patty culhane has more. >> reporter: that was unprecedented a leader of a foreign country addressing the u.s. congress to criticize the foreign policy of their own president. israeli prime minister ben anyone netanyahu is here at the invitation of the opposition party over the objections of u.s. president barack obama. >> my friends, i am deeply humbled. >> reporter: here to talk about iran and the ongoing negotiations over its nuclear program. >> this deal has two major concessions, one leaving iran with a vast nuclear program. and two lifting the restriction on his that program in about a decade. that's why this deal is so bad. it doesn't block iran's path to the bomb. it paves iran's path to the bomb. >> reporter: claims the white house disputes and the president also pushed back personally. >> the prime minister didn't offer any viable alternatives.

patty culhane reports. >> inviting a leader to speak to the joint house of congress. 47 senators given a civics lesson, telling iran they are only making a deal with the president, not with the entire united states. it goes on to warn the next president can kill the deal with the stroke of a pen and future congresses could modify the terms. president obama accused the opposition party of trying to kill the deal. >> i think it's somewhat ironic to see some my goodness members of congress, wanting to strike a deal with the government of iran. i think what we'll do is try to focus on whether we can make a deal or not. >> some my without the approval of congress. now there are some in congress who are pushing a bill that would change that but it's not at all clear they have the votes to make that a reality. patty culhane, al jazeera washington. >>> 12 soldiers have been injured in a suicide attack, el ararish sinai. official in charge of the military for the u.n. recognized parliament based in tobruk. haftar has been leading militia on the public utility front there could be progress at u.

the most extreme situation setting. >> patty culhane washington. >> nuclear talks with iran. the u.s. president spoke about the ongoing negotiations in his annual address to iranians parking their new year. >> our negotiations have made progress but gaps remain. there are people in both our countries and beyond who oppose a diplomat resolution. my message for you we have to speak up for resolutions we speak. we should be able to solve this issue with diplomas. if the path of greater opportunities for iranian people. more trade and ties with the world, more investments and jobs inclusion know are for iranians. more partnerships in science and technology and innovation. in other words a nuclear deal now can help open the door for a prider future for you the iranian people. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry and his iranian cowsht partcounterpardon had hoped to broker a deal next week. ing james bays from lausanne. >> the meeting starts at breakfast time and going on until late at night. the main players are the u.s. and the iranians, secretary of state john kerry and mohamed

patty culhane reports. >> first, the lower house tried to scuttle nuclear negotiations with iran, in an unprecedented move inviteing prime minister benjamin netanyahu to address the group. 47 senators then giving a kind of civics lesson, telling iran they're only dealing with the current president not the government of the united states. it goes on to warn the next president can kill the deal with the stroke of a pen. and future congresses could modify the terms. >> i think it's somewhat ironic to see some members of congress wanting to make common cause with the hard liners in iran. it's an unusual coalition. i think what we're going to focus on right now is actually seeing whether we can get a deal or not. >> reporter: republicans have made it clear they don't want to deal if it leaves iran with any nuclear capability. >> when you give them an industrial-sized nuclear capability the u.s. tries to contain it and they get a bomb. when they say they don't want to duet a bomb i think they're lying. >> there are some people in congress that would change that but it is thought at all cle

patty culhane explains. >> reporter: within hours of the first air strikes in yemen u.s.icials came out to voice their support for the saudi-led effort promising logistics and logistics and intelligence helpful in congress open questions about how much the u.s. is really involved. the top general in the region admitted the saudis only informed him right before the first bombs fell. >> isn't that quite a machine terry on our relationship with saudi arabia ya and other the 13 countries in their coalition that they would on literally the day of their attacks they tale you that the united states of america that they are going to launch a major campaign? i mean, that is really a fantastic indicator of the deterioration of the trust and if i defense that these countries, particularly saudi arabia have in us. >> reporter: and the general couldn't answer one key question. >> what's your assessment of the likelihood of success? >> in yep yemen? >> yes. >> again senator, i don't currently know the specific goals and objectives of the saudi campaign. and i would have to know that to

patty culhane, al jazeera, washington. >> meanwhile u.s. and iranian negotiations are meeting in switzerland on a third day, in a bid to reach agreement over the programme. the aim of the talks is to persuade iran to limit the program in exchange for relief from sanctions. iran has rejected president obama's demands that it frees activities for 10 years. they are trying to reach a framework agreement. the deadline set by world powers. we are joined from montro. no one thought it would be easy how difficult are the talks proving to be? >> well you have got to bear in mind that the statements made in public do not necessarily reflect the knew appsed discussions going on behind closed doors. the states heard from the iranians are as categorical in the rejections of the american proposals, as indeed were the objections we heard from the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu. in public the semiofficial iranian newsagency is iran was making exceptional and illogical demand and john kerry's being unexceptional and threatening. a lot of public

