Somali interior minister on the fresh hopes for the future. Thousands of people have protested in yemen in support of ousted president saleh. He is accused of helping fighters seize control of parts of the capitol sanaa in september. Reporter this is the biggest show of support for Ali Abdullah Saleh since the Popular Uprising forced him to leave Office Almost three years ago. These people came here to protest against u. S. Proposed sanctions against their deposed president. If the sanctions come into effect, saleh wont be able to travel abroad, and his assets will be frozen. Translator the u. S. Sanctions are baseless, the u. S. Ambassador is a diplomat, who is he to threaten our leader . Reporter the cleric who lead the friday prayers, told the crowd the u. S. Is colluding with a sunni group destroy yemen. Translator i am here to sew solidarity with our leader, saleh, and denounce western interventions. Reporter these loyalists are wearing heading bands that say we are ready to die f
Of premature babies. We begin this news hour in jerusalem where Police Deployed extra fores in the mosque in occupied East Jerusalem to prevent further violence and daily scuffles between Israeli Forces and palestinians over the past few weeks and palestinians are saying that israel is looking to change the rules of who can worship at the mosque and they issued separate statements on thursday and have called on palestinians to take to the streets following friday prayers. On the increase in security comes after an israeli man who was critically wounded in a car attack in west jerusalem died. A palestinian man had driven his mini van in a crowd of pedestrians on wednesday and was then shot dead by the Israeli Police and we are joined by occupied East Jerusalem to set the scene for us and tell us if the palestinians have heeded the call by the palestinian factions to come and support the mosque. Thats right, a very sense situation here in occupied East Jerusalem, im standing at the damas
Minister. Welcome to the program, thousands of people in yemen has protested in support of former president , saleh. The u. N. Will meet later on friday to consider proposing sanctions because of the continuing unrest. But any sanctions would create more stability in the region. Reporter this is the biggest show of support for saleh since the Popular Uprising forced him to leave Office Almost three years ago. These people came here to protest against u. S. Proposed sanctions against their deposed president. If the sanctions come into effect, saleh wont be able to travel abroad, and his assets will be frozen. Translator we u. S. Sanctions are baseless, the u. S. Ambassador is a diplomat. Who is he to threaten our leader . Reporter the cleric who lead the friday prayers told the crowd the u. S. Is concluding the sunni party to destroy yemen. For this crowd, saleh remains yemens only legitimate leader. Translator i am here to show solidarity with our leader, and denounce western intervent