so he come toes gipt and he says i've met with president sisi. i expect very soon to resume all of his aid. and it sounded from his presentation like sisi had told him we're going to get these guys out of jail. kerry made a lot of positive noises about president sisi's commitment to the free press and to reconsider some of the draconian egyptian laws. and the next day when instead they were sentenced to seven years in prison and sisi was silent, query really seemed to sputter. he was if baghdad that day. and it sounded very much like he was shocked at the outcome, called-- . >> rose: called the the egyptian foreign minister right away. so i only wish i knew what went on in that conversation between sisi anchory. >> so we have no idea what sisi, what did occur or have reason, did the secretary of state have reason to expect something different? >> or was he simply sisi's silent on the matter in the meetings with the secretary saying something like what he said publicly, we have to let the process work its way. >> you'll have to ask secretary kerry

he was ousted by al sisi on july 3, 2013. a year later, egyptians remain bitterly divided. >> woe don't see any change. we haven't seen change in the past 35 years. neither will we see change in the next 100 years. >> egypt needs a military man to fix things. it won't do having a normal person rule the country. there's been control since al sisi has become president. >> despite crackdowns on muslim brotherhood, they remain defiant. this is what amnesty international had to say. >> a surge in arbitrary arrests, detentions and incidents of torture and deaths in police custody reported by amnesty international provide strong evidence that the shortstop tee at her reaction in human rights in egypt in the year since president mohamed morsi was ousted. >> july 3, a day many egyptians will remember for generations, the defense minister surrounded by secular leftists and religious leaders makes what many people consider a stunning declaration. that. >> this roadmap includes suspending the constitution holding presidential and parliam

there is, and abdul fatah al-sisi is not a friend of hamas. the truth of the matter is that regardless of who was in power, mostly it was the intelligence and the military who dealt with the gaza issue. that dates back to mubarak, you know, when, in fact, most of the people who were reaching out to hamas, the intelligence committee, egypt chan intelligence -- egyptian intelligence, and they did not like mubarak. they had to work with them. the consequences were heavy for them. hamas had to find a way to work with the egyptians, they under-egypt is essential. it doesn't matter who is governing. they find themselves in a bind. they have to be responsible. one reason they weren't responsible is not only that they felt they were not consulted. but, in fact, if there's an unconditional ceasefire, it puts them at a disadvantage. >> talking about - the relationship, as you mentioned is frayed between hamas and egypt. especially now that mohamed mursi is gone, and abdul fatah al-sisi is there. does this compromise egypt's role as a peace make are here

by sisi and the security state.ou had yourselves in a situation where those who care about political freedom were going outs on the streets again. but remember, it's very difficult for them to form alliances once again with the cohorts of the muslim brotherhood of the it's difficult to form that alliance because of the troubled history of that alliance since 20s 11. >> interesting stuff. thanks very much combined for speaking with us. john chorkrof live from london. >>> three al jazeera journalists have been in prison for 188 days. peter greste and mohammed fatmy have been sentenced seven years each and the third, a bullet casing in his possession he picked up at a protest. al jazeera rejects all of the charges against them. still to come here on the newshour. . >> china's president is wrapping up his statement south korea and japan is unhappy with some of what he has to say. happy fourth of july. but could hawaii soon be celebrating its own independence? the first quarter final of the world cup. it's a heavy-weight

and he's been replayed by abdul fatah al-sisi -- replaced by abdul fatah al-sisi.upporters of muslim brotherhood continue to demand his reinstatement. >> reporter: july the 3rd a day many egyptians will remember for generations. the defense minister surrounded by secular, leftist and religious leaders makes what many consider a stunning declaration. >> translation: this roadmap include suspending the constituti constitution holding presidential elections. >> reporter: it was a decision welcomed by the crowd of army supporters and chanted "it's a new revolution." the shock supporters of the beposed president called it a coup. back in 2012, when mohamed mursi was elected president, he appointed abdul fatah al-sisi defence minister in a sweeping overhaul of the military. at the time egyptians had high hopes that the new president would introduce political reforms and build a strong economy. instead, the opposition and the christian minority became concerned about the rise of political islam. and anti-mursi protests gained momentum. people said mohamed mursi and the mu

