there'soint in time, ongoing construction in the west bank. the settlements are expanding and flourishing, more more people are moving into the west bank. it is a country established on ideas of inequality and secular liberalism. israel tothe state of hold a strong grip with the occupation of the west bank. that is what is relevant. we have to have a more far-reaching goal. amy: what do you see will end the occupation? >> i don't even try to propose a solution. what i do know is if the prime minister of israel does not wake up ever sing a morning and say, what can i do today to bring peace to the region, he is not doing his job. amy: the settlements flourished no matter what. in the insult, not to mention killings of the palestinians in the west bank, would it means to them, their ancestral homes being pushed out by many jews who don't even come from the area. how many of them, for example, come from new york, brooklyn? >> i don't have the numbers, but allowedt is, jews are to gain citizenship as soon as they come to the state of israel. howev

regulations, israeli companies in the west bank to label their exported products as "west bank accounts rather than zeal in origin. the e.u. and the u.s. government oppose israeli settlements in the west bank, designated land, they say that must be held for a future palestinian state but israel believes these restrictions are prejudice rble and even anti-semitic. what is the significance of "made in the west bank" labels? tom rogan? tom: the significance is the economic impact that israel concerns -- you have concerns in terms of europeans not wanting to buy these products because they believe that it's palestinian and thus it's immoral to buy those products. the difficulty is that on the one side, i think most people around the word would say and certainly i would also say that construction on the part of the israeli government is profoundly negative, both to the united states in terms of the interacting consequences and in terms of our relationships with important partners in the arab world but at the same time putting boycotts on it, the negative impact is that it simplifies an incre

it could be an outpost on the mountains in the west bank. they are all equally illegal, equally condemned. in that respect, there's an overshooting where there's no incorporation of the fact that whether it's the bush letter or the arab league declarations that have allowed for swaps, there is an understanding that the 1949 cease-fire lines will not be the borders. but there is no treatment in policy of western countries that we have already moved to a different view of equivalent territory rather than the precise border. and to align policy with preference in this case would require western countries to actually do the hard work of delineating some kind of border. of saying, okay, we accept, because there's the notion of the settlement blocks, but it's never been established. so there's nothing that says, okay, we accept that these are the 2%, 3% of the west bank that will be part of israel and any future agreement. we will no longer condemn building in this land. but, everything else we will take harsher measures. this would be a more prop

a rare murder charge in israel for an attack on a palestinian family in the occupied west bank. syria's starving city. we get a look inside the city under siege by government forces. outrage at saudi arabia's execution of a shia dissident as high ran warns of repercussions. the case of the missing publishers in hong kong, who specialise in books banned by beijing. we begin in israel where prosecutors have charged two jewish citizens in connection with an arson attack in the occupied west bank. one is an adult on who has been charged with murder and the other is a minor who is being charged with being an accessory to murder. this is all that is left of the home which was attacked with molotov cocktails burning it to

the unemployment rate of the west bank is estimated at more than 20%. if israeli companies leave, more people will lose their jobs. .> it is not good 1000 workers are sitting idle in the west bank. they have been sent home and they have nothing to do. >> the foreign ministry criticized the report saying its businesses are helping palestinians. israel is concerned with this one-sided politicized report, which jeopardizes the livelihoods of thousands of palestinians and discourages rare examples of coexistence, coronation, and cooperation between -- coordination, and cooperation between israelis and palestinians. settlers andvide settlement businesses with land, water, infrastructure, resources, and financial incentives. on the other hand, israel confiscates palestinian land, forcibly displaces palestinians. israel does not provide licenses to palestinian businesses. human rights groups says international groups working with settlements contribute to those abuses. catherine: libya has a new government, aiming to unite warring factions. there has been inte

who stabbed him to death did not come from this arab neighborhood, he came from somewhere in the west bankr from the east bank. but the fact that he was stabbed by an arab or the people who live here, they couldn't care less if the arab is yellow, green, comes from africa. for them an arab is an arab. in september 2000 the palestinians started to shoot through the jewish neighborhoods, and the authorities had to protect the kindergarten over here, and they put up this wall put up by the neighborhood council. but nevertheless, it's quite ugly. but if they shoot from the other side toward the kindergarten, what other measure you can take in order to protect the children? >> before returning home we went to visit a palestinian farmer whose life was devastated when half of his land was taken by the israeli army to accommodate the bending of the wall. -- the building of the wall. ma the better part of his land is beyond that fence. all these walls he built by breaking this sporn land with his wife and his children and all his hard work is gone. he cannot go down and tend to his trees or cultiva

