President trump delivers on a Key Campaign PromiseCongress Pushes through a sweeping tax reform bill with the deepest tax cuts in decades. And british Prime Minister theresa may loses a key ally her Deputy Damian green resigning denying the porn on his work computer was. Also on the show an elaborate crime flawed two game european football russian german man goes on trial accused of carrying out a bomb attack on team bus and thats the gators say it had nothing to do with terrorism and everything to do with cash. Is a key player in a new round of talks aimed at ending the war in syria hopes to send Home Millions of Syrian Refugees report them. The turkish Syrian Border. Brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show catalonia heads to the polls today for a hotly contested election now it comes to months after the reason declared independence following a referendum opposed by madrid spain responded with a crackdown arresting separatist leaders and calling snap elections madrid hopes todays vote will put an end to the political crisis before we go to barcelona we have this report. You know about his companion for the independent catalonia the pianist and her friends think that madrid stands for spain of the past. And. The Independence Movement in catalonia really wants to change things for the better people in the rest of spain dont necessarily agree with that our parliament for example approved giving people the right to receive gas and electricity even if they cant afford it but the Central Government then overturned the law but we dont have a Common Future with moderate elements. We are not going to do that. But the group has been plastering makeshift posters like these all across catalonia but you didnt expect to get involved in this campaign until a little while ago independence how do you thin an option for the Oil Initially i wanted to very against independence and the referendum it was after all a United Country would have had more means to improve in citizens life but when i saw how the police were beating voters something inside me broke to pieces i couldnt help but see what that getty. The referendum was a turning point for many people here but that doesnt mean that they are any closer to agree with each other quite the contrary the catalans are more divided than ever. Yama vivus has always apace independence but it wasnt until after octobers referendum that he took to the streets for the first time to express that sentiment along with hundreds of thousands of others he finally felt accepted by his home region. Laconically a bullet example his our country is based on stigma if we Say Something that is considered politically incorrect we are socially i mean the fighting officer here in catalonia speaking out in favor of a united spain was for a long time. We didnt dare to give us about the rest. Random and what happened at the time was so ridiculous that we lost our fear of sleep matter if we finally found the courage to speak our minds. Jamo recently started a satirical you tube channel in one of his videos he proclaims catalonian republic from his balcony he wants people to laugh about a topic he thinks is being taken too seriously hes also calling for a consultation not of political our politicians have broken our society but we shouldnt forget the navy has been against the war in favor of independence to notice that our neighbor and not in our enemy that we need to learn to appreciate each other again but in the main with even if we dont agree with each other than we can buy djalma knows reconciliation will take years he intends to keep on making his videos and hopes that one day they will make even independent supporters laugh lets go straight to barcelona our correspondent barbara vessel standing by for us there barbara is this the day that decides the future of independence for catalonia. Thats what some people who penned even many voters might hope of but if you look at the polls brians quite clear that there is simply no outcome that makes for an easy solution because the Party Landscape here is splintered you can vote for independence on the hard right on the sort of medium right and even on the middle of the political spectrum and you have the same on the other side against independents you have a liberal party you have the socialists and you have a further party who might sort of be the kingmaker in the end so it has really evolved spectrum and it will be difficult to form a coalition afterwards that is capable of making decisions and the biggest problem is that nobody can really see a way out of this impasse here about how to solve the animosity between the two camps in this region ok that animosity barbara was deepened when madrid arrested or forced the departure you could say the flight of separatist leaders like Carlos Bustamante brussels you know considering that with separatists leaders in jail or were on the run is this a free and fair election. It is free because you can still vote for their parties you can vote for the people of them sounds but you have other figureheads who will sort of who stand in for them so you can pretty much create the same outcome that the region had before those before those elections and we also have to keep in mind i mean what these people did is a criminal offense under the spanish constitution and its not many countries in europe who would say oh theyre political heroes well just have to sort of let them get on with their work and splintering and breaking up spain most countries wouldnt tolerate that and the government in madrid came down rather heavy handed but still people do have a free choice here ok brussels is of course looking very closely as what happens today where you are there barcelona