Hello im kristie one to welcome to news africa its good to have you along its been 30 years since the wall off the island fell marking a turning point in european history germany as we know it today used to be 2 separate countries communist east germany often referred to as the g. D. R. And capitalist west germany not inspect germany was already east germany was backed by the soviets was behind the iron curtain and a sealed border separated the 2 germanys while the war in berlin became a symbol for the separation and the date off its fall on the 9th of november 1809. 00 is commemorated in ri unified germany now to commemorate the 30th anniversary off this event a team off africa journalists traveled along the former border here all their impressions. Well you have to imagine 30 years ago there was like the burden was and we had this berlin wall here right on our border to what was then the west germany. We were here in fact are we have been cut off not only from the west but also from the east. I believe most people are happy with the Current Situation that germany is now united and the people in the former g. D. R. Cannot live freely for i believe mckernan. Its an awesome gift but also a member tusk. This is how many germans feel 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall but our treaty which started in moderate and ended up in blockade it showed us that the fall of the wall has also some negative impacts but 1st lets put things into perspective as pop wide germans are generally celebrating this day imagine you have a family of 5 people and your own living in one village and often night the government decides to chant this in the middle of the image your father and uncles end up leaving on the other side of the wall and you in some siblings on the other side soldiers who are mining the wall are also monitoring every move here taking in everything you say tanks also patrolling your village now and then and to see your family you need a special permission which usually was not granted to cross it without her permission you would risk being oppressed its all been shot. And that was for more than 30 years when we visited the museum in order right to a village with 47 population and was divided during the g. D. Are my colleague and she the bachelor had a hard time to take this all in. Order for these 3 girls. Are similar. In our span from russia. So it brings some memory of you know the army when they pass through the army how his own. Presence within the. Psychology wrapping in war so many years so what kind of feeling do you get when you see them warm. Great. Suits. Is good it was also here where we were reminded how difficult it can be for some east germans to shake off growing up in an hour thore terry in state where they were closely watched before giving us an interview i was trying to i insisted on seeing our i. D. s something she says shows the continuing differences between the 2 germans as attrition i am writing to the arrow between the former g. D. R. And the former federal republic of germany there are very deep and very substantial differences reasons missa going to fritter the hands this has to do on one hand that germany has always been a sovereign state and that the mentalities of the people from the east and west have always been different for she won. The fall of the wall today for some also meant losing their jobs and their livelihoods be sure to ride a town in to remediate state was among those times affected this mining was closed down in 1903 against a backdrop of protests and hunger strikes will back maybelle was among those who protested he and his colleagues were laid off and were only paid a small compensation he and many People Living here are disappointed liberal thinks this is why many people in this town would not vote for angle americas Christian Democratic Party city who today rather the socialist left party all the far right alternative for germany ice tea party. Is still very up through a relief occasion has changed very little and voters are now reacting because for many years the c. D. U. Government has not implemented what it has promised the migration of voters from the c. D. U. To the f. D. A. Is very unfortunate so our fear. After the fall of the wall hundreds of thousands of people moved away from the towers like to look for jobs elsewhere this time and many places in selma instrument into ghost towns but now hes trying to has as instruments moved back to the former east germany. Now became a fossil has begun 3 days off National Mourning for the 38. 00 people who were killed in an attack on a convoy transporting mineworkers distraught families are still waiting for release of the bodies of the deceased the deadly ambush is among the deadliest attacks in the past 5 yes. This bus was carrying a local workers from the Canadian Gold Mining Company similar for when it came in their attack it was part of a convoy being is courted by the military its reported that an explosive device truck sold the as be called be from again man opened fire at least 30 people were killed dozens are feared missing now relatives of those killed want answers from the government there waiting to bury their loved ones. I havent seen my husband for 2 days and i came here today to see his body and take the body and leave i dont care what the minister says saying here it wont bring back the dead. Some of the wounded are being treated in this hospital in the capital. Came to visit his brother. He told me that the bullet hit his leg and he hit the floor but. That others came above him and there were more and more shots. Because the others were on top of him and he was underneath god protected him. Pretty