the palestinians are deadlocked with israel and deadlocked amongst themselves so what do they do now this week in a special edition conflict zone is coming to you from the bush foreign policy forum and my guest is the veteran palestinian chief negotiator saeb erekat if you dream of an independent state ever came true what would it look like. america welcome to conflict so. you're a reluctant peace negotiator these days how many times have you tried to resign the post you said a few years ago eight times but it's probably more now isn't it i don't have a job since two thousand and fourteen. stop the negotiations so i mean busy with my hands but the palestinians are closing doors as well. well i think it was with the americans. well nobody benefits more from opening doors with america i know what it was more. well that's why sets why president abbas told donald trump damn your money and your house be destroyed. the present set. and myself met with the president from the his team and two thousand seven hundred fifty seven. i think with all the records and then you came out with that and

land left under palestinian control you have a huge palestinian population living as refugees are living under occupation. palestinians are governed under military law they are essentially prisoners they are treated as if they were all prisoners of war they have no rights in the immediate aftermath of the sixty seven war the united nations security council post resolution two too food. citing international though forbidding the takeover of territory by war to food to explicitly called for israel to withdraw its own forces . to this day israel has largely failed to comply not only holding palestinian territory the compass getting additional london building massive jewish settlement blocks in the west bank in east jerusalem in direct violation of the food geneva convention which expressly forbids states from transparent civilian populations into territory it occupies. in addition israel has established an inter matrix of security control on palestinian land to secure the settlements including checkpoints the prevent palestinians from travelling freely within their own land and a four hundr

land left under palestinian control. you have a huge palestinian population living as refugees or living under occupation. palestinians are governed under military law they are essentially prisoners they are treated as if they were all prisoners of war they have no rights. in the immediate aftermath of the sixty seven war the united nations security council post resolution two too food. citing international though forbidding the takeover of territory by war two for two explicitly calling for israel to withdraw its own forces. to this day israel has largely failed to comply not only holding palestinian territory. compass getting additional land and building massive jewish settlement blocks in the west bank in east jerusalem in direct violation of the food geneva convention which expressly forbids states from transferring civilian populations into territory it occupies. in addition israel has established an inter matrix of security control on palestinian land to secure the settlements including checkpoints that prevent pal

remains rather important in terms of protecting palestinian protecting palestinian children there's a little bit let me get your reaction to what you are what he was saying they're especially when it comes to the p.a. and how as she says they are impotent when it comes to this issue. yeah of course they are important because they are under occupation the palestinian authority is. patient without the real authority and that's why we think that talking about security coordination with israel is nonsense because one side is ok applied by the other but i want to go back to what mr said i think he's trying to say that israelis have criminal not full criminal and criminal is a criminal you cannot be have criminal and the crimes that are committed against children are crimes and this has to be admitted i understand why he feels uncomfortable because he is an israeli in a country that is accused of being an apartheid and that occupying power and he cannot call the israeli palestinian issue a. conflict only it's not a conflict it's an occupation one side will keep buying the other one side has

ministration procedures concerning the palestinian issue was on the palestinian territories and the palestinian people you must talk to some of the american tourists that are there for this christmas what do they tell you about their government's policies its record tourism apparently in bethlehem this year what we spoke to the people there is a lot of visited the city and. about. the united states policy in the middle east and the people who are hearing us and. understand what we are seeking and what we are planning for they show that they are again the policy that ignore and continue ignoring the palestinian rights and. in the future you were there at the siege of bethlehem as a negotiator a few years ago you could see britain is now exporting weapons to the israelis because things are better now than under the siege right in two thousand better than was under siege. by that is that only occupation for thirty nine days added continue after that of the siege of the nativity but but things are better britain is now sending more weapons than ever to the israelis you can see britain saying things

also palestinian children under the age of twelve so it's not just palestinian children teenagers but it's also very young children now the effect that this entire regime has on them is a very traumatic one and it's a psychologically damaging one you know effects for decades on but of course mr oppenheimer would say that it's not that bad it's not that bad for him as an israeli man sitting in tel aviv but it is incredibly bad for the palestinian people who have now been facing seven decades of oppression so it's quite amusing for me but certainly not surprising that someone in his position would say that it's not that. no israeli teenagers on the other hand eighteen year olds are not hard enough to learn their citizenship and really. in an israeli army scuse me. i think the situation is incredibly bad and because i don't think you know if you really believe it's really teenagers in the west bank who are heavily armed and who are oppressing a palestinian population i mean i think there is a real comparison that has to be made not to go back to in terms of what kind of effect this has o

