israel. this is a little over an hour. >> good evening, everybody. it is drying up. it is getting nice outside. thise will be a very interesting two authors that you are going to hear tonight. can yoou hear me in the back? thank you. scottan anderson and ari shavit both wrote a book about both different people, different times. as you hear from scott anderson and you hear from ari shavit. , the more things change the more they remain almost exact the same. i'm going to introduce both of the authors. then they're each going to speak to you for about 10 minutes. and then i'm going to moderate a covering with them and take questions from the audience. so write down your questions. when you aske them, just, if yu want to direct it to the two of them that's fine. if you want to address it to one of them then let us know. let me first introduce ari shavit. he's the author of, my promised land. he is an author, a commentator and one of the most powerful forces in israeli political thought today. lik

and as much as he could, the security of israel, and that is what he did as israel's prime minister. i believe he represents a generation of jewish leaders who rose from our people with the resumption of our independence. he was tied to the land. he knew the need to protect the land, and he understood that above all that, our independence is our abilities to protect ourselves by ourselves. i believe he will be remembered as one of the prominent leaders and one of the bravest commanders in the heart of israel forever. >> ariel sharon has been one of the most dominant political figures in israel's history, involved in each of israel's major wars dating back to its founding in 1948. as prime minister he oversaw israel's disengagement from the gaza strip will stop the gaza disengagement caused a serious rift in sharon's likud party. he formed a new party, kadima, which wants to maintain the gaza disengagement. among palestinians, he was one of the muster about political figures and the history of the israel-palestine conflict. he seen as father of the settlement movement, an architect of

policy has been a success for israel certainly israel has settled the west bank this was a vision of sharon's they have are secure today will that blow up in their hands in the future we just don't know the americans ultimately gave israel a pass and we saw the new york times obituary was very favorable with iran and it by and large the american coverage of sharon has been to lionize him so you could say today that he got away with it that he has established a greater israel. will history prove that that is a success you know we were reading books about the great startup nation israel's got an economy that's extraordinary bigger than all arab commies around it it's got more it's it has been an extraordinary success story in many ways will that explode will the arabs will it be a solid game story where eventually they'll come back and push the crusaders out of israel we don't know you know that would you like to reflect upon that because agree i agree with everything we just heard from joshua but can you know this vision to be maintained because it looks like you know they're at a dea

as one writer put it, his story became israel's story and today israel is sharon's israel. >> to give you a sense of how polarizing sharon is en in death, more recent statements in the last few minutes, shimon peres, the president of israel said he is one of israel's great protectors and important architects and hamas, an organization that nowruns the gaza strip that sharon fought tooth and nail calls him a criminal whose hands were smeared with the blood of our people. so clearly, a lot of polarizing and the fact is that everybody feels passionately. >> polarizing and contro versial but sharon once said, i can talk and look in the eyes of the citizens of israel and convince them to make painful compromises. what were some of those painful compromises? >> it's kind of like a nixon to china moment. here is a man who was believed to be so strong and so aggressive and so militarily capable that when he said, look, i am pulling out of the gaza strip, look, you have to listen to me, i created the settlement movement. now, i am taking it away from you. people listened, people accepted that

that affect israel. what we are facing, what might be in the future, and try to attract the interest of people, jewish and non-jewish. israel is a special country, it is a different country than any other country. israel is a special country, it is a different country than any other country. magazine libel trial. to the best i can tell, there were only two pages devoted to it. how come so little? >> the remaining stories i could not tell here, there are many issues i could not come, how big can a book be? so many things had to be -- besides that, it was a book published by simon & schuster, written by an israeli writer and journalist who discussed these trials and detailed -- in details. it was a hard trial, and it was not easy to come over here and try to prove to this empire, "time" magazine was and is an empire, in their own backyard, but i told them that when they publish that report, when my last day in the ministry, and when i read that that, i decided i had to start fighting. to try and show impro