he was deposed by sisi last july. a year later, egyptians remain bitterly divided. >> translator: we don't see any change. we haven't seen any change in the past 30, 35 years. we won't see any change in the next 100 years. >> translator: egypt needs a military man to fix things. it won't do having a normal person rule the country. if you look now, there's control now since sisi has become president. >> reporter: despite tight security and a wave of clamp-downs of muslim brotherhood supporters, they remain defiant. human rights agencies are alarmed about whether this is a deteriorating humanitarian situation. this is what amnesty international had to say. >> there were arrests, detentions and harrowing incidents of torture and deaths in police custody recorded by amnesty international provide strong evidence of the sharp deterioration in human rights in egypt in the year since president mohamed morsi was ousted. >> reporter: july 3rd, a day many egyptians will remember for generations. the defense minister surrounded b

abdul fatah al-sisi's rival rit out at the election.uring his ipp august ration, e -- inauguration, egypt's president promised a prosperous future. >> we will establish a strong republic, safe and stable. there is has been concerns about more clamp downs in egypt. >> still ahead on al jazeera. >> i think this has been a monumental success on multiple levels. >> what is it like to live at the bottom of the sea. a record-breaking aquanaut is back on dry véland. >>> welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera. there has been call for calm in israel and palestinian authority. rockets have been fired on both sides. >>> japan agreed to ease some sanctions on north korea. the announcement made after a reopening of the investigation by north korea into the fate of japanese nationals kidnapped during the cold war. >> china's president is on a visit to south korea. the president greeted ping in seoul. >>> nicolas sarcozy has gone on french television to plead his innocence after being placed under investigation for corruption much he says he's sh

he was deposed by this man, abdul fatah al-sisi, last july. a year later egyptians are divided. >> we don't see a change. we haven't seen a change in the past 30 years, nor in the next 100 years. >> egypt needs a military man to mix things. it will not do having a normal person rule the country. if you look now, there's control here. >> reporter: despite tight security and a clamp down of supporters, they are deconfinement. human rights agencies are alarmed by a deteriorating humanitarian situation. al jazeera spoke to a woman in the capital, but did not want to be identified, and said she was sexually assaulted by police three months ago. al jazeera cannot independently verify her allegations, she's taken her case to authorities in cairo. officials would not comment. >> the police officer hit me, and he raped me. when he was getting up he was making fun of me, telling me i wasn't a virgin, calling me names. i'm devastated. july the 3rd, 2013, is a day many will remember for generations. the defence minister, surrounded by secular, leftist and

again chosen a military man ninety seven percent voted for the retired field marshal abdul fattah el-sisi while a representative of the arab lawyers association thinks egypt have a lot to discover about their new leader people of egypt believe that the revolution has been stolen from them the full quote if we just look back at their military dictatorship our host him about it they got rid of him they had one year of a state which they didn't like they like they voted for but many people didn't like it but the end result now they have a military regime they have sisi who is in my view he is even worse than mubarak and all of the egyptians think he is he's doing all the things that even mubarak couldn't do in terms of putting people would presume in terms of prohibiting people from even demonstrating it's still going through turbulent water i think probably sisi at the end of the year will probably regret having to become the president. that we got plenty more fluid r.t. dot com including french cops play hide and seek with a bomb her place and ask a airport hide a block of explosives durin

it's up to sisi, the general. he has all of the power.he wants, he can write a new constitution that's more democratic. he can reach out to his opposition and include them. he can move, you know, take this year or two and use it as transition time to build democracy and resort to holding on to the privileges of power. i hope it's the former. you suspect it's the latter. >> while he is deciding what dor, is it time for the global community, especially the west to step in? >> yes and no. i think the u.s. has vital interests at stake in egypt with the relationship, the opening of the sues canal, the piece treaty and others. z canal, the piece y and others. it hasn't broken or embraced change. we have some leverage. we don't have a tremendous amount of leverage. military aid is our main tool here i don't know how much we can change on the ground. certainly the europeans are accept. we are upset. others in the region like the saudis even as we protest, they support them. >> there is a lot in the mix. let's fast forward perhaps another year or