remains rather impotent in terms of protecting palestinian protecting palestinian children there's a little bit let me get your reaction to what you had to what he was saying they're especially when it comes to the p.a. and how as she says they are impotent when it comes to this issue. yeah of course they are important because they are under occupation the palestinian authority is. patient without the real authority and that's why we think that talking about security coordination with israel is nonsense because one side is ok applied by the other but i want to go back to what mr said i think he's trying to say that israelis have criminal not full criminal and criminal is a criminal you cannot be have criminal and the crimes that are committed against children are crimes and this has to be admitted i understand why he feels uncomfortable because he is an israeli in a country that is accused of being an apartheid and that occupying power and he cannot call the israeli palestinian issue a. conflict only it's not a conflict it's an occupation one side will keep buying the other one side

in terms of palestinian politics. as you pointed out, for the time being, both fatah and hamas are driven by partisan and parochial interests. hamas would like to give up responsibility for having to govern gaza. it hasn't worked. i think initially it seemed like a good idea, if they can project their governance success in this piece of palestine, that that could perhaps carry over elsewhere, but it hasn't worked largely because of the blockade and because of the fragmentation of palestinian politics more generally. but for a whole host of reasons, they have decided we want to get out of the governance business. we would like to remain in the resistance business, so we're not prepared to give up our weapo weapons, as the israelis or the p.a. have demanded, and from the standpoint of mahmoud abbas and his leadership, he's not in a hurry to share power with hamas. he's not in a hurry to share power with anyone. he's from a party that is accustomed to dominating exclusively palestinian politics, whether it's the p.a. or

israelis and palestinians. >> good. these two men here are stleemexy eager and let's give them to mike and you have to be nice and keep your questions to 20 seconds each to keep us on time. >> thank you. i will skip the destruction. and right to the question. you mentioned natan, the transfer of money to ka far and the news from israel today, the late hour so if there is a new appeal to the next transfer of cash money from qatar to gaza, and it seems a bit surprising that you disregard or minimize the possible roles of qatar, who is actually doing some mediation between the two sides, can do for your larger project. >> thank you. >> and if you hand it over. and very quickly as well. >> very quickly, one thing before i ask my question is i think that mentioning that the transfer of money from qatar, it wasn't really directed as a kind of concession or a goodwill or a soft policy by hard line government. i think the general consensus in the government is that they don't want economic problems in gaza. they want the status

land is a palestinian territories. going to continue like this and to be part of the palestinian state in the future of course netanyahu is saying that that is from the bible and the gospels of course which tell the christmas story that he told the congress u.s. congress that justifies the israeli occupation one r one. on his press conference in jerusalem two months ago all. of them by a press release i publish. told him not to use the religious issues or been draw. this policy in palestine or in the middle east second for us it's not accepted. and will never be accepted in the future and not on you know home or say that he is the friend of christians because he's not a friend to anybody he's a compiler so and we never accept or not they never let not any or any other. israeli leader to speak about their palestinian people it's time to question and and days i'll draw out of the point that that is core give the palestinian people their rights and having the. set of determination and state in building their state their f

palestinian children in israeli jails it's claimed nine hundred were arrested this year rights groups say some are interrogated and made to confess to minor offenses is israel complying with international law and what are the rights of the children this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm homage enjoy him last year the arrest of palestinian teen activist i had to me sparked international outrage and condemnation it also drew attention to the plight of hundreds of other young palestinians locked up each year in israeli prisons this week two of the youngest were released will join our guests in a moment but first a touch of the name with this report on the homecoming for one of those youths. with three birthdays spent in prison fifteen year old shot savored the media attention after crossing the calendar checkpoint in the occupied west bank and returning home to palestinians. it's the best feeling in the world the feeling of freedom nothing like it. far out was twelve when he and his friend ahmed zaatari were arrested in their village in two thousand and fifteen israel

the palestinians have changed the strategy the palestinians have adopted the nonviolent resistance and marches that are taking place in peaceful nonviolent and all forms of violence have been excluded and we have agreed with each other on a strategy that commits to nonviolent resistance but when each peaceful demonstration is met with the israeli army shooting the people and killing them of course there will be palestinian reactions to that and in the form of resistance to occupation i don't think it would be a grave mistake to if with between the palestinians and israelis in this regard you have to remember that what we have here is palestinian civilian population in the west bank that is totally an armed in confrontation with the israeli army and israeli settlers who are armed to the teeth you cannot equate with when palestinians and israelis because in this case it's israel that is occupying the palestinians it is the israeli army that has the upper hand and it is the one that is practicing oppression and suppression of the palestinian people so you can't equate between the oppresso