israel and iran and saudi arabia in actual fact the fact is that despite saudi arabia and israel's obvious opposition to the recently signed geneva accord. the interim agreement iran's nuclear. program the united states went ahead and signed that accord even though it was very apparent that saudi arabia and israel were not happy about that so i think the fact that the united states has conducted under the obama administration diplomacy with iran in fact has done so secretly for the last. for over a year and has now signed an interim nuclear agreement and. intent or hopeful to sign a comprehensive agreement despite the concerns of saudi arabia and israel i think indicates that in fact the united states has pursued its own interests in the middle east and continues to do so i would point to another example where the united states pursued certain interests in the region with regard to egypt the united states you know albeit somewhat reluctantly but did ultimately support the overthrow of hosni mubarak in egypt despite the fact that again israel and saudi arabia were opposed to that so i don't

acknowledging maybe israel needs certain territorial modifications. in order to define final borders and so in principle principle we have agreed to this now when we sit to negotiate we will start negotiating about where and how the percentage their issues one. part of that land in this area because of it's of education it's really equivalent to that amount of land you know in other parts of . less developed etc etc this is really a technical matter that will be discussed but the principle has been really i could eat and we have no problem you know just to to to continue discussing about the retore as well mr kerry has also proposed a joint israeli palestinian presence on the west bank jordan border but insists on the idea of control well that palestine will continue to insist on international presence there against any involvement. didn't you just you know. just you know. thought of what's you know the line of questions first of all you were asking about us the jewish nature of the state then us accepting you know the settlement situation then us acc

affect israel. what we are facing, what might be in the future, and try to attract the interest of people, jewish and non-jewish. israel is a special country, it is a different country than any other country. >> there is a lot that has been written about you, in several >> there is a lot that has been written about you, in several publications. i want to ask about a couple and a second. one of the ways we got to know you was through the "time" magazine libel trial. to the best i can tell, there were only two pages devoted to it. how come so little? >> the remaining stories i could not tell here, there are many issues i could not come, how big can a book be? so many things had to be -- besides that, it was a book published by simon & schuster, written by an israeli writer and journalist who discussed these trials and detailed -- in details. it was a hard trial, and it was not easy to come over here and try to prove to this empire, "time" magazine was and is an empire, in their own backyard, but i tol

he added israel's offensive and defensive capabilities to to other states from acting against israel and that any attack would think a heavy price. officials had previously considered halting the one hundred on a mosque for the population of eight million bpd to their limited capabilities against nerve agents. in spite of the decision chemical protection kits still being produced for emergency and rescue services. a reassessment of the chemical attack risk against israel will be made later this year i . israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has added his voice to a chorus of jewish groups who are condemning the minister's decision to axe an exhibit on the history of keys in the halloween and all the misguided has sought to consensus i would disrupt ongoing peace negotiations with the palestinians off to our groups complained. up top of the middle is the one sided approach toward israel does not promote peace. it delays and instinct is the palestinian authority's reluctance to move forward practically with the negotiations with me all this behavior will change and certainly a one

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affect israel. what we are facing, what might and try touture, ,ttract the interest of people jewish and non-jewish. israel is a special country, it is a different country than any other country. >> there is a lot that has been in severalut you, publications. i want to ask about a couple and a second. one of the ways we get to know you was through the "time" magazine libel trial. to the best i can tell, there were only two pages devoted to you. how come so little? >> the remaining stories i could here, there are many issues i could not come, how big can a book be? --many things had to be besides that, it was a book ,ublished by simon & schuster written by an israeli writer and journalist who discussed these -- in and detailed details. it was a hard trial, and it was not easy to come over here and try to prove to this empire, "time" magazine was and is an empire, in their own backyard, when they them that publish that report, when i had -- my laissez in the ministry, and when i read that, -- my last

a real sharon israel's hard charging former prime minister and general has been brought to israel's parliament in jerusalem where it will lie in state. the will be able to pay their respects until eighteen hundred local time. this teacher will be held on monday morning and the military for more will follow in the afternoon at his home at the shipment bomb in southern israel the ceremony will be open to the. world leaders including former uk prime minster tony blair and us vice president joe biden will attend the memorial service. sharon will be laid to rest a site close to the farm next to his wife lily who died fourteen years ago. sharon died saturday at the age of eighty five. one of israel's most iconic and controversial figures he'd been in a coma for eight years after a devastating stroke that incapacitated him at the peak of his political power the passing of our teacher on this part makes reactions across the world. but when israel meaning all revere in the league leader as a war hero. corresponds to the freebie and tell of the wood to the streets of that city and talk to people about t