and throughout catalonia whats at stake for the need today the e. U. Wants this to go away the e. U. Doesnt want this at all i mean separatist movements we know there are several regions in europe we know scotland we know something in the north of italy there are the regions in spain there is corsica all kinds of places who might feel emboldened and think they they should sort of have a runaway move and break off their regions from the mother country this is something the e. U. Does absolute do not want if you listen to them they say do we want europe broken up into seventy tiny little state lots nobody really wants that the european idea is to break down borders not create new borders and thats what the catalan independent independence supporters want so no support from brussels absolutely zero ok barbara thanks so much for that more from barbara basal throughout the day as that vote in catalonia proceeds. Now to some of the other stories making the news at this hour south korea says its soldiers fired warning shots at north korean Border Guards after the case of defectors Officials Say twenty shots were fired when the guards approached the demarcation line between the two sides they were pursuing a north korean soldier the second to defect to the south in about five weeks the new leader of south africas Ruling African NationalCongress Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the party to stop corruption and other issues within its ranks and his first speech to Party Delegates since being elected from a post also called for party unity and for Economic Reforms its to the United States now and the most sweeping tax reform in a generation is now the law of the lab the house of representatives has given its final approval to an historic overhaul of the u. S. Tax code the bill which includes permanent tax breaks for corporations and temporary tax cuts for individuals is the biggest shake up of the taxation system in that country and more than thirty years and as the first major legislative victory for the trumpet ministration. In his Election CampaignPresident Trump promised to lower taxes and after eleven months on the job hes delivered on that promise. In typical trump fashion he praised the achievement in. Its the largest i always say the most massive but its the largest tax cut in the history of our country and for reform but tax cuts. Really Something Special we are making America Great again your republican he gresham the leaders were under intense pressure that is to pass the legislation before the end of the year. The bill slashes tax rates for businesses and the wealthiest americans with more modest and only temporary relief for the middle class not a single democrat voted for the plan. They say it was aimed solely at helping the richest one percent. The true face. Going for has been mediocre instead of focusing on the middle class which contains millions of my betterment on got an america republican to build it to a permanent plutocracy. Republicans say the tax cuts will help boost the american economy. But many analysts are skeptical about the long term benefits. President trump says his tax overhaul is a Christmas Gift to the American People but polls suggest that its when most americans are unsure if they want to keep. What kind of Christmas Gift is this exactly talk about that im happy to be joined by beth celine bigler from the j. F. K. Institute at the for university here in berlin good morning to you betsy and morning major u. S. Corporations comcast eighteen t. Wells fargo theyre celebrating the tax cuts theyve come out they say saying theyre giving bonuses to thousands of front line employees and by announcing investment plans in the billions this is a good thing for Corporate America and of course theyll be celebrating and with these tax cuts they can clearly afford to give these bonuses which in the long run if were talking long term and if we talk about the profits that these Companies Make giving these bonuses as a one time thing as something they can afford and its also an interesting political move this is something that might help to win over the skeptical public which is largely skeptical of this tax plan and so thats something that youll probably see and id be willing to bet to see republicans capitalizing on pun intended in the you know in the midterm elections and saying that look at how we gave bonuses and we helped facilitate bonuses but i would really also look at how that is you know peanuts when it comes to tax cuts were also going to be talking about spending cuts and cuts to Social Security so if youre giving up. Bonus but also in the long run youll see money being taken away from these workers is it really such a good deal and i think a lot of americans are still skeptical about that ok now critics especially democrats have been saying that this tax plan plan will unfairly benefit the top one percent and those earning three hundred thousand and above rates so again in the long run this is a plan that is going to benefit people earning and higher in higher tax brackets. Ten years from now with the tax cuts for people in the lower. Income brackets its not going to see any sort of cut to them so in the long run this is going to benefit while wealthier americans so its definitely going to increase wealth inequalities and thats one of the reasons why the United Nations special reporter on extreme poverty and human rights called this bill americas bid to become the most Unequal Society in the world so really Strong Language criticizing this move which a lot of critics see as increasing wealth disparities and just increasing the gap between the wealthy and the poor in the long run its always interesting to look at whos not being