Palestinians say they wont be blackmailed after the white house threatens to cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in aid ethiopias to free all Political Prisoners and shots in the terrorists prison camp in a surprise move after months of protest. President donald trump reacts theory to comments in a book about life inside the white house made by his sacked former aide steve bannon. As north korea reopens communications with the south after two years look ahead at the prospects for next weeks talks. Palestinian leaders say they wont be blackmailed off the u. S. President donald trump threaten to cut aid with iran three quarters of a billion dollars a year it made the statement on twitter claiming palestinians for refusing to engage in middle east peace talks really. With the u. S. Of plummeted since recognized jerusalem as israels capital last month of the cuts threaten money allocated to the Palestinian Authority most u. S. Funding goes on development and Infrastructure Projects and not directly to the authorities itself also at risk is funding to the United Nations relief and works agency or which assists Palestinian Refugees the u. S. Is its largest donor both measures if they go ahead with cuts around seven hundred sixty five Million Dollars a year in aid to the palestinians. Reports now from the city of ramallah in the occupied west bank. A mother of three Palestinian Refugee children a routine trip to the doctor was already riddled with complications. But after hearing the u. S. May decide to cut more than three hundred Million Dollars of annual aid to the United Nations relief and works agency for Palestinian Refugees or as it is known she now worries a bad situation may worsen. Its getting more difficult its getting more complicated and things arent getting solved everything is becoming more expensive gold laws available to the poor is not nowadays on wednesday residents of the occupied west bank woke up to the news that u. S. President donald trump may halt aid payments worth hundreds of millions of dollars to palestinians if theyre no longer willing to talk peace sixty year old wooden a fool like so many other Palestinian Refugees here relies on this supported clinic in a refugee camp a Health Center that depends on foreign aid. Its hard because of the difficult situation in all conditions and it allows us to go to this clinic while officials tell us theyve not been informed by the u. S. Administration of any changes in funding to the agency the cuts could have a devastating impact approximately five million Palestinian Refugees are eligible for Services Close to eight hundred thousand of them live here in the west bank and another one point three million are in gaza condemnation from palestinian officials who insist they are still very much committed to the Peace Process was swift many of them said palestine was not for sale weve lived for a long time without american aid and we couldnt so survive without american aid and if its really means that there will be more hunger and less ability to survive look at what the gazans of staying because of the israeli siege of gaza. But but people you know im not willing to sell their homeland for money now faced with the prospect of a political solution growing dimmer and humanitarian aid getting scarcer the only thing it seems palestinians can count on is even more uncertainty mohammed gentleman dizzee into the occupied west bank. Im a former policy adviser to the palestinian Prime Minister. He says cutting aid to the palestinians will have a major impact on refugee camps in the region. The Palestinian Government and policy our leadership always expressed willingness to go back to the negotiating table but not for free they as a trial has been violating the palestinian rights all along and they have been violating all of their agreements that the Palestinian Authority have signed with as a rail cutting aid to the Palestinian People will not make them bow to the israeli and the american will and cutting aid will not only affect palestinians but would also affect. The neighboring arab countries because if you im sure all of you know that we have thousands and tens of thousands of but its. In many other countries especially in syria and lebanon and jordan and cutting aid to pay to see the refugees will also have a dangerous time if occasions not only in palestine not only on the palestinians and israelis but also on the region as a whole that the u. S. Is the biggest contributor to the Palestinian Refugee agency the on the way it is out of the core budget the u. S. Contributor on twenty six percent which is around one hundred fifty two Million Dollars a year and if you add to that also the u. S. Support to the humanitarian projects they also are implemented through the underworld this number could could go up to three hundred sixty eight Million Dollars a year so this is basically a huge number and it will definitely affect the situation of the police here refugees as they said not only in palestine but also you know in the arab region and the refugees will not remain silent im sure this will also lead to a protest would also lead to perhaps more violence will also affect the fragile security situation in also the arab countries especially syria and lebanon ira spokesman Christopher Guest held out just there that theres been no official word from. The u. S. That it will pull support and the Aid Organization will continue to provide health care and education we have had no indications whatsoever from the Us Administration that they intend to cut funds from under they remain of the single largest donor last year giving us three hundred sixty five Million Dollars we have daily conversations with them and as i say weve had no indications whatsoever of funding cut our contribution to the Human Dignity and the capital Human Capital of five point two million refugees the middle east is widely recognized its enormous we run schools for half a million children seven hundred schools we are doctors do nine million patient consultations per year we have of nine thousand students in