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to get to our guest in tel aviv just remind you the story we're just now the united states to improve its annual budget slashing thirty eight billion dollars in spending hailed as the largest cut in american history but it's not stopping washington from dishing out billions in aid to israel or yard and soon television if we could speak to him just now i gather he can hear me no mistake is a very good evening to you can you may. great now you've been following this story closely why is the u.s. gifting so much money to israel at a time when the american economy as i've just been saying is on the verge of taking a nosedive what's the reasoning here. we'll go over there and i'm not an expert on american politics more an expert on the israelis. on the israeli side the question should be why should we. country with a high growth rate with excessive tax revenues beyond what the treasury had expected this year should be taking money from a country who is in the middle of a crisis as you suggest a good point so answer that one for me then why. when there are many. industries that benefit on b

la guerra es en las afueras o al lado de la frontera, en franja de gaza pero lo que es jerusalén, tel aviv3300 años. >> el fundador de israel acostumbraba a decir que esta es una zona con demasiada historia para tan poca geografía. >> la parte antigua de jerusalén ha sido la ciudad santa con más de fe por metro cuadrado atrás yendo a millones de peregrinos, cristianos, judíos y musulmanes a lo largo de la historia es el epicentro de las celebraciones, en jerusalén, enrique s univisión. >> quiere ver cómo se celebra alrededor del mundo puede visitar univisión noticias.com. >> y este domingo en al punto debo times un tema religioso. >> es un adelanto del programa. >> (♪). >> este domingo en al punto la polémica por la beatificación del papa juan pablo ii el primero de mayo. >> hay muchos expedientes que están pendientes de ser analizoados con serenidad y se antoja esta beatificación como precipitada. >> me parece que se demoraron demasiado en tener un papa santo. >> el escritor nos dice por qué estrategia en contra del narco en méxico es equivocada. >> tenemos una lista que son propaganda qu

i am in the hospital in tel aviv with my daughter and brother. they used to come to visit the soldiers who were wounded. and i was a few meters from them. no one did his part at least to say we apologize. but thanks to the people themselves, the public who took care, friends, colleagues, who i asked because we want to bring those girls and our people in a positive way the justice, and we need the truth. and to take responsibility, i asked for apology. and the consequences of that, for two years trying to solve it peacefully with them, through ministers, many friends, and the most painful comment in december when my lawyer received an e-mail from the legal adviser of the minister of defense saying, those girls are collateral damage. now, it's time to feel the anger and how can we prevent? i said i had no way. because also for palestinians there is a statute of limitations. two years, after two years you have to forget the loved ones. don't speak about them. disconnect from them. how can i meet my daughters and to say to them, i forgot you. i filed

no one from jerusalem or tel-aviv or even washington, we may be able to give advice, but at the end of the day, the local players determine the outcome of the situation, and that's why it's so important to bring the networks together. >> that's what we discovered at agc that we are most successful in our offices. >> not surprising. >> as you can imagine the audience here locally and in washington have a great many questions. the first comes from an audience member as follows, and i'm going to focus this question on you, gidi. why is the focus always on what israel should do? shouldn't we demand that europe and the u.s. do what they can to make the flotilla from departing? >> sure. the way we should understand the first flotilla is a strategic strike against the political position of the state of israel. it was orchestrated, some of you may not be aware of this, for 14 months in the open, in the internet, in places friendly to the state of israel at the time turkey, but also london, the bay area, and so on, it was organized by a hamas activist. the majority of the people were not necess

syrian ports enormous proximity to tel aviv with damascus crippled by crisis iran me lose its footing in the region this is again a continuation of the idea that you use the international machinery to achieve your national objectives under the pretext that you are actually trying to protect human rights should the u.s. and its allies decide to go through with a habit of knurling in aiding revolution you forces in the region the result may be catastrophic but if there is foreign intervention in syria yes iran's intervention in response that is a definite and very real possibility just as much as it interfered in iraq when the u.s. invaded that country and if suspicions proved true the world may be in for an entirely different ballgame if iran in the u.s. get involved in a very real hot competition it involves quantity. well russia as opposed to any international interference in syria saying it could spark a civil war global policy analyst women dole says this experience shows how easily a sovereign state can be attacked the guise of protecting civilians. well if you look at what the u.

