the crossing near the west bank town of nina and is among the busiest. long before dawn these palestinian workers are making the trek to israel. to stop the wave of violence during the second intifada after two thousand and three israel began to erect barriers on a near the green line for tens of thousands of palestinians crossing the barrier is part of their daily routine. trade as sell goods near the beria. you don't think this is the start of the week so it's very busy and the controls are very strict and some people even sleep here so they can be among the first across the border in the morning when. the workers slowly advance to the checkpoint it's a tedious but unavoidable routine. you know for sure we have to work in israel. we have no choice. and if. there are no jobs in the palestinian territories. it's not a question of money for me i know right now i earn fifty euros a day if i found a job in ramallah for twenty five years a day i take it. it would be better for me. of course i'm not happy with this it feels like i'm travelling between countri

israel advanced to the final stages of the planning process in the area of the west bank. plans included the new settlement and a new neighborhood and a new site north and south of jerusalem respectively. either those from the illegal outpost or those soon to be evicted from the outpost which has been plan and then the government announced 296 housing units however this has not been published they also talk about the case -- housing units with approval since 2001 and in east jerusalem preparations began for the construction which if built would solidify that settlement isolating east jerusalem from the west bank and to be the conditionally approved building permits for 168,000 units for the palestinian neighborhood and in november granted building permits for 418 housing unit. let me reiterate they consider all settlement activities to be illegal international law. as reported in 2016 all structures lacking permits from the israeli authorities are potentially subject to demolition during that period they demolished the q1 structures for lacking building permits. 110 people

where palestinians will have their own sovereign area within the west bank and israelis will move out of there but as a precondition to that there has to be a military buffer we're not talking about an occupation of the entire west bank here we're talking about a military series of outposts along the border with jordan that is not something that's going to infringe upon the palestinian sovereignty ok but let's also trying to there isn't that let's try to avoid getting let's bring you in here and do you think that there's any way that we can see any advancement of the peace process at this point in time. i think it's very difficult to see considering the conditions but i think what we hear from the previous speaker is the kind of perception of peace which is outdated everything about the peace is seen saw military and security condition not thinking that it's actually about peace and coexistence of the conciliation between two people this is what secure the peace between the two people understanding each other in the recognizing each other the legitimate right source of the term in

from 1002 units in the west bank we are approximately 460 in the settled of. [inaudible] israel advance to the various stages through 1400 housing units in the area of the west bank. it included units in the new settlement and a new neighborhood and a new site north and south of jerusalem respectively. all three have been designated for those evicted from the illegal outpost or those seem to be evicted. it has been planned for demolition and evacuation in march 2018. in october the government announced it will issue 296 housing units in the settlement adjacent to ramallah. however this has not been published. the authorities also conditionally approved building permits for 31 housing units in the h2 area. the first such approval since 2001. in east jerusalem, preparations began for the infrastructure which was built to solidify the ring of settlement separating east jerusalem from the southern west bank. in october they approved building permits for 168 buildings. in november it also granted building permits for at least 418 housing units. let me reiterate tha

speaking just over an hour ago and we will be getting a live reaction to you from new york and the west bank and jerusalem that's to come over the next few minutes. in the meantime the russian military has announced that syria has been completely liberated from islamic state terrorists as the if has the latest. the sioux called islamic state of syria and iraq is a state no more for all intents and purposes says the russian defense ministry it is being destroyed as a fractured iraq still hot spots and isolated pockets with putin added but with the liberation of the west bank of the euphrates river isis has done seven hundred and ninety days off to russia got involved in september two thousand and fifteen when isis was arguably at its peak fitness the settlers. when the russian operation began isis held more territory in syria than any other faction two years in a few months on the caliph it has been reduced to clubs to villages and i don't have it to desert wasn't the russian air force saloon that did this the u.s. led coalition also played a huge pot we've been covering the syrian civil war

in the west bank there's been international condemnation of trying to decision so far only israel has welcomed debt also coming up a very special performance here in berlin by the stars of u two we will listen it was bono and the edge i entertained commuters with a selection of i got hi. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us. the palestinian group hamas has called for a new intifada and uprising against israel this comes after u.s. president donald trump's decision to recognize two groups slum as its capital israeli security forces have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters in the streets of the west bank conflicting claims to jerusalem are at the core of the israeli palestinian conflict but trump has ignored international warnings by recognizing it as israel's seat of government saying that it is time for a new approach for more let's bring in. our who is standing by in the old city of jerusalem for us good afternoon to you maya tell us jerusalem is the home to tens of thousands of palestinians what is the mood like where you are. well i think y