Vocational Training centers we have tens of thousands of disabled refugees we serve our micro finance department dispenses tens of millions of dollars of loans every year its huge our contribution its absolute massive our contribution to Human Development is really widely recognised as being widespread and indeed profound Israels Parliament has given preliminary approval for legislation making it easier for court to impose the Death Penalty the law would apply to people convicted of murder in incidents classified as a terrorist attack currently the Death Penalty can only be used if a panel of three military judges passes the sentence unanimously that the new legislation would see a death sentence handed down if only to three judges agree the bill still requires three more weightings before it becomes law. I think that in the stream situation there is also simple logic and simple logic is if someone murders in last he will not spend the rest of his life in jail he will be executed. Head on the news including the bankers found guilty by courts of taking part in a scheme to breach sanctions against iran plus. Im melissa. Long in the Western Region after a car where voluntary doctors together with the countrys marines are bringing Health Services to once conflict ridden areas. Tens of thousands of government supporters have rallied across iran the show of support comes after seven days of demonstrations against irans leadership they gather to condemn the unrest in which at least twenty two people have been killed irans revolutionary guard as now declared the protests over reports. On arabian state t. V. Pictures of government supporters filling city streets condemning protests and you dance during the day. Its basically people who are believing that what so whats happening is against the regime and they want to support the regime by saying this is a revolutionary jeem and we are in favor of it. The t. V. Pictures of these progovernment rallies are a contrast to coverage of demonstrations against irans leadership which began last thursday. The government has shut down some social media platforms. But pictures have been posted showing damaged cars burning buildings and chanting crowds. Protests about unemployment and irans economy which has been struggling after years of sanctions have grown to include demands for gray. Freedoms hundreds of people have been arrested the u. S. Is demanding an emergency meeting of the u. N. Security council if the arraigning dictatorships history is any guide we can expect more outrageous abuses in the days to come the u. N. Must speak out. President donald trump has sided with the antigovernment protesters hes tweeted the people of iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian Regime all of the money that president obama so foolishly gave them went into terrorism and into their pockets the people have little food big inflation and no human rights the u. S. Is watching irans foreign minister has tweeted back saying Iran Security instability depends on its own people who unlike the peoples of trumps regional b f fs are best friends forever have the right to vote and to protest. More progovernment rallies are expected but there have also been calls for more demonstrations against the government its not clear if both sides will be on the same streets at the same time matheson aljazeera. A spokesman for un general antonio terrace has called for an end to the violence in iran the secretary general is following with concern recent developments in the slavic republic of iran he deplores the loss of life in the protests he urges respect for the rights to Peaceful Assembly and freedom of expression and that any demonstrations take place in a peaceful manner further violence must be avoided. Its his government has announced it will release all Political Prisoners and closing the taurus prison camp in a surprise move charges against many who are facing prosecution well also be dropped now this fall as increase pressure on the government to end its crackdown on opposition voices as Stephanie Decker reports. Theo has been under pressure domestically and on the International Stage there have been antigovernment protests since two thousand and fifteen they continue to pose a serious challenge to the ruling party the decision to release all Political Prisoners would be welcomed by many peons some warn it may not lead to major changes in policy. The go on the idea of the Prime Minister of egypt realizes that. It will continue to be a. Political junkie and that it is still stuck in a political battle in order to avoid really the International Community needs to be really the only level of the society. The protests of the past two years of call for political and economic changes. To romeo and im hardly agents of lead vocal opposition to the government accusing the ruling party of marginalizing them. Activists and journalists have been arrested in what is described as the most serious challenge if the government came to power in one nine hundred ninety one hundreds of civilians have been killed during the recent crackdown human Rights Groups of accused Security Forces of using excessive and lethal force. During wednesdays News Conference the government announced its closing the notorious mock allow a prison and turning it into a newseum facilities been singled out by Rights Groups in the past for suspected Rights Violations including torture and critics maintain the government needs to address the underlying grievances of the protesters such as economic social and ethnic rights its not clear what kind of impact the release of Political Prisoners will have on the growing Opposition MovementStephanie Decker or jazeera. Well as a law electra studied political trials in ethiopia he says the government would be risking collapse if it doesnt follow through on its promises the question of with little more government can be believed. Is one that divides a lot of people some people say that because the Political Landscape is shifting even the interest of the government itself to do this if the government doesnt do this then it