represented here and thats People Living in poverty ok but the ministration who argue that look were cutting the Corporate Tax rate from thirty five to twenty one percent thats going to create jobs a lot of Small Business owners a lot of individuals can set up shop now is certainly going to mean job creation well its interesting to think about this in terms of what types of jobs is this going to create temporary jobs shift work or low wage labor and again Many Americans know how strengthening large corporations and theyve experienced this firsthand already strengthening large corporations in this way can lead to an increase in low wage labor and actually the closure of Small Businesses and you know driving competition out that way so you know its the problem really is going to be. I would focus on the deficit long term and sustainability not just environmental sustainability of Economic Sustainability is this going to be a viable sustainable plan and thats something that you know critics are very much against is this going to create jobs that can actually sustain workers in this economy can they afford to pay their rent thanks so much for that betsy line bigler from the j. F. K. Answer to the for University Thanks for your thoughts thank you ok straight to daniel now with some business. At. All is hardly the first big tax cut in america just take kansas and go to twelve governor some brownback introduced the sweeping tax cuts for individuals and what are known as pos through businesses as expected overall government tax revenue actually went up but that wasnt enough to counter economic headwinds and grow the economy its a lesson the federal government must learn tax cuts are not a Silver Bullet to improving the fortunes of a nation or even a state. The midwestern state of kansas was hit hard during the financial crisis after years of sluggish growth Governor Sam Brownback was hoping to kick start the economy with drastic tax cuts his administration reduced the income tax and then got rid of it. The state eliminated taxes for farmers the selfemployed as well as small and medium sized businesses gary mason the owner of an Environmental Consulting and Services Firm gladly accepted the massive tax cuts. Probably got about twenty thousand dollars with a quick minute side of it you know with the state of kansas tax credit or lower taxes for Small Businesses. Or by a quarter like this but the dream of an economic boom never materialized the watchdog job center is not as busy as it was a few years ago but thats not due to the tax reform. There are no there wasnt anything that drastic change the economy is recovering so we know that thats part of it is just the last recovery from the recession instead of a strong recovery kansas saw an impressive growth and massive budget deficits as its tax base disappeared funding for this Public School in kansas city dropped by fifteen percent much to the chagrin of principal david smith the tax cuts basically spent all the money that the state had and theyre out of money so what theyre arguing is that schools dont need more money i think these things show you that we do and we will be able to use that money to do more for kids could kansas be a blueprint for the entire country if Donald Trumps optimistic plans dont succeed the u. S. Could see a spiraling deficit and stagnation instead of many new jobs. That disappointed pilots union speaking to budget line by an ass the very first time in the companys history the reason for the discontent islands ryanair had refused to negotiate with unions on pilots pay the airline wants to a number of proposals in writing by noon today said the deadline passed the unions threatened to go on strike. After and bera singh defeat in Parliament Theresa may has been false to back down from her promise to enshrine the date of brecks it in law is not the only setback this week the e. U. Saying that britains transition period for exit in the union must end by december twenty twenty backs the talks have made one thing clear at least half and taking back control the u. K. Will have to dance to brussels to. Independence from brussels that was one of the core demands of britains when they voted to divorce their country from the european union. But according to the e. U. s chief negotiator the United Kingdom will still have to play by brussels rules during any transition period. But because short britain will keep all the advantages all the benefits but also all the obligations of the Single Market the costumes union and the common policies during the transition period. But i mean british Prime Minister theresa may had backed plans to hammer out a trade deal by october of this year something brussels has signaled is likely to take much longer. Than a nod to skeptical members of her own party she also said the British Government may be willing to delay breaks it under certain circumstances. But i can assure my own with friends and the house we would only use this power in exceptional circumstances for the shortest possible time and an affirmative motion would be brought to the house and though may fail to define what those circumstances could be but time may be running out if the u. K. Wants to prevent long term damage to its economy the International Monetary fund warned today that the british economy would continue to like behind the greater euro zone as long as the brics it uncertainty continues. And its not just taking its toll on the British Government thats right a number of resignations a key ally of british Prime Minister treason may her Deputy Damian green has been forced to resign may road to green to ask for his resignation after an investigation concluded it made false statements about pornography found on a