across the occupied west bank. here typically what happens. is that picking up this field and. who are further back now. is that they fire. to push as far as possible now you can see also on that road. and what they do is that they burn tires to create a smoke screen behind. their rocks. now we all saw one of these young man what why he was doing this he was expected. doing this for jerusalem i don't expect anything from mahmoud abbas he needs to quit and let the people show their problems with israel there have been similar scenes trust west bank now it's unclear yet whether this kind of. will pick up steam but one thing is for sure is a lot of anger among palestinians. and show. many now are still trying to come to terms. believe this. was a red line. to cross well many would tell you that that has to happen now and it's time for the palestinians to reach a strategy. for the second time in a week the u.s. is calling on the saudis to completely end the blockade and yemen this hours ago the white house released a statement saying it's gravely concerned about a recent escalation

and in gaza and the israeli army is reinforcing its troops in the west bank you are now looking at live pictures from bethlehem where it appears that clashes have already broken out there's been international condemnation of trump's decision so far only israel has welcomed it. also coming up greece rolls out the red carpet for wretch of type era to want he's the first turkish head of state to visit the country for sixty five years. plus set. up your high school by. a very special performance here in berlin by the stars of u two we will listen in as bano and the edge entertained commuters with selections from their new album. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us the palestinian group hamas has called for a new intifada and uprising against israel this comes after u.s. president donald trump's decision to recognize drew slum as its capital israeli security forces have fired tear gas at palestinian protesters in towns in the west bank you are looking at live pictures there palestinians have called for a general strike closing shops schools and businesses conf

across the occupied west bank. here typically what happens. feel. for them back now. is that they fire. as far as possible. and what they do is that they burn tires to create a smoke screen behind. what why he was doing this he was expecting. we're doing this for jerusalem i don't expect anything from mahmoud abbas he needs to quit and let the people so if there are problems with israel there have been similar scenes at. west bank now it's unclear yet whether this kind of violence will pick up steam but one thing is for sure is a lot of anger among palestinians. and show. many now are still trying to come to terms. believe. there are. many would tell you that that has happened now and it's time for palestinians to rethink their strategy washington is warm saudi arabia that the ongoing blockade on yemen could impact u.s. assistance in the future secretary of state rex tillerson added his voice to calls from the white house to allow food water fuel and medicines into the water own country last month the saudi led coalition intensified its blockade on the air and sea por

as international condemnation grows palestinians protest in the west bank in gaza and the israeli army reinforce his troops in the west bank we'll speak to a prominent palestinian lawmaker about where things will go next also coming up can this man song germany's political world social democrat leader martin jol refused to consider a coalition government with uncle americal after his party's election defeat but now in a huge turn his party has said yes to kicking off talks with americans conservatives again. i bring golf it's good to have you with us in response to u.s. president donald trump is controversial decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel the palestinian group hamas has called for. uprising a new intifada israel's president a while fish freeze on president trumps decision today but the palestinian president says he is rallying international opposition to the move which he calls quote an unacceptable crock. it was a day off unrest in many parts of israel thousands of palestinians took to the streets to protest against u.s. president almost trumps decision to o

we demand resistance in the west bank so we can answer this shameless aggression and i repeat shameless aggression the american decision as an act of aggression against our people a declaration of war against the palestinian people and the holiest sites of islam and christianity. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu in contrast while trump's announcement as a historic landmark and said of the countries we're considering following the u.s. lead. we are already in contact with other countries which will issue a similar recognition i have no doubt that the moment the american embassy moves to jerusalem and even before then there will be a movement of many embassies to jerusalem the time has come. for your. but the u.s. decision also prompted to brought a diplomatic backlash turkey russia and the european union condemned the move saying that recognizing jerusalem as the capital of israel and hopes of resolving the conflict peacefully and that it's divided the international community the u.n. security council has an emergency meeting about the matter how must declared friday a day of r