would be very difficult to hold on for a very long time there are others who are skeptical some who are cautiously optimistic but my own personal belief is that the government would all know even though its me normal sort of its all Political Prisoners it would it is very likely to do all of this pledge because this is no longer an option for the government if it doesnt do this then it is probably i think inviting it is all a matter of. U. S. President donald trump as lestat at his former chief strategist steve bannon it follows publication of excerpts from an upcoming book in which bannon denounces trumps eldest son as treasonous and unpatriotic for meeting with a lawyer with kremlin connections in two thousand and sixteen that meeting is central to an investigation into alleged russian meddling in the president ial Campaign Trump has issued a statement saying steve benen has nothing to do with me or my presidency when he was fired he not only lost his job it was his mind he went on to say steve has little to do with our historic victory steve doesnt represent my base hes only in it for himself the White House Press secretary says bannons claims of treason against Donald Trump Jr basis. I think that is a ridiculous accusation and one that im pretty sure weve addressed many times from here before if thats in reference to comments made by mr bannon id refer you back to the ones that he made previously on sixty minutes were it called the collusion with russia about this president a total farce so i think i would learn to look back at that if anybodys been inconsistent its been him certainly has been the president or this administration that speak to his in washington d. C. Tell us more about the formula. Well jane this is really unusual weve seen people come and go from the white house but this really is the first time that the president has lashed out at anybody whos left the the administration and you know he did speak fairly favorably of steve bannon even after he left the white house but as sarah sander said in the press briefing this afternoon that one way that you do not curry favor with the president is by speaking harshly about his children thats thats a no no one thing about the president he is. Very adamant about people being loyal to him and he is very very defensive when it comes to his children and so in his eyes steve bannon stepped over a line when he said that Donald Trump Jr was potentially treasonous unpatriotic and should have gone to the f. B. I. About this meeting that he had with the russians over this alleged dirt that they had on Hillary Clinton another big question too is what is going to happen with the nationalist supporters that really had followed not only the president but steve bannon and Sarah Sanders said she thought that those people would stick with the president despite this and again to this all comes as this investigation into russian meddling by the special prosecutor is deepening so to hear comments about treason and russian meddling you dont fare very well at the white house at this point and any more bombshells in the book. And there are so few bombshells this book is coming out in about a week and it talks about a white house thats been in chaos since before the president even came into office the author claims that the president never thought never believed that he would win this election and also talked about his campaign. Campaign staff not being professional and not being good is. It will require interns he also talks the book also talks about milan trump the first lady not wanting to go to the white house and actually crying about it so. A lot of bombshells that people will be reading about when this book hits shelves in another week thank you for that. Turkeys bank has been found guilty in the u. S. Court of taking part in the scheme to violate washingtons sanctions on iran how can a tiller and eight others with queues of moving billions of dollars with rein in money through american banks disguised as food and gold sales christensen who joins us from new york what more do you know about this story kristen. Well the jury had deliberated or had listen to arguments for about three weeks and deliberated for four days before finding attilla guilty of five charges not guilty of one Money Laundering charge but guilty of the majority of charges in the scheme to evade u. S. Sanctions through the state owned turkish khalq bank attila as you mentioned was one of nine people charged in this case hes the only one to face trial here in the United States reza zurab was the lead defendant in the case the only other person arrested in the United States but at the last minute he decided to plead guilty and testify against attila in this case which has implicated top levels of the turkish government with this Money Laundering scheme attilla offered some damning information not only about the defendant im sorry offered some damning information not only about attila the defendant in this case but also about this did he never conspired to evade u. S. Sanctions at the deputy general manager of hulk bank his attorney suggested his boss and others were to blame but it was a tila who was arrested while traveling to the United States while his boss and others charged in the case remain free in turkey the only other defendant to face trial in the u. S. Turkish ronnie and gold trade and reza rob he pleaded guilty and became a key witness for the prosecution making accusations that rose to the top of turkeys government saurabh testified he paid tens of millions in bribes to government ministers and the scheme that president rest of tired aired on himself and authorized when he was Prime Minister turkish officials who initially lobbied u. S. Officials for release have now moved to condemning him and seizing his assets the very fact that everyone has been so concerned about this case does suggest that at some level he feels vulnerable however given the ease with which hes dealt with previous allegations of corruption in the past it. Hard to imagine this its hard to imagine a sort of suggested this is going to be the thing