areas also staging a strike against the israeli occupation i'll be speaking to need to abraham in ramallah 1st let's talk to natasha good name who is in gaza so natasha joins us live as i say from gaza the latest cease fire between hamas and israel it's been holding for about a week what is the mood and gaza what are the preparations that the israeli army is making for this. well michel this is day 9 of the latest cease fire between hamas and israel and at least gazans are hoping that for now the peace will remain bear in mind this is the islamic holy month of ramadan today is a day off from work and school hamas has urged gazans to come out to the border to protest in large numbers as part of a global commemoration of the 771st anniversary of nakba or the catastrophe hamas is a message to the people is that we will continue to resist while living under this occupation it will do whatever it takes and indeed when you speak to gazans there is definitely a feeling that despite this latest ceasefire it's not a matter of if there will be violence again with israel it is a matter of when on the

from their land to make way for the creation of israel one of the largest demonstrations was in ramallah where there was violence in gaza where israeli forces have fired at thousands of protesters at the border of gaza's health ministry is reporting that $47.00 people were injured in gas rubber bullets and live rounds were fired more than $250.00 people have been killed at the demonstration since march last year. but today with headlines got more news here another right after this. in north carolina undocumented grandmother finalist a bar taker is seeking sanctuary and as a church community in greensboro has come together to provide sanctuary protection for a woman who was scheduled for deportation yesterday. nor take is checked in with immigration officials actually here and they have allowed her to stay until now last month she was given this ankle monitor and told sheena to leave the us. and i don't miss my guess that and took us for. regards churches as sensitive locations and they don't generally enter them to make arrests or detentions st barnabas opposable church says they're taki

him reporting from very noisy ramallah thank you very much indeed. protesters in israel are calling on people to boycott it's this year's your vision song contest has been holes that these are the scenes of the city of tel aviv earlier on tuesday demonstrators say that israel is using the event to mask rights abuses against palestinians in the west bank and gaza are sound broadcasters have no come ons or pressure to withdraw from the competition. the u.s. state of alabama has passed a bill outlawing almost all abortions including in cases of rape the measure which is the nation's most restrictive was approved by the state senate the bill contains an exception for when the pregnancy creates a serious health risk for the woman it will go to the governor to be signed into law and she is expected to give her approval this is parts of a broader effort to have the supreme court's reconsider the constitutional rights to abortion. though it's curtain up in the french riviera where the cannes film festival is under way 2 very different types of comedy films a

we'll have more in a moment on the palestinian reaction with need to abraham who's in ramallah but 1st let's go straight to west jerusalem where howard force that's live for us on benjamin netanyahu is problem so harry why has been a menacing i have been unable to form this coalition. well essentially it's his old friend and increasingly rival lieberman the head of the israel better new party a right wing secularists who until last year was netanyahu his defense minister before he walked out of the government of rigging the differences largely of gaza policy he was holding firm to his insistence that a bill be passed that would restrict that would counterbalance in his view some of the concessions that have been made towards the ultra-orthodox parties in israeli politics he doesn't want he says israel to become a religious state and so that bill which would have seen more ultra-orthodox israelis drafted to national service he wanted to see through unchanged that was never going to fly with the ultra-orthodox parties also a vital constituent part of benjamin netanyahu pending coalition

one of the first things he said g toe was tell thepi get out of ramallah, that was is greater than insult as you can issue in the middle east. i wasn't about to allow a foreign leader to dictate our foreign policy. i said, give me some time. that wasn't the answer he wanted. our interpreter, a friend of mine and colin powell's and condoleezza's came in to where we were sitting, because he wanted to be alone. he said, he is going to leave. that would be a disaster for a young presidency to have a major ally bolt the scene. it would've been something we would be dealing with for a long period of time. i told colin powell to go in there and fix it and said he could. -- and said he could not. he said, only you. i walked in there and did not know what to tell him. he was smoking butts in the living room. i said, i heard you're going to leave. he grunts and said yes. i said, before you do that i want to talk about two things. religion. let me talk to you about my faith. i said i quit drinking because of religion and describe the relationship i had with billy graham and all that. i said i'm curi

