wave of violence thousands of palestinian prisoners are refusing food in a show of solidarity palestinian youngsters have also gathered in the streets in protest israeli officials say the prisoner died of a heart attack palestinians and says he was tortured during interrogation his death further angered palestinians who have already been a rallying for a week against conditions in israeli prisons and in support of the hunger strikers protests repeatedly adding fierce clashes with soldiers who used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds. prisoner issue though wasn't the only one causing divisions this week more clashes erupted when jewish settlers attacked palestinian demonstrators in the north of the west bank shooting two people policy reports there may be no end to the confrontation as long as israel continues building on the land considered palestinian its rugged and remarkable landscape knowledge of the empty but full of meaning this is one of the west bank's most sensitive pieces of real estate for fourteen years plans to build here have existed but were kicked on hold bu

further fuels week long protests against the plight of palestinian prisoners. and italians choose the parliament and one of the most unpredictable votes in the country's history which could see a comeback by show. or breakthrough by a former comedian. from moscow this is arts and the weekly with me rory sushi we're highlighting the week's top stories right now. it's been revealed this week that another russian child died after being adopted by an american family the twentieth such death since the mid ninety's the news that three year old maxime koosman was found bruised and dead at the home of a texas couple coast here in russia and the boy's adoptive mother claims it was just an accident but there are suspicions maxime could have been abused and killed he's an associate talking to house the story. twenty russian children in the last seventeen years died in their adoptive american families most recently here in texas much she was mean known to locals as max shadow just what i heard on the news was just that a kid had some scratches. that's all i know three year

jail further fuels a week long protest against the plight of palestinian prisoners. and italian shoes their parliament in one of the most unpredictable votes in the country's history could see a comeback by show man berlusconi or a breakthrough by a former comedian. glad to have you with us this evening i'm lucy calvin over there watching our t.v. it's our special weekly show where we top off the week's top stories well it's been revealed that on our show another russian child has died after being adopted by an american family it's the twentieth such death since the mid one nine hundred ninety s. the news that three year old maxim cruz men was found bruised and dead at the home of a texan couple caused outrage here in russia the boy's adoptive mother there are suspicions that moxon could have been abused and killed parties and takes up the story twenty russian children in the last seventeen years died in their adoptive american families most recently here in texas mark simkin means known to locals as max shadow. was just a kid had some scratches. that's all i know th

further fuels a week long protests against the plight of palestinian prisoners. and italians choose their parliament or one of the most unpredictable votes in the country's history which could see a comeback like showmen berlusconi for a breakthrough by a former comedian. grieving families speak out from the if you're watching on t.v. and it's our weekly show capping off the top stories from the week well it's been revealed that another russian child has died after being adopted by an american family and it's the twentieth such death since the mid one nine hundred ninety s. the news that three year old maxim cruz man was found a bruised and dead at the home of a texan couple has caused outrage here in russia the boy's adoptive mother claims that it was an accident but there are some suspicions that maxim could have been abused and murdered his mistress or churkin it takes up the story. twenty russian children in the last seventeen years died in their adoptive american families most recently here in texas mark simkin meehan known to locals as max shadow just what

in the west by the death of israeli jails further fuels week long protests against the plight of palestinian prisoners. and italian parliament in one of the most unpredictable votes in the country's history with. or a breakthrough by a former comedian. must thank you for joining us today on. the weekly with the top stories of the week for you. it's been revealed this week that another russian child died off to being adopted by an american family the twentieth death since the mid ninety's the news the three year old. was found dead at the home of a texas couple has caused. the boy's adoptive mother claims it was an accident but there are suspicions maxime could have been abused and killed. points. twenty russian children in the last seventeen years died in their adoptive american families most recently here in texas mark seemed was me and known to locals as max shadow just what i heard on the news. just that kid had some scratches. that's all i know three year old mark and his younger brother keel lived in this house with their adoptive parents in a rather secluded neighborhood it was from he

