israel was infuriated. it launched major assault on the palestinians in the west bank, primarily targeting hamas. hundreds of people arrested, mostly hamas members. also gaza, also killings. a pretext, of course. there always is. the pretext was that three teenagers, israeli teenagers, in the settlements had been brutally murdered, captured and murdered. israel claimed officially that they thought that they were alive thomas so therefore launched along, several weeks assault on the west bank, alleging they were trying to find them alive. meanwhile, the rest, attacks and so on. it turns out they knew immediately that they had been killed. they also knew immediately that it was very unlikely that hamas was involved. the government said they had certain knowledge that hamas had done it, but their own leading specialists have pointed out right away that the assault, which was a brutal crime, was very likely committed by members in hebronakaway clan hamas and had been a thorn in their sides. and that apparently

israel is ready for these negotiations. israel is ready for peace. i am ready for peace, but it must be a genuine peace, a durable peace and for that, we must have a palestinian partner who is committed to forging such a genuine peace, a partner who is prepared to confront terrorism and not inside them, a partner who is prepared to recognize the nationstate of the jewish people, a partner who is prepared to address israel's serious security concerns serious, not to continue the conflict with israel, but to end it once and for all. ladies and gentlemen there are many countries in the region today who do want to put the conflict behind us. i think that offers hope. there are leaning sunni arab states that are reevaluating their traditional hostility towards israel. the increasingly understand that the real threat to them does not come from israel, it comes from militant sunni radicals like isis and from a nuclear armed iran. and i believe that cooperation with the states that are more ready to work for peace and for security with israel than ever befor

tuesday was israel's deadliest attack since 2008. israel hopes these policies will act as a deterrent to further violence. many see them as genuine obstacles to peace process in the region. >> tigre now, where the u.n. says close to 1000 people -- to the ukraine now, where the u.n. says close to 1000 people have been killed since september and the number of displaced people has nearly doubled, soaring to 466,000. for more on the worsening humanitarian situation on the ground, let's bring in our ukraine correspondent, gulliver cragg. 1000 killed in two months, do those figures seem crop -- seem plausible to you? >> the human report itself says that is probably a conservative estimate in particular because it is hard to know how many russian soldiers and russian citizens have been killed, because russia continues to deny that it has soldiers at all in the territory of eastern ukraine, despite numerous reports in russia of hundreds of body bags going back to russia from ukraine both regular soldiers, probably, and russian citizens, who

or the capital of israel. so why will there be any effect on foreign policy except by people who will misunderstand the situation, either because they really don't understand it or they will exploit it in some way? >> i've got i've got at least two points to make about that if i could. first, it's not a misperception. it's an accurate perception. one looks at 214 as a whole, not just 214(d). what 214 does is try to force the executive branch to take a series of steps th would take if it did not recognize the sovereignty of israel over jerusalem, and that nations would only take if they did recognize the sovereignty -- >> but congress did that, so nothing that we do is going to change that or change what congress thought. >> i think that's, with all due respect, too easy an assumption, your honor. the difference between when this statute was enacted and it did give rise to very serious problems that we had to work very hard to try to get under control. the difference between then and now, there's two very impor

or the capital of israel. so, why is -- will there be any effect on foreign policy, except by people who will misunderstand the situation? their intent either because they really don't understand it or they will exploit it in some way. >> i have got at least two points to make about that, if i could. first, it's not a misperception, it's an accurate perception, one looks at 214 as a whole, not just 214 d. what 214 does is try to force the executive branch to take a series of steps that no nation would take if it did not recognize the sovereignty of israel over jerusalem and nations would only take if they did recognize. >> congress did that. so, nothing that we do is going to change that or change what congress thought. >> i think that's -- with all due respect, too easy a assumption your honor, the difference between when the statute was enacted, give rise to serious problems that we had to work very hard to try to get under control, the difference between then and now, there's two very important differences