leaders on the part of the united states and even on the part of this house senior leadership in ramallah as to what the causes are. and this is you know this is the gaza has been under a blockade for twelve years there's an israeli occupation that has been in place for fifty one years there is no political horizon that is being offered by the international community the only way out of this situation is to find a way to normalize life in gaza and life cannot proceed normally we have so many reports by the united nations and others that basically gaza is unlivable for the two million people who live there and that is at the heart of this instability that we see over and over and over again and the solution to that problem is not a military solution it's not even really a humanitarian solution it's a political solution we have to end the blockade which is which is a policy of israel and to an extent also egypt. on the other developing story the u.s. sending an aircraft carrier group to the middle east to send what he calls a clear message to iran the u.s.s. abraham lincoln and support ship

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israeli leaders on the part of the united states and even on the part of the palestinian leadership in ramallah as to what to cause a lot. and this is you know this is the gaza has been under a blockade for twelve years there's an israeli occupation that has been in place for fifty one years there is no political horizon. that is being offered by the international community the only way out of this situation is to find a way to normalize life in gaza and life cannot proceed normally we have so many reports by the united nations and others that basically gaza is unlivable for the two million people who live there and that is at the heart of this instability that we see over and over and over again and the solution to the problem is not a military solution not even really humanitarian solution it's a political solution we have to end the blockade which is which is a policy of israel and to a extent also egypt and even the palestinian authority but it's a blockade as you pointed out but the i'm sorry to interrupt it's a blockade as you pointed out that has been in place for twelve years now there

that's the arabic word for catastrophe and demonstrations are held annually one of the largest was in ramallah that's where the palestinian authority is based israeli forces and fired at thousands of protestors of the gaza border gaza's health ministry is reporting that 47 people were injured. at least $31.00 people have appeared in court in connection with attacks against muslims in sri lanka they are being held in police custody while i waiting charges in the area of the north of colombo will be more overnight curfews in 2 provinces are the days of sporadic violence that targeted mosques and muslim owned businesses at least one person was killed and he someone there was bond with maximum force for any further violence but of smith reports. of. an appeal for calm from one of the 9 mosques attacked in a wave of violence across northwestern sri lanka this week. and from these catholic priests a show of solidarity with they told us their 1st visit to a mosque 3 weeks ago on easter sunday suicide bombers targeted churches and hotels in sri lanka killing 253 people. the source said that things lik

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israeli leaders on the part of the united states and even on the part of the palestinian leadership in ramallah as to what the causes are. and this is you know this is the gaza has been under a blockade for twelve years there's an israeli occupation that has been in place for fifty one years there is no political horizon that is being offered by the international community the only way out of this situation is to find a way to normalize light in gaza and light cannot proceed normally we have so many reports by the united nations that others that basically gaza is unlivable for the two million people who live there and that is at the heart of this instability that we see over and over and over again and this. solution to that problem is not a military solution even really humanitarian solution it's a political solution we have it and the blockade which is a policy of israel and to a an extent also egypt we have another developing story this hour the escalating tensions between the united states and iran in the past hour the u.s. has announced it is sending an aircraft carrier towards the middle

i needed abraham has more for us from ramallah. for 71. 71 years. when it really started for the palestinians and. to. talk about. the 48 we have. this situation. can also jeopardize their future in. your organization 20000. he enjoys the support of the u.s. president. he is going to be. going to be included in that and also has. so all of these are signs that are seen by palestinians officials that they are trying to deter mine and to undermine the right of return for palestinian refugees who are on the girls' border is ready for this a fight of thousands of protesters sculls his health ministry is reporting that 47 people were injured it says 2 against rubber bullets and live rounds were fired more than 250 people have been killed a week to demonstrations since march last year but that's going to mean has this update now from gaza. compared to previous protests the numbers were modest on the 71st anniversary of nakba hamas had been urging people on this day off from school and work to turn out at the border in large numbers and send a message sayi

