title meant to a land deemed occupied under international law saying that those who live in the west bank are israelis and not palestinians finally former speaker of the house newt gingrich has gone so far as to deny the existence of the palestinian identity calling them in and then to people i'm sure. this is unfortunate. indeed the pro israel anti palestinian rhetoric can be seen as a way to lure away jewish voters from obama and target evangelical christians who are fervent supporters of israel if so it seems that everyone in this g.o.p. race safe perhaps for representative ron paul has resorted to the message of slamming iran on the one hand and praising israel on the other and time will show if this will suffice to sway electoral considerations. for crosstalk r.t. . more first and tel aviv reading your article that you wrote it is really in iowa and you pointed out in the. what you saw. the different campaigns that were played out in that primary is that the one country that got mentioned every single time is israel but almost maybe china every once in awhile russia never. brazil may

de believe in the west bank, apartheid-like conditions prevail? >> the issue is complex enough without the use of inflammatory words and phrases. the only result is to create aggravation and hostility. if you can say something two ways and one way is bound to antagonize your opponent and the other get your point across without antagonizing your opponent, why do you choose the inflammatory way if you really do want to accommodate the concerns? you do not settle conflicts by trying to figure out ways uncomplicated words to do it. i mean no offense to you. did they like controversy. they like sensationalism. >> when i was a senate majority leader, we were negotiating a very tough bill. i spent months negotiating with republicans on the bill. we're on the cusp of getting it done. the washington post ran a very tough story which focused on the 8% that we have not done. when i complained to reporters, the reporter said "you have never seen a newspaper headline that reads '2 million commuters made it safely to work today' but you have read many that said

together with the eu and u.s., angela merkel has called on israel to stop on building in the west banknd east jerusalem. the host of the preparatory talks, the king of jordan, was in washington this week to brief president obama on their progress. both emphasized their wish to see progress on the seemingly intractable issue of settlements. >> a suicide attack in southern afghanistan has killed at least seven civilians. the attacker it detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the international airport in kandahar. he struck as nato troops were leaving the airport. nato spokesman said none of its soldiers were wounded in the blast. there seems to be no end in sight to pakistan's political crisis. prime minister yusuf raza gilani has appeared before the supreme court to defend his record. he is facing charges of contempt. he has been asked to explain why he did not pursue a corruption case against president zardari. if he is charged with contempt, gilani could be disqualified from office and forced to resign. the case has raised fears that pakistan's civilian government could collapse. the

week's top stories for you this sunday we begin with the crisis in relations between iran and the west bank's again this week fueled by wednesday's assassination of a top nuclear scientists in tehran but iranian officials blamed the murder on the u.s. and israel who want to stop its nuclear program meanwhile american and british warships are gathering in the persian gulf where you are wrong that earlier threatened to block a crucial oil lane and that's amid a pending oil embargo aimed at forcing tehran to abandon its atomic ambitions. the cold run of tension between iran and the west is simmering. it seems a slight is the increase of heat could make it boil over into an all out confrontation. but where we'll be that boiling point the point of no return we're getting closer and closer to war with iran the iranians are playing with fire problems in a crisis if you get where any small thing can really set it off and it doesn't quote washington that the international nuclear watchdog is arm side closely monitoring iran's nuclear activities are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon no but we kno

that he is funding netanyahu and is incredibly interested in seeing the settlement project in the west bank continue you talk about this powerful relationship certainly we've done countless stories here at our team of candidates from both sides of the aisle visiting israel making that sort of pilgrimage as a necessary stop on their own campaign trail going to israel it's very interesting obviously israel has a lot of power the relationship between the u.s. and israel has a lot of power but do you think there is enough power and money there to take down the obama campaign despite whatever candidate however weak the republican candidate is. i say pretty clearly in my piece in english that i don't think that netanyahu in the combined power of the israel lobby can decide a presidential election but what they can do is color the american political landscape in what's happening with netanyahu the israeli prime minister at the head of the extremely right wing coalition in israel. aligning himself completely with the republican party is that israel has become a wedge issue in the campaign whereas b

