temple mount today under israeli sovereignty is the safest place for all religions to go and come up nfortu nately, this is the way it should be. unfortunately, under other controls, jews couldn't go up to temple mount, which is the holiest place in the jewish world. i think it's very clear for us today that the fact the embassy is going to move to jerusalem, another very good decision of president trump, is part of understanding in the arab world that we're not going to change history. history speaks about 3000 yea rs of history. history speaks about 3000 years of connection from thejewish world to jerusalem since years of connection from thejewish world tojerusalem since israel established, jerusalem was its capital. it's about time for the international community to follow up reality. whatever your claims about what history gives you as you're right, israel has to abide by international norms and judicial process , international norms and judicial process, doesn't it? let me tell you something about international norms. we're almost out of time and i want you to answer one more qu

policy is absolutely clear we support the status quo on the her arm i'll show you if temple mount. the organization the ambassador was visiting claims the gift was an initiative by one of its employees and knox he had apologized already for the election just to get some background in this temple moment as one of the holiest religious sites in the world it's the site of two biblical jewish temples as well as one of islams holiest shrines for joining us live now on the program is dyker a political analyst from this really think tank don is based in jerusalem welcome to the program and this whole situation comes at a pretty sensitive time why give such a controversial gift. well it does come of a sensitive time when in fact is the united states embassy issued a. correction to the mistake saying that they support what's called the status quo in jerusalem which is exactly what the is what every israeli government since one thousand nine hundred sixty seven has also supported the status quo which means sensitivity and respect and honor for the muslim holy sites the muslim holy shrines the

a holy site in both religions hundreds of jewish worshipers had come to temple mount or. arabic and honor of jerusalem day the national holiday commemorates the day when israel took control of drew city. discuss this further we're joined by duvalier correspondent who is in jerusalem covering the story for us while come jerusalem day is not without tension to begin with in the city but this year especially there is further strain with the u.s. set to move its embassy to morrow you've witnessed several protests today what's been happening there. as you said yourself it's a day of high tension and this is a city that's used to high tensions but things are especially heightened right now as we saw there was some at least one scuffle at the temple mount earlier today where police unfortunately punched a man in the head during clashes between police and palestinians up there i myself was following today a group of the left wing israeli peace activists who were marching through the old city handing out flowers and holding heart shaped signs that say we love you in various langua

officers attempted to separate jewish and muslim men in jerusalem's old city temple mount. in arabic is one of the holiest sites in both judaism and islam. the scuffles come just a day before the united states prepares to move its embassy to jerusalem the controversial decision has drawn criticism from both palestinians and america's international partners. well our correspondent my schwager is in jerusalem and she joins us now for more so my and we do know that jerusalem day is usually a day of tension in the city and this year especially so as it's coming just a day before the opening of the u.s. embassy we understand you've seen number of protests today what more can you tell us you know as you said tensions are high in jerusalem and this is a city that's very used to high tensions we've seen at least one incident where police were scuffling on the temple mount with some israeli and some palestinian protesters there was a video of one man unfortunately being punched in the head i myself today followed some left wing israeli peace activists as they were going through the

officers attempted to separate jewish and muslim men in jerusalem's old city temple mount or reef in arabic is one of the holiest sites in both judaism and islam. but let's cross over now to jerusalem where our correspondent my is sweeter is standing by so my are quite a lot going on in jerusalem today let's start with jerusalem day it's usually a day of tension in the city can you explain to us what it is and why were there so many angry protests. so today is jerusalem day and it marks the day after the one nine hundred sixty seven war in this region when israel annexed east jerusalem what was supposed to be the capital of the future of palestine and has essentially held on to that area ever since then claiming that jerusalem is united and jerusalem belongs entirely to israel which is obviously a narrative the palestinian side very strongly disputes and has been one of the big sticking points in the ongoing peace negotiations but now today we as you said we saw scuffles on the temple mount at least once including just recently when police were caught punching someone in the head

