injured. palestinian leader mahmood abbas insist that the citizens are not seeking confrontation with israel. clashes have seen five palestinians killed since october 3rd, more than 1,600 have been injured. four israelis have also died. we have more from ramallah. >> there were clashes around several areas. in jericho, bethlehem, and here in ramallah where students had called for their own day of rage. now the clashes lasted for several hours with israeli forces using once again live ammunition to push back the protesters. this has been going on for several days. there is one figure that really stands out at this stage, that's the number of wounded. >> 1,600 and 42 palestinians were wounded, and among them you have about 260 that were hit by live ammunition, and 650 that were wounded because of rubber-coated stea steel bullets. that gives you an idea of the amount of force the israeli soldiers have been using to push back these protesters and confront them. each time there is a new injured, each time someone dies, it really increases the resolve and the determination of. many will tel

president of palestine. if mac mood abbas has gone a couple of kilometers off his course, with his motier kade, he would have seen it for himself. a very large demonstration there as well. but the violence just goe on and on julie. >> receive deck live for us. we heard that press conference earlier, and imseems to further reinforce, that the sites are still light years apart. >> absolutely, i think it is significant that the u.n. secretary general came here. the u.m. is criticized for not being able to do anything, certainly when it comes to this conflict, but i think the fact that he came, it was a last minute meeting showed a heightened sense of concern, certainly on the ground. extremely tense times. let's have a listen to what both ban ki-moon and the israeli prime minister has to say earlier when they issue as joint statement. >> israelis and palestinians stand on the brink of the catastrophe. we need to keep the situation from escalating into a religious conflict with potential regional implications. we must create conditions for negotiations and the occupation, and realize the peop

action. >>> benjamin netenyahu told john kerry on thursday that he is willing to meet abbas face-to-face. kerry is heading to jerusalem soon to try to facilitate those talks. >>> crews in california have been working to clean the mud off of interstate 5 near bakersfield. several cars have yet to be pulled out and some roads were buried under as much as five feet of mud. >> all we saw was just a mountain of boulders and -- and dirt and stuff coming right for us, and it pretty much lifted my car up, and spun us around like it was nothing. >> reporter: rescuers saying most emergency calls coming from those trapped drivers. there have been no reports of deaths or injuries so far. >>> also a state of disaster in central texas. wildfires sweeping that area on thursday. they destroyed at least 25 homes. 154 homes are still threatened. the texas governor dispatched the military and helicopters to help control the fire. four years ago a fire nearby destroyed more than 1700 homes. >>> there is a developing story today near the turkey board we are syria. the turkey military saying it shot down

, palestinian president mahmoud abbas said palestinia israeli pe meant to insight and provoke. >> we'll not stand for our children being shot in cold blood. >> at jerusalem's al-aqsa mosque compound, one of the holiest sites for both muslims and jews who call it the temple mount. the site has taken on additional symbolic meaning after recent israeli measures to limit palestinian access. residents in occupied east jerusalem are now bracing themselves for possible punitive israeli action like the demolition of homes of those suspected of taking part in attacks. >> the punishment will not achieve the goals of the israeli government. the only way to achieve the goals for people aware of living between the israelis and the palestinians is to establish the two-state solution. >> reporter: checkpoints and roadblocks have already been set up at access points in some east jerusalem neighborhoods. for residents stifling any attempts at normal life. now, what we heard in that report was mahmoud abbas trying to establish some authority. his leadership of the palestinian people. but interestingly i spen

criticized palestinian president mahmoud abbas. >>reporter: he reiterated his country's alliance with the u.s. is unshakeable but that did not stop him from blasting the u.s. nuclear agreement with iran and five other nations. >> after three days of listening to world leaders praise the nuclear deal with iran, i begin my speech today by saying, ladies and gentlemen, check your enthusiasm at the door. >>reporter: vowing not to allow iran into the nuclear weapon's club, netanyahu once again condemned the agreement including the lifting of sanctions that he said could eventually mean billions of unfrozen dollars flowing to iran. >> you think hundreds of billions of dollars in sanctions relief and fat contracts will turn this rapacious tiger into a kitten? >>reporter: the israeli leader along with u.s. law makers opposed to the deal insisted the agreement which does not entirely dismantle iran's nuclear program would only increase the threats to israel by an atomic iran years down the road. >> that would place a militant islamic terror regime weeks away from having the material for an entire arse

attacks and challenging him to help stop then. >> . >> it is time that president abbas stops not only justifying them but also calling for then. because he wants to see more blood spilled in jerusalem. and it is time for the international community and fair minded people to make that distinct. stop justifying murder. abbas denies the allegations and says it goes against palestinian interest. >> jon, of course, one of the major problems to talks on deescalation between israelis is the deep distrust that exists between the two sides. if there's a question about how committed the israeli prime minister is at all to the two state solution. so driving around jerusalem today, it looks like the the scene is set much more for confrontation. an already divided city. concrete blocks now segregate slices of occupied east jerusalem. israeli border police hunt for suspected palestinian knifeman who they collop wolf terrorists. it is part of the newly launched israeli crack down. the passengers have being forced to get off one bus and board another bus. >> he is late for english classes. his regula