they did it on the west bank. they have not done that in gaza. israelis would dispute the premise of your question. i am not disagreeing with the. -- with you. change. this deals with the issue. that is the way to get it done. i think it can be done. i do believe sincerely. i had a whole staff of proposed maps. you're one of the few that did not send me. i wish you would. at the complete my collection. it is what the border should be. it can be done. i leave that to the israelis. it is a very difficult issue. i try very hard not to interpose myself into what our internal matters. let him have is a. -- his say. >> [inaudible] >> i believe in democracy. i support democracy. i also think that the right to self-government means what it says. self-government. people decide their futures. this goes back to the arab spring. that is what is most powerful, and that it is entirely indigenous. a came from with in. -- it came from within. it demonstrated a longing and capacity that many thought and not exist or had been suppressed. it is not for the united s

they did it on the west bank. they have not done it in in gaza.he israelis were hotly dispute the premise of your question and say that they do not have security and still have people in gaza. i am not disagreeing with you. we have not been able to get it to change, so the result is get in and negotiate with your agreement, -- get in and negotiate an agreement, and get it done. and i think it can be done. i had in my office at the state department a stack of proposed maps. you are one of the few experts on the region who did not send me a region. i wish you would so i could complete my collection. >> [inaudible] >> i leave that to the israelis. it is a very difficult issue, but as i said earlier, i try very hard not to interpose myself into what are really internal matters. let him have his say. >> [inaudible] >> i believe in democracy. i support democracy, but i also think that the right of self- government means what it says -- self government. people decide their future. this goes back to the arab spring. what is most powerful about the arab sp

want to remove a million and a half land mines in israel and west bank. klum met with the authority secretary general. daniel visited abc 7 to tell his story and lobbied the israeli government last year to pass a law to create a mine-clearance action plan. >> and coming up police revisit a vicious qais a critical piece of evidence. >> and also, a popular lap band center is under the microscope. feds want to know if it misled patients. >> i'm sandhya patel. round two of sunshine, spring like warmth tomorrow, but weekend doesn't end that way. i'll be back with details on the changes that are coming up just ahead. >> also soon soon you'll be able to zip through a congested part of the south bay but it's going to cost you. stay with us. >>> a south bay man beaten and called a terrorist outside of his grocery store is hoping a sketch will lead to an arrest. take a look at the sketch here, police released it today. the suspect described as his pab panic and about 200 pounds, the victim says he was leaving this store last month when attacked by a group who broke

warned palestinians would only press ahead with talks if iae sps construction of settlements in the west bank. d a gunfight in the libyan capital has caused the death of atea fr people. two groups of former rebels engaged in heavy fhtg in broad daylight. many former fighters areti group in militia brigades. the libyan interim government is still struggling toisdg the fighters. it wants to integrate tm to a new national army. time now for the latest in business news. >> thanks. new chief economist. the ecbelte belgium's central bank appeared experts had expected the bank to choose leading candidate from germany or france. instead, hecesheirst non-german to hold the post in ecb's 13-year history. he is a currency specialist and will take over for the previous officeholder who resigned because of the buybkroam germany continues to defy the debt crisis. latest numbers show german unemployment last year hit its lowest level in twoecesin comparison to the previous month, however, dec.'s unemployment has gone up slightly, putting the unemployntat i germany at 6.6%. keep in mind, the winter months, a

it's actually a boat perched on the elizabeth hall, the west bank, of the river thames in london. >>dea was it to take a boat out of the water, put it on a building. >> the architect and artist modelled it after this author, joseph conrad in the congo in the late 1800s. that trip inspired his very well-known story, or book -- >> right, yeah. >> this hotel just won the "a room for london" international contest, which is kind of this artistic hotel contest they have. >> how do you book this thing? >> this hotel room is already booked through june of 2012. they will begin taking reservations for july through december on january 19th. >> how much for one night? >> $185 american dollars or around 120 pounds per night. >> pretty reasonable. very reasonable. >> okay. i'm supposed to remind you to go to "right this minute".com. so there. >>> president obama has an image problem. apparently he can't express his anger? what's the guy to do? hire an anger translator. a i hope she sends that to the person in a frame. a thank you note for the idea. >> i've got a bit of a love story for you guys.