government computer in his office green was also under investigation or allegations of Sexual Harassment is the latest among a number of british politicians whove left office due to alleged misconduct. More on the story lets cross over to london now and journalist tessa divots joining us from the british capital can you fill us in to us on the allegations being made against damian green. David green actually if you know about what his Office Computer but what it did do was lie about the fact that he knew the police in court and release of this group so thats a rather embarrassing situation that the Prime Minister has and it kills us and i and greece to be rescued. But not telling the truth so she decided to second yes that in fact it does that this is a key for the Prime Minister right now she conducts the bracks in the negotiations and what does it mean for her for theresa may this is the third minister resigning from her cabinet in two months she certainly. For her its a big blow to her credibility because she brought damian green as a close and i as a person our friend hes one of the few people she can trust in her cabinet and she brought him in only half a year ago so this is something she really did not need right now but it also shows that she was able to sack him that she is at the moment slightly stronger in her position as Prime Minister because she reached a deal in breaks it already phase one of the breaks of negotiations on december fifteenth so she its of mixed signal and it shows that she can afford to lose a friend and that way she did it but she of course did not meet this need to debate to spill into her government because the government isnt and it is a risk breaks in negotiations as a defense for us from london thanks very much thank you here in germany the trial of a german russian man accused of carrying out a bomb attack on the brasero Dortmund Team boston april is due to start today the suspect has been charged with attempted murder causing spose and serious bodily harm our first investigators thought the incident was terrorist related but now they believe it was something completely different. The. Fans had already started gathering in the stadium for dortmunds Champions League match against monaco but dortmund didnt make it there that night just as they left the hotel shortly after seven pm the team bus was rocked by several blasts class shouted dortmund defender mont bhatt truck and a Police Officer were injured. Daughter was taken to hospital for surgery on a fractured wrist. That buses reinforced windows prevented further injuries. Police discovered three homemade explosive devices packed with shards of metal plates than bushes by the roadside. A shaken Dortmund Team lost against monaco and they played their reshape match the next evening. The authorities first line of inquiry a terror plot letters left at the scene claimed the attack was retaliation for German Military operations against socalled Islamic State in iraq and syria. Ten Days Later Police arrested a twenty eight year old german Russian National identified only as surrogate w. The motive of the attack not terrorism but greed the suspect had taken out options on thousands of piracy of dortmund shares betting that an attack would send prices plummeting and net him millions. Johnston crane from sports to us has been looking into this for us. This attack shocked the nation when it happened in a huge shock because who would have thought that someone would want to target football as it could have been far worse as well i think this is the big mirror coming in all of this to the defender was injured so it was a policeman but the suspect is facing twenty eight charges of attempted murder these are huge explosion the shards of metal were found two hundred fifty meters away from the scene so it really put things into perspective of course football fans united in the shock of what happened resort to open fans offering monica found somewhere to stay for the night sleep and eat so it really did kind of lend a bit of perspective to a football match what led investigators in the end to the suspect well as we heard in the piece initially investigate is looked into an islamist motive where they were seen responsibility claims by Islamic States to legislate but those letters were soon found to be a bit suspicious whether they were authentic or not and then investigators were led to the Hotel Opposite where the attack took place stuff that had raised alarm about someone acting very suspiciously in the off the math of the attack while everyone else was kind of panicking this man had ordered a steak at the restaurant brought himself a math and then it was discovered that there were these puts options taken out which essentially means that someone can sell it says that a set price at a later date and that was then traced back to the ip address in a room at the hotel which eventually lead prosecutor to segue i. W. And he was arrested ten days later ok you know as you mentioned everyone thought it was terrorism at the beginning still in spite of what submerged houses attack led to changes in how security is conducted for football clubs well we havent seen too much terrorism in football matches but it has happened as have been attacks before happened. So the least team in two thousand and ten of course lets not forget the explosions in the start to france in november twenty fifth the before the france and germany match matches going so he was on the bus in april was also on the pitch at that time so he would have known what it was like and we know the football stadiums a high risk crowded places so security measures have been enhanced in football stadiums and i think this highlights how unprepared teams