reports of sirens in southern israel and a rocket lands in there as well as fresh israeli air strikes on the southern gaza strip and the u.n. secretary general is calling for a deescalation of tensions in gaza and tonio good terrorists is urging restraint for all parties involved. the charity save the children says seven people have been killed in an air strike on a hospital it supports in yemen four children are among the dead the charity says a missile struck a gas station the entrance to the kids of hospital just outside the city of souther . well those are the headlines the u.s. continues here after inside. the golan heights is your territory donald trump says the u.s. recognizes israel's sovereignty over the occupied syrian land it's a benjamin netanyahu election campaign but condemned by world leaders is trump helping or hindering peace in the middle east this is inside story. and welcome to the program i'm nick clegg so u.s. president donald trump has done it again in his latest controversial move he has recognized israeli sovereignty over the occupied golan heights ending decades

fortify the united states and israel into an everlasting bond. that is the message you carry when you head into the united states capitol. that is the message you will make heard throughout the halls of congress. and just as ukrainian americans hope to see sovereignty in ukraine, and venezuelan americans hope to see democracy and advocate for it in venezuela, let no one tell you that jewish americans do not have the right to stand up for a safe and secure israel living in peace with her neighbors. that's what you go on to the capitol to let the nation know. , and you, and god bless god bless these united states of america. [applause] >> from aipac, house speaker nancy pelosi told a gathering that to be anti-semitic is to be anti-american. speaker pelosi: thank you for a long commitment to a strong relationship. support for israel and america is bipartisan and bicameral. relentlessly bipartisan. we are all here connected for good, united in our shared myths prosperity and progress in the middle east, and america, and around the world. i understand that so many young people here for

their lands which were occupied by israel who forcefully removed the original inhabitants out of their towns. across britain today there are marches in solidarity with you and the palestinians but let alone today the israelis responded to the march in gaza with my profile what would you say to drizzle in the british government sanctioning u.k. exports of sniper rifles to israel. that is a very good but i didn't the u.k. government is completely controlled by israel the biggest supporter of terrorism. then courage the killing of palestinian people all participants in the great return much in gaza opposing no threat to the israeli soldiers however they have been directly targeted great numbers of palestinians women men and children who participated in the great britain march were martyred u.k.'s completely occupied and controlled by israel and it is supporting israel to kill innocent people who are demonstrating for their rights. the whole world is defeated we are alone but i am pretty sure that the palestinian people will bring back dignity to the whole world even to the u.k. who is sup

or e-book today c-span.org/thepresidents wherever books are sold. next, israel he prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the final day of the american israel public affairs committee conference. he spoke by video and praised president trump's decision to recognize the golan heights as is really territory. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and senate foreign relations committee ranking addressed menendez the crowd. this is 45 minutes. 45 minutes. >> good morning aipac. able to bely i'm not with you in person because i returned to deal -- [indiscernible] >> we responded with great force. we had a meeting with our chief of staff and senior command. i can tell you we are prepared to do a lot more. we will do what is necessary to defend our people and defend our state. in the midst of these events, i wanted to speak to you today. thank you. thank you aipac. together for bringing 18,000 crowd americans and more than 4000 american students to stand with israel. thank you. thank you for working year after on theecade after decade remarkable alliance between our two countries. our alli

the nation with the golan which can never be separated with israel. israelis made this proclamation for good reason without the high ground of the golan, israel is exposed to risks from enemies, and syria would be right on the shores of the sea of galley, which provides 40% of israel's fresh water. this will never happen on president trump's watch. president trump stood yet again resolutely and cstood with the e of israel. if you don't see the power of these moves, you may want to check your pulse. if you don't see president trump as israel's greatest friend to inhabit the white house, please take a deep breath and think about it some more. he deserves it. lots of other important things have happened since we were together last year. too many to review in my allotted time. but one thing really stands out, the president's decision to cause the united states to exit the jcpoa, the flawed iran deal. now i don't want to relitigate all the pros and cons that were the subject of so much argument in 2015, but i do want to raise one fact that is undeniable. one of the arguments against the

. several members of congress appearing at this year's annual american/israel public affairs committee meeting. the annual conference in washington. live coverage here on c-span3. >>> ladies and gentlemen, our program will now begin. ♪ >>> please welcome, chairman of the conference of presidents of major american jewish organizations, arthur stark. ♪ >> good evening. it's a pleasure to bring you greetings from the conference of presidents of major american jewish organizations. so here's a fast fact about the conference of presidents that many don't know. the conference was first established in the 1950s, due to strong pressure from the eisenhower administration to provide a central address, a consensus voice for the jewish community. in the ensuing years and especially in the last three decades under the visionary leadership of our ceo, malcolm honeline -- [ applause ] -- that's right. the conference has become the big tent for the leader of more than 50 major american jewish organizations. we represent the broad spectrum of the american jewish community. collectively pursuing one

