let's go straight now to jane ferguson in ramallah covering that plo meeting. hi there, jane. lots of issues here topping the agenda. >> reporter: a lot of issues being discussed tonight. just as the meeting was getting started palestinian president abbas went through the issues to be discussed as a potential response to the death. one of the top issues is discussing this u.n. security council resolution. that's already been discussed for several months now, and tonight it's believed they will be discussing whether or not to push forward with submitting this resolution, which basically puts forward an agenda for palestinian states by the 1967 borders that would also incorporate ending israeli -- the israeli occupation within two years. so there's a discussion as to whether or not they should go ahead with that at the u.n. security council. now, the meeting is still going on at the minute, and it's not clear yet what announcements, if any, will be made after that has been discussed. if they were to go ahead and push ahead with that resolution, it's worth pointing out that it wo

thousands have gathered in ramallah.tah's leader is meeting with senior officials and he is expected to announce the palestinian authorities next step soon. we'll have reaction from james bayes in london in a moment but let's first head to our correspondent. tell us about the next step and about the options for the palestinian leadership. >> reporter: that's right, marian. but let me just first describe where i am right now. i'm at the headquarters of the palestinian leadership. in the distance there, you can see the tomb of the former leader yasser arafat. the reason this crowd is gathering is because today marks 50 years from the palestinian liberation movement. these torches have a lot of symbolism, it scenes that the palestinian resistance the flame of the palestinian resistance still burns. this is the beginning of that resistance movement, but casting a shadow over that is this failure at the united nations security council. i think the palestinian leadership believed that they would get those nine votes crucial to

what has been the initial reaction there in ramallah toward this move? >> well it's interesting.we heard from president abbas himself, we were watching palestinian tv where we made this statement. i could hear fireworks going off in the distance. i think a lot of people want the president to be very muscular in his approach to trying to find ways to end israel's occupation of palestinian territories. the fact of the matter is is that mr. abbas has made good on what he planned to do next which was to join several international conventions, sign several international conventions, including the rome statute, which has james pointed out, is a very significant move by the palestinians, something they have been talking about for a very long time. from the israeli point of view we haven't heard anything formal just yet, but one would imagine they are not happy about this. for a very long time since discussions over the past several years really have erupted about whether or not the palestinians should go to the icc, join the icc, and pressed war crimes against israel israel has consiste

jane ferguson is in ramallah, and sent us this. >> reporter: after meeting for over three hours, the palestinian senior leadership announced their draft resolution to the un-security council would be sent on wednesday, a day after the chief negotiator meets with u.s. secretary of state john kerry. before this would go to a vote, there'll be numerous technicalities and diplomatic and bureaucratic upleave halls before it will be negotiated. once it's voted on, it will need nine votes to pass. after that the u.s. could use their powers to veto this. at the moment, however, this is seep in ramallah as the first step to bring a resolution that is discussed for some months on to the international stage. >> there has been austerity protests in belgium. the country is expected to come to a standstill on monday as thousands of trade unionists go on strike. we have more from belgium. >> reporter: this used to be an industrial heartland with coal mines and steelworks. most of the factories closed half a century ago, and the economy went into decline. nowadays, it is one of the poorest parts of

pretty small crowds of protesters at some of the usual flashpoints around ramallah.ome stonethrowing going on and the israeli forces trying to push back against the protesters. nothing too large for the moment. the death of a palestinian leader, a former minister has the potential to trigger some things bigger. it has not materialized. >> have any new details emerge on how this official died? >> yes. the preliminary results of the autopsy conducted on ziad abu ein's bodtyy have been made public. this was conducted by israeli palestinian, and jordanian doctors. the man died of a heart attack. they differ on important points, and that is what has caused the heart attack. the man had a completely clogged coronary artery, leading to the heart, had a bad heart condition and suffered a heart attack. the palestinian pathologist said that ziad abu ein has suffereda stress- induced heart attack. he suffered violent blows by the israeli soldiers, strangulation and perhaps blows to the chest which caused ziad abu ein to have a heart attack. an urgent meeting held at the preside

so what you were looking at was the palestinian president abbas, he was speaking from ramallah, meetingh palestinian ministers speaking out about the death of the palestinian minister, ziad abu ein who died a couple of hours ago, saying that investigation is underway. also saying that tomorrow the israelis will be coming out with what he called scenarios surrounding the death of ziad abu ein. we're joined now from west jerusalem to tell us more about what those scenarios were that abbas was outlining >> operator: that's right a number of scenarios, but really the key message here is that the president is saying whatever the israelis say tomorrow, we shouldn't believe; that the facts on the ground in his view are very clear that what he described as a crime look place, and that the death of one of his ministers ziad abu ein was a crime. he did not use much stronger language than that. however, he did go on to say that he and his government would be adamant to continue to struggle against the israeli occupation and against the illegal settlement construction in the occupied west bank. mr.