but his story became israel's story, and today's israel is sharon's israel. >> i want to read you what the finance minister has just posted to his facebook page. he said that sharon, quote, lived twice. the first time as a charging savage. the second time as a responsible adult. and he died twice. the first time eight years ago and the second time today. that gives you a sense of how controversial he was for the region but israel as well. >> a charming savage. sharon once said i can talk and look in the eyes of the citizens of israel and convince them to make painful compromises. what were some of those painful compromises? >> i think it's a great line. it really goes to what sharon was able to do at the end of his career. he was almost a knicks no one china moment. he had a long career targeting the palestinians, aggressively as a military general and military leader. he could say to the israeli side, look, i know i've got your security. you can trust me being aggressive. therefore when i say we need to pull out of gaza, i created the settlements. when i say i can pull out the settlem

israel cannot survive that way. in order to live there, the government decided to take steps against terrorist. and arab countries hosting those organizations. they could not leave. the chain of war started in the middle east. >> terrorist led to war. >> they lead to war. i can see the seeds of this feature war that all of us would like to prevent. >> you have said before that you wanted to assassinate arafat. you wanted to see him killed the cousin thought he was an enemy of the state. correct? >> through the years, tremendous effort to bring to a situation these murderers who go to have civilian blood on his hands, should be out of society. we made tremendous effort three >> to kill him. >> you use very hard words. >> why is that hard work? >> we wanted to get rid of him. >> that is a euphemism for killing him. >> that is not the right word. to kill, to assassinate. we speak about a murderer. >> he wanted to murder him. >> no, no. >> why did you fail? >> it was complicated. >> he is always on the move and you can

and israel. we have rains only through a very short period from the end of november through march. and then everything, in the winter it's green and beautiful with beautiful flowers that very short. then everything is getting yellow and then gray and then in autumn you can see already is becoming brown. so for me those bridges for maybe the first surprise i saw in this country. i should admit i got rid of the beleria but i also was fascinated with what i saw. i thought about studying. i went to the university in jerusalem in november of 47 but the war started than so i had to leave. i thought then to study agronomy as my father did, but i checked here and i wrote to a university. i was mostly interested in the erosion and land preservation. and the center was then i think in denver, colorado. i wrote to them but life developed differently there. i came home and served as an intelligence officer and the northern command for a mad general leon the commander in chief of norton command. meanwhile we

in israel's north. residents described iran as a one of the kind reader something to the more we tossed in israel loving trigger a great korea and the us and thus the loss of him he can said israel had and threw it out to play ariel sure on the line stayed at the knesset and to his state funeral and is due to be buried on his desert ranch next to his late wife lily. amanda's of curses jewish community has expressed that's alright with the news of the death of former israeli prime minister ariel sharon. sure on the downside today eight is off to a debilitating stroke puts him in a coma he was eighty five. it was a nice meal. i am not surprised and said to me as i am not so k isn't he too was inevitable it into a slightly as he was told sullivan thinks i am so sad for our country for israel because i am tired of these jewish community and five when his country israel which is a beach in the beautiful concrete and td friend isn't easy articles and it's a great close up of the content on this data was no wa

a divisive figure within israel sure i left his mark on the region as perhaps no other through military invasion the jewish settlement building and a shock decision to unilaterally pull troops and jewish settlers out of gaza the commander in the army from the birth of israel in nineteen forty eight. sure on what i dislike in nearly all of the nation's wars. moving is really up to the rank of major general he has been credited with ensuring israel's ground victory in the sinai in nineteen seventy three during the uncle or war after retiring from military service chuan helped establish the likud political party and held a series of cabinet positions and successive governments until winning elections in two thousand one to claim the post of prime minister in two thousand five he ordered the unilateral pullout of troops and settlers from the gaza strip a movie that was deeply unpopular in his own party and with conservative israelis but that was broadly supported by about eighty percent of the israeli electorate at the time famously overweight she suffered a stroke that put him into a coma

