Socalled Islamic States many of them are good citizens we need a frenchman fighting to bring his daughter and grandson. Welcome u. S. Secretary of state mike bump aoe is visiting denmark to try to persuade him to stop walk on the north stream to gas pipeline bossing through its waters denmark has just given the go ahead for the work but to get the danes to change their minds the u. S. Believes the pipeline would make germany too dependent on russian gas. Now last week pump warned Companies Involved in the project they would be subject to u. S. Penalties if they didnt hold their work. On the baltic sea gas pipe. Line nord stream too is still moving forward albeit slowly the u. S. Has threatened sanctions for Companies Participating in the project so right now there is just one russian ship laying the pipes for the remaining 160 kilometers the pipeline runs parallel to the north stream one pipeline from russia to germany 1200 kilometers across the baltic once complete it will allow russia to supply double the current volume of gas the United States says germany is making itself dependent on russia earlier this month u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o warned against continuing to build the pipeline this action puts investments or other activities that are related to these Russian Energy export pipelines at risk of u. S. Sanctions its a clear warning to companies aiding and abetting russias malign influence projects will not be tolerated get out now or risk the consequences germany has rejected the criticism and says sanctions would be contrary to International Law now denmark has given permission for additional vessels to work on the last phase of the pipeline within its territorial waters that means work on the project may soon pick up speed angering pomp aoe and the white house. So how exactly is the German Government reacting to this latest u. S. Diplomatic offensive against an old stream to chief political editor. Spoke to German Defense minister comp. System once known allstream is a project that is also being debated among but also nato member states. Too there is concern that germany could become too dependent on russian gas a concern we were able to diffuse but its also about the concerns in the interests of ukraine and poland which have to be negotiated into the contract this was indeed. To the u. S. That if sanctions and government have the clear position that these are not in accordance with international rules. And the character of the who conducted that interview joins us now from our politics studio because im a good scrub carbo isnt just germanys defense minister shes also the chair of johnson im going to american see do you party and of course a close ally of the chancellor what else did she have to say about the nord stream pipeline controversy. Well you can sense that there is a high level of concern over what the United States may do next at the same time i also know from previous conversations that she never was a big fan of this particular project in fact there were german m. P. s european m. P. s who signed up against it saying that it weakened europes integrity and sovereignty particularly towards russia and with the us of course applying pressure and having its very own interests of liquefied gas to the European Union so for now the government is trying to build a bridge by building also a new ports for gas that could be imported from the United States but clearly there is a deadlock here and referring to International Law thats the Big Questions how far does talking mental get the German Government which after all continues to say that the u. S. Their closest ally and speaking of the u. S. To trumpet ministration has taken a very hard line on this pipeline but with their president ial elections due in 4 months time do you think lynn is thinking of just sitting out this confrontation from 0. Well of course bullen has also heard all the politicians here that do biden the democratic candidate has vowed to review all decisions taken by the Term Government that may include north stream 2 at the same time theres also very strong voices in congress that are opposed to it so it probably wont be that easy at the same time the dems government has learned to live with a certain level of aggravation with the United States for now also focusing on stability within nato and keeping the current government on its side when it comes to key defense issues but north stream 2 simply wont go away at the same time a different government couldnt afford to give ground because that would be seen as basically having lost a standoff not just with washington but also with brussels. Political editor beheaded thank you so much. Im staying in germany what a man accused of attacking a synagogue in the city last october then murdering 2 people has made clear his antisemitic and racist sentiments as his trial began he told the court he had court no problems with religions but. He also made racist remarks. And wearing a coronavirus face mask 28 year old stephan bay he was led into court to answer for one of the worst anti semitic attacks in postwar german history it left 2 people dead but prosecutors allege he intended to kill many more 43. 00 victims and relatives have joined the trial as Co Plaintiffs they want answers but there are concerns the suspect could seek an opportunity to spread more anti semitic hatred. Because. Of this case is that the perpetrator has already confessed he doesnt deny what he did and i have learned from the files that in the end he only denies hes killed by arguing that he believes that struggle is necessary to achieve certain political goals. And. Xenophobia and related to anti semitism. It was your last year judaisms holiest day when an armed men tried to storm the synagogue in halla 52. 