pulled up salute clear we support the status quo on the her arm al-sharif temple mount. now here which is the organization from which the man who gave the prisoned came from has expressed its own concerns about the incident it says that the man who presented the picture actually acted on his own behalf but the problem is that the american ambassador already has a record of controversy even before this event he is a supporter of israeli settlements in palestinian territory and in the past he's also called on the u.s. state department to stop calling the west bank israeli occupied territory the temple mount is a very holy site in jerusalem it's venerated by three religions judaism christianity and islam it's the most holy site in today's and the third most holy site in islam and this incident comes at a very unfortunate time it follows the inauguration of the new us embassy in jerusalem from its original base in tel aviv and as you well know that sparked a barrage of both international and regional criticism. thank you for those details . thousands of people taking part in

it's following several violent clashes which broke out over the weekend including in gaza at the temple mount in jerusalem. talk to me about what you ooefz been seeing there. i know that you arrived late saturday afternoon. what have you been seeing on the ground there so far? >> well, there are three important days and as we were talking about this yesterday, yesterday marked jerusalem day, a controversial day in its own right. it's the day that israel

points in the ongoing peace negotiations that now today we as you said we saw scuffles on the temple mount at least once including just recently when police were caught punching someone in the head when there were clashes breaking out between the israelis the palestinians and the police that were at the dome of the rock there now earlier today i was following a group of actually left wing israeli peace activists who were walking through the old city handing out flowers and holding signs in the shape of hearts saying we love you in various languages and i got a very mixed reaction from the palestinians in the area who some of them very much accepted the flowers and were appreciative and many of them tore up the flowers or threw them on the ground and said that this is not at all helping their case now so jerusalem day is always been very much attends day but we've got the collision of the new embassy opening tomorrow the nakba day the catastrophe day for the palestinians the day after ramadan the starting later in the week of the holy month for muslims and of course last night israel won th

the temple mount is in our hands. words that lifted the spirit of the entire nation.in jerusalem and we are here to stay. [applause] netanyahu: we are here in jerusalem, protected by the brave soldiers in the army of israel, led by our chief of staff and our great soldiers. our brave soldiers protecting the border of israel as we speak today. we salute them all. and members of the security forces, they are with us today. we salute all of you. we gather here today to celebrate another historic day in the life of this city. which i know will take its place along other momentous decisions in the history of our people. they recognized the right of the jewish people to a national home in this land. and exactly seven years ago today, president truman became ago, presidents truman became the first world leader to recognize the newborn jewish state. the first world leader to recognize the newborn jewish states. and today, the united states of america is opening its embassy right here in jerusalem. thank you, president trump, for having the courage to keep your promises. [appl

state department to stop calling the west bank israeli occupied territory the temple mount is a very holy site in jerusalem it's venerated by three religions judaism christianity and islam it's the most holy site in two days in the third most holy site in islam and this in. then comes at a very unfortunate time it follows the inauguration of the new u.s. embassy in jerusalem from its original base in tel aviv and as you well know that spock took the raj off both the international and regional criticism. now at the fifo world cup fast approaching football legend peter smikle continues to make his way around the eleven russian cities hosting action this summer we'll obviously this guide in about ninety seconds. i played for many clubs over the years so i know the guy even so i got. the ball isn't only about what happens on the pitch for the final school it's about the passion from the families it's the age of the super money clearly their own lives and spending to do the twenty million why. it's an experience like no one else want to because i want to share what i think what i know abo

agreement, and we continue to sport the status quo at jerusalem's holy sites including at the temple mount also known as how ron paul sharif. this city and its entire nation is a testament to the unbreakable spirit of the jewish people united states will always be a great friend of israel and a partner in the cause of freedom and peace. we wish ambassador friedman good luck as he takes up his office in this beautiful jerusalem embassy, and we extend a hand in friendship to israel, the palestinians and to all of their neighbors. may there be peace. may god bless this embassy. may god bless all who serve their peer and may god bless the united states of america. thank you. [applause] >> it's now my great honor to call upon treasury secretary steven mnuchin and senior advisor, ivanka trump, to respectfully unveil the field of nested embassy ando rd the dedication. [applause] >> on behalf of the 45th president of the united states of america, we welcome you officially and for the first time to the embassy of the united states here in jerusalem, the capital of israel. thank you. [applause] >> t

