the continuation of palestinian division is a crime against the palestinians by the palestinians andno one else can be blamed. the second thing has to be done, the palestinians have to decide on a strategy, a clear strategy. i'm not going to prescribe a strategy. i'm an american citizen. who am i? one guy a beer on a lecture board. but you cannot achieve a change of status quo. you can achieve liberation and occupation whatever your objective is. if you don't have a clear strategy. i would suggest that while certainly international law says that people under occupation which the palestinians in occupied territories are have a right to resist, they should be very careful in taking about what ways the resist. because they are not resisting a colonial occupation a lot the french occupation in algeria where they could end up winning over the metropole. you're dealing with a society which sees itself as a victim, profoundly, deeply, genuinely. whatever the release. i argue against that whole perception in the book in the introduction but that's not the point to the point is not what i thi

in other conflicts do you believe that palestinians the palestinians are generally interested in breaking the status quo or do you think that they have learned to live with the circumstance as it is now and breaking the sabbath may be too uncomfortable no i think that most past it in the past and suffered more than anybody else in this conflict there's no question and so they would in their overwhelming majorities love to see this conflict solved now that said unfortunately there are some palestinians who profit from the status quo associated with the regimes in ramallah and gaza and those are people who may be comfortable in some ways with the status quo but they're a very small minority so i would i would say that you can you just need to go there to the occupied territories and see how much people are suffering and how angry they are at the status quo last year palestine received an elevated status at the united negro complete that that helped the palestinian or has helped the palestinian authority in any way in that's ongoing negotiations for for a peace deal unfortunately it hasn't i

a interim supposedly interim solution this palestinian authority which was established back in the mid ninety's has been there for almost twenty years and there has been no resolution of the conflict and palestinians of i think lost confidence not just in this president but in the united states says that mean of the prospects of an israeli palestinian resolution under obama. will not happen will it be eight years wasted when he leaves the white house do you think that what we're four years and counting have been wasted so far i think that is in a sense doesn't change its policy you know it's will not only not help to resolve this conflict it will continue to do what it's done for most of these past thirty five years it will make it worse and it's not just a neutral actor it's is is supporting israel diplomatically. gives israel three billion dollars a year in military assistance much of it much of which seems to me to be used in ways that are in violation of u.s. law in ways that are not defensive bombing gaza for example and finally it's american money from five zero one c three tax d

the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas are currently in china they are there on a week long business trip but obviously they won't just be talking business they'll be talking politics and they'll be trying to further cooperate and entrenched relations in the fields of economy trade and science and also develop mutual political trust for some time we have witnessed how china is trying to influence the middle east and play a bigger role in this part of the world if you look at israeli chinese relations in one thousand nine hundred two the two countries began and established diplomatic relations and since then they have developed increasingly close commercial military and strategic links trade between the two countries currently stands at around ten billion dollars a year their investments in israel are at the beginning i believe they have a number of reasons why the inverse whereby they don't invest in this group. i think this think also in large political terms they think is really simple country they want to have a foothold here. but we

he'll visit jerusalem to try to revive palestinian-israeli negotiation.to hearing violence between those two but we rarely hear about the non-violence there. yesterday, this documentary film won a peabody award all about the life of muhammad al-core whose family is forced to give up their home to jewish settlers. the film takes a surprising turn when palestinians are joined by israeli supporters. mohammed comes of age when the documentary was filmed, showing upheaval in the neighborhood. here is the support of israelis who support their cause. [ protesting ] >> michael: joining us from new york is the director, the creative director of "just vision working to end the israeli occupation nonviolently. she also wrote control room, a look at al gentleman al jazira's look at the war. >> i've been working for nine years with our team at just vision. we've been documenting the work of palestinians and israelis who are struggling, using non-violent resistence scenarios the west bank and in in jerusalem. journalists once they hear the film and hear about the stori

isro faces the prospect of palestinian fighters attacking from inside syrian territory after president assad reportedly gives them the green light in retaliation for israeli airstrikes. america's top diplomat visits russia trying to bridge the divide over syria with most accusing the u.s. of inciting bloodshed in the civil conflict. and china holds the leaders of israel and palestine as beijing's growing economic and political clout spreads to the middle east. this is all see coming to live from moscow and a very warm welcome to the program. israelis facing the prospect of syria based militants attacking across its northern border with the backing of bashar al assad's regime a palestinian armed groups reportedly say it's been given a green light from damascus to carry out rates from the golan heights which are over here and it's apparently part of syria's response to a series of his reign as trikes on its territory over there we can't see where and missiles. have also been pointed at israel ready to retaliate immediately in case of a new attack and in neighboring lebanon syrian units a

