but it came at a price within hours tel aviv announced it was building three thousand more homes in the west bank a sure sign that the situation on the ground won't change overnight does it's not a step forward it's a step aside or even you know a step. back that's really a pity the international community gives hand to this violation the u.s. was also quick to cast a cloud over the palestinian party mood the unfortunate and counterproductive resolution at the united nations general assembly that just passed today's grand pronouncements will soon see. and the palestinian people will wake up tomorrow and find that little about their lives has changed but washington's unflinching support for tel aviv has separated from some of its longtime allies in the un more and more countries are turning their back on decades of negotiations that have led nowhere what has changed has been the continual failure of the us controlled so-called peace process to lead to any kind of end to occupation and what i think was the catalyst here is that political pressure on other matters and on the palestinian au

tel aviv. tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of egypt this week in rival rallies by for and against president morsi and in the islamist back to draft constitution morsi has set the date for a national referendum on the chart of fifteen weeks time amid harsh criticism from opponents who claim the draft undermines basic democratic freedoms. brings us this report from kyra. unrest returns to the streets after the revolution that toppled hosni mubarak after the election that brought in mohamed morsi egypt is in turmoil once again these round the clock protests have been going on for over a week now it resembles early two thousand and eleven when hosni mubarak was removed from power but that was nearly two years ago shouldn't the revolution have ended by now the mood on top risk where became defiant again after last week's to krieble president morsi meaning his decisions would face new legal challenge we had the revolution to get rid of a tyrant a dictator. and we in in order to d

tel aviv. egypt's supreme court has postponed ruling on the legitimacy of the panel that draft of the country's new constitution of the. several thousand supporters of president morsi prevented the judges from entering the building by sea has set the date for a referendum on the charter for two weeks time and made harsh criticism from opponents who claim the draft undermines basic democratic freedoms but is tom barton reports now from current. unrest returns to the streets after the revolution that toppled hosni mubarak after the election that brought in mohamed morsi egypt is in turmoil once again these round the clock protests have been going on for over a week now it resembles early two thousand and eleven when hosni mubarak was removed from power but that was nearly two years ago shouldn't the revolution have ended by now the mood on top risk where became defiant again after last week's to creep president morsi meaning his decisions would face no legal challenge we had the revolution to get

tel aviv. just below the ceiling i spoke to israeli college lecturer mary ice and she told me that thursday's un move was directed against israel. the majority of israelis including this government by the way have stated clearly that they'd like to see palestine independent both of us understand that there's a difference between saying palestine independent and doing it on your own with the united nations without israel as a partner as if saying that the impediment is just the state that's here let's do this hand in hand without negotiations without us as a partner to do a one sided to impose it on israel and they feel the strong need to give a response as an israeli i can say that has to do with domestic politics personally i don't necessarily adhere to that stop i think you've heard a lot of criticism here in israel in linking it in such a way but that is also about politics but of course israel maybe not helping the matter could be said on top of the and i was with the settlements israel's a

tel aviv. well the us secretary of state hillary clinton says the palestinians you knew that the un peace negotiations. palestinian government spokeswoman blames israeli territory expansion for the lack of a solution the current israeli government in the political scene right now in israel seems to be a lot more interested in investing in the occupation by way of constructing illegal settlements and more bypass roads creating facts on the ground that undermine and eliminate step by step the prospect of having the two state formula actually practicable and. logical for implementation this step scares these were establishment because it confronts its occupation with the peace agenda that the world and adopt the palestinians like all other peoples in the world deserve the freedom the life of freedom dignity and independence that other peoples enjoy and the leadership has a responsibility to see that through how months islamic jihad all palestinian factions support this step and they realize of the

tel aviv egyptians are supposed to decide on their new constitution in two weeks' time but if this week is anything to go by it won't be easy there was widespread anger as the president granted himself sweeping new powers for supreme court judges couldn't rule on the legitimacy of the draft charter of the supporters of mohamed morsi step stop them even though getting into the chamber itself well the court has now suspended its work indefinitely in protest. unrest returns to the streets after the revolution that toppled hosni mubarak after the election that brought in mohamed morsi egypt is in turmoil once again these round the clock protests have been going on for over a week now it resembles early two thousand and eleven when hosni mubarak was removed from power but that was nearly two years ago shouldn't the revolution have ended by now the mood on top risk where became defiant again after last week's to creba president morsi meaning his decisions would face no legal challenge we had the revolution to get rid of a tyrant the dictator. and we in in order to do that we have made electio

