patients that that is is slowly and daily confiscating more and more palestinian property pushing palestinians out of their homelands imprisoning them ignore izing them how can you see how i don't understand how in the face of all these overwhelming facts that you could take any objection to the word eradicate when that's precisely what's been happening and not just not just you know these these are these are indisputable facts and secondly you know the rhetoric coming out of out of this election is even it's even more proof of that i mean on the one hand you have you know. i think during lieberman's party for example used to be the far right now you actually have people who are who are to the right of lieberman as if that was even possible and you know there are there are calls to remove palestinian citizens of israel and annex the west bank get rid of me how can you say you're ok so let me just you know what i mean retention of patrick has got a slightly less she's got a point why should the palestinians really care because it doesn't really make any difference the same policies but i would

more than seventy percent of palestinian the day to day palestinian economy comes through the through through assistance from from foreign donors and i think that he's afraid that there will be real repercussions if he goes down that path the other problem is that he's simply non-confrontational and really doesn't want to go down this path of actually having to bear the brunt of continuing to push forward for an end to israel's illegal activity is there almost a crisis in the palestinian leadership i mean you're talking about the shortcomings of a bus but it's no secret that there is a huge rivalry between hamas and fatah and no unified leadership on that front either we've had a crisis of leadership for a very long period of time and so have the israelis on the palestinian side the crisis of leadership is that we don't have a leader who is willing to really stand up and try to unite palestinians together try to push for an end to israel's military occupation who will try to bring together and embolden palestinians and give them something to push for instead we've seen a leadership th

he said number one peace with the palestinians is not a favor we do the palestinians. it's in our strategic interest. number two he said we will not become a binational case, the one time he came out publicly not withstanding the attitude of the base of his party had been, and acknowledged there's a demographic issue here and you're going to have to deal with it. i do think in a strange way he became left to most of his own party. in is this election he became increasingly concern about benet and tried to preempt his appeal. the irony we've seen is again what this election is about is about accept the rifts doing well. david, you're right, this is not about the country going to the ountry not going to the right. >> the central dilemma here is this-- in polling dilemma-- 65% of the israeli public is for a two-state solution, 65%. 65% of the israeli public also does not believe they have a real negotiating partner in the palestinians and they believe nothing is going to happen any time soon. on the palestinian side you have similar majorities. 65%, 70% of palestinians wh

the right of palestinians to self-determination in the west bank and gaza but also openly call for the enix ation of palestinian territory in the west bank a step that even the current israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has not called for in the money yeah and you mentioned. you know. i was surprised to see that they were also a vocal supporter of settlements i mean here we're talking about the second largest party i mean it just seems like you like you said there's really no opposition to that line when it comes to no absolutely not and you know it's gotten so far right so colonialist in israeli politics today that people look at kadima some sort of refreshing change from the norm the reality is that even in two thousand and eight at the peak of the sort of you know annapolis process the kadima government led at the time by a person who is now considered a moderate in comparison to benjamin netanyahu who had all murder he was busy building settlements deep inside the west bank so we should be under no illusions that the kadima movement or the movement which is which is now the

whoa whoa hold on no you should despicable he goes on to say palestinians are quote hiding behind their burkas and rattles like the unmanned animals they are throw them not into your prisons where they can bide until they're treated by thousands by the thousands for another child of israel but into the sea to float their food for sharks. unmanned animals food for sharks and these are human beings we're talking about and frankly i'm speechless. look i think it's pretty obvious why rachel i hate rooms is my villain and i think i'll just leave it at that. looking for a never seen anything like that. in just a few days israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will seek a third term to leave the country for another four years and he's running on a platform to make israel the most powerful nation it can be in order to deal with threats such as iran's nuclear program so is next yahoo really pegged to win and what will the outcome of this election signify for palestinians and the region at large to talk about all that and more i'm joined by yousif nayar executive director of the jerusalem fun

but today i think today is forms a historical intersection in palestinian history simply because what was yesterday is not going to be tomorrow tomorrow will look. really different totally different now hamas will have to look and to further hand the audience that i would have to look into the hamas in the eye and both sides have to agree on only one thing we don't need more of the consolation talks we don't need more the consolation agreements because there were so many agreement signed between the two parties but not one of them has been honored or implemented the both both parties hamas and fatah today have to decide to set a target date for the elections presidential. election to get that to bring the palestinian people to the to the ballot boxes and it is only up to the palestinian people to decide who they are coming president will be and who the coming government will be the current situation of the gaza strip on the west bank cannot go on forever cannot go on even for tomorrow the day after tomorrow or today is history being written in a different way by palestinians and i thi