we have documented 19 cases of arson in the west bank. people know who they are.ohibited from doing the same things. if the police did their job and investigate into the cases, the incidents can be prevented and i'm hopeful in the future... >> i'm interested, in aum of the cases that you followed. 1,000 over the last 10 years, a small percentage resulted in charges. why is that, is there a lack of evidence? why are the police unable to bring charges in these cases? >> the most common reason is they can't find who did the acts. offenders unknown is the reason, and the other is lack of evidence. >> when we look into the investigation files, they try to figure out what the police have done and hasn't done. it is very simply and investigations are not done or done in a bad way or manner. >> basically we don't think the police is not doing a sophisticated quality of work. they are not doing the simple things that you and i think that can be done to investigate a case. >> many thanks indeed. >> a group of british soldiers that served in iraq could be prosecuted for war

nominated for an oscar. >> we need a comedy from the west bank, don't we?absolutely. >> and the producer says there are zero politics involved. >> a minefield in the west bank may not be the most common senting for a comedy. but it's where ave maria, a comic short sets up its clash of cultures. religious jewish settlers stash their cars on the west bank. nuns have taken a vow of silence. it's yous who can't use a phone or electricity on the sabbath. >> no i can't. >> and crisps who can't speak because of their hilarious. >> for us this is hilarious. for them, it is life. i wanted to highlight questioning the rules that we take on ourselves. how necessary are they? >> first time palestinian director has taken his 15-minute film to 60 film festivals across 30 countries. it's up for best short film. he wasn't trying to make a political statement and there are no flags here. >> the kishen is not kosher. >> he is visibly uncomfortable talking politics. >> the israel-palestinian conflict. oh, god. >> he'd rather talk about the people living the conflict. >> they

we documented 19 cases of areasion in the west bank. no criminal charges. they have not deteriorated from doing the same things, we feel if the police would have done its job and investigated into the cases, these kind of incidents can be prevented. their most common reason for closure of the cases is that they cannot find who did the act. offender unknown and the other is lack of evidence. when we look into the investigation files, and are trying to figure out what the police have and haven't done, we see that many simply and basic investigations are not done. or are being done very bad way or manner >>> syria's opposition is trying to agree on who should be part of direct talks with the bashar al-assad government in 2 weeks' itme. the u.s. envoy is expected to bring together opposition leaders in riyadh. the opposition wants a democratic syria, keeping state united nations in tact. the president will be allowed to participate in the negotiations, but must leave power after a but must leave power after a 6-week negotiation period, and preconditions must be

they control two% of the territory of the west bank, now they control 62% of the territory of the west bank. this is really a trojan horse, this excuse of going to negotiations that the israelis never respect and never commit itself to any of the agreements they signed. i think really the drive we want to see now supported by the world is the drive to stop that absolute crime against our land, stop the settlement project. without that, there will be absolutely no palestine to be talking about in the next five years. >> the incoming chairman of the african union has called on member states to help in the fight against armed groups in north and west africa. the president was speaking at the au summit in ethiopia's capitol. the country is part after regional joint force waging a wire against the nigeria based group, boca haram. also, part of discussions at the meetings. catherine soi sentence this update on the gathering. >> reporter: security in the region has been a defendant big part of the agenda at this african union summit. leaders, african heads of state have been talking about ter

they controlled 2% of the territory of the west bank. now they control 62% of the territory of the west bank. this is really a trojan horse, this excuse of going to negotiations, that the israelis never respect or commit themselves to any agreement they sign. i think the drive we want to see now, supported by all the countries of the world, is a drive to stop that absolute crime against our land, stop the settlement project. without that, there would be absolutely no palestine to be talking about in the next five years >>> when you talk to a lot of palestinians, though, they say part of their frustration in all of this is not just with israel, but with the palestinian leadership themselves and the feeling that they don't believe that the leadership there has done enough to stand up to israel. what do you say to that? >> nothing about settlement or about what? >>> about the israeli occupation in general, about settlement, about all of the issues. >> well, the view about what to do about the occupation had been really sequestrated by the s

you visit the west bank and talked to israel hi official as. talk to us a little bit about, you know, their concern is, obviously, the collapse of the palestinian authority. how real is s the prospect of the palestinian ahority collapsing and isis filling that void? >> well, the prospects are very real. secretary kerry and experts on bo both sides of this conflict are saying that every day that goes by, without a political horizon every day, when direct talks are in a freeze praim, every day, when the streets are percolating with anger and frustration, brings the pa that much closer to collapse, or perhaps, just to chaos. so that threat is very real. about isis, this is something that there is a bit of a disagreement. the israelis also concede that isis is a threat becausef the fpa collapses and leaves a vacuum, this is what happened all around the reg upon. it is revery likely that isis will take root. in pa k, the ibf chief of general taff, thehe law tenanant general this week in a security conferencee in very tel aviv says isis taking root i

police officer shot dead after wounding three israelis in an attack on a checkpoint in the occupied west bank. >>> we will tell you why monday's caucus vote in the u.s. state of iowa is so important in the race for the white house.