handed over on friday after intervention by mahmoud abbas, and international groups. the dead were between the ages of 15 and 18. earlier this month the government decided to retain the bodies of palestinians accused of attacks. there has been clashes on the streets after the funerals took place. men have been throwing rocks towards forces, who responded with tear gas. they have this update from hebron. >> this is the place where the bodies of five palestinian teenagers were buried. it is the cemetery housing the graves of people killed in the conflict. israel says that all five teenagers buried on saturday were involved in attempted or actual attacks on israelis, local eyewitnesss disputed that and in one case the 17-year-old, her family and eyewitnesss posed no threat. passing through the checkpoints, raising her hands to show she wasn't carrying a weapon when shot dead. the disputed narratives - it's something that is fuelling anger in the occupied west bank. there are many palestinian families waiting for the bodies of their loved ones to be returned. israel is holding the bodi

fired. as frustration amounts, so too does pressure on palestinian leader mahmoud abbas. there are questions from the hamas leadership in gaza as to the nature of security operation with israel. and questions from within his own p.l. on. factions as to whether or not he intends to abandon the oslo accords or not. the fundamental frank work for whatever relationship exists with israel. at a meeting of pl on. factions, mahmoud a loss made clear his belief that under occupation. palestinians are forced to defend themselves. >> in a group of settlers attack a village what do you expect our response to be. leave us alone, israel has to stop and accept our hand is reached out to a political solution in a peaceful way. not another day. >> reporter: another day of ra rage. another day of israeli occupation, mike hannas, al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >>> meanwhile israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has defended the tighter security measures in the occupied west bank, he blames palestinian political parties for inciting the recent violence. >> they are using additional securi

mahmood abbas. >> we are people who are asking for riots. we're not aggressive against anyone. we don't want aggression against our people. we're asking for our world, we will not tolerate this occupation, and we will not giving up fighting against the policies. we will not stand for the killing of our children in cold blood. >> three palestinians who were shot and killed in the past 24 hours come from this neighborhood. announced was a decision not to return their bodies to their families and they're considering burying in a remote military area. the decision to withhold the bodies of those with israeli i.d.s is a red line no previous israeli government has crossed. the netanyahu government may be sowing the seeds for greater violence to come. towards the end of the day, the end of the temporary lull another random stabbing, the attacker shot and killed. mike hanna, al jazeera. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry will travel to the middle east shortly to try to calm the violence. al jazeera's andrew simmons is in west jerusalem. when we look at those pictures it looks like chao

ramallah where ban ki-moon had been meeting the president of palestinian, mahmoud abbas. if he had gone a couple of kilometers off of his course with his motor -- motorcade he would have seen it himself. >> i'm wondering what these young palestinians have been telling you about their anger and frustration. >> reporter: well, we've traveled around the occupied west bank and also occupied east jerusalem. and from there i spoke to a number of those closely involved in the so-called attacks on people in both east jerusalem and the occupied west bank, this is our report. outwardly isaac seemed like a quiet sensible teenager. on a saturday morning most schoolboys of his age would be hanging out with friends, but this 16 year old is carrying a knife. he wants to kill someone. and this is his attempt. he ends up lying in a street of occupied east jerusalem shot dead by the security forces. you couldn't have guessed his intent when he left home, caught here on security cameras. he looked carefree. he may have looked calm, but what was going on inside his head? he came from caring parents and a com

abbas trying to restore calm. this was the scene just a few hours ago outside the coastal city of hidera, a palestinian soldiers rammed into a israeli soldier. several people injured by a palestinian woman who detonated a bomb inside her car. >> there was an explosion that took place inside the vehicle. the female terrorist was injured seriously. >> two civilians were killed including a pregnant woman, israeli authorities say i.t. was in response to palestinian rocket first deadly strike on gaza in more than a year. hoda abdel hamid reports on why tensions are boiling over. >> reporter: with each funeral the rage increases. here, the body of 27 years old abraham howard being taken to its resting place. those accompanying him vowing his blood was not spilled in vein and they will continue to protect the al-aqsa compound. the protest called by a university, despite israeli's show of force, undeterred. israeli's retaliation was fierce. more than 50 people were hit by life ammunition, doorgd medicalo medical sources. >> nothing will stop us protecting al-aqsa and the intifada. all in

their national flags. the ceremony was attended by palestin-i can't know president abbas and the secretary general. >> i hope a successful peace process will soon yield when we unfurl the palestinian flag in its proper place among the family of nations as a sovereign member stat of the united nations [applause.] >> until his speech to the general assembly, president abbas put the blame otisisi and said he needed to raise the alarm about recent violence caused by what he said was israeli incursions and he told the chamber assisi had not been abiding by the oslo accord signed 22 years ago, he now wouldn't do so either. >> they leave us know choice but to insist that well not remain the only ones commitsed to the implementation of these agreements while israel continuously violates them. we therefore declare we cannot continue to be bound by these agreements and that israel must assume all of its responsibilities as an occupying pow power. >> reporter: so is this the bombshell president abbas said he would drop or an empty promise? there are more questions than answers. how will it