set up camp in israeli occupied west bank territory and then later changed palestinians set up tents where israel plans homes i mean how is that what is going on here where i don't know if it's the israeli lobby or what that's really shaping the perception of how we view this conflict both as a true. really unfortunate incident at the new york times where as you said they had a headline which in non-controversial terms describing situations in reality really occupied territory the israelis occupy and in fact in the lead to that article they mention israeli occupied territory and so you know i think the problem was when they went and changed it because then it made it seem as if there was something wrong with describing it in that way in that purely factual way and so yes i think it calls into question you know the way the media really represents what is going on the ground and the big problem with that of course is our understanding of what happens between israelis and palestinians runs through this filter of the mainstream media and in turn as americans that shapes our opinions and

the palestinians does not accept this resolution and then began a massive attack to destroy the small jewish community that was living there at the time. and then miraculously within a year you know state of israel was created in the small jewish state prevailed and so forth. but then when you look at the details you see that the jewish community at the time which is a small group of immigrants really less than half a million immigrants are living there it's i were suddenly given by the united nations a lot of the lion's share of the country and the palestinians who are the vast majority in palestine at the time were were deprived of more than half of their land which is absurd and then you look further and you see that the jewish community had a massive militia of almost forty thousand armed men which my father was was your father was an officer and there was an equivalent of the palestinian side there was no fighting force in the post inside and then once again you keep looking for. there you see that as soon as this resolution was accepted the israeli forces began a massive campaig

the palestinians decide on what they want.'ll respect their decisions. >> reporter: morsi says he has invit invit invited abbas, on the critical question, does israel have the right to exist? >> israel is a u.n. member, so the question seems strange, so the party and place who needs a place are the palestinians. i am not discussing the bias of one against the other, but i'm talking about the real situation that exists now. israel is a member of the u.n., the palestinians have the right to be a member. that is why i'm talking about reconciliation among palestinians. it is not possible to achieve peace and stability, unless it is for everyone involved. so if the palestinians continue to suffer, if they continue to suffer from attacks. if the palestinians remain without a state. if the palestinians remain without a full acknowledgment from the whole world that they have full rights this means peace will not be complete in the middle east and the world. what do we want for this world? we came with a message of peace. we want peace

the new york times has a history of the in value so is the palestinians and being in support of israel i mean this area that the israel has called it one is on palestinian private property in the west bank israel is planning on building illegal settlements on the sill and internationally the whole world recognizes the west bank as occupied territory occupied by israel the new york times went ahead and change the headline six hours after originally putting it up and it showed as a clear bias towards the palestinians and in favor of israel. i do want to be fair and mention that the term israeli occupied the term that was used in that title and then removed that is used and the actual body of the article so. does that not negate these accusations of a biased or what do you think i don't think in the gates bias because the headline is what attracts people to read the article it's that stands out it's what it's the headline it's a headline or so and it's not just this issue the new york times has a troubling history of being bias for example their former chief youthen broner his son served

the palestinians are doing terrorist attacks.that are right to do something they want to create their own country, their own homeland, and they oppose the aggressive occupation. >> we certainly are not here to debate the history with you, but we are trying to betray your film and it has powerful statements that should be highlighted. "we become a preoccupation force similar to the germans in world war ii. we up become cruel to ourselves as well, the man to the occupied occupation using the excuse of the war against terrorists." that is in your movie. it is very powerful. >> i am not saying it is not in the move may -- movie. what i felt was when you portray that as the palestinians are people that are sitting there and not doing anything, it is not the reality on the ground. by that you have to show both sides. i think we knew do that, you portray only one side. i said that before. you have to be balanced. this is something i do not see some much here. >> could you respond to both of these points? one, this powerful statement tha