were. Prepared in the events of a terrorist attack on their players on a team bus so yes it was it was very shocking in that respect Johnson Graham thanks very much for that bring us up to date this trial starting today ok thanks don. This is the news still to come on the show if they can agree on anything about jerusalem its that they disagree muslims Jews Christians weighing in on president Donald Trumps recognition of that city as israels capital. Oh dont forget you can always get more due to the news on the go download our aftermath and google player from the apple store that of course gives you access to the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for breaking news you can also use an app to send us photos and videos. Were back after a two minute break here with us. To us car tires are indispensable but the environment would be better off without them. German scientists are taking a closer look at the damage they cause. 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Focus back your news live from berlin im brian thomas our top story at this hour the spanish reason of catalonia elects a new Regional Parliament today separatist parties hope that this fall will strengthen their bed for cattle on independence election was called one spains government sacked the catalog government after declared independence back in october. Well a new round of talks on ending syrias civil war begins in kazakhstan today for he has keen interest in the outcome and hopes to send Home Millions of Syrian Refugees once the fighting ands but turkey also wants to thwart the strength of kurdish groups in the region and block any further bed for their autonomy now that is in part why its bolstered its military presence in the border town of lets take a look. The Turkish Military has sponsored a press trip to the town of job at the turkish Syrian Border. The army wants to show how its helped to keep order in syria. Has a strong arab tradition until summer last year the socalled Islamic State was in control here now soldiers for the Free Syrian Army patrol the streets in cooperation with Turkish Security forces. The Turkish Postal Service has even opened a branch in the center of town the syrians say theyre grateful for the Turkish Military presence the post office now stands where brutality was a regular occurrence. During islamic. People were beheaded here. Ali is convinced such crimes wouldnt happen now a functioning Justice System is in place there still a shortage of judges and lawyers but no more sharia law while the Turkish Military doesnt get involved in legal disputes it does maintain security here that includes training Syrian Police seen here demonstrating combat techniques for reporters. The vice governor of another border town. Is in charge. Of security in the region improves more people will want to return to syria so in one year five thousand people crossed the border. And that number is. The turkish government is keen on Syrian Refugees returning home officials put their numbers in turkey at around three million many turkish citizens are tired of shouldering the burden of sheltering them. Thats why the state prefers to fund schools in jeddah business rather than in refugee camps its also providing Financial Support for the local hospital banners with pictures of president ratchet type are meant to ensure everyone is aware of that but the interests arent merely humanitarian jobless lies on the Euphrates River turkish soldiers can keep an eye on the entire border region they also have their sights trained on Syrian Kurdish militias that are considered terror organizations working with the kurdish separatist group the p. K. K. Turkey wants to block their presence in just a bit loose at any price ok lets go straight to istanbul for the latest with dorian jones standing by for a story in what are the Turkish Military strategic goals at the border while there are a combination one is the he still ongoing humanitarian operation turkey has is hosting over three million refugees and those large security presence is help to prevent and control any further exodus this into the country but the main factor now is the well considers the main Security Threat facing turkey the presence of the Syrian Kurdish militia the white peachy which it claims is linked to a cogent kurdish Insurgent Group the p. K. K. That its been fighting for decades inside turkey now the y. P. She controls large parts of the Syrian Border and turkey says that its a clear and present danger to the country ok you know were getting reports that turkey could be in the process of expanding its its presence inside syria especially in the region of afrin thats northwest of aleppo now what would be the syrian and the russian response to a move like that. Afrin is controlled by the y. P. But russia has deployed several units of soldiers there following previous threats by turkey to launch an operation into africa moscow is backing the white along with the United States they see them as a crucial player in the region now its inconceivable that turkey would launch an operation into afrin without moscows permission now relations between moscow and have been markedly improving over the last few months the two leaders putin and president one have been meeting on several occasions but despite that reproach more moscow for now at least is appearing to block any move by Turkish Forces into afrin ok now what is the assessment about the fighting where you are inside syria is there and the impression in ankara the Islamic State has been completely defeated in syria. Yes i think i think there is consensus that the Islamic State is has been defeated and theyre now its just some mopping up for peroration clearing out the last