in the occupied west bank village of duma, three graves mark the final resting place of this mother, father and their baby boy. charles stratford >>> a middle east fellow says the government needs to do more to stop attacks against palestinians >> the mribs have very little-- palestinians have very little trust or confidence in the justice because they live under occupation. a lot of the activities of this type of terrorist criminals that commits crimes after crime against them are actually don't face penalty. they have to face justice is going to be done. the government is complicit with the settlors. i think the outpost that the israeli agrees that is illegal, they allow them to be there in certain way and this is the result. i think easily the government should be made accountable to the fact that they allow those criminals to keep on doing that without pressing charges against them. i think theise ail ee security-- israeli security force focus on other terrorism and neglected looking at jewish and israeli terrorism and it is about time they do much more again >>> venezuela's oppo

two israelies have been charged over an arson attack in the west bank. an 18 month old baby boy and his parents were killed in duma in july. >> three days of mourning declared in mexico after a city mayor was shot dead 24 hours after starting her job. defects are investigating the politician's murder. we have this report. >>. >> gisela mota was sworn in as mayor on friday, and saturday shot and killed at her home. detectives suspect nine were involved in her murder, two killed at the scene. the state governor is suggesting drug cartels or organized crime gangs are to blame. in her debut speech mayor gisela mota ledged to end corruption and promised to tackle crime head on. >> we firmly believe there were have threatened by her speech. we don't have information. >> violent crime in the region is widespread. 10 comes from where the mayor was murdered is cuernaraca, and is a violent city based on murder, rape, kidnap, armed robbery and extortion. the mayor took office on the same day an operation was launched to provide security. poll suggests is dangerous

a rare murder charge in israel for an attack on a palestinian family in the occupied west bank. syria's starving city. we get a look inside the city under siege by government forces. outrage at saudi arabia's execution of a shia dissident as high ran warns of repercussions. the case of the missing publishers in hong kong, who specialise in books banned by beijing. we begin in israel where prosecutors have charged two jewish citizens in connection with an arson attack in the occupied west bank. one is an adult on who has been charged with murder and the other is a minor who is being charged with being an accessory to murder. this is all that is left of the home which was attacked with molotov cocktails burning it to the ground. the mother, father and baby boy were killed. the only survivor was a four-year-old. he is badly burnt and is still recovering. charles ztratford is at the ruins of the ruins of the home. give us a sense of what the atmosphere is like there. >> reporter: yes. you're right. i'm in effectively the bedroom where that attack happened last july. this is where th

the 17-year-old stab the woman at a settlement in the west bank earlier on. it's the second stabbing in as many days. a fatal attack on sunday mark the return to violence among four months of tension. are more details. great and funeral in jerusalem. once again, a person killed by stabbing, this time in a west bank settlement near habre in -- near hebron. one of her daughters called for help while the killer escaped. >> it's hard to think that she won't be at my wedding or when i have children. i'm sorry i wasn't able to help you. >> a day after the attack, israeli forces were still searching for the stabber. resident stated in doors. palestinians working in settlements were asked to leave -- while in jerusalem, the prime minister vowed to increase security. as the head of the regional council to bolster the residence and said that we would strengthen the settlement. >> recent violence raised fear of new work and travel restrictions on palestinians in the west bank where 400,000 israelis in 2.5 million israelis live. restrictions in the constant growth of set

today there are 650,000 of them in the west bank alone. they controlled 2% of the territory of the west bank, now they control 62% of the area. this is a trojan horse excuse of going to negotiations that israelis never respect and never commit itself to any agreement they sign. i think, really, the drive we want to see now supported by all the countries of the world is a drive to stop that absolute crime against our land, stop the settlement project. without that, there will be absolutely no palestinian to be talking about in the next five years >>> we will talk more about this now with our senior political analyst. what do you make, then, of this french initiative. is it going to go anywhere? >> by the way, i'm just hearing him, who i have known him for two decades. you would expect him to say and, therefore, we quit. with we could not deliver to our people any prosperity and liberation, any end of occupation in settlement, but we all know that the palestinian authority has been hostage to the israeli occupation and to the peace process t