worst apartheid systems and get was around the palestinian people that look to be palestinians in forty percent of the land they built around gaza and they turn goes into a jail the biggest prison in the world and you know we know how good it was to the situation in gaza there are still syria and they are building a wall on the occupied land so they want to keep this learn to keep themselves as it is it's not the solution that you keep building walls you need to do peace with the region you have to write to the people. in syria and in the arab world around here there are six million palestinian refugees the israelis pleasure responsible over their catastrophe they have to solve the problem of that if we did you have to get to give them the right to get back to their homeland that has been that has been taken from them israel can't build it's a future on the expense of the people of the region and then building walls to protect the to protect themselves wards is not going to protect israelis people's rights and they will keep claiming the rights now israel's most visible wall is its barr

home of palestinians who were kicked out of their homes in one thousand nine hundred eighty eight in jerusalem that house at the new york times purchased in one thousand nine hundred four in west jerusalem belong to the economy family there a palestinian family that lived in jerusalem before you were expelled by israeli terrorist militias in one thousand nine hundred eighty eight so they purchased a house that's built on top of palestinian homes and they've acknowledged this is not a hidden information they've acknowledged that they purchased did they tried to it's ambiguous what their response has been they tried to say we purchased the house from whoever sold it to us but they acknowledge that it was palestinian and that the people the palestinians who owned it should have the right to determine who owns that house who built on top of the original house and is still occupying this house so this is a lot of conflict of interest of the new york times when it comes to palestine there occupying the palestinian home their former bro chief his son it was served in israeli forces while he

more than 100 civilians died, most of them palestinian. a cease-fire ended the fighting, but the two sides are still without a viable peace agreement. israel controls the borders. for now, they are allowing goods back in, but the humanitarian situation is dire. hamas is holding fast to its anti-israel's stance. fatah, the internationally recognized representative asking the u.n. to upgrade their international standing. an overwhelming number of nations voted to recognize them as a non-member observer state. they celebrated the news. israel condemned the move. the day after the vote, the government announced the massive settlement plans would move forward. the development would effectively cut the territory in two. united states of the project was "not helpful." tensions over the iranian nuclear program to be most in the spotlight. netanyahu has threatened to launch a preventive strike on iranian nuclear abilities. he told the u.n. that iran could have the means to trade in nuclear bomb as early as this spring. i rise as they will respond t

the palestinian authority is official the state of palestine to help the families ripped apart by israel's imposed border is. also reporting that. arrives in russia speculation he's come to receive a russian passport from. around the world online on satellite this is a t. with you twenty four hours a day live from moscow u.k. governments charitable enterprises abroad could be doing nothing to help the world's poor in fact a center right think tank says the billions of pounds in taxpayers' money being spent part of a p.r. campaign to promote the image of the government's disgust with where exactly this cash is ending up. let me give you three quite stark examples the first is the example of british eight ethiopia which totals three hundred million pounds. evidence studies b.b.c. investigation shows that in fact it wasn't used to help poor people it was used by the ethiopian government cements a corrupt hold on power the u.k. government refutes that saying that the money doesn't even go through the government but according to human rights watch they say it does and this investigation showed

in the palestinian authority. israel's imposed border. president putin's hailed as a protector of. the. country. in. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here in. the u.k. government's charitable enterprises abroad it could be doing nothing to help the world's poor and a center right says the billions of pounds in taxpayers' money being spent and merely part of a p.r. campaign to promote the image of the government my colleague bill dodd discussed it all with. us to where exactly this. well let me give you three quite stark examples the first is the example of british eight ethiopia which totals three hundred million pounds evidence studies a b.b.c. investigation shows that in fact it wasn't used to help people it was used by the ethiopian government meant a corrupt hold on power the u.k. government refutes that saying that the money doesn't even go through the government but according to human rights watch they say it does and this investigation showed that in fact supporters of the opposition weren't allowed to receive food or seeds or fertilizer which is what the aid was de

side simply because he's dumping the palestinian moderates he's dumping the leadership of president abbas is dumping the political negotiations with the with the palestinians and he's carrying on his own agenda of it of increasing the number of jewish settlements in the west bank even though they are illegally they are illegal under international law he carries on his policies this route every chance of reaching a two state solution between the palestinians and the israelis if the israeli withdrawal from gaza was based on an agreement with the palestinian authority we have we would have seen a totally different middle east today. in europe it's spanish locksmiths who say they now hold the key to a sturdy and so if they were all pretty any longer with the authorities you've been repossessed homes and demanding a change of locks you can find out more about that on a website at the moment also online. there's almost in love to mine says the u.s. with the senate and investigation to determine if the cia gave an appropriate access to the goons create. or not and plenty of other features