here on the temple mount the western wall and the mosque holy sites of judaism and islam are crowded side by side. my sis is in you're with them so it's usually pretty harmonious in jerusalem and that's how it should stay but of course there are tensions here but the temple mount is a huge religious magnet charged with historical and archaeological meanings and then there's the political aspects and if things get a bit shaky it can lead to one rest now to this office also i think. i. had a stimulus have staged numerous protests following the u.s. decision to recognize to resign as the israeli capital. they see it as a move to cheat them out of their rightful heritage was. anthropologist is from an old palestinian family with roots in jerusalem that he traces back to the fourteenth century. he would rather not talk about donald trump but about his beloved city which he considers to be the historical home of the palestinians. choose the left if the computer were in their words it's the centerpiece in jerusalem it's the holy place for excellence for the muslims it's the place we have to

there there were there was a lot of violence at the temple mount clashes ensued a lot of arrests being made physical altercations people were getting arrested for putting up the israeli flag for about at the site all of these things are prohibited at the site and these patients are expected to ensue throughout the week with protesting continuing on tuesday for now by day. for the from tel aviv. protests in jerusalem against the relocation of the u.s. embassy to opponents of the move see it is legitimizing israel's occupation of the eastern part of the city and reducing the likelihood of a two state solution it's expected to trigger more demonstrations next week meantime will be a cultural test over us to choose to jerusalem this time next year off the israel won the european song contest on saturday night last night reading it will get to stage the next event triumphant with his song toy which was inspired by the anti rust me to come sing a netter invited everyone to jerusalem the invite was echoed by the israeli prime minister but with feelings running high over jerusalem and its terr

temple mount now here which is the organization from which the man who gave the present came from has expressed its own concerns about the incident it says that the man who presented the picture actually acted on his own behalf but the problem is that the american ambassador already has a record of controversy even before this event he is a supporter of israeli settlements in palestinian territory and in the past he's also called on the u.s. state department to stop calling the west bank israeli occupied territory and this incident comes at a very unfortunate time it follows the inauguration of the new u.s. embassy in jerusalem from its original base of can i live and as you well know that sparked the raj of both international and regional criticism located in the old city of jerusalem the temple mount or al sharif is a holy site for jews muslims and christians alike reflecting history dating back to ancient times let's go live now to jerusalem and to meet three dylon is a member of the fatah revolutionary council the palestinian party which controls the west bank and to me how would

the temple mount is in our hands. words that lifted the spirit of the entire nation. jerusalem and we are here to stay. we are here in jerusalem, protected by the brave soldiers in the army of israel, led by our chief of staff and our great soldiers. great soldiers protecting the border of israel as we speak today. we salute them all. and after members of the security forces, they are with us today. we salute all of you. we gather here today to celebrate another historic day in the life of this city. placei know will take its along other momentous occasions. they recognized the right of the jewish people to a national home in this land. and exactly seven years ago today, president truman became the first world leadertw to recognize the newborn jewish state. -- first world leader to recognize the newborn jewish states. and today, the united states of america is opening its embassy right here in jerusalem. thank you, president trump, for having the courage to keep your promises. [applause] thank you, president trump. and thank you all for making the alliance between ame