businesses in the occupied west bank are being accused to contributing to the violation of palestinian rights. the campaign group human rights watch looked at various economic sectors, including non-palestinian quarrys fond found that the companies developed so to 12 million pounds of tonne annually. israel hasn't issued new permits to palestinians since 1994. >> reporter: an israeli company quarrying stone in the occupied west bank. no-one wanted to talk to us on camera here. the quarry ownerings r, his palestinian workers and the businessmen buying stone all said the issue is too complicated. the owner says he pays his workers well appeared they of benefits. they all agree. the palestinians told us that israeli companies get preferential treatment obtaining licences more quickly and in better locations. the human rights watch report uses quarrys as one example of how settlement businesses benefit from israeli policies that discriminate against palestinians. these are not new findings, but the report comes at a time of growing international pressure on israel. the european union is la

why businesses in the occupied west bank are being accused of contributing to the violation of palestinian rights. calls for justice. thousand of argentinians demand answers over the mysterious death of a state prosecutor. rosecutor. >>> you're watching al jazeera. a quick recap of the stories. china's economy is growing in its lowest rate for the last 25 years. it grew by 6.9% last year, broadly in line with the target but well below the double digit figures of recent years. the u.n. special envoy for syria has addressed the council. delays look likely. there is still no agreement on who will be invited to take part in the discussions in geneva next week. refugees in norway have begun a hunger strike to protest against their deportation to russia. police plan to return them to moscow because they were given safe passage there initially. the u.n. world food program is warning that 14 million people are at risk of starvation in southern after. 2015 was the region's driest year leading to a poor harvest. it is being blamed on a particular strong nin weather pattern. the worst affected compan

he wounded three israelis during the attack in the occupied west bank near the illegal settlement of tel. bal stenian officials said he had worked as a body guard for the palestinian prosecutor in ramallah. stefanie dekker is in west jerusalem and sent us this update. >> reporter: this is the second time that a palestinian authority, security officer, opens fire on israeli soldiers when it comes to the latest wave in violence. let me just read what was posted on his facebook page just before he carried out this attack. he said, unfortunately, i don't see anything worth living for as long as the occupation will remain and is muz ling our breath, killing brothers and sisters. this is a huge concern foris and the palestinian authority because there is extremely close security coordination when it comes to israel and the palestinian execute services. this is something extremely difficult to deal with and understand, even at the time of the last -- the first one which was december the 3rd, there are a lot of reports in the media here in israel how concerned the government was that this cou

stone in the occupied west bank. no one wanted to talk to us on camera. the israeli quarry owners, palestinian workers and the palestinian businessmen said the issue is too complicated. the owner said he paid his workers well, they have social benefits and there's a lot of palestinian buyers. >> they agree. the palestinians told us israeli companies have preferential treatment, obtaining licences quickly and in better positions. >> the hatch receiver report -- human rights watch uses quarries as an example of how there are benefits of discrimination against palestinians. these are not new findings, but the report comes at a time of growing pressure on israel. >> the european union is labelling products from israeli settlements that the union wants to distinguish. israel is having spats with sweden and brazil, and the relations are tins. the israeli government denies international pressure on israel is growing. >> when the horizon is bright, we see good relations with many countries, this is a way to keep on being. i

said yesterday he plans to strengthen security measures in the west bank. 11 people are dead and more than 21 others are hurt in a terrorist bombing in northwest pakistan. the bomber targeted a police checkpoint in pesh-shah -wer peshawar.pakist ani police say the victims included four police and seven civilians, including two children and a local journalist. officials say the attack has been claimed by the taliban. fire officials worked to put out flames on the top floor of the ritz hotel in paris. officials say the five-star hotel is currently going through major refurbishment work. they also a-m local time. hurt in the fire. right now-- investigators are still working to determine what caused the fire. so-cal-gas says it expects to have a natural gas leak sealed by late february, if not sooner. officials say work on a relief well at the aliso canyon site is ahead of schedule. methane gas has been spewing into the atmosphere from a leak at the site since october of last year. officials also say emissions from the site have decreased by 60-percent and now let s hear about some of our

that attack in late july molotov cocktails thrown into a house in the occupied west bank. an 18 month old boy died in that attack. his parents later died of their injuries in hospital. as i say, the government has been very, very careful in how it wants this reported. they have come out - the government themselves have come out and described the act as an act of jewish terrorism. it has been a highly sensitive case. we're, obviously, hearing this in the context of what has been a very violent few months in israel, and certainly the palestinians have been looking at this case and seeing it as contributing to that violence. more than 140 palestinians killed in recent months and, obviously, a lot of israelis as well. so this announcement comes at a very important and sensitive time here, but as i say, it is vital to recognise that it is now being reported by the israeli radio only. apparently, a representative for that court was reached out to and said that this information has not yet been made public >>> thanks so much. joining me now on the line is a lawyer and former pale