that brings him down everyones government claims the u. S. Is trying to weaken his government and do the bidding of political rival for two law glenn lives in the United States they go. Back to. This court case or stop being judicial became completely political with the sole aim to corner turkey and its economy and damage the country a charge prosecutors have described as ridiculous you can choose to willfully help iran said acting u. S. Attorney june kim in a statement or you can choose to be a part of the International Banking community transacting in u. S. Dollars but you cant do both so rob provided no evidence that a tila ever took a bribe but as u. S. Prosecutors successfully argued that didnt mean he was innocent now he could face decades behind bars for a scheme he helped design but others including zurab got rich off of is this likely to impact turkey u. S. Relations at all. Absolutely jane its already put a strain as the turkish government has been lobbying hard or had been lobbying hard for u. S. Officials to throw this case out of court as we just heard our expert in the piece say most dont expect this to loosen president hold on power the governments hold on power there hasnt been a lot of coverage of this trial in turkey although there were members of the opposition who came here to the United States that i met outside of the courthouse that were watching the case very closely and many experts worry that this will mean more of a crackdown on the opposition more of a crackdown on free speech in turkey as they attempt to look at these charges or exploit them for their own purposes in the country. The turkish opposition has been very concerned about corruption there and so the hence their interest in this case but in terms of the long term we still have to have sentencing of until he comes back in april to be sentenced and there are seven turkish citizens still at large to remain uncharged in this case i think its safe to assume theyre going to avoid traveling to the United States and time in the near future but many experts expect that the turkish government will have more bad things to say about the United States as a result of this and that antiu. S. Sentiment in turkey will also be fueled by this verdict lets leave it there because some think. It is fourteen people have been killed in nest reichs in northwest syria this footage shows the off to moscow in a strike which destroyed a hospital on the outskirts of the three people were killed and eleven people died another strikes across the Syrian Opposition says russian and Government Forces carried out the attacks. Norway is banning weapons exports to the United Arab Emirates of its participation in the war in yemen the u. A. E. Is a key member of the Saudi Led Coalition fighting the rebels in the country because mission is imposed a blockade on yemen leading to widespread Food Shortages and a Major Health Crisis the u. N. Estimates more than five thousand civilians have been killed since the conflict began in two thousand and fifteen. And recent weeks societies have allowed some humanitarian aid to flow into yemen but is natasha good name reports people in the port city of data say little has changed. Far from the front lines and the ports its a life of increasing challenges for so many yemenis bound by a feeling that theyve been forgotten well. Our life is miserable with the war raging for years i lost my job too we cannot afford a daily meal if we have a meal were not sure if were going to have the next one a house in salem says his family circumstances are unraveling in a way he never thought possible a lost job then a lost home and now uncertainty over how much worse things could get wound up like that. We are left with nothing only god is our rock the nearby who died out port is no longer a source of employment or humanitarian aid since november the Saudi Led Coalition has either blocked or limited access to ports of entry in yemen citing security concerns that a Coalition Claims to have reopened a court on december twentieth we are in the first week of january and the coalition is still misleading the public fabricating excuses to continue see jean and starving the yemeni people. The interruption in the flow of aid is adding to what is already described as the worlds worst humanitarian crisis unless the mother thought the un reiterated that even if the data port is operating at Maximum Capacity it would not be enough to meet the needs of the yemeni people so you can imagine how dire the situation is. Salem and his family say they used to be able to rely on some assistance from relief agencies but no more like so many yemenis they are left to cope on their own natasha going to aljazeera. Still ahead on aljazeera britains hospitals take drastic measures to kind of besides undermine. You know god loves get a taste of rare works by the divine one. And real madrid for the first outing of the new year details coming in sport with sorrow. And there is still bitterly cold for us in parts of north america heres some pictures from chicago and i feel cold just looking at them look at the amount of ice there own not river that is brittany bitterly cold and now were going to see a little bit more in the way of snow as well see this little system in the south is gradually edging its way eastwards that was bringing us a fair amount of rain across parts of florida and a fair amount of snow elsewhere as well and its running its way towards the northeast on thursday here it is in the northeastern parts of the states and in the eastern parts of canada giving us some very heavy snow and some very strong winds mixed in with that as well that system will eventually begin to pull away northeast which as we head through friday and behind it staying bitterly cold water was the maximum thats a maximum remember minus twenty degrees still incredibly cold the place where its a lot warmer is towards the west where l. A. Will get to around twenty as we head down towards the central americas here weve got our line of thunderstorms as weve seen over the past few days searching from panama and