is it an idea to change strategy perhaps the palestinians have changed the strategy the palestinians have adopted the nonviolent resistance marches got out of their conclusive and peaceful nonviolent or all forms of violence have been excluded and we have agreed with each other almost that if you go to commit school nonviolent resistance but when each peaceful demonstration is messed with the israeli army shooting the people and killing them of course there will be palestinian. actions and resistance to occupation i don't think it would be good to have missed the between the palestinians and israelis in this regard you have to remember that what we have here is a list in civilian population in the west bank. and in confrontation with the israeli army and there's a very. productive. thousands of palestinians to gather on israeli border on friday and the latest march of return rally a local reporter uma. was there for us here at shifa hospital the casualties have branched from live ammunition explosives bullets rubber bullets and gas separately shoot as well as injuries by gas canister

how has this label been used against palestinian or pro-palestinian activists? and what is your experience with it? >> i would say, what a shame that this label is being used. we are currently in a time under the trump administration when real anti-semitism is on the rise. where jewish cemeteries are being desecrated, where we have people marching in the streets saying jews will not replace us. and this is a real serious threat. not just to jews, but to people across the world. because it is part of a rise in so many forms of hatred, islamophobia, black -- racism against black people. so much more. so when this term is misused. when advocates for palestinians' rights are accused wrongly of aebt semitism, it diverts the attention -- accused wrongly of anti-semitism it diverts the attention and the work that needs to be done to struggle against all forms of bigotry and racism. it's become a term that's so easily now thrown around where any criticism of israel is called anti-semitism. and that is so far from reality. luckily, we are seeing some support for this eve

is it an idea to change strategy perhaps the palestinians have changed the strategy the palestinians have adopted violent resistance and the marshes that are taking place in peaceful nonviolent are all forms of violence have been excluded and we have each other almost directly to that commits to nonviolent resistance but when each peaceful demonstration is left with the israeli army shooting the people and killing of course there will be published. the actions. in the form of resistance to occupation i don't think it would be a good way of mystical if we're to between the palestinians and israelis in this regard you have to remember that what we have here is palestinian civilian population in the west bank that is totally unarmed in confrontation with the israeli army and israeli settlers who are armed to the teeth well meanwhile the israeli prime minister scott morrison has announced that camber is recognizing west jerusalem is israel's capital he also acknowledged the aspirations of the palestinians for a state with its capital in east jerusalem a strategy of now recognizes wish to

in the palestinian authority do is controlled by israel just like us they should be a sovereign palestinian state every time the israeli want to read the terms they go in they go out they do what they want as another year draws to an end palestinians say they seem to be moving further and further away from their hopes of one day achieving their own sovereign state stephanie decker al-jazeera in the occupied west bank. just breaking news for you now the u.s. envoy for the anti eisel coalition a brett mcgurk has quit that's a partner in further fallout from president trump's decision to pull u.s. troops out of syria which took his government by surprise and also led to the resignation of jim mattis the defense secretary said the latest casualty in the from this decision by the president which was announced on twitter on wednesday to pull out of syria now causing the resignation or the departure of the anti eisel coalition envoy brett mcgurk we'll bring you more news on that more developments as we get them. now several smart groups small groups should say of yellow vest protesters who are try

on the palestinian authority to is controlled by israel just like us they should be a sovereign palestinian state every time the israeli want to raid the towns they go in they go out they do what they want. as another year draws to an end palestinians say they seem to be moving further and further away from their hopes of one day achieving their own sovereign state stephanie decker al-jazeera in the occupied west bank. and more still ahead around here including the family of a seven year old girl accuse the u.s. border patrol of contributing to her death after she died eight hours after taking being taken into custody. we have an exclusive report from a remote eastern region of to jackie stung by neglect and intimidation by the central government is hearing fears have been new to violence. sport lir will explain why this caught hers caused among sports fans across the world. hello again welcome back to your international weather forecast well here across europe fast moving systems moving from west to east across much of europe right now that's because the jet is going basically parallel and

