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The nuclear deal with iran, the agreement is facing a battle in congress in the coming weeks. Kimberly halkett reports. The u. S. President appealed directly to Jewish Americans in an online web address that an agreement with iran is israels and the regions best hope for peace. This deal blocks every way, every parpth that iran might take in order to obtain a nuclear weapon. The online appeal comes just weeks avisisi Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed u. S. Jewish Community Online as well to rally support in opposition of the nuclear agreement. He argued the deal would make the middle east less safe. This is a very dangerous deal. It threatens all of us. There will be more attacks and more people will die. Support designed to limit Irans Nuclear program has deeply ditch ided the u. S. Jewish community. Roughly 46 support the deal. 31 oppose. With so many undecided, major groups like the American Israel Public Affairs committee are spending millions lobbying members of congress to oppose also deal. I think the president is the trying to overcome some perceptions that he is not favorable to israel and that he is not taking israels interest into account. Currently in congress, of the 28 members who identify as jewish, 11 are in favor of the white housebrokered agreement. Thats why the white house is continuing its lobby effort. Next week joe biden is scheduled to meet with American Jewish leaders in florida to try and win over their support. Kimberly halkett, al jazeera, washington. Appear stream of lava has erupted from hawaiis big island. The fastmoving flow has crept into the surrounding forest. Scientists say its not expected to threaten any homes. It is one of the most active volcanos in the world. Former u. S. President george w. Bush says its time to celebrate the resurgence of schools in new orleans. Mr. Bush was in the state of louisiana to mark the 10year anniversary of hurricane katr a katrina. The former president was widely blamed for a slow response to the disaster. Decades of conflict in colombia has turned much of the countryside into a minefield. Around 11,000 people have been killed or injured by land mines since 1990. Alexander anpiate reports on efforts to get rid of them. Digging through the dirt like an archeologist searching for land mines in these infested hills close to his hometown. Its the enemy that you cant see walking down the road. You never know if it is mined or secured. When you least suspect it, one goes off. He works for the halo group, a british ngo, the first of its kind in the area where conflict may have ended but the mines remain. The workers are locally trained and share stories about the horror mines cause. I stepped on one when i was 14. Miraculously it didnt go off. I am helping my people get rid of this. Its a grain of sand toward the peace we aspire to. Locating and deactivating the explosives here comes with unique complications. The mines are often crafted from coffee cans or pvc pipes with syringes with deton ate orders. When metal detectors dont work, they need to dig the entire area. These red wooden polls designate the safe area cleared from the dangerous area where land mines can still be found. This is a painfully slow process that requires great caution. In a day of work, only between two to four meters are cleared. These miners used to be rebels. Both say they are using their expertise to make up for their actions. In an antimilitary operation, we would plant 40 or 50 mines a week. Sometimes, we would go back to get them. Sometimes, we wont. I saw many people, even among our own, die from them, feet and legs cut off. Others who lost their sight. Thats why i fled, and thats why i am here. Realtime the going and farq started a joint removal operation in other areas. Its an important step for peace. But at this pace, it will take decades before the job is finished. Mean while, the farq has yet to commit to not planting any more of these killer mines. Colombia. An investigation is underway in bahrain into a bomb attack that killed a policeman. Seven people including four Police Officers were injured. In the blast west of the capital t at least 60 soldiers have been killed in a Suicide Attack in the isilheld city of e isilheld city of ramadi. The ambition is to widen the appeal of modern art away from london, berlin and new york. Nicholas has the story. A top Fashion Designer for the paris luxury brand, kenzo. She is now a resident artist at the thread in senegal. She didnt know what to expect but then she became inspired by the local fashion. She started knitting hats as well as muslim skull caps. And the unexpected happened. Curious young men joined in. Why not admit my own hats . We are all practicing muslims. We need this to cover our heads. Its fun and useful. Syria calls this a creative conversation, just letting inspiration do the talking. My favorite thing is that there is hardly any phone reception. There is no internet. You can turn your phone off and have 100 focus and just being. Western ngos and Development Workers have come and gone in this region. The art center is a brain child of this village doctor. He says people here needless aide, more art. We have lots of young men uninspired who are tempted to migrate to europe illegally and doing this not just for money but for the advent tour. I hope the art center can remind them that add venture can be found at home. Fit. F a filmmaker with a passion for the lights and the countryside here, a passion she wants to share with the villagers. This community is not accustomed to visitors, let alone contemporary artists. The people blind her thread believe this might bring some attention to this area and perhaps elicit some inspiration for the young men who would otherwise be tempted to travel to europe illegally. At first, villagers didnt know what to mean make of this creative drive. The village doctor asked for support known for his since of humor, he laughed for the idea that artists would the want to come here. He gave his seal of approval. The thread has been open for a few months now. There havent been that many visitors. Most come for the power outlet to charge their phone. But now and then, young men stop, strike a conversation, and quitely start knitting. Nicholas hawk, al jazeera, senegal. I have another full bullet of news coming right up. Stay with us here on al jazeera. Get a first hand look with indepth reports and investigations. Start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. Open your eyes to a world in motion. This is al jazeera. 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