Death for the two state solution. Also coming up the Russian Olympic Committee is suspended with immediate effect a limb pick officials ban russia from the upcoming winter games over state sponsored doping clean athletes will only be allowed to compete as neutrals. Or. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program Great to have you with us. U. S. President donald trump is expected to announce today that he will move americas embassy in israel to jerusalem recognizing the city as the capital of the jewish state it is a major change in american policy and one that the palestinians and arab states say could threaten the middle east Peace Process one palestinian diplomat has called it the kiss of death for the proposed two state solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Israel long ago declared jerusalem as its eternal capital but the rest of the world never recognized the move and to date no major countries have an embassy in the ancient city Donald Trumps decision would change that and could have an explosive effect on the region not least because the palestinians insist that East Jerusalem must be their capital if a two state solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict is to become a reality. The position of the president is very clear and. This is going to move. This is again. This is this will be acceptable for. This. Would complicate things. Peace process maybe it will be the end of the Peace Process other leaders promptly echoed that warning. Mr trump drew is the red line for muslims. In cairo the head of the arab league said embassy would be an unnecessary provocation to the arab world the kings of saudi arabia and jordan both criticize the move as did iraqi Prime Minister high dare a body. That has had. The Iraqi Government warns of the consequences of this decision on the stability of the area and of the world it ignores the rights of palestinians and arabs and muslims alike. The United States appears to recognize that trumps announcement may trigger unrest in the mideast the state department has ordered its consulate personnel in israel not to conduct personal travel in jerusalems old city or the west bank. Lets get more now on the situation we are joined by marcus kind here in the studio he is an international fares expert at the German Institute for international and Security Affairs welcome to you marcus take us through the basics here why is declaring jerusalem the capital or rather recognizing it as the capital such a controversial issue it isnt legal i mentioned a political dimension the legal dimension is the status of jerusalem is has to be determined in International Negotiations eastern jerusalem or to resume its not its been an ex by israel in one thousand eight hundred bout that and exactness never been recognized by the International Communities of so the final status in legal terms is to be determined and to resume as one of the key question of the still existing middle east Peace Process and declaring or accepting that the rosalynn is israels capital means taking science in this in this context but surely you know people must know that the United States one of the biggest allies of the United States is israel so given that i mean we talk about you know the practical aspects on the ground with this change anything practically speaking for israelis and palestinians when it comes to everyday life not really i mean we have to keep in mind the legal situation exists in since nine hundred ninety five when the going Congress Route requested the u. S. Embassy to be transferred to the rules of them and the all president since ninety ninety five have waived the decision of congress so actually nothing really changes and the there are some of services suggesting that the u. S. Consulate in jerusalem is simply has been has simply has to be transformed and to be declared to the u. S. Embassy and that would be that would it be but at the end of the day its a clear signal to the. Postilions that the United States is not the honest broker anymore of the the balanced even handed broker but its taking sides in the middle east Peace Process why would trump do this now i mean it seems that the message that weve heard from the pontiff himself is that this is an unnecessary provocation absolutely i think that there are two things to consider first. That donald trump is in the process of fulfilling a lot of. Compelling. Obligations and good projects and this is one of them and the second thing is that the United States has been engaged in trying to mediate between their israel and the postings over the last couple of months behind the scenes very silently and obviously they have come to the administration has come to the to the conclusion that theres nothing to gain from it that there are no but is that there is no progress and theyre no good negotiating and then that the then the recent move announced or to be announced tonight will not really change the situation on the speaking of the situation on the ground there has been a call now for three days of rage absolutely do you anticipate that we are now going to see violence absolutely and i think the United States itself is expecting violence as far as ive seen this morning and the u. S. Administration has given the morning to the to the u. S. Embassies and consulates all around the world that theyre expecting violence in particular in the middle east but maybe in other places as well maybe even Violent Attacks on the u. S. Consulate and the embassies its really fueling because not only flu fueling the conflict but fueling violence in the region and the announcement hasnt even been made official yet already such a fallout marcus khan with the very latest joining us here in the Studio InternationalAffairs Expert at the German Institute for international and Security Affairs thank you. Lets get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world the British Government says that it has not yet formally assessed how leaving the e. U. Will impact the countrys economy breads it minister david davis told parliament such an analysis wasnt needed until later in the divorce process the comments are likely to inflame criticism of the government negotiations with brussels have stalled in recent days over the status of