foreign workers if once there and it doesn't want them leaving me in the cracks point three r t tel aviv. fans and well wishers celebrating the royal wedding on friday the everyone on london's streets so excited thousands of police were deployed in one of the biggest . rests so. there was held protesting in the cold odd to me that such arrests the royals a bad name. what does the money symbolize we when i think of the monarchy i think of poverty over colonialism imperialism these are not things i think should be continued things that need to be changed the police rather than listening to those who oppose the monarchy aren't shutting them up and that's why my boyfriend's been arrested and is now an under undisclosed location we don't even know where he is it's like a snatch and grab and there have been many of us so the police are more concerned but just not your position and promoting this side did great unity and support for the marking which is supposed to mean there are only about three or four there are very few people out in months today protesting a bill normally in protest in lond

syrian scenario iranian ships have dropped anchor in syrian courts in numerous books and take to tel aviv but the nascar is crippled by a crisis iran may lose its footing in the region this is again a continuation of the idea that you use the international machinery to achieve your national objectives under the pretext that you are actually trying to protect human rights should the u.s. and its allies decide to go through with the habit of meddling in aid. the result may be catastrophic but if there is foreign intervention in syria yes iran's intervention in response that is a definite and very real possibility just as much as it interfered in iraq when the us invaded that country and if suspicions proved true the world may be in for an entirely different ballgame if iran in the us involved in a real hot confrontation it in-house quietly. but moscow is opposed to any international interference in syria saying it could spark civil war global policy analyst william engdahl says abuse experience shows how easily a sovereign state can be attacked under the guise of protecting civilians. well

tel aviv. in a few minutes here on our two you asked the big question come money for you happiness well are you dating website sparked controversy in the u.s. right now over whether people looking for love or just lust. is a bit of a sense of romance of the air in moscow as warm weather brings with it a big switch on of the city's spectacular founded our cameras of the. one seventeen year moscow time let me take you around the world some top stories making headlines seven people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the city of mosul in northern iraq the attack took place near army checkpoint with four of the dead believed to be iraqi troops so the militants often target soldiers in the area accusing collaborators. a massive cleanup operation started after a tornado outbreak the cost of part of devastation across seven u.s. states at least three hundred forty people are now confirmed to have been killed making it the second deadliest school in catastrophe in u.s. history and only

of foreign workers if once and it doesn't want them leaving many caught in the cracks put c r t tel aviv. up to a million. in the streets of london but not everyone was so abridging yesterday's royal wedding thousands of police were deployed in one of the biggest security operations in the u.k. with nearly sixty arrests or a former intelligence officer believes the police approach was. to have to take measures to protect the event problem any subseries groups irish republican dissidents or middle eastern terrorist groups and i don't think anyone complains about that the fact that they're trying to stop and did stop protestors xor exercising their right to freedom of expression around the world wedding is of a much greater concern because the police were talking about squads and borne raids and in fact there's the sort of measures that are indeed used in countries like syria but we used against u.k. protesters including notably leading peace activists charlie veach who was swept up yesterday as a preventive measure and has apparently just disappeared into the system his family his girlfri

enormous proximity to tel aviv but damascus crippled by a crisis iran may lose its footing in the region this is again a continuation of the idea that you use the international machinery to achieve your national objectives under the pretext that you are actually trying to protect human rights should the u.s. and its allies decide to go through with a habit of meddling in aiding revolutionary forces in the region the result may be catastrophic that if there is foreign intervention in syria yes iran's intervention in response that is a definite and very real possibility just as much as it interfered in iraq when the u.s. invaded that country and if suspicions proved true the world may be in for an entirely different ballgame if iran in the u.s. get involved in the real hunt confrontation. e.u. officials are meeting later in brussels to discuss sanctions against the syrian regime a former belgian deputy speaker says any sort of international action might work in the long run but europe's main aim should be to stop supplying weapons to syria. this is not a regime that's going to feel the pre