, and the israeli army reinforces troops in the west bank. we will speak to a prominent palestinian lawmaker about where things will go next. also coming up, can this man's salt germany's political woes? -- salt germany -- solve germany's political woes? martin schulz now has made a u-turn, his party saying yes to kicking off talks with marble'-- angela merkel's conservatives again. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff, it is good to have you with us. in response to u.s. president controversial decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel, the palestinian group hamas has called for an uprising, a new intifada. israel's president lavished praise on president trump, but the palestinian president said he is rallying international opposition to the move which he calls an unacceptable crime. a day of unrest in many parts of israel, thousands of palestinians took to the streets to protest against u.s. president donald trump's decision to officially recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. and in many parts of the country, protesters clashed with sec

have you with us palestinian leaders in the occupied west bank are calling for three days of rage over u.s. plans to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and relocate the american embassy to the city the trumpet ministrations move has sparked international condemnation and warnings from across the globe the saudi king says the move will inflame the feelings of muslims while the palestinian president mahmoud abbas is warning of dangerous consequences the status of the city is at the core of the israeli palestinian conflict the international community does not recognize jerusalem as israel's capital it is home to sacred religious sites for muslims jews and christians palestinian leaders have long said the capital of their future state will be located there she has returned she has more from washington d.c. . at the white house there was no sense of the international uproar that's been caused by donald trump's forthcoming speech announcing the. u.s. has recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital this is a campaign promise to keep trump financial dinah's like las vegas casino mag

there have been confrontations and clashes for a second day across the occupied west bank you can see and hear typically what happens. is that picking up stones from this field and. they throw them at the soldiers who are further back now there is a direct contact between the two sides but what the soldiers do is that they fire of tear gas and rubber coated bullets to push the news as far as possible now you can see also on that road. and what they do is that they burn tires to create a smoke screen so from behind that they can continue throwing their rocks at the soldiers now we all saw one of these young man. why he was doing this i was he was expecting. we're doing this for jerusalem i don't expect anything from mahmoud abbas he needs to quit a lot of people so if there are problems with his room there have been similar scenes at krusty oaky pied west bank now it's unclear yet whether this kind of violence and unrest will pick up steam but one thing is for sure it is a lot of anger among palestinians is also a dispute and show that charms and mounds meant that many now are still tr

casualties, dead, and many wounded, across gaza and the west bank.estinians want for a state, with a capital in east jerusalem. this is our land. palestinian, all palestinian is our land. mr trump, you are wrong. most israelis are delighted president trump has accepted their reality. he said, "we are steadfast here, eternally here since ancient times. "this city was given tojews 3000 years ago. "we are the continuation and the us has recognised that". but the golden dome behind him is part of the third holiest place in the world for muslims. and a few hundred yards away, several thousand palestinians were going home after the noon prayer. the reality of this city is that many palestinians live here. life can be hard for them. saleh‘s home has been demolished twice this year by the israeli authorities. they give palestinians very few building permits, while constructing thousands of homes for the jews. i born in this land, and my father and my grandfather. and i will die in this place. i will not leave it, not for israel, not forjews, and not for the

reinforce its troops in the west bank we speak to a prominent palestinian lawmaker also coming up. can this man solve germany's political woes social democrat leader martin schulz refused to form a coalition government with uncle america's conservatives after his party's election defeat but now he may be changing his mind. and hot dry winds fanning the flames of massive wildfires in southern california people flee their homes hundreds of houses are destroyed and thousands more are threatened as firefighters struggle to contain the infernos. thank you very much for your company. u.s. president donald trump's controversial decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel the palestinian group hamas has called for an uprising while israel's president lavished praise on president tom's decision but the palestinian president says he is rallying international opposition to the move which he called an unacceptable crime. it was a day of fun rest in many parts of israel thousands of palestinians took to the streets to protest against u.s. president donald trump's decision to offici

but we begin with honda abdel-hamid who's live for us in ramallah in the occupied west bank this is a decision that has incensed honest opinions in a ready we've seen violent scenes on the streets of ramallah today in the occupied territories as well tell us about what happened today and the atmosphere in the occupied territories after this controversial decision by the u.s. . certainly there's a very gloomy atmosphere ever since that announcement was made when you speak to people that they tell you that the words that come up anger frustration disappointment and also a sense of betrayal people tell you that for the last twenty years. all these negotiations have basically gone to waste and it's now time for the palestinians to find some new avenues to achieve their goal and a national aspiration now you can feel that anger especially among the youth across the occupied west bank they were quite intense confrontations between the use and the israeli army actually this really military had announced that it had deployed several battalions as reinforcements are occupied west bank expectin