the united states and i was in israel. but one of the great figures in israel and really paved the way for, we hope, peace in the future. >> all right. let's move on to iraq where 13 more people were killed today in a couple of car bombings in the heart of baghdad. islamic extremists believed to be behind those. senator inhoff, on thursday you tweeted, quote, the issues in iraq are threatening to undo all that our men and women in uniform have fought for as al qaeda is resurgent, taking over fallujah and ramadi again. who's to blame here, senator inhoff? >> well, i'm not going to say who's to blame now. i'd rather look at how can we correct it? we tried very hard back when president obama pulled out to get him to leave such things as surveillance, intelligence, logistics, training. that's the type of thing that we can do. we've trained them already over that period of time. in oklahoma in my 45th, we're very much involved in that. so they're great warriors, but you can't just leave them and not have the intelligence and th

and today's israel is sharon's israel. that polarization continues in sharon's death. just to give you a sense of some of the statements that have come out. let me read one from hamas, the group that runs the gaza strip. they are calling sharon, quote, a criminal whose hands were smeared with the blood of our people. and israeli president peres, one of the people who worked with sharon since the beginning of the state saying quite the opposite. one of israel's great protectors and most important architects who knew no fear and certainly never feared his vision. that gives you a sense of what we're going to talk about. this man's incredible legacy for better or worse over the next couple of days. >> from criminal to fierce protector, that's quite the wide range there, nick. sharon once said, i can talk and look in the eyes of the citizens of israel and convince them to make painful compromises. nick, what were some of those painful compromises? >> reporter: yeah. i think it's a great quote, because it really goes to the hea

has israel pursued this policy? think you've. >> i will try to answer that briefly and it's a great question. i don't think revisionism can be segregated from this in the current context and it is intellectually dishonest to do so. and it is the godfather of revisionist zionism whose greatest contribution was in 1923 with the iron wall and there can be no negotiating with the indigenous people, the native americans, blacks of south africa, he freely acknowledged that. and that is the only thing we can do, combat them with an iron wall bayonet. in other words, consistently and persistently because there cannot be negotiations and we see the strategy of peace in managing the occupation. and it was also made an important point, which is there is no difference between our current wars and vegetarians in on this issue. in other words, on the issue of how to handle the indigenous populations there are the labor zionists and he was right. it was him who adopted this is the blueprint and it was the labor zionists that carri

israel's offensive and defensive capabilities to to other states from acting against israel and that any attack would think a heavy price. officials had previously considered halting the one hundred on a mosque for the population of eight million bpd to their limited capabilities against nerve agents. in spite of the decision chemical protection kits still being produced for emergency and rescue services. a reassessment of the chemical attack risk against israel will be made later this year it's a syrian christian refugees have taken part in a pilgrimage to the banks of the river jordan. the baptism of jesus christ. worship is complete. the israeli and jordanian side to the river celebrate epiphany with christian music. at least for me and syrians to put the safety of jordan away from the three heats of the wall which has claimed the lights but the one hundred thousand people many of those attending the ceremony great for an agreement that this week's geneva to peace conference the eye of the tool to try to bite the us and russia is to establish a transitional government in syria and

israel claims that the boy cool if everyone is talking about will have very little impact on the fact reason this amenity area. i seem to think there's a lot of confusion concerning boycott the cake the only boy couldn't exist nowadays is actually due course listing in a sorry team not to buy products which help reduce the sentiments are going to win the west bank cake for me on the shoes i mean you've got to melt off. shields which according to a boy could to try to trap but teaches every year and the effect of the things to be limited. and since more to what non down some old some ideas about illegally in order to be a boon for the same call for consumer trends parents seek to identify with departed from fall twenty oh two nearby to boycott the moral basis if you give them up a picture of it to the very very limited effect and it's really not very much that the friendship they need to create the israeli palestinian chamber of commerce in order to show the skeptics and those sites that with a lot of good will a better future can be seen. he's friend and this time we leave. side by si