secretary of state john kerry to be sought negotiations between the bitter rivals palestinian officials have also lemba said israel's decision as seven tonge and a blow to peace efforts israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law with the palestinians insisting building must be frozen before any talks we commence and activities from the settlement watch project told us that they israeli prime minister steadfast saying that not bowing to foreign pressure. we don't see any committed at the moment almost there is no it can vary by it however we did see many promotion of plaque and inside the settlements and construction is going on at pace and what we've just seen is the promotion for two hundred but in any case the. home in the settlement of that which is deep in the west then meaning that there are no intention to make any constructive moves were in your negotiation it's not in the world would actually be one to initiate peace it isn't in the annals would be brave enough to actually act and decide that this is what he wants to do then he would have to wait for it t

has a strange palestinian and israeli leaders rush to china's favor with beijing rolling out the red. bloodshed and forces major into the shadows they prefer to give out winning a campaign trail in favor. of very good morning to you from all of us here at the mosque zero. twenty four hour worldwide. a bill allowing the u.s. to provide training to syrian rebel factions is now circulating inside the halls of congress at the motion is based on allegations the leadership in damascus has resorted to chemical weapons in the country's long lasting civil war now that is despite u.n. claims it's the rebels who may have deployed illegal agents and the government for the details of our correspondent in washington. washington is inching closer to arming the rebels this monday the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee introduced a bill that would provide weapons to quote some vetted groups of syrian rebels the bill would also give the u.s. government the power to sanction any individual who sells or transfers military equipment weapons or oil to the syrian government the chairman of t

israel faces the prospect of palestinian fighters are talking from inside syria territory after president assad reportedly gave them the green light in retaliation for israeli airstrikes. meanwhile america's top diplomat visits russia trying to bridge the divide over syria with moscow accusing the u.s. of inciting bloodshed in the civil conflict that. kind of hose both the leaders of israel and palestine as beijing's growing economic and political clout spreads to the middle east. the u.k. admit that radioactive materials have gone missing in the country in dozens of locations sparking fears that dangerous substances could fall into the wrong hands . and around the world this is the with me thanks for joining us israel is facing the prospect of syria based militants are talking across its northern border with the backing of bus stop about charlotte assad regime a palestinian armed group reportedly says it's been given a green light from damascus to carry out raids from the golan heights over here and it's apparently part of syria's response to a series of israeli air strikes and its terri

also this hour the holy land dispute shifts east towards the strange palestinian and israeli leaders rush to carry china's favor with beijing rolling out the red carpet for a bus and million dollar deals for netanyahu. and a blast targeting an election counters in pakistan kills at least sixteen people and wounds more than thirty it's the latest in a string of violent attacks which have forced major contenders into the shadows. and welcome to our c twenty following news live from moscow my name is you tom and storing up a bill allowing the u.s. to provide arms and training to see when rebel functionals is circulating in congress the motion is based on the negations the leadership in damascus has resulted to chemical weapons in the country's long lasting civil war despite your own claims if the rebels who may have deployed illegal agents and not the government further details from his correspondent in washington to have their trick . washington is inching closer to arming the rebels this monday the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee introduced a bill that would provide

it's rove faces the prospect of palestinian fighters are talking from inside the we're in territory after president assad reportedly gives them the green light in return nation for israeli asteroids. america's top diplomat visits russia trying to bridge the divide over syria with most kark using the u.s. over the bloodshed in the civil conflict. china hosts both the leaders of israel and palestine as beijing's growing economic and political clout spreads to the maid least. on the u.k. i'd means that radioactive materials have gone missing in the country in dozens of locations sparking fears that dangerous substances could fall into the wrong hands . and welcome to the twenty four hour news lie from moscow. our top story now. facing the prospect of syria based militants and talking across its northern border with the backing of bashar al assad's regime a palestinian armed group reportedly says it's been given a green light from damascus to carry out rates from the golan heights which i hear with the mob it's apparently part of syria's response to a series of his raid as trikes on its terri

eastwards as a strange palestinian and israeli leaders rush to curry favor beijing rolling out the red. deals for. bloodshed. ultimately forcing me to. give up winning on the campaign trail. thank you very much for joining us here today. live in moscow with your global twenty four hour news. a bill allowing the united states to provide training to syrian rebel factions. congress and the motion is based on allegations the leadership in damascus has resorted to chemical weapons in the country's long lasting civil war. despite u.n. claims it's the rebels who may have been deploying illegal agents and not the government further details. in washington. washington is inching closer to or mean the rebels this monday the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee introduced a bill that would provide weapons to quote some vetted groups of syrian rebels the bill would also give the u.s. government the power to sanction any individual who sells or transfers military equipment weapons or oil to the syrian government the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee also said the u.s.