easy. He got 2 bullets in the legs and in his toes as well so we really live in fear this is really a disaster for us. It was among the deadliest attacks in book you know fact so in nearly 5 years the government says jihadists are responsible and you know sort of the country has been engulfed in violence and roughly half a 1000000 people have been dissed. Placed president vowed that Security Forces will hunt down what he calls terrorists 0 order i have ordered the recruitment of volunteers for the defense of the country in the areas under threat only a concerted mobilization of the sons and daughters of the nation regardless of region ethnicity political opinion or religion can defeat these murderers. This week france and now in a joint military operation with the boy cannot be army at the border with miley and these air and areas at the hut bit of jihadist activity for now military efforts are failing to stem the unrest as the security situation deteriorates across this hot hill region. Thousands of jewish ethiopians are living in limbo while waiting to emigrate israel their chances of leaving ethiopia and joining relatives who have already made them complicated by religious faxes israel doesnt recognize them as true. These ethiopian children trade with the torah a part of the hebrew bible they are some of the g. O. P. s last remaining jews about 4000 jewish plans who call themselves but will left here and under a small city in the north. The school teaches children about their jewish faith but also prepares them for a possible move to israel. To an affair learn about their religion itll help create and integrate within the society there and support one another. That is for our members want israel to give them a visit to emigrate but some of gondor have been waiting more than 20 years as enough yes after i moved from the countryside to gondor 12 years ago now hes one of the synagogues religious leaders he explains the origins of judaism in ethiopia we came to ethiopia because god dispersed the beta israel into the 4 Cardinal Directions so we came down from egypt we came here following the shores of the blue nile others went to america germany and many other countries under israeli law jews are allowed to move to the country but the Israeli Government doesnt view the better israel of gondor as jewish under strict religious law thats because the government says they are descendants of Ethiopian Jews who were forcibly converted to christianity in the distant past. Many of them actually converted or their parents converted to christianity for various reasons and now they are in the wish to return to be part of the jewish people they are not considered as jews so that the already leave as jews but of officially theyre not yet converted so the motive jews enough yes have a says this is discrimination. Some say were not jewish and there are no more jews here they say were lying that were just pretending so we can go there they think will make the religion impure but the only one to know the truth is the god that created us. Many of the community has i mean you living in israel the Israeli Government has been gradually allowing you to europeans remaining jews to immigrate under family reunification laws but its not clear when people will be allowed to go using some family split for more than a decade you know that being alone is very difficult my husband was raised by his mother together with his 6 brothers but now 5 live in israel so he was very sad when they got separated. But im not going to be. Working as i can to move to gunderson who starred with her husband and children after someone their crops her life. But shes grateful her daughter can attend the towns hebrew school. With knowledge about her religion she will marry someone who has the same faith and follow the religious practice and. I hope she will one day live with her family and her people i really hope that for my children. Despite the struggle and wait hope is higher that one day they will be allowed to leave they just dont know when. And if the going up indeed if you came back as always you can catch one story like the one youve just seen on the Ethiopian Jews on our website your Facebook Page dont forget and wed love to hear from you 12 next time having. He wanted to smash the berlin wall before it finally found. A lazy also issued in the state you know linda byrd is actually better than. The legend of german wrong. Lets find. This amazing mr. Twentyman. This week on the job you. Have to go to. Know them or not to. Welcome to our send culture as we celebrate a momentous event in german history nov 9th marks 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall in 1909 a day that changed World History marking the beginning of the end of the cold war and allowing east and west germany eventually to reunite. All this week weve been featuring stories from those heady days in november 1909 and today well remember the political blunder that started it all and speak to an east german artist of his experience of that night. Europes top prize for cultural initiatives and the managers who make them happen. Outside germany few people even know his name but good to schabowski is one of those improbable men of destiny a man who made cold war history without even realizing it the former political member is credited with accidentally sparking the fall of the berlin wall by announcing in error that new rules allow east germans to travel were Effective Immediately and the note she consulted at a press conference on november 9th went missing for a while but its now been acquired by the german state and is on display
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