and israel's enemies. when an israeli attacks somebody, they're condemned universally. they're immediately arrested. but when palestinians kill israelis at prayer, they name parks after them, talking about the palestinian authority, now. they make them into heroes. they put up posters of them. the president of the palestinian authority sends letters of condolence to the family. yes, he condemns the attack out of one side of his mouth. out of the other side of his mouth, he incentivizes and incites the attacks. there's no moral equivalence between israel and the palestinian authority or hamas when it comes to toleration of terrorism. one group encourages, the other group discourages it. and that's proved by these pictures. >> some of these pictures being held up, presumably by family or friends or some sort of representative of those two attackers this morning. i've been there a lot, enough to know about the pictures that you talk about. there are shrines, there are billboards with all of those who have car

population. >> i promise the future of the people of israel in the country of israel and the state of israel. >> some israeli arabs say they also feel like second class citizens, and some feel that the law will take away their rights. >> this law is undemocratic, and could be used for legitimatizing the discrimination against palestinians of israel. >> and then there is jerusalem itself. the long-sought-after would-be capitol of two nations has been riven in tit-for-tat violence. palestinians were angered by what they had seen by right wing jews. some have lashed out in violence. five israelis, including four rabbis were were killed last week in an attack on a synagogue in west jerusalem. in retaliation they would destroy the homes of the attackers. they're blaming the leader of the palestinian authority saying he's inciting the violence. >> i'm really not safe, and before leaving the house i think twice. i wanted to go out with my daughter, but i left her at home. we're very terrified. we're not calm, and we hope there is an end to this, and that it is not just the beginning. >> the

or the capital of israel. so why would in effect on foreign policy except the people who will misunderstand the situation, either because they really don't understand or they will exploit it in some way? >> i've got at least two points to make about that if i could. first, it's not a misperception. it's an accurate perception. one looks at 214 as a whole, not just to 14 d. what to 14 d. does is try to force the executive branch to take a series of steps that no nation would take if they did not recognize the sovereignty of israel over jerusalem. animation could only take if they did recognize the sovereignty -- >> but congress did that so nothing that we just go to change that or change what congress thought. >> i think that's too easy an assumption that the difference between when the statute was enacted, it did give rise to very sous problem we had worked very hard to try to get under control. the difference between then and now, two very different important differences and 52 very important conclusion. it w

as violations by israel especially in east jerusalem stop. not only between jordan and israel, because it feels that perhaps the u.s. owes it to jordan since it is a fighting a war in the region, alongside the u.s. that it tried to stop what is happening in israel so definitely feeling that the u.s. has a role to play and that it owes that role to jordan, and recently the king said that he is frighting islamic extremism, but on the other happen, no one is fighting what he described as extremism. very strong words he used and only a few days after that, we saw therm storming into a mosque and this is when jordan decided to recall the ambassador. >> we will of course cross back to aman as soon as we get it, for the moment, thank you. let's go straight to east jerusalem, of course, east jerusalem, the old city, the focus really of the most recent protests. just walk us through what is happening there in sense of some security measures. >> indeed. although the israeli prime minister making this dramassic step by going to aman jordan to meet with

when they sent my father to gaza to destroy israel, there was no expansion by israel. israel existed in the borders of the 1957 war. -- 1967 war. a lot of people do not understand that president nasser and the jihad was doing aggressive expansion before the war. the idea that all of these arab countries are afraid of expansion is ridiculous. look at the map of the middle east from morocco all the way to iran and beyond. from the north, turkey, to sudan. you can hardly see israel. israel is mentioned in the koran as the holy land of the jews. later on, when mohammed became a warrior, he condemned the jews as the enemies of allah. so in terms of islam -- in modern-day jihad, the concept of jihad is a violation of international law. for muslims to camouflage their beliefs, they have to put themselves in a position of being victims. the most important thing for muslims to do jihad is to do jihad in response to being victims. so they have to claim that israel is expanding when, in fact, jerusalem has always been called a jewish city. jerusalem is a jewish city -- under isla