colombia all the way up towards the northeast weve seen plenty of showers over parts of jamaica through parts of cuba and into haiti as well this system still with us as we head through thursday and friday and giving us the very heavy rain and further south a quick look at rio were expecting more shots. There were over forty charges as i recall primarily it was Material Support to terrorism the Holy Land Foundation was the biggest Muslim Charity in the usa they were considered to be a legitimate American Charity because we werent able to see the secret of it we were unable to tell it in a two part series aljazeera world examines one of the most Controversial Court cases of the socalled war on terror the holy land falling at this time on al jazeera. Al jazeera. You wherever you are. Watching aljazeera mind of our top stories this hour palestinian leaders say they wont be blackmailed after years President Donald Trump threaten to cut aid worth around three quarters of a billion dollars a year in a tweet he blame palestinians for refusing to engage in middle east peace talks. As President Donald Trump has lashed out of his former chief strategist steve benen saying hes lost his mind from his publication of experts excerpts from an upcoming book which bannan denounces eldest son as treasonous and unpatriotic. Ethiopias government says it will release him pardon all Political Prisoners the surprise announcement by the Prime Minister will see the tories make allowing prison turned into a museum as part of a plan to widen democracy twenty months of antigovernment protests in two regions. North korea has reopened a telephone hotline with south korea for the first time in almost two years this took place ahead of talks between the two governments scheduled for tuesday has been its most reports. This is the only official means of communication between north korea and south korea but for almost two years the North Koreans have refused to answer the phone until wednesday when they placed a call to the south. Kim jong un has given an order to reopen the hotline between the north and the south to contact south korea regarding a right time for talks and sending a delegation to the kyung chuang Winter Olympics. The decision was welcomed in seoul a day after the government there proposed high level talks amid a tense standoff over north koreas missile and Nuclear Programs but the u. S. Government wasnt impressed we wont take any of the talk seriously if they dont do something to ban all Nuclear Weapons in north korea we consider this to be a very reckless regime we dont think we need a bandaid we dont think we need to smile and take a picture we think that we need to have them start Nuclear Weapons and they need to stop it now. In his new years speech kim jong un warned the u. S. He had a Nuclear Button on his desk. That prompted donald trump to continue his apparent mockery of a president hes nicknamed little rocket man in a tweet the u. S. President wrote i too have a Nuclear Button but its a much bigger and more powerful woman his in my book in works north korea has been punished with unprecedented sanctions by the u. N. Over its weapons programs the u. S. Has warned of more measures if young young conducts another missile test. Aljazeera. The former strain an ambassador to soledad joins us now from sydney good to have you with us good to see you again so the two sides are going to talk again after two years what to make of that. Sorry i didnt quite hear that theyre going to talk again what do you make of that is what can has it changed. Yes yes a look i feel sorry thank you very much good morning from sydney i think its a very positive thing its very good in the line again its very good the president more has has agreed to it its also a prospect now that the North Koreans will send a delegation a Sporting Team to the Solomon Winter olympics and thats good too i think the only or one of the problems is of course the United States attitude nikki haley from the United Nations the u. N. Representative the u. N. Has has poured scorn on this and said what we want is for north korea to dis disarm before well talk to them shes also said that nothing will drive a wedge between the relations we have with south korea now quite frankly its its its i think its a reinforcing United States mindset of having having some sort of colonial. Some some sort of colonial feeling about south korea which doesnt really exist and should or should welcome the fact that north korea and south korea want to have talks that would possibly relieve tension and thats what we want to see yeah i was going to ask you about that helen Donald Trumps response and then being a little sniffy about this do you think they feel left out of whats going on here do they feel that possibly south korea realizes that it has to take actions on it sir. I think it does and i think the South Koreans want to do that especially under this more liberal government of president moon they certainly want to have their own responsibility to deal with north korea and i must say its a little bit like parts of the male anatomy to talk about whos got a big about now on the desk in which one works its quite something its its infant tile its juvenile but above all its very reckless very reckless to have that sort of exchange between north korea and the United States it demeans President Trump very much i think i can supposedly if south korea could be an honest broker looking ahead to talks on choose day what can they realistically at cheese and if north korea does appear at the olympics other than being quite symbolic what does it mean going forward. Well i think there are two things one is they going to have talks about the practicality in this conversation the practicality of having regular talks with north korea to try to normalize a regularized relations reopen case song get things going again but secondly the administration of the Winter Olympics how how north korea going to participate the South Koreans welcome them thats a good thing and i think its all very positive too to do that i just wish that the United