palestinians have been protesting in the west bank and in gaza and the israeli army is reinforcing its troops in the west bank there's been international condemnation of trumps decision so far only israel has welcomed it. also coming up greece rolls out the red carpet for red hook type air to want to use the first turkish head of state to visit the country in fifty five years plus. i hope your high score by. a very special performance here in berlin by the stars of the new two we will listen in as bongo and the edge entertain commuters with selections on their new album. i'm sorry. kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us the palestinian group hamas has called for a new and to fatah and uprising against israel this comes after u.s. president donald trump's decision to recognize to roussillon as its capital israeli security forces have used tear gas water cannon to disperse protesters on the streets of the west bank conflicting claims to jerusalem are at the core of the israeli palestinian conflict a trump has ignored international warnings by recognizing it as israel's seat o

across the occupied west bank. here typically what happens. is that picking up stones from this field and. who are further back now there is a direct quote that. they fired. rubber coated bullets to push the news as far as possible now you can see also on that road. and what they do is that they burn tires to create a smoke screen from behind that they can continue throwing their rocks at this now we are also one of these young man what while he was doing this he was expected. we're doing this for jerusalem i don't expect anything from mahmoud abbas he needs to quit a lot of people so if there are problems with israel there have been similar scenes at krusty oaky pied west bank now it's unclear yet whether this kind of violence and unrest will pick up steam but one thing is for sure it is a lot of anger among palestinians. and shown. many now are still trying to come to terms. believe. it was a red line. to cross well many would tell you that that has happened now and it's time for the palestinians to rethink their strategy. alison unit has ha

breaking news out of the west bank this morning.tests as demonstrators face off against israeli troops. you're look at video from moments ago of the israeli military firing tear gas at palestinian protesters. the islamist group hamas urging a new uprising against israel. this all comes one day after president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. msnbc host and correspondent ayman mohyeldin is in the west bank. ayman, how's the situation where you are? >> the situation where we are on the outskirts of ramallah remains tense. i'll zoom in to show you what is taking place. the protests started out early in the day in the city center. relatively peaceful. a lot of anger towards the american administration, president trump, the international community, for allowing this decision to go forward. there have been call against the palestinian authority but as the days progressed, the protesters made their way to outskirts of ramallah. there's an israeli military base not too far away from where i am and this tends to b

they want only being severed also in the west bank and in the territories of one thousand nine hundred forty eight. in ramallah in the occupied west bank stone throwing protesters sheltered behind tire smoke and improvised barricades the israeli military had mobilized thousands of extra troops in anticipation. there were similar scenes in bethlehem just days ago the city ushered in the christmas season with fireworks now it's tear gas streaking the sky. and the focus of it all there were protests too in occupied east jerusalem at the old city's damascus gate after friday prayers hundreds gathered regular scuffles punctuated and otherwise relatively peaceful protest there been sporadic clashes one of them. is taking place right now it seemed to start when a young child needed medical attention there was shouts from the steps where people been protesting and then some people rushed down to where police security forces had cordoned off where that child was being treated just a few kilometers away in west jerusalem an entirely different sort of a day president trump is a very good friend o

there has been in minor clashes throughout the west bank and in fact we've heard that there has been some demonstrations in east jerusalem there will be general strike by mccall's four days of rage deferred also reports of demonstrations in jordan and also in. the capital of in front of the u.s. embassy as well as demonstrations a few hundred yards in front of the u.s. consulate in istanbul wide condemned nation throughout the middle east and the muslim world with a decision that the president don't trump talk by moving the embassy from the city of tel aviv in israel to jerusalem as well as announcing that jerusalem is the capital of israel ok thanks mohammed list at the israeli perspective now because we can go to donna miller she's in jerusalem i have to say that really across the political spectrum here israeli lawmakers and the majority of the public your support this move the prime minister benjamin netanyahu put out a statement on you tube this is a historic day the president's decision is an important step towards peace for there is no peace that doesn't include jerusalem as t

