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and israeli voters and palestinians need to understand that this moment may be passing. and hopefully, that then creates a debate inside both israeli and palestinian communities that won't result immediately in peace, but at least will lead tour more sober -- to a more sober assessment of what the alternatives are. amy: that was president obama yesterday. the last 48 hours of his presidency. rashid khalidi also with us, professor of arab studies at club university. your response to what he said and what he has done over the past eight years? >> he did what he is been dodoig fofor eight t years. he sins a signal to the most powerful country on eartrth, the soul, serious supporter of israel, who without support israel cannot do anything, has yet again sent a signal that what israeli governments have been doing for decades is going ,o lead to a one state solution which palestinians come as he said, are disenfranchised, are not even citizens, and so on and so forth. we're the diagnostician in chief telling us about this problem, which he and previous presidents have done abs
and israeli voters and palestinians need to understand that this moment may be passing. and hopefully, that then creates a debate inside both israeli and palestinian communities that won't result immediately in peace, but at least will lead tour more sober -- to a more sober assessment of what the alternatives are. amy: that was president obama yesterday. the last 48 hours of his presidency. rashid khalidi also with us, professor of arab studies at club university. your response to what he said...
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the move is fiercely opposed by palestinians. this is the palestinian president. we say to mr. trump that we hope you will not move ththe embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem because jerusalem from the israeli point of view is a united city and this is not correct and illegalal. erefefore, mining the embmbassyo anlacece will l be a step ahead, ananything that t may happen ine future and will damage the e pee process. also, we hope to stop these comments and start negotiations based on international legitimacy. amy: that was the palestinian president. airing monday's news conference, sean spicer also refused to answer repeated questions by reporters about with the national unemployment rate is. he ultimately claim the bureau of labor statistics puts out several versions of this figure. former kansas congressman mike pompeo was sworn in as ciaia directoror after being approvedy the senate monday. his confirmation had faced opposition of her concerns about his position on torture. in the past, he falsely claimed so-called enhahanced interrorogn tactics susuch as waterboarding are co
the move is fiercely opposed by palestinians. this is the palestinian president. we say to mr. trump that we hope you will not move ththe embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem because jerusalem from the israeli point of view is a united city and this is not correct and illegalal. erefefore, mining the embmbassyo anlacece will l be a step ahead, ananything that t may happen ine future and will damage the e pee process. also, we hope to stop these comments and start negotiations based on...
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video of the killing last march shows palestinian abdel fattah al-sharif lying immobilized on the ground as israeli sergeant elor azaria fires a single shot into the man's head at close range. azaria's conviction last week drew outrage across israel, with prime minister benjamin netanyahu joining calls for a presidential pardon of the soldier. on thursday, israeli police said they arrested a man and a woman who used social media to post death threats against the military judges who convicted azaria. this is police spokesperson micky rosenfeld. >> is really police units are looking out for individuals, putting out information threatening individuals in connection with the case. this will continue as long as necessary. amy: one of the two arrested was identified as a 22-year-old woman who allegedly threatened the top military judge on azaria's case, writing-- "take a grenade and blow up the judge and scatter all of her parts in different places, let the dogs eat her." according the "jerusalem post," she was questioned by police, released, and banned from posting on facebook for 30 days. in
video of the killing last march shows palestinian abdel fattah al-sharif lying immobilized on the ground as israeli sergeant elor azaria fires a single shot into the man's head at close range. azaria's conviction last week drew outrage across israel, with prime minister benjamin netanyahu joining calls for a presidential pardon of the soldier. on thursday, israeli police said they arrested a man and a woman who used social media to post death threats against the military judges who convicted...
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the video shows palestinian abdel fattah al-sharif, who was reportedly a suspect in a stabbing earlier in the day, lying immobilized on the ground in hebron in the israeli-occupied west bank. the video then appears to shows israeli sergeant elor azaria firing a single shot into the man's head from a close distance, killing him. azaria's conviction today comes as a new report by the human rights group defense for children international says israeli soldiers killed 32 palestinian children in the west bank and east jerusalem last year, the highest number in a decade. in puerto rico the new governor , ricardo rossello has promised to push immediately for u.s. statehood in his inaugural speech monday, sayining there cn be no resolutionon to the isla's economic crisis while puerto rico remains a territotory of te united statetes. >> t there is no way to overcome the current crisis that affects puerto rico, while maintaining this colonial condition. act the time has come too and to defend the dignity and rights to equality of puererto ricans as citizens of the united states of america. amy: t
the video shows palestinian abdel fattah al-sharif, who was reportedly a suspect in a stabbing earlier in the day, lying immobilized on the ground in hebron in the israeli-occupied west bank. the video then appears to shows israeli sergeant elor azaria firing a single shot into the man's head from a close distance, killing him. azaria's conviction today comes as a new report by the human rights group defense for children international says israeli soldiers killed 32 palestinian children in the...