he's dumping the put the political negotiations with the with the palestinians and he's carrying on his own agenda of increasing the number of do with settlements in the west bank even though they are illegally they are illegal under international law he carries on his policies the stop every chance of reaching a two state solution between the palestinians and the israelis if the israeli withdrawal from gaza was based on an agreement with the palestinian authority we have we would have seen a totally different middle east today just over seven months ago the french placed their trust in socialist leader for all land giving him a mandate for change but his promises ranging from economic prosperity to allowing gay marriage approving harder to achieve than perhaps he thought and as artie's alexy have said he found out people already losing trust in the new leader. the debate on whether gay marriage should be allowed has split french society for years with protests about the issue often ending in violence with france coming to power the gay community breathed a sigh of relief but it may

as rival palestinian groups hamas try to heal the rift between them they look at how israel's occupation policies may have brought the factions together all about a more after a quick right. to represent. the people we're going to take the term. the way our economic system. where. i. live from moscow this is r.t. it's now a half past the hour thanks for joining us on wednesday rival palestinian groups on hamas tried to implement a unity agreement they first signed some two years ago and the easing of tension between the parties has. already helped reunite one family in guarded torn apart by political strife as artie's paul a slip reports it's really policies that prompted both sides to look past their differences you know it's been five long years since this family was together one thousand eight hundred days since i'm in a muslim last saw her son his crime belonging to a group the gaza government was opposed to except this time it wasn't the israelis who forced him into exile but hamas and other bronzer i left my family and house in gaza and headed for the west bank but it was only afte

the palestinian authorities official of the state of palestine does little to help the families ripped apart by israel's imposed borders. and french film star. arrives here in russia amid speculation he's a russian passport after quitting france. global news live from moscow this is with me rory it's good to have you with us today the u.k. government's charitable enterprises abroad could be doing nothing to help the world's poor in fact a center right think tank says the billions of pounds in taxpayers' money being spent part of a p.r. campaign to promote the image of the government my colleague bill dog discussed with laura smith where exactly this cash is ending up. well let me give you three quite stark examples the first is the example of british eight ethiopia which totals three hundred million pounds evidence studies b.b.c. investigation shows that in fact it wasn't used to help poor people it was used by the ethiopian government to cement a corrupt hold on power the u.k. government refutes that saying that the money doesn't even go through the government but according to human r

vote around palestinian statehood and i saw a map afterward that showed the u.s. and canada israel and a few other islands opposing that that vote in the united nations but the rest of the world standing with the palestinian people. i draw a lot of hope from the. i think. that the policies that we're following right now are they are not in u.s. interests not in palestinian interests certainly but also not in israeli interest and i look to the rest of the world to exert some pressure and certainly for people in this country to insist that our own laws are followed absolutely we have only about a minute left but i want to ask you about the rachel corrie foundation it's grown into something so much bigger than just the struggle. talk about how you became activists and really what this sort of vision is doing we have very little ok well it's a grassroots sort of thing we're trying to like rachel to try to the grassroots level combine people so that they understand each other from different parts of the world and of course rachel impacted a whole lot of people around t

pushing up walls and tearing families apart is row continues to build separation barrier is leaving palestinians in gaza and the west bank i'm able to reunite with their relatives. and to watch what you say report on survey suggesting that americans feel politically correct correct and this has made the two are so hypersensitive a nation where people can't speak them by. the line from moscow i'm you thanks for joining us concerns are rising in britain where prime minister david cameron's costly foreign aid program has come under fire for not helping the poor around the world a study by a center right think tank says that billions of tax payers money is being used as a tool to promote good image of the coalition government and my colleague bill dodd discussed a show without hazel or smith well let me give you three quite stark examples the first is the example of bush's eight ethiopia which totals three hundred million pounds evidence studies. it wasn't used to help people it was used by the ethiopian government she cements a corrupt hold on power the u.k. government refutes that saying that the