announced a major shift in u.s. policy towards israel today, tweeting it is time for the united states to fully recognize israel's sovereignty. pompeo,y of state mike who is two days into a four-day trip through the middle east, visited the new u.s. embassy in jerusalem. and a number of historic sites in jerusalem early thursday. shortly after the announcement, secretary pompeo visited the western wall. an ap report notes until today, u.s. officials refrained from visiting the western wall to avoid the appearance of recognizing israeli sovereignty over the city's most sensitive holy site. later, the secretary took part in a joint news conference with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. susan, pompeo, friedman., david i am so excited. we are so excited to have you here, especially on this evening. purim. the even of has just madep history. i called him. i thanked him on behalf of the people of israel. he did it again. jerusalemrecognized as israel's capital and moved the u.s. embassy here. then he pulled out of the disastrous iran treaty and reimposed sanctions. but now he did somet

next, some of the form of the impact of pro-israel groups of u.s. policy. washington report on middle eastern affairs and the institute for research, hosted the event. -- cohosted the event. >> there she is, ok. start.ng to hello, everyone, i hope you will find your seats, you're in for a real treat. i am going to introduce our keynote speaker. i'm just going to start talking and i hope you listen. susan is a highly regarded palestinian author who has written internationally acclaimed bestsellers. in fact, when we announced she would give this keynote address, philip said his wife's reading group agreed her book is the best they had ever read. [laughter] [applause] he said i really put her up there with charles dickens. novel was translated into 28 languages. has likewisevel been translated into 26 linkages. her first poetry collection was published by just world books. all of those books are for sale at the middle east books and more booth and on our website. her third novel will be published soon in 2019. she is the daughter of refugees from the 1960 76-day war when her famil

house. the president also signed an executive order recognizing israel's sovereignty over the golan heights territory. this is 15 minutes. [applause] president trump: thank you so much. thank you. please, come. come. c.i.a.a, come, please. they can come. it's a big moment. very important moment. it's my honor to welcome prime minister netanyahu to the white house. very special man. has done a great job. i want to begin by expressing our condolences to the prime minister and the people of israel for the horrific hamas rocket attack on israeli homes this morning which wounded seven civilians, at least, including numerous children. our prayers are with our friends in israel as they carry out an incredible way of life in the face of great terror. the united states recognizes israel's absolute right to defend itself. the despicable attack this morning demonstrates the significant security challenges that israel faces every single day and today i'm taking historic action to promote israel's ability to defend itself and really to have a powerful, very strong national security, which they'r

. we'll first hear from the author of a book titled israel's armer, the role of the israel army. >> all right. good morning, everyone. i'm editor at the washington report on middle east affairs and on behalf of the washington report and the institute for middle eastern policy, i would like to welcome you to today's israel lobby and american policy conference. now in its sixth year, a core goal of this conference is to advance the notion that it is healthy and normal to challenge special interest groups and that no group, including the israel lobby, ought to be exempt from critique. [ applause ] >> and of course challenging powerful lobbies, helps accountability and policies that promote human rights and the common good rather than special interests. and while this conference will assess the history of the israel lobby, it will also highlight the work of grass roots activists who have worked diligent and often under the radar to challenge the lobby in productive and effective ways. and we hope their words and example inspire our audience to get involved in local and national organization

in his remarks to the aipac kevin mccarthy talked about congressional support for israel. this is just over 10 minutes. >> our next guest is a longtime leader on capitol hill and the top ranked republican in the house of representatives. house republicans leader kevin mccarthy has been an outspoken advocate for pro-israel legislation and a rising force behind the scenes to make sure to promote the safety and security of both america and israel. for years, he has been a senior many that have taken are sponsored by aipac. it encourages members of the house to understand the challenges and threats facing israel, both republican and democrat. theoins to discuss relationship between america and israel. join me in welcoming house republicans leader kevin mccarthy. [applause] >> thank you. leader mccarthy, you and the entire congress have been tragically, we heard the attacks coming from gaza and the third rocket in only two weeks. what is the message for today and the audience? >> we stand with israel first and foremost. message to the audience is thank you. thank you for being here. th

or continent that's why i joined al-jazeera. sporadic exchanges between israel and hamas continue across the gaza strip despite an egyptian brokered ceasefire. also coming up the british parliament votes to take control of the brags that agenda from the government and a further blow to prime minister to resign. venezuela's suffer another widespread power outage for the second time in a month. and an al-jazeera investigation uncovered america's gun lobby is working covertly to change australia. could cease fire appears to be holding between israel and hamas the airstrikes on gaza my rockets have also been fired israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has left washington and is on his way back home following the military escalation well there were several explosions after the cease fire was due to come into force seven hours ago but the situation is reported to be calm earlier the two sides exchanged fire cross the gaza israel border with multiple israeli airstrikes and at least ten rockets launched from the strip into southern israel israeli jets hit hamas targets including the

