my colleague is in ramallah.ften when you have a politician giving a major speech it's up to officials to come out afterwards and say this is what we really mean. this is the details that mattered. have you had any of that from people involved with the palestinian authority who are still there in the occupied west bank but not in the united nations? >> not a huge amount. we do--we have heard from analysts who are parsing through that speech, seizing on that specific line where mr. abbas said that they are no longer bound to these agreements. however, there is the caveat at the end of that sentence, which is as long as israel is not committed to them. i think that's the most important thing here so as long israel isn't committed then they are no longer bound to it as well. now what that means as days come--as the days unfold we don't really know. we don't have to pay attention to israeli prime minister after the united nations speech in 24 hours from now, and see if he'll address mr. abbas' comments, he most certa

and president abbas made the point -- i beg your pardon in a ramallah. he made the point that he still expects the palestinian flag flying above jerusalem, and on the other hand he is saying we'll get there with or without you, israel. >> reporter: indeed. mr. abbas had been saying for many days that this was going to be a bomb shell speech. we didn't quite get that. what we got was a very spark warning. and that is about the osloing s -- oslo accord, which was signed 20 years ago. he said that israel hasn't held up to the according to many many many years, why are we still cooperating? the big question i suppose is something you were talking with james about which is the security cooperation? what will this mean if the oslo according are dead? at this stage we don't know. you might be able to hear music behind me, the reason for that is because there's about -- a few hundred people just behind me in yasser arafat square who are there to watch the raisingover this mrag. it's an important moment for palestinians, but this very pointed speech also raises a

he grew up in the occupied west bank city of ramallah. for three seasons, he's played in china but hopes to make it to the best league in the world. >> basketball isn't just a game for him, it's a way of life. he started playing as a child on the streets of the occupied west bank city of ramallah and is now the first palestinian to play professional basketball. >> i love the game, so i put in my head i want to do this, i want to be a professional basketball player. >> at 26 years old, he has already played three seasons for a chinese team in asia's biggest lead, but that's not enough for the two-liter tall center. he wants to become the first palestinian to play for the u.s. national basketball association, or n.b.a. on a recent tour have the united states, he impressed american and european scouts. he tells me he now plans to try out for the nba summer league in the hopes of being picked up by a major team. >> i'm going to show the people that palestinian have a big message to show that we can do whatever under occupation, without occupa

he grew up in the occupied west bank city of ramallah, but more recently made his name in china. we have the report. >> reporter: for him, basketball isn't just a game, it's a way of life. he started to play as a child on the streets of the occupied west bank city of ramallah, and is he's now the first palestinian to play professional basketball. >> i love the game, so i put my head down and i want to do this and be a professional basketball player. >> at 26 years old he plays three seasons for a chinese team in asia's biggest league. he also wants to be the first palestinian to play for the u.s. national basketball association or nba. on a recent tour of the united states, he impressed american and european scouts. he tells me he plans to try out for the nba summer league in the hopes of being picked up by a major team. >> i'm going to show the people that palestine has a big message to show that we can do whatever under occupation, without occupation, whatever. we can live life. >> reporter: he's popular with young palestinians and often invites them to his training sessions. w

the flag has been taken away and will be sent to the palestinian museum in ramallah. a flag will be put up next to see.of the vatican i spoke to a palestinian employee. i asked for his reaction on the raising of the flag. he said it was mixed emotions. whilst he was happy to see the flag go up, what he really wants is a real flag on the other side. what would that mean? that would mean statehood for the palestinians. laura: nato special forces have joined government troops in afghanistan as they battle to retake the city from the taliban. it was the taliban's biggest victory in 14 years. the takeover spells disaster for afghan president ashram bonnie -- ashraf ghani. unraveled promises of peace and stability. ghani to called on step down as they lasted his handling of the crisis. >> the leadership are unable to manage the situation in the country. the people must stand against them. reporter: afghan forces are locked in battle for control of windows -- of kunduz. according to the local police chief, government troops are finally gaining ground. now.e situation is bett

. >> al jazeera's in ramallah. we have this update the palestinian president mahmood abbas said that he would drop a bombshell in that speech. instead what we got was a warning. a warning to israel that the palestinians would no longer be bound to the oslo accords so long as israel does not fulfill its side of those agreements. something that mr. abbas says israel has consistently failed to do for the past several years. what does this mean on the ground? at this stage we don't know. there is ambiguity here. does it mean that we'll see the end of cooperation between israel and the palestinians, something that mr. abbas once described as sacred. will we see an end to the palestinian authority? we just don't know at this stage. but the message is clear to the israelis. mr. abbas is looking for a way forward. he's attuned to the anger on the street here in the occupied territories, in the occupied west bank in which a recent poll found more than two-thirds of palestinians want mr. abbas to step down and want a new lea

. >> let's take you live to ramallah, and at first glance it sounded like president abbas was saying that's it. the oslo accord is completely over. israel must now assume its responsibilities as the occupying power. but when you study his speech in-depth, it is not that simple, is it? >> it certainly isn't. what president abbas said, until israel meets the conditions of the oslo accord, then palestine is not bound by it. there is wiggle room there. and if we want to use history as a yardstick, if you will, to measure just what mr. abbas may do next, we only need to look at the fact that the palestinians showing the international criminal court on decembe december 31st last year signing the rome statute. it took mr. abbas two years when he first started talking about it in 2013 to when he signed it. when you look at how there were no repercussions to him as president, no threat to the palestinian authority, and no threat to his party, when you think about the oslo accords there are major repercussions to him as president, to the palestinian authority, and of course, by default his par