we're joined now live from ramallah.t is likely to be the palestinian authority's response to the death? >> well, let me tell you for sure that the palestinian people at large will not buy the israeli story. the man was not sunbathing. he was there going to plant trees. and israel cannot tolerate any trees or peaceful action from the palestinians. the palestinian leadership will be meeting tonight and determining what action to take. >> just to clarify, the israeli troops spokesperson is saying that these people, including the minister, were part of a gang of around 200 rioters. you are saying they weren't rioting. this was a peaceful protest. >> we have all seen the pictures. i invite you again to review the pictures, especially the pictures released by the palestinian state television, showing that the people were going to plant trees. not even stones were used. and israel categorized those people as rioters. it's really funny when people are holding plants of olives, wanting to plant them is now turned around by the i

and this is ramallah, the occupied west bank, the funeral taking place of the cabinet minister. and three days of mourning in the palestinian territories for that. >>> moving on, the lebanese army has been fighting the islamic state of iraq and levant and syria's al qaeda branch al nusra front for months. there's an active front line in the north-east where the groups control along the lebanon border with syria. zeina khodr reports from where the army imposed strict security measures. >> reporter: the lebanese army is at war. a few months ago syrian troops tried to take over the north-east town. since then arsal is a military zone. military is guarding the area. it's angering the residents, they say they are under sieged, they are being punished for supporting the syria opposition and giving shelter to refugees. >> translation: the army is not allowing everyone to go in and out. you are treated as suspects. they detain us for nothing. they lay siege to the town. >> there's an active front line, the islamic state of iraq and levant, and al qaeda affiliated groups like al nusra co

israel says it will investigate, but a witness and a doctor in ramallah says israeli security forcesame. >> reporter: pushing and shoving are normal for protests in the west bank. but this one north of ramallah ended up a death of a palestinian minister who is active in protests against the now 47-year-old israeli occupation. he was next in line when the fatal confrontation took place. first he was choked he recalls. then he was hit, kicked and an officer hit imhim from behind with a rifle butt. he then lost consciousness. the cause of death was clear. >> vomiting asphyxia. >> reporter: the statement issued by the israeli army described the protesters as rioters, contradicting eyewitness accounts who said the demonstration was nonviolent. the army said it will conduct a review of the incident adding that an israeli pathologist with join a team of jordanian pathologists sent to investigate the circumstances of the death. he was sentenced to life in prison in 1982 for his role in a bombing that killed two israeli teenager but was released three years later in a prisoner exchange. in th

jane ferguson is in ramallah in the occupied west bank. now, jane, as we understand it, palestinian president mahmoud abbas spoke ahead of the meeting. did he give an indication as to what was on the agenda? >> he did. he spoke to those who had gathered in the meeting, laying out various topics for discussion, various suggestions fors a response, as you have said, to that death. one of those is, of course, a u.n. -- draft for u.n. security council resolution that has been discussed over the last few months but there is an idea now to put it forward and push action on that draft and have it submitted formally. >> draft would see palestinian, independent palestinian state by 1967 borders. it would also call for the ending of the israeli occupation within the next two years. these also mentioned other areas they could move on one being signing the rome station, joining the icc, the international criminal court. if the palestinians did join that, they could technically take israel to court for war crimes, and israel could take palestinian grou

we are live now in ramallah. no surprise really that mr. abbas backed this proposal, but how likely is it to go to a vote at the u.n. security council? >> >> that's right, david, well in president abbas's statement, his first public address since that blueprint draft resolution was submitted by jordan, we understand that there's a bit more negotiating to be done, more tweaking as to this final draft. that is precisely what mr. abbas said, that the current draft in its current form needs more discussion. there will be more negotiations with what he described as his friends and his brothers, as they table what will eventually be the final draft resolution submitted to the u.n. security council. >> we will continue and will remain tope discussions and deliberations in order to make this draft resolution a success until a final resolution is reached laying the foundation for continued negotiations and putting a total end to the israeli occupation of the palestinian territories before 2017. >> he outlined the key points of this draft resolution