shifts eastwards as a strange palestinian and israeli leaders rush to china's favor. rolling out the red carpet for. a million dollar deals for benjamin netanyahu. and election bloodshed in pakistan forces major candidates into the shadows they prefer to give up. on the campaign trail in favor of staying alive. just approaching a day here in the russian capital with me will receive it's good to have you with us today. a bill allowing the united states to provide training to syrian rebel factions is now circulating among congress but the motion is based on allegations the leadership in damascus has resorted to chemical weapons in the country's long lasting civil war and that's despite u.n. claims it's the rebels who may have deployed illegal agents and not the government for the details now from correspondent in washington. washington is inching closer to arming the rebels this monday the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee introduced a bill that would provide weapons to quote some varied groups of syrian rebels the bill would also give the u.s. governme

israel is planning to build nearly three hundred housing units in territories which the palestinians insist belong to them that's despite the fact that washington's already war in the country the moves are counterproductive and this could also hamper the efforts of u.s. secretary of state john kerry to restart negotiations between the bitter rivals israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law where the palestinians insisting building must be frozen before any talks recommends meanwhile gangs of palestinian youth continue to protest the decades long occupation but israel's dishing the dirt in a whole new way against even peaceful demonstrators i suppose we are now explains. first it was the bullets then the tear gas and now it's probably the worst smelling substance you will ever smell in your entire life. you stink you bad people i don't have a home it stinks you made it smell i have nowhere to go i can't even see my son you sprayed him. developed by israeli security forces this foul smelling liquid is used to disperse palestinian demonstrations and it's proving

eastwood's as a strange palestinian and israeli leaders rush to china's favor in beijing rolling out the red carpet for a. million dollar deal. forces major candidates into the shadows to give up winning over voters on the campaign trail in favor of survival. news live from moscow this is on t.v. with me and it's good to have you with us today. bill allowing the united states to provide arms and training to syrian rebel factions is now circulating in congress the motion is based on allegations the leadership in damascus has resorted to the use of chemical weapons in the country's long lasting civil war despite the u.n. claims it's the rebels who may have deployed and legal agents and not the government reporting from washington r.t. correspondent. washington is inching closer to arming the rebels this monday the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee introduced a bill that would provide weapons to quote some varied groups of syrian rebels the bill would also give the u.s. government the power to sanction any individual who sells or transfers military equipment weapons or

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syria based militants attacking across its northern border with the backing of assad's regime a palestinian armed group reportedly says it's been given the green light by damascus to carry out raids from the golan heights which is over here it's apparently part of syria's response to a series of israeli air strikes on its territory over the weekend syrian missile batteries are also being pointed at israel ready to retaliate immediately in case of a new attack in neighboring lebanon combined syrian lebanese units are reportedly on standby and as r.t. for an hour even the opposition free syria army could turn their arms on israel to . of course we won't stay with the regime but we won't start with israel either which is a traditional any more of our country but i want to stress that if israeli strikes are aimed at destroying syria's infrastructure we will stand with the regime if israel stargate is the syrian people will stand with the regime. britain is under pressure to put tighter controls on its radioactive materials and after it's merged that hazardous substances have gone missing in num

with the palestinians insisting building must be frozen before any talks be commenced main long gangs of palestinian youths continue to protest a decades long occupation but israel's dishing the dirt and a whole new way against even peaceful demonstrators as policy explains. first it was the bullets then the tear gas and now it's probably the worst smelling substance you will ever smell in your entire life and god you know that you stink you bad people i don't have a horn or it stinks you made it so now i have nowhere to go i can't even see my son you sprayed him. developed by israeli security forces this fast moving liquid is used to disperse palestinian demonstrations and it's proving to be pretty effective if it hits you in the eyes it could be painful and it could cause redness and if swallowed it can cause stomach problems it's important to. state that this material has never been used against israeli jews in only jewish demonstrations it's the answer to a years old search by the israeli military for an alternative to tear gas to control crowds the skunk is an anti-riot means tha

israeli forces are on high alert as palestinians commemorate nakba,he 6h anniversary of one 7000 palestinians were forced from their homes. they are demanding the right to return to their homes, a demand that has overshadowed he stalks with israel. jane ferguson tells us more about what this day means. >> well, this day is very important to palestinians, not just here, but around the world, nakba, it commemorates the catastrophe, as they see it, in 1948. over 750,000 palestinians fled their homes or were expelled from what was historical palestine. that is what today is all about herod that was 65 years ago. every year they come together to commemorate the catastrophe and to talk about a potential return. the stage behind me, there have been speeches going on for the last few hours. that has been the theme where they have said the return will happen. as you said, in terms of peace talks and a huge issue of return, it does not seem to be making progress. >> he said they have been commemorating this for a few hours, what do we expect as the day goes on? ask so far, and -- >> so far everything h