although not a full state and it allows israel to annex the large settlement blocks but here in ramallah the message is a resoundingly no thank you i am in front of the headquarters of one of the largest companies in information technology in palestine after receiving an invitation from president trump to attend a conference next month in bahrain to discuss things its chairman says he was quite frankly insulted i should be away for so braced. for this conference they called it that is for developing the palestinian economy from my personal perspective i see it's not a successful conference sexually and so patient for the palestinian community and for the palestinian businesspeople because it came out of school like a sudden one it was a big surprise for us it was because situation is pretty bad the u.s. administration unfortunately that it's the best to use was all of that we're all agreed to the world is standing. and. conditions and meeting this is the meeting and the rain is supposed to show how the sting in business leaders the benefits they'll reach and of the so-called american dea

israeli leaders on the part of the united states and even on the part of the palestinian leadership in ramallah as to what the causes are. and this is you know this is the gaza has been under a blockade for twelve years there's an israeli occupation that has been in place for fifty one years there is no political horizon that is being offered by the international community the only way out of this situation is to find a way to normalize life in gaza and life cannot proceed normally we have so many reports by the united nations and others that basically gaza is unlivable for the two million people who live there and that is at the heart of this instability that we see over and over and over again and the solution to that problem is not a military solution it's not even really a humanitarian solution it's a political solution we have to end the blockade which is which is a policy of israel and to an extent also egypt. on to other news in at least forty one people have died in russia after a plant passenger plane caught fire as it made an emergency landing at footage of the moment the aircraft ret

rollout of that peace plan well for more on the palestinian reaction need to abraham reports now from ramallah. palestinians have stopped engaging with the u.s. administration ever since the us president donald trump said that he's willing to move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem which he eventually did last year the palestinian officials would tell you that the americans have become part of the problem and not part of the solution and not only do they reject the u.s. peace plan but also the saud mediation of america in the peace process to the economic workshop that is due to be held in the next month but it's to me and it it that they haven't been consulted in that conference and they're not going to be joining that position has been debated aided by palestinian president mahmoud abbas who was met the special envoy by the king yesterday he told him that the palestinians are not going to be joining in response the invoice said that it is simply hosting the conference and not organizing palestinian officials have repeatedly said this is the solution to the palestinian cause is not j

think we are under stronger pressure, sometimes from the occupation, sometimes from our brothers in ramallahow to go out against hamas outside to create a kind of chaos, to create a kind of violence here in gaza. and i think we are trying to keep gaza, as i said, as a calm, as a quiet area, because we want our people live in and freedom. please, stephen, you can come to gaza, you can ask all palestinian factions and ngos if there is just only one, one journalist or political activist in the prisons of hamas here in gaza. i don't know if you use social media, ghazi hamad, but have you seen the widely circulated videos of the protesters in gaza saying things like, and i'm quoting one woman that i've seen on video, saying that the sons of hamas leaders have houses, they have jeeps and big cars. they can get married, it's no problem for them, while ordinary people her have nothing, not even a piece of bread. when you see those sorts of video on social media, how do you respond to them? i don't think that you should now accept everything in the social media. i agree with you. but i'm just suggest

well this is the abraham has more now from ramallah. we're standing in the squidward palestinians have marched here about an hour ago sirens have there for 71 seconds to remember 71 years of catastrophe when it really all started for the palestinians and the world refugees here fear of american attempts to dig deep to talk about not returning the palestinian refugees to the lands they were effected from in 48 we have palestinians here who fear that the situation in the west bank and the increase of settlement building can also jeopardize their future here in the butt west bank under the prime minister benjamin netanyahu stand near you your organization said that around 20000 new settlement units have been built he enjoys the support of the us president trump who said he is going to be rolling this so-called deal of the century and palestinians fear that they are dead right of return is not going to be included in that deal and also the u.s. has cut its aid to the united nations organization because refugees the owner so all of these are