this one north of ramallah ended with the death of a palestinian minister who was active in protests against the now 47-year-old israeli occupation. >> first he was choked he recalls and then hit, kicked an an officer hit him from behind. he then lost consciousness. the doctor inspected his body an said the cause of death was clear. >> asphyxia. >> the statement issued by the israeli army described the protesters as rioters, contradicting eyewitness accounts who said the demonstration was nonviolent. the army said it will conduct a review of the incident, adding a israeli pathologist will join a team of jordanian pathologists to look at the circumstances of his death. he was sentenced to life in prison in 1982 for his role in a bombing that killed two israeli teenage but released three years later in a prisoner exchange. in the wake of the killing abbas declared a three-day period of mourning and he's ordered his security services to halt coordination with the israelis. small scattered clashes broke out in the west bank between israeli soldiers and palestinian youth. at a refugee cam

his body was taken through the streets of ramallah. he was a popular figure, he led protests for much of his life. >> the last protest he led and his death was caught op camera. >> as always, ziad abu ein was in the front, arguing with israeli border police. police struck him in the chest before wrapping his hands around his neck. >> he began to feel faint. an israeli medic administered first aid. by the time protesters carried him to an ambulance and placed him on a gurney, he would never regain consciousness. >> an autopsy showed with no doubt he was murdered, executed by the israeli army. >> reporter: the israeli doctors said he decide of a heart attack, even if it was caused by israeli police. >> this is caused by stress. it can be found that some bruises, minor bruises in the muscle layers. >> the disagreement over how it died came as no surprise to the people that believed he was unique. >> why is this death particularly affecting so many people. >> he was on the fronts lines. that is why he was respected by the people. >> today

palestinian officials in ramallah expressed their anger at the security council.t was expected the u.s. would veto the resolution. what we see right now, in the absence of peace talks a shift in strategy by the palestinians. they say they have tried for over 20 years to negotiate and have not achieved anything and now they have to move forward to join international institutions to pressure israel and the international community the . >> tania kramer, thanks very much. >> in yemen, at least 24 people have been killed and nearly 50 wounded in a suicide attack. >> the bomber blew himself up at a celebration in the city of ibb organized by the shia houthis who control most of yemen, including the capital of sanaa. to indonesia. authorities have been recovering bodies from the fight the crash into the sea on sunday morning. >> research teams have appeared what -- recovered what appears to be the wreck of the aircraft. they will be looking for the flight recorders, which might give some clue about what happened to the plane. >> 162 passengers and crew were on board the

we can live to nick schiffron live in ramallah. there are conflicting reports about how he died and now differing opinions on the autopsy itself. absolutely, he said, he said when it comes to how he died. he was buried just a few hours ago and we saw a real outpouring just a few miles from here. thousands of people coming out, mourning a man who was popular not only because he was a senior member of this government, but he for years led resistance against the israeli occupation and was in charge of resisting against settlements and wall that divides israeli from the occupied west bank. in the last few hours, a real difference of opinion on either side. palestinians have insisted from the beginning that he died because he was struck in the chest and the neck by an israeli border police officer. a statement from a palestinian pathologist said the death was caused by a blow. the israeli autopsy said: saying indications of light hemorrhaging and pressure was found in his neck. that is the only thing israel will admit to, that the borde

the funeral was followed by clashes near ramallah and elsewhere.sk, young palestinians take aim at a check point. their stones and burning tires have limb effect on israeli troops, hunkered down behind the walls and in their concrete towers. >> they are, perhaps, a reminder that this smoldering century old conflict can quickly burst into flames. >> in the wake of the death of the leader, israeli has beefed up security in the west bank. there's very little certain in this part of the world, except the certainty of more trouble to come. ben wedeman, cnn, north of jerusalem. >>> in kabul, afghanistan, a man blew himself up during a play about condemning suicide bombings. the performance was at a french funded school. it's unclear how many people were killed in the blast, but a police spokesman says a german national was among the dead. the taliban claim responsibility. the taliban also say they were behind another attack earlier in the day. a suicide bomber targeted a vehicle carrying afghan soldiers, killing at least five. >>> in brazil, a man arrest

we go to ramallah.ed earlier on -- at least you and our colleague talked about momentum in terms of getting palestine recognized as a state. what is that momentum? >> well, the hope here among palestinians and -- here at the -- at the palestinian liberation organization, which represents palestinians aboard is that more european countries would follow suit. they understand that france is a very important player in european politics, and a permanent member of the united nations security council. rz ♪