>> make the situation better for both palestinians and israelis. there is a lot of work to do on their side. >> warner: that work is being done in ram a labs, the west bank home of the palestinian authority, the separation has boosted business here o high-rises dot the skyline, shoppers jam the streets. >> we have night life in ramallah which is-- i'm proud of. >> warner: young palestinians flock to jack saade's upscale jasmine cafe yet he senses frustration among young people over too few job opportunities and no clear path to statehood. >> there is no vision, there is no light at the end of the tunnel. that makes it more frustrating to everybody, especially the young adults. >> warner: customer ra want assad, a 25-year-old graphic designer says she's not frustrated. >> it is very hard to build a career-- but it wasn't always that way. and it is not going to stay that way forever. >> warner: she doesn't know many israelis and doesn't care to. >> i don't think any negotiation is going to go anywhere. like i think now we need just to stop fighting,

for their fuels week long protests against the plight of palestinian prisoners. and italian shoes their apparent moment in one of the most unpredictable votes in the country's history of which could see a comeback by schoeman for school need for a breakthrough by a former comedian. good to see you with us this evening i'm lucy catherine on when you're watching the weekly here on our t.v. it's our week out of the week's top stories as well as today's news well it's been a real to reveal that another russian child died after being adopted by an american family this is the twentieth such death since to mid one nine hundred ninety s. the news that three year old maxim koosman was found. dead at the home of a texan couple caused outrage here and russia the boy's adoptive mother mother claims that it was an accident but there are some suspicions that maxim could have been abused and murdered are going to take up the story twenty russian children in the last seventeen years died in their adoptive american families most recently here in texas much known to locals as just

fueling week long protest against the plight of palestinian prisoners. and italians choose their parliament one of the most unpredictable votes in the country's history that could see the return of silvio berlusconi or a breakthrough or work in media. in moscow i met treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. we begin in the united states where police are investigating the death of another russian child who him in adopting by an american family the twentieth such death since mid ninety's the news that three year old maxime cruz means. the body was found near his texas home cause outrage in russia the boy's adoptive mother claims it was an accident but there are suspicions maxime could have been abused and even killed or he's out of stocks if you're going to reports twenty russian children in the last seven years died in their adoptive american families most recently here in texas much she was mean known to locals as max shadow just what i heard on the news was just a kid had some scratches. that's all i kno

more than 4000 palestinians currently in israeli jails. the palestinian authority is calling for an international investigation into this debt. there has been a lot of protests and rallies. we had the body of this man returned to the palestinian authority. he is currently in a morgue. there will be a funeral carried out in his home village on monday. hundreds of people are expected to attend. >> the issue of palestinian prisoners seem to have been getting a lot of attention over the past couple of weeks. why is that? >> it really has heated up over the last couple of weeks. it started with a man going on a very long hunger strike. he has been on a hunger strike with some supplement for over 200 days. this has led to a lot of demonstrations and rallies outside of places like the military base. we saw more rallies there today. people have been very concerned that this man and some of the other long-term strikers would die. people are fed up with the issue of palestinians being detained. this is the issue of administrative detention whereby i

it is the last remaining corridor between the large palestinian cities in the west bank and if plans go ahead in the israelis extend this area it would cut into a big chunk of the west bank effectively driving a wedge into the middle of any potential palestinian state critics have warned that filling the space with jewish homes amounts to a doomsday scenario effectively striking a fatal heart attack to the two state solution but for now the plan is to build a garbage dump in this valley with the waste that comes from jerusalem and then in about twenty to thirty years when it's full to build a park on top of us here you can see that palestinians fear it's part of a long term strategy to extend the one and build new israeli settlements it's not surprising this is not the first time that such a plan is submitted it is a part of ongoing policy that has been growing for years now in at the end to grab palestinian lands but first the israelis need to get rid of the people who live here among them around three arab jerusalem neighborhoods and a hundred and fifty bedouins for whom this has b

>> make the situation better for both palestinians and israelis. there is a lot of work to do on their side. >> warner: that work is being done in ram a labs the west bank home of the palestinian authority the separation has boosted business here o high-rises dot the skyline shoppers jam the streets. >> we have night life in ramallah which is-- i'm proud of. >> warner: young palestinians flock to jack saade's upscale jasmine cafe yet he senses frustration among young people over too few job opportunities and no clear path to statehood. >> there is no vision, there is no light at the end of the tunnel. that makes it more frustrating to everybody, especially the young adults. >> warner: customer ra want assad, a 25-year-old graphic designer says she's not frustrated. >> it is very hard to build a career-- but it wasn't always that way. and it is not going to stay that way forever. >> warner: she doesn't know many israelis and doesn't care to. >> i don't think any negotiation is going to go anywhere. like i think now we need just to stop fighting and