tel aviv. around the world tonight a massive cleanup operation started after a tornado outbreak of schools of devastation across seven u.s. state police three hundred forty three people are now confirmed to have been killed making the second deadly storm catastrophe in u.s. history billion million homes and businesses are still without power tonight in alabama alone many buildings that would have been used as rescue shelters were also blown away including an emergency center. in cambodia and troops have exchanged fire across the disputed border for the ninth day running breaking a truce just hours after it was agreed fighting took place near one of the three temples claimed by both countries at least sixteen people have been killed in this latest series of clashes landsmen dispute for more than half a century and each side accuses the other of starting a conflict. one of egypt's most powerful political forces the muslim brotherhood has set up a party to contest up to half the seats in september

workers it wants them and it doesn't want them leaving many caught in the cracks points here r t tel aviv. in a few minutes can money buy you happiness a dating website sparks controversy in the u.s. over whether people are looking for lunch or just for lust. and there is a sense of romance in the air in moscow as warm weather brings with it the big switch on of the city's spectacular fountain. and taking a look at some of your world headlines for you right now. seven people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the city of mosul in northern iraq the attack that took place near an army checkpoint with four of the dead believed to be iraqi troops sunni militants often target soldiers in the area accusing them of being collaborators. a massive cleanup operation is started after a tornado outbreak which caused the path of devastation across seven u.s. states at least three hundred forty people are now confirmed to have been killed making it the second deadliest storm catastrophe in u.s. history nearly a million homes and businesses are still without power in alabama alone many

tel aviv. to found. out everyone on the streets was so excited thousands of police were pouring one of the biggest security operations in more than forty arrests. for protesting told r.t. that so. what does that money symbolize when i think of the money i think of poverty of colonialism imperialism these are not things i think should be continued things that need to be changed the police rather than listening to those who oppose the monarchy are shutting them up and that's why my boyfriend's been arrested and is now and under undisclosed location we don't even know where he is it's like a snatch and grab and there have been many of these so the police are more concerned with shutting up the opposition and promoting this idea of great unity and support for the more the king which is fast there are very few people out protesting the law million protest in london you see hundreds of thousands of people protesting running through the streets make themselves heard on this occasion not many it's eerie and the

tel aviv. there been up to a million flag waving brawl fans like streets of london but everyone was celebrating the wedding thousands of police with applauding one of the biggest security operations in the u.k. sixty arrests former. officers says the police approach was heavy handed. perhaps take measures to protect it from eastwood terrorist groups particularly irish republican dissidents or middle eastern terrorist groups and i don't think anyone complains about that the fact that they're trying to stop it stop protesting exercising their right to freedom of expression around the world racing is of much greater concern because the police were talking about such squads and doom raids and in fact this is the sort of measures that are indeed used in countries like syria but were used against u.k. protesters including notably leading peace activists charlie veach who was swept out yesterday as a preemptive measure and is apparently just disappeared into the system his family his girlfriend can't

tel aviv. around the world tonight seven people have been killed after a suicide bomber blew himself up in the city of northern iraq the attack took place near army checkpoint with four of the iraqi troops so the militants often target soldiers in the area accusing the big collaborators. in war world views of massive cleanup operations started after a tornado outbreak because the path of their frustration across seven u.s. states at least three hundred forty people most of firms have been killed making it the second deadliest storm catastrophe in u.s. history nearly a million homes and businesses are still without power in alabama alone many buildings that what is being used as rescue shelter is also glowed away including an emergency center. one of egypt's most powerful political forces the muslim brotherhood is set apart in a contest but the hot seat in september's parliamentary election the head of the group says it will not be religion based and will and coptic christians can become members