>>> heightened emotions in ramallah, as the funeral takes place of a funeral minister. we'll look into conflicting reports about the cause of his death. also on the program, aaron joins us, and russia taking more drastic action to prop up the ruble. >> absolutely. taking russia's main interest rate to now 10.5%. it's all in an attempt to stop this, the value of its currency falling off a cliff. yes, the ruble already down more than 40% this year. the question is, will it work? and what will this mean for russian businesses and consumers? >>> welcome to "gmt" in. the years since the 9/11 attacks, violence carried out by al qaeda or groups inspired by a similar ideology has been a huge problem for governments worldwide. recently, islamic state has been capturing territory across iraq and syria. these are groups that subscribe to an extremely narrow interpretation of sunni islam. so what threat does jihadism pose? the bbc counted the number of reported deaths caused by certain groups for the months of october. and the result, over 5,000 people killed if jihadist violence o

was not a single stone thrown yesterday in that peaceful gathering to plantal live trees north of ramallah. what was he doing? the terror is by the israeli government and israeli army. that's the truth. if such policies continue by israel, yes, we can expect a third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh intifada. people need to defend themselves. >> are you going to ask the u.s. to pressure israel to respect palestinian rights? >> we are asking the united states to rethink its position vis a vis the security council. they have been against passing a resolution. we want the united states to stop treating israeli as above the laws have man and hold them accountable and undermining secretary of state john kerry efforts to achieve a two state solution. >> groups control a mountainous region along the border of syria. we have a report where the army imposed strict security measures. >> the lebanese army is at war. a few months ago, syrian armed groups tried to take over this northeastern border town. since then, it has become a military zone. soldiers guard the entrances to the area. this is angeri

i'm being told by sources in ramallah that the urgent meeting, set to take place this friday and which should have been followed by an announcement, it has been postponed until tomorrow. probably an indication there is talk about how to go about sending a strong message on the palestinian side. the security cooperation is extremely unpopular on the palestinian side. palestinians see absolutely no advantage. they see clear advantages for the israelis but they do not see what palestinians are gaining. that is up in the air. the threat of putting in end to it has been mentioned in the past. in the past several years but has never been implemented. we will have to see if this time it is any different. >> thank you, gallagher fenwick from jerusalem. to afghanistan, the country's taliban have claimed responsibility for thursday's attack on a school in the capital. one person was killed. a suicide bomber struck a packed auditorium at a french cultural center. earlier in the day, a suicide bomber killed six on the outskirts of the capital. highlighting afghanistan's struggle to defeat the tali

we're live from ramallah. tell us more about the signing of the treaty. >> well, a very angry response from israel. we have the statement from president benjamin netanyahu, a threat warning the palestinians that they have more to fear from the international court than the israelis do, suggesting if the palestinians issue war crimes from israel, they'll pursue war crimes against the palestinians, including hamas. one would imagine that we would also hear more from the israelis as the days and hours progress. in the past the israelis have always said any suggestion of going to the international criminal court was just a way for the palestinians to by pass the only real solution in this their view is the negotiated settlement. but more to the point we also heard over the years the israelis warning the palestinians that if they did go to the icc that they would impose sanctions on the palestinian leadership. this is a warning that has been echoed by the united states as well. that if the palestinians did go to the

the leadership is meeting in ramallah and president abbas said earlier he wants to wait for the results of the investigation into the circumstances of the death of mr. abu ain. >> what about the autopsy and the investigation? when will we learn more about the actual cause of death? >> we understand the funeral will take tomorrow -- take place tomorrow and thursday and the autopsy is ongoing. we will have to wait for these results. we don't know exactly the timetable for that. many people in the streets in the west bank, the fact that an official was killed under such circumstances, that could deteriorate the already tense situation. >> already, his death is refocusing international attention on the issue. next i think what it does is to remind the international trinity of this core problem among this conflict. >> i think what it does is to remind international community of this core problem among this conflict. demonstrations are taking place almost every week in the west bank and often with injuries among protesters. yes, they will highlight the issues, but if it will change anything o