tel aviv but within hours of palestine's newfound status israel committed to build a new settler homes in east jerusalem and other palestinian areas the u.s. is now trying to direct them both back to the negotiating table but there's been no headway so far for palestinian leaders that's because israel is literally building hurdles to peace. the current israeli government on the political scene right now in israel seems to be a lot more interested in investing in the occupation by way of constructing illegal settlements and more bypass roads creating facts on the ground that undermine and eliminate a step by step the prospects of having the two state formula actually practicable and. logical for implementation this step scares the israeli stablish mint because it confronts its occupation agenda with the peace agenda that the world adopt the palestinians like all other peoples of the world deserve the freedom the life of freedom dignity and independence that other peoples enjoy and the leadership has a responsibility to see that through how month start the islamic jihad all palestinian f

in a bid for statehood since then tel aviv and washington's approach to the middle east conflict has gained them an ever shrinking minority of supporters the irony is that the bid was passed on the watches of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his rightwing foreign minister avigdor lieberman it was last year that lieberman boasted in the united nations that the moral majority of western states was with israel it now turns out he was wrong and whether israel wants it or not it's increasingly clear that something needs to give policy r.t. tel aviv earlier israeli college like true mary eisen told me that those who are movers directed against israel. the majority of israelis including this government by the way have stated clearly that they'd like to see palestine independent and both of us understand that there is a difference between saying palestine independent and doing it on your own with the united nations without israel as a partner as if saying that the impediment is just the state that's here let's do this hand in hand without negotiations without us as a partner to

tel aviv where u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says the palestinians need to be persuaded that talks are the only way forward for human rights activist steve hein believes settlement expansion is not the right path towards dialogue and peace. i say it's very important when the u.s. calls these certain expansions illegal when they call them counterproductive we should be using the word illegal because that's very clearly what this act is a further three thousand to be built illegally occupied palestinian territory and this is a obstacle to peace if we're serious about a two state solution and if we're serious about moving towards that. there's no way that this assessment expansion can be seen as in any way a move towards getting back on the table and moving towards the peace talks that both sides so desperately need in the latest upsurge in violence in gaza we've seen documented proof that israel launched indiscriminate attacks they failed to distinguish between combatant and civilian in the same

aviv has separated from some of its a longtime allies in the un more and more countries are turning their back on decades of negotiations that have led nowhere what has changed has been the continual failure of the us controlled so-called peace process to lead to any kind of end to occupation and what i think was the catalyst here is that political pressure on them as an on the palestinian authority from their own population from their own people who were saying you know what we've had twenty one years of failed diplomacy

tel aviv. there's been a mixed reaction over time magazine's decision to name barack obama person of the year for a second time the u.s. president again the award for becoming what they called the symbol and architect of the new america the editor's enthusiasm for the u.s. leader is not shared by all americans many remain unconvinced by his actions including domestic matters such as gun control what is going to chicago. they're choosing president obama as the person of the year second time the first time they gave him the title right after the two thousand and eight election as to someone who had the most influence on global affairs although at that time he hadn't had the time to exercise all that influence but then president obama also received the nobel peace prize in two thousand and nine shortly after his election although i guess at that point he hadn't made much peace in the world the award was seen as much more of an advance credit than and knowledge meant of actual achievements on the p

aviv. this is one of the pastors never opened its facilities in fact the israeli government has never gone on record publicly stating that it has nuclear capability they were sponsors always been no comment but of course it is widely assumed and widely understood that israel has a nuclear program particularly in the south of the country in dimona what we're hearing now is a resolution that has been overwhelmingly passed by the united nations general assembly and this calls on israel to quickly open its nuclear facilities to international and inspectors from the international atomic energy agency the resolution was passed with one hundred seventy four in favor a six against and six abstentions and essentially it's calling on israel to join the non proliferation of nuclear treaty not as of yet it is off all countries who do have nuclear arms but who are not recognized by those from on proliferate proliferation treaty these resolutions of the united nations are not legally binding but they are

tel aviv. people in spain say their dignity is at stake later here on our team report on how students and doctors and their thousands are protesting against government across the country. becomes a sad time for action american side control petitions a message to the white house after the latest tragedy in the u.s. the school details after this break. if you're passing through rushes to be a region you really can walk on the wild side thousands of kilometers of unspoilt countryside make up an area where it's still possible to live off the land such spectacular scenery makes it a paradise for fisherman and provides a business opportunity for hunters there are defined hunting seasons in russia but lax enforcement means many animals are killed out of the allotted times which can leave young animals orphaned and unable to survive the heart of just us forest provides a sanctuary for the most famous beast in russia it's home to a group who rescue orphaned bear cubs and raise them when they're old enou