palestinian -- israel conflict. this took place in new york city. it is just over 90 minutes. >> elan, please come to the stage. [applause] arguing for the negative, danny, please come to the stage. [applause] voting.ease close the elan: good evening. thank you for inviting me. thank you, danny, for joining the event. presupposessolution a detailed analysis of a hugely complicated conflict. that is the analysis i offer in my book, justice demands. here let me indicate a crucial point. so much of the debate and the discussion of the conflict is ethnicp in religious, and tribals premises. these get us nowhere. instead i suggest we need to adopt a different approach. ,e need to a drop a secular pro-freedom perspective. that is what i will be offering from tonight. i believe and i think you can demonstrate objectively, individual liberty is an objective moral ideal. it is true for all people in all places at all times. the standard by which we should evaluate the adversaries in this conflict. us toerspective leads discard collectivist and tribal premises. one of the major steps in this wa

posting on twitter and endorsement of israeli sovereignty. thata disputed territory israel captured from syria in the 1960 76-day war. pompeory of state mike held a briefing with benjamin netanyahu, where they discussed the change in u.s. policy. pm netanyahu: secretary pompeo, mike, susan, and ambassador friedman, i'm so excited, and we are so excited. sarah and i, to have you here, but especially on this evening. miracle. trump has just made history. i called him, i thanked him on behalf of the people of israel. he did it again. recognized jerusalem as israel's capital and moved the u.s. embassy here. then he pulled out a disastrous iran treaty and reimpose d sanctions, but now he did something of equal historic importance. he recognized israel's sovereignty, and he did so at a time when iran is trying to use a platform to attack and destroy israel. the message that president trump has given the world is that america stands by israel. we are celebrating when 2500 years ago other persians tried to destroy the jewish people. they failed then, and today 2500 years later, again persians ar

inside story. the golan heights is your territory donald trump says the u.s. recognizes israel's sovereignty over the occupied syrian land it's benjamin netanyahu election campaign but condemned by world leaders is trump helping or hindering peace in the middle east this is inside story. and welcome to the program i'm nick clegg so u.s. president donald trump has done it again in his latest controversial move he has recognized israeli sovereignty over the occupied golan heights ending decades of u.s. policy towards the region embattled israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu was present when trump signed the order israel captured the territory in one thousand nine hundred sixty seven and next it in one thousand nine hundred one in a move not recognised internationally syria says trump's decision is a blatant attack on its sovereignty the united nations says the status of the golan heights remains unchanged well seems unmoved by the criticism today i'm taking historic action to promote israel's ability to defend itself and really to have a very powerful very strong national secu

pro-israel groups on the u.s. policy. the washington report on middle east affairs and the institute for research. middle eastern policy close to the event. grant: ok, everybody. so somebody asked, what if i already stamped my passport. the answer to that is, please go to registration. they have an endless supply of tickets to build they will only give you one and they will remember your face, so don't try to game the system. [laughter] passport.n show your make sure, no, every single one of those stamps was earned. make sure you had a meaningful transaction, interaction, and if you haven't gotten anywhere near then youour passport, have to more opportunities to do so. during lunch, and in the afternoon. it was incredible to walk into home and lounge and the so many , in their moving around. it is a little crowded. if it is too crowded you can always go to the restroom or the ballroom and interact with our fair participants th ere. i haven't had a chance to introduce the organizer of this conference. we are an organization that began doing middle east policy research in 2002. as part

members of congress, israeli ministers and to the 18,000 friends of israel who have come from near and far it is great to be back at aipac . the largest gathering of pro-israel american in the united states. speaking of pro-israel americans allow me to bring greetings from a friend of mine. history has already proven to be the greatest friend of the jewish people and the state of israel ever to sit in the oval office of the white house. i bring greetings from the 45th president of the united states of america, president donald trump. we gather here today as americans to speak about the progress we have made and the strength of our alliance with our most cherished ally but i just have to say yesterday was a great day for our country. our president and every american who cherishes the truth. after two years of investigations and reckless accusations by many democrats or members of the media, the special counsel confirmed what president donald trump said all along. there was no collusion between the trump campaign and russia during the 2016 election and the attorney general confirmed ther

and i am proud to stand with the jewish people and champion the inse of religious liberty israel and america. these are special times, amazing times. i want to thank each of you and may god less each of you, israel and the united states america. >> senate minority leader charles schumer spoke before aipac attendees and talked about calling out anti-semitism in all forms. his remarks are 25 minutes. now to start like to talk little bit about my family. i've known so many of you for so long you are like family to me. this year has been filled with several -- for the union -- schumer family. my daughter allison and her partner have set a wedding date. just a few weeks later my older daughter jessica told us she was pregnant with our first grandchild. the due date november 18. we pray that the baby would be early or late. prayerslistened to our because a very pregnant jessica joined our family for a beautiful wedding in brooklyn and a few days later no one melvyn schumer schapiro was born. he turned for yesterday. he smiles. he turned over. he's already a genius is an einstein. and n