and palestinian president mahmood abbas has called for calm. but here many more brace themselves for more fighting in the days ahead. >> now we go to east jerusalem and mike hannah. >> a number of attacks occurring in the west bank and in northern israel a palestinian woman attempted to stab an israeli soldier. she was shot, police say, moderately wounded. then an israeli 17-year-old attacked four arabs, two of them residents of the west bank. two of them of a nearby village, they were moderate to seriously injured. the israeli attacker has been arrested. and one is seeing a pattern in an increase in israeli right-wing activity. in west jerusalem overnight a crowd of demonstrators gathered shouting insults towards arabs, insisting they were going to march on unoccupied east jerusalem. however the police dispersed them, and a number of those israelis were dispersed. continuing attention in various parts in israel and the occupied west bank the police say very difficult to deal with these attacks regardless of where they come from because they are unorganized and they're random. >>

york as they draft and redraft prime minister netanyahu's response to abbas yesterday. he is going to hit back and he will hit back hard but he will also say that israel wants peace with the palestinians and is prepared to negotiate. >> is something thatdz palestinians are not in a position to offer. for them, syria's peace talks are predicated on the idea of israel having borders back to where it was in 1967, east jerusalem, the capitol of any state, the right of return for palestinians who were ousted in the late 40s and others who have left since. but let's now remind ourselves of how prime minister -- of how president makmud abbas set this up for prime minister netanyahu to respond this morning. >> bound by os lo no more. he present before the u.n. general assembly wednesday and said as long as israel refuses to commit to agreements it made in the more than 20-year-old oslo peace accord, pal fine won't either. in the presence of arafat and his prime minister did not demand a two-state solution but were meant to pave the way to both sides to settle differences. while the agreeme

, and they're accusing palestinian president abbas of inciting the attacks. >> in the face of the commitment to the two-state solution. it under scores how critical it is to achieve two states layoffing side by side in peace and security. >> in the last two weeks' loan 39 palestinians have been killed and seven israelis have been stabbed to death. and earlier this morning a jewish holy site was torched in the west bank and they're calling the events at joseph tomb an act of desecration. >> yes, as you rightly say there has been a whole sore series of developments police say the palestinian attackers carried out that incident. there will were no immediate reports of injuries or substantial damage to the tomb. you cannot go torching religious sites here and not expect that to lead to more retaliation incidentally that identity is a holy site not only for jews but for muslims and for christians. there were other incidents in hebron where a palestinian man disguised as a press photographer stabbed an israeli soldier at a checkpoint before being shot to death himself. clashes broke out

meet with the palestinian president mahmood abbas. i think significantly it was announced that he would be coming here to make his presence felt to say that this is a dangerous escalation calling for calm. ban ki-moon really can't change the situation on the ground, but what is important really what he said is that they're looking into requests by the palestinians, what they call international protection. also has to do with the al-aqsa mosque compound. this is what they had to say earlier in ramallah. >> diplomacy from jerusalem to the occupied west bank. the u.n. secretary general reiterates his call for calm for what he calls a dangerous situation. palestinian president mahmood abbas makes it clear that the palestinians have a right to protect themselves, but then he wants to return to negotiations with the israelis something he'll speak with secretary of state john kerry when he retur returns. >> secretary john kerry knows exactly what we want. let's butt negotiations. let's butt settlement on the table. it's illegal, and we know that then we'll return to negotiations. >> the fear t

with binyamin netanyahu in germany, and meet with palestinian president mahmoud abbas somewhere in the middle east. the trip coming as officials say security forces killed two that tried to stop members. the u.s. secretary-general called for calm. that has not helped. carl has more from jerusalem. aid head of arrive on tuesday, the u.n. chief issued a plea for peace. >> turn your frustration in strong peaceful voice for change. you and the people of israel, we proceed to break this cycle of violence and fear. as he came to talk, few were listening. these on the outskirts of ramallah. in others, the west bank's largest city, the israeli army said a palestinian was shot dead. also according to the army, two attacks. this one captured by a photographer, and an israeli settler responding with a baseball bat. he's run down and killed by a truck. israeli police say it's not clear if he was run down intention alley. a second attacks close to an israeli settlement, they said he ran a car into an israeli settler. ban arrived in jerusalem, stating his position offering little new. >> i, as t

after the oslo according were signed in 1994. recently president abbas warned he could withdraw from the agreement. many palestinians feel it is long gone. >>> football's governing body fifa has provisionally suspended his president, sepp blatter and three other executives for 90 days. andy richardson reports. >> reporter: the ethics committee sepp blatter set up has suspended him for 90 days. it's not a proof of guilt, and blatter could yet return to his desk before the election to choose his successor takes place. his lawyers issued this statement: in may swiss police arrested 7 top fifa officials on various corruption charges. fifa, it was revealed was also being investigated by united states police. blatter did go on to win a presidential election, but days later said he would have resigning his post, and a new vote was set for february. last month swiss police said the 79 year old was now the subject of a criminal investigation, accused of making a $2 million payment to the head of european football. while both men deny any wrongdoing, pat tinny has also been suspended for 90 da