. >> patty culhane now looks at washington's response to netanyahu's comments. >> it has strained relationship with president barack obama and his administration. netanyahu's comments that arabs voting in mass, they told reporters that that looks to have marginalize arab-israelis. and that benjamin netanyahu no longer believed in a two-state solution. >> based on the prime minister's comments the united states will be evaluating our approach with regard of how best to achieve a two-state solution. obviously i'm not going to pre-judge at this point what that means. >> many people see that as a threat to the prime minister, hinting that the u.s. could go to the security council of the united nations or not block international action at the criminal court. they did not go into details of what they could do, but they're leaving open the possibility that they could change course as well. >> hundreds of people have been detained in germany after an anti-capitalist rally turned violent. we have reports from frankfurt. >> reporter: violent scenes in the center of frankfurt. police step in to prevent p

patty culhane reports. >> this was unprecedented. a leader of a foreign country addressing congress to criticize the policies of a president. prime minister binyamin netanyahu is here at the invitation of the republican party, and over objection from president obama. here to talk about iran and its nuclear programme. >> the deal has two major concessions. one leaving leaving iran with a vast nuclear programme, and two lifting the restrictions on the programme in about a decade. that's why this deal is so bad. it doesn't block iran's path to the bomb. it paves the path. claims that the wows disputes and the president pushed back. the prime minister didn't offer viable alternatives. binyamin netanyahu invoked and asked congress to stop negotiating, until iran stops threatening to annihilate israel. >> i rent the contrasending tone. what you were witnessing was an old concept. if you can make the people afraid you can paying them do anything. he is a rejectionist. there is no agreement that this administration could achieve with iran th

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patty culhane has the story. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu won re-election, but the comments that helped him gain the victory may cost him his country. in the run up to the election he said if he won there would be no palestinian state. not while he was prime minister. at the white house that was seen as a clear betrayal sensing the anger netanyahu granted his first post-election interview to an american arguing that did he not change his policy. >> they have made a pact with hamas that calls for the destruction of the territory state. >> reporter: netanyahu has often clashed with barack obama his spokesman said that netanyahu can't take back his comments. words matter, and they may have consequences. hinting they could pull u.s. protection of israel at the united nations. >> steps that the united states has taken at the united nations have been predicated on this idea that the two-state solution is the best outcome. now our ally in these talks has said that they are no longer committed to that solution. that means that we need to reevaluate our position in t

a white house correspondent patty culhane has the story. >> first the white house tried to scuttle negotiations with iran inviting a foreign leader to criticize the u.s. president's policy to a joint meeting of congress. the upper house now is giving it a go. releasing an upper letter to the iranian leadership giving a kind of civics lesson saying her only making a deal with the current president, not the united states writing that president obama leaves office in january 2017: president obama accused the opposition party of trying to kill the deal. >> it's somewhat ironic to see some members of congress wanting to make common cause with the hard liners in iran. it's an unusual coalition. republicans have made it clear, they don't want to make a deal leaving iran with nuclear capability. >> the u.n. if they fail to contain it and one day they get a bomb when they say they are not trying to build a dom - i think they are lying >>> right now the white house are thinking they can make a deal without the approval of congress. some in congress believe they can change that. it's not sure if they have

white house correspondent patty culhane reports. >> reporter: vivid potent vision after president obama crossed edmund pettus bridge. a journey 50 years ago to the day, met with force. this lead to the passing the voting rights acts. the president came to pay tribute to their courage. >> it was not a crash of army but a clash of wills. a contest to determine the true meaning of america. >> there were dissenting voices in the crowd. there was some chanting "we want want", those echoed by michael brown's mother. the death of her son that sparked proters in ferguson, missouri, and the sense that not enough has changed. >> i was born in '79 i never thought i'd go through this. >> a federal investigation cleared the white police officer that killed her son. from the ferguson police department was found to be rife with racism. the president said it's not proof that the civil rights movement has not made progress. >> i understand the question. the narrative was familiar. what happened is no locker endemic or sanctions by law or custom. >> the civil rights leader says it is proof that the movem