israel. thank you. thank you for working year after on theecade after decade remarkable alliance between our two countries. our alliance has never been so critical. thank you for working with israel on both sides of the aisle, democrats and republicans alike. that is how it has always been, and that is how it should always be. >> [applause] >> yesterday at the white house, president trump again made history. israel'sly recognized sovereignty over the golan heights. now that deserves enormous applause. >> [applause] the golan heights is indispensable for our defense. it is part of our history. when you put a shovel in the ground there, what you discover are the ruins of ancient synagogues. jews lived there for thousands of years, and the people of israel have come back to the golan. israel holds the high ground, up.we shall never give it it is part of israel. >> [applause] so on behalf of all the people of israel, thank you president trump, and thank you for all of the historic decisions you have made. 015,sure you remember in 2 i went to the american congress. i spoke out against

democracy now! history and recognizing israel's sovereignty in golan heighghts and d did soa time when iran is trtrying to ue syria as a platform to attack and destroy israel. in the message that president trump has given the world is that america stands by israel. amy: just weeks before major elections in israel that could determine the future of embattled prime minister benjamin netanyahu, president trump declares the u.s. is ready to recognize israeli sovereignty over the occupied golan heights. in defiance of international law and decades of u.s. policy. we will get reaction from palestinian human rights attorney noura erakat. then, the worst weather disaster in the history of the southern hemisphere. cyclone idai causes extensive flooding, leaving tens ofof thouousands homelessss, more thn 400 0 dead i in mozambique,e, zimbababwe, and mullllally. >> all my life, i've never seen anything like this before. it is the first time. amy: we will get it update from friends ofagar with the earth international. and finally, as nebraska and the u.s. midwest recover from devastating climate change

america must always protect the state of israel. thank you. >> shalom. our thoughts and prayers go out to the families whose homes were attacked by the rocket this morning in israel. the strong resilient people of our nation are attacked yet again forced to live this constant reminder of our enemies hate and unwillingness for change. this hate fueling a century of conflict may be the only things our enemy -- because this hate, this misery is all they live for. our people, our people live for hope. we live for the promise of a better future which we constantly --. those who seek life are always stronger than those seeking death and i am telling you you will not change that. my friends prime minister benjamin netanyahu did well going back to israel . i would return to israel today as well to stand and commit to fighting in defense of our people. one thing i know for sure, israel will once again and always prevail. my friends i am a soldier that is who i am, that is what i do. i have thought in -- i commanded complex military operations in painful wars. i led commander units into enem

this morning. .oin the discussion >> the american israel public affairs committee is holding its annual conference in washington. vice president mike pence spoke to the group about the trump administration's commitment israel and its security. his remarks or 30 minutes. >> our next guest has a deep and personal relationship with israel and with a pack -- with aipac. pence.esident mike he has demonstrated a profound love for the jewish state. at this moment, with israel under attack we are proud to be joined by a leader who has always stood with israel in her times of need and has always supported her right to defend herself. appreciative of all the trump administration has done in the past year to advance the u.s. israel relationship. [applause] america has toughened sanctions on hamas and hezbollah. fromca has defended israel outrageous assault at the u.s. america has pulled out of the flawed iran nuclear deal and responded to iran's aggression with sweeping sanctions. years, america has moved our embassy to jerusalem, .he paternal capital of israel and in less than one hour pre

online at studentcam.org. >> secretary of state mike pompeo visited israel thursday and delivered a joint statement with israeli prime minister netanyahu in jerusalem. the prime minister praise president trump for supporting israel's opportunity -- sovereignty over the golan heights. >> secretary pompeo, mike, susan , ambassador, david friedman. i am so excited. we are so excited to have you here, especially on this evening. this is the even of purim. president trump has just made history. i called him. i thanked him on behalf of the people of israel. he did it again. first, he recognized jerusalem as israel's capital and moved the u.s. embassy here. then he pulled out of the disastrous iran treaty and reimposed sanctions. but now he did something of equal historic importance. he recognizes israel's sovereignty over the golan heights. he did so at a time when iran is trying to use syria as a platform to attack and destroy israel. and the message that president trump has given the world is that america stands by israel. we are celebrating purim when 2500 years ago, other persians tri