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embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem -- an act that palestinians say would further doom any chance of a negotiated peace. the bill, introduced by ted cruz, dean heller and marco rubio, would also recognize jerusalem as israel's capital city. past presidents have resisted congressional demands to move the embassy to jerusalem, the final status of which is under negotiation in talks between israelis and the palestinians. but donald trump has said repeatedly he supports the move. in egypt, a leader of the 2011 uprising that toppled u.s. backed dictator hosni mubarak has been freed from prison after serving a three-year sentence for unauthorized protest. ahmed maher is a founder of the april 6 youth movement, which played a key role in the ouster of mubarak during the 2011 uprising. supporters of leonard peltier got a major boost this week in their campaign to win clemency for the 71-year-old native american activist. u.s. attorney james reynolds, whose office prosecuted peltier, added his voice to those calling on president obama for a compassionate release. speaking to the guardian,
embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem -- an act that palestinians say would further doom any chance of a negotiated peace. the bill, introduced by ted cruz, dean heller and marco rubio, would also recognize jerusalem as israel's capital city. past presidents have resisted congressional demands to move the embassy to jerusalem, the final status of which is under negotiation in talks between israelis and the palestinians. but donald trump has said repeatedly he supports the move. in egypt,...
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amy: at the rally, palestinian-american activist linda sarsour spoke to democracy now! >> i am the executive director of the arab-american association of new york and we are in washington square park with new yorkers from all backgrounds standing with her muslim sisters and brothers. they are outraged by the proposals to then muslims, to then refugees. they are saying this is not what new york is about. we're a city of immigrants. i am proud to be a new yorker. with the new administration is doing is bending muslims from particular countries. it will set precedents for other muslim countries to be banned from coming here. it is stopping and holding refugees. you know the refugees need to be an a country where there is saying sure in safety. they have been vetted and now the administration is saying you're not welcome here. the syrian refugees need is more than ever. amy: we're still joined by two guests, vince warren and faiza patel. i want to turn to donald trump's interview with abc news on wednesday night. pres. trump: we are excluding certain countries, but for othe
amy: at the rally, palestinian-american activist linda sarsour spoke to democracy now! >> i am the executive director of the arab-american association of new york and we are in washington square park with new yorkers from all backgrounds standing with her muslim sisters and brothers. they are outraged by the proposals to then muslims, to then refugees. they are saying this is not what new york is about. we're a city of immigrants. i am proud to be a new yorker. with the new administration...
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in israel, four idf soldiers have died after a palestinian resident of east jerusalem drove a truck into pedestrians at a promenade in southern jerusalem on sunday afternoon. at least a dozen more people were injured in the attack. the driver was shot dead by israeli soldiers. in brazil, two more deadly prison uprisings have left 37 people dead, bringing the total death toll from prison uprisings over the last week to more than 90 people. brazil has the fourth largest prison population the world after the united states, russia, and china. widespread overcrowding in brazilian prisons have led to a series of deadly uprisings in recent years. in mexico, thousands of people took to the streets across the country on saturday to protest the mexican government's decision to rae fuel prices. the price of gasoline rose by more than 20% in most mexican states on january 1, sparking widespread unrest as protesters raided gas stations and blockaded highways and train tracks throughout last week. mexican authorities say over 1000 people have been arrested and at least six people have been killed duri
in israel, four idf soldiers have died after a palestinian resident of east jerusalem drove a truck into pedestrians at a promenade in southern jerusalem on sunday afternoon. at least a dozen more people were injured in the attack. the driver was shot dead by israeli soldiers. in brazil, two more deadly prison uprisings have left 37 people dead, bringing the total death toll from prison uprisings over the last week to more than 90 people. brazil has the fourth largest prison population the...
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amy: palestinian-american activist linda sarsour and other prominent muslim americans s sue donald trump over the muslim ban. we will speak with her and trita parsi of the national iranian american council. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president donald trump fired acting attorney general sally yates on monday night just hours after she announced the justice department would not defendd trump's executive order banning temporarily all refugees as well as citizens from seven muslim-majority nations. iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria, and yemen. yates had written a memo saying -- "i'm not convinced the defense of the executive order is consistent with these responsibilities nor am i convinced that the executive order is lawful." yates had served in the justice department for 27 years. trump had asked her to serve as acting attorney general until the senate confirmed senator jeff sessions who is a close , ally of trump. on monday, richard blumenthal praised sally yates for speaking out. >> i want t
amy: palestinian-american activist linda sarsour and other prominent muslim americans s sue donald trump over the muslim ban. we will speak with her and trita parsi of the national iranian american council. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president donald trump fired acting attorney general sally yates on monday night just hours after she announced the justice department would not defendd trump's executive...
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am myst of all, i palestinian grandmother r who lives in occupied territory. i am so proud to be here with all of you. justice for all! [cheers and applause] >> ♪ >> ♪ i was born by the river in a little town just like the river i have been running ever since long, long time coming but i know a change is going to come oh, yes, it will livingb been too hard prepared to die because i do not want -- because i do not know what is up there beyond the sky , long time a long coming. the change is going to come. oh, yes, it will. i go to the movies and i go downtown somebody keeps telling me don't hang around time cominga long but i know comee is going to oh, yes, it will go to my brothers help me,, brother, please. but he winds up knocking me babk down on my knees. oh! thought i times i could not last for long. able toi think i am carry on. long, long time coming. that change is going to come. oh, yes, it will. long, long time coming. but i know change is going to come. oh, yes, it will. it has been a long, long time coming. but i know change is going to come. oh
am myst of all, i palestinian grandmother r who lives in occupied territory. i am so proud to be here with all of you. justice for all! [cheers and applause] >> ♪ >> ♪ i was born by the river in a little town just like the river i have been running ever since long, long time coming but i know a change is going to come oh, yes, it will livingb been too hard prepared to die because i do not want -- because i do not know what is up there beyond the sky , long time a long coming....