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he blamed israel for everything that it should be explained to them that israel is a democracy. a real democracy. and i always stress when i have meetings in the eu. i have plenty on the subject why don't we say that each israeli soldier who fights against terrorism next year. he protects me and so i think that there is the duty of moral duty of europeans to support the state of israel a bid to get to vegas with us was that tasty i like many jewish leaders believes that israel has been unfairly targeted by politicians and activists alike movements such as the boycott and divestment campaign have shown growing opposition toward israel among europeans that antagonism towards israel sometimes translates into antagonism toward all do this since many europeans seem to believe that the policies of israel reflect the views of all jewish communities recently a polish politician invited controversy when she suggested that in poland were loyal only to the knesset in israel rather than parliament in warsaw anti semitism has also found a place among far right groups such as hungary's your b

today israel is ariel sharon's israel. >> al jazeera's nick schifrin is in israel. what is happening at the hospital where shorn passed away right now? >> -- ariel sharon passed away right now. >> right now the hospital is announcing his death. it was almost eight years ago that ariel sharon checked into the hospital. he was about to be elected prime minister and he had a second stroke. he had a first stroke a few weeks before and has never woken up since then. the hospital is announcing his death and is updating us throughout the morning and the last couple of weeks about how his family was next to him as he died and were summoned to the hospital a book ago, when it was clear he was undergoing things and his organs were deteriorating. that had not happened even though he'd been in the hospital and had that massive stroke eight years ago. israel will begin to respond. you are not going to see much response. you'll hear an outpouring of sympathy and support of a lot of people in israel and criticising his record. we'll see him lying in state. he'll be buried next to

for post states we are accepting jerusalem to be an open city west jerusalem as capital of israel and its euro zone as the capital of palestine and that people can move freely from east to west from west to east without any problem respecting the religious freedom for all religions and this is really how jews and and should should look like what do you think of the canadian proposal to establish international control for the l.c.d. . well. i was a word of these. what you call it. slash non-official kind of puts. comedian if it's just to present some ideas to told you the whole city of jerusalem but this is really only one off so many other floating ideas about jerusalem and the old city all or the holy sites within within jerusalem your use of them is the capital of palestine and we cannot accept anything less than the issues of them being the capital of palestine internationalizing the city or bringing an international body or international force to oversee you know the city is unacceptable. you know and that's why. canadian words appreciated but you know could stay as an exercise wh

it is you israel's defense minister. mostly i want to try to re air con didn't eat it from watching statements he made criticizing us secretary of state john kerry what the israeli defense had termed obsessive and miss ionic attempts to bring about an israeli palestinian peace deal. the us state department called the comments offensive and inappropriate. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu scrambled to defuse the situation explaining that the two countries were working together to promote peace and that any disagreements with the us administration were not personally know the official who did go to local governments even when we have disagreements with the united states. they always contain the natural and and on all personal history of cooperating with the united states president the vice president to visit again. and with the secretary of state for the meal making f a c note is to promote peace and security and stability in the region. hong kong. the a similar goal the military has been on a diplomatic plates in

israel could not survive that way. it is a tiny, small country, tiny, tiny small country, it is a beautiful country, and we know that to live there the government then led by the late decided to take these steps against terrorists and against those hosting those terrorist organizations in order to make life possible. they could not live, we could not live in terror, they could not live, and the chain, terrorist act led to war. >> they led to war and i can see now, that after this agreement, i can see all the seeds of the future wars that we would like to prevent. >> rose: you have said before that you wanted to assassinate arafat. you wanted to see him killed because you thought he was an enemy of the state, correct? >> i think that the government through the years made tremendous effort to bring to the situation that knees murderers and talking about a murderer, who got more civilian jewish blood on his hands than anybody else in modern time should be out of power and society. >> rose: but tell me this. >> we made a t