of the plo will meet with abbas discussing what is the road ahead, what policy must the palestinians take in the weeks to come. >> at the same time, israel stepped up house come inicians. >> can't be helping the situation, mike. >> well, certainly sentially, that is something that netanyahu threatened a year ago when the incidents that led to the threat to demolish these houses happened. there have been a number of houses demolished, particularly that will of the pal stipian who carried out the stabbing attack in the old city saturday night. however, this particular situation, the two houses demolished in east jerusalem is in a way something very different. it is something from over a year ago. at that particular time, there was immense pressure from the u.s., immense pressure from the community that netanyahu not exercise what many would regard as collective punishment and, indeed, what's in terms of international law is collective punishment remembering, too, of course, that these houses are in occupied territory which accentuates the issue and actually makes, in the eyes of the in

or not? >> well, we have already heard from president abbas a couple of days ago, he says this needs to calm down, people need to take hold of the situation, there should be no escalation and no violence. so we already know what president behal abbas does. just like they're not hearing from hamas. palestinians have learned not to take serious anymore when people tell them things from the authority like there going to be national reconciliation of palestine, threatening israel that we will stop security coordination and cooperation. palestinians are not taking any of this seriously. the palestinian leadership on behalf ever hamas and fatah have not been serious. we have heard prime minister netanyahu saying how the international community has ifn googiven up on iran but certainy not a word of how israel has continued its occupation of palestine for almost five decades now. >> thank you very much indeed. >> thank you. >> two suicide bombers who carried out the suicide bombing in ankara on saturday. mohammed jamjoom says the relatives is more questions than answers. >> reporter: y

generation might actually hold out some hope for example in mahmoud abbas' president, president abbas' visit to the united nations human rights council on wednesday where he will repeat his call for international protection from palestinians from the israeli security forces not just here in the occupied west bank but in general. however, if you talk to many young activ activists, they are extremely frustrated and some of them reject out right the diplomatic moves and basically calls by the political parties for calm. we have talked to some people who have criticized the security forces in the last few weeks who have in some cases tried to stop protesters getting the checkpoints, for example. and i think that certainly there is a group of people here, particularly young palestinians who don't answer to anybody. so it's difficult to predict where the next violence will occur. >> thank you. >>> well, thein' security council is preparing a briefing later on monday the humanitarian situation in syria. accord to this u.n. at least 120,000 people have been internally displace ed in the last

abbas to sit down. in the past we have seen european governments take a firmer line on ending the settlement on the west bank. is that something now the americans are willing to put pressure on the israelis in private? perhaps. but the suspicion and mistrust is so entrenched right now, and the track record of the europeans and americans in bringing the two sides together successful, is so poor, that i have to repeat there is little aptism. >> benjamin netenyahu being blasted today for the comments he made about the palestinians and the holocaust, what exactly is that all about. >> well what benjamin netenyahu said yesterday in a speech is that the grand mufti of muslim, the muslim leader of the palestinian people at that time, he is talking about the 1930s, 1940s, traveled here to berlin in 1941. that is correct. and that he had a meeting with hitler. and that during this meeting, essentially it was the grand muf mufti who planted the idea in hitler's head that european jews should be exterminated. until that point, ak coring to benjamin netenyahu, that was something that hitler h

, president abbas warned he could withdraw from the agreement. many palestinians feel it is long gone. >>> and now back to mike hannah in yeses -- jerusalem. what is the israeli government doing to try to bring back calm? >> reporter: the israeli government has not yet reimposed restrictions on access to the old city and the al aqsa mosque compound in particular. there has been stringent restrictions in place which was one of the flash points of this current round of conflict that we're seeing. so app pair represently a means -- an attempt to ease the situation on the ground, but what we are seeing at the moment in the course of the day, the series of stabbings throughout various parts of israel and the occupied west bank also what we are seeing within occupied east jerusalem, is very strong resistance. the red crescent says that at least seven protesters have been shot by israeli forces in the camp. so whatever the israeli government is doing, clearly not having any real impact on the ground as yet. tensions still running high. the conflict over the al aqsa mosque compound, radiating

diplomatic moves by mahmoud abbas, for example, to call for international attention, that is it not of interest. they'll maintain direct action for as long as they can. >> in libya, 12 have been killed in a helicopter crash. those on board were military commanders belonging to the government in tripoli. helicopters hit by antiaircraft fire and crashed into the sea. >> egyptians have begun voting in run off elections, for than 220 parliament seats are at stake. none of the candidates won the majority. first results expected on thursday. egypt has not had parliamentary elections since the overthrow of mohamed mursi. >> days ahead of a parliamentary election in turkey, the prosecutor has taken coal of more opposition media outlets, and the scuffles linked to the group. he's a critic of recep tayyip erdogan. the affected outlets include two newspaper and tv stations. >> coming up in the programme, voters in congo vote for a new president. some say the vote was rigged >>> and how foreign relations in cuba will be a game-changer for cuban athletes. letes. >>> hello, the top stories on al jaz

abbas, for example, for international protection, that's not of any interest for them. they're going to maintain their direct action for as long as they can. >> hundreds of academics have pledged to boycott universities in israel because of the way the country's government is treating palestinians. in a an advert, they say they're deeply dispushed by israel's intolerable human rights violations. they have pledged not to participate in universities or their conference. >>> 12 have been killed when a helicopter was shot down in libya. the spokesman for the tripoli government said that the helicopter was returning to the capital when it was hit by anti-aircraft and crashed into the sea. >>> the saudi-led military coalition has denied bombing a hospital in northern yemen. the building was all but destroyed after being hit by two explosions. there were no casualties. doctors without borders said that it provided coordinates to the coalition two weeks ago. >> we have the emergency room being stabilized when that happened. the first the team had time to evacuate the emergency room. the seco

