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Who new book the war reporter is now on sale. martin, good morning. good morning. can anyone tamp down this violence, israeli or palestinian side or is this really out of control of the authorities in. i d say it s out of control of the authorities even though they re trying hard on both sides. the problem is the incitement coming from outside, hamas in gaza and from within israel the islamic brotherhood in the north of israel from nazareth but also this frustration and anger, deep, deep anger among palestinians especially young palestinians which every so often reaches a peak. bill neely mentioned is this another intefadeh? the first was sticks and stones, the second was suicide bombers and guns. . is so far knives and cars driving into people. when news organizations go out there and put the headlines is this the start of the third intefadeh, would you say it is? the first says it went on ....
Rejected a proposal by the french government at the united nations to bring in international observers to the al aqsa compound in the old city. israel says it s the sole guaranteer of religious rights and freedoms in the old city. they are welcoming efforts to bring international observers. they are concerned israel is trying to change a decades-old agreement that controls and provides guidance as to who can come in and out of holy sites in the old city. alex, back to you. joining me now, nbc news special correspondent martin fletcher who spent nearly three decades covering the middle east for nbc. he s also the author of the war reporter. we re so happy to have you here. thank you, alex. first of all, are we looking at the birth of a third intefadeh? it s hard to say. the first intefadeh was stones and rocks and the second was bombs and suicide bombs and guns. now today there s a gun attack. ....
Been and probably will be a local problem, netanyahu said he wanted to meet with palestinian authority leader abbas. these meetings have taken place in the past. sometimes you get cease-fires and sometimes you don t. this is yet another serious issue and as you noted, these intefadehs have happened periodically for years. kellyann, do you expect this to become a political football in the presidential campaign if this continues? it is already a major point of public policy, particularly to republicans who often repeat that israel is our best friend. it certainly is in that region if not around the world. and they re very firm about that, intefadeh, no intefadeh. they believe if north korea is looking to get nuclear capabilities or iran for that matte matter, they always mention israel in the cross hairs as well. i think this particular level of violence is concerning and i would hope that democrats and republicans address it and address it through their foreign policy national secur ....
Be leading because there are many who are fearful we are seeing the birth of a third intefadeh. reporter: yes. that is a fear. remember the first two intefadehs, the first one lasted for six years. the second one for five in which a thousand israelis and more than 3,000 palestinians were killed. so obviously, statistically, we haven t reached anything like that seriousness yet. but these stabbings are happening every day. it s been two or three weeks now and the real fear is that they are gaining a momentum of their open. as i say, it is very difficult for the police to stop. many of these young people don t listen to leaders like mahmoud abbas. they are taking action by themselves. they are usually teenagers, three-quarters of them are from east jerusalem. they carry israeli i.d. cards which means they are free to move around. often they speak hebrew pretty ....
Thanks for staying with us this saturday morning. i m richard wolffe. violence in the middle east is escalating with new incidents! university this morning. in a moment, we ll look at what is behind the sudden uptick and where it might be headed. this period of time was supposed to be john boehner s swan song as speaker of the house. instead, it looks like he ll be forced to stick around for a while. we ll dive into the chaos that is delaying the speaker s retirement plans. plus, the future it seems is right now. that date far, far into the future, that marty mcfly traveled to and back to the future 2 is coming up this very week. a special guest from the film will be along in just a little bit. we ll begin this morning with new reports of violence today in israel and the west bank. ....