. >>> three palestinians have been shot dead in separate incidents in the occupied west bank. security forces say they were looking for an alleged attacker when fighting broke out. two other teenagers were shot dead near hebron. >>> let's speak now to 'em tee ez tooiz. tell us more about these three separate attacks. >> reporter: that's right. there are three separate incidents in which three palestinians have been killed in altercations with the israeli military. it started early on tuesday, today, in which a 21-year-old palestinian man close to bethlehem was killed in an altercation with israeli forces. later in the day, a 17-year-old was killed by israeli forces north of the city of hebron, which is the largest city in the occupied west bank. and then shortly after that a 23 year old was also killed also north of hebron. hebron is a place where we have seen frequent eruptions of violence between palestinians and israeli military forces. this city is very large, but has a settler community right in the middle of the city. this illegal settlement is home to around 800 israeli

>> a rare murder charm in israel for an attack on a palestinian family in the occupied west bank. also i had, syria's starving city, we get a look at the city under seen by government forces. >>> outrage at saudi arabia's execution of a shia i can't dissident has iran warning repercussions. >>> the missing journalist in hong kong. >>> we begin in israel where prosecutors charged two jewish settlers in connection with an arson attack in the occupied west bank. one is an adult charged with murder and the other a minor charged with being and accessory to murder. this is all that's left of the family home. in july, masked assailants attacked it with molotov cocktails burning it to the ground, the mother and child burned, the only survivor is 4-year-old ahmed. >> i'm in the bedroom where the attack happened last july. it's gyp credible to see so many personal belongings of the family that died in that attack still here, even the pram used to push ali around, the 18-year-old baby who died in the attack. this is where his crib was when he was sleeping on that night. the brother of the wi

. >> a lot more to come on the news hour, including why some businesses in the occupied west bank, are being accused of contributing to the violation of palestinian rights. hooked on heroin, helping the addicts living with the biggest supplier of the drug, afghanistan. he may be banned from football, but why sepp blatter is still getting paid of fifa president, all the details coming up. after more evidence that the world's second largest economy is losing some of it's steam. china's economy grew at a rate of 6.9%, now for most countries that would be good news, but for china it is the weakest annual fourth in a quarter of a century, and it is far lower than the double digits figures seen in 2010. well the fear is the continuing slow lon can have an effect across the globe, beijing is in the middle of a reform project trying to shift reliance, to service the industries. that coupled with weak exports could see chinese drop fourthner 2016, to 6.5%. lawrence lee has the details. >> for years china has been the world's factory, relying on low manufacturing costs to make goods sold worldwi

he wounded three during the attack in the occupied west bank near the illegal settlement man world as a body guard in ramallah. a correspondant is in west jerusalem and sent this update. >> this is the second time that a palestinian authority security officer opens fire on israeli soldiers when it comes to the latest wave in violence. let me just read what was pasted on his facebook page just before he carried out this attack. he said, unfortunately, kwho see anything worth living for as long as the occupation will remain and is muz ling our breath, killing our brothers and sisters. this is a huge concern for israel and the palestinian authority because there is extremely close security coordination when it comes to israel and the palestinian security services. this is something difficult to understand. a lot of reports in the media here how concerned the government was that this could happen again. so we have seen it happen again. we have to say it is an individual action. however, it does highlight the extreme frustration, certainly if you look at the words that akmed posted on his

today, there are 650,000 of them in the west bank alone.hey controlled two percent of the territory. now, they control 62 percent of the territory of the west bank. this is a trojan horse, this excuse of going to negotiations that the israelis never commit itself to any of the agreements they sign. the drive we want to seat is the drive to start that the absolute crime against our lands without there, there will it be absolutely no palestine to be talking about in the next five years. >> a palestin-i can't know journalistly detained by israel will continue a hunger strike en though he is reportedly close to death. he is protesting against a six-month sentence. he has refused all food and medical treatment since november. he is just one of 680 palestinians being held under administrative detention without trial -- trial. excuse me. or charge. >> the incoming chairman of the african union has called on member states to help in a fight against armed groups in north and west africa. chad's president was speaking at the a.u. sum nit ethiopia's c