endeavor to david israel's not going anywhere israel will be here. that shoe that was basically the position in the shape the legacy that includes the high. a lot of the land allow for the country. i love the people and an uncompromising stance that israel will be here in the face of threats that in the region or other threats certainly that would be the largest looming legacy they leave these. here's the good people out in the country the people of israel. like a shot was a very controversial see if he was very inflamed showed he was considered a cure all abide people in israel so let me ask you this next week. at we had so many dignitaries attending this memoir service that you remember ashore on sell at how thick the speakers at the simmering comment on the sly. once the changes meant until joe i joe biden the vice president vice presidents of the usc let you sharon for thirty years said that israel will remain there will always be an israel and that was basically his stance dad's entire speech i he commented about the intense relationship between

israel also has an affect on the political landscape. the "listening post" on the newspaper, and what it's growth means for journalism and politics in israel. >> israelis are news junkies. in a country with only 8 million people there are 13 daily newspapers, and at least 19 weeklies, and long gone are the days when newspapers were the go-to source for information. today israel's newspapers have been left on the stands and traditional broad sheets are struggle to go make money and retain public interests. but there is one paper that is not cutting back. >> wherever you go, train stations, bus stations, restaurant, it's not a paper, it' ifget free a paper for 80 pages why pay $10 for a 12-page paper. >> i don't think it contributes anything to the media here, but i think they approach is for people who never read a newspaper before. it's very mild, very thin. but it's is there. >> it has ruined the media market in israel. it's widely distributed, it's free, and more than that, it sales advertising at very low prices flooding the market, f

turkey demanded an apology and compensation for their deaths while israel insisted that he was within its rights to defend its blockade of the palestinian enclave. at the urging of us present barack obama is really cry minister benjamin netanyahu told his turkish counterpart recep paper to one last year to express regret for the debts of the turkish nationals during the flotilla rate the rest to one of the charity's members on accusations of myself hey that could bolster israel's claims that such photos are provided by extremist elements. flag raising ceremony which in its attended by at least it will make its big and celebrations marking the third anniversary of cheney's his uprising which helps it was depressing me to bend the knee. known as the cradle of the arab spring she knew she was the country these events inspired a wave of uprisings across the middle east including in libya egypt and yemen. but none like in those countries web revolution has launched the lead to ten while this sentiment is a testament to a country which is edging closer to achieving democracy cheney's yet wh

in israel, this is a seismic moment. there's a generational passing, much like we had when the greatest generation left the country. >> great to see you all. thanks for being with us. really appreciate it. that's it for today. i hope you have a great week and we'll see you again next fox news. >>> this is a fox report. tonight, a date has officially been set for iran to begin living under the deal it made with the u.s. and five major countries. what will day one look like? will it be enough to keep the iranians from making a nuclear weapon? >>> and a former cabinet member of president obama's goes on camera to back up the book he's written about what really went on for years in the obama white house. >>> why was i so angry all the time? why did i want to leave all the time? i write, it's just because getting anything done in washington was so damnably hard. >> speaking out about president obama's leadership.

as was the palestinian refusal to acknowledge israel as a jewish state. israel's ambassador to the united nations rump roast are also made similar comments last month calling on secretary general ban ki moon and the un security council to condemn the ongoing inside mini games to zero while also saying the incitement was directly responsible for the recent round of terror attacks against the jewish state last month including a bus bombing a rocket attack and one sniper shooting despite the attacks israel recently released a third group of palestinian prisoners as part of the u s brokered deal to restart direct peace talks between the israelis and palestinians the move has being deeply unpopular in israel with all the palestinians serving jail time for killing israelis and activities. one more round of twenty six prisoners is planned for release as part of the deal however little progress has seemingly been made in brokering a permanent two state solution the prisoners were praised by the palestinians upon their release with the palestinian authority presid

and we're in israel and the free newspaper that has been a game changer. and what would happen if israel extended beyond the west bank and into the westend of london. >> this is our land as given to us by the almighty. >> reporter: that's our web video of the week. when fighting broke out a month ago and south sudan the story was framed as just another tribal tribatribal struggle. it's a fallout between president kiir and vice president machar. critics say the way they do their business when it comes to africa international news outlets resort to the same 'ol narrative bringing any conflict down to the tribal level which seems to explain everything without actually telling us anything. the question is why. one theory, in the world of journalism there is a hierarchy in africa. and international reporters have more than the loca reporters tht lack something in order to report it. our story this week is juba. >> south sudan is still a newborn trying to get on its feet. that's intensely interesting to the media. >> the world's newest country on the verge of te