States and the donald trump would be less critical of this and say look we really think this is a good thing any move towards some kind of cooperation and consultation between north and south korea is very good in sort of which theyre saying you know we want do anything until the North Koreans disarm theyre not going to decide to have Nuclear Weapons theyre not going to lose them theyll hang on to them ok lets say the u. S. Is not going to make an impact on these talks the the basing relationship what can be achieved all we to learn more about north Koreas Nuclear program will north korea be seeking aid in response. Yes not necessarily i dont think kim jong un is any mood to share any of his military or clear secrets with the south but what could happen is some kind of reassurance that you know we are now you have these weapons as a deterrent against possible attack from from the United States it might also drive home to the South Koreans and i think i already feel is that having me having exercises military exercises in the south not just annually but by and more than more than annually is is very provocative i remember when i was in seoul in the ninetys a. G. I. To lympics when they were having exercise team spirit the North Koreans got very upset about that at a time when a live picture from all of the world are coming in to solve the americans that the American Ambassador wanted to stop it but the pentagon wanted to keep exercise team spirit going and thats the same mindset we have at present this is the pentagons greatest military pride playground they want to maintain it they feel that strength is required when in fact what they should be doing in my view is postponing the games or putting muffle together and waiting to see what happens between the north and south dialogue that seems to be coming up always good still to reach if not skip thank you. Businesses in the gaza strip have been struggling under an israeli blockade for years many are barely able to keep running with some forced to close because of a lack of supplies and other difficulties a cartoon by an israeli right script shows the reality facing one Sweet Factory welcome way reports from gaza. A girl called nor buys an ice cream and wins a ticket to visit a Sweet Factory. Where you have had him in milan allowed a shot in the snow was a hollow yet was nor the fictional character in an animation made by an israeli rights group but the factory and its owner mohammed tell bonnie a real and some of the many problems operating under the blockade of gaza by israel in egypt. No discovers them as mohammed shows have around starting with a power cut electricity is off most of the time in gaza during my visit mohammed explained that since the siege began ten years ago most of his production lines are closed most of the time. He didnt want to fire any of his four hundred staff and families to pen down the wages to the employees had their hours cut instead. As the animation also shows the machinery they use has problems too israeli authorities restrict the import of anything they say could be used to make weapons the packaging made to be done or to my city by dismissing these a spare parts of me thats not being allowed in this missing cream filling in biscuits so i guess technicians come here and service it in order to come this whole production line being down for you some of the equipment these be sent to germany for servicing and thats not allowed either. The mohammed doesnt believe the restrictions are just for security reasons its there is the way that its. This is. The scope but thats. The make the people its ready for that this because that. Israels military assault on gaza these conflicts with hamas havent helped either three years ago the factory was hit by an israeli rocket. Mohammed gifts this week factory to nor has she sees its problems becomes a story of shattered dreams. The rights group that made it cool says it aim to inform people but also challenge stereotypes we wanted to be able to tell the story of the Movement Restrictions on the gaza strip and do it in a creative way so that we could attract new audiences and open peoples eyes to the fact that there is a different reality inside of the gaza strip than the one they normally hear business is also being hurt by israeli restrictions on exports mohammed says trade wont pick up in less the siege and at the end of the film no makes everything right with her imagination in reality things arent so simple and causes industries are still crippled malcolm webb aljazeera in the gaza strip. Two senior members of germanys far right party are being investigated for incitement to hatred of social media posts theyve criticized the police force for wishing followers online happy new year in arabic the f. T. Finished third in septembers election dominic cain picks up the story from berlin. The decision by the police to investigate alice vida the coleader of the alternative for Germany Party alongside their investigation into the comments of her colleague baird to explain stark came out a point when we knew already that several hundred people had complained themselves about the point the points that the bear took from stalk had put out on social media the interesting thing to to say here is that following news that use it into news the new law has come into effect in germany which regulates what can and cannot be said online as much as it does in the broadcast media the written major and in the street as it were and so the question that the police will have to with the authorities will have to work out is whether the comments that were made by. Talk by alice vital do contravene the law and then there is the question of the motivation behind it because several years ago in twenty fifteen years eve twenty fifteen when many women complained in the city of cologne that they had been assaulted by people of a with a migrant background the alternative for germany was very hot on on pointing out the danger is that the same thing is appearing to be sent now the difference is that very very few allegations of assault were made on new years