great job. i want to begin by expressing our condolences to the prime minister and the people of israel for the horrific hamas rocket attack on israeli homes this morning, which wounded seven civilians at least, including numerous children. our prayers are with our friends in israel as they carry out an incredible way of life in the face of great terror. israel'srecognizes absolute right to defend itself. the despicable attack this morning demonstrates the significant security challenges that israel faces every single day. today, i am taking historic action to promote israel's ability to defend itself and to have a very powerful, strong national security, which they are entitled to have. in a moment, i will sign a presidential proclamation recognizing israel's sovereign rights over the golan heights. the state of israel took control of the golan heights in 1967 to safeguard its security from external threats. iran, aggressive action by and a groups in southern syria, --luding has the lot hezbollah continue to make the golan heights a launching ground for attacks against israel. any poss

policy on syria is going heights which is occupied by israel that's being condemned around the world but israel's prime minister is celebrating so what's behind trump's move and what are the implications this is inside story. and welcome to the program i'm nick clegg the state says of the occupied golan heights has been the delicate issue for more than fifty is israel captured the area from syria in one thousand nine hundred sixty seven and next to it in a move never recognized internationally now once again donald trump tweet is threatening to overturn decades of to play missy he posted it's time for the united states to fully recognize israel sovereignty over the golan heights saying it is strategically important for israel and for regional stability while syria iran turkey and russia say the announcement is irresponsible recognizing israeli occupation would defy u.n. resolutions and malcolm major shift in u.s. policy israel's prime minister is praising trump's move as historic he did it again first to. recognize drusilla was israel's capital move the u.s. embassy then he pulled ou

war with israel and so there were i imagine there would be some relief at least that that this could bring some real benefits to the people who have been under an israeli blockade is not quite what hamas is a political leader ismail haniyeh was talking about earlier on friday an end to the blockade but it may well be enough the other political calculation of course has to come on the israeli side could benjamin netanyahu be put under more pressure for giving up too much to hamas just a few days after a rocket landed on a family home north of tel aviv again the israeli political electorate is relatively educated on this it may well be something of a benefit if you can keep things under a lid here at least for a bit longer and certainly pass the election on the ninth of april harry thank you very much for that for now that is harry forms that are the nation's live and gaza thank you to algeria now where as many as one million people around across the country against the government for the sixth straight week but this was the sane only end to capture analogy as the protesters are demand

for office that move follows weeks of mass protests in the country for twenty years israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is promising further action against hamas as both sides can change into each act it tack each other sporadically israel has increased its military presence along the gaza border rockets were fired from the gaza strip on monday and israel responded with airstrikes a county on the u.s. state of new york has declared a state of emergency over an outbreak of measles eradicated that is season two thousand that has recently experienced several outbreaks. local officials are banning children from public spaces with six thousand children pulled out of school as the headline keep it on al-jazeera much more story next. africa's most populous nation the bloodiest economy has a youth unemployment problem in a bid to control the internet of the future some say a kind of digital. folding we bring you the stories the economic world we live in. counting the cost on. the golan heights is your territory donald trump says the u.s. recognizes israel's sovereignty over the occu

resolve the palestinian defeatts, israel must the palestinian conflict. i hope you have all voted and ask your neighbor for help if you had trouble accessing the act. please do vote for or against or undecided on the resolution. arguing for the affirmative. please come to the stage. >> arguing for the negative, danny, please come to the stage. jane, please close the voting. >> good evening. thank you for inviting me, danny, thank you for joining the debate. thank you to the sponsors of tonight's event. tonight's resolution presupposes a detailed analysis of a hugely complicated conflict. that is the analysis that i offer in my book "what justice demands." here let me indicate one ,crucial to start with. point so much of the debate and discussion of the israeli-palestinian conflict is bound in religious, ethnic, nationalist, tribalist premises. these get us nowhere. instead i suggest we need to , adopt a different approach. we need to adopt a secular, individualist, pro-freedom perspective. that is the framework in my book and what i will be arguing from tonight. believe, and i think y

israel's sovereignty over the golan heights. the president also made the remarks about the release of the guatemala report. here's a look. >> come, please. they can come. it's a big moment. very important moment. it's my honor to welcome prime minister netanyahu to the white house. very special man. has done a great job. i want to begin by expressing our condolences to the prime minister and the people of israel for the horrific hamas rocket attack on israeli homes this morning which wounded seven civilians, at least, including numerous children. our prayers are with our friends in israel as they carry out an incredible way of life in the face of great terror. the united states recognizes israel's absolute right to defend itself. the despicable attack this morning demonstrates the significant security challenges that israel faces every single day and today i'm taking historic action to promote israel's ability to defend itself and really to have a powerful, very strong national security, which they're entitled to have. in a moment, i will sign a presidential proclamation recognizin