prohibiting people from even demonstrating it's still going through job and water i think probably sisi of the end of the year will probably regret having to become the president and forget we got plenty of stories for you at r.t. dot com as well including french cops play hide and seek with a bomb police say airport hide a block of explosives during a training exercise but then forget where they put it check out online had a package could have disappeared. and a japanese politician gut wrenching sobs trying to explain how he spent thirty thousand dollars of government money on travel the video was an instant hit on you tube inspiring some wild copycats you can take a look at them all on r.t. dot com. your friend post a photo from a vacation you can't. call it different. the boss repeats the same old joke of course you like. your ex-girlfriend still pens tear jerking poetry keep. ignoring it. we post only what really matters. to your facebook news feed. in a drive for lucrative shale gas reserves and remain a u.s. energy heavyweight chevron has started drilling in the north east of the

i think sisi is trying to historic egypt's role as a broker between palestine and israel. hasin this instance, sisi as isantly vilified ham trying to collude to overthrow the military and the state. they have destroyed hundreds of titles that link between gaza and egypt in the interim, and the cease-fire agreement that was negotiated, a hamas official confirmed they were not consulted whatsoever. they learned about the agreement from the media when it was reported. i think this was a move to try and restore egypt as being seen as a possible broker, but also to marginalize hamas as a political movement. there is talk of a new cease-fire. the details are not apparent yet. everyone wants the shelling and the bombing to stop. >> are the reports of a ground invasion, possibility of the israeli troops lined up on the gaza border? keep hearing different reports. there was an unnamed israeli military official who spoke with a foreign correspondent -- by foreign correspondents yesterday. thank each day passes, a ground invasion becomes more likely, saying it was very possible. if t

press and people are turning towards palestinians and support of hamas and sisi has to see this. you are not going to see demonstrations in downtown cairo in favor israel. you're going to see demonstrations in downtown carey for hamas. and sisi has to placate his country. >> when he wanted to give the egyptian plan more time to work before the united states stepped in, do you think this plan still has another chapter that it still has legs or is it dead? >> we don't know what the egyptian plan is. but i trust secretary kerry's intuitions on this. the plan has to be built on. we need to give it a chance to work. let's see if it works. maybe it can be added to. he has said he doesn't need to go to cairo. that this can be in the hand of the egyptians. they have done this before. they've mediated between the egyptians and israel and hamas very successfully. this is the beginning of a cease-fire not the end of it and maybe if we give it a couple more days something substantive can come out of it. i think kerry is right on this. mark kerry, thank you. >> ifill: that interview is part o

, and now i guess president sisi. >> president sisi, yes. >> any more tyrannical -- >> that guy makes mubarak look like the governor of vermont. >> so we look at that, and do we say, well, all of these things are not possible, so we did not manage to make any of them go the way we wish, or has the obama administration played its cards, its bad cards that it was dealt aptly? >> i think both things are correct. it is funny when you were doing that, when you were giving that recitation. all of the people we have seemed unable to influence in the middle east, sounding like something coming from inside the administration. the administration has a somewhat realistic view of america -- the limits on the american ability to shape outcomes in the broader middle east. they have probably a much better or sober sense of that than the previous administration, the bush administration. on the other hand, you can have that feeling that you are powerless to change anything, you can have that feeling to a point where you don't try to change anything at all and were you don't try to shape outcomes to an

palestinian president, abbas is flying to meet with egyptian president sisi.nd egypt is a main intermediary for any kind of ceasefire. but hamas which runs gaza does not trust egypt, or sisi, so that's why it will be more difficult today than in the past. >>> john hendren is also on the ground in gaza. >> reporter: remind me is what remains of the home of a senior leader of hamas, and one of 40 people, all officials, who's homes were targeted overnight. it turns out there is something like 400 homes that have been targeted like this. 4,000 have been partially damaged, 400 of them totally destroyed. and again, one of 40 overnight. you can see that this is what his front porch looked like. and up here this is part of the four-story building that was his home. now his tail a long and winding one, and that's because in 2004, the israelis destroyed his previous home, killing one of his children. one of his children was killed in another offensive against the israelis, and then he and his wife were also injured when his first home was destroyed. so this is the secon