moment. president abbas is due to speak to the palestinian people later on today at 17g.m.t. what would you like to hear from him? >> i don't expect to hear a lot from him, but i would like to hear something that he is standing with his people and trying to change what's going to happen here. >> thank you very much. as you heard from a lot of the youth here have been saying exactly the same thing. they are -- they don't expect much from the leadership here and also they do not want to be represented by one specific political faction. they say this is about the palestinian flag. it's not about any of the political parties and they want to show that here on campus, they have a unity and they hope that that unity would spread to outside of the campus, outside the gates of this campus on to the palestinian streets. they say that this is -- they call it a student uprising, a youth uprising if you like and they hope some of them at least that at some point it will turn into a third intifada. they say it is very important for them that their generation speaks out. >> thanks for that, hodor. le

. >> i'm ali velshi on target tonight. solving the middle east peace buzz. mahmood abbas takes a new stand. and america as peacemaker. why the white house may not be able to lead the way this time around. the middle east is on fire, and u.s. policy in the region is coming undone in places like iraq, syria and yemen. we're seeing civil wars, powe power vacuums and world powers like russia and of course the united states. but amidst all the turmoil the decades old conflict between israelis and palestinians continues to fester. israel bombed gaza for 50 days. at the same time they would will be shells at israel. a war broke out after another round of the u.s. brokered negotiations broke down. a peace process back then was for the process to end with israel withdrawing from arab territories it seized in 1967, and with palestinian independence. well, that has not happened. the palestinians today have nothing more than limited self-rule in parts of the west bank and in gaza. meanwhile, the violence in and around gaza has flared off, and israel has confiscated more than half the land in the

discuss the speech made by abbas in the united nations general assembly, threatening to abandon the oslo accords, the basic framework for whatever relationship exists with israeli. no outcome yet of that particular meeting, although abbas said before the meeting that he does not want to directly confront the israelis. he's got a lot of political pressure on him not only with palestinian frustration mounting, but also frustration within his own p.l.o. factions. one must remember, too, the leadership in hamas has been asking pointed questions about what is exactly the nature of the palestinian authority relationship with israeli, particularly on the issue of security coordination. >> quick final word on another aspect of what's going on at the moment, home demolition, which sounds very dramatic. can you explain to our viewers why that is happening and how it's happening. >> well, it is very dramatic and also a contravention of national law and international treaties. what has happened in the past is that israeli has repeatedly demolished the homes of those who carry out attacks on isr

bloodshed and escalation. >> the palestinian authority, abbas has condemned the violence. israel's prime minister said he would use an iron fist against attackers. >>> prosecutors plan to announce details into their investigation into corruption at the united nations. the probe has lead to charges for several officials. the case centered on john ash, the former president of the u.n. general assembly. james bayes is live at the united nations. james this seems to have come out of nowhere. what details do you have? >> reporter: we're getting more detai details right now, and we'll get more in the next hour about these allegations about john ash. it's a one-year job, one of the big offices in the u.n. system. it's claimed that he, while he went about his official business, went on some visits and some engagements in return for bribe money. a total of more than half a million dollars in bribe money. they are also looking at all of his earnings and exactly what was in his bank account, and it is also alleged he underreported his income to the tax authorities by $1.2 million. it's claime

abbas's speech at the united nations in this which he threaten today aband on the oslo acords. they are the very foundation of the structure of the relationship between israel and the palestinians. it was very ordered, dividing territory up in to various areas over which one person has control, another one in which another person has control. but the threat of mahmoud abbas to aband on this oslo accord is, in fact, a threat to dismantle the entire palestinian authority because he cannot say we will not have the oslo acords and still maintain a palestinian authority. so, it does appear that the discussion is intensifying in ramallah among the palestinian politicians about what the next step is going to be. was at a time speech merely merely empty words or is he going to implement an abandoning of the oslo accords which would remove whatever progress, as little as it has been, in the past few decades. >> mike hanna there in the west bank. >>> it doesn't look like an accident. the words there of nato secretary general ye yen stoltenberg rejecting russia's explanation of what it was doi

abbas is trying to do counts as no surprise. history has shown us every time palestinian leader wanted to avoid taking a difficult decision, he filled void with incisement and forces accusations and lies regarding the temple mount. >> phyllis bennett is from the institute for policy studies, she says u.s. has the ability to put pressure on israel but hasn't done so. >> the u.s. has just been in the process of arranging for a new grant of $47 billion over the next ten years. $47 billion of u.s. tax money to go directly to the israeli military. that's certainly something that should give them pause in israel that that could be revoked. the question is political will in washington. it is not does the u.s. have the power? absolutely it does. it has economic power. it can change its responsibility as president obama has indicated it would do, in the united nations now. there are calls for a protection force for the palestinians, something that has been discussed in u.n. circles for more than 20 years. it's never been taken seriously as an option because of what was seen to be the ine