quarrying stone in the occupied west bank.o one wants to talk to us on camera here, the israeli quarry owner his workers they all said the issue is too complicated. he says he pays his workers well, and he has a lot of buyers thaw all seem to agree, however they told us that israeli companies definitely get preferential treatment. >> the haw moon rights group uses quarries as one example of how settlement businesses benefit from policies that discriminate, these are not new findings but the report comes at a time of growing pressure. >> the e.u. wants to distinguish between israel and the occupies territory. israel is having spats with brazil, and the administration is tense. the government denies pressure is growing. so when we look, and we see very good relations with many countries and this is a way it will keep on being. i think there is a negative spin which is being inspired by the few, and it does not co respond. >> he resigned five years ago because he didn't agree with the policies. >> the name of the fame is benefit

now used to control 2% of the west bank and now they control 62%. this is a trojan horse secures of going to negotiation because the israelis never respect or commit themselves to anything they signed. the drive we want to see now supported by all the countries of the world is the drive to stot that absolute-- stop that absolute crime against that land, stop the settlement project. without that there will be absolutely no palestine to be talking about in the next five years >>> the palestinian journalist who has been detained is close to death with his starvation campaign. he has refused all food and medical treatment since november. he is just one of 680 palestinians being held under administrative detention without charge or trial. >> translation: he is in a very critical condition as he could die any minute, but he is in high spirits according to the lawyer who met him on wednesday. he was firm and very determined. his demand was freedom or death. he is not the first to go on a hunger strike, but the palestinians have a lot to worry about. i hope

♪ two jewish citizens are charged over a west bank arson attack which killed a mother, father, and babyhello there. you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up: isil attacks in iraq kill more than 50 soldiers. we will have the latest from baghdad. proceedtests after an execution of 47 people convicted of terrorism charges. reclaiming what's rightfully theirs. we femeet the south african peoe fighting to get their land back after it was taken during apartheid. two jewish citizens in isreael, imran am benerel is charged while a 17-year-old being charged as an accessory to murder. they are charged with belonging to a terrorist organization. massachusetts mask,000 men attacked the home burning it to the ground. the father, mother and their 18 month o 18-month-old son died. the only survivor was 4-year-old akmed. he was badly burned and is still recovering. al jazeera's charles stratford is at the family's home in. does uma . >> i am in the bedroom where this attack happened last july. it's incredible to see so many personal belongings of the family that died in that attack

in the occupied west bank village of douma three graves mark the final resting place of this mother,d their baby boy. charles stratford, al jazeera, douma in the occupied west bank. >>> now puerto rico is desperate financial trouble and the island in caribbean will default on some of the $70 billion worth of debt on monday and there is a looming food crisis, from san juan report ray reports. >> reporter: four years ago terror rodriguez opened this small organic restaurant in san juan. today her kitchen is busy with food grown locally mostly by her sisters farm and a farm to table menu and a boost to the economy. >> what i've seen on one end we are a poster child of something that everybody wants on this island which is to have good food and good farming practices. >> reporter: now we are leaving san juan and heading up to the mountains the second highest elevation of puerto rico where sister danyella is farming and growing organic produce for the restaurant in san juan. >> time is running out and it's either now or never, you know. >> and time is running out because is there really a

top stories, a rare murder charge in israel for an attack on a palestinian family in the occupied west bank. >>> outrage at saudi arabia's execution of a shia i can't dissident as iran warns of repercussions. >>> syria's sashing city, we get a look at the city under siege by government sources. >>> the case of the missing publishers in hong kong who specialize in books banned by beijing. >> i will strehl, prosecutors have charged two jewish citizens with a palestinian attack. one is an adult charged with murder, the other a minor charged with accessory to murder. this is all that's left of the family home. in july, masked assailants attacked it with molotov cocktails burning it to the ground, the mother and child burned, the only survivor is 4-year-old ahmed. our correspondent is there at what's left of the family home in douma in the occupied west bank. describe for us what you're seeing i'm in what used to be the bedroom where that attack happened. it's disturbing to see their belongings left here in the burned out room, even the pram used to ferry little ali around, the 18-month-old boy

the man allegedly stabbed an israeli soldier at the gush junction in the occupied west bank.dier has been taken to hospital for treatment for his injuries. at least 145 palestinians and 21 israelis have been killed in an up surge of violence and that is since the beginning of october. well, the u.n. special represpir resigned and in the role since 2014 says israel continually failed to grant access to territories he was supposed to monitor and says his efforts to help pal palestinians has been frustrating and we spoke to him and he says it's important to see the situation on the ground firsthand. >> problem is i got a lot of information by telephone call, by video conference and got indications that a situation on the ground is worsening so therefore i'm interested to see by myself the situation there in order to mitigate it of problems experienced by the palestinian whose human rights were violated and they are disappointed and according to him it should be universal and to all parties to the conflict, not only the violation on human right but also to the palestinian violati