hundreds also marched in the west bank city of ramallah. where sirens wailed at noon for seventy one seconds? meanwhile palestinian refugees in the lebanese capital beirut marks not about. according to the u. n. some eighteen thousand people live in this camp. was established in nineteen forty eight t due to ththe inflf palestinians during the war that led to israel's creation. yes the the ship the refugees in camps have the right to return to their land to their country and their property. this year knock book comes nearly two weeks after a cease fire was reached between israel and hamas the militant group that rules gaza. this after both sides exchanged rocket fire killing several israeli and more than twenty palestinians in one of the deadliest rounds of fighting in years. he's very mediators urged calm ahead of wednesday's demonstrations. now global technology firms including facebook and google and twitter have signed a pledge vowing to stamp out extremist contntent online those companies companies attended a conference here in paris t

the crisis in venezuela which one american congresswoman has accused washington of aggravating in ramallah and disgusting by the u.s. secretary of state. to. play with america this way it's not only ignored it's discussed. in the u.s. may remove a mural dedicated to founding father george washington after the world was deemed. as a native american and african american students. this artwork which is a tribute to this person to the legacy of this person is a.

potentially on the rollout of that peace plan let's get more on this new day everyone has more from ramallah in the occupied west bank palestinians have stopped engaging with the u.s. administration ever since the u.s. president donald trump said that he's willing to move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem which he eventually did last year the palestinian officials would tell you that the americans have become part of the problem and not part of the solution and not only do they to jack the u.s. peace plan but also the sword mediation of america in the peace process as to the economic workshop that is due to be held in the next month but as to me and it it that they haven't been consulted in that conference and they're not going to be joining that position has been due today that by palestinian president mahmoud abbas who has met the special envoy by the king yesterday he told him that the palestinians are not going to be joining in response to their invoice said that is simply hosting the conference and not organizing a listing in officials have repeatedly said this is that the sol

. >> yes, we hear them in u.n., in ramallah saying we don't recognize israelis as partner, and presidentmp as a mediateior they don't' to engage. elizabeth: i want to move to this, hudson institute fellow herman wrote an op-ed about growing access. he said they are trying to disrupt and influence process in u.s. and middle east, and central asia, and more. that quite a statement to make, your take? >> iranians are all over. they are promoting terrorism. we see their fingerprints in terror attack in europe, and south america, we're worried about the iranians, for u.s. other global issues like north korea and venezuela, for us the threat is iran. elizabeth: he linked it to beijing and russia. beijing, tehran and moscow. >> we tried to designate hezbollah, terrorist organization, unfortunately, country and others, would not support our regular condemning hezbollah or designating hezbollah as a terrorist organization. elizabeth: that assess is real. >> we see is sometimes in yun, for us, iran is a major threat in the reunion. elizabeth: okay, ambassador great to see you. >> thank you very mu

repenting more ahead for you living in danger when of ramallah to quote of mine to see what some communities that doing to protect themselves how the crisis in venezuela is putting transplant patients at presque. and penalty shoot out drama child care by five thirty in the year i can make peace that would have more anspaugh. the cia has want friends and colleagues of murdered journalists. that their potential targets of the saudi government the report by time magazine says three people have been given security briefings in recent weeks they include activists in baghdad living in norway and these and canada a third person is in the united states but asked not to be named security service has warned that they may be targeted for continuing calls for reform and fell the arabia. now yemen's un recognized government is accusing the united arab emirates of sending separatist fighters to the other end of the quarter of the u.a.e. which is fighting with the government against what the rebels has denied that it's trying to seize the quarter. reports. is known for his clear waters and serene environme