that if there is a palestinian partner we can move forward with the palestinians then those people would support abandoning settlements withdrawing from settlements freezing the building of settlements but the public here is very very split pretty much down the middle between those on the left and those on the right right but if we see wins for jewish home at combined with netanyahu his party like you said which is a possibility where does that put him with nets now his i should say plans for settlements where does that put the peace talks with palestine just briefly for us put that into perspective he still he still needs to form a coalition government with at least sixty one seats his own party and the jewish home party will not be enough to form a coalition he will have to then either turn to the center parties or to the ultra-orthodox parties or to both if he brings in any of the center parties that's going to be a moderating influence in terms of foreign policy and they will push netanyahu to move forward on the peace process issue also a lot depends on the position of the united st

orthodox look at one of the most contentious issues of the campaign the expansion of settlements into palestinian territories. as france and germany celebrate their friendship with a show of unity looks likely to stumble over widening divisions between the e.u. true powerhouses. and rock obama kicks off his second term in office with promises to back to mock procedure process with global sparking concerns america's intervention policies are not likely to change during his coming years and on. my from our studios in moscow you're watching r t with me and you so now it's good to have you with us two pm now in the russian capital our top story and it's officially decision time for israel with people across the country heading to the polls in a snap parliamentary election but the overwhelming sentiment is that the outcome will be no surprise benjamin netanyahu victory seems a foregone conclusion this despite discontent with his policies that many believe have led to economic hardship a lack of progress in peace negotiations with palestine and growing international isolation now polls suggest the prim

he's dumping the poor political negotiations with the with the palestinians and he's carrying on his own agenda of of increasing the number of do with settlements in the west bank even though they are illegally they are illegal under international law he carries on his policies the stop every chance of getting a two state solution between the palestinians and the israelis if the israeli withdrawal from gaza was based on an agreement with the palestinian authority we have we would have seen a totally different middle east today. in the meantime president mahmoud abbas has officially changed the name of the palestinian administration to the state of palestine and spite this recent status upgrade by the un the nation still remains all but united as artie's policy reports thousands of families are torn in two by israeli borders. this is the everest crossing one of five land crossings between israel and gaza getting through here is tough you need the rights commission and papers but this crossing does not just separate israel from gaza it also divides families who are trapped on either si

it is one that is missing among the infighting of palestinian politics. it must have struck a nerve. the israeli supreme court was allowing this to go on but the prime minister was the one who stepped in to put a stop to it. al jazeera. >> an explosion has killed seven afghan visitors following a night time nato raid in which four soldiers and an afghan soldier died. they tried to pull the bodies of the four taliban's from the rubble of a mosque. it is not clear if that caused the explosion. a roadside bombing of an army convoy has killed as many as 17 soldiers and injured 22 more. a pakistani cleric who spent years living abroad is sticking what he calls a march. they're calling to end corruption and social injustice. he will lead a million people on a peaceful resolution. protests to 96 shia muslims. people have been taking to the streets in several other cities. the prime minister -- and the members have vowed not to bury the bodies until they are protected. police them to india have arrested six men for adapting in raping a 29 year old woman. it comes

prospects of unity palestinian rival groups fatah and hamas attempt to build bridges bringing hope to families divided by the conflict. venezuela's supreme court rules that it's legal to postpone the inauguration of president is due to poor house amid fears his absence could destabilize the country . and has island bitten off more than it can to dublin plans for europe's recovery as the president while critics say it should deal with its own cash woes first. it is a lot i am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshua welcome to the program. now the long divided palestinian groups fired her boss are seeking ways to overcome their differences and share power their leaders held talks in cairo on wednesday in the latest attempt to bridge the gap between their parties as artie's policy you're now reports it means a lot for palestinian families which have been divided by the political rivalry. it's been five long years since this family was together one thousand eight hundred days since i'm in a muslim last saw her son his crime belonging to a group the gaza government

palestinian territories could bring a lawsuit that was made retroactive that had to be challenge should go up through their high court and eventually we found the opportunity to actually end up in court the first day that we were in court was. the two thousand and ten in the actual while of hearings was. two thousand and eleven and the verdict came out of two thousand and twelve so it's been a long process and we just i think sunday filed a an appeal so we're looking forward to who knows but another couple of years you just have to challenge this you know you don't know where it's going to go but you have a child and you have to challenge it because you said last night it really stuck with me that the final voyage was as if the judge hadn't even heard the testimony over the last couple years what do you mean by that well we were in haifa district court the israeli court system is different from the court system here in the united states the case was heard by a single judge there are no juries in israel and we the district court is the second tier of courts in israel there is the magistr