inclined to go along with the republican colleagues trying to block the president's negotiations. >> patty culhanee latest from washington, d.c. thank you, patty. >>> staying in the u.s., president obama has declared venezuela's government a threat to national security. and denounced new sanctions for human rights -- announced new sanction to his lujan rights violations. he expressed concern over the venezuelan's government treatment of political opponents and said seven prominent officials will not be welcome in the u.s. and their assets may be frozen. >>> europe has told greece to stop wasting time in talks on its bailout program. the euro group chief made the comment as finance ministers gathered once again in brussels to discuss athens' reform proposals. he said serious talks need to begin on greece's current bailout which has now been extended until june. >> we have spent now two weeks apparently discussing who meets whom where in what cop figure raise, and on what agenda and it's a complete waste of tile. i cannot be explicit enough about it. that's why we simply said, look, we have talked a

patty culhane was there. >> reporter: vivid potent symbolism as president obama crossed the edmund pettus bridge, a journey hundreds tried to make in barack obama 50 years ago, to be met with clubs and horses. this led to the passage. voting rights act. >> it was not a clash of armies but a clash of wheels. a context to determinate the true meaning of america. >> there were dissenting voices. there was a chance that we'd change another peach. echoed by her mother. it sparked a protest, and a sense that not enough changed in the civil rights movement. >> it's sad to say it, i was born in '79 i gpt think we g easy like this. >> from the ferguson. they were rife with racism and corruption. the president said that is not proof that the civil right movement has not made progress. the narrative was familiar. what happened in ferguson may not be unique it's no longer unique, it's no longer sanctioned by war. >> 40% among results are signified among children. this is time for a moment a time to connect demonstrations and legislation. >> the president called for the crowd to act, vote demand chang

patty culhane was there. >> reporter: vivid symbolism as president obama crossed the edmund pet us bridge a journey hundreds tried to make, to be met with clubs and horses. the president came to pay rib ute to their courage. it was not a clash of armies but a clash of l a condeft to determine the voice of america. >> reporter: words echoed by michael brown's mother, her death at the hands of a white police officer sparked the protest. >> i don't think we came forward. i was lorn in '79, i never thought we'd be there. an investigation cleared her son, but found the ferguson police station ripe with action. it's not troof the civil right movement had not made progress. i understood the kneften. what happened in ferguson may not be unique it's no longer sanctions by law or custom. it's proof that there needs a renewed look at quality. >> "a wedge an of loose drugs, a time to collect scpongss and legs rationlation. >> the president called for the crowd to act, to vote to demand change, but there was a decided look of enusias ifferents i thought he would give solutions on the spot. ee didn't.

the white house correspondent patty culhane has the story. >> first the lower house tried to scuttle nuclear conversations with iran. in a mood. now, the upper house has given it a go. releasing this open letter. 47 republican senators giving a civics lesson telling iran that they are only making a deal with the current president. writing: it warns that the next president can kill the deal with the stroke of a pen and future congresses could monitor the terms. president obama accused the opposition party of trying to kill the team. >> it's ironic to see some members of congress wanting to make common cause with the hard liners in iran. it's an unusual coalition, what we are focussed on now is whether we can get a deal. republicans made it clear they don't a deal if it leaves iran with nuclear capability. >> one day they say they are not trying to build a bomb, i think they are lying. >> the obama administration believes that it can make a deal give relief without the approval of congress, some in congress push a bill to change that >>> iran has responded to their open letter in a sta

white house correspondent patty culhane reports. >> reporter: within hours of the air strikes u.s. officials came out to voice support, promising logistics and intelligence help. the congress opened questions about how much the u.s. is involved. the top general in the region admitted the saudis informed him before the first guns fell. >> isn't that a commentary on our relationship with saudi arabia and the other 13 in the coalition, that they would literally the day of their attacks, they tell you that the united states of america is going to launch a major campaign. i mean that is really a fantastic indicator of the deterioration of the trust and confidence that the countries, particularly saudi arabia has in us. >> the general couldn't answer a question. >> what is your assessment of the likelihood of success? >> in yemen? >> yes. >> again, i don't currently know the specific goals and objectives of the saudi arabia campaign, and i would have to know that to assess the likelihood of success. >> analysts say from the u.s. perspective the definition of success is simply. the u.s. w