in preparation for such a rest certainly these are very very tense time across the occupied west bank palestinians feeling angry but also feeling betrayed and disappointed feeling that really twenty years of negotiations of efforts to bring about a peace have just gone to waste and we watched every pore from burned its missing gaza earlier where he mentioned there had been a poor two thirds of palestinians were actually at happy with the bus and wanted him to step down i mean during the process or just generally to the people you've been talking to today how much anger was actually directed beyond that the u.s. and israel at the palestinian leadership itself. well there is some anger at the palestinian leadership it's also the fact that the various produced in factions have been so disunited over the past few years that they have also given a window of opportunity shown that they were weak and made allowed this to happen now when he gave his speech yesterday well many palestinians said that they thought he didn't go far enough yes he did say that he didn't see the u.s. . any more in a

west bank some of the most intense. according to health authorities. people were wounded there have been no deaths. sixteen actually hospitalized. tomorrow friday should be another round of confrontation. where they are face to face with israeli army and then we expect more scenes of violence and unrest across the entire. life from ramallah in the occupied west bank thank you all reactions coming in from all over the world russia says donald trump's announcement threatens security in the middle east the foreign ministry put out a statement part of which reads. the decisions are now from washington with serious concern we call on. restraint and any action that would be fraught with dangerous and uncontrollable consequences now the chief diplomat frederica. days later head. president trump's announcement. on jerusalem has a very worrying potential impact it has a very fragile context. has the potential to send backwards to even darker times than the ones we are already living in the european union has a clear and united position we believe that only real

are already being felt even before he makes the announcement palestinian leaders in the occupied west bank and in gaza a cooling for three days of rage president mahmoud abbas says trump's move will have dangerous consequences similar sentiments of come from saudi arabia's king solomon who says that the decision would inflame the feelings of muslims he along with the leaders of egypt jordan turkey syria the e.u. france and germany they're all saying the same thing they're warning president trump against it now the status of jerusalem is a central issue in the israeli palestinian conflict israel claims. entire city that's against international law and the palestinians or they want the occupied eastern part of the city as a capital of their future say. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu earlier refrained from commenting specifically about this expected announcement as he appeared at an event in west jerusalem but elsewhere in the world the warnings and criticisms are stark iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali how many says president johnson tensions with the u.s. embassy to jerusal

people have been killed in demonstrations in gaza and the west bank against u.s. president donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. breaks in negotiations with britain cannot move on to trade after sufficient progress was made on citizens' rights the irish border and how much the u.k. has to pay to leave. her is congress has moved to impeach the president over alleged links to a major corruption scandal involving the brazilian construction firm older bricked politicians across the divide supported the motion to impeach pedal power kaczynski for moral incapacity documents sent to congress to show that a company owned by kaczynski received hundreds of thousands of dollars of payments from older bricks about a decade ago the president of congress says he could see it within a week kaczynski has denied any wrongdoing. yes president own trump is giving a speech at the f b i national economy in for ginia he addressed hundreds of law enforcement personnel who just completed their training earlier on friday the white house revealed what it

american embassy there it's a highly controversial decision palestinian leaders in the occupied west bank and gaza are calling for three days of rage world leaders have voiced their concerns with many warning trump against the move the status of. roessler is central to the middle east peace process though it's been left unresolved in years of negotiations israel claims the whole city has its capital but this is never been recognized by any major player internationally until now herefore says is in occupied east jerusalem and sent this report. for palestinians living in occupied east jerusalem the sudden arrival of winter on wednesday matched the news that the us president was set to recognize the city as israel's capital. this is an insane move that will inflame the whole region because he's attacking all of our values our sacred places and our humanity and jerusalem according to un resolutions is the capital of two states if he does this today he will destroy the peace process that america is sponsoring while some of his colleagues have been publicly welcoming the move israel's prime min

three people have been killed in demonstrations in gaza and the west bank against u.s. president donald trump decision to recognize to root as the capital of israel and the e.u. leaders say breaks in negotiations with britain can now move on to trade after sufficient progress was made on citizens' rights the irish border and how much bigger u.k. has to pay to leave the. us president was given a speech at the f.b.i. national academy in virginia earlier on friday the white house review what it described as extreme bias against from amongst the senior leaders of the f.b.i. committee how could has more now from washington d.c. . after months of disparaging america's top law enforcement agency donald trump told an audience of newly graduated f.b.i. agents with me as your president. america's police will have a true friend and loyal champion in the white house but two weeks earlier on social media the u.s. president criticized the f.b.i. saying its reputation is in tatters his criticism is largely fueled by his belief the f.b.i. did not charge his twenty sixteen presidential