trump has called on all parties to maintain the status quo of jerusalem's holy sites including the temple mount. while the challenges to peace are numerous, i have personally seen that the determination of the leaders in the region and throughout the world remains steadfast. they have seen too much pain, sorrow and wasted opportunity, and they think it's time to try something better. throughout history jerusalem has been the victim of war and conquest. it has been used to divide people and to instigate conflict by those with evil intentions. but it does not have to be this way. jerusalem must remain a city that brings people of all faiths together; to visit, to worship, to respect each other and to appreciate the majesty of history and the glory of god's creation. israel has been a responsible custodian of jerusalem and has kept these religious sites open to all. in fact, immediately after the 1967 war with one of the first acts of the knesset was to adopt th of holy places law, insuring access to places oforip to members of all religions. funds were immediately allocated to repair any damage t

yesterday scuffles also broke out at the temple mount in jerusalem between palestinian and israeli worshippers there was actually an attempt by some israelis to mount the israeli flag and one israeli has been arrested what we're hearing now from him us is that as many as two hundred thousand palestinians will turn out to protest throughout the course of the day so of course that was why the expectation that they could be clashes in the israeli army has issued a somewhat over the top video trying to justify what many have called its outrageous response is really destroyed fathers and poor innocent men women and children. this is not the video that anyone wants to see this week the israel defense forces will do everything to protect the civilians from the math that hamas is planning ever since donald trump and nonce the embassy and has promised what he scored the deal of the century peace between israelis and palestinians we've witnessed nothing but growing tensions and violence on the ground so more people are really asking whether this conflict that is essentially centuries old is in any way g

prevent clashes at the borders there were clashes taking place throughout the day today at the temple mount and all over jerusalem including physical altercations that led to several arrests police say people broke the rules of conduct and the circumstances would be thoroughly investigated the i.d.f. has doubled the amount of troops at the borders the un has voiced concern about israel using excessive force against civilians i'm particularly worried about it would be unbecoming days with the u.s. embassy move through some of. them and with a plan to group. take this opportunity again to. to be very careful and calibrated the code uses force in the dressing the protesters and goes but also call. them believers of the protests in gaza to prevent friction to prevent situations in which provoke issues can happen the situation is rather heated and we'll have to see what happens in the coming weeks. there have also been protests in jerusalem against the relocation of the u.s. embassy opponents of the move see it as israel's occupation of the eastern part of the city and reducing the likelihood of

prevent clashes at the borders there were clashes taking place throughout the day today at the temple mount and all over jerusalem looting physical altercations that led to several arrests police say people broke the rules of conduct and with the circumstances would be thoroughly investigated the i.d.f. has doubled the amount of troops at the borders the un has voiced concern about israel using excessive force against civilians and i'm particularly worried about today in the coming days with the u.s. embassy move through jerusalem monday and with the planned protests in gaza and take this opportunity again to call misrule to be very careful and calibrated the code uses force in the dressing the protesters in gaza but also call on the most of them believers of the protests in gaza to prevent friction to prevent situations in which provoke issues can happen the situation is rather heated and we'll have to see what happens in the coming weeks. we have also been protests in jerusalem against the relocation of the u.s. embassy opponents of the move see it as legitimizing israel's occupation of t

yesterday scuffles also broke out at the temple mount in jerusalem between palestinian and israeli worshippers there was actually an attempt by some israelis to mount the israeli flag and one israeli has been arrested what we're hearing now from him us is that as many as two hundred.

old city and this is definitely one of my favorites we are facing the holiest sites in judaism temple mount and the western wall the only surviving section of the jewish temple above it lies the dome of the rock and that at some was the third all the rest was in islam. look at this so many people that come here to prayer even if you're not religious it's impossible not to be moved by what you're experiencing. it's customary to read a small prayer on a piece of paper and place it inside a crack on the wall. course when you come to jerusalem you can miss yad vashem the biggest holocaust museum its users memorial and place of commemoration for the six million jews who were killed in the holocaust. you look at these photos regardless when you come from and they remind you of your family your friends and your neighbors the locals was carried out by human beings against other human beings and this is the story that this museum tries to tell. jerusalem is not just a city of ancient history and stories it's a modern city with a vibrant cultural life with people leave go out and have. other than lon