eve twenty seventeen so the question would be what the motivation is behind the decision by these two ladies to make the comments they have made and the investigation is ongoing britains hospitals are having to take drastic measures to cope with surging winter demand National HealthService Officials are warning non urgent procedures will be put off for weeks n. H. S. Is one of the countrys most valued institutions providing Free Health Care for more than seventy years that has needs barco reports is deepening concern about its future. Hundreds of british hospitals are in the grip of a winter crisis play should numbers regularly surge during the colder months but this year sickness levels have sought to ease. The Pressure Health officials have bans doctors in england from carrying out all nonemergency surgery such as cataract or hip replacement operations until the end of january people have been told to only go to hospital in a real emergency some patients are waiting twelve hours to see a doctor others are being treated in kodos medical stuff but also feeling the strain on twitter this doctor apologize for third world conditions at the hospital he worked in i shouldnt be and t. Is every day at work because of a lack of resources and lack of capacity wrote this nurse an estimated fifty five thousand procedures are expected to be postponed in the coming weeks and h. S. Chiefs have defended the move this is a planned response to a winter that we knew was going to be difficult and we are managing that in the way that we expected and were taking early action were not waiting to have to respond to a problem the n. H. S. Is one of the u. K. s most revered institutions offering Free Health Care to all u. K. Residents but its under mounting strain so much so that this time last year the red cross the International Aid group said that if things didnt improve that it based a humanitarian crisis twelve months on and the n. H. S. Is still struggling to cope. Many doctors blame successive governments for stopping the service of funding all in a gradual attempt they say to privatized the public Health Service weve seen the n. H. S. Over this decade undergoing the biggest funding squeeze since it began. Seventy years and what weve seen in this decade is approximately forty billion pounds of cuts by the time we get twenty twenty not simply on pressed into the n. H. S. Its not surprising were seeing the kind of scenes that we are persuaded to run last winter the government insists the delays are part of a well planned system but the cancer operations of Time Critical procedures will go ahead as planned but all many people can see is a Cherished Service sinking deeper into crisis the barca aljazeera landed in colombia a peace deal with rebels is improving the delivery of Health Services to more remote regions as there is earl is on the run piazza travelled with a group of doctors who have been listed in the Navy Reserves to see the work being done. Volunteer doctors setting sail their mission is to win support from an Indigenous Community longer afflicted by conflict a peace deal signed with five gravels last year means its now easier and safer for the navy to bring assistance to remote areas through Civic Military brigades. Are less hostile to military forces. Presence theyre starting to look up to the colombian state and im proud to contribute to. It is a classic hearts and Minds Campaign in a territory where peoples allegiances of long. And where state prison says been synonymous with military force see. The governments clear guidelines are to take advantage of the fact that these armed actors are not interfering in these territories so the state seeks to enter with all its capacity and avoid further institutional gaps that might be filled by new criminal. Gaps remain filling their. Time and resources. Our health post is not enough for all the villages on the river and they attend only people with health wed love the brigades could come twice a year. Most kids here have rarely seen a toothbrush let alone a dentist yeah it takes three to hold this patient down while he has this tooth pulled out his mother says bringing him to a doctor ten hours down river was never an option i know in spite of the government efforts to improve the delivery of Health Services a major logistical problem. Last year sixteen percent of colombias rural population at two for go medical care because of distances to services. Over the course of the day hundreds are taken care of twenty two year old students stephanie says its worth giving up for a week and. I just like how i feel when people think when i can contribute to those without the opportunity or the money to get to a doctor for them i do that understand Civil Military brigades will hardly be a long time fix for chronically Poor Health Care but me by the state some time as it tries to pacify these restless areas for good i listen to them. More than two hundred works of the italian renaissance artist michelangelo have gone on display at the metropolitan museum in new york. On the went to have a look. Art lovers examining the work of a legend a new Michael Angelo exhibit at the metropolitan museum of art in new york brings together one of the largest collections of the lesser known works of the man considered one of the most influential figures of western art there is this piece called the torment of Saint Anthony believed to be Michael Angelos First Painting it was completed in fourteen eighty seven when he was only twelve or thirteen years old but its dear regional pencil on paper works that are the real draw when he draws serious forceful yes espresso he said marble sculptor is so he uses the chalk especially with great force on the paper almost carving on the paper as if it were marble although he considered himself primarily a sculptor michelangelo was also called the divine draftsman and designer at this exhibit there are one hundred thirty three of his drawings many of which almost never go on public display because they are so rare and fragile four hundred fifty years after his death his drawings are often an