in the illegally occupied west bank tear gas and rubber coated steel bullets were fired at protesters who friended off the assault with stones and pebbles israel's claim to jerusalem is based on a belief. if dating back more than two thousand years that god granted it to jews and law jerusalem has been under israeli control since one thousand nine hundred sixty seven the united nations considers israel's presence there illegal international more states the city is an arab one which israel has no right over the anger expressed worldwide it is because of what is perceived as an attempt by donald trump to legitimize israel's illegal occupation. of the zero. well there are doubts over a planned visit to palestine later this month by u.s. vice president mike pence after a senior member of the ruling fatah party said he was no longer welcome in ben's is expected to be palestinian leader mahmoud abbas during the trip and visit bethlehem . the white house says canceling the meeting would be counterproductive. or an emergency meeting of the united nations security council is about to get under

and mohamed seem joined us earlier caleb in new york joined and mohamed are in a jerusalem and the west bank. in his remarks donald trump insisted that the usa was still committed to a two state solution he went on to say that he actually wanted a good deal for both the israelis and the palestinians now here's just a selection from what donald trump said when he was trying to justify his decision this decision is not intended in any way to reflect a departure from our strong commitment to facilitate a lasting peace agreement. we want an agreement that is a great deal for the israelis and a great deal for the palestinians now we've also heard from various allies of the united states in the region turkey a member of nato has been very critical of the decision has as has saudi arabia a longtime u.s. ally which hosted donald trump not long ago now we've also heard some reactions from europe now we know the french leader has called this an illegal action and said that it is a violation of international law. but a final stop to species. must be resolved through guided legal situations between the

another outbreak of violence in the israeli occupied west bank and the gaza strip. the first intifada was triggered by a collision between an i.d.f. truck and a palestinian car for palestinian civilians were killed and all hell broke loose. even before then political leaders had puzzled over ways to resolve the region's problems by nine hundred ninety three they managed to broker a set of agreements between israel and palestine. the so-called oslo process i suppose it road map to peace. the following year israeli leaders it's hacked rabin and shimon peres as well as palestinian president yasser arafat were awarded the nobel peace prize in two thousand bill clinton brought together the two sides once again at a summit at camp david was after that. was. no agreement came out of that. the faltering peace process was derailed when former israeli prime minister ariel sharon visited temple mount in jerusalem that enraged the palestinians who consider this site to be islam's third holiest place that's when the second intifada began. was it lasted five years. and was pushed

must demonstrations are also expected in the west bank city of ramallah where crowds of. violence has been reported so far it is me from the details this is another day of rage here in the west bank city of ramallah the capital of palestinian authority there have been many days like this following the interims controversial decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel the palestinians as you know consider the eastern part of the hope to be zero territory and of course the have been encouraged dramatically by these announcements there have been violent protests all over the world among palestinians and those who sympathize with that of course the palestinian authority we hear that there are hundreds of protesters participating in today's event and again. now. the officer is talking to journalists saying that we have to have to move this i.d.'s is it dangerous to stay here ok thank you. and you can follow me on twitter for her updates from. a wheelchair bound palestinian man who died in clashes with israeli police is becoming a symbol of the resistance the presi

three people being killed in demonstrations in gaza and the west bank against u.s. president donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel medical groups say eighty four people have also been injured in gaza five seriously president trump and house at the u.s. embassy would be rededicated to jerusalem from tel aviv last week as well as in the occupied west bank city of bethlehem israeli soldiers fired live rounds rubber coated steel bullets and tear gas in response to rock throwing demonstrators palace in red crescent says at least two hundred sixty three people have been injured in the west bank. one fish has been watching protests in gaza and joins us now live so i mean do you get impression that there's any kind of sense of this dying down or is it if anything getting worse. well certainly what we saw was hamas calling at a rally on thursday for a day of rage on friday and that was delivered in seven points on gaza with the border with israel we saw widespread protests with thousands of people getting to the border and making sure that t

we have seen those in the west bank.nited states ordered government staffers in israel to avoid jerusalem and the west bank for right now and asked americans here to avoid traveling there for at least the next couple weeks. the problem here, both israelis and palestinians recognize jerusalem as their capital. that's what makes this a controversial issue and so important to people all over the world. a lot of people there on the palestinian side feel that it's disenfranchised the palestinian people. again, you can see the soldiers moving through the streets. we have learned that schools and shops in the west bank are closed right now. we're going to keep an eye on this and try to bring you the latest to keep you informed of what's going on over there in israel right now. here at lawrence, news 4. back to you. >> your time is 6:35. after nearly nine years of questions, finally some answers for the family of pamela butler. butler's boyfriend recently pled guilty to killing her back in 2009. last week her boyfriend, jose rod