00 worshippers were inside only the sturdiness of the door prevented what investigators say would have been a massacre. And then shot and killed 2 people nearby this video was filmed by a member of the public the perpetrator live streamed footage of his attack on an internet gaming site. The case has drawn huge interest the start of proceedings was delayed for 2 hours while dozens of reporters and others passed through security. Across germany people are concerned about a rise in the number and severity of anti semitic crimes according to official figures such attacks rose by 13 percent last year the interior Ministry Says right wing extremists are to blame despite that context the Authorities Say theyre reacting to violence with fairness. There and get this time that the defendant is presumed innocent until a final judgment has been made his statements in the investigation and the videos which are supposed to show parts of what happened to not change anything the presumption of innocence applies without restriction showing. The suspect told the judge today that he liked using the internet because people could talk freely their back chimes with warnings for instance from the governments commissioner for protecting jewish life but social media gives a new outlet to hatred thats just one of the aspects to consider as the call tries to understand an attack that struck not only against jews but against German Society as a whole. Now to some of the other stories making news around the world thousands of israelis have protested against Prime MinisterBinyamin Netanyahu and his governments handling of the coronavirus bandana Business Owners and to corruption activists mobs to let them know whose official residence in jerusalem is now has been under pressure amid an ongoing corruption trial and so infection rates. A powerful 7. 8 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of the alaskan peninsula in the u. S. State of alaska there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties authorities have now cancelled a tsunami warning initially issued for the coastal area the u. S. City of Portland Oregon has seen a feather clashes between protesters and federal Law Enforcement officers sent by President Donald Trump to end and racism protests the nightly rallies have been held in the area since the death of george floyd in Police Custody in me. And us President Donald Trump has told americans to wear mosques when social distancing is not possible saying face coverings can have an effect against the coronavirus trump has previously done played the impact of mosques and has been reluctant to wear one himself in public. And staying in the United States but the government has ordered china to close its consulate in Houston Texas saying it was a necessary measures to protect American Intellectual property with an oz of the defective however being issued firefighters were called to the consulate responding to reports that paper was being burned in waste bins beijing has called the u. S. Order a political provocation and a violation of international norms. Lets speak to tyson baka from the Truman National security project here in berlin tyson what more do we know about why the u. S. Has taken this step. Well clearly this is an escalator tory step on the part of the u. S. And we dont exactly know the reasons they have not the us is not given exact reasons what we do know is the kind of atmospherics around this the u. S. Has unsealed a an indictment the department of justice on tuesday involving 2 chinese hackers that have been infiltrating Research Centers looking into hope it 19 vaccines. The as you mentioned earlier my pump a. O. Is doing a trip through europe it was just in the u. K. Pushing for other countries to ban walkway so the relationship attention and ration ship is fro ing brenda says the diplomatic ties between the 2 countries. There theyre extremely fraught right now i think when you look at the kind of Global Landscape china and the United States are crisscrossing our allies partners pushing for partners to take a tougher stance because of the the other the chinese have become quite aggressive here in europe for example with what theyre calling a world war your diplomacy pushing. Partners to allow walkway for example to take part to participate in 5 g. Infrastructure development places like germany. Its quite tense and in the United States this idea of you know a great power conflict with china has has credibility has it giving credence in a bipartisan way theres a lot of support for this in congress as well do you think the company ministration is also hardening its position on china given that we are in an election year. Well you know there is obviously a political overtone to this the Trump Campaign has made a point of saying that that trump President Trump is tougher on china that joe biden is soft and china that he was supportive of integrating china into the global trade system for example in the ninetys and early 2000 that he has a record that doesnt match well with with trumps record. Its not clear that thats going to work the rhetoric coming out of the Biden Campaign its very similar to the trump rhetoric and a lot of the support for toughening sanctions measures in the senate and house which are moving right now banning ticktock for example on federal devices thats all coming from the democrats as well as the republicans tyson baka from the Truman National security project in berlin