it's following several violent clashes which broke out over the weekend including in gaza at the temple mount in jerusalem. talk to me about what you ooefz been seeing there. i know that you arrived late saturday afternoon. what have you been seeing on the ground there so far? >> well, there are three important days and as we were talking about this yesterday, yesterday marked jerusalem day, a controversial day in its own right. it's the day that israel celebrates as a national holiday when it celebrates what it says is the reuniany occasion of the city of jerusalem east and west but it's measured by a lot of marches through the muslim quarter of the old city. gestures that the palestinians say are provocative and offensive and it's part of three days of concern for the israeli government because as you mentioned and we are going to get a live report from gaza, there are expected to be hundreds of thousands of protesters marching along the border and tomorrow after the embassy opens palestinians commemorate what is known as the catastrophe day. that is the day that the state of israel was fou

thousand years later that the soldiers of israel spoke three immortal words a bite be done that temple mount is in our hands. words that lifted the spirit of the entire nation we are in jerusalem and we are here to state the the over the air here in jerusalem protected by the brave soldiers of the army of israel led by our chief of staff god eyes and cause and our brave soldiers our brave soldier of protecting the borders of israel as we speak today we salute them all the old and the members of our security forces the shin bet and the mossad and said is with us today we salute you all all of the old. thank you ok we've got other here today to celebrate another historic day in the life of this city which i know will take its place alongside other momentous decisions in the history of our people over a century ago the balfour declaration recognized the right of the jewish people to on doctrinal home in this land and exactly seventy years ago today president truman became the first were leader to recognize the new born jewish state's. last december president trump became the first were leader t

policy is absolutely clear we support the status quo on the her arm i'll sure use temple mount. the incident with the picture came at an extremely sensitive time with the region shaken by violent anti israel protests over one hundred palestinians have been killed in just the last three months thousands more have been wounded situation worse enough to the u.s. moved its embassy to jerusalem is that strongly opposed by the palestinians both sides have long lasting statehood bids for the city we discussed the latest development with our guests this might provoke further tensions it builds the rhetoric against the u.s. policies it would pressure governments to go in face and against the interests of the united states and at the same time there would be protests which are already being organized for quite some time right now in the passing territories over the two months we lost under thirteen people thirteen thousand injuries. already well it does come at a sensitive time and in fact is the united states embassy issued a. correction to the mistake saying that they support what's cal

policy is absolutely clear we support the status quo on her arm al-sharif temple mount now here which is the organization from which the man who gave the president came from has expressed its own concerns about the incident it says that the man who presented the picture actually acted on his own behalf but the problem is that the american ambassador already has a record of controversy even before this event he is a supporter of israeli settlements in palestinian territory and in the past he's also called on the u.s. state department to stop calling the west bank israeli occupied territory and this incident comes at a very unfortunate time it follows the inauguration of the new u.s. embassy in jerusalem from its original base in tel aviv and as you well know that sparked a barrage of both international and regional criticism this might provoke further tensions it builds the rhetoric against the u.s. policies it would pressure governments to go in the face of and against the interests of the united states and at the same time there would be protests which are already being organized for

for jews, it's both a political and religious capital, home to the temple mount in jerusalem's "old city "al aqsa mosque," the third-holiest site in islam. both jews and muslims pray at these sites daily. in 1948, after the first arab israeli war, the city was divided between west jerusalem, controlled by israel, and east jerusalem, controlled by jordan. and in 1967, israel annexed all of jerusalem after the six day war, declaring the entire city its capital. most countries don't recognize israel's annexation of east jerusalem, and therefore keep their embassies in tel aviv. ned walker is the former u.s. ambassador to israel. ambassador walker, great to have you with us. walker: good to be here. soledad: so with a bit of a short history lesson in there, would you give me a sense of why this is, if it is such a big deal to move the embassy away from tel aviv and into jerusalem for the united states. walker: well, we always had the embassy in tel aviv, from the beginning in 1948, because of security. then, it became impractical to move, because we were trying to negotiate peace. soledad: w