these auditions in the occupied west bank are for the second series of the president in order to make it to the next round contestants are given only a few minutes to impress judging with their ideas of how to solver issues such as unemployment, political infighting and the conflict with israel. >> i'm focusing on projects that allow for palestinians to remain steadfast, to be able to carry on and find the future that meets their ambition. >> my priority would be to make an all inclusive international program that will bring in all the ports under the plo to reinforce positions and the belonging of a culture. >> the success of the president has much to do with the growing frustration with the real life president mahmood abbas. recent opinion poll by the policy and service found two-thirds they want their 80-year-old leader to resign. despite the term ending six years ago, is far less than the little he has accomplished during his 11 years in power. >> his legacy will be that he showed to take small steps and to be very, very slow and implementing them. >> the president's unpopularity

fire on a well known israeli checkpoint, wounding three israelis there the attack in the occupied west bank near an illegal settlement. >>> in iraq, 17 soldiers killed after a suicide talk in anbar province. isil fighters drove a bulldozer into their base, detonating a bomb. it happened east of rimadi where heavy fighting continues between the army and isil fighters. >>> the u.n. said iraq needs $900 million to deem with the humanitarian crisis caused in the war against isil. the government can only raise half the amount needed. we have more from baghdad. >> with the fall in oil prices, iraq faces a real shortfall in the funding for the humanitarian crisis. what the u.n. have said is they can raise -- they want to raise $861 million. now the iraqi government needs 1.56 and they have about 43% of that and they are relying on the u.n. to be able to raise the rest of it. however, what the u.n. has said, they don't have that money and need to ask international donors to give them that money. there is real concern from the u.n. and international community. take a look at europe, you have the ref

for example, arab israelis, look what's going on in the region or when palestinians in the west bank look at what's going on in gaza. and they look what's going on in syria. many people have a sense of how threatened they are by these radical forces. it's not that they are becoming suddenly very in love with israel, okay, but they understand what is realistic and what is not. they understand that, first of all, for example, as arab israelis they have a chance to fight for equality. jordanians and egyptians understand that israel is a force for stability in the region. and it doesn't generate love for zionism, okay, but it generates a realistic sense that we have to work together to fight extremism, to fight the iranian threat, to fight isis, to fight all the other threats that we have in the region right now. and in that sense i think that we have a chance. we are cooperating much more than we cooperated in the past with the jordanians, with the egyptians, with the palestinian security forces because they know that if we don't cooperate at the end of the day hamas and palestinian isl

in the occupied west bank. >> i am in the bedroom where this attack happened last july. it's incredible to see so many personal belongings of the family that died in that attack still here. even the pram that was used to push ali around, the 18 month old baby who died in a attack, we are told in the corner here was where his crib was where he was sleeping on that night. the brother of the wife that was killed, rouhan, says it was around 2:00 o'clock in the morning that suddenly the window behind me was smashed. were thrown inside. according to a statement that saad, the father who died of his injuries a few days later in hospital said that he grabbed akmed and made a bee line for the door. his wife, rohoun grabbed what she thought was ali, a bunch of blankets and both parents on fire, so we are told, tried to get out of the house. when they did not get out of the house, according to this statement, there were two maveningdz men standing there. the young boy was pushed back into the house and the door was closed and the two parents were basically left to die burning on th

. >>> the israeli forces demolished two palestinian homes in the occupied west bank, part of the bedouin community situated next to the israeli settlement. the residents say they weren't notified of the demolition, as the homes are currently involved in a legal case. >> at 9:00 in the morning, the army came and demolished over there and wouldn't let anyone come close and then came here. they want to move us to a new community on the mountain. they want top transfer the bedouins from here. >>> the funeral of a palestinian has taken place in the occupied west bank. the body of the 17-year-old was carried through the streets near hebron by mourners. the israeli army said the teen stabbed a soldier injuring him. at least 145 palestinians and 21 israelis have been killed in an upsurge of violence since the beginning of october. >>> malaysia suspended boite mining because of its impact on the environment. the country is the biggest exporter. most comes from one state where income from the mining surged to $10.7 million last year. we have more from the state capital. >> waves of anxiety hit thi