now there were palestinians are demanding an international investigation into the death of a palestinian prisoner in an israeli jail it's reported he died of a heart attack with his alleged he was being interrogated at the time as follows a week of unrest which saw hundreds of west bank residents clashing almost daily with israeli settlers and police dozens injured in the fighting the protests were in support of four palestinians on hunger strike in israeli jails on monday negotiators sent a letter to the e.u. foreign policy chief requesting help in securing the prisoners release meanwhile israel continues to push forward with building on occupied land effectively blocking any negotiations as artie's fall asleep. i it's rugged unremarkable landscape largely empty but full of meaning this is one of the west bank's most sensitive pieces of real estate for fourteen years plans to build here have existed but were kept on hold but all of that changed last november less than twenty four hours after the u.n. general assembly recognize palestine is a nonmember observer state tel aviv fast track

to stand up for the rights of palestinian prisoners from hunger strike. a popular comedians candle prone berlusconi and a former communist the choice for italians boating and a journey of election of course to the prius hybrid and should've called the data rock tier of. syrian opposition fighters rebel over peace talks boycotting that own leaders efforts to end the civil war and refusing to meet even their staunchest ally. the latest news and the week's top stories you're watching the weekly here on our c with me hello and welcome to the program. as they dance about three year old boy in the u.s. has caused a storm of outrage and dissent inside russia it was revealed this week that the russian died whilst in the care of an american foster family the boy's adoptive mother claims it was just an accident but moskos suspects their toddler might have been killed from. twenty russian children in the last seventeen years died in their adoptive american families most recently here in texas. to locals as max shadow just what i heard on the news was just the kid ha

one is palestinian, the other israeli. they reunited after the deaths of their daughters. >> all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. details are slowly emerging on the allegations against u.s. special operations forces that prompted afghan president karzai to order the removal from wardak province. afghan officials said they have received complaints for the past three months that u.s. forces have arrested nine people who have since disappeared. one afghan villagers said her son was taken away and later found dead. >> my son was taken in his body was dropped under a bridge in the river. one of his fingers was cut off. he was beaten very badly. his body was stolen from torture and his throat was slit. why is the government not listening to our voices? why are they not stopping americans from doing such things? while i wanted to stand to talk with the americans, they pulled me back and hit me in the chest with the but of a gun. i still feel pain he

h1 is controlled by the palestinian authority. 140,000 palestinians live here. h2 as under israeli control. area, there are few signs of palestinian life, only roadblocks, closed streets, and soldiers and the silence of the and the lines in the market. nikole johnston, hebron, occupied west bank. of a christ church city is still demolished. a memorial was held for the nearly 200 people who died. wasminutes of silence observed. they acknowledge the frustration of the slow pace of rebuilding. 6000 people were injured. they say -- they're facing possible sanctions after admitting to taking sleeping pills before the london games. they say they took them during a bonding session before the games. the medication is not banned, but the aoc prohibits them from using them. >> in hindsight, a ridiculous have a and for that, i lot of progress. i do not feel like it affected my performance. my preparations continued on as per normal. >> heavy snow storms across central united states. it has spread from kansas across to illinois. snowplows were out early clearing roads. it h

culminates in fresh clashes with israeli security forces after a march in support of hunger striking palestinian prisoners is met with heavy force . britain loses its cherished top credit rating for the first time in decades with a downgrade branded a catastrophic government failure. and a shift in britain's fashion world as more and more designers bucked the trend of using flawless models opting instead for the ordinary imperfections of every day. good evening world news and analysis live from our moscow headquarters i'm to seek out and you're watching our t.v. well thousands of pro-gun activists in the u.s. are ready to take part in a day over resistance and an act of defiance against president obama's tighter gun laws agenda calling his plans unconstitutional he is going to reports it's not just the words they're ready to use to protect the right to bear arms. part of america now favors some form of gun control especially in the wake of tragic mass shootings . while the other is getting ready to fight against any significant regulations they're preparing for what they call the invasion of fed

and kept in the dark israeli and palestinian journalists find it increasingly difficult to do their job because of a media blackout imposed by both sides. live from our studios in central moscow you're watching archie with me and he said now it's four pm here in the russian capital. well syria is expected to be a key focus for talks in moscow between president putin and french leader francoise longed the near two year conflict and iran remain their biggest foreign policy divisions are two shawn thomas is following along maiden visit to the russian capital. it's certainly going to be an interesting day. alond has come to moscow for the first time to discuss trade relations and also to improve relations between the two countries as there are some tensions between the two but the main points of interest for russia are what's happening in iran in syria and in mali let's break that down for you first of all about the syria issue back when these two met in the summer not here in moscow but there they did have clashes about the topic of syria a lot saying at that time that bashar al assad need