the idea sixteen year old i had to mimi confronted the two soldiers in front of her house in the west bank an hour after her cousin was hit by a rubber bullet there a video of the incident with the head went viral with some hailing it a symbol of palestinian resistance. and. look. at the footage shows a fed along with one of her cousins kicking and shoving the i.d.f. soldiers another kind also be seen in the video heads cousin was also arrested but released after forty eight hours the pair were angry after another overheads cozzens a fourteen year old boy was injured after being hit in the face by an israeli rubber bullet heads father has defended his daughter saying she feels she had no choice but to take action. we like to call itself as a freedom fighter what a fighter for the palestinian issue to believe that we must struggle directly or the phone she needs to be in the door of the soldier in the. in the clashes with the army. this is what she believes in. for that when the where i saw her when she saw. the army see became more the more you want to leave it to fight them we request a c

there they've already been protests in the occupied territories with palestinian leaders in the west bank and gaza calling for three days of rage president mahmoud abbas says trauma's move will have dangerous consequences the status of jerusalem is at the heart of the decades gone israeli palestinian conflict israel rejecting international law all claims all of jerusalem as its capital while qana seanie and scream the city's eastern sector captured by israel in the one nine hundred sixty seven war as a future capital of their independent state now not a single country in the world has its embassy in jerusalem and that's because the international community does not recognize it as israel's capital from slightly decision puts america at odds with the rest of the world and here is some of the immediate reaction we've heard from world leaders today turkey has strongly come out in opposition saying such a move would cross a red line for muslims as president russia has threatened to cut ties with israel the king of jordan which is eco so do you know the al aqsa mosque compound in jerusalem one

casualties, dead and many wounded, in gaza and the west bank. that is the land palestinians want for a state with a capital in east jerusalem. >> this is our land. you are wrong. jeremy: most israelis are delighted president trump accepted their reality. he said, "we are steadfast here, eternally here since ancient times. this city was given to jews 3000 years ago. we are the continuation, and the u.s. has recognized that." but the golden dome behind him is part of the third holiest place in the world for muslims. a few hundred yards away, several thousand palestinians were going home after the noon prayer. the reality of this city is that many palestinians live here. life can be hard for them. his home has been demolished twice this year by the israeli authorities. they give palestinians very few building permits, while constructing thousands of homes for jews. >> i am born in this land, my father and grandfather, and i will die in this place. not leave it, not for israel, not for jews, and not for the united states. jeremy: palestinian areas o

bethlehem on fire at the west bank city just one of many flashpoints in the occupied territories. it started here as palestinian muslims left friday afternoon prayers in the old city of jerusalem. scuffles with israeli security. was. while in gaza city the streets were lined with demonstrators. protesters enraged by the u.s. president. the why didn't you immediately this is a million people chain the children women and old men are participating in the palestinian people are expressing with that they reject donald trump's decision and they are holding on to jerusalem all of it to me. demonstrators at the border fence with israel threw rocks at security forces responded with tear gas and live bullets this man a wheelchair bound protester was shot after this video was taken he later died on route to the hospital. and that prompted more defiance. was that of a god and in the west bank there were more fatalities the israeli military said this man stabbed a soldier before being shot and was wearing what appeared to be a suicide vest. palestinians across the region in jordan and here in

looks like this christmas will be bad after what happened in the west bank following trump's decision so everyone here is against terrorism is down to what. we like to come to bethlehem today to show the baby the atmosphere the city i love the circumstances we are in is disastrous because of the occupation. back in beit jalla it's just third round of the big everyone's enjoying the evening and trying to forget the uncertainty casting a shadow over this christmas. they call it the biggest club game in football el classico and spanish giants boss alone to have taken a big step towards winning the domestic league title by beating rael madrid three nil away but braves wastefulness in the first half prove costly louis suarez grabbed the opener against a run of play lionel messi added a penalty after the madrid red card they netted a third late on proud catalan now have a fourteen point lead over their fourth placed rivals. had been moved to a lunchtime order to attract more asian for us. the winter olympics are a little over a month away and alpine skiers are busy honing their skills for t