that separates gaza from israel a twenty one year old palestinian died early on saturday after being shot in the head by israeli forces while protesting. on the border millions of algerians have taken part in the largest nationwide so far they're calling for the resignation of president. overhaul of the political system. in the us president donald trump has threatened to close the country's southern border next week unless mexico's stops people from crossing over illegally trump warned it could be shut for a long time. venezuela has been hit by another electricity blackout the third this week the power outage on friday night left the cops look at office in the dark as well as several other major cities many regions are barely recovering from earlier power cuts which forced the closure of schools businesses and the biggest airports so as those power cuts are going on about as well as opposition leader says medical aid will arrive in a few days but why though has given no details about the shipment nor whether he's ritson agreement with president nicolas maduro meanwhile the red

of those gathered here who cherish israel and the people of israel, may the lord bless you and keep you. may has kinda shine upon you and be gracious unto you and may all of your ways be passed in peace with the unwavering support of all of you and all of those who call these two great nations home. with the leadership of president donald trump and with god's help i know the best days for israel and the united states of america are yet to come. thank you. god bless. god bless israel and god bless the united states . >>> good morning everyone. i want to say something straightforward, no honest person can deny the dangers the jewish people face all over this world we woke this morning to news of this horrifying rocket attack on civilians in israel and my heart goes out our heart goes out to the families and our prayers are with them but we have an obligation to tell our fellow americans to help them understand what it must be like out of nowhere to hear that siren go off and to know your family is in danger. innocent civilians we have to help people understand that. there are threats

government to do more to help. brokered cease fire has been brokered between israel and hamas to air strikes on gaza from where rockets have also been fired israel's been benjamin netanyahu has left washington and is on his way back home following the military escalation but there are several explosions after the cease fire came into effect and there's been a number of attacks from both sides files exchanged across the gaza israel border with multiple israeli airstrikes and at least ten rockets launched from the strip into southern israel israeli jets hit hamas targets including the offices of the group's leader. and also mobilized ground forces near the gaza border where the fighting on monday began when seven israelis were wounded by a rocket which landed on a house in a suburban area near tel aviv. israel will not tolerate this i will not tolerate this and as we speak as i told you mr president just now israel is responding forcefully to this wanton aggression i have a simple message to israel's enemies we will do whatever we must do to defend our people and defend our state are a

conflicts, israel must first achieve defeat of the palestinian movement. and askou have voted your neighbor for help if you had trouble accessing the app. vote for, against, or undecided on the resolution. please come to the stage. [applause] arguing to the negative, danny sjurs. please come to the stage. please, close the voting. elan: good evening. thank you for inviting me, danny, thank you for joining the debate. resolution presupposes the detailed analysis of a hugely complicated conflict. that is the analysis that i offer in my book "what justice demands." let me indicate one crucial part to start with. so much of the debate and discussion of the israeli-palestinian conflict is bound in religious, ethnic, nationalist, tribalist premises. nowhere. us i suggest we need to adopt a approach. we need to adopt a secular, individualist, pro-freedom perspective. that is the framework in my book and what i will be arguing tonight. the reason is, and i think you can demonstrate, individual liberty is an objective moral ideal. it is true for all people in all times.at all i believe that

trying to enter gaza the gaza strip to mediate a cease fire between hamas and israel the two sides have continued to attack each other sporadically prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he'll take further action against hamas israel's military is increasing its presence along the gaza border and as prime minister narendra modi says his country is now a space superpower after it shot down a satellite as part of a test and he has now become only the fourth country to do so and now comes just two weeks before indians vote in a general election my arch. i want to assure the global community of this new ability that we have achieved is not against anyone it is a defensive initiative of a fast moving india india has always been into the space arms race and this hasn't changed our polos the british prime minister is preparing for her weekly question time in parliament after m.p.'s voted that they would take charge of alternative bikes and options on monday it's a major defeat for theresa may who is still hoping to get her bracks it withdrawal agreement passed this week arlen has already rejec

the golan to israel we nearly froze to death. in a blinding snowstorm well as you can see i'm still here. but at that point in nine hundred sixty seven israel seized the high ground which has since proven invaluable to our defense because in one thousand seventy three syria launched a surprise attack against israel and those same golan heights proved to be to enable us to absorb the initial attack it was a horrific attack and successfully counterattack the invading syrian forces within three weeks we were at the gates of damascus outmanned outgunned our brave soldiers triumphed after one of the hardest fought tank battles in our history but while israel won those two wars we would have to wait nearly half a century until this moment here in this room to translate our nearly cherry victory into a diplomatic victory and that is why mr president your decision to recognize israel sovereignty on the golan heights is so as stark your recognition is a two fold act of historic justice israel on the golan heights in a just war of self defense and the jewish people's roots in the golan go bac