overlooked part of the artists work it took the metropolitan museum of art eight years to collect all of the michelangelo pieces that are on display here they mostly come from over fifty different art institutions and private collections such as those from Queen Elizabeth and even the vatican an exhibition of this magnitude in importance is a global activity and the man has the resources the commitment the scholarship to do it and its part of our mission its part of our responsibility to serve the world in that way and a chance for visitors to look closely at the drawings in the sketch books of one of the worlds greatest artists to get a better sense where his ideas originated gabriels on to aljazeera new york. Still ahead on aljazeera a return to the court of lost so this tennis star father will have all the details children in school. And it is time for sports his father thanks very much the biggest names in african football are gathering and gonna have the continents player of the year award is set to be announced and for the very first time fans are playing a part in the vote. Twenty fifteen winner peer emerick. Again made the final three he was the leading african scorer in europes top leagues in two thousand and seventeen with twenty eight strikes in the German Bundesliga for dortmund sodium on a liverpool is trying to come only the second senegalese player to win it see helped his country reach next years world cup in russia Mohamed Salah also of liverpool is the favorite to win he played a big part in getting egypt to the world cup for the First Time Since one nine hundred ninety and has already scored twenty three goals this season for his club as i mentioned earlier for the first time the public will help decide the winner of the award earlier he spoke to football journalist Gary Al Smith and asked him how much of a factor the public vote and social media will play in picking a winner. Well the thing about media especially where egyptians are concerned is that theres a running joke that its not really a joke if you put anything on social media and were going in egypt sharon is going to weigh in from the get go there is one popular web site in the off the boat site one very popular one they actually stop running polls for their money and for play out that month somewhere in october because. Any time they put up their mom its allowing so thats it i mean he does want to be busy every couple columbia wants which is good to exclusively by friends and im told by insight is it wasnt even a contest is that because the up and i see its a very big deal i mean i cant underestimate its its actually probably taken more seriously than the rest of it will take Something Like there. Which many people see has been reduced to a contest between the highest school to High School Scores in the world especially when messi and ronaldo joined their feet about ten years ago but the African People still holds the very own talent when it comes to quote discussions and prestige on this continent. Barcelonas record signing of ballet is set to return to action on thursday after a four month injury layoff the Legal Leaders will travel to celta vigo for the first leg of their round of sixteen copa del rey tie around madrid will also be playing on thursday they travel to the second tier side in the opening leg of their round of sixteen tie or ill be trying to start the year on a much more positive note they ended twenty seventeen with a three nil home defeat to barcelona and now trailed them by fourteen points and. Were still live in three competitions and we have the same hope for giving the best in each match. And we have the greatest enthusiasm for winning this first leg in the English Premier League chelsea missed a chance to move second in the standings after drawing two two with arsenal arsenal were two one down after ninety minutes before hector bell and rescued a point with a goal in tie all confirmation here that chelsea stayed down in third place a point behind matches united and sixteen behind runaway leaders that man city arsenal say six but taught them can move further ahead of them on thursday when they play at west ham meanwhile Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hit out at premier league bosses he says the hectic christmas and new year schedule is a risk to Players Health while many other european leagues are enjoying a winter break on choose day city played their fourth game in eleven days city did the walk for three one but already ola believes this run of games is a disaster for players little to kill them. So. Who are the bosses have to reflect. To play through the first two i know the show must go on and it doesnt matter with. The managers here another one and the players are not here once but. He had to pull out of his first two events of the twenty eight thousand season due to an ongoing elbow injury but Novak Djokovic has confirmed he will return to the court this month ahead of the Australian Open the twelve time grand slam champion who hasnt played competitively since wimbledon will take part in two exhibition of events in melbourne next week after that the former world number one will decide whether or not hes ready to play in the seasons first grand slam which begins in melbourne on january fifteenth. Finally extreme weather in germany forced the cancellation of the sprint stage of the skiings annual tour diski race earlier these are the conditions that the female skaters had to contend with as they began the fourth stage of the race it was subsequently cancelled responder and lightning began to hit the course organizers announced that it would not be rescheduled. And thats all your support for now more later thanks to far for that and that is it for me jane and the rest of the team ill be back with more news in a few. Proceed. Just. Six. Feet from the sun roof funny thing is a common. Phrase from the shrooms is the name on the ritz are in florida is a regular news it is really kind of trip i left for a very young age it may come from the make of what i feel that. 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