the value in the area is about 26% in that area of the west bank. yet inhabited at only 50,000 palestinians. what is it that could be done to make it short. the tanker aegean center areaa, cities of us bank. measures like this actually would be suggested as the state in the making, which to use your own frayed on schwab is also the israelis. to that majority in both sides but still subscribe to the two state resolution. the majority still does not been taken have been. what must begin to happen incredibly in order to begin that assets of transformation. i just gave you a few items in the ink attention to this would be a very good weakening. thank you. >> thank you, president. thank you, prime minister. we all hope the pope which was expressed here is what you call just and peace, which family to people together. so when we are here, and the prime minister towards the next year, let's hope to receive focus. that is my plea, thank you. [inaudible conversations] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable

he is looking for international support to stop israel from building settlements in the west bank.hat is the main palestinian condition for the resumption of full peace talks. meanwhile, lawyers for christian wulff said it will publish the catalog of answers to journalist questions of the president's personal loan scandal. some 240-pages of answers will be uploaded on the internet. the president has been under fire over a private home loan and vacation stays at the homes of wealthy business friends. he promised full disclosure in a television interview last month, but until now, his lawyers have blocked the move. the berlin fashion week has kicked off, and alongside the traditional mainstay in fashion, a lot of petition will be played to green where an ethical levels. it is a trend that more and more designers are falling. includes a sequim material, applying fair labor practices, and using traditional made by hand techniques. we caught up with a green show >> wild german luxury labelin.- escada kicked off fashion week with this new sports line, there was a different take on cool d

commercial west bank goes over here, investment bank, which we don't care if you go out of business,nly regulation, one regulation, boom, solved. >> >> jon: that would be your glass beagle. >> that would be your basic. >> jon: and we said let's stop doing this. >> today we have financial crisis, three years ago, but heaven forbid anyone say anything as radical or drastic as hey, let's cut them in two. that will solve the problem. >> the more complex it is, the more people you need to figure it out and the more easily you can fit into nooks and crannies, and isn't it complex because the businesses themselves create an almost purposeful complexity. >> yes, that's true. there's at's spect. you said nooks and crannies which is being way too nice. >> jon: i like the you the thomases english muffin thing when i can. >> it allows them to gain the system. they hire smart people and pay them a lot of money and run rings around the regulators. that's the whole deal. that's how it works. of course, you know that. i know you know that. >> jon: i am aware of that. i live right near there. can you

the occupied territories no changes to security policies the israeli way they intend to occupy the west bank and the rights for another forty years. this is colonial policy and colonialist. this is not the logic of a person interested in constructive talks and peaceful coexistence with his neighbors i don't refuse to make but i need to have a good reason now i got twenty one point proposal and what are these twenty. are they just some headlines list of twenty one issues that need to be addressed by people. today we only need to discuss two issues. why would we want to the edge and i. think it was sort of a secret but it's no news and it's not of any practical and it is not appropriate for a prime minister to submit this way document that. has borders dated with no clear indication of what is actually expected of the other party. that you think current events in the arab world could strengthen the opposition. and help the. international. still no clear position common to all arab countries yes the revolutionary changes taking place but it will take time to figure out what results. the countri

i haven't been over in the west bank since '84. who was the mayor then? he was a wonderful fella, he was a christian over there for a number of years and a good friend of bob strauss. i don't agree -- >> host: you see, where is the religious nationalism? >> guest: where's the moral authority? >> host: yeah, right. >> guest: the catholic church? i don't disagree with you, ralph. i think they ought to stand up, frankly, but, ralph, look, look at all the christians. there's 17 million christians in that part of the world. i will say this, they're not being -- if it's in israel, they're not being persecuted like the cops are in egypt or the asyrian catholics in iraq or, i mean, they're victims of to groms, they're victims of persecution, martyrdom, i mean, in afghanistan, liberated afghanistan one guy converted to christianity, and they sentenced him to death. >> host: the demons have been released because for centuries -- >> guest: right. >> host: -- the whole arab/islamic world was a paragon of tolerance for religious sects. >> guest: under the ottoman empi

russian market it's selling a fourteen percent stake in one of the top fifteen local lenders promise west bank the sale as part of an effort to increase its capital by roughly five billion euros you know whether to comply with the european legislation. coming up next on out see the headlines with rory i'll be back in fifty five minutes time with an update of latest business news. to do to please. me. if. i am. thanking. now five thirty pm here in the russian capital this is our city time for your headlines fresh rounds of violence in libya as khadafi loyalists retake their former stronghold of bani walid at least five people were killed with further clashes between supporters of the old and new regimes in several cities across the country. gulf states to withdraw or observers from syria as the troubled country rejects an arab brokered peace plan calling for president assad to go meanwhile the e.u. slaps more heavy sanctions on damascus. and india reportedly finds a way to go by iran's oil despite the e.u. embargo is set to paper black gold with the yellow report suggested iran's biggest custom