remaining groups although they are perceived to be still a threat to turkey many fears that many of these militants could cross back into turkey and launch operations as we speak theres been a number of raids in the last few days against Islamic State militants across the country they are still seen as a clear and present danger inside turkey have to recall the last new years eve for one of the worst terror attacks carried out here in istanbul against a nightclub that was blamed on the slamming state militant and that still is perceived to be a major problem inside turkey but inside syria that is seen to be coming to an end now although it doesnt mean that the fighting is over there could be still battles for who control syria between the victorious groups weve seen now tensions ratcheting up between damascus the president assad has accused the Syrian Kurdish militia y p g of being terrorists or foreign powers they could be a new conflict bring. So although there werent the Islamic State is over the civil war seemed to be coming over there still potential for more conflicts and more fighting ok now how is all of this affecting turkish policy towards the no ins of displaced syrians now living in refugee camps inside turkey will they soon be returning to their homes. Well that is the big question turkey is hosting over three million Syrian Refugees also hundreds of thousands of iraqis so it turkey is the biggest host of refugees in the world now several hundred thousand of them all still in camps but the overwhelming majority are spread across the country particularly even here in istanbul theres well over possibly even as many as a million Syrian Refugees across the city and this is a point of rising tensions in that country turkey is being very has been hosting these people and theres a lot of praise for the tolerance of the country but the spike the tensions are on the rise we hear outbreaks of violence between Syrian Refugees and turks in many provincial cities even here in istanbul and the fear is Going Forward is that those tensions could lead to further conflict and in fact the rainy opinion polls what is among the main concerns of turks regularly the question of the Syrian Refugees and when they will return is considered one of the main three issues facing turks as a big concern when they will go back is what a lot of turks are now asking during jones thanks so much for that. Well today the u. N. General assembly is voting on a resolution that would criticize president doll for recognizing jerusalem as the official capital of israel washington hasnt turned threaten to cut off all aid to countries who oppose that decision critics say it endangers the long standing mideast Peace Process while the people drew sloan think about the move our next report jews muslims and christians offer their take. Who some of who knows everyone here hes a celebrity in the muslim quarter of East Jerusalem which was occupied by israel fifty years ago when some was born here fifty eight years ago near the front door of this bakery even today he cant go past without taking a bite of the freshly baked bread. If. I could get from you know this is a big hurry is more than two hundred years old traditional sesame rings are a specialty of the old city of jerusalem. This bread is ours like falafel and thomas everybody has it for breakfast it means much more to us than just another food. Whose son is famous in his neighborhood because hes become an actor just this week hes posted a you tube video. Before his reaction to trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. His message i will never leave jerusalem it doesnt matter what you do to us however youre trying to drive a sound jerusalem is the capital of palestine. Whether or. Not theres trump really believe that with one signature he can hand over to netanyahu the hour axa mosque the church of the holy sepak and the via dolorosa. Whose son is not particularly religious others he says whatever arrive in paradise before him. But he never misses friday prayers at the mosque worshippers are united in their anger against trump prompter and give washington to the israelis because this country is not for america. Trump stressed in his speech that he was not taking a position on the complex final status issues such as jerusalems contested borders but israelis and palestinians dont seem to have heard this message whose son says hes also not interested in what his own leaders have to say. Show up at a studio they call for an uprising but were not there remote can. We will decide if and when we rebel but he would have to produce for muslims at the heart of the conflict is unrestricted access to the al aqsa mosque and the dome of the rock they fear that he slams third most holy site could be taken over by the israelis. Thats because its location is also the holiest place in judaism where the first and second temples once stood hardline religious jewish settlers like the poor of pills welcome trumps statement as a victory i think it was its a very special day its a very special decision. Its a historical day and what i do with my children i was in the way back from home. Coming home and my husbands car called me gold near the supermarket go go buy ice cream and lets celebrate this day. Has ten children for the last sixteen years shes been living a very simple existence almost in poverty at one of the most famous jewish cemeteries the small jewish settlement is between the palestinian district of mood and the mount of olives the twenty settlers are protected around the clock by security guards paid for by the Israeli Government the poor is not bothered that effectively she can never leave her cemetery in safety as a settler shes on a mission she