a interim supposedly interim solution is palestinian authority which was established back in the mid ninety's has been there for almost twenty years and there has been no resolution of the conflict and palestinians of i think lost confidence not just in this president but in the united states cities that mean of the prospects of an israeli palestinian resolution under obama. will not happen will it be eight years wasted when he leaves the white house do you think that what we're four years and counting have been wasted so far i think that is in a sense doesn't change its policy you know it's will not only not help to resolve this conflict it will continue to do what it's done for most of these past thirty five years it will make it worse and it's not just a neutral actor now it's is is supporting israel.

resistance of light of the fact that damascus has been a prime supporter of palestinian resistance and allowing attacks want to really target story from the golan heights it's a small price to pay in that context i'm afraid that we are on the threshold of a regional war keep in mind that hezbollah laws leadership announced just a few days ago that they would not allow the regime to fall in damascus keep in mind as well that both hezbollah and the iranians have issued gurrey strong warnings to the rebels not to desecrate shia shrines in syria and apparently that is what has happened in the last forty eight to seventy two hours i think that there is a diabolical plot to stoke sectarian conflict as a cover for destabilizing syria then moving on to try to destroy hezbollah law and weaken the islamic republic of iran. and the latest a leap of violence in syria comes as the top u.s. diplomat has just arrived in the russian capital but with moscow and washington deeply polarized on any peace plan for the syrian standoff for the mission of secretary john kerry may become more challenging than

the functioning solution is the palestinian authority. >> the chief negotiator for the palestinian says there must be an end to israeli settlement expansion before peace talks can take place. benjaminey is netanyahu purity has to accept 1967 and stopped supplements. what are we negotiating about? 20 years later and you cannot have an israeli prime minister who can utter the word 1967. do not be blind. >> in saudi arabia, 18 people have died from a buyer's. an 81 year old is the latest person to have died. so far there have been 44 cases reported worldwide but the who says it still does not know exactly what it is. the chinese premier is in germany where he is describe the relationship between the two countries as being in the fast lane. but he has used the occasion to warn the european union not to impose trade tariffs on chinese solar panels and telecommunications. the welcome was top drawer. berlin sees china as critical to german growth. beijing sees germany as the go to country for problem-solving in europe. a special relationship, as germany sees it, one which brought angela merkel

presidents right you argue that right now the palestinians carry disappointment in the u.s. president barack obama. well. a number of us presidents including president obama at early stages in their presidency have tried to push beyond the arm biloba of what is accepted in terms of what the israelis will let you get away with basically what the lobby will accept what israeli prime ministers will fight you over they say obama's tried i would argue the president carter tried president reagan tried president bush sr tried president clinton tried and president obama tried but in each case they have been they've been they've been rebuffed and they haven't pursued pursued a persisted in what they were trying to do so i think we've now reached a point where. a interim supposedly interim solution is palestinian authority which was established back in the mid ninety's has been there for almost twenty years and there has been no resolution of the conflict and palestinians of i think lost confidence not just in this president but in the united states says that mena the prospects of an

american poet and activist who uses his art to inspire and educate others on the plight of palestinians is tore hundreds of venues across the u.s. and europe and the middle east and now he's here in studio to perform one of his most popular pieces called normalize this. nothing is normal about occupation nothing normal about apartheid if the cleansing siege blockade subtle only roads bombing water well schools mosques and un buildings nothing normal about putting a civilian population on a diet paying non-indigenous foreigners to settle land that is already populated rewriting the not with each stone childhood trying to desensitize the bullet holes and call march put into the bodies about some of the rush me and rachel corrie no i don't want to normalize with you i don't want to hug have coffee talk it out break bread sit around the campfire each morning and gush about how we're all the same i don't want to share the stage can write a poem submit your anthology talk about how art it sort of justice can forge a better path i don't want to indulge your enemies about a glorious past have a

territory is holed does seem to have shot itself in the foot to have its borders now open for palestinians who essentially israel has strained relations with its hugely problematic for this country and what we see now is that israel's actions have made its northern borders a vulnerable for attacks or infiltration from palestinian groups what many are saying is that the israeli strike could essentially or is essentially backfiring on them it's also as it was targeting a military convoy that was making its way from iran to hezbollah in lebanon through syria but what syria says is that one of the targets was a research center as well as a very specific military targets such as soldier barracks and compounds. both the u.n. and arab league of condemned of the israeli action but there were concerns the attacks could be aimed at another major nation in the region although israeli further there's obviously been a question of explains. third player here fellow shia a lighter side and has a bill on the big boy on the block and israel's arch enemy iran now reports suggest that it was in the rain ship

