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Israelis was an effort by hamas to provoke the cycle of violence and how do you stop it? this was the problem. they wanted to stop violence and its working. >> well, its more brutalitied and violence and puts the united states in a tough position. david, karen, stick around. up next, the politics of immigration. i know you both have strong opinions on that. lets fight it out. the question is, how do you say not in my backyard in spanish? one california town is making it very, very clear to the...

Several streets around this main street where we are have palestinian protesters throwing stones at them and in some cases some of the journalists have been taking positions like where we are on on the other side as well. police are trying to break this area up using stun grenades like you just saw and in some cases firing bullets on to the crowds. the situation like this is what we found ourselves caught up in early this morning. throughout the morning there have been 40 or so palestinian prote...

Sides of the divide. >> ayman, thank you. david rhode is an expert on these issues. there is a dilemma because of the unity government that was formed between fatah and hamas. >> generally in american politics, hamas is a terrorist organization that wants to destroy israel. creating that unity government was a provocation on the part of abbas and thats why you see the problem in washington and the president is going to get pressured on this. >> karen, lets look at the domestic implications com...

Thought of retaliation. regardless, theres a contrast in how these two people operate. hamas versus israel. im not exactly sure exactly what kerry can do about it. this is stuff that has been happening for a long time and im not sure how america can protect israel in this conflict. >> and returning to you as we part ways on this, i want to get your personal take, david. when we talk and, as hogan mentioned, the brutality of those practices, were seeing more and more killings of these hostages. i...

caught in the fire a few moments ago. >> ayman mohyeldin is joining us live from jerusalem. harrowing moments what we just saw there. walk us through what happened there. >> reporter: chris, well get to that in a few seconds but its still a tense situation. you can see the israeli soldier dids and the police engaging in clashes. its a scene very similar to this one that we got caught up in earlier today. we were on the other side, with the palestinian side. >> ayman, stay safe there. w...

To jfk to new york. >> must have been surreal. even in the dubai airport with all the gold for sale. >> im telling you, bowe bergdahl, my guess is elated as he flies home right now. i got home to the apartment where my wife was, and kissed the sidewalk, my wife said, honey, this is new york. >> on the street, whats going on. people just walk by. he is elated to be home. he has many questions to answer but i just think he is at the beginning of a very long process. >> david, good to have you on, ...

And reporting on the bergdahl case. david, first to you, you escaped only a few weeks before bergdahl was taken. we believe by the very same group. what can you tell ugs about the group and their m.o.? >> their m.o. is to grab people in afghanistan and move them into pakistan. the interesting thing about my case and bergdahl case, the h a haqani network, why didnt the pakistani military find bowe bergdahl and since they have ties with this faction, why didnt the pakistani military pressure them ...

and social media updates inside the school where the kids are in lockdown inside classrooms but we do not have any information at this time about any injuries, although there was shooting that was heard. tell us what grades are in this high school. >> standard high school grades of 9 through 12. >> and had there been any warnings or anything else anywhere of any kind of violence in the community? >> no, none whatsoever. this is finals week so all of the students are preoccupied with ...

Kill you and may good strategy. david rohde told the story of how his translator played soccer with their captors. that built trust and helped them when they finally climbed over that wall and escaped and found their way to a pakistani military outpost. so that kind of relationship, having a relationship with the captors has value and may even be necessary to survive. >> jake, stay with us. i want to bring in a leading expert. he spent many years in afghanistan working for the united nations and...

Detainees. were also learning more about bergdahls condition and his captivity. doctors say hes improving. he wants to be recognized by his old rank private first class which he held when he went missing. a source denies that he was abused after a brief escape and fbi is investigating threats against his parents who have not yet spoken with their son. lets get more with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto who is here with us in "the situation room." jim? >> i spoke with david r...