remembers how they began building the settlement fifteen years ago. We started building and digging the foundations of the building. We had a lot of riots a lot of demonstrations of the arabs why are you building a jewish neighborhood in the center of our neighborhood now its a fact now you can change you know there are kindergartens theres a synagogue theres a buses and people going in and out would be they accepted this and i think either going to have to accept the jerusalem is the capital the ancient three thousand year old capital of jewish nation. See poor rose hoping that trumps decision will bring more settlers to East Jerusalem and that the whole city will soon become jewish. Currently sixty one percent of the eight hundred eighty thousand residents have jewish roots. Thirty six percent are muslim arabs and one point four percent christian arabs. Father nicodemus from germany is one of the more than one percent classified as other he joined the benedictine abbey of the door mission on mount zion in two thousand and three today he is the leader of the community he things its wrong to keep asking whether trumps decision will lead to violent confrontations. People will say all their clashes trampas got it wrong kind of or there are no clashes trump got everything right its not just a question of whether theres violence or not for the real question is what will bring peace to the city what will bring reconciliation dialogue and justice to. The abbey of the door mission says between west and East Jerusalem in front of the gate to the old city under International Law its a no mans land these days the abbey is getting more visitors than usual because some groups are afraid to go into the old city father nicodemus believes these fears are unfounded while there is tension he feels more of a sense of resignation among the palestinians from the church tower the monks have a panoramic view over jerusalem mostly jewish to the west mostly arab to the east the building is still pitted with bullet holes from the wars of one nine hundred forty eight and one thousand nine hundred sixty seven as overview of the novel been just as the structure is still scarred the whole of jerusalem is also scarred by five thousand years of history falls and dark she says the. Ever present. Through the city has to be treated with extreme sensitivity. Theres so much pain. And its so easy to cause offense mind you million youve got to be very careful you might get to jerusalem needs sensitivity that was and im sensitive to. The city also needs leaders who understand these things leaders who can bring love to this complex fascinating city which is home to jews muslims and christians. And well have more on that vote later today at the u. N. All the Associated Press says it has obtained survivor testimony and footage that support claims in mars military as massacred civilians this comes as officials there have barred a senior u. N. Human rights inspector from. Meanwhile pressure is mounting on the countrys authorities to release two journalists arrested about a week ago they have been investigating the military crackdown on. Elation committed to reporting the truth now theyre held captive thirty one year old walk alone and twenty seven year old just so who are described by friends and family as bookish and warm while lone joined Reuters News Agency over a year ago born to a family of rice farmers hed always dreamed of becoming a journalist hes also written a Childrens Book cofounded a charity to promote tolerance among me a mars ethnic groups and worked with orphans. On the. Well known is a good husband to me hes a hard worker and devoted to learning hes not a politician hes a real journalist. I believe he wouldnt do anything wrong. Thats why i want him to be freed as soon as possible. Chose so who wrote poetry before turning to news writing after violence broke out in his native rakhine state. But the two reporters coverage of the military crackdown there which has forced more than six hundred fifty thousand Rohingya Muslims to flee has cost them their freedom the two reporters have been missing since last week after they were invited to dine with Police Officers in yon gone mian mars ministry of information released this photo of the two reporters the Ministry Says they had illegally obtained documents they plan to share with International Media foreign governments human Rights Groups the un and the e. U. Have all condemned the arrests we expect them to ensure the food with the action of their rights and to release the journalists as quickly as possible freedom of the press and media is the foundation and the corners or the cornerstone of. The me and mar press council a joint industry and Government Organization has now offered to mediate me and martha already say police have nearly completed their probe of the two journalists before a court case against them begins the u. N. War crimes tribunal for the former yugoslavia deliberated for more than twenty years in the hague how the courts work is over were going to take a look back at the tribunals hearings and its like. War crimes torture. Forcible displacement the un tribunals for the former yugoslavia has tried many cases of atrocities some have made history. Perhaps best known the trial of the former serbian president Slobodan Milosevic charged with crimes against humanity he was brought before the court in two thousand and one which charged with crimes against humanity he was brought before the court in two thousand and one the list of indictments was long and the trial dragged on for years milosevic died in custody before a verdict could be reached or the trial is fear. Over more than twenty years the u. N. Tribunal indicted one hundred sixty one