and jordan has been feeling that israel is undermining and disrespecting this role. so it required u.s. mediation to fix the ties. jordan has been feeling embarrassed not only domestically because this peace treaty with israel is highly unpopular, half of the population comes from palestinian origin, but also jordan feels embarrassed internationally because it is known to be a u.s. ally and one of the main countries fighting alongside the u.s. and striking isil targets in iraq and syria, almost fighting a battle on behalf of the u.s., yet it hasn't seen the u.s. do something serious about stopping israel from continuing its violations in al-aqsa compound, and east jerusalem. so now it looks as though the jordan -- the king has said to kerry please do something about this to stop this, because you have leverage over israel and we are not going to have a normal relationship with israel until these violations stop and until israel returns to respecting jordan's special role in looking after east jerusalem >> all right. many thanks. israel has announced it is to build 20

father to gazamy to destroy israel, there was no expansion by israel. existed in the borders of the 1957 war. -- 1967 war. a lot of people do not understand that president nasser and the jihad was doing aggressive expansion before the war. these arabat all of countries are afraid of expansion is ridiculous. look at the map of the middle east from morocco all the way to iran and beyond. turkey, to sudan . you can hardly see israel. israel is mentioned in the koran as the holy land of the jews. later on, when mohammed became a warrior, he condemned the jews as the enemies of allah. so in terms of islam -- in , the concept of jihad is a violation of international law. theirslims to camouflage beliefs, they have to put themselves in a position of being victims. the most important thing for muslims to do jihad is to do jihad in response to being victims. so they have to claim that israel is expanding when, in jerusalem has always been called a jewish city. --usalem is a jewish city you know, if you check the koran , jerusalem is jewish. later on, mohammed co

where understandably israel is making this demand. at the same time you are facing the possibility of new sanctions from the europeans who believe hamas is not a terror organization. they say it is. what is the end of this cycle. >> you are turning on the jews. it's not a new story. it's a very, very old story and it fights the same message to president abbas. you are not going to get the state and you will get our support is if you make peace with them. the problem we have is the issue of poisoning a generation of palestinians through state-run media and schools and through newspapers that are controlled by the palestinian authority that has been swept under the rug. no one dealt with the problem. if people look at what's coming from the authority and hamas and other terror groups among the palestinians, you will not be surprised to see the acts that you have today. if that's what you head and that's what you see and that's what you learn day after day, week after week and year after year, if you demonize israel and israelis and they

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when hamas attacks israel, and israel retaliates? >> how does israel respond to these attacks at the synagogue? >> it has to respond first of all by finding the perpetrating, finding out if there were any other people, seeing who takes responsibility, taking appropriate actions against those who incite terrorism, and figuring out a tragedy, whether that strategy is destroying the homes of the terrorists or other actions, they have to, first, protect their civilians. that's the first instinct. then, second, they have to move towards de-escalating. and i have to tell you, benjamin netanyahu has been doing a wonderful job trying to de-escalate the tensions. >> i can't say the tensions have been much de-escalated. >> well, they ended the restrictions of access to the top of the mount. what has to be made sure -- >> why did they put the restrictions on in the first place? >> because there was violence. and you always put restrictions. look, in ferguson, there are restrictions on access. we do that in the united states. it was in an attemp

they cannot cross into israel for work or to go to the west bank. and the only exist is through egypt where people spend days at the border. >> i felt like i another country, you know? >> you went to another country. >> so you think i did the right thing? >> oh, forget it. >> forget it? >> yeah. >> they'll lynch you. you know? because they don't have too many trees. i don't know where they'll handing you from. >> i'm always eager to come here because this is my home. and then when i go back, i take with me a lot of guilt leaving these people behind. >> when are we going to get to the humane level? people should be incensed. not just the palestinians. we should fight arabs and jews to preserve that. >> my opinion is that both sides, people are tired, fatigued and brainwashed and they will not reeble in a way that they would march? the streets. people are saying i care about my four corners and my garden, and it's out of my control and i don't see this rebellion happening. >> clearly i'm the optimist of 2002 of us. in fact, i believe that rather than