. >> let's go to the secretary-general, joining us from ramallah. what do you make of this incident at the al-aqsa compound? >> i think what happened today is an act of aggression from the side of the army. who has wounded 104 palestinians, unarmed palestinians, who were trying to go to the mosque and pray. they injured and attacked two members, an aggression that is unacceptable. what israel is doing is practice oppression of the freedom of prayer. and 95% of the palestinians today, including myself are not allowed to enter jerusalem or go and pray. those from jerusalem are prohibited from early in the morning to noon from entering the mosques >>> i get the point you are trying to make. concerning the incident, you say it's an act of aggression. police say they had intelligence to suggest palestinian youths had been in the mosque overnight waiting for the morning when jews come to the area to pray. they were armed with spokens and what -- stones and what they describe as home-made explosives. how elsewhere they to respond? >> i'm sorry to tell you

we're in ramallah and we have this update. >> ahead of the speech to the general assembly, president mahmood abbas said he was going to draw up what he described as a bombshell in that speech. ned wha instead--instead what we got was a warning, they would not be bound to the oslo accord so long as israel does not abide by its agreements something that president abbas said that israel has failed to do for the last seven years. at this stage there is ambiguity here. does it mean that we'll see the end of a security cooperation. will we see an end to the palestinian authority? we don't know at this stage. but the message is clear to the israelis. mr. abbas is looking for a way forward. he's attuned to the anger on the street here in the occupied territories, in the occupied west bank in which a recent poll found more than two-thirds of palestinians want mr. abbas to step down and want a new leadership to move forward. so he finds himself in a very tricky situation. that's why we're perhaps hearing these strong comments. what it will mean practically we don't know at this stage. >> joini

. -- ramallah. >> i worked for two years to come here.re are a lot of challenges to come here, but it is a good decision for me. wait.'s worth to a 6000: it will boast homes, a mosque, a church and an amphitheater. it will have taken 10 used to build and cost $1.2 billion. 60% of is being put up by qatar. the founder say this is the first new palestinian city to be built and more than 1000 years. they wanted to be modern, affordable, and a sustainable, but they wanted to give the palestinian economy a much-needed boost. >> on implement the west bank today is 23%. --unemployment is 23%. a project can give 10,000 jobs. the domino effect of this project is you will see rawabi 2, 3, 5. 50,000 jobs is 25% of employment. says delays to the project to access roads and water supply almost bankrupted his company. he blames israel and the settlers on a neighboring hillside. in response, the senior government official says israel supported the project, took steps to facilitate it, and any charge we deliberately saw to delay it is false. the israeli

this year he went to haiti and last year he went to ramallah to do it charitably so i think that speaks to his heart and his passion. >> how long have you known him? >> have i known rand? i have known him for a few years. in cycles supported candidates that i worked for but really know him well. >> chip, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. [applause] we are waiting for danny diaz of the bush campaign. he may be too busy re-organizing his strategy in light of the scott walker news. i felt a little like dan rather when somebody handed me the note ap reporting scott walker quitting the race. is this true? "the new york times" says that, of course it's true. ladies and gentlemen danny diaz making his dramatic entrance onto the stage. [applause] thanks so much for being with us. how shocked are you by this news about scott walker? >> it is surprising. these campaigns are tough and scott walker is a good guy and we will see what the news is coming out of this. i think his press conferences at 5:00 central so i would like to hear it first. he is a good man for sure. >> let me ask y

a delegation a few days later was in ramallah. over that meal i sat with arafat and shared with him the new prime minister's ernest desire to complete the work began by former prime minister rabin before his assassination. i urged arafat to set aside scwen reagan administrations of conflict and -- generations of conflict and distrust in an effort to find common ground with the israelis to provide greater security for israel and better relations for his neighbors in return for palestinian statehood. the conversation seemed to go well. back in the states a few days later i shared as much with the clinton administration. negotiations that ensued over the course of the next year ultimate lit presented arafat with the best land-for-peace proposal the palestinians would ever receive. in the end, they turned it down. i was later told that "arafat simply could not take yes for an answer." 16 years have passed since then, 16 years. another transformative opportunity has presented itself. this time to america and to our five negotiating par

a delegation a few days later was in ramallah. over that meal i sat with arafat and shared with him the new prime minister's ernest desire to complete the work began by former prime minister rabin before his assassination. i urged arafat to set aside scwen reagan administrations of conflict and -- generations of conflict and distrust in an effort to find common ground with the israelis to provide greater security for israel and better relations for his neighbors in return for palestinian statehood. the conversation seemed to go well. back in the states a few days later i shared as much with the clinton administration. negotiations that ensued over the course of the next year ultimate lit presented arafat with the best land-for-peace proposal the palestinians would ever receive. in the end, they turned it down. i was later told that "arafat simply could not take yes for an answer." 16 years have passed since then, 16 years. another transformative opportunity has presented itself. this time to america and to our five negotiating par