tin pale tunnels to get around.tin paless to get around.in palestinians u to get around.n palestinians us to get around. palestinians useo get around.palestinians use the get around. the blockade has been in place since 2007. morsi has expressed his intention to help people. palestinians in gaza are criticizing the court ruling. >> translator: the gaza strip is under seize. the tunnels are the only d. lifeline for the strip. this is an unjust decision against us. >> hundreds of the tunnels big and small link gaza with egypt. >>> representatives of world powers are getting ready to meet in rome to talk about more ways to help the syrian opposition bring down president assad. kerry met french president in paris ahead of the international meeting. >> we all agree that the time is passed for president assad to heed the voice of his people and the people in the world who want a peaceful transition and a new opportunity for syria. >> kerry says assad needs to know he cannot shoot his way out of the current situation. he says representatives of western countries the will focus on the transiti

anchor in palestinian -- palestine over the death of a man in israeli custody. and a film about the iranian hostage crisis takes best picture at the oscars. syria is now ready to talk to armed groups in an attempt to stop nearly two years of civil war according to the country's foreign minister, who is in moscow holding talks with his russian counterpart. they said that further bloodshed should be avoided as it may lead to the collapse of syria. >> the opposition coalition has given out conditions for dialogue not meant to bide time , but they released the victim as a specially women. we are open to all options ending the killing and destruction. >> first, charlie is live for us from moscow with more on those developments. what more did they have to say? >> after saying that the syrian government is ready to dialogue, all of the who want dialogue, he went on to say that a branch about qaeda it is the main fighting force in syria -- a branch about tied it is the main fighting force in syria. these other words that moscow does not want to hear, one of the biggest

culminates in fresh clashes with israeli security forces this after a mansion in support of striking palestinian prisoners was met with tear gas and stun grenades. britain loses its cherished top credit rating for the first time in decades the downgrade grounded a. government failure. and a shift in britain's fashion world as more and more designers bucked the trend of using flawless models opting instead for the ordinary imperfections of everyday. life from this is on. a worldwide news it's good to have you with us today. thousands of pro-gun activists in the united states ready to take part in a day of resistance and an act of defiance against president obama's tighter gun laws agenda ultimately calling his plans unconstitutional as aussies guy nature can report so it's not just words they're ready to use to protect their right to bear on. part of america now favor some form of gun control especially in the wake of tragic mass shootings. while the other is getting ready to fight against any significant regulations they're preparing for what they call the invasion of feds by arming themselves t

palestinians are demanding an international investigation into the death of a palestinian prisoner and an israeli trial it's reporter they died he died of a heart attack but it's alleged he was being interrogated at the time so this follows a week on rest which saw hundreds of west bank residents clashing almost daily with israeli settlers and police dozens were injured in the fighting for us as well as support for palestinians on hunger strike in israeli jails on monday negotiators sent a letter to the e.u. foreign policy chief requesting help in securing the prisoners released meanwhile israel continues to push forward with building on occupied land effectively blocking any negotiations as policy or of course now. it's rugged unremarkable landscape largely empty but full of meaning this is one of the west bank's most sensitive pieces of real estate for fourteen years plans to build here have existed but were kept on hold but all of that changed last november less than twenty four hours after the u.n. general assembly recognize palestine is a nonmember observer state tel aviv fast tra

a palestinian prisoner has died in a israeli jail with one palestinian official demanding an international probe saying the man was killed during questioning the incident is likely to further south tensions in the west bank which is already seen a week of violent clashes palestinians are protesting present conditions and administrative detention which is a controversial israeli military practice that allows authorities to detain people without effectively indefinitely now earlier fierce clashes have broken out during a march in support of several hunger strikes on prisoners israeli soldiers used tear gas and rubber bullets in response to demonstrators hurling stones and burning tires is here waiting conditions for detainees who have been on hunger strike more than two hundred days now has led to widespread calls for their home for the u.n. chief has urged the tel aviv to policy analyst harvey mahmoud says the current international pressure on israel is simply not enough. media solution that comes up to everybody's mind right now is just an immediate release of palestinian prisoners they do