security forces killed a twenty year old palestinian powers in the streets to mark land today we look at how about protests turned fatal. and north korea accuses the u.s. of overreacting as a standoff over a planned satellite launch. this week you saw a revival of the scandal surrounding the alleged cia secret prison in poland it's something of a country officials have always strongly denied the first charges have reportedly been brought against the country's former intelligence chief for allowing a covert site former cia officer ran into mcgovern says it's time for officials to be held accountable. these high high value suspects were to be given enhanced interrogation techniques and that of course meant that it needed a secure place to do that the story broke in a crash many years ago put out its own out of the polls pretty much it made it that a small say that there was condoned by the secret service of poland by their intelligence people and by their top officials you know how it came to be eight of course it is probably some money that passed hands i would be very interest

a twenty year old palestinian was killed when landay protesters clashed with israeli security forces on the palestinian israeli border on friday comes a fortnight after an egyptian mediated truce to stop the violence between the two sides was broken paula snare explains. and that's where the and not mandate demonstrations turned violent with one protester killed in gaza several dozen injured across the west bank and at least thirty four people arrested in the event and marks the killing back in one thousand nine hundred six of the six palestinians enjoying a man confiscation policy of the then israeli government palestinians complain that the israelis took our blend and used it for building israeli settlements and since then this and the event has been used to highlight the plight of the palestinian people this year it coincided with what was dubbed the global march to jerusalem and its all some eighty two countries participating the attention was focused on the numerous palestinian cities and villages as well as arab israeli towns and israeli borders along the israel jordanian borde

israel is not pretty for peace is that peace put itself was not put palestinians thousands of them go on hunger strikes in israeli jails as new peace talks between the two were strange nations go down a truly tried and failed. plus. public taxpayer funded appetising campaign. in our world today taking at the golden shine off the olympics london two thousand and twelve accused of being nothing but a money making machine. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at our team sky. it was a debut destined to stir up and media storm the much anticipated show by julian finally burst on to t.v. screens all around the world with controversy not only about the host but of course it's gusts as well as bowler leader hassan nasrallah whose identity was kept secret until the broadcast was it the first person interviewed by the world's most prominent whistleblower. premiers impact. for most american media julianna songes guilty without charge for reckless traitor and a threat to our national security interests sleazeball me and julian assange who is bent on damaging america how did this guy ju