ambassador to israel says israeli vigilantism in the west bank is going unchecked. says there is a lack of thorough investigation and seems israel has a different standard of law for jews and palestinians. comments as unacceptable and wrong. >> too much attacks on palestinians, lack of vigorous investigation and response by israeli authorities, too much vigilantism goes unchecked. rigid standards for law one for israelis and one for palestinians. >> five soldiers have been killed in a training exercise in the french alps. a group of 50 skiing when the avalanche struck. >>> argentina's president has promised justice will be done in the case of the death of former state prosecutor alberto nisman. mauricio macri visited his two young daughters, former argentinian president cristina kirchner conspired the cover up iran's alleged involvement in the 1994 bombing of a jewish center. >>> a vigil is taking place in buenos aires to mark the first anniversary of his death. our correspondent daniel schweimler is there. >> one year from the time the body of prosecutor alber albe

the armed group boko haram is being blamed >>> and increasing violence in the west bank, a palestinian police officer shot dead after wounding three israelis. >>> well, it's been more than a year in the making, but even now as leaders gather in geneva for talks to end the war in syria there are still deep divisions over the country's future. syria's opposition is threatening to lead the discussions unless demands are met. and this includes the aid to towns such as maiduguri where people are starving. syria's u.n. ambassador says he and his team are considering humanitarian steps, but accuses the opposition of not being serious about the situation. diplomatic editor james bays reports from geneva >>> arriving for his first meeting with the syrian opposition, trying to persuade them to join negotiations, the u.n. special envoy. >> reporter: what are you hoping to hear from the opposition. >> i will see them and then i will tell you. >> reporter: thank you, sir. >> while he was meeting a delegation of opposition representatives, their spokesman asked reporters why it was important all the

an israeli company quarrying stone in the occupied west bank. no-one wants to talk to us here. the owner, palestinian workers and businessmen buying stone all said the issue is too complicated. the owner did say he pays his workers well. they have social benefits and he has a lot of palestinian buyerers. they seem to agree. however the palestinians told us that israeli companies gets preferential treatment obtaining more licences and in better locations. this quarry is used as an example of how settlement businesses benefit from israeli policies that discriminate against palestinians. the report comes at a time of seemingly growing international pressure on israel. the european union is labelling products from the settlement. the e.u. wants to distinguish between israel and the occupied territory. the israeli government denies international pressure on israel is growing. >> when we look, the horizon is bright and we see very good relations with many countries and this is a way it will keep on being. i think that there is a kind of a negative spin which is being inspired by the

the incident took place near gush junction in the occupied west bank.junction is near the israeli settlement known as an area which has been a flash point in resent months. in fact, since october of this year there really has been a wave of violence involving palestinians and israelis, at last count more than 20 israelis have been killed and well over 140 palestinians have been killed in this latest unrest. now depending on who you talk to the reasons behind this up surge in violence if you will is of course different. the israelis say that the reason we are seeing this violence is because of palestinian incitement and say palestinian leaders and indeed social media is really fueling this kind of violence we have been seeing and has really inflamed the palestinian streets but if you speak to again those palestinian leaders who are indeed young palestinians they say that is nonsense and they say this current unrest is really tied to the fact that palestinians have lived under occupation for now nearly 50 years and that they see no hope. >>> barack obama

. >>> three palestinians have been shot dead in the occupied west bank.year old was killed here bethlehem. two other teenagers were shot dead in separate incidents near hebron. both were accused of attempted stabbings. 154 palestinians and 21 israelis have died since violence escalated in october. >>> still to come on the program, how pop-up cools in nigeria are thwarting boko haram's attempts to block children from an education. ♪ >>> and how this arabic pop song has achieved history in israel. ♪ when you're on hold, your business is on hold. that's why comcast business doesn't leave you there. when you call, a small business expert will answer you in about 30 seconds. no annoying hold music. just a real person, real fast. whenever you need them. so your business can get back to business. sounds like my ride's ready. don't get stuck on hold. reach an expert fast. comcast business. built for business. ♪ >>> hello again. a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. the turkish president says a young foreign suicide bomber was behind an attack in istan

it is being staged by the freedom theatre from the west bank and the people's theatre. the plan is to share palestinian ideas of freedom and liberation with indian audiences. before the tour we spoke to some of the actors from the refugee camp in the west bank. >> translation: the theatre school was for us like a journey to discover ourselves. for me as a woman in a conservative society this is a form of cultural resistance. in janine it is hard to find people who support this kind of art. >> reporter: actors from different backgrounds do an exercise meant to help them work together on stage. usually in theatre there's always some apprehension about joint productions between different countries. >> but immediately when it came to india and palestinian, i said - pal tine i said yes. >> reporter: the palestinian director says the history between india and palestine has shown the shared values between the two people and also the differences they can use to learn from one another >> theatre, they're doing the street theatre, and the political issues that they're presenting