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.
and americans who had a plan to the reason they did this, the reason they allowed him into that area was they thought in the future negotiating a peace agreement, it will be easier to do that if those muslims are no longer there. and at the same time a serb minority in the muslim area would be chased out. that s in my book and i haven t yet proven that. martin fletcher appropriately named this book the war reporter. a young child embarks on a remarkable journey to live a dream. that s ahead.
being perceived. we are losing the war of lies. we are winning the war of truth. joining me now from jerusalem, msnbc s eamon mojadin and former tel aviv bureau chief martin fletcher, author of the war reporter. eamon, you witnessed the shooting of the palestinian youth who was holding a knife the other day and you have seen the violence that has erupted last week before and since. what is the state of play now? this very alarming incident involving a palestinian allegedly dressed as a camera person in the news media puts everyone in jeopardy as well. reporter: absolutely. there were several incidents today, most notably that particular incident took place in a city where a palestinian attacker attacked an israeli soldier. he was wearing a press label on his shirt and a yellow fluorescent jacket sometimes
country longer than planned and it comes after russia launched air strikes inside syria s borders, and there s a lot of ground that could be covered today at the white house. we re going to bring you that news conference live when it happens. joining me live at the top of the hour, chris jansing, and martin fletcher, and the author of the new book the war reporter and msnbc contributor, steve clemens of the atlantic. chris jansing, tell us what we should anticipate reporter: when is a very good question, because we are running about 20 minutes late. they are still in that working lunch. the president and the vice president and president park, this is clearly the meeting earlier today, the lunch today, a show of unity before two countries that do share that