Of books with david haskel. Before i introduce him i have a couple housekeeping items. If you havent silenced your cell phones, please do so now. This session needs to end at 3 50 because we are recording live on cspan. We will then head to the plaza and the signing tent you will have an opportunity to meet david and have him sign your book. We cannot linger in this room because of the live broadcast. Thank you for your assistance with this. David haskel is professor of biology at the university of the south in his army. He received his phd in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University and his work integrates scientific literary and contemplative studies of the natural world. His 2012 book the forest unseen was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the pen eo wilson literary science writing award. He is here today to share his newest work with the songs of the trees. Please join me in welcoming david haskel. [applause] thank you for that very kind introduction. Id like to
Than seven hundred injured in violent clashes with Israeli Forces across the occupied territories the protest as were rallying against the u. S. President s recognition and jerusalem as israels capital and when the say sorry force imports from occupied East Jerusalem. Two days after Donald Trumps announcement the first fatality of the protests it sparked came in gaza israeli troops firing across the border fence with live ammunition. Earlier thousands marched through Gazas Jabaliya refugee camp house leaders are calling for a new palestinian uprising. These marches will not stop until the liberation of jerusalem god willing they want only being severed also in the west bank and in the territories of one thousand nine hundred forty eight. In ramallah in the occupied west bank stone throwing protesters sheltered behind tire smoke and improvised barricades the Israeli Military had mobilized thousands of extra troops in anticipation. There was similar scenes in bethlehem just days ago the
A fourth day or protests against the u. S. Decision to declare a truce on the capital of israel many of them in occupied East Jerusalem where forces fired stun grenades and tear gas as they charge through a crowd of peaceful demonstrators alan fischer was there. Was it is it was it started as a small protest handful of people but as they walked towards all jerusalem dome one of the citys busy shopping streets there was blogged by police and soldiers told they had no permit to march that they were blocking the road they were forcibly pushed back to it was in a city where anger has been close to the surface since Donald Trumps controversial decision it sparked a series of running confrontations was the police sent in horses to break up the crowds creating widespread anger and panic this has been a pattern throughout the afternoon as crowds gather by the side of the street the horses have been sent ten at some pace to try and break those crowds up the writers have even been using their we
In lebanon of a donald trump decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital Security Forces used tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds outside the u. S. Embassy in Beirut Lebanon seventy almost four hundred fifty thousand palestinian refugees. Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says palestinians ought to get to grips with the reality that jerusalem is israels capital in order for all to move towards peace the sooner the problem students come to grips with this reality the sooner we will move towards peace and this is why i think President Trumps announcement was so historic and so important for peace on the quest for peace there is a serious effort underway now by the United States and all i can say as i said related to president and mccall i think if youll pardon the expression you should give peace a chance. Venezuelas president Nicolas Maduro has banned the countrys main opposition parties and taking part in next years president ial election comes after three of th
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