nakba arabic word for catastrophe and demonstrations are held annually one of the largest was in ramallah where the palestinian authority is based. israeli forces of silence thousands of protesters at the gaza border gaza's health ministry is reporting that $47.00 people were injured more than $250.00 people have been killed if we can demonstrations since march last year attacks are going to amos's update from gaza. compared to previous protests the numbers were modest on the 71st anniversary of nakba hamas had been urging people on this day off from school and work to turn out at the border in large numbers and send a message saying that we must resist the occupation and we will not stop until we have our rights hamas is also in the midst of a 9 day cease fire with israel it was the deadliest round of violence between the 2 since the gaza war in 2014 hamas has been looking to israel to abide by pledges it made to help ease the effects of the air land and sea blockade a blockade that has lasted for more than a decade and has had a crippling effect on gazans and this week we have seen a bi

pleasant this is at a lack of understanding of the issue of the region need to abraham has more from ramallah in the occupied west bank. referred from the palestinian prime minister mohammed a study of this morning dead and he said that the palestinians were not consulted in the words workshop that is expected to be held next month in beheading and we've heard from him in previous occasions saying that palestinians do not trade politics for food and that the solution to the palestinian cause should definitely include a political aspect and not just an economic one we've also heard from the palestinian president's spokesperson who said that the palestinians still to give an answer with that they are going to be attending this conference or not but they are not expected to be attending and that has been a previous conference in which palestinians have not attending we've heard from palestinian businessmen as well who said that they do not want or do not intend to join this conference the main issue here seems to be that politics should be the main issue on the table and not just economy time fo

that's the arabic word for catastrophe and demonstrations are held annually one of the largest was in ramallah that's where the palestinian authority is based. israeli forces have fired at thousands of protesters at the gaza border garza's health ministry is reporting that $47.00 people were injured. at least $31.00 people have appeared in court in connection with attacks against muslims in sri lanka they are being held in police custody while awaiting charges in the area of the north of colombo will be more overnight curfews in 2 provinces are the days of sporadic violence that targeted mosques and muslim owned businesses at least one person was killed someone there respond with maximum force for any further violence but of smith reports. ah here we are going to get out of it an appeal for calm from one of the 9 mosques attacked in a wave of violence across northwestern sri lanka this week. and from these catholic priests a show of solidarity with they told us their 1st visit to a mosque 3 weeks ago on easter sunday suicide bombers targeted churches and hotels in sri lanka killing 253 people.

forcibly evicted from their land to make way for the creation of israel one of the largest was in ramallah that's where the palestinian authority is based the rallies were largely peaceful israeli forces have fired at protests as the gaza border goes as health ministry is reporting that 47 people were injured and more than 250 have been killed in weekly demonstrations since march whilst. i was internationals putting pressure on saudi arabia to free many prominent women detained a year ago the rights group described the saudi crackdown as a year of shame dozens of writers academics and journalists were operator early arrested many of them have not been able to communicate with their families and have had no legal representation during court appearances women reported being tortured and sexually abused in detention 7 detainees were released in the past few months but many more face prison terms for making statements seen as critical of the saudi government. knew but it is the interim executive director of women's much global and she joins us by skype from geneva tell us more about your sense

if you dare to think maybe we should open our on top and welcome every tom, and harry from ramallah andinto this country, i don't want to be here legally, somehow you are a really bad person and you deserve to be picked on and you deserve to be harassed? >> business has every right to make these calls and marketing decisions, the fact is that it's not a very savvy business situation to alienate half of your potential customers. people commented on saying stop the hate. the ultimate message here is on people gather to break bread, something we've been doing for thousands of years, put aside our differences and bond with other people. they don't want politics involved. i think that's the take away. >> i hear you. let me turn to another guy who likes to get involved. i'm waiting for him to put his hat in the ring. i'm sure he would love to run for president. he said he's out there, as long as they promise they can take down trump in 2020 and as long as he think they can. he says i'm going to stay out of the primaries. [laughter] i'll fund raise for anybody that is out there that is interes