pulled a salute clear we support the status quo on the show to use temple mount the incident with the picture came at a very sensitive time today with the region shaken by a violent and to israel protests for two months over one hundred people have been killed with thousands injured the situation heated up after the u.s. navy's embassy to jerusalem step the palestinians strongly oppose this might provoke further tensions it builds the rhetoric against the u.s. policies it would pressure governments to go in face of been against the interests of the united states and at the same time there would be protests which are already being organized for quite some time right now in the passing territories over the two months we lost one hundred thirteen people thirteen thousand injuries. already well it does come of the sensitive time and in fact is the united states embassy issued a. correction to the mistake saying that they support what's called the status quo in jerusalem which is exactly what the is what every israeli government since one thousand nine hundred sixty seven has also supporte

policy is absolutely clear we support the status quo on the her arm i'll show you if temple mount. the incident with the picture came at extremely sensitive time with the region shaken by violent israel protests over a hundred palestinians have been killed in the last two months alone with thousands more wounded the situation worse in the after the u.s. moved its embassy to jerusalem a step strongly opposed by palestinians both sides of the last thing statehood bids for the city we discussed the latest developments with our guests. this might provoke for the tensions it builds the rhetoric against the u.s. policies it would pressure governments to go in face and against the interests of the united states and at the same time there would be protests which are already been organized for quite some time right now in the past in territories over the two months we lost under thirteen people thirty thousand injuries and already well it does come of the sensitive time and in fact is the united states embassy issued a. correction to the mistake saying that they support what's called the st

policy is absolutely clear we support the status quo on the show to use temple mount. incident with a picture came out of extremely sensitive time with the reason shaken by violent anti israel protests over one hundred palestinians have been killed in the last two months alone thousands more injured this issue ation was sent off to the u.s. move its embassy to jerusalem steps strongly opposed by palestinians both sides have lost things statehood bid for the city discussed the latest development with august's this might provoke for the tensions it builds the rhetoric against the u.s. policies it would pressure governments to go in face of been against the interest of the united states and at the same time there would be protests which are already being organized for quite some time right now and in the past in the territories over the two months we lost one hundred thirteen people thirteen thousand injuries and already well it does come of the sensitive time and in fact is the united states embassy issued a. correction to the mistake saying that they support what's call

policy is absolutely clear we support the status quo on the show to use temple mount. well the incident with the picture came in a very sensitive time of course with the region shaken by violent is really protest for almost two months over one hundred people being killed with guns injured the situation he developed after the u.s. moved its embassy to jerusalem a step the palestinians strongly we've got the views of a custom member of fatah party which controls the west bank and a former secretary general of the world jewish congress. might provoke further at tensions he builds the rhetoric against the u.s. policies it would pressure governments to go in face biden against the interests of the united states and at the same time there would be protests which are already being organized for quite some time right now in the passing territories over the two months we lost under thirteen people thirteen thousand injuries. already well it does come of a sensitive time and in fact is the united states embassy issued a. correction to the mistake saying that they support what's

policy is absolutely clear we support the status quo on the her arm al-sharif temple mount. well into the picture came an extremely sensitive time with the region shaken by violent anti israel protests hundred palestinians have been killed in just the last three months thousands more have been wounded and the situation worsened after the u.s. moved into jerusalem that was a step strongly opposed by palestinians both sides have long lasting statehood bid for the city we discussed this latest development with our guests. this might provoke for the tensions it builds the rhetoric against the u.s. policies it would pressure governments to go in face of been against the interests of the united states and at the same time there would be protests which are already being organized for quite some time right now in territories over the two months we lost one hundred thirteen people thirteen thousand injuries. already well it does come at a sensitive time and in fact is the united states embassy issued a. correction to the mistake saying that they support what's called the status quo i