this here israel's army has a victim almost four hundred palestinians from the west bank and a small over two hundred houses the number of such incidents has risen sharply since a new israeli government was even stronger opposition to a two state solution to office in march and authorities policy are now records israeli the fans for us are ready to use almost and a thing to bag their government orders. first it was the bullets then the tear gas and now this it's probably the worst smelling substance you will ever smell in your entire life that god never you stink you bad people i don't have a home it stinks you made it smell i have nowhere to go i can even see my son you sprayed him. developed by israeli security forces this foul smelling liquid is used to disperse palestinian demonstrations and it's proving to be pretty effective if it hits you in the eyes it could be painful and it could cause redness and if swallowed it can cause stomach problems it's important to. state that this material has never been used against israeli jews in only jewish demonstrations it's the answer to a

no, a palestinian state. we need a spare israel maybe up in leb nobody just in case something happens in the first state of israel. >> a secure israel and a palestinian state. >> but that's a slippery slope. which slope is that? the palestinian state. what's next? gay marriage? >> i don't think that's true. so the gays love. they love it slippery. speaking of slippery slope. you're one of the three states that voted to ban straight marriage. what has that done to marriage in your state. >> we did not vote to ban state marriage. we made marriage more inclusive in maryland. we said anyone can get married. >> what does married mean? married means living together, committed to each other over a long period of time. in a household for a lifetime. >> a guy and a dog. i'm committed to my dog. >> i have a 20-year-old cat but we're not married. >> would you let anything happen to your cat. what's difference between that and marrying your cat by definition? >> i change a litter box for my cat. not what i would do in a

israel's actions have made its northern borders are vulnerable for attacks or infiltration from palestinian groups what many are saying is that the israeli strike could essentially or is essentially backfiring on them israel says that it was targeting a military convoy that was making its way from iran to hezbollah in lebanon through syria but what syria says is that one of the targets was a research they. as well as a very specific military targets such as soldiers barracks and compounds so essentially you have a situation where the israelis need to rethink what exactly they have embarked upon your right and she's paullus clear with the latest on possible consequences of the current crisis between the countries in the middle east right now paula many thanks indeed for that update. and both the u.n. and arab league have condemned israeli action but there are concerns the attacks could have motives well beyond syria as an she's made in a culture never explains. there is a third player here fellow shia ally to assad and has a bill on the big boy on the block and israel's arch enemy iran now r

public opinion has probably shifted pretty significantly in terms of how palestinians are viewed. there have been some incredible successes recently on college campuses recently. even if the main stream media is not covering it, the public is getting it through social media. the challenge is getting our politicians to change the way they vote and convincing them that there is not necessarily a political price for standing up to israel. but i think public opinion on that one issue is seeing some slow change that hasn't really happened in a long time. especially after israel's recent incursions and various invasions in the past few years of lebanon and palestinian territories. >> a few of us have talked about it, it led to a question, do we think the main stream network news contributed to ending the vietnam war? if , so what has changed in these intervening decades? >> one of the myths of the united states led the way to ending the vietnam war. the reality is that the mass media of the united states had to be dragged kicking and screaming by the anti-war movement to do coverage of

millions of people palestinians president mahmoud abbas welcomed the move calling it a victory and a step toward liberation but unsurprisingly israeli officials have criticized google's change the deputy israeli foreign minister said this move pushes peace further away and creates the illusion that in this manner they can achieve the result why am i not shocked by the israeli officials trying to brand progress for palestine as backwards guys let me wrap this up by point out some positively good news this past week maryland became the eighteenth state to abolish the death penalty the reason given by the state's governor is the death penalty is proven not to work look at is no matter what opinion you hold on capital punishment it's been verified that over one hundred thirty people on death row have been exonerated through d.n.a. evidence proving their wrongful convictions obviously the system's flawed not to mention that it's often three times more costly for taxpayers and it would keep someone in prison for life so yes this is a big victory for the rule of law but there is still a who

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peace process but with the understanding that we can not want peace more than the israelis and palestinians. it is their land, their lives, and their future that will be at stake in any settlement. and finally in the economic arena the administration has sought to improve coordination with our allies and partners while going the extra mile in pursuit of a bipartisan budget agreement here at home. overall, mr. obama has adopted an approach to global affairs that conveys