palestinian president asked the united nations for international protection, abbas's appearance in geneva comes with growing unrest in the occupied territories. 63 palestinians and nine israelis have died so far this month. >> we reaffirm to the security council is requested to shoulder its responsibility and establish a special regime of international protection for the palestinian people. we want your protection. we want the protection of the world. we can no longer bear all these sanctions, all these attacks perpetuated by the settlers and by the israeli army. >>> in libya, a helicopter is shot down, killing officers loyal to the government in tripoli. it led to intense fighting between armed groups west of the capital. the government in tripoli and the vial administration are considering a u.n. backed deal to form a unity government. >>> results drop fancy knee i can't's presidential election could be delayed after votes from the island of zanzibar were annulled. it was said the polls were newt free and fair. >> we've just spoken to the spokesperson for the government who says that th

the protestors were born after the oslo accords were signed in 1994. recently president abbas wants to withdraw from the agreement. many palestinians feel it's long gone. al jazeera in the occupied west bank. >> to syria where the oh chief of staff from the armed forces said the military started a major offensive to take back towns and villages. the army is getting support from russian jets and missiles. >> after the russian airstrikes which reduced the fighting ability for daish and other terrorist groups, the syrian armed forces kept the military initiative and informed armed groups. the attack aims to eliminate the terrorist groups and liberating the towns that have suffered from the scourge of crimes. >> what more are you hearing about this so-called big attack? where is it happening? >> in the northern country side of the western province of hamas, on syrian state television, they are showing footage of soldiers arriving to the front lines, preparing to head to the front lines, reinforcements on the ground and like you mentioned, the syrian army commander calling this a big att

president abbas and the palestinian liberation organization engaged in multiple rounds of negotiation in diplomacy. i think it's a massive cry of frustration. >> what about the potential role. whais there anything--is there a momentum that could change that now. or are we as far back as we were in those days? we are in as bad of a situation as we've been. there is a complete absence of any trust between the leadership of the palestinians and the israeli leadership. i think the israeli government has shown that it's not interested in the creation of a palestinian state. pursuing policies on the ground intended to close the possibility of a palestinian state. i think the international community has an important role to play here to make clear to both sides that violence against civilians must cease, but also to make clear to israel as the more powerful party on the ground here that the international community will take steps and exact real consequences. for israeli behaviors such as increased settlement building that foreclose the two-state option. >> thank you very much, indeed, for ta

october. the measures outlined by u.s. secretary of state after a meeting with mahmoud abbas. a palestinian has been shot by israeli settlers in the occupied west bank. stephanie dekker has the latest from ramallah. >> there's a few moving parts to this. let me break it down. we spoke to the mayor of a village close to hebron, where a settler shot a palestinian man, and the palestinian health minister said he was shot five times, he's been taken to hospital tore treatment. the mayor of the village said the israeli army entered the village, checking palestinian i.d.s, there is a stand off. the israeli army told the mayor, there's another incident in the area, 20 minutes away from this area. there was an attempted stabbing, we are told. an israeli vehicle was moving through. according to reports it was stoned. the israeli man got out of the car and was stabbed in the chest. he was removed from medical treatment. difficult to confirm what is going on. there's a potential connection - perhaps not. this is what the israeli army told the mayor, confusing. what was clear is that the te

president mahmoud abbas as well as international groups. earlier this month, the israeli government said it would keep hold of the bodies of pal stippians accused of carrying out attacks against israelis. it's been almost 20 years since the assassination of itzak rabin. a commemoration to remember the man. the peace is still just a hope. stefanie dekker reports. >> reporter: this was a momentous occasion. the 1993 signing of the oslo acords on the white house lawns. whether you would it would lead to a palestinian state or not t brought hope and a mutual recognition that was unprecedented. >> at that time, all we believed the conflict was over but actually, we discovered quickly the conflict started at that time. it's not over. >> muda owned a bookstore for 30 years. a books all about this never end conflict. he said he has lost all hope. >> we will stay in this situation a long time. i don't see that it's close in my generation at least. >> rabin, if he looked at the situation today would be very angry. >> the israeli government spokesman at the time when rabin was assassinated? >>

west bank. it writes benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas must work on it before it spins out of control. they are destined to live with one another. and must respect other's humanity. >>> s russia's involvement in syria, neither the u.s. nor europe has shown a will to do anything about it and the only thing left to be seen is whether putin will stop with syria. >>> angola is coming under criticism. the government says 13 students were planning a coup. barnaby phillips has our report. >> reporter: 15 young men more than 100 days in prison and no charges against them. they include caiforts such a ine been protesting for years over a lack of political freedom in angola. they gathered to discuss a book about peaceful protests against repressive regimes. angola is led by president eduardo del santos. he says the men in prison were planning a coup and the attorney general told state media he's preparing a case against them. >> translator: they were carrying out acts which could have been preparation for the overthrow of the legitimately elected government. >> fa

abbas to express concern over the escalating violence in the region. four palestinians have been killed and five israelis injured in another day of attacks across israel and the occupied territories. two teenagers among the dead, killed in clashes with forces in gaza. the israeli military arrested five palestinians who breached the border with gaza. mike hanna has the latest from west jerusalem. >> yet again the protesters gathered near the city of ramallah in the west bank. and yet again they were dispersed by israeli forces firing tear gas and rubber-coated bullets. the demonstrations under fire and advanced again. in the village of hebron, a strong delay of palestinian unity in the face of ongoing occupation, flags of all political factions waved. during the funeral of 17-year-old who was shot dead after stabbing a soldiers in israel this week. at least two more in the series of knife attacks, both at the same sight in occupied east jerusalem near the damascus gate. in each case the attackers were shot on the scene. an israeli police maug was critically -- policeman was critic