in the palestinian authority to is controlled by israel just like us they should be a sovereign palestinian state every time the israeli want to raid the towns they go in they go out they do what they want. as another year draws to an end palestinians say they seem to be moving further and further away from their hopes of one day achieving their own sovereign state stephanie decker al-jazeera in the occupied west bank. of thousands of people are protesting for a third saturday against the governments in serbia they're demanding policy changes and they're accusing president aleksander of becoming increasingly or thora terry and last week opposition politician stefan of each was attacked with his supporters accusing the government of intimidation scam more now from mark. joins us live now from belgrade to mark what is expected there today. yeah some more than twenty thousand people gathered tonight in belgrade to protest against the government especially against the president alexander who to cheer in the queues ruling progressive party they gather mainly in front of the serbian public servic

israel's army demolishes the home of a palestinian activist whose son is in jail accused of killing asoldier. hello welcome to al-jazeera life and i'm our team that is also coming out tensions on the streets of paris where yellow vests protesters are out for a fifth weekend of demonstrations. sri lanka's disputed prime minister resigns but there's no guarantee it will end the political crisis. five years after the world's youngest nation descended into civil war we ourselves sudanese refugees if they think they'll ever go home again. and the israeli military is currently the most demolishing the home of a well known palestinian activist in the occupied west bank soldiers entered the mahdi refugee camp overnight and set explosives around the residence latifa how many lives her son has been accused of killing an israeli soldier earlier this year palestinians are protesting against the demolition they say is a form of collective punishment that is illegal under international law natasha good name is our correspondent in ramallah. this morning several hundred israeli soldiers stormed the

is it an idea to change strategy perhaps the palestinians have changed the strategy the palestinians have adopted the nonviolent resistance and the marches that are taking place and peaceful nonviolent all forms of violence have been excluded and we have. almost directly to the. commits to nonviolent resistance but when each peaceful demonstration is left with the israeli army shooting the people and killing them of course there will be palestinian reactions to that and in the form of as a stone stalking patient i don't think it would be a good way of mystical if we're to between the palestinians and israelis in this regard you have to remember that what we have here is palestinian civilian population in the west bank that is totally unarmed in confrontation with the israeli army and israeli settlers who are too dirty for thousands of palestinians got that on the israeli border on friday in the latest march of return rally a local reporter. was there. but here at shifa hospital the casualties have pranced from live ammunition explosive bullets rather bullets and gas suffocation as we

israel has put the blame on the palestinian authority and at the same time the palestinian authority is putting the blame on the israeli government the palestinian authority is complaining about posters that have been set out by israeli settlers on the roads nirupama law calling for the assassination of the palestinian president mahmoud abbas with a picture of his face on the poster in between crosshairs so both sides are blaming each other for the latest escalation in a very tense situation save in ramallah ok that was thanks for the update that was like reporter hannah cassie's thank you. now there have been numerous casualties in a high speed train crash in turkey will have more details on that plus of the story just after this break. in this economy who gets in debt deeper is the winner because everyone is going to default simultaneously and with the biggest debt you're the winner that's it so absolutely right to get us to from twenty two to thirty to thirty five to forty trillion dollars and that's the best way to grow the economy without down. against the soviet union. was they

in the palestinian authority to is controlled by israel just like us they should be a sovereign palestinian state every time the israeli want to raid the towns they go in they go out they do what they want. as another year draws to an end palestinians say they seem to be moving further and further away from their hopes of one day achieving their own sovereign state stephanie decker al-jazeera in the occupied west bank. christmas has come out early in gaza with the lighting of the first communal treat hundreds of palestinian christians attended the lighting ceremony after israeli authorities allowed similar festivities in the west bank and jerusalem is the first time such a large celebrations been held previously christians in gaza would only celebrate in church. part time for a creature of the headlines here this hour at least forty three people have died after a tsunami hit the coast of indonesia it struck air is the only sundra straight between two of the country's biggest islands the local disaster management agency says six hundred people were injured well john gelfand is with the inter

reports according to reports initial reports was that palestinians opened fire on israeli soldiers on a flying checkpoint near odum a lot to be to assume is that happen all roads were closed the israeli army has entered the launch is the defacto capital of the palestinian authority and there are currently confrontations happening between palestinian youth and israeli forces the model has been completely closed off by the israeli army and there are also problems on the main roads between palestinians and israeli settlers settlers have been throwing rocks at palestinian cars so the israeli army has been home alone for the past four nights conducting raids searching houses searching stores even taking camera footage from cameras throughout the area israel has put the blame on the palestinian authority and at the same time the palestinian authority is putting the blame on the israeli government my colleague and i dare to discuss the recent escalation with the head of the euro asian jewish congress our. starting with the situation in palestine area want israel do further avoid escalation o