plus israel. saudi arabia has decided if a deal is made, are we going to insist on nuclear programs for the rest of us? that is a big proliferation. then you are heading towards a region where everybody has a bomb making program. they said they are going to do that. do they mean it? that is more dangerous. he has set himself absolutely against this deal and said over and over again that it is dangerous. what is he going to do about it? there is always the risk that israel might decide that this deal has been negotiated and leaves israel more insecure and takes some kind of military or unconventional actions. , there are so many branches in the road that people will need to think about because they lead us into areas where they could be military conflict. >> what happens if there is not a deal? if this collapses, either short-term or they try to go to march and do not get any kind of long-term deal, what is the likelihood of military action, either by the israelis or the americans? >> well, it has

they cannot cross into israel for work or to go to the west bank. and the only exist is through egypt where people spend days at the border. felt like i left another country, you know? >> you went to another country. >> so you think i did the right thing? >> oh, forget it. >> forget it? >> yeah. >> they'll lynch you. you know? because they don't have too many trees. i don't know where they'll handing you from. >> i'm always eager to come here because this is my home. and then when i go back, i take with me a lot of guilt leaving these people behind. >> when are we going to get to the humane level? people should be incensed. not just the palestinians. we should fight arabs and jews to preserve that. >> my opinion is that both sides, people are tired, fatigued and brainwashed and they will not reeble in a way that they would march? the streets. people are saying i care about my four corners and my garden, and it's out of my control and i don't see this rebellion happening. >> clearly i'm the optimist of 2002 of us. in fact, i believe that rather than

israel is ready for these negotiations. israel is ready for peace. i'm ready for peace. but it must be a genuine peace, a durable peace, and far we must have a palestinian partner who's committed to forging such a genuine peace a partner prepared to confront terrorism and end incitement, a partner prepared to recognize the nation state of the jewish people. a partner prepared to address israel's security concerns seriously. a partner who wants a palestinian state not to continue the conflict with israel but to end it once and for all. ladies and gentlemen, there are many countries in the region today who do want to put the conflict behind us. i think that offers hope there are leading sunni arab states that are re-evaluating their traditional hostility towards israel. they increasingly understand that the real threat to them doesn't come from israel, it comes from militant sunni radicals like isis and from a nucle nuclear-armed iran. and that i believe cooperation with these states that are more ready to work for peace and for security with israel than ever before, i bel

it's called the great reversal in israel. he was an obstructionist and his goal was to expand the country of israel. not contract it. >> the idea they would somehow give up, totally against what he stood for. >> these were men were very -- >> so the individual personalities, you couldn't imagine coming together and the circumstances seemed completely unlikely. >> well, it was rosalynn carter's idea to take -- >> she's actually a very important part of the story. >> oh, yeah, she was very helpful to me. you know, this started as a play. >> indeed. >> and the producer was carter's media advisor and took me to plains and introduced me to the president and first lady. >> first time you'd been? >> no, i met carter a couple of times before and interviewed h him. >> not mrs. carter. >> and this how they built in 1952 after he retired from the navy, incredibly modest and behind the couch is a pitcher that -- a picture that carter painted. looked like something from "good night moon." [laughter] >> so the producer says, mr. president,

let's turn our attention to israel. israel made a new move that could further inflame the already high tensions with its arab citizens. on sunday, the israeli cabinet voted in favor of a bill to legally defund the nation -- to legally define the nation as a jewish state. >> after an -- a heated debate by an already divided coalition government israel's cabinet voted in favor 14-6 of a proposal. it recognizes jewish character institutionalizes jewish law and the list arabic as an official language. >> only the jewish people have that national rate. these are granted only to our people and its one and only state. click the government says that all citizens including minorities, will still have equal rights and protection under the law. but the bill automatically excludes israel's largest minority arabs. they count for 20% of the population. arab legislators and rights groups have already called it races. they say it undermines israel's democratic values. it also tests the prime minister's already divided coalition. israel