the syrian scenario iranian ships have dropped anchor in syrian ports enormous books and seek to tel aviv but damascus crippled by crisis iran may lose its footing in the region this is again a continuation of the idea that you use the international machinery to achieve your national objectives under the pretext that you are actually trying to protect human rights should the u.s. and its allies decide to go through with a habit of meddling in aiding revolution. the result may be catastrophic but if there is foreign intervention in syria yes iran's intervention in response that is a definite and very real possibility just as much as it interfered in iraq when the us invaded that country and if suspicions proved true the road may be in for an entirely different ballgame if iran and the us involved in a real confrontation it involves quite. well the un is giving the go ahead for an investigation into serious but a crackdown on protesters and demanding the immediate release of political prisoners and top senior u.s. officials say president obama looks likely to hit top syrian officials with s

as well spotted the shelling of a bus with airstrikes ok there's been no official reaction from tel aviv to the ceasefire tam's. a major selling point for aftershock as strong. words for free before lights are places for the nuclear plant under fred to save one from a power supply there the facility was switched to emergency power sources to cool the reactors at the trouble for the plant however no irregularities were detected the quake was felt as far away as tokyo with buildings shaking and swaying violently. this dramatic footage shows children fleeing from a killer who shot levon kids dad one that thirteen others in brazil twenty four year old former student of the public school where the tragedy took place and the building and opens fire into classrooms shot himself afterwards the massacre has become the first of its kind in brazil mary school shootings in the u.s. . once all are now forgotten georgian war veterans are now being forced by their own government which they say is depriving them of these bills needed to live and with new fancy memorials and baled in the country it is cl

foreign workers it once came and it doesn't want them leaving many caught in the cracks put c r t tel aviv . elsewhere around the world so not a massive cleanup operation started off through tornado outbreak schools the path of devastation across seven u.s. states at least three hundred forty people now confirmed to have been killed making it the second deadliest storm catastrophe in u.s. history nearly a million homes and businesses are still without power in alabama alone tonight many buildings that have been used as rescue shelters are also blown away including the most recent simply. to income podium troops have exchanged fire across the disputed border for the ninth day running breaking a truce just hours after it was agreed fighting took place near one of the three time zones claymore both countries at least sixteen people have been killed in this latest series of clashes learns but in dispute for more than half a century each side accuses the other of starting with. one of egypt's was powerful political forces the muslim brotherhood is sort of a party to contest that half the seats

tel aviv. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe the outbreak of tornadoes that tore through the southern u.s. has now claimed at least three hundred forty lives president obama visited the twister ravaged alabama the worst hit of the seven states that suffered at least a million homes and businesses still without power there is the second deadliest storm catastrophe in u.s. history. a. senior nuclear advisor to the japanese prime minister is resigning alleging the government ignored his safety advice those who shoko sako said the wrong radiation limits were set for a school near the crippled fukushima nuclear plant in danger in children's lives the japanese government denies the claim insisting it followed expert advice the plant has been releasing radioactivity since being hit by an earthquake and tsunami in march. tens of thousands of people from poland are heading to rome on train plane and car for the benefit haitian of pope john paul the second many more are e

tel aviv. seven people were killed when a suicide bomb of moods of the citizens in the north of iraq it takes a place near army checkpoint with four of the dead believed iraqi troops. target soldiers in the area accusing rubin collaborators. a massive cleanup operation started after a tornado outbreak caused half the station across seven u.s. states at least three hundred forty people now confirmed to have been killed making it the second deadliest storm catastrophe in u.s. history and only a million homes and businesses are still without power in alabama tonight alone many buildings that would have been used as rescue shelters full blown away including an emergency center. one of egypt's most powerful political forces the bosnian brotherhood has set up her party to contest up to half the seats in september's parliamentary election the head of the group says it will not be religion based and will in coptic christians can become members election follows the removal of president hosni mubarak in

respond to the shelling of a bus with airstrikes tank fire there's been no official reaction from tel aviv to the cease fire attempts. buildings across japan have been shaken by violent aftershock measuring seven point four these pictures are from the miyagi television offices in the city of sendai one of the worst hit areas in last month's huge quake and tsunami tremors were felt as far away as tokyo and it's an army warning was briefly put into place there's also a threat to the honor of our nuclear plant after the main power supply there was dissing don't force you to resort to emergency backup. this dramatic footage shows children three from mexico were shot eleven kids dad and one to thirteen others in brazil a twenty four year old former student of the public school where the tragedy took place and enter the building and opened fire into classrooms shot himself afterwards in the massacre has become the first of its kind in brazil mirroring school shootings in the u.s. . once sands to the front line now forced to fan for themselves georgian veterans of the ninety's war with a posse ar