tel aviv. we are coming to you live from moscow this of course is our thousands of demonstrators in madrid against austerity policies which much of the anti-government anger based on a broken promise to raise pensions in line with inflation pensioners on the other only make up a large section of the crowd in the rally organized by spanish labor unions the protester comes a day after medical workers marshal right through the capital enraged by the government's plans to prioritize health care spain's current debt stands at least eight hundred billion euros however madrid has gone out of its way to avoid requesting a sovereign bailout economist yanis varoufakis says the mistakes made by the country's government could ultimately cost a part of its territory. this is a government like the one we can give greece like the one island which is put all its eggs in the basket or consolidating its agreement with germany and move either feel something back it will take a little more than one or two demonstr

reports from tel aviv. in the media the run up to that you wouldn't vote we did see the rhetoric from the israeli government in terms of the threat of sanctions being turned down the what we're hearing now is that for the first time ever britain and france are considering recording their ambassadors from tel aviv over israel's expansionist policies in the settlements now this comes after the announcement by the israeli prime minister netanyahu that he was approving the construction of some three thousand new housing units in the west bank and east jerusalem that's happening in an area known as anyone what it effectively means is that the waste that income will be cutoff instrumental in this announcement is widely perceived as punishment against the palestinians for number one going to the un was with this by the number two winning it essentially winning that sees the palestinian state being recognised within the one nine hundred sixty seven borders and given non observer nonmember observer status at the uni

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tel aviv. thousands of demonstrators in madrid against a sturdy paula says with much of the antigovernment anger based on a broken promise to raise pensions in line with inflation pensioners and the elderly made up a large section of the crowd in the ronnie organized by spanish labor unions the protest comes a day after medical workers march through the capital enraged by the government's plan to privatized health care spain's kind stands at a can least eight hundred billion euros however madrid has gone out of its way to avoid it requesting a sovereign bailout economist younis of our roof on his says the mistakes made by the country's government could ultimately cost as a part of its territory. this is a government like the one that we like the one i love which is with all its eggs in the basket. we need to remember germany we can see. more from one of the great. risk of losing an election. change the course of the spanish government i'm very much afraid or all that. would be the possibility o

tel aviv. has co-chair with the business so it's twenty eight minutes past ten. will be honored. on a course in that address also touch on business as well as what russia is going to have to address next year some key economic issues here one one of the issues of course is bringing the money back home and stopping massive capital outflow life is such a big star is that what we end the what we'll talk about in the business after a very short break. wealthy british style. that's not on the typewriter the money. markets why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report on. the eve of you. to meet. choose your language. of choice week over though in the financial front today still some of the. treatments the fumes the concerns get a. chance to the opinions of the typical.

aviv we've since heard from paris that they are not going to record ambassador but that the issue is still on the table and to quote the french ministry all options are available britain has also said that it's waiting to see how. talks will go before long says this issue but certainly there has been a lot of international condemnation it hasn't as of yet been any official israeli reaction to your country israelis on the ground many believe that this was a move by netanyahu ahead of jennie's parliamentary elections to try to curry favor and gone within the domestic market. iran claims to have captured an american drone it is in space the scan eagle aircraft was apparently conducting a reconnaissance of fly do when it was seized but the u.s. naval forces responded say all of the unmanned planes concert for university of tehran professors they had mahmoud marandi says washington is responsible for heightening tensions this heightened tensions because this forces iran to behave more aggressively towards the united states and its allies because it sees such actions potential the only rea

reflect world opinion and they certainly carry political weight so this is something that will make tel aviv sit up and take notice what we've witnessed ever since the palestinians went to the united nations last week and will recognize that with increased status is a strong reaction from the israeli government the israeli prime minister netanyahu are not that he was approving some three thousand new sick wholeness essentially in an area known as the one which is in these two men the west bank and it does mean that these two areas will be cut off from each other the international criticism came harsh and came quickly we're not hearing that australia is the latest country to summon its ambassador to talk to him over this latest israeli move this doesn't follow announcements by force and bush and sweden that they were considering recalling of their own have bassett is over this announcement from tel aviv we've since heard from paris that they are not going to record their embassador but that the issue is still on the table and to quote the french ministry all options are available britain

tel aviv. thousands have demonstrated in madrid against austerity policies with much to the anti government anger based on the broken promise to raise pensions in line with inflation pensioners and the elderly made up a large section of the crowd in the ronnie organized by spanish labor unions the protest comes a day after medical workers marched through the campus so enraged by the government's plan to privatize health care spain's current debt stands at at least eight hundred billion euros however madrid has gone out of its way to avoid a requesting a sovereign bailout economist younis iraq is as the mistakes made by the country's government could ultimately cost a part of its territory. this is a government like the one greece like the one i love which is with all its eggs in the basket or. agreement with germany and we agree on something but it will take a lot more than one of them inspiration they. risk losing an election to change the course of the spanish government and are very much afr