israel doesn't have a lot of friends in the region. it only has two peace treaties with arab countries, and they are jordan and egypt. and israeli relations with jordan are far warmer than they are with egyptians. so this is indeed a serious escalation. we understand the jordanians are very angered by some of israeli actions especially inside the al-aqsa mosque, because the jordanians feel that israel does not respect jordans historic and special rule in east jerusalem in looking after shrines. this is a role that israel recognized under the peace treaty it signed 20 years ago in this 1994, so we are definitely seeing a diplomatic escalation. we are also hearing from observers who are close to the government, that these violations by israel are considered a threat to jordan's national security, and this is why jordan is taking them very seriously, so indeed we are seeing this diplomatic escalation, and some statements by officials going as far as saying that jordan would review all agreements with israel, including the peace treaty if

he's a true friend of israel. and situations like this, you have to respect the courage of those who are really there standing alone sometimes, in the situation that is not that easy. so if i were, i would take that into account. and choose your friends. today in the arab world, you don't have that many. >> i agree that the importance of the alliance between israel and jordan. there is an irony that jordan, when in control of the city did not allow free access to the city for the free religions, coming from across the green line. but i absolutely agree that it's very important for israel to maintain a strong alliance. >> the jordanian minister urged the international community to take action. can the international community have any efforts at this point. >> very little. >> very little. >> we have seen it over the last 50 years since the 6-day war, 1967, the so-called peace process and the international community fade because no courage on both sides. there were a few moments when there was hope with rabin. he loo

since israel's founding in 1948 u.s. has maintained the position that no country has sovereignty over jerusalem until that's negotiated in a mid east peace deal. that's just another complication to those efforts. pete williams joins us from washington to help break this down. pete, what's the latest on this. >> the lawsuit was brought by the parents of a boy that was born in jerusalem. the parents are both americans. he's a u.s. citizen. all his passport -- he wanted to have the word "israel" on his passport. congress passed a law in 2002 in cases where the parents want the passport to say israel, it must. the federal government has never done it and the question is, is that law passed by congress constitutional? yes, say the lawyers for the family. they say congress has the power over naturalization, over controlling who comes into the country. so, therefore, they have the passport control. the obama administration says, no, that's the president's decision. he, after all, decides which foreign ambassadors are received.

we're almost at the deadline. >> israel's veryerned. we're very concerned that a deal will be signed with iran that will effectively leave it as a threshold nuclear power. remember israel not only wants to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon today, but we want to prevent them to have the ability to develop it tomorrow. we're concerned that they'll be left with a nuclear weapons making capability that they can make weapons in the future. the only good deal is a deal that will dismantle the functions. that is not the deal that's on the table. and we're very concerned that a deal will be signed will be a very, very bad deal, not just for israel but for all the arabs in the region and ultimately for the entire world. >> ambassador dermer, thank you very much for being here. >> so disturbing, those images. today the israeli prime minister called on western leaders to share their outrage over the terror attack. up next, marc thiessen joins us on president obama's response. >>> plus with the administration just days from announcing i

what's israel going to do. netanyahu said over and over again it's dangerous and america is wrong to do it. what's he going to do about it? there's always a risk israel might decide this deal that's been negotiated leaves i recall more insecure and takes a military or unconventional action. so after monday and the outcome monday, or the prolongation, there's so many branches in the road that people will need to think about because they lead us into areas where there can be military conflict. >> we both mentioned what happens if they're not a deal and the role of the israelis if this ever collapses, either short term or they try to go to march and don't get any kind of a long-term deal, what is the likelihood of a military action either by, a, the israelis or by the americans? >> well, it's been believed that the israelis have concluded that they don't have the weapons to strike iran hard enough in these hardened mountain facilities where they keep some of their subterfuges to make an attack worthwhile. the u.s.

those who are worn in jerusalem and to live under the sovereign government of israel wish to put israel on their passport to put them on the passport. >> what about those that want to have palestine as a state of birth. >> correct, justice, because at that point there is before 1948 a palestine. >> palestinians cannot do that. that suggests that they had a view and the view was that jerusalem was properly part of israel. >> that is because the statute, we are dealing with an existing statute that you put on or remove, they were not advocating the situation by putting in this or other entities. they say to you either put it on her taken off and those are your choices. >> there's one in barcelona, spain. that citizen allowed as a place of birth? >> if they wish to remove the country of birth and they wish to have the smaller entity, yes. >> is that for people who believe in independence? >> is enabling an individual choice to self identify. >> you are consistent on this, that it's not recognition. suppose the state department, and i think that this is recognition, if we defer to the state