still to come here on the program on oct the palestinian gunman kills true is ready soldiers on a bus stop around the start of manhunt is still underway that story and more just. yes there is a saying. i think there could be chief justice and then through and through all the countries let's ideas they're right to scold us company he said if we give them every slip to the past. in this country. this is what we don't understand how we are poor in such a country. let us into the minds of the disenchanted. noticing fundamental. similar the simple dollar i do not. need one leg because if you feel if the middle is of on board not that god can we believe again in the world with the phone about the food truck with the plane. would come back to the three story you have to see. to believe that. if you move. to. make this manufacture come sentenced to public wealth. when the ruling classes can protect themselves. with the crime larry go round the sun be the one percent so. we can all middle of the room sick. to lose the real news. stories here on r t welcome to them but the israeli military has.

the palestinian side and i ask you again this action. the israelis would have known that it would cause an escalation and my first question was what can israel do to avoid escalation israel first world supplies all the humanitarian needs of the palestinian population in a fortunately we suffer from terror only apply israeli population terrible first of all to stalk the perpetrator who wants to kill civilians and this kind of imply all for. some reason of some region story unfortunately terrorist are hiding in its force proper reply its purpose is to the right for protection for israeli arabs to give the people. after google see testified about the company's alleged control of information the issue of speech regulation has popped up for all media platforms one democrat has found himself embroiled in what could be an even bigger scandal by simply commenting on it with the details his tongue quarter. if you're perhaps looking for new ways to put your foot in your mouth democratic congressman ted lew is the guru for you especially after his

the chief palestinian negotiator criticizes israel for demolishing the home of a well known palestinian activist. sri lanka's discretely a minister prime. resigns but there's no guarantee of a lead to political crisis. climate talks go an extra day with big polluters pushing back on the details of a final agreement. hundreds of french yellow vests demonstrators are back out on the streets of paris it's been more than a month since their protest movement began their demonstrations across the country some of which have turned violent or sparked a political crisis what began as a rallying cry against fuel tax increases has grown into a wider movement against president emanuel. well president macro has announced new economic measures in an effort to end this yellow vests movement he offered more than eleven billion dollars in tax concessions and an increase in the minimum wage and a tax cut for low income pensioners but that's not been enough for some who are still calling on the president to resign and are prepared to continue their protests let's go live now to paris our correspondent the

about is the section general the palestinian national initiative and the former palestinian information minister he says the ban is the correct action but there should be a total boycott of his records in the occupied territory i think the p.a. decision is too little and too late as a matter of fact just response to an israeli measure the israelis have decided to prevent palestinian product digitals fruits chicken and other things from entering israel and so the palestinian authority responded in the same manner but in reality the vast majority of palestinian products are prohibited from reaching israel while israel is selling novelist and five point two billion dollars of products in the palestinian territories so in my opinion the palestinian authority should have responded more civilly and more strongly by declaring total boycott because it is not acceptable that israel prohibits palestinian products while palestinians are importing other israeli products the public is the decisive part decisive party here because actually there is a huge boycott divestment sanctions campeon all over

i was ready fruit vegetables and poultry will no longer be available in palestinian shops the palestinian authority stopping all israeli imports that's after israel's agriculture minister ordered a similar ban on imports in the occupied west bank and despite israeli warnings the palace you know kami wouldn't be able to withstand the blow when the start of barghouti sekret general of the palestinian national initiative and former palestinian information minister joins us now from ramallah stuff about duty what do you think is behind this decision by the p.l.o. and why they're doing this now do you think. i think the p.a. decision is do a little and too late as a matter of fact just response to an israeli measure the israelis have decided to prevent palestinian products digitals foods chicken and other things from entering israel and so the palestinian authority responded in the same manner but in reality the vast majority of palestinian products from reaching israel while israel is selling no less than five point two billion dollars of products in the palestinian territories so in my opini