. >> there have been confrontations between police and together protestors near ramallah, one demonstrator injured after hit by a tear gas canister. >> in italy, two major trade unions have called nationwide strikes over changes to the labor market. the reforms will make it easier to hire and fireworkers. italy's prime minister said they are necessary to bring the country out of recession. we are in rome with more. >> the biggest problem, is unemployment. people are 15 to 18 percent jobless, the youth 45%. the jobs act passed earlier this month contains some of the most sweeping labor reforms that italy has seen in many, many years. it will make it easier to hire people, the government said, better for business. the unions say it simply makes it easier to fire people, removing laws against unfair dismissals. they're also unhappy about the budget for 2015, which the unions say is just another austerity budget, just another after six dictated by brussels and outsiders have failed as this one will fail, they say, to reverse the trends of high unemployment and low slow growth. >> environmental

have shot dead a 21-year-old palestinian during a military operation in the refugee camp south of ramallahraeli forces raided the camp in the occupied west bank and confrontations broke out between the israeli army and youths there. >>> still to come on this program here on al jazeera, laws to break through the glass ceiling, the u.k. insisting on transparency over pay rates for men and women. ♪ [ cheers ] ♪ >>> you are with al jazeera, time to run through the global headlines this hour. starting with the gunmen from the pakistani taliban attack a school in peshawar in the northwest of the country, killing more than 130, and at least 80, we understand were children. the six gunmen have been killed. the army says it is now searching the premises for explosives. >>> tony abbott paid tribute to the victims of the siege at a cafe in sen central sydney. >>> the russian ruble has hit a new record low, despite the central bank raising interest rates to a co loss sal 17%. the ruble is down even further in the last few hours, at least another 8%. trading at about 75 ruble to the dollar. here is the

after being hit by israeli soldiers in the west bank for some he was reportedly planting trees in ramallaht the time. for more information on what happened, let's bring in gallagher for an. what can you tell us, what details have come out? gallagher fenwick, if you can hear us, let us know what information you have at the moment. gallagher, please go ahead. next excuse me -- >> excuse me for the technical issue. the circumstances of the death of this palestinian minister are still somewhat murky. different elements are coming into us, israeli defense forces saying they are looking into it. from the palestinian side, we are gathering is that this man was at the helm of a delegation of protesters trying to land -- to get to land that was held by israeli forces. he was hit on the head and fell down after the use of tear gas. it is unclear whether he died there or fell to his demise after being taken to the hospital. angry reactions coming from the palestinian leadership president mahmoud abbas, and this barbaric, and saying that steps will be taken. members of thought talk, the ruling party i

. >> even if many in ramallah are not aware of the french parliament's vote on the recognition of palestinehe move gets a warm welcome. >> it is not going to change anything but it is a symbolic move. we want this to be more than ink on paper. we want concrete steps. >> i want more than that. i want them to go to the u.n. and be the leader in advocating for a palestinian state. >> the palestine liberation organization's hanan ashrawi says that more than 20 years of negotiations with israel have not brought peace. it is time to try something new. >> the two state solution is imperative for peace. jerusalem as capital. you have to recognize the palestinian state before israel destroys it completely. >> israeli officials are concerned about the french vote. prime minister netanyahu spoke of a mistake. israel's stance is there is only one path to peace. >> in the common aim of israel and the palestinians, it should be two states for two nations. the state of the israeli people and the state of the palestinians. to wage that goal, there is one way, direct negotiations. >> france's foreign minist

plnches, ramallah. >> raya, tell us about the investigation into these two attacks. >> yes, well, there has been no claim of responsibility for either the explosion in madugery or the raid in yowae state targeting the capital. all the finger pointing were in the direction of boko haram once again. in the past couple of hours the government of yobae state, describing the attacks, describing it as lainous and barbaric. -- heinous and barbaric. that is the major concern whether the fighters who raided the town in the early hours of the morning would have been able to overrun security agencies and take it over which would have been a major blow because this is a state capital, it is not some small village or town on the fringes like those villages that boko haram has been seizing over the past few months. and we understand that a security operation is still ongoing to try otrack down any recommend nanlts, an ---remnants still hiding in the town . >> what are happening to the fighters are they simply fleeing. >> we have been speaking to residents there and they were essentially huddled in th

palestinian government minister who died after confrontation with israeli troops is being held in ramallahousands of people joined the procession from the presidential headquarters to a nearby cemetery. he was taking part in a tree-planting protest in the occupied west bank when he collapsed. of a potential people of vaccine are being temporarily suspended in geneva are beingaccine temporarily suspended in geneva. health officials from the three worst affected countries met at the headquarters of the w.h.o. to discuss where to rebuild their health care systems once this epidemic is over. >> the potential vaccine arrived in geneva a few weeks ago. testing began almost immediately. but now, a few volunteers have reported pain in their hands or feet. no reason for alarm, geneva hospital says. although this is one of the fastest clinical trials ever undertaken, painful or unexpected symptoms must be investigated. testing will be suspended until early next year. this delay could be significant. the race is on to get vaccines to those who need them, like frontline health-care workers, as quickly