tel aviv in brief this thursday night from moscow syrian rebels claim they've made significant advances saying they've seized as many as six towns in the hummer region opposition forces also say they liberated a palestinian refugee camp damascus of the season on monday meanwhile the un has launched a huge humanitarian effort by announcing a one of the half billion dollar aid package for refugees suffering from the twenty one month conflict. egypt's top prosecutors are attracted monday's offer to resign as the country gears up for saturday's second round of voting on the controversial constitution there was public discontent after morsi sacked him freed assessor last month one of his first moves in fact after grabbing shelves sweeping powers justice minister will now decide prosecutors' fate the country's divided over that constitution that opponents fairly document is rushed and will limit their rights by creating an islamist state. ah prosecutors in italy are demanding a one year prison sentence now for former prime minister silvio berlusconi the charges relate to his alleged role in t

tel aviv u.k. has revealed the staggering cost of its involvement in the war in afghanistan more than seventeen billion pounds and as britain prepares to withdraw its troops the french secretary says the final price tag could be around twenty billion this as the country continues with domestic public spending cuts in an effort to reduce its budget deficit is pretty boy has the details. evanson billion pounds the british government has just revealed that that's been the cost of the so far eleven year war in afghanistan now it was a very deal that the same time as a clear timetable was announced for troop withdrawal from the region we're going to have u.k. troops slashed by about a half by the end of next year down to five thousand two hundred and then another large chunks of troops will be leaving by the end of twenty fourteen but it's those seventeen billion pounds that are being spent that have been spent on it for the war on top of the existing defense budget which means the estimates for the fin

first, iranian-made missiles and rockets launched from gaza at tel aviv and jerusalem only drove home what we already know -- america, israel, and the entire international community must prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. [applause] this is a commitment that president obama has made and repeated, because we know very well the iranian regime already exports terrorism, not only to israel's doorstep, but across the world. if we had a map i could put up there, i could show you what we track and plot on that map -- the evidence of terrorism -- mostly, thankfully, plots foiled or unsuccessful. unfortunately, as in bulgaria, some that succeeded. but those plots, those activities of iran directly and through their agents, stretches from mexico to thailand. we see iran bringing repression to syria. we see iran brutalizing their own people. so a nuclear iran is not simply a threat to israel. it is a threat to all nations and risks opening the floodgates on nuclear proliferation around the world. when it comes to iran's nuclear threat, the united states does not have a policy of conta

she joins me from tel aviv. thank you so much for being here. why do you think you were able to only get nine votes despite the lobbying efforts from the united nations? >> i think most countries unlike the u.s. had a deep misunderstanding as so what the vote was about. many countries, countries of good will, not those with a history against israel and would like to see the country disappear. countries especially in europe thought they were voting for something that would promote peace. they actually thought that by abstaining or supporting this vote, this would promote the idea of a two-state solution. the reason that they made a mistake is that in doing so, they were essentially privileging one aspect of the conflict which is statehood. over other important aspects that were not part of the resolution. and that's why ambassador rice mentioned it was counterproductive. essentially, the palestinians got an easy way to feel good which is nice and important. but without forcing them to actually take the difficult decisions that would truly lead to

i do not think if you ran research in the streets of tel aviv or washington you would find a lot of people who know who rousseau and voltaire are. if we want to wait until the palestinians know who they are, it is going to be a while. so let's put that aside for a second. the $10,000bout gdp. i think it is a lofty idea and a very good idea. let's assume that today the palestinians have $10,000 gdp. then what? >> again, in a moment, it is very easy to incite violence, to recruit terrorists when people are in a poor situation, a bad situation. today, with unemployment about 20% -- >> but he is giving you a hypothetical. >> i think is something we can achieve, $10,000. after this moment, the people will be ready because they have more to lose. today, many terrorists understand this is a way to feed their families, to get money from a radical, international movement, radical regimes. for them it as a way to feed their families. if they had more to lose, i think it will be completely different reality. i see for example in the balkan region what happens. remember, the about the region during th

you know, it is amazing that one nuclear bomb on tel aviv would wipe out a lot of israelis more than if i'm not mistaken any other city. it's a very scary thought and that's what many of those folks in that region of the world are adamant on. so i agree with you and i'm thinking there is a man of your principle and caliber and fortitude that is in leadership in a thank you for that. but my only question is just listening to you speak and kind of reasoning for your book and looking at you on the internet, do you believe there's a chance you might run for mr. net is position one day? >> now you want to get me into trouble. i cannot share my prime minister is watching c-span and following it very carefully. first one to congratulate you for your decision to move to israel. it is not easy to live in israel, but i congratulate you for that. i support prime minister netanyahu. when asked governor romney, president obama, i think we have enough politics but i have to choose prime minister netanyahu. i can tell you one thing when i was working any years ago, he told me of politics you have a