israel as the jewish state would never do that's. any other country could do that no problem israel could call itself whatever name that's not a problem. this country used to be so the soviet union has right now it's russian federation. iran used to be. what you. are singing higher version of right now it's free there's limits republic of iran libya used to be something and then move to something libya each country could call itself whatever. it likes and then they will apply to the united nations and asking for changing the name this is really so severe and decision it's not really pending on me accepting or not accepting now when it comes to me then there is a what you call it international law international law oversights you know what you call it sort of decisions and if this sort of decision is really consider this when the international international support proceeds this is really very important now when it comes to this issue in particular why the israelis today and not when they were negotiating during all slow or even after

he loved the land of israel in delta's home lighting. a farmer at heart he was buried in his beloved she came ranks alongside his late wife living. free jn one nine save energy by the sacred fire is around us secretary of state chile kerry says the next stage in talks with iran on its peak of the program will be very difficult. kerry's comments come on stream at the announcement and the interim deal signed with wilco is designed to create space to reach a comprehensive package would take effect on gender twentieth. we are very clear on it. about the even greater challenges we face in negotiating a comprehensive agreement we understand to be a tough negotiation. and we are very clear about what will be required in order to be able to guarantee to the international community this is a peaceful progress the negotiations will be very difficult. but there are the best chance we have to be able to resolve this critical national security issue peacefully and durable it senior officials from the european union and iran made to geneva last week i

i am offering my sincere condolences to his family and to the people of israel. sgfrnling a short time ago, i suppose with dennis ross, the former special assistant to president obama, the middle east envoy under president bill clinton and says that the former prime minister always acted in the best interest of israel. >> in many respects, different as prime minister than he had been in his other roles that he played within israel. i think he defined his role as prime minister as one that reflected a sense of deep responsibility to israel's wellbeing. he was prepared to do things as prime minister that were highly unpopular or at least were controversial. he withdrewun lat rally from gaza. he was prepared to withdraw unilaterally from a significant part of the west bank. >> required him to actually depart from the party he, himself, had helped to create and create a new party. i think he was as prime minister, he once said as leader of the opposition, as leader of the state, he had a different responsibility. his focus was always on israel. >> mattered more on to

it also says that 20% of israel is arab. how can we call israel a jewish state? kerry is here through the weekend at least, and he's not expected to demand answers from either side, but his aides say within the month or so, he will expect both sides to decide whether they're ready for those compromises, and it's not clear right now whether either side is ready to do so. al jazeera, jerusalem. >>> also in the middle east another massive explosion killing at least six people in lebanon. it happened in the southern suburbs of beirut, the lebanese capital. the area is also a stronghold of hezbollah. there are fears that the death toll will rise. dozens were injured, and so far no one claiming responsibility for the attack. >>> turning to syria now, the u.n. humanitarian coordinator says aid agencies are having a tough time to help those affected by the long and bloody civil war. >> the collapse of the country's infrastructure, ongoing targeting of civilians and militarization of schools and hospitals remain major concerns. we continue to stress the need for a politic

israel -- tell me what israel and the world has lost in the character and achievement of ariel sharon. eight years ago when he fell into a coma. at a moment of inflection for israel. he had just pulled out of gaza. reversing what he had done earlier in his career. he is the guy that put the sellers -- the settlers in place. the expectation he was going to pivot and do the same in the west bank. greatest warrior hero emma was in a position politically to do such an evacuation. stroke, nonethat of the leaders who followed him have been able to do the thing the majority of israelis say reverseuld be done, to the settlement project and free some accommodation with the palestinians. his loss is as important in my mind as it has ever been. reald thent the d peace process. -- derailed the peace process. i do not think you can overstate it. >> was he in your judgment with drawn from the west bank? >> there are theories about that. he did gaza to avoid dealing with the west bank. the second theory, this is where eileen, he was ruthlessly pragmatic. felt that the way to secure israel demographi