a strong israel means a strong united states, and a strong united states means a strong israel. and that is why i want to offer my condolences to the families of the israelis murdered by palestinian terrorists in jerusalem yesterday. the increase in these attacks is a grim reminder of the need for the united states now more than ever to stand side by side in support of israel and its right to defend itself and her citizens. i condemn these terror attacks, and i call on president obama and leaders of other responsible nations to do the same and to hold the palestinian leadership accountable for these actions. we must recognize the importance of u.s.-israel cooperation across a wide spectrum of areas, but particularly our cooperation on security and defense issues. in the past year, i have had the opportunity to not only see firsthand what our joint efforts have produced with the iron dome anti-missile defense system but also why this is such an important venture. last august i led a congressional delegation trip to israel to discuss our bilateral relationship with prime minister

it's a war zone in israel. >> more than a kek aid ago this -- decade ago this man moved back to israel. during the attack he took this photo of a victim who was stabbed. >> this is an ultra orthodox neighbourhood. one resident wails a prayer asking god to protect israel. others chant calls for revenge. police blame the attack on palestinian leadership. >> we see incitement by the palestinian authority and media. it's been going on for weeks. it's something that is driving and giving those terrorists a wake-up call to carry out terrorist attacks. >> at the same time, five miles away in a palestinian neighbourhood, police charge protesters. israeli officials say the attackers lived here. they flooded the neighbourhood, and raided one attackers home. >> his cousin picks through a ransacked bedroom. officials bulldozed the house. his uncle said the violence began when others restricted young men praying at the al-aqsa. >> we are asking them to take their hands off the al-aqsa. >> every day they raid neighbourhoods and beat us. >> reporter: and every day there's death and grief. last night

for israel to be annihilated. the q and aon why israel should be eliminated. benjamin netanyahu fired back saying, iran's quote terrorist regime must not be allowed to get a nuclear bomb. >> i call on the p-5 plus one countries. don't rush into a deal that would let iran rush to the bomb. >> this as secretary of state john kerry heads home after two days of talks about iran's nack program with the country's foreign minister. the clock is ticking. the deadline is just days away. the global affairs correspondent begins our coverage. when you hear what you came out from iran today from the supreme leader, you their prime minister of israel. the question is will the u.s. do this deal? >> reporter: well, it's true. secretary of state kerry wrapped up ten hours of talks with the foreign minister. they say there's time for progress but the signs from iran on whether a nuclear deal could lead to better ties between the u.s. and iran are not encouraging. with the deadline two weeks away, secretary of state john kerry heade

in to the innocence of iran or israel. but israel has a genuine possibility to have a deterrent threat of counter value and did this week to see them publish that to identify what downhill a shopping areas would be the strife floor to be counter value. >> fifth you have confused that. don't sit down yet. but to reserve the phrase counterforce and not talking about a russian counterforce attack third talk about half an attack on forces where they will not have an impact it it's very scary stuff. it completely misreads my prospective the response to any use of nuclear weapons against united states of america. into the misread before with the resolve if we were talking counterforce and what happened i hope and pray if that happened to the retaliation would go counterforce to the lee a. that shutting down the conflict. one of the things about the nuclear weapons that any of us looking around the room would know what nuclear weapons do has been lost. so i worry a great deal there are a lot of people in this great country. to do

israel's prime minister joins talks in jordan aimed at calming tensions. signs of progress. fight against ebola. as the state of emergency. plus out of this world. sending pictures but how long will it last? >> robin adams here with the sport, and one big story dominated headlines. the world governing body in chaos, as it's own investigator accuses it of a cover up. and blaming russia of corruption. >> israel's prime minister is in talk aimed at easing tensions. he is meeting the u.s. secretary of state and jordan's. and u.s. has criticized the decision to build 200 new settlement unit which is are illegal under international law. palestinian president is also in jordan, be uh is not clear if he will be involved in the talks. relations with jordan have al been strained with the decision to close the mosque compound for the first time since 1967. >> in recent weeks. we have correspondent in both jordan and in west jerusalem. in west jerusalem, but first in aman jordan where we are waiting for a press conference between the jordanian leaders there and the u.s. secretary of sta