. >> let's go live to ramallah.tioned something about it an hour ago, a senior palestinian leader saying no more waiting. we will meet and make decisions. what kinds of decisions can be made? >> well, david this was supposed to be a day of major celebration, you might be able to hear sirens and drums behind me. there is a huge procession going on behind me. the reason for that is is today marks 50 years since the creation of the fattah party. i think in their calculus they would also be celebrating the passing of that u.n. resolution with the nine votes, but that wasn't the case and that has cast a shadow over these celebrations. whatever the case in an hour or two the palestinian leadership will be meeting, discussing how they can move this forward, and they seem to be determined to do just that. in the long term they said they could approach the u.n. security council once again, but in the short-term we understand that they will be signing various treaties. they haven't said which treaties exactly, however, we're

jane ferguson reporting for us from ramallah.teen people have died in violence in yemen has houthi rebels push for more control. 14 of their fighters died in a battle in the arabian peninsula. they have blown up buildings used by opponents in sentence tra radah proventions. they have sucked the governor and appointed their own. caroline malone reports they are still part of yemen where peace prevai prevails. they want to make their country a symbol of peace. houthi rebels took control of sanaa in september and they have been fighting al-qaeda affiliates for control of north and isn't tral yemen. but those in charge wants to focus on it as the cultural capitol. >> our destiny, we want to keep ties to the cultural capitol of yemen. we should maintain the goal, distance the city from the internal strife from the other political forces have been engaged in. houthis have offered to help and support the local leaders to keep the peace. >> we are ready to help local authorities and security forces maintain peace and security in this pro

for more, let's bring in tonya cramer and ramallah. what's the mood right now in the west bank? >> we saw today many hundreds of mourners coming out for the funeral. generally, people i talk to today are very angry about what happened but also not very surprised. they say this kind of violence, this kind of confrontation is quite common in the occupied west bank. most of the country has seen reports from the israeli side and palestinian side accusing each other over the death of the senior palestinian authority. tensions are already high, and people i talk to are also worried about what this will lead to. >> abbas is threatening to end cooperation with israel. what would that mean, and how much cooperation is there right now anyway? >> it's quite a lot of security cooperation. if you listen to officials, it is mainly sharing information, coordinating the mood, for example, a palestinian policeman from one city to another. until now, the president has always said this is something he will not touch because this cooperation is an interest to keep order in the west bank. for israel

. >> palestine isians in ramallah can see it but can't get there ♪ inviting me yet out of sight ♪ >>two become close and he traveled with mogabra. >> we went into the refugee camp to really feel where mohamed comes from. >> mohamed mograbe's family and 35,000 palestinians live here after they fled or forced from their homes when israel was created. >> there's no police or ambulance that can come here. pregnant woman or old man or car crashed a kid. you have to take him by yourself to the hospital. >> i had never been to a refugee camp in these kinds of circumstances. it shouldn't be neglected. it should be given care. it should be given attention. >> reporter: but that empathy is increasingly rare in israeli society. broge speaks about a shrinking peace camp. he writes about their situation in 1-2-3. but that dialogue isn't always so simple. some palestinians believe broge and other liberal palestinians. >> boycotts and pressure on free thinkers will kill any hope. whatever you do, you can't stop it. once you stop it, everything else dies. >> reporter: that's why every week he still

. >> yeah, this is the latest in several violent incidents we've seen in the jerusalem rah ramallah area. this has been a new and very worry some development. >> how important a figure was abuein and his death what will it mean for this conflict? >> right he's a significant figure. he was somebody who was out on the street, protesting. he had street credibility among palestinians. he wasn't a guy who just sat in his office. he was a well-known figure in a small community. he had done a lot of time in israeli prisons which gave him credibility. he dealt with prisoners' issues, he was a significant figure known by all the palestinians everywhere but particularly those in the west bank. >> there is call in the u.n. for a full probe the idf has launched a full investigation. is there overreach here when israeli forces deal with palestinian protesters in situations like this? >> well, from what we've seen in the video and the witness accounts, this is certainly not an episode that should have ended which anybody dying. it seemed to be a small protest. there was no voyages no stone-throwing th