gaza and israel to mark one year since the beginning of the great march of return protests. competing protests to venezuela as hundreds of supporters of both president nicolas maduro and opposition leader. take to the streets meanwhile the u.s. threatens russia with further sanctions if moscow refuses to pull its troops out of the. policy on social media and to download the r t app for updates on the latest breaking stories straight ahead on arch international prepare for going underground but if you're in the u.k. or ireland is next stay with us. time after time so we're going underground for a special edition of the show one year to the day of the beginning of the great return peaceful protest as would see british backed sniper fire kill or injure over six thousand palestinians coming up with a show and to actually read on political prisoner. on the british weapons it could be this week as in gaza the largest open air prison camp on a and the jerusalem post chief political correspondent and what it's like covering their legal occupier in violation of so many u.n. resolutions let alo

point is this is not just for the united states but for russia iran and turkey and israel whoever is intervene in syria is do not have a seat when the music stops because no one wants to pay for the reconstruction of a country and we have one against isis this year alone president trump predicted the end of i saw thirteen times that we will have. one hundred percent of the caliphate i think president trump wants to emphasize that isis is militarily defeated he's not wrong it's just that as an organization it carries on and we have to make sure that it doesn't come back otherwise we really truly do get stuck in endless wars in the middle east donald trump wanted to be the man who defeated eisel as a territorial force. but he'll be told quite clearly this group hasn't gone away alan fischer al-jazeera washington well there's growing criticism of donald trump's announcement that the u.s. should recognize the occupied golan heights as part of israel russia's foreign ministry says any such change would violate un agreements turkey egypt iran and syria have also spoken out against it israe

on israel sparked an intense debate in the house about anti-semitism, but little attention has been paid to her larger message. response to the house resolution from israeli journalist gideon levy and phyllis bennis and remi kanazi. and on's international women's day, we speak with the mexican-american author valeria luiselli, author of the new novel "the lost children archive." >> these children coming from central america are not to be that areigrants refugees because of the situation they are fleeing. to seekek asylum. they turn themselveses into borr patrol andnd seek asylum. they are not here trying to get in illegally. they do not want to remainn undocumented. no one does. was longria luiselli listed for the 2019 women's prize for fiction. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a federal judge in virginia has sentenced donald trump's former campaign chair paul manafort thursday to 47 months in prison for eight counts of bank fraud and tax evasion, far less than the 19-to-24-year prison term recommen

pompeo., mike >> the american israel public affairs committee is holding its annual conference in washington week. vice president mike pence spoke to the group about the trump administration's commitment to israel and its security. his remarks are 30 minutes. ♪ announcer: our next guest has a deep and personal relationship with israel and with aipac. his decades of public life, vice president mike pence has demonstrated a profound love for the jewish state. and at this moment, with israel under attack, we are proud to be joined by a leader who has always stood with israel in her time of need and has always supported her right to defend .erself [applause] >> we are greatly appreciated of all the trump administration has done in the past year to advance the u.s.-israel relationship. [cheers and applause] america has toughened sanctions and hezbollah. america has defended israel some way assaults at the u.n. america has pulled out of the flawed iran nuclear deal and he to iran's aggressions with sweeping sanctions. [applause] after 70 years, america has moved our embassy to jerusal

commitment to during thesecurity american israel public affairs committee conference. his remarks are 30 minutes. after that, will hear from senator majority leader who spoke at the conference on how the democratic party supports israel. >> our next guest has a deep and personal relationship with israel and with aipac. throughout his decades of public life, vice president mike pence. loveemonstrated a profound for the jewish state. at this moment, with israel under attack, we are proud to be joined by a leader who has always stood with israel in her time of need and has always supported her right to defend herself. [applause] we are greatly appreciative of all the trump administration has done in the past year to advance the u.s.-israel relationship. america has toughened sanctions on hamas and hezbollah. america has defended israel from outrageous assaults at the u.n. america has pulled out of the flawed iran nuclear deal and he responded to iran's aggressions with sweeping sanctions. [applause] mort: after 70 years, america has moved our embassy to jerusalem, the eternal capital of isr

after donald trump officially recognizes israel's claim over the occupied golan heights. i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. time is to speak for parliament to take. a crushing blow for prime minister theresa may as m.p.'s take charge of the agenda plus. that one nation to be sure. to. to the hospitals to afford boy prime minister expressed a serious concern after an al-jazeera investigation exposes covert efforts by america's biggest gun lobby to influence some politicians. the prime minister is about to arrive home after cutting short his visit to the us mid air strikes on gaza palestinians say there is an egyptian brokered cease fire but the israeli army says it's been heading several hamas targets in gaza overnight we have two correspondents on this developing story stephanie decker is live in west jerusalem harry fossett is on israel gaza border we will get to that and just a moment first though here's a report by lower berg manley on the tension sense monday morning's rocket attack on a house floor of tel aviv. explosions throughout the night in

