W. This is a deed of unionists live from berlin a last Minute Campaign promise from israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu says hill and an express Bank Settlements if voters return to office on she just right now hes running neck and neck with former former army Chief Of Staff benny gantz will a surprise pledge put him ahead also coming out. Wrong remembers the genocide and honors its victims is a quarter century since nearly a million tutsis and moderate hutus were killed one hundred days. Correspondent was
at the ceremony. And are signs of peace afoot in the koreas foreigners flock in record numbers to north koreas premier tourist event the Pyongyang Marathon. Im nick spicer welcome to the program. Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has promised to an extent settlements in the occupied west bank if hes reelected next week then yeah who promoted jewish Settlement Expansion during his four terms as Prime Minister but until now hes refused to talk about the future of the settlements which are considered illegal under International Law netanyahu is in a tight race for the premiership with former army general benny gantz. There is
only b. B. They shout for Binyamin Netanyahu is followers hes the greatest unique and irreplaceable even if hes not alongside his followers on the streets of israel hes been campaigning nonstop alongside his supporters in washington d. C. Online and on t. V. His latest campaign promise. I will extend the solvency of israel to the settlements i wont hand this land over to the palestinian authority. Hes talking about a partial an extension of the west bank music to the ears of right wing voters and netanyahu is Coalition Partners the opposition calls the pledge irresponsible they say netanyahu is desperate hes been dogged by scandals and accusations of corruption and now on security the most important issue in Israel Netanyahu is facing stiff competition. Benny gantz a former army Chief Of Staff has
a chance of replacing him as Prime Minister. Maybe the citizens of israel will have a Prime Minister who cares about their interests. Not his own personal business. But in the name. Clean handed yet tough on security thats how cancer presents himself and people listening. To him really need to change for a new future for israel. And the polls predict a close result and im joined now by correspondent correspondent Benjamin Hammer in tel aviv so this is a neck and neck race as weve heard how does mr netanyahu announcement influence the campaign over all. Well one thing is for sure this is raising the tension in an already tense situation and almost everybody in israel agrees that this is a tactical move when he was so close to the elections hes done this before hes
doing it now and hes clearly aiming for right being voters who could vote otherwise for other right wing parties polls show that the center right parties are probably going to be able to form a government but the polls at the same time show that netanyahu is likud might not be the Strongest Party the Strongest Party according to polls could be any guns. Lou why this worries me to yahoo because this could mean that israels president will task any guns with forming a government and not on yahoo he wants not he wants that not to happen and this could explain his move if we look at any guns is definitely putting him into an uncomfortable position because the benny gantz is aiming for both right wing Center Voters and on the center left so he needs to really be careful what he says there are people who support the settlements there are people who oppose the circumvents
there is a poll that forty one percent of israelis are in favor of a partial and exhaustion of the west bank but it also means that some people are really worried some people that might vote for guns about whats currently happening with netanyahu if you can just rewind a Nine Hundred Ninety Three the oslo accords and the idea of land for peace which is animated the Peace Process which is perhaps not a dynamic right now how does this announcement if it comes to be affect that idea. Well if an attorney who would do what is so far a nonstory would of course make a socalled Two State Solution with a known palestinian state even harder if not impossible the whole climate is is not there at the moment in this region you cannot you can hardly talk of a Peace Process israelis and palestinians have not negotiated for years and if we
look at the overall Political Climate we see definitely a right wing shift in israeli politics they need guns for example has made it clear that israel would keep major settlement blocks and the Jordan Valley in any case and if you look at parties that in the spirit of oslo are for clear Two State Solution of the International Alliance on the United Nations lines we see that their electoral support is very low if you look at a party like minutes they would hardly go and keep the threshold to get into parliament so who knows that the climate in israel has shifted to the right in recent years and this probably explains why hes trying their tactical move so close to the elections ok Benjamin Hammer in tel aviv thanks for that. Rwanda has
begun one hundred days of mourning for the more than Eight Hundred Thousand people slaughtered in the genocide that begat it twenty five years ago today that country president paul kagame led a ceremony in the Capital Kigali commemorating the lives of the ethnic tutsis and moderate hutus who were killed in a span of just one hundred days. Pledge that rwandans would never again turn against one another. Remembering run this dead on the day the brutal killing began twenty five years ago president could go home and ten Heads Of State and reads at the Kigali Genocide Memorial The Burial place of over Two Hundred Fifty Thousand victims of the genocide which wiped out close to A Million Rand and. He had to quit because flame the flame of remembrance well done for one hundred days thats how long the fastest and so if the Twentieth Century lost it. In the can god he can mention center right behind me the main Commemoration Event is taking place we just watched all across the country this is