and general sisi is an enemy of hamas but sisi has a create,-- street, and the egyptian street is clearlye turning against israel. i think europe is turning against israel. this offensive has turned out to be political nightmare for israel so sooner or later -- >> but the u.s. is not turning against the israelis. >> no, we're not. and i don't think we will. but sooner or later sisi is going to come to the table and say all right, who do we need to do. he doesn't want to have a conflict on his border. and he's going i agree. it's going to be cairo and it's going to be sisi and egypt that really lays out how we get to a cease-fire. >> we'll be watching to see who makes the next move. mark perry, robert, thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: lawmakers did something today that has become rare in this congress, reach a compromise. house and senate negotiators found that common ground over reforming the department of veterans affairs. the bipartisan breakthrough to try and improve patient care at the v.a. came after weeks of tough talks to merge competing proposals passed by the

thank you, general abdel al-sisi.orry, president sisi, finally bringing the hammer down on terror journalists. [laughter] i'm sure they received a fair trial in the general's court. [people's court theme music playing] nothing says innocent until proven guilty by keeping the defendants in cage and having the judge wear sunglasses so you can't see its eyes. justice isn't blind, but it has macular degeneration in the family. let's get to the trial itself. all three of these men, bader mohamed, mohamed fahmy, a canadian egyptian, and peter greste, abaustralian, are respected international journalists some prosecutors must have brought case tighter than king akhenatan's sarcophagus. "this sarcophagus is famous for its tightness." so what is the terror evidence? >> the only evidence, if you want to call it that, that the prosecution has presented has been old video clips, video clips of news conferences, news reports, sometimes news reports from outside of egypt. >> i want to give you a sense of what the evidence they pres

minister you and president sisi supports to stop the fighting in gaza. and (inaudible) israel, in mediating a peace, this is a time for profound challenge in the region yet again too many civilians including so many children are paying the price for the latest escalation. the images which we see sear the soul. i urge all parties to rally behind the collective international airports to end the feeght. that's why i'm -- the fighting. that's why i'm here in cairo. i carry two important messages: the first, the violence must stop. it must stop now. all sides must provide the necessary space to aid the victims, assist the wounded, and extend the means to trap the wounded. this should open the door for more prominent ceasefire. second, we cannot claim victory by simply returning matters to where they were before, with terrible bloodshed. going back to the status quo, it will only delay it for another day. bloodshed will make it even worse the next time the sibling rolls over the people of gaza and plagues the people of israel. gaza is an open wound and band-ai

tell us a bit more about what the president al-sisi has been saying. >> reporter: yes.ay he was in a round table meeting with local newspapers. one of the editors in chief quoted him today saying he regrets the fact the three journalists have been sentenced the to at least seven years in prison. he preferred that they would have been deported rather than prosecuted. al-sisi also said he totally realizes how damaging this case has been to egypt's reputation a broad. he also tried to distance himself from the verdict saying we have nothing to do with it, referring to the presidency of course. he said he cannot interfere whatsoever in the affairs. in fact this raises questions about the possibility of the presidential pardon being issued to set journalists free. there were some speculations that the president might issue a presidential pardon. according to the law, he cannot do that unless the verdict is final. the journalist can appeal the verdict in front of a i higher court. i followed this case closely and attended most hearings. what i got from the defendant's lawyers

also key y i didn't wan is egypw president al sisi who earlier put a ceasefire on the table hamas rejectedhough israel said it was acceptable. >> gaza is an open wound. and band-aid won't help. >> as at this time mats continued their urgent talks of peace, secretary kerry touched down monday to meet with second ban. getting the fight asking dieing to stop as israelis and palestinians are locked in conflict once again. who has the ear of leaders on both sides, who has the resources that bring real pressure to berra way from the m the tvs and microphones joining us for that conversation, diana a former advice tore plo chairman mahmoud abbas. in our washington studio robert hunter a former white house representative to the arab israeli peace talks, from tel aviv dan golden blat israeli co-director of the israel palestine creative regional in addition tiffs, diana led me start with you. here we are engaged in are several days of back and forth fighting. what ask at work on the palestinian side that has spokesmen saying today that they are going to keep up the fight? >> well, ray, i think it's