people not all of them face trials some refused to cooperate but there were some spectacular cases where war criminals were brought to justice such as the former bosnian serb leader radovan carriage who was arrested in two thousand and eight for years hed been living quietly in disguise passing himself off as a faith healer. After the breakup of yugoslavia carriage pressed for the creation of a greater serbia he was blamed for the heavy loss of life in the brutal siege of sarajevo. The verdicts forty years behind by three along with the former general ratko millet it carried it was found guilty of the srebrenica massacre in the summer of one thousand nine hundred five when some eight thousand muslim men and boys were murdered. The judges ruled the massacre was genocide it took years just to identify the victims. And the tribe made another historic ruling classifying for the first time mass rape as a crime against humanity. Most sixteen to sixteen years on the wanted list right come let it was also brought before the courts in the hague the mystery of you for having committed crimes the chamber censuses mr rocco each to life imprisonment. Where you were living. Yet. Im so happy the judgement cant bring thousands back from the dead but this is what we prayed for. The last hearing in november this year should have been a fitting end to the tribunals work instead it was a debacle the defendant slobodan project killed himself by swallowing poison just off to being sentenced to a twenty year jail still beliefs piece a dont the course itself had become a crime scene. The tribunals should have helped with the process of reconciliation but its not as simple as that many in the former yugoslavia deny to this day that will crimes took place and many of those found guilty is still celebrated as heroes in their homeland. It is time to talk about now a blockbuster german cup match last night bonus league table talk toppers byron in a coasting resurgent dortmund jonathan trains back with us what do you think of that bash known as Dec Rothacker two archrivals of german for born against each other brought by an on a great run under your pine cones in dortmund drawing a bit of a resurgence and then you both had to stagger ok we were to use our viewers any longer lets look at the best of the action. Dortmund beat by a long route to winning the cup last season and it won two in a row and a new coach Peter Shergold but winning at the alley on something is tough for any team. And but made a fast start in the twelve minutes nicklaus in this header to tons of the jerome pilot in the rayban it was his first ever cook goal and gave by an they deserved blade. But dortmund almost levelled on thirty five minutes when the bull run through to under ya malenko but alibaba cleared off the line. Soon after though by and doubled their lead when a well move was expertly finished thanks so much smaller the fine fans knew theyd seen Something Special at a rough time in front of goal in the last two seasons but you wouldnt know it. Goldman pulled one back midway through the second half for ya milenko to set up a grandstand finish but it wasnt to be for the holders of first defeat well mighty buy and go through to the quarterfinals. Johnson how to manage to dominate this game but it was all about the first half performance early brian because before they went to head off to twelve minutes theyd already hit the woodwork twice it had to time just before boateng scored his go and really dont mean didnt get a look in that first half we saw a chance for ya malenko but that was really a find is very impressive you cant give them chances to win will be slightly encouraged because they did come back into the game in the second half their defense is a bit tighter of course that was the problems they had under the previous manager pets and boss but again its by munich and i think dont will be sick of the size of buying because its not a full time and six season they might not be the only ones without looking like do you think biron going to go on and win this competition they will surely fancy their chances because that eleven points clear in the bonus league or theyve won fifteen of the last sixteen games now under your pint because but there will be other teams in the hat when thats drawn in january im trapped frank with a finalist last year they went through last night off the extra time they needed extra time to beat Second Division hiden high level coups and won last night now laver who is an also on a fantastic run theyve now scored in the last twenty five gains goals of the thing thats equaling that club record and shall come of course second in the bundesliga they are still in the drawer there looking very very good on the dull money. Buying will be the favorites but there are other strong teams that the quarter finals are due to be played in the first week of february if you had to pick would it be living. The throes of coming out. I mean i think leverkusen im looking very very strong and im really on bailey scored another goal last night hes in fantastic formulae because i think were going to struggle to keep hold of him in the general transfer window but i said all along i think were going to finish second in the bundesliga i set out on the bundesliga show at the weekend so i think it could be a bunch of final of course depends on the draw it could be drawn against each other a little if i overdraw goes ok jonathan thanks very much but was forced. Election was called. For in the. Long leaders and. His first major legislative victory. This is. Thanks so much for bringing us. To us car tires are indispensable but the environment would be better off without. 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