where artists are performing songs in honor of the victims and survivors of the haunting testimony here president paul kagame and talks about Remembering Uniting and renewing all borders under minds. But none of us. Together we. Will run the threads over units. Into. In new tapas. Thousands of runners have embarked on a somber walk to remember its a month to mourn those who lost their lives during the genocide but its also symbolic walk the perpetrators and survivors walk side by side on this dark and violent past to have these people want to be as
a country and its not just those who witnessed the atrocities committed during the genocide but also the youth the future of this country which is here to highlight their role and responsibility in making sure history is never repeated. To the mrs we have to love each other so the things that happened i mean. In the. Gulf too in the future there. Will be united to. Our marching for my family. My relatives who during this period of the four let us first together and future especially remembering what happened before and its never happened again Twenty Five Thousand londons have come together and Omaha National stadium the final emotional performance the day draws to a close but handles lighting up the night john of the memory of the genocide victims and some Living Hope For Elective Gesture by the wounds of many running
campaigns and might never really heal. And now to some of the other stories making news around the world. In libya fighting around the capital tripoli is intensifying with at least thirty five People Killed in recent days a militia led by General Kelly for have to are aims to take the capital where the United Nations backed government is based militias loyal to the government are mobilizing to defend the city. Police in romania have mounted a massive Search Operation along the countrys black sea coast after One Hundred Thirty kilograms of cocaine washed ashore authorities are urging residents not to open the packets which began appearing on the beach on friday mania is a key Transit Point for drugs from Latin America destined for western europe. Authorities in sudan say the country has suffered
a total Power Blackout the power outage comes as thousands again took to the streets of the Capital Khartoum and elsewhere demanding the resignation of president Omar Al Bashir. Then shouting freedom whilst they march to the city center. The sudanese opposition has been growing and protesters say they continue to gain allies. And i mean here in front of the sudanese armys headquarters. Even the army is on the side of the revolution because its peaceful. So far the military has not intervened. Whether thats a sign of approval remains unclear but soldiers do not seem to consider the protesters a threat for a second day crowds called for president Omar Al Bashir to resign they say his nearly three decades in power have brought sudan to the brink of ruin. The corrupt
have said they will rule this country forever and that they will scare us with bullets but look whats happening. Protests also erupted elsewhere in the country despite police attempts to stop them activists groups say that at least sixty people have been killed since the demonstrations began in december. Could this be a step towards a new opening up in north korea the annual Pyongyang Marathon was held today twice as many foreigners registered to compete in the north korean capital as did last year so whats a marathon like in one of the worlds most reclusive countries lets take a look. And there off is the highlight of north koreas tourism calendar the annual kyung Young International marathon but what sets this race apart i hope it does and well say that it was a great atmosphere as you can see. That so and there were many people in the
stadium as well as along the streets. From young to old the locals wait and shoot for us i managed to take a lot of photos as i was moved to king them running to see the. Runners can see the sides of a tightly controlled city and for most of them the journey itself is the reward. Bad. More than one hundred westerners enter the race over twice as many as last year from today who wanted to get this to the thirtieth event and there are more runners an effort to make the event more significant they had billions to the day of the sun when the great president kim il sung was born. Tourism slowed to a trickle after north korea carried out a serious of Missile Tests in Two Thousand And Eighteen but with tensions now
easing between the u. S. And north korea more western tourists have signed up for the marathon but there were still no americans because a u. S. Travel ban remains in place but north koreans are happy with the turnout. The event will generate revenue for an economy thats long felt the burden of international sanctions. And youre up to date now with details. The under slate the show follows after the break when our guest is fortunate Distal Door Sporting director lets on and still he will be giving his views on Byron Malling Dortmund this weekend we will also bring you the goals from sundays games find out if both mention could reignite their push for a top four spot when they hosted where to bremen the visitors also have aspirations of a spot in European Competition next season. Thats all coming up in just a minute on behalf of the whole team here in berlin thanks for watching