foreign workers if once him and he doesn't want them leaving many caught in the cracks put c r t tel aviv in a few minutes of money buy you happiness. getting websites what's controversy in the u.s. over whether people are looking for love or just lost. and there's a sense of romance in the air in moscow as warm weather brings with it the biggest switch on of the city's spectacular thousands. and some news just in the youngest son of william it leader moammar gadhafi has been killed in a nato airstrike three grandchildren were also killed in the attack in the libyan capital tripoli now on to some other news making headlines around the world for you today. seven people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the city of mosul in northern iraq the attack took place near an army checkpoint with four of the dead believed to be iraqi troops sunni militants often target soldiers in this area accusing them of being collaborators. one of egypt's most powerful political forces the muslim brotherhood has set up a party to contest up to half the seats in september's problem every electi

region may actually be fueling a rise in extremist and anti israeli movements artie's has now from tel aviv. these gunmen mean business and they're upping the stakes just that little bit higher at least years the egyptian regime like the zionist enemy trying to stop us fighters and girls that we always got the weapons we needed to fight design mr enemy. and now they're getting more than they could give a hopeful one for me gyptian president hosni mubarak's men gone the borders couldn't be easier to get through the big wins in. worlds and smuggled. who. have much more freedom to do whatever they like. and they doing it smuggling weapons into gaza the result two attacks in three months on a natural gas pipeline that supplies a quarter of israel's electricity which is why is the us claims it's bringing a new tomorrow to egypt most israelis would rather remember just a year the eagerness of the united states to topple the former egyptian president hosni mubarak and bring about regime change as ironically most harm the closest ally in the region is well the u.s. says it wants to establish democr

tel aviv. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe a massive cleanup operation is started after a tornado outbreak that caused a pattern of devastation across seven u.s. states at least three hundred forty people now confirmed killed making it the second deadliest or good times for fear in u.s. history nearly a million homes and businesses are still without power in alabama alone many buildings that would have been used as rescue shelters were also blown away including an emergency center. for. one of egypt's most powerful forces the muslim brotherhood has set up a party to contest up to half the seats in september's parliamentary election ahead of the group says it will not be religion based and women and coptic christians can become members the election follows the removal of president hosni mubarak in february after his thirty year rule was ended by massive protests the muslim brotherhood was officially banned for more than five decades. a senior nuclear advisor to

syrian scenario iranian ships have dropped anchor in syrian ports in numerous books and take to tel aviv but the mask is crippled by a crisis iran may lose its footing in the region this is again a continuation of the idea that he used international machinery to achieve your national objectives under the pretext that you are actually trying to protect human rights should the u.s. and its allies decide to go through with the help of meddling in aiding evolution. forces in the region the result may be catastrophic that if there is foreign intervention in syria yes iran's intervention in the sponsors that is a definite and very real possibility just as much as it interfered in iraq when the us invaded that country and if this is proved true the world may be in for an entirely different ballgame if iran in the u.s. get involved in a real hot confrontation it in-house quietly moscow. yemen's president has been speaking to r.t. as a standoff in his country gets ever more entrenched demonstrators continue to demand his media resignation spite a deal to step down within a month in sunday's says

foreign workers if once them and it doesn't want them leaving many caught in the cracks point c r t tel aviv worlds and i use it brief seven people were killed when he's . in the city of mosul in northern iraq place near an army checkpoint with all of the dead believed iraqi troops so the militants often target soldiers in the area accusing will bring collaborators. a massive clean up operation started after a tornado outbreak was called the path of station seven us at least three hundred forty people now confirmed to have been killed making it the second deadliest storm catastrophe in u.s. history and only a million homes and businesses are still without power in alabama alone many buildings that would have been used as rescue shelters were also blown away plate of emergency center. one of egypt's powerful political forces the muslim brotherhood is that of a party to contest the half in september parliamentary election the head of the group says it will not be religion based and women in coptic christians can become members the election follows the removal of president bush in the back in f