one attack happened during al-sisi's celebration ceremony last month. >>> iraq's president has called will be set aside. >> translator: all arab countries are now on the brink of collapse. >> the prime has come under increasing criticism after sunni rebels overran parts of iraq. the government has been trying to retake territory under the control of the islamic state. >> reporter: these men are from tikrit. the city and its outskirts have been a battleground for week. and it is off-limits to international journalists. these are witnesses to that conflict. they now live in this school further north. the iraqi government has been bombarding the region in an attempt to recapture the area. >> translator: the attacks have been indiscriminate. they are targeting civilian homes. why are they targeting us? why don't they target the islamic state group? >> reporter: these pictures may provide a glimpse of what life is like for the civilians trapped inside. and these short videos explain little about the intensity of the aerial bombardment. human rights groups are worried about the number of ci

they were demanding that president al-sisi will put on trial.hern city protesters call for the release of political prisoners. and in the province of giza crowds demanded that mohammed morsi will returned to presidency. >>> peter greste has launched an appeal against his conviction. he was falsely argued with working with the banned muslim brotherhood. >> reporter: the verdicts were denounced around the world. now a month on from these dramatic scenes, al jazeera correspondent peter greste says he will appeal against his conviction. his brother made the announcement at a news conference in australia. >> our family has resolved to continue to work tirelessly towards securing peter's freedom. we acknowledge the immense support offered by friends, members of the public, the media, the international community as well as politicians and diplomats. but we need to also recognize that there is still a long way to go in order to achieve our goals. >> reporter: three correspondents were all convicted of helping the banned muslim brotherhood. all three mai

one of the attacks happened at thousands celebrated sisi's election victory last month.i has ordered the interior ministry to fight sexual harrooszment. >>> a court in the netherlands has ruled that the government is responsible for deaths in a cure. dutch soldiers failed to stop the killing. dominic kaine reports. >> reporter: a group of bosnian women arrive outside of the courthouse in the hague. they failed a lawsuit against the dutch government for the actions of its soldiers in july 1995. the mothers accused the soldiers of failing to prevent a massacre that the international court of justice has called genocide. boz knsnian serb forces seized control of the area. in the following days the men and boys of the town were murdered. >> translator: we're not talking about the loss of a brother or child. we're talking about the extermination of entire families. in many case there is no one left to carry the families name. >> reporter: but it's the actions of the dutch socialeds that the case in the hague concerned. the government of the netherland denied responsibility an

sisi representative of the arab lawyers association thinks egyptians have a lot to discover about theirnew leader. people of egypt believe that the revolution has been stolen from them if we could if we just look back at their military dictatorship. hosni mubarak they got rid of him they had won you know a state which they didn't like they like they voted for but many people didn't like it but the end result now they have a military regime they have sisi who in my view he's even worse than mubarak that all of the egyptian state and he's doing all the things that even mubarak couldn't do in terms of but he will imprison them in terms of prohibiting people from even demonstrating it's still going through what i think probably see the end of the year with probably a great how. to become the president plenty more a click away on our team dot com including french police playing hide and seek with a cop said marsay airport hiding a block of explosives during a training exercise and they forgot where to put it online but how the package could have disappeared for a week. japanese titian bursts

sisi a representative of the arab lawyers association told me things egyptians have got a lot to discover about the new leader. people of egypt believe that the revolution has been stolen from them if we're caught if we just look back they had their military dictatorship of their host him about it they got rid of him they had one year of a state which they didn't like they like they voted for but many people didn't like it but the end result now they have a military regime they have sisi who in my view he's even worse than mubarak let all of the egyptian state and he's he's doing all the things that even mubarak couldn't do in terms of putting people in prison and in terms of prohibiting people from even demonstrating it's still going through job and water i think probably see at the end of the year we'll probably regret having to become the president. one of the missions of egypt's new president was to revive its battered economy so you get the help well how about tony blair you know the former british pm move dragged the u.k. into war before reinventing himself as a peace envoy could re