palestinian president mahmoud abbas used his speech at the u.n. general assembly to attack israel for what he saw as a breach the oslo accords, the agreement signed no 1993 were meant to provide a basis for peace, here is our diplomatic editor james bays. >> reporter: raised for the first time at the united natio nations. the flag of the state of palestine, following a decision by the u.n. general assembly, observer states, there are two, palestine and the holy sea, are now allowed to fly their national flags. the ceremony was attending by palestinian president mahmoud abbas and the u.n. secretary general. >> i sincerely hope that a successful peace process will soon yield. but they -- when we unfold the palestinian flag in its proper place among the family the nations as a sovereign member of the state of the united nations. >> reporter: however, the political process to lead to that day is deadlocked. in his speech to the general assembly, president abbas put all the blame on the israelis. he said he needed to raise the alarm about recent violence in jerusalem which he said was caus

into israeli war crimes. president mahmood abbas met with icc officials at the hague on friday to hand over a file alleging that israel has handed out summary killings and collective punishment. they said that it is extremely important to speed up the process. >> i believe that it's good that israel will involve itself and correct itself fully and cooperate with such examination and letter with full official investigation. otherwise, then everybody will come to the conclusion that israel is hiding it's own crimes, and it is really protecting criminals. >> well, as the violence continued, palestinians are accusing israeli shoot troops of shooting palestinians. nadim baba reports from hebron. >> they're in grief and struggling to accept what happened to their sister. the father of 17-year-old tells me she was shot dead by an israeli soldier after passing through two army checkpoints. >> they say she had a knife. if you even have a metal screw the machines will pick it up. she had already been searched twice. then a soldier yelled at her where is your knife. she yelled back that i do

talking after meeting the palestinian president abbas in jordan and john kerry said israel an agreed to maintain the tradition of muslims being able to pray at the mosque. >> today i hope we can begin to turn the page on this very difficult period. we have to join together in calling for immediate and end to violence. we must stress the importance of after voiding provocative actions and rhetoric and we must work cooperatively. it's the only way to go forward. >> reporter: israeli forces have shot at a palestinian teenager who they say tried to stab a soldier. the shooting was at the jalamay check point in the occupied west bank. the 16-year-old can be seen running through traffic towards the crossing. israeli forces say he was carrying a knife. 56 palestinians and 8 israelis killed this month in series of attacks in israel and occupied territorie territories, human rights activists in israel condemning the beating and wrongful arrest of a palestinian man by israeli soldiers which has been caught on security camera. spent five days under arrest before his alibi was checked out and steph

why the lone woman was not overpowered. the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas has called for more. aljazeera, in the occupieding west bank. >> after the arab spring, many countries in the region spiraled into war, but not tuneisha. more on the nobel peace prize winners in the north african nation, and north korea celebrates the country's 70th anniversary of the worker's party. i just had a horrible nightmare. my company's entire network went down, and i was home in bed, unaware. but that would never happen. comcast business monitors my company's network 24 hours a day and calls and e-mails me if something, like this scary storm, takes it offline. so i can rest easy. what. you don't have a desk bed? don't be left in the dark. get proactive alerts 24/7. comcast business. built for business. >> it's a huge pride, and as a tunisian i feel very proud. they represent the whole country. >> praise in tunisia today for the be nobel peace prize. the tunisian national dialogue quartet. had you heard of the group before today? they were honored for helping the north african nation steer away

met with palestinians president abbas in ramallah and has once again called for calm. he is in the region trying to end weeks of unrest. in the latest violence a palestinian has been shot and killed in the occupied west bank. the israeli army says he attacked one of its soldiers with a knife. >> the situation in the west bank also deserves renewed attention, settlement activity by israel is illegal and only inflames the tensions while reinforcing the sense that the viability of the two-state solution is disappearing. we cannot ignore the sense of desperation that comes with the slow evaporation of hope. >> stephanie dirk was at that press briefing and sent this update from ramallah. >> reporter: the undersecretary general has now spoken to both sides. he met with the palestinian president in the occupied west bank on wednesday. he reiterated the need to calm what he called a dangerous escalation. he said the palestinian had a right to their own state, the also said he gave the message to the israeli prime minister that a real change needs to be seen on the ground for perceptions to