for more i'm joined from rah ramallah. >> we are presenting a draft resolution to the security council. this draft resolution is a resolution that aims to end the conflict, end israel's occupation, establish the so long held international consensus about the two-state solution and firmly decides on a timetable for implementation. this is what we are trying to do. we are just shouting out loud to everybody, we can no longer wait. this occupation has been here for 67 years. this occupation is the longest in the history of man kind and it is about time either to end it, via international will and legitimacy or we will have to start the journey of rearranging our relationship with this occupation to raise its occupation -- to raise its course i mean. because without raising the course of this occupation the occupiers have become very comfortable. >> what does that mean? >> that means that should we fail in the security council and we hope we will not fail, we hope the international community and the u.s. particularly would come to the conclusion that what we are doing is the last life line

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have shot dead a 21-year-old palestinian during a military operation in a refugee camp south of ramallahraeli forces raided the camp and confrontations broke out between the army and youth there. >>> spanish and moroccan police have arrested seven suspected members of the network which say they were trying to recruit women for islamic state of iraq and the levant. they were based in a town in morocco. four women including one minor were arrested. another arrest was main in the mainland city of barcelona. here is the report. >> reporter: in total seven people were detained in morocco and across the border in spain. according to a statement issued by the minister of interior, the two were arrested one town and more were arrested in other towns. most of the people detained were females. and their role was to recruit women that would go to join isil in syria, and/or iraq. their role would be either to marry fighters, or indeed to carry out suicide attacks on the front line there. now this is not the first time that such cells are dismantled. and that has to do a lot with their special status

. >> in ramallah in the occupied west bank, more on what the vote means to the palestinians. >> although the motion is not binding it is still very highly significant for the palestinians because prance is a permanent member of the united nations security council, where the palestinians are trying to seek a resolution to end the israeli occupation within two years and create a palestinian state. we have heard palestinian officials over and over again, say that countries are serious about a two state solution, they must start to recognize palestine as a state before israel destroys it completely. we also know that the french are working very closely with the palestinians on a draft resolution at the u.n. security council. we know they are working with the germans and the britts on relaunching negotiations and those would be multilateral talks that would involve many countries and set a deadline for the end of the occupation. so we have seen for a while the palestinians and the french see eye to eye when it comes to an end of the conflict, the palestinians are pushing for a resolution that

al jazeera, ramallah. >> the u.n.gency says it has run out of money for the program and without it many will go hungry. it needs $64 million to help refugees in december alone. more than $3 million people fled israel since the up rising the assad regime began three years ago. ali velshi from "real money" is in next, and plus the cost of generic drugs skyrocketing, the upward trend coming up. >> federal investigators say a manufacturing defect led to the grounding of boeing planes for months. short circuited batteries led to overcontrol heating and that led to fires and smoke on the plane. >>> crude oil prices are struggling to rebound after hitting a five-year low, and while low gas prices are saving americans some $60 billion at the pump, not everyone is celebrating the drop in prices. ali velshi is here with more on this. >> this is just not a common discussion in all of my years of discussing oil prices, we never really talk about this continued fall in prices. let's get the numbers out of the way. crude oil is up

al jazeera ramallah in the occupied west bank. >> the palestinian move to join the icc begins a chain of diplomatic events. james bays explains from london. >> reporter: it's a complex procedure going forward. now president abbas has signed the rome statute. it will be handed over to the man who acts as the depository for the statute. highways someone better known as u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon. he'll take some time whether to accept the signed treaty from senator president abbas. it will then take 60 days before the jurisdiction of the international criminal court overpalestine, we assume in the 1967 borders will come into force. that will probably be the first of march. but that doesn't then start a case, a case an investigation can only be started one of three ways. either a referral from the u.n. security council. that's not going to happen. the u.s. is going to veto. or the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court could start their own investigation. or palestinian itself requests an investigation. so in many ways president abbas has played the first of his car

imtiaz tyab reports from ramallah, where few palestinians have faith in the resolution. >> for more than 25 years this woman has been in the jewellery business. a popular item sold is silver pend ants, shaped by hands into the shape of palestine. most palestinians give up hope that any state of theirs will look like this. they still want israel to withdraw from territory seized in the palestinian war. so, too, does mahmoud abbas, asking the security council to set a time line for the israeli government to return to the lines. this man is not convinced it will happen. >> translation: israel wants palestine to be in little bits and pieces. i can't make a map. i can't make a pendant small enough for what the israelis want for us. >> reporter: the plan by mahmoud abbas angered the israeli government. prime minister binyamin netanyahu condemned the proposal, which is partly why mahmoud abbas wants a timeline at the security council. >> translation: this step will not be worthwhile, especially with a suspected u.s. veto. if a watered down resolution is past, nothing will change on the ground.