is a relationship between the army when sisi encapsulates is not good of but the united states needshamas needs egypt and to some degree the israelis need egypt. therthere is a relationship that there that needs to be pushed. my concern is that unless you see hamas dropping some of its demands for we need a number of factors before we'll agree to a ceasefire the israelis will not stop. netanyahu's patience hay vanity waited. >> i think it's exactly right. it gets to a point that we discussed earlier. you can't take any one of these single situations in a vacuum. you have to understand the relationship between them. the pres president is absolutely right. the challenges that we face have to be dealt with by a set of partners. egypt has turkey, qatar, et cetera is a very good example. at the same time you look at what's happening in the ukraine and it's actually a signal to our european ally that his we have to focus on the issues in europe and can't help the united states with all of these kind of little things going on in the middle east as well. so you don't get -- yo oven intended

compare this to the so-called ceasefire proposal by al sisi. one they didn't bother to communicate to hamas. they said you want to read it, go to our website and read the provisions of the ceasefire. it was more of an insult really than a ceasefire agreement. hamas understands that if they adhere to a ceasefire that is proposed under these unsubtling and dehumanizing conditions, it is going to be seen as a major defeat for hamas and a major victory railroad al sisi. >> you wrote that the destruction in gaza i see overwhelming and everywhere. >> the war this time did not aim for the resistance. i would say the resistance was not on their targets. the main target has been the infrastructure of the gaza strip. we know that the gaza strip is already very, very impoverished place under heavy siege, very tight siege by the egyptians and israelis. we also know by united nations estimates that gaza is not going to be livable by 2020. imagine under these circumstances for israel to come and to destroy whatever remains of the structure of the gaza strip.

dashed by a military coup and once again a former army chief is in charge this time abdul fatah al sisi representative from the arab lawyers association thinks egyptians have a lot to learn about their new leader. people of egypt believe that the revolution has been stolen from them if we are caught if we just look back they had a military dictatorship of hosni mubarak they got rid of him they had one year of as state which they didn't live a life they voted for but many people didn't like it but the end result now they have a military regime they have sisi who is in my view he's even worse than mubarak let alone what they gyptian state and he's he's doing all the things that even mubarak couldn't do in terms of putting people in prison and mihm in terms of prohibiting people from even demonstrating it's still going through turbulent water i think probably see see the end of the year with probably regret having accepted to become the president. one of the task for egypt's new president is to revive the country's battered economy so who would you get to help how about tony blair former b

president sisi has no leverage with hamas because he helped oust morsi. qatar and turkey are upset and they have a great rivalry with egypt. so if anything the israelis think they've frustrated the egyptian cease fire efforts. kerry has careful relationships with the qatari foreign minister, with sisi, and president obama has a good relationship with the turkish primprime minister erredo. >> woodruff: you reported when he thought he was off the mic yesterday, the comments he made about pinpointing the operation. >> it reflected really his unhappiness and his frustration at, of course, the civilian death toll and he's understanding there's no such thing as a pinpoint operation. i am told that this actually reflected the view of people in the white house and state department. last week we saw the term of the administration's comments changing which is whatever israel is saying they intend to do and are trying to limit civilian casualties, they say, and it's not possible and this is the slippery slope they're going down and it's time to come to a cease-fire.

chanting slogans against the new president, fattah al-sisi. three al jazeera journalists have nowing spent 195 days behieng bars in egypt accused falsely of helping the out lawed muslim brotherhood. mohammed fahmy and peter greste were sen tensed to seven years each. baher mohamed given seven years and then added on another three because he had a spent bullet casing in his possession that he picked up at a protest. al jazeera rejects all accusations and continues to demand that their journalists being freed. >>> still to come we'll compare the weapons being used by both sides. >>> and we'll go to erbil in the north to take a look at the effect that is having had on the economy there. ♪ >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only crime they really committed is journalism... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they c >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation