in the occupied west bank, where palestinians, unlike israeli settlers, are subject to military law. st settlers have preferential access to land, resources, and building permits. in hamas-controlled gaza, from which palestinians are barred exit to live in the west bank or east jerusalem, and in occupied east jerusalem. where, unlike israeli citizens, palestinians can have their the residency status revoked. this is the second high-profile report this year that's accused israel of practicing apartheid. in january, the israeli rights group said the israeli government was enacting jewish supremacist policies in the occupied palestinian territories and inside israel itself. israel is again rejecting such charges. it's foreign ministry -- its foreign ministry, saying human rights watch is known to have a long-standing and israeli agenda, actively seeking for years to promote workouts against israel. the decision to not share this report for review or comment with any israeli authority i clear indication that it is a propaganda pamphlet which lacks all credibility. but critics point to the

, meaning the west bank of the country jordan. was the strategic reality on the edge. state of israel were controlled by jordan? >> they were literally on the pie ground, pete. they were controlling the area. we were in a situation where we could be obliterated. >> from 1948 to 1967 that's how it remained, judea and samaria was now the west bank. >> they occupied this area for 19 years. in 1967 israel miraculously, i would say, liberated the strategic hills of judea and samaria. >> in 1967 israel's quick and divisive military victory brought the area back under their control and the borders were redrawn once again. >> israeli government officers announced their victory wipes out previous agreements. >> for 19 years the jordanians controlled it. in 1967 israel managed to liberate it and take it back. >> 26 years later in 1993 the united states mediated the first oslo accords. >> leader yasser arafat and prime minister yitzhak rabin, a milestone, withdrawing military troops and transferring control to a soon to be elected palestinia

and that's to give the west bank full independence as opposed to the state so one of the solutions that this issue that makes the issue of apartheid evaporates is in effect to create the. i mean to have a proper autonomous independent palestinian state fully exercising the right of self-determination so that's the that's the issue that presents itself i think that israel i mean and was explaining that she says that the facts are poorly set out well if it goes before the international criminal court i don't think israel should be worried about the fact they're going to have whoever will be charged will have a fair trial but i wouldn't be dismissive of the concerns and how this changes the game within israel the charges the prosecutor's been looking at up to date concerns war crimes and are probably limited to a certain number of precise targets people in the military and perhaps some of them in the political establishment once you make a charge of apartheid it's the whole state that's potentially susceptible to prosecution and so it's very difficult then within israel for people who

in the occupied west bank where palestinians unlike israeli settlers are subject to military law and where settlers have preferential access to land resources and building permits in hamas controlled gaza from which palestinians are barred exit to live in the west bank or east jerusalem and in occupied east jerusalem where unlike israeli citizens palestinians can have their residency status revoked this is the 2nd high profile report this year that is accused israel of practicing apartheid in january the israeli rights group said the israeli government was an acting jewish supremacist policies in the occupied palestinian territories and inside israel itself israel is again rejecting such charges its foreign ministry saying human rights watch is known to have a long standing anti israeli agenda actively seeking for years to promote boycotts against israel their decision not to share this report for review or comment with any israeli authorities is clear indication that it is a propaganda pamphlet which lacks all credibility but critics point to the $2800.00 nation state law which defi

just briefl , than the west bank. just briefly, how _ than the west bank. do - than the west bank. just briefly, how do you - than the west bank. just briefly, how do you see i than the west bank. just briefly, how do you see this all being resolved, then? i think what you are going to see is what you have already seen. a crackdown on critics within thejordanian a crackdown on critics within the jordanian elite, a crackdown on critics within thejordanian elite, both within the ruling family as well as in the broader elite. the king, and that is also very much ajordanian the king, and that is also very much a jordanian tradition, will try to resolve this in—house. i think you are going to see less of the kind of crackdown that we saw with mohammed —— mohammed bin salman. jordan has really structural social and economical problems and it is not going to be resolved without addressing those. fiifi without addressing those. 0k, james dorsey _ without addressing those. 0k, james dorsey there, thank you very much. my james dorsey there, thank you very much-— the in

but just east of here is the palestinian west bank.l distancing is still enforced, the economy is at a standstill, and there is only a trickle of vaccines for the palestinian population. millions of palestinians believe their rights are being violated by not being offered the vaccine from israel. the palestinian authority governs the semi autonomous west bank while hamas rules the -- there is a 21% covid infection rate. intensive care units are overflowing in what is now a third covid wave. in gaza, infections have spiked to over 1000 cases daily out of a palestinian population of 2000. there is also a severe vaccine shortage. omar najar is an official in the palestinian health ministry. >> the decision is difficult because there is no immunization for our people. we immunize less then 3% of our people due to the shortage of the vaccinations. the occupation, according to international law, israel is responsible for vaccination and to have the vaccines from them according to these rules. martin: the israeli government claims that accord

just 30 miles east of here is the palestinian west bank, social distancing distancing isn force, the trickle of vaccine for the palestinian population. m >> reporter: millions of palestinians living next to israel in the west bank feel their rights are being violated by not being offered the vaccine. from israel, the palestinian authority governs its people while israel's economy is there is a 21% covid infection rate. intensive care units are overflowing in what is now a third covid wave. omar najar is a senior official in the palestinian health ministry. >> the situation is still very difficult. due to that there is no immunization for our people. we immunize less than three percent of our people, due to the shortage of the vaccinations. the occupation according to international law, israel is responsible for vaccination and to have the vaccines from them according to these rules. >> reporter: the israeli government claims that according to the 1993 oslo peace accords the palestinian authority is responsible for west bank and gaza public health. >> palestinians have their health mi

next ation of nearly a 3rd of the occupied west bank. this is a very important report on israel practicing apartheid policies the should be the position of the international community as it was with south africa and this should be punishment against the occupation human rights watch says with no viable peace process in place the situation has gone from temporary occupation to permanent domination it's calling on the international criminal court to investigate its obligations are a force that al-jazeera occupied east jerusalem and need a brain has more from ramallah on some of the issues highlighted by the report. we were here in in front of the palestinian civil authority where many protesters were trying to lobby the palestinian authority to push israel to give their spouses palestinian i.d.'s a palestinian passports to be able to live together in one geographical area this is one area that the report has talked about the fact that israel controls the population registry and that it doesn't allow many palestinians from arab nationals or

what in many ways not only in the governor's you and i think also in the west bank we're talking about to measure prisons was a different you know where gaza is almost like maximum security prison because of the siege and the naval mccrae and part of the west bank you want them all right in open prison but basically the regime are going to grant you homes or the millions upon millions. have no longer the risk reminders and present regime and relationship between wardens and people of course who are 1. only crime being honest probably because they. all did any criminal act just because the op understands their living conditions that most people are going to work hard. and there are all basic rights which is common how what happens. in. i mean israel of course denies this absolutely and keeps talking about how must as does many as do many e.u. leaders do you think would you agree with clare short of all my british cabinet minister has said that accusations of terrorism against hamas is a bit like the accusations of terrorism against president nelson mandela of south africa. i don't agree

minister was advocating the permanent annexation of nearly a 3rd of the occupied west bank it was then this is a very important report on israel practicing a part a policies the should be the position of the international community as it was with south africa and they should be punishment against the occupation human rights watch says with no viable peace process in place the situation has gone from temporary occupation to permanent domination it's calling on the international criminal court to investigate its allegations will go to that ibrahim in ramallah shortly but 1st let's talk to her before that in west jerusalem and harry israel already pushing back on this very strongly how seriously are they are they taking these sorts of accusations in a report like this. well on the one hand they are dismissing this report as false and propose stress and propaganda coming from an organization that they say has long been anti israeli but on the other hand there is a pretty sophisticated israeli attent to try to head off accusations of this kind on a number of fronts when you think of b.d.s.

territory the compass getting additional london building massive jewish settlement blocks in the west bank in east jerusalem in direct violation of the food geneva convention which expressly forbids states from transferring civilian populations into territory it occupies. in addition israel has established an inter matrix of security control on palestinian land to secure the settlements including checkpoints that prevent palestinians from traveling freely within their own land and a 440 mile security along the israeli border that cuts into palestinian territory if you're one of the millions of palestinians living under occupation this is what the complicates of out but one of the most stunning things is how this story the story basically just drops out and instead you hear over and over again that it's israel that surrounded israel is surrounded israel surrounded surrounded it's israel the sun the siege and under threat you described a very small land mass and you know you're dealing with hamas and hezbollah and iran and so on i would like that it's a tough neighborhood the imagery here is

from egypt and syria israel began to militarily occupy all remaining palestinian territory in the west bank the gaza strip and east jerusalem suddenly all of palestine is now lost we now had no palestinian land left under palestinian control. you had a huge palestinian population living as refugees or living under occupation. palestinians are governed under military law they are essentially prisoners they are treated as if they were all prisoners of war they have no rights. in the immediate aftermath of the 67 war the united nations security council post resolution 242 citing international law forbidding the takeover of territory by war 2 for 2 explicitly called for israel to withdraw its own forces. to this day israel has largely failed to comply not only holding palestinian territory the compass getting additional abandoned building massive jewish settlement blocks in the west bank in east jerusalem in direct violation of the 4th geneva convention which expressly forbid states from transferring civilian populations into territory it occupies. in addition israel has established an inter ma

whether he would allow elections to proceed in occupied east jerusalem, as well as in the occupied west banka. in a televised announcement, he said elections would be delayed until the participation of the palestinian people in jerusalem could be guaranteed. the parliamentary elections were scheduled for may 22, while a presidential vote was due in july. let's cross now to al jazeera scores on and in ramallah. what did mohammed abbas say after the meeting that ended just now? reporter: he said that it is official now that the palestinian elections will be postponed because israel did not give a clear answer where it is -- whether it will be allowing palestinians to hold them in east jerusalem. he says the response he was aimed by the americans is that israel cannot give an answer to the palestinians in that regard because israel does not have a valid government, after they held their elections. he says while the same government, the transitional government that is interim, but is making decisions to approve a new legal israeli settlement in the occupied west bank, why can't this government a

palestinians in the occupied west bank say israeli settlers have attacked the village of beit excess 3 cars were set on fire and anti palestinian graffiti was left at the scene in 2020 the un recorded nearly 800 incidents of attacks by israel and satins against palestinians. and palestinians were due to hold their 1st elections in 15 years next month but al-jazeera has learned president mahmoud abbas will delay the vote citing israeli restrictions in occupied east jerusalem that's despite israel saying it's not interfering with the ballot and the saudi forces reports candidates have been struggling to counter skepticism from voters. in occupied east jerusalem this is defined as palestinian political activity the kind that can result in a rest and in recent days has put on this day there are no israeli security forces to be seen no crowd either just 10 prospective candidates for the palestinian legislative council trying to infuse a population that hasn't voted for 15 years and doesn't expect to now it's all our own to convince them and to be with them to bring it. to a new hope for a

the occupied west bank. north korea has become the 1st country to withdraw from the tokyo lympics a country sports ministry says it wants to protect its athletes from coronavirus infections will be the 1st time north korea misses the summer olympics since 1908 when it because it's so during the cold war event is due to begin on july the 28th . friday islam is live for us in tokyo and 1st up but fatty what's been the reaction in tokyo to the nazi. well then you know in the morning local time and it was instantly a breaking news on most of the local media outlets as for the reactions 'd on the public it was said that the surprising to many but some of the people i spoke to it wasn't shocking to them that old latest surveys and opinion polls show that for months 70 percent of the japanese people there with their counseling that when it makes almost want to get. out of the pandemic. 1000. 50000. and then again. on the companies not on the world will be visiting focus on many many fear and feeling that this would

on the west bank of the nile river it's a once in a century finding dating back to the rule of king tocomments grandfather and egyptologist say they're just getting started and are chapelle al-jazeera. it is good to have you with us hello adrian figure here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera a coalition of 3 powerful armed groups and as reportedly attacked security forces for the 1st time.

said as i said that has been able to to approve new illegal israeli settlements in the occupied west bank but couldn't deliver and allow the palestinians to hold elections and drusilla a bus also has blamed the europeans he said that they are the ones who convinced him and pushed for holding the elections they were going to be the 1st in 15 years but then they couldn't deliver on their promise of convincing the israelis to allow these elections to be held in jerusalem and he said that once israel allows these elections to be held they are going to take place now for some critics in the street than we've seen some of them are. protesting they say that the president is using drusilla as an excuse not to hold elections and some even say that they he felt that his party fatah was going to be losing in front of other parties that were running or other even members that were running against their party's official slate so for many palestinians here that they are for as many as far as polls on are concerned the majority of them want to have elections and think it's very important to hold new ele

national unity government for palestinian one instead of 2 governments representing the occupied west bank and the gaza strip but as that tasha go name reports there are already doubts that the election will take place. the last time palestinians voted in a legislative election facebook and twitter were months away from being launched globally the year was 2006 they couldn't have known then they would spend the next 15 years with a divided government and chance to elect a new one. that isn't about 15 years without an election and we're facing a miserable situation as a mother i wish it will happen and things change for the better. an election for the palestinian legislative council is scheduled for may but already there is widespread expectation palestinians won't be rushing to a polling station headed in to have acted not that of one of these elections only for anew in the legitimacy of palestinian leaders and to continue to rely on foreign aid but in the long term it will not serve the palestinian people israel has yet to approve voting in east jerusalem but how has splintered and both f

what in many ways not only in the dollars you're nothing also in the west bank we're talking about to measure prisons was a different you know where gaza is almost like maximum security prison because of the siege and the naval mccrae and part of the west bank you want them all right in open prison but basically the regime are going to rent you homes or the millions upon millions. the rest reminders. regime and relationship between wardens and people of course who are 1. only crime is being honest probably because they. all did any criminal acts just because the op understands their living conditions that most people in the world. and there are all basic rights which is common how what happens. in. i mean these are of course denies this absolutely and keeps talking about how must as does many as do many e.u. leaders do you think would you agree with clare short of all my british cabinet minister has said that accusations of terrorism against hamas is a bit like the accusations of terrorism against president nelson mandela of south africa. i think understand ration movement has secular

whether it would allow elections to proceed in occupied east jerusalem as well as in the occupied west bank and gaza in a televised announcement abbas said the elections would be delayed until the participation of the palestinian people in jerusalem could be guaranteed the parliamentary elections were shy jools for may 22nd while a presidential vote was due in july well let's cross now to algiers need to eva he moves in her ballot for a said need what about say after the factions meeting that ended just now. he said it's official now that the palestinian elections are going to be postponed because israel didn't give a clear answer whether it's going to be allowing the palestinians to hold them in east jerusalem he said the response he received via the americans and the arab is that israel cannot give an answer to the palestinians in that regard because israel doesn't have a valid government now after they held their elections and he says while the same government the transitional government the interim one that is making decisions to approve new illegal israeli settlement units in the occup

authority says there can be no one actions without jerusalem now that he manages eda the occupied west bank now warming waters a foreseen marine species away from the equator new data shows there are 1500 fewer species in tropical ations compared to 60 years ago the being driven towards the poles in search of kuta seas climate scientists say the migration is it separating the pace of future losses will depend on the level of greenhouse gas emissions that is something that's concerning because the time period that they're looking at is actually not that long and if you're looking at geological history we're. biodiversity patterns very very species evolution is taking place and biodiversity changes are taking place so in a geological history this is a limb so it's just a wink of an eye. to see such rapid changes or such changes over occurring so rapidly is something that's astonishing i would say. this is al jazeera these are the top stories in the u.s. police chief has testified against one of his former offices is accused of murdering george floyd it's all the jury in minneapolis that show

in the occupied west bank where palestinians unlike israeli settlers a subject to military law and where settlers have preferential access to land resources and building permits in hamas controlled gaza from which palestinians are barred exit to live in the west bank or east jerusalem and in occupied east jerusalem where unlike israeli citizens palestinians can have their residency status revoked this is the 2nd high profile report this year that has accused israel of practicing apartheid in january the israeli rights group said the israeli government was an acting jewish supremacist policies in the occupied palestinian territories and inside israel itself israel is again rejecting such charges its foreign ministry saying human rights watch is known to have a long standing anti israeli agenda actively seeking for years to promote boycotts against israel their decision not to share this report for review or comment with any israeli authorities is clear indication that it is a propaganda pamphlet which lacks all credibility but critics point to the. the nation state law which defined natio

be lucky to get 25 percent of the vote in gaza but it might be able to get a bigger share in the west bank where people are fed up with the palestinian authority but maybe after the elections we might see a new or different kind of coalitions but that would probably be against the will of the international community which is still a classifying hamas as a terrorist organization and also is one which doesn't want to see a mass in any form of a palestinian government so united or unified government between hamas and fatah is unlikely how must spokesman. says the organization is pushing for the election to take place as scheduled and that palestinians are primarily frustrated by the israeli occupation not their leaders. yes about the world and the international community should help us choose our leader and to take our rights back we should be living in a good situation like all the human beings in this region. a generation of palestinians has come of age living with a divided government and no way of changing it at the ballot box the question people are asking is will this year mark long ove

the israeli occupation forces and you have also the illegal settlement buildings in the occupied west bank territories and further in jerusalem in occupied outputs as well these 3 incidents are not the only incidents we've never heard anything coming out of the international community or the i.c.c. concerning for example the shatila massacre in bed with 1982 never heard about 3 there behind historic massacres that happened when the british landed in palestine and brought about what is now called as the israeli forces who killed hundreds of thousands of palestinians and move forward to 2008 also massacres in gaza when they bombed them with phosphorus and depleted uranium you ran you have. a lot of incidents why would israel be open to this kind of and that's to give a shit when no other investigation was before and no international law was maybe push. gary on the israelis to follow maher which begs the question what's the point ben you've outlined a lot of examples where there are also lots of claims against palestinian groups as well so whatever the i.c.c. find what practical use would it

abraham reports on the occupied west bank. a day before the electoral campaign with to start president mahmoud abbas put the palestinian elections on hold he's blaming israel for uncertainty whether people in occupied east jerusalem will be able to participate in the vote. once they say yes we will hold elections to more as long as we are free to go to the polls will campaign and whoever wins wins this is a democracy we believe in a. rival palestinian factions fattah had hamas had agreed in january to hold the 1st parliamentary and presidential elections in 15 years but differences soon emerged. how matters rejected the election today saying it will harm palestinian interests in previous elections is really allowed a few 1000 palestinians to vote in israeli controlled post offices in east jerusalem this time israeli officials say they don't have a government to approve the palestinian request you have a instead of israeli post office locations that means as i remove on the ground and try to prevent them by force which is not a

the story here is building heat ahead of monsoon season so really from pakistan rate through to west bank all your temperatures are at or above 40 degrees so new delhi goes from 43 to 40 on thursday and we're also tracking building heat into the middle east and cypress your temperatures we're going to dial them up so we take a look at the 3 day forecast for nicko c.-a will be up to 34 degrees by the end of the week. qatar airways. killing the debate you don't see this action and amplify your voice you're only given the sort of narrative the media will miss when true story no topic is off the table why in the world would we humanize an individual domestic terrorist this was an illegal occupation of a country what they're doing is they're removing or just a store in this in the street where a global audience becomes a global community on al-jazeera. i am. have again the top stories on al-jazeera much needed medical supplies have begun arriving in india which is struggling to stop the spread of covert 19 it accounts for half of the world's new infections one person is dying every 4 minutes a

in the occupied west bank where palestinians unlike israeli settlers a subject to military law and where settlers have preferential access to land resources and building permits in hamas controlled gaza from which palestinians a barred exit to live in the west bank or east jerusalem and in occupied east jerusalem where unlike israeli citizens palestinians can have their residency status revoked this is the 2nd high profile report this year that is accused israel of practicing apartheid in january the israeli rights group said the israeli government was an acting jewish supremacist policies in the occupied palestinian territories and inside israel itself israel is again rejecting such charges its foreign ministry saying human rights watch is known to have a long standing anti israeli agenda actively seeking for years to promote boycotts against israel their decision not to share this report for review or comment with any israeli authorities is clear indication that it is a propaganda pamphlet which lacks all credibility but critics point to the. the nation state law which defined national