story iran ians nav as the rankins with the aggressive and military rhetoric being built up by the west bank and they aren't as i've said these words and you knew that these speculations have been going on for thirty years and there's no news in it to the iranian people the people of iran are in charge and they always participate in everything we don't sense any problems inside the country and if i may i would like to ask you about the recent killing of a nuclear scientist there have been other similar cases and as far as we understand the investigation into it has not made great progress so far why have there been no substantial results and who might be behind the killing. of this is clear is day and they admitted mossad and the cia as well as some european security services don't like to see nations progress they would like to have control and a monopoly over everything is out of the great a rainy a nation and follows the path of searched. in for new technologies and it wants to stand firmly on its feet by means of its own strengths and produce its own knowledge they disapprove of this pro

settlement building and also for the united nations to stand international observers here to the west bank but on the whole no real movement to look now to the next round of talks that we're hearing will be held in jordan but it gave no indication as to what will be new in the talks that will be presented in the future. you say there is in the future a plug for more talks between the israelis and palestinians we just have to wait and see how that goes artie's policy good luck and tell them thank you. to you we do talk to a former german chancellor gerhard schroeder all about the benefits of being in the eurozone or perhaps the disappointments of being a part of the eurozone and how to stave off the ongoing economic crisis. if you. go through the world charles love germany from one thousand nine hundred to two thousand and five he's now chairman of the board at nordstrom's russia's new gas pipeline under the baltic sea to europe mr further why should the e.u. increase its dependence on gazprom. i know. we're not talking about russia's dependence we're talking about cooperation between russi

boycott law it punishes anyone who speaks out against the country's settlement construction in the west bank she went right activists have turned israel's supreme court to overturn the legislation but as artie's paula reports there's a whole raft of other controversial bills that might not be to their liking either . gershon baskin is a wanted man in israel for his outspoken views against the government's policy of serial meant expansion it's not monic because if it wasn't for this left wing israeli activist it's dark for israel would have security of recent prisoner swap that's the israeli soldier gilad shalit exchanged for palestinian prisoners after five years in captivity. and says it was his contacts within her must that allowed the two sides to reach an agreement but now a controversial so-called boycott law threatens to find. if he steps out of line he appealed to the public is an arab appeal. there is a competition of who is more strongly advocating a position which is a very arab what the law says is that any israeli could face legal action just for speaking out in favor of boycotti

coming up in the program when pressure from the west bank fires iran and so-called oil supply the european union a preemptive move and anybody the books economy come with stands. for in the struggle for the food industry in india and went head to head with the international superstar john. thousands of people have gathered in warsaw to protest the signing of a new treaty forcing intellectual property rights on the internet opponents say the international act document is censorship and a violation of human rights want to ski has been here in the demands of protesters first hand. a passer by from england confused scenes on friday in central warsaw with the filming of a sequel for the hollywood movie v. for vendetta judging from the number of masked men and cameras such resemblance was tangible the film character fought for revolution these people are all still standing for change to stop the anti counterfeit trade agreement act from becoming law in poland minus fifteen degrees centigrade is definitely not an excuse for thousands who gathered in central warsaw friday protests common it's a we

negative role in more global or at least regional context in terms of the ongoing process as in iran in west bank in other areas in the middle east region and this is cause they do not accept mr anyhow so is it so is the western position here is that just based on a regime change it definitely has and i have no doubts about that in this this is not fear and this contradicts to the international law now we have just heard a comment out of a senior official in damascus saying that our president and his family have now lost their charge to make a peaceful exit similar to what happened to death and you see that no i believe that the whole have had a unique chance to get force together by arranging political consultations and most call this initiative was rejected yesterday by their position and the. reason they have the look there are no prospects to speak to this regime because this regime is out of question they were they they really why because messages coming to syria from abroad from washington from brussels from elsewhere has have always been this regime does not have a future you don't need to