thank you so much thank you books have not been a safe tree and in hong kong for 7 yeah some books and as mysteriously disappeared 5 years ago and dunned up a few months later saying theyve been held in Mainland China now with the tough new security nor imposed by beijing last month a growing number of hong kong all foes publishes a book stores are moving their businesses abroad all sense of ing their products. Publishing books in hong kong hasnt been easy for a while especially while the battle last years protests for publisher a window the new Chinese Security law has changed everything about his current project a collection of articles written by thousands of people who are top part even demonstrations raman and his team have been taking a word some pictures that could prosser. They have even changed to a book cover these tax on patience mark some of the socalled to boost. If i can move along a few yards most of the political slogans were removed such as the popular protest slogan liberate hong kong revolution of our times which has recently been declared illegal to handle here we also deleted the paragraphs which we advocate are in crisis session but no one can tell us how exactly that red line is drawn not even lawyers its the most painful project ive done for years i will be no. Work was to have been published 2 months ago but that still hasnt happened as 5 printers have rejected it because of the sensitivity some ask raymond to change part of the content that rarely happens in the past this repeaters and bookstores also turned it down. Beijings weeping law is not only deterring new publications but is also affecting older ones jimmy page and a federal publisher who has worked in the industry for over 3 their case has also felt is effects he has suspended further publication after burke police last year to mark 30 of any of those 3 of the 10 those were press the remaining top piece wont be put on display at book fairs anymore. I think in this is the biggest crisis facing the whole industry everyone is anxious we dont want to be revolutionaries but to free speech and promote knowledge quality to our citizens this diversity and enlightening ideologies vanish thats hard to restore once there. I can make to see. Whats going on in hong kong its more than selfcensorship at least not written by opposition bankers happy move on Public Libraries in order to review what are they preached and. Also many other do the same if any. Possibly illegal. A growing number of home publishers and bookstores are moving their business abroad neither to me paying no raymond you are ready to quit writing this book is taught to freedom thats what he wants to practice despite the challenges. Its all its frustrating but i will try to publish it in hong kong this book itself is a form of resistance and the only way to keep the freedom of publication in life is to actually size it here not to abandon the rights we desire. And i handled but hes in the minority many more people in hong kong observing the situation from that. Too fearful of beijings clout to speak up. And yet in europe its a dilemma for many governments what to do with citizens who joined the socalled Islamic State in syria and iraq among them women and children many of them are living in kurdish controlled refugee camps their status in limbo European Countries have been locked and to bring their citizens back home preferring them to face trial in the region instead of human Rights Groups governments should get their citizens especially the most vulnerable and deal with them around. The Biggest Group these are french citizens including 400 women and children in our next report we meet and one who is fighting to bring his daughter and grandson back to france a quick note the man asked us not to use his real name. On ton is standing his ground the former trade unionist has defended workers rights his whole life but when 5 years ago is 26 year old daughter suddenly left to join isis in iraq he had dropped bottom. It was my house came tumbling down on top of me. She had always been a good student and we didnt see this thing coming at all her family is ignore steak but she converted to islam without telling us what i told to do you know what youre getting yourself into and who these people are that youre joining he. Last year his daughter was captured by the kurds and brought to the whole camp he kept in touch with her until she and her baby born in syria that is 5 weeks ago on one is today saying his face on camera for the 1st time he says he has nothing left to lose and. I dont know exactly what she did but im not the judge she should be held accountable for her actions and she has the right to a fair trial like everyone else thats the difference between a democracy and a dictatorship where creating a 2nd going trying to make their own and what about my grandson 18 months old hes responsible for nothing more you know thats what the french government has only repatch rated about 30 children from the camps and refuses to bring that women and men. God i did want to let you know we are proceeding according to International Law people should be judged in the country where they are alleged to have committed their crimes we take back Young Children if and when the mother agrees that we should take charge of them. But this lawyer representing the families of 40 women in the camps says that approach actually goes against International Law. So the kurdistan doesnt exist so there are no judges anti us people are being arbitrarily detained plus their crimes started in front of it i think they are accused of joining a terrorist organization G