investigate the rocket got farther off that is how tel aviv has labeled this man palestinian c.c. israel claims the engineer was behind the development of kasam rockets and missiles that can penetrate steel. cues that developing kassam and ground rockets and creating rockets with a range of over six kilometers like what it. belonging to her masses a symbol accusation and the charges referring not only to weapons design and military training but to planning a murder attempt such accusations may send him to prison for many years. something his ukrainian wife could never believe that any group claims that are has always been an ordinary engineer but he has always abstained from politics and daily for young fighters his only involvement in politics was that he watched news and journalism but that is harder when as and not terrorism i'm sure israel wants him simply because he knows everything about the only power station in palestine where he worked i will see if he went missing in ukraine in february allegedly kidnapped on the train a month later the israeli prime minister confirms th

enormous proximity to tel aviv damascus crippled by crisis iran neal lose its footing in the region this is again a continuation of the idea that you use the international machinery to achieve your national objectives under the pretext that you are actually trying to protect human rights should the u.s. and its allies decide to go through with the habit of meddling in aiding. the result may be catastrophic if there is foreign intervention in syria yes iran's intervention in response that is a definite and very real possibility just as much as it interfered in iraq when the us invaded that country and it's the species proved through the world may be in for an entirely different ballgame if you're running the u.s. get involved in the real hunt confrontation it involves quite a. yemen is another arab state where a nationwide uprising refuses to go away you killings have led to demands for president saleh is a media resignation despite a deal with the opposition to step down within a month in an interview with r.t. the leader says the dangers of rushing into change are in his opinion greater

fund move because it wants them and it doesn't want them heaving many in the cracks point c r t tel aviv turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe massive cleanup operations started after a tornado outbreak that caused devastation across seven u.s. states at least three hundred forty people now confirmed to have been killed making it the second deadliest drug catastrophe in u.s. history nearly a million homes and businesses are still without power in alabama alone many buildings that would have been used as rescue shelters also blown away including an emergency center. cambodian troops have exchanged fire across the disputed border for the ninth day running breaking a truce just hours after it was agreed fighting happen you're one of three temples claimed by both countries at least sixteen people have been killed in the latest series of clashes now and has been in dispute for more than half a century each side accuses the other of starting the conflict. one of egypt's most powerful political forces the muslim brotherhood ouster set up has set up a party to conte

it was behind the abduction of a palestinian engineer in ukraine last month there are accused by tel aviv of links with hamas is now waiting a trial in an israeli president elect think ourselves how to tell. this story has definitely more questions than answers and more mysteries than we can imagine the palestinian engineer. c.c. went missing in ukraine in the middle of february he was on board a train from high above to kiev when allegedly two men walked into his good argument and removed the man from the train there had been no information whatsoever on his whereabouts until thursday when the israeli prime minister openly admitted that the man was kept in a prison on israel's territory and now his connection to the hamas is being named as one of the reasons for such actions and he is waiting for charges to be put against him but his wife and himself are saying that these allegations are not true in fact he's ukrainian wife. turns to the u.n. high commissioner for refugees to sort this issue out and she believes that this alleged kidnapping was performed by the israeli intelligence servi

tel aviv. to a million fans and well wishers celebrated yesterday's royal wedding but not everybody on the london streets was so excited thousands of police were deployed in one of the biggest security operations in the u.k. that led to more than forty arrests so parlow whose partner was held for protesting in london tells r.t. that such harass in her opinion give the royals a bad name what does that symbolize when i think of the money key i think of poverty of colonialism imperialism he's a lot of things i think should be continued the things that need to be changed the police rather than listening to those who oppose the monarchy are shutting them are and that's why my boyfriend's been arrested and is now and i wanted undisclosed location we don't even know where he is it's like a snatch and grab and there have been many of these so that the police are more concerned with shots not the opposition and promoting this idea of great unity and support which is fast there are very few people out pr