the palestinians, and he was, in effect.l all i mean, he couldn't control all of them, but ina much as they had an elected representative, it was yassar arafat. >> more than five minutes past the deadline, and the arab guerillas said they would execute their hostages, it appears that the conference still on. >> an estimated 900 million people that had tuned in to watch the olympic games around the world were now transfixed watching this grisly terrorist drama play out in front of them. >> the israeli hostages and the arab commandos who have held them hostage for this entire day has now left to a makeshift helicopter pad at the back of the olympic village. >> the israelis wanted to come in and try and rescue them, and the germans said no. you know, when a bad number comes up, it comes up very bad. >> we find that this drama has not ended. >> the german police were sent up at the nearby air base to neutralize the terrorists and thereby rescue the hostages. >> the latest word we get from the airport is that, quote, all hell has

in the palestinian authority to is controlled by israel just like us they should be a sovereign palestinian state every time the israeli want to raid the towns they go in they go out they do what they want. as another year draws to an end palestinians say they seem to be moving further and further away from their hopes of one day achieving their own sovereign state stephanie decker al-jazeera in the occupied west bank. iran's revolutionary guards have conducted military drills in the strategic straits of hormuz the passageway for nearly a third of all oil traded by sea. the annual exercises showcase the guard's combat helicopters and drones on friday the iranian army trial the u.s. aircraft carrier that entered the persian gulf iran is under increasing pressure from the u.s. after the trumpet ministration renewed sanctions on iran over its nuclear program. tajikistan appears to be tightening its grip on a region that's long been opposed to the government the eastern region of god no better than has its own culture and languages people say they're ignored by those in power in the capital in

capital of palestine the two israeli soldiers were killed and another injured in a shooting need the palestinian city. police launch an investigation into russian and by athletes over claims of doping at the time seventeen world championships the competitors deny the charges and say the rumors are not. watching all to international life from last year here in moscow with me in a day or two to welcome to the program. a russian national detained in the us and accused of being an unregistered foreign agent has entered a guilty plea at a washington d.c. court. but and i was told she faces up to five years behind bars could be deployed to acting though that this is outside of the court's jurisdiction and will be decided by the parties accountable and has the details well in the washington d.c. court room we saw maria come forward and enter a plea of guilty to acting as an unregistered lobbyist now she has not pled guilty to any of the other charges and sensational accusations were made in the media regarding being a spy to that effect and in her statement of a fan she came forward and said that she s

courage palestinians. in recent years tens of thousands of palestinians left the country legally or illegally affected by the dire economic conditions here and government regulations that deny them basic rights four hundred fifty thousand used to be registered with the un earlier this year the first ever government census showed the number dropped to one hundred seventy five thousand we hear very frequently from palestinians particularly the youth that they are very keen to leave and some of them tell us that they have already tried that and it will try again. it is among those who no longer wants his family to live in such desperate conditions even though he is better off than others so he has a job unemployment among the palestinian workforce is eighteen percent how mad is now waiting to sell his house hoping to make enough money to pay. thirty five thousand dollars and he will help me and my family to travel to belgium hopefully god willing things will go as planned and we arrive safely palestinian acti

relief agency for palestinians. the u.n. says the funds are urgently needed for 1.4 million palestinians most in need of food, shelter, health care, clean water, and sanitation. the appeal came as australian prime minister scott morrison formally recognized jerusalem as the undivided capital of israel, even though israel has illegally occupied east jerusalem since 1967. >> now recognizes west or solemn -- west jerusalem, and many of the institutions government is the capital of israel. west jerusalem is the capital of israel. to movingk forward our embassy to west jerusalem when practical, and supportive, and after final status determination. amy: in may, the trump administration drew international condemnation when it moved the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem, a city that palestinians want as part of a future state. at the united nations general assembly, the u.s. voted monday against a framework agreement aimed at protecting the rights of refugees around the world. the vote on the global compact on refugees was 181

is an idea to change strategy perhaps the palestinians have changed the strategy the palestinians have adopted the nonviolent resistance and the marches that are taking place in peaceful nonviolent all forms of violence have been excluded and we have a good. strategy that commits to nonviolent resistance but when each peaceful demonstration is left with the israeli army shooting the people and killing them of course there will be palestinian reactions and in the form of resistance to occupation. i don't think it would be a grave mistake if we're to between the palestinians and israelis in this regard you have to remember that what we have here is palestinian civilian population in the west bank that is totally unarmed in confrontation with the israeli army and israeli settlers who are armed to the teeth. in what is seen as a major new turn by the new italian government it's submitted a revised budget proposal to the european commission an effort to avoid sanctions previously about it would stick to its high spending plans which had been rejected by europe peter has more details rome ha