. benjamin netenyahu is expected to respond to president abbas, and the accusations that israel is defying the oslo according. abbas said that the palestinians would no longer follow these agreements since israel has not. i spoke to a key figure in initiating the process that lead to the oslo accord. he believes the palestinian authority should be dissolved. >> in a way netenyahu is now the one who is worried about canceling the oslo agreement while people like myself are telling the palestinians who would like to see a two-state solution, don't continue this game of the palestinian authority. you have a flag. and you have recognition in the u.n., and you are met by world leaders, but you don't have a state. >> let's head out to john terrett live at the united nations this morning. john, what message will prime minister netenyahu present to the general assembly? >> reporter: well, i think they have been burning the midnight oil over at the israeli mission here in new york, drafting and redrafting the speech that prime minister netenyahu will deliver to the general assembly this mor

the territory. >> we are the partners of iraq and have been insistent. and mahmoud abbas repeated that. >> reporter: and there's a come reply cakes, the never-ending flow of those wanted the to fight with i.s.i.l. the top general admitted the coalition does not have a plan to stop foreign fighters. >> amongst all the coalition we don't have a common view of where the foreign fighters come from, where they move back and importantly where they go when they leave >> reporter: the military leaders say they've been studying the usefulness of a no-fly zone in northern syria. soing legislators called for. >> what you are saying the strongest nation in the world with a competent military can't establish a no fly zone to protect people being barrel bombed by bashar al-assad. it's embarrassing. >> it's not clear whether the senate was convinced it was a right move to fight i.s.i.l. there's a hunger for the u.s. to get it right >>> the united states invited iran to the international talks on syria. the meeting that starts in vienna on thursday are designed to end the syria civil war. iran ha

president mahmood abbas in efforts to calm the situation. elsewhere, prime minister benjamin netanyahu is expected to meet u.s. secretary of state john kerry on thursday. netanyahu is already there for talks with the german chancellor angela merkel. >> from jerusalem to the occupied west bank. the u.n. secretary general calls to a dangerous escalation. president mahmood abbas makes it clear that the palestinians have a right to protect themselves, but then he wants to turn to negotiations with the israelis, a message he'll bring to the u.s. secretary of state john kerry when they meet on friday. >> secretary of state kerry knows exactly what we want. >> abbas said that they had no choice but to ask for protection. more specifically and crucially the fear that israel wants to change the status quo at the al aqsa mosque. i asked the u.n. secretary general what the united nations is doing to calm an extremely volatile situation and what international protection means. >> a protection of forces. >> thank you very much for your time. thank you so much. >> but diplomacy seems a wor

mood abbas in jordan. there is also the plan to introduce 24-hour video surveillance. issues surrounding the holy site have been at the center of recent unrest in israel and the occupied territories. >> today, i hope we can begin to turn the page on this very difficult period. we have to join together in calling for an immediate end to violence. you we must stress the importance of avoiding provocative actions and rhetoric, and we must work cooperatively. it's the only way to go forward. >> the u.s. secretary of state is not the only person calling to an ends to the violence. in tel aviv, people are calling for peace. our reporter, andrew simmons joined the crowd to find out more. >> reporter: these are people from the peace now movement a large rally, much larger than anyone expected. also, all of the way along the highway, the main highway which is downtown tel aviv. now, peace now goes back to 1978 and what they are calling for is a dpoounl of the prenticisi government. they are attacking benjamin netanyahu for his politics. they want a two-state solution. they want peace

. >> given what you just said, i'm wondering if the secretary general will meet with mahmoud abbas, and even if he does, what's the best that can come out of these meetings? >> well, he says that he is planning to meet mahmoud abbas, and he said that he will meet him in ramada in the occupied west bank later today. and the occupied west bank, the scene of fresh clashes between protesters israeli security forces, and you say what can come out of that? he will state his position, and mahmoud abbas undoubtedly will state his position, blaming the lack of progress on peace talks on the israelis for starting this violence, but even amongst his own palestine liberation organization, executive members there also realize that the palestinian leadership has failed the palestinian people. so again, the question really remains, what can mahmoud abbas offer? his hands seem to be tied. >> carl pinhall for us, and inier ger for us. carl, good to see you, thank you. >> the american cancer society has announced a revision to its mammogram guidelines. for decades, doctors told women to get screened for

between israelis and palestinian peace. mahmoud abbas says israel has not lived up to its end of the bargain in negotiating a final 2-stage solution. binyamin netanyahu says israel will negotiate without preconditions. >> the americans need to comment the israelis, and i think binyamin netanyahu's resigned himself to the fact that the agreement is reality. that's number one. number two is the problem of iraq in syria right now. and russian - russia's insertion of itself into an already complicated situation. those are the two major priorities right now that the u.s. has. israeli palestinian peace is not one of them. it was a convoluted sentence, i can tell you hear that he was - he did intend to say that the palestinians walk away from the agreement, but under pressure from the united states and also jordan and egypt. he took it back and put it on continual. >> that's on target tomorrow. 10:30 eastern. that is our show for today, i'm ali velshi. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> for more people for more illnesses than ever before, the answer is, take a pill. the inventiveness of drug companies, the bas

abbas previously, not to honor international agreements with israel, if israel didn't honor those same agreements. he said they were already in violation of various agreements since the 1990s. but the urgent matter that he brought up, was what he called the need for the international community to establish an international protection force for palestinians civilians. >> translator: what we warned of has happened. the situation of human rights in the occupied palestinian territories including east jerusalem as a result of the continued israeli occupation and itself practices is the worst and most critical since 1948. this calls for a strong and decisive intervention and requires shouldering the responsibility before it's too late. >> reporter: he listed a series of crimes he said israel was currently committing, including the demolition of the family homes of people arrested by israel, settlement activity, and what he called extra judicial killings, he is accusing israeli forces and israeli settlers in the occupied west bank of in some cases, killing palestinians civilians, and then usi