tough neighborhood bordering 5 year maybe a iraq syria has a long border with israel and also the west bank and it's often seen as kind of an outlier in the region that is often unfortunately plagued with instability however if you zoom in a little bit into the internal situation i think one can see clues as to what is going on here so the country has really suffered under the code in 1000 hand demick economically and it has also had to go you know how to undergo some very very serious us terry measures that are starting to be really really painful for ordinary jordanians and as the report said you know prince homs as you know someone who's close to the people religious modest you know he was supposed to be the crown prince and his rhetoric that the ruling elite. you know has led this country into into corruption does resonate with some of the king's critics domestically and so that you know his death his rhetoric definitely plays into that. you know he did say that he did meet with some of the tribal leaders so one can then understand why the official view is that this was a destabilizing

tough neighborhood bordering saudi arabia iraq syria has a long border with israel and also the west bank and it's often seen as kind of an outlier in the region that is often unfortunately plagued with instability however if you zoom in a little bit into the internal situation i think one can see clues as to what is going on here so the country has really suffered under the code in 1000 hand demick economically and it has also had to go you know how to undergo some very very serious austerity measures that are starting to be really really painful for ordinary jordanians and as the report said you know prince hums as you know someone who's close to the people religious modest you know he was supposed to be the crown prince and his rhetoric that the ruling elite. you know has led this country into into corruption does resonate with some of the king's critics domestically and so that you know his death his rhetoric definitely plays into that he you know he did say that he did meet with some of the tribal leaders so one can then understand why the official view is that this was a destabilizi

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debut and tells the story of yousef who tries to shop for an anniversary gift for his wife in the west bankns... what we have here... i need toilet paper, lemons. .. what we have here...— i need toilet paper, lemons... what we have here... security check, move now! mama! — we have here... security check, move now! mama! untranslated. - we have here... security check, move now! mama! untranslated. whati we have here... security check, move i now! mama! untranslated. what do we have here... security check, move - now! mama! untranslated. what do you want from now! mama! untranslated. what do you want from me? _ now! mama! untranslated. what do you want from me? my _ now! mama! untranslated. what do you want from me? my house isjust there. a short clip from the present. the whole thing is now available to watch on netflix. well we'rejoined now by farah nabulsi, director of the best british short film �*the present�*. we well done field directorial debut. was this a story that has been inspired by a personal expense is a palestinian uk citizen? yes. is a palestinian uk citizen? yes, the 've is

it includes policies and the majority of the west bank where it's 100 more times likely that your homemolished if you are a palestinian than that you get a building permit. and millions are deprived of basic say over the government and those who rule their lives. >> what are you hoping to achieve by releasing this human rights watch report? >> prominent voices for years have warned that apartheid lurked just around the corner if the rule over palestinians did not change. israeli authorities have turned that corner, the/hold has been crossed. apartheid is the reality today for millions of palestinians. it is time for the international community to recognize the reality for what it is and take the steps necessary to solve this grave situation. >>> the chief prosecutor in moscow has suspended the nationwide political movement of alexei navalny. this comes ahead of a court ruling to decide whether his organizations will be labeled as extremist groups. sam kiley has the details from moscow. >> reporter: a russian prosecutor has successfully appealed to a moscow court to have the whole movem

seen few rockets fired from gaza strip as clashes continue across jerusalem and in different in west bankas israeli security forces are clashing with palestinians you can see here, there's a separation right now outside of the old city at the damascus gate you've got israeli police on one side. and on the other side, you have palestinians that right now are sort of observing the situation and seeing what is unfolding. we have seen a number of arrests here as police use forces to clear the road. but you mention at the top, this really is the "x factor" gaza the strip is something everyone is focused on because last night 36 rockets fired into southern israel some of them intercepted by israel missile defense center iron dome others landed in some neighborhoods take look at the impact where we were earlier today. >> happened next to a house shrapnel can go through houses so it's one thing to know first of all that everyone is safe everyone is all right. once you know that so then everything is relaxes. reporter: television before 6 a.m. in community when sirens went off residents say they d