the irish border a man has appeared in court in london on suspicion of plotting to kill british Prime Minister to resign may prosecutors say that the islamist plot involved an attack on her official residence one other man was arrested in connection with the case Security Officials believe it is the ninth islamist plot thwarted by British Police this year a state of emergency has been declared in parts of Southern California where firefighters are battling severe wildfires one hundred fifty thousand people have been ordered to evacuate the biggest blazes in Ventura County northwest of los angeles and has spread over eighty kilometers nearly to the Pacific Ocean one day after russia was banned from competing in the twenty eighteen Winter Olympics four states doping the kremlin says that it will take time to consider its response twenty two individual athletes are appealing against lifetime bans handed down by the international Olympic Committee and any russian athletes that can prove that they are clean of doping will be allowed to compete as neutrals but time is short with just ten weeks before games begin in south korea. The russian team has always called the oil at the Winter Olympics but that is set to change in twenty eight saying the i. O. C. Says clean athletes can compete under a neutral flag but russia could still boycott the games and for fear that plates from competing opinion in the country is divided some feel their athletes should only compete under a russian flag. You can secure more i think there will be very few athletes who will be great to compete under unusual but if someone does i would tell them to go after the money and find sponsors themselves we would not support you. Understandably though many athletes a came to compete in pyongyang whatever the conditions. Are going anthem have been taken away from us but we still have our honor and our conscience and each of us has a dream to go there and nobody will take away our desires to perform for our country i hope we will you know its around the situation and come out stronger. On the sports teams were going to need the kremlin is considering its response but some russian officials are already looking to draw a line under the whole doping scandal. On the closing day of the Olympic Games the Olympic Committees looking dorothy will be reinstated on. That its very important that that will close the chapter on all the investigations in the prosecution of Russian Sports mentioned rossley of the new. Sportsman of president putin has said in the olympic ban would amount to humiliation for this reason alone the kremlins response could be crucial to hell and if russias athletes compete at the games in south korea. And the german journalist his documentary about russias secret doping program eventually led to this weeks a limp ban against the i. O. C. Sanctions do not go far enough. It says that russia could still end up playing a major role at the twenty eighteen Winter Olympics even under a neutral flag if again like in rio hundreds maybe of russian efforts will compete by just cold instead of russia they will be called olympic athletes from russia that i dont see a real big difference so its now on the International Federations to decide and on the International Testing authority of president to decide what made an exception and im very curious to learn how many athletes finally will be allowed to be in country lets head now to news from the soccer pitch because this week sees the final round of the Champions League group stage the best place teams of all age groups move on to the knockout stage Manchester United youll ventus roma and basel all went through with victories on tuesday evening but Athletico Madrid who reached the Champions League final in two thousand and fourteen and twenty sixteen are out after drawing with chelsea in group c. Byron munich missed the chance to top group b. But still got some revenge over paris on a man by beating them three one now that result included two goals from quarantine to lease so both teams go into the knockout draw this friday. It tends an eon born artist has made history by becoming the first black woman to win britains most prestigious art award the turner prize ahead scooped up the award worth around twenty thousand euros for her work addressing racial politics and the legacy of slavery the winner of. The prize. Its been a long wait for bane ahead shes not only the first black woman to pick up the turner prize but also the oldest ever went to britains most prestigious are towards the sixty three year old artist thank those who supported her since emerging in the one nine hundred eighty s. As a Leading Light of british blackheart to the arts and cultural historians who cared enough to write essays about my work for decades thank you you gave me some students in the wilderness use tanzania and born him it whos working clits postal indiana sets painted with images of black slaves benefited from a change in the prizes rules where previously only artists under fifty were eligible it used to be viewed as a vehicle for younger artists do what i wanted to raise by judges uncompromising tackling of racism him its historic when i mean shes finally got the recognition she deserves. And speaking of recognition Time Magazine has just awarded the silence breakers of the me too movement against Sexual Assault as its person of the year a short time ago the magazine released its famous annual cover featuring prominent women who spoke out about their harassment their stories and thousands more flooded social media under the need to hash tag as part of a global outcry against Sexual Assault and discrimination. Youre watching news still to come on the program look out for those fifth coin millionaires as the cryptocurrency breaks through the Twelve Thousand dollar barrier the champagne corks are popping for some lucky investors we will find out is because a solid rally or a bubble. Their heart first will have that story and a whole lot more that is coming up right here on t. W. But first we leave you now with Johnny Holiday frances king of rock who has died at the age of seventy four from lung cancer here he is in concert thanks so much for watching us you can see. 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