patty culhane al jazeera, washington. >> one of the other main issues of contention between obama and netanyahu is the nuclear talks with iran. u.s. president spoke about the ongoing negotiations in his annual address to the iranian people for the persian spring festival. >> our negotiations have made progress but gaps remain. there are people in both our countries and beyond who oppose a diplomatic resolution. my message to you the people of iran, is that together we have to speak up for the future we seek. as i said many times before i believe that our countries should be able to resolve these issues with diplomacy. it "t" can lead to a better path. the path of greater opportunities for the iranian people, more trade and ties with the world more foreign investment and jobs, including for young iranians. more cultural exchanges and chances for iran students to travel abroad. more partnerships in areas like science and technology and innovation. in other words, a nuclear deal now can help open the door to a brighter future for you, the iranian people. >> u.s. secretary of state john k

white house correspondent patty culhane has the story. >> reporter: republicans in the u.s.are on the defensive after sending an open letter to iran's leaders. broadly seen as an attempt to kill the negotiations over its nuclear program. >> this letter is about nothing more than stopping iran from getting a nuclear bomb. >> reporter: but if the headlines any indication, it's backfired big time. >> this letter is a hard slap. >> reporter: democrats and even some republicans say it was out of line for 47 republicans to warn iran the next president can throw out of deal. or congress could change it. u.s. secretary of state john kerry says it's also not true. >> it's incorrect when it says that congress could actually modify the terms of an agreement at any time. that's flat wrong. they don't have the right to modify and an agreement reached executive to executive between country -- between liters of a country. >> reporter: secretary kerry will travel sunday to continue negotiations many analysts say they don't think the letter will impact the talks but that it could help iran i

patty culhane, al jazerra selma, alabama. >>> the columbian government and rebels have agreed to remove mines and other explosives from battle ground, talks to end the five-decade long conflict have been ongoing in havana. official statistics show land mines have killed or injured more than 11,000 people in the last 25 years in colombia. the government says the deal say good start. >> our main objective in these conversation is his toutan end to the conflict and avoid further victims in our country that's why the demining propose is a first but giants step towards peace, this is proof that we are working in the right direction. >>> zero africa now where much of the continent's food supply is produce ed by female farmer, they sow the seeds and tend the feels and a whole lot more. but many don't own the land. erica wood reports on the campaign for equal land rights in south africa. >> reporter: in this dry region, these women have teamed up to grow vegetable on his a collective farm. they are able to grow enough to feed their own families and also to sell what's leftover. is. >> translato

. -- patty culhane reports. >> reporter: this was the final step of the civil rights movement, 1965 a push for voting. when marchers tried to work across this bridge in selma, alabama... . >> i was horrified. >> for clark, those images not only horrified him, they changed his life. he heard the call from martin luther king for all to come. for fears that police would not attack the clergy. leaving this diner, this couple took a wrong turn and ran into a group of white men. >> they came across the treat. we whispered. keep on walking and turned and saw the man swing the club. i heard it hit jim's head. a sound i will not forget. >> reporter: his friend jim reid died two days later, his death galvanising the country. reid was a minister, and he was white. americans protested across the country and on the day he was buried. president johnson ensured african americans the right to vote. >> one good man, the man of god, was killed. it has been half a century since olson slipped into unconsciousness. a moment and story he's told many times assistance. >> at this time in my life i had so man

. >> patty culhane in washington, d.c. has been gauging reaction there to netanyahu's victory. >> further proof that some of the comments leading up to the israeli election has strange relationship with president barack obama and his administration. the white house press secretary josh earnest told reporters that the rhetoric sought to marginalize citizens. but the bigger question now is on the prime minister's comments that he no longer believes in a two-state solution with the palestinians. the state department spokesman was blunt in her response well. >> based on the comments, the united states is in position going forward, we will be evaluating our approach with regard to how best to achieve a two-state solution. obviously i'm not going to prejudge at this point what that means. >> many people see that as a threat to the prime minister, hinting that the u.s. could go to the security council for the united nations or not block any action of the international criminal court. they did not go into details about what that e

patty call han reports. -- culhane reports. >> reporter: symbolism as president obama crossed the edmund pettus bridge, a journey hundreds tried to make 50 years ago today, some to be clubbed by forces. this violence led to the passage of the voting rights act. the president came to pay tribe ute to this courage. >> it was not a clash of armies, but a clash of riddles. a contest to determine the true meaning of america. >> there were dissenting voices in the crowd. when the president was speaking some chanted not another speech. echoed by michael brown's mother who was here. her son's death at the hands of a police officer which sparked the protests, and the sense that not much has changed in the civil rights movement. >> i was born in '79. i never thought i would see anything like this. >> a federal investigation cleared the police officers that cleared her son. the police department was rife with racism and corruption. the president said that is not proof that the civil rights movement had not made progress. >> i understood the question. the narrative was nam lar. what happened in ferg