you hear the prime minister of israel announce that israel will take measures, including destroying the houses of those palestinians who were engaged in this terror attack. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i want to go right to jerusalem inside what's going on. ben wedeman is on the scene for us. ben, explain to us what happened for viewers who might just be tuning in right now. >> reporter: what happened is just before 7:00 this morning, wolf, there were around a dozen men in this synagogue in west jerusalem when these two palestinians from a palestinian neighborhood in east jerusalem burst into the room as they were praying. these men were armed with knives, with axes and we saw pictures which would indicate they also had butcher's knives as well as a 9 millimeter pistol and they started to attack these worshippers. four of them were killed immediately. and within seven minutes, the israeli police were alerted to this attack and arrived on the scene as the two attackers were leaving the israeli police opened

you did not talk about israel and the history of how israel got nuclear weapons. i was wondering why. secondly, would you elaborate on the role israel could play or auld have to play to make nuclear weapon free zone in the middle east? israel.ally talk about right now, i find -- i invite you to come back. the chinese program as related to the soviet and american and the french and .ritish related to the soviet relateda and brazil as to each other. south africa was always a mystery to me. mysterious. be that as it may, and israeli program was not a mystery to me given the attitude of its neighboring states. the possibility that the soviet union would turn out to be a protector of those that will be hostile to israel. israel fought a series of wars in which the soviet union had the potential toprotector of the be an actor and the israelis wanted a deterrent. look at the rangers -- look at the range is for the jericho's. i do not believe the rain program is driven -- the iranian program is driven by the israeli program. i've spent a lot of my career in the middle eas

the final agreements on the table that israel does not bend to. the palestinians want east jerusalem as a capital of a future state. the government says it will always be the unified capital of israel. if you look at the language, it's difficult to see the two sides. the government doesn't want to budge on some of the final status issues. we had nine months talks sponsored by the u.s. it didn't begin to address the issues. it gives you a sense of how difficult it is. in his language, when the talks failed, he can only do so much if two sides are not willing to compromise. >> stephanie dekker, thank you, from east jerusalem. >> earlier i spoke to a senior member member of fatah, and said the israeli government is trying to turn the conflict into a religious confrontation. >> unfortunately the world tension is on this unfortunate condemned attack yesterday on the israeli synagogue. there was attention, not nearly as scarily focused on daily activities, and by extreme terrorists on groups for a daily basis. today the situation is as such. it's one pr

the founding document says the greater israel is to be known as the state of israel. clearly, this is not the first time that israel has done this. the difference here is and this is why this is ruffling so many feathers is that there is a sense that this effectively downgrades 20% of the population that is palestinian/israeli. advocates say it needs to be enshrined in those customs but a basic lawf. >> will guarantee that the courts, as well, have to take into account, but so many people within israel, within netanyahu's coalition, as well as palestinians angered by this. >> why is prime minister netanyahu doing this? is it all chocked up, i guess, to internal politics? >> reporter: yeah. i think mostly, it's internal politics. what he says publicly, he told the cabinet yesterday that the bill is a response to critics, both inside and outside israel who question the country's right to exist. but most analysts i speak to say it's about internal politics. ♪net is perhaps pushing toward an election or about to be pushing toward an election. this bill is so controversi