in ramallah, this: >> reporter: there are initial reports that an israeli settler in his 50s was foundritically injured near the checkpoint south of nabalis in the occupied west bank. we understand that this appears to be a hit and run accident and the israeli security forces are searching the area and have closed off that checkpoint. now, earlier today, the palestinian woman in her early 20s was shot and severely injured by israeli soldiers tells junction. after police said she attempted to stab an israeli soldier there. she is being treated in a hospital in jerusalem and we understand her condition is critical. also, we heard theitsisi security forces raided her village near bethlehem in the west bank and also searched her parents' home and arrested her father. now, this seems to look like a spill-over from the recently wave of violence that we have seen start and break out in jerusalem after palestinians said that thei israeli governmet was carrying out a lot of violations in the mosque, islam's third holiest side. we have is seen revenge attacks happen but because palestinians are

. >> we have the complains saying since the weekend in ramallah, on wednesday, they'll be in new york, submitting the resolution. the reality is this. the palestinians can't submit a resolution to the u.n. security council, palestine is an observer to the u.n., it's not a member state. it's not a member of the security council. the only people that can bring a resolution to the security council are the 15 members of the security council. that's why certain countries are key, and they are the countries that have involved with the palestinian and the involvement with this matter. first of the countries is jordan. they are the member on the security council. are they going to submit a resolution won'ts. i put that to jordan's deputy ambassador a few hours ago. we are talking with our partners, anything can happen. the other key players is the french. they came up with their own target of the resolution. we have seen some of the language in the draft. the palestinian draft talks about a time line for the occupation, the french talks about a time line for negotiations. french diplomatic so

. >> gain ferguson is in ramallah in the west bank. >> reporter: the palestinian leadership announced they would submit their draft solution to u.n. security council on wednesday. that's one week after they meet with u.s. secretary of state john kerry. even before this would go to a vote there would be numerous political and bureaucratic upheaval before it was negotiated. it would need nine photo votes to pass, and the u.s. could still use their powers to veto this. this is being seen as the first step to bring a resolution that has been discussed for some months on the international stage. >> the police have raided a university to break up anti-government protests. these videos show students marching, at least seven students were reportedly arrested. >>> well, falling oil prices have dealt a blow to egyptian economy. the benchmark index fell five points to 3%, the lowest value in a month and a half. this comes after the opec decision not to cut oil production in the face of weaker demands. >>> former vice president dick cheney once again defends brutal techniques used. the comments c

. >> he was attending a rally northeast of ramallah. >> let's bring in nick shiv now in jerusalem. there are conflicting reports about what caused this death. what are you hearing? >> he was leading an event where they were going to plant olive trees, a protest against the israeli occupation on land that palestinians say was procured by israeli settlers illegally. this group of people led by that the minister walked up to israeli soldiers, there was some kind of altercation, according to a reliable eyewitness. at some point, the israeli soldier either struck the minister or head butted him. we've seen video of him lying down, clutching his chest, having trouble breathing. the ambulance arrived 10 minutes, 15 minutes later and he died either in the ambulance on the way to the hospital or after he arrived in the hospital. >> what's been the response from pantaleo leaders? >> absolutely fury. this is not a normal incident when a minister gets killed. pantaleo president abbas has called it a barbaric act that cannot be tolerated, calling for national mourning. he said the israeli gover

every one of those cities that we watched being conquered, ramallah, fallujah, tikrit, mosul, in a short period of time have now been taken over by isis. you talk about isis a little bit in the book. >> yeah. >> as you watch that and think about those 4,000 americans, what does that mean to you? >> it means that we better achieve the goal of degrade isis, which is the president's stated goal. >> can you do that with 1,500 troops? >> well, that's what we're about to find out. the key thing is is that we achieve the goal and adjust the strategy to meet the goal. >> meaning the surge? >> yeah. >> all right. so if the surge worked in those cities that were conquered and the war was won and then those cities end up in the hands of isis, if i'm one of the parents of one of the 4,000 that lost their son, what am i thinking as those cities they fought for -- >> first of all how proud they are of their loved one putting in their service, i hope when they read my book i hope they realize the decisions i made was aimed to keep people safe in a post-9/11 environment. and i hope they realize that the