-span3. >> and now vice president mike pence today speaking at the american israel public affairs committee's annual conference this morning in washington d.c. ♪ ♪ [applause] >> well, hello, aipac! [cheers and applause] thank you for that warm welcome. what an amazing turnout. and how about a round of applause for the great aipac team that put this extraordinary 2019 policy conference together, aipac president and my good friend howard. [applause] to members of congress, israeli ministers, members of the knesset, to the 18,000 friends of israel that have come from near and far, it is great to be back at a aipac, the largest gathering of pro-israel americans in the united states. [applause] and speaking of pro-israel americans, allow me to bring greetings from a friend of mine -- [laughter] and someone history has already proven to be the greatest friend of the jewish people and the state of israel ever to sit in the oval office of the white house. i bring greetings from the 45th president of the united states of america, president donald trump. [applause] we gather here today

but i did have a very good lady in the u.k. government is completely controlled by israel the biggest supporter of terrorism. then courage the killing of palestinian people all participants in the great return much in gaza opposing no threat to the israeli soldiers however they have been directly targeting the great numbers of palestinians women men and children who participated in the great return march were martyred u.k. is completely occupied and controlled by israel and it is supporting israel to kill innocent people who are demonstrating for their rights the whole world is defeated we are alone but i am pretty sure that the palestinian people will bring back dignity to the whole world even to the u.k. who are supporting israel the u.k. brought zionism to palestine and the error of the british mandate. we will eventually end this occupation power will not last forever humanity and always prevails over a fake power still in sending a lot of them. but netanyahu says it is israel that is unfairly targeted with balloons fireworks and rockets. as i said israel is an occupying e

insomnia would be laughed out of. but netanyahu says it is israel that is unfairly targeted with kites balloons fireworks and rockets. i wanted as i said israel is an occupying entity and the international law is guarantee all occupied countries the right to resist by that way. israel has no right to kill any innocent child or anyone in gaza even if one thousand rockets were launched from gaza. gaza rockets are a normal reaction for the israeli presence we are talking about the seeds country that suffers from severe poverty. with refugees who are not able to return to their lands which were occupied by israel. this is that right and it is a normal reaction to the israeli presence on their lands. you have been targeted as a child in the west bank the un says thirty two children were killed in the gaza return march which was the youngest girl fourteen years of age israel is it deliberately targeting children. of course they're deliberately targeting the kids that barriers which disrupt children from going to school. they don't want them to be educated they're breaking into schools closin

to israel's security. our remarks are just over 15 minutes. [applause] ms >> our next guest hardly needs an introduction. during her two years as of the united states of america to the united nations -- during her two years as ambassador of the united states of america to the united nations, nikki haley -- [applause] haley group herself a true friend of israel and a champion of the american israeli relationship. she walked tirelessly to ensure at thee anti-israel bias u.n. was put on his heels, and she showed that tenacity time and time again. it is in gentlemen please join me in welcoming to the stage, the former united states of america ambassador to the united nations, miss nikki haley. [cheers and applause] ms. haley: thank you. thank you so much. ♪ [cheers and applause] ms. haley: you guys are so amazing, thank you. [applause] ms. haley: if i am ever having a bad day, i just need to come here. [laughter] it is amazing ever so a time. eboni: than amazing. ms. haley: i love you too. thank you. eboni: we are to say the ambassador has some fans here. to start withwant the devast

deal between hamas and israel as palestinians prepare to mark a year of gaza protests. incident trolls are targeting public figures in ukraine ahead of sunday's election. hello again welcome back to your international weather forecast all across china things are going to change as we end the weekend in terms of more rain and some colder air we're going to be seeing some clouds and in the week and into the weekend though for a food show though things are going to look quite nice view starting on saturday twenty seven degrees as your high and probably sunny skies there that will definitely change as we go toward sunday we're going to be seeing more clouds and more rain coming into play but not just there for many regions across the central area over here towards hong kong though you're going to be seeing and picking up some more rain as well with a temperature of twenty five degrees whereas much of south asia clouds and rain will be a factor actually they are going to the north this time of year and that means for vietnam and cambodia we do expect to see an increase of rain over t

in their power as part of a balance of power game against united states against israel and the saudis and at the same time i think the iranians want to increase their leverage in the region as a means of as part of a power play within iran because there are parts of the iranian political establishment who want to focus more in work iran has many domestic problems but there are those who want to focus on wars and this again iran's middle east strategy is part of the power of power play within domestic iranian politics and as you pointed out many countries do that both on the regional and sometimes global level and yet in his speech secretary perez sat without a hint of irony that there could not be more of a contrast about how america uses its energy sources and how the leaders of the islamic republic of iran use there and by the way he said there are no there is but on substance do you think he's right. you know runs a very or a very rich country in terms of gas and oil resources. america is now one of the world leaders in shale oil look at the start of the living of course ame