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i think the relationship between israel and united states is very, very strong. i mean, there is bipartisan support for israel which we appreciate, and support for the american people is at all time high. because i think americans when they look around the middle east and they see isis beheading americans, see the chants "death to americans" they see the fluidity that is an understatement, the fact that one state after another is collapsing, they see this democratic state of israel admittedly a bee leagued democracy but one that stands for values of democracy, personal liberty and free speech, an organized society, hi-tech society. people instinctively understand that israel is america's best ally in the united states, in the middle east. best ally of the united states. we think america is our best ally, too, there's a very, very strong bond there. yes, we can have disagreements between governments, that happens in the best of families. but we are one family. >> schieffer: prime minister, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you, bob. >> schief

and palestinians who threaten the state of israel. will be harsh and that will keep israel safe, it hasn't really worked out. >> it hasn't, i think one of the challenges is as long as there's this tension surrounding the mosque the temple, as long as there's that tension there, there's always going to be the people particularly in's just absolutely who have access who travel inside jerusalem, a lot of the palestinians who have west bank cannot travel into jerusalem. i think they tack it much more personally. and that's something you can't control. you can't control that kind of thing. >> well, and that's the question, we have asked it in just a moment ago, whether or not ma mowed abass can control the more extreme elements of the palestinian society. can benjamin netanyahu control the far right of his country that might want to push the movement? >>in trying to do what they can to sort of punish that radical element, i think he is consent about his coalition, and the voices from the right, and the country has steadily moved to the rig

kerry is not going, which is here, israel. so far we don't have any indication as to whether or not mr. kerry will be meeting with the israeli prime minister benjamin net january ho netanya. that under scores the tensions between washington and the israel i government. the tension have his been brewing for quite sometime over a number of issues, but of course the ongoing conflict we have been seeing on the streets of occupied palestinian areas and indeed spilling over to here in israel certainly ringing alarm bells in the u.s. government. but given the tensions currently between the two leaderships, it's going to be very difficult for the u.s. to push either side to come to the negotiating table, which is what they truly want. >> thank you. speaking to us from west jerusalem. >>> egyptian state media says eight navel officers were missing after that patrol boat was attacked in the mediterranean. the vessel was hit by gunfire from three small boats. the military responded by sending jets to destroy the boats, at least 32 people

doesn't matter whether it happened in israel or in iraq. can you imagine if after the isis beheadings a world leader had come out and said we need calm on both sides, we need to lower tensions, we need to restrain violence? this was a terrorist attack. we don't need moral equivalents. we need condemnation from the u.s. president. >> that's what it is, moral equivalents between these two groups. in these recent weeks we've seen several attacks on israelis and americans who are in israel including a baby run down by a car. i can go through seven incidents over the past couple of months where they've been getting attacked and attacked and attacked and attacked. and there was one incident where there was a bus driver who committed suicide and some of the palestinians said well the israelis did that. but israel came forward and said, we had a palestinian representative present and an israeli representative present and they both agreed it wasn't a suicide. it was a murder. the question is whether our president needs to be much more clear and forc

in the 1967 israel occupied the area. under 1994 peace treaty jordan still has a supervisory role over the christian holy sites. that including the al aqsa compound. well, i'm joined now by yosi meckleberg from london. good to have you, sir. when we look at what is going on al aqsa, it's not a dispute of who gets to pray there. it's the full spectrum of occupation issues that are playing out now. >> good evening, yes, i think that it's been going on for a few months now since the killing of the palestinian teenager. by israelis back in july. in the last few weeks definitely all the situation is getting worse and worse. and i think it's down to the failing of the peace negotiations backing the role in gaza, and of course building of the settlements. result of advicely you can see the palestinian state is disappearing very quickly creating on the palestinian side violence. i think this should be a warning for everyone that unless the peace negotiations resume very quickly we might go back to violence. this is not good for a

if israel condemn, we will condemn, israel wants it all, wants the whole cake and eat it all and that's a policy that out to be violated by the international community. the root cause is not islamists, if you allow me, if you allow me. if you allow me -- >> surely calling to your moral standards attacking civilians should be something that should be condemned, should it not? >> well, according to my moral standards, i tell you there shouldn't be an occupation which is the root cause of the conflict and shouldn't be any killing of any human being, regardless of their political or religious affiliation. what's most important now is netanyahu is yet again, once again waiving the security card. he's running for the election and wants to win the hearts and minds of israelis. this is not a stand alone incident. this has been mounding on the heads and minds of palestinians who have seen systemic israel policy of con if i say occasion of property and announcement of building more and more settlements and working towards changing the status quo in the mosque. with this policy, obviously the situ