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victims of mh 17s and patagonia facing environmental destruction. >> we begin with the developing story out of the occupied west bank. a palestinian man has been shot by israeli security forces after he stabbed at least three people. all the victims were israeli. one of them a woman, has now died. let's get the latest developments from jerusalem. tell us about what happened and the latest on the casualties? >> what we know is the 25-year-old woman died from stab injuries after a discipline man attacked what is known as a bus stop.
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one is a 26-year-old man and one is a 50-year-old man. there will conflicting reports if the palestinian man behind the stab something alive. it was reported that he was killed by a guard stationed at the entrance of this israeli settlement. others reported that he was streeted in hospital. they arthey identified him, a resident of hebron, and they said that he is known to police and once served a prison sense from the years 2000-2004 for throwing bombs at israeli troops. whatever the case is israeli, there has been a description of
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israeli violence after a soldier was stabbed earlier in tel aviv. this is what mr. netanyahu had to say. >> we'll fight against the incitement of the palestinian authority who are working with agents from extreme islam. we'll act decisively, those who protest against the state of israel favor the palestinian state. i say to them, simply, move there. to the palestinian authority areas or to gaza. i promise you that the state of israel will not make it difficult for you. but for those of you who stay, we'll make it difficult for you if you're a rite or terrorist. we'll deploy all of the tools at our disposal. we will not tolerate this kind of disturbance. >> there was an incident that comes at a time of heightened tensions between the israelis
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and the palestinians. there have been several incidents in the last few weeks and last few days. >> indeed, starting on the 23rd of october when a palestinian man drive his car into a group of people waiting at a light-rail station two people were killed in that incident, including an infant. that incident followed this shooting of a far-right activist, who has been training for more access for jews at the al aqsa compound. he was shot by a palestinian man. he survived t injuries, although he's in serious condition. israeli force asks shoot that palestinian man, and on the fifth of november we had a similar incident in which a palestinian man drove his car into a group of people waiting again in a light-rai light-rail station. there is further incident oa palestinian man driving his car
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into soldiers in the up a up occupied west bank. there are growing tensions in the occupied west bank. we've seen daily protests much of that because of the far right jews trying to access al aqsa, and much of this is stoking 9 tensions we've seen in occupied west bank, and according to most analysts observing this, they make a connection between the recent wave of violence directed at israel and israelis. >> thank you for you your report live from jerusalem. in nigeria a suicide bomber dressed as a student has killed 50 people at a school assembly. 2,000 students were waiting for the principal as daily address.
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the area has been under a state of emergency since last year. we have more from lagos, nigeria. >> the bomber was aiming for maximum damage. that's why we was at the principal's address before classes begin. boko haram did not claim responsibility for this attack but it bears resemblance of previous attacks on institutions of learning across northern nigeria. the nigerian government promised to protect such vulnerable institutions such as schools, hospitals and other locations in the country from boko haram attacks. but with the attention focused elsewhere in fighting boko haram, and at a time when the military forces are losing territory to the group, less attention may have been paid to
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soft targets such as schools in yobe state the government has come under international pressure to bring to an end these attacks and free more than 200 girls who are still in boko haram activity. president goodluck jonathan has promised to do his best to bring to an end these particular attacks in the north of nigeria, but it shows that boko haram is growing bolder and bolder and this attacks is coming just a day before the president declares his intention to run in next year's presidential elections. >> syria's president bashar al-assad said he'll study a new u.n. plan for a local cease-fire in aleppo. it follows a meeting with an u.n. envoy in damascus. we have the details. >> the new u.n. envoy is pressing for peace in syria. he has a new initiative. one that involves reaching local cease-fire deals. he discussed this with the
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leadership in damascus and president bashar al-assad said he's ready to study the plan, which is supposed to start in the city of aleppo. the u.n. hopes that by stopping conflicts in certain areas it will deliver much needed aid supplies by those trapped by the fighting. it is another attempt to reduce the fighting in syria, and it is what people want. a civil society activist from homs who has mediated local cease fires in the past. >> this is the only thing that works. this is the only thing that gives hope to the people. 30,000 civilians are back after the deal. they're having much better life now than they had when there were idps. nothing else in gee me have a, london, new york, has delivered difference on the ground. >> reporter: she has been proposing a bottom-up approach for some time now.
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>> but facilitating this, and accepting money to peace keeps keepser, if they're not properly monitored, they often fail. >> that's why the people have asked her to personally intervene in mediation efforts to bring peace to their district. shdistrict. this is the only area controlled in homs. the neighborhood has been under siege for months. this may be the first step to ease the suffering in beirut. >> staying with syria, five nuclear engineers have been killed. anti-government fighters have attacked the group, one of the engineers was iranian.
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trying to break a siege of isil fighters after the capturing of a refinery. other world news bombs have struck three afghan cities including the capitol of kabul. a bomb went off near an university there wounding three people. south of kabul in eastern province a suicide-bomber targeted police headquarters killing nine officers. it is reported that the bomber was dressed as a policeman. in another province three policemen were killed by a bomb planted in a rickshaw. in yemen there has been intense fighting between houthi rebels and sunni tribesmen believed to be backed by al quiteby al-qaeda. 30 people have been killed where there is heavy fighting for weeks. they try to capture mortar tore in the predominantly sunni region. >> reporter: it all started when
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tribesmen asked shia houthi fight tours leave areas that they recently occupied. when the houthies refused the stand off turned into heavy fighting on both sides with heavy rockets. late in the day the sunnies joined in the fight killing dozens and now we know some of those tribes control strategic mountains that surround the ci city. this could play into the handing of al-qaeda. al-qaeda is very active in al bayda province, and it is telling the sunnies there that it is in their interest to join the fight against the houthies, who are trying to bring back radical laws backed by iran.
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there is concern that the sectarian divide will continue, and there will be more clashes, more fighting in different areas, particularly in the areas where sunnies live next to shias. >> hundreds of family members and friends have gathered in amsterdam to honor the victims of the malaysian airline shot down. the dutch king and prime minister were among the dignitaries who attended the services. we have more from amsterdam. >> reporter: it was choreographyed and highly produced the ceremony was, but for all that it was an extremely emotional event. yes, the dutch king and his queen, and various dignitaries around the country were in attendance. there were 1600 relatives backed
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in the auditorium. it was extremely emotional. the centerpiece of it was the reading out of the 2911 names of all those passengers and crew who lost their lives on mh 17 in the center of the auditorium, you might be able to see white candles each one with the 298 victims. i think this is all about grieving, about the nation sharing in the grief of the relative who is lost their loved ones, reassuring them that they're not alone, and also pledging to try rand do more to close the circle, if you like, to launch this investigation, which despite their best efforts have still not started on monday. we understand that the dutch crash investigators were supposed to start to recover wreckage, but fighting has prevented that again. no investigation has been launched, and this idea of
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justice of finding out who did it, bringing criminal prosecution against those who were responsible for this tragedy is as far away today as it ever was. >> ukraine has heightened tension between russia and the west. there has been more than 40 dangerous i wants involving forces from russia and nato space over the past eight months. that's according to a report composed from an european think tank which says the number of incidents is reaching cold-war levels. still ahead on al jazeera, an u.n. filipino peace keepers are set to pull out of liberia because of ebola outbreak, but there are no plans to replace them. plus. >> this is patagonia, the way it was first found. coming up i'll tell you what an american couple is doing to insure it stays this way.
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something everybody is so aware of... >> every saturday, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera, only on al jazeera america >> welcome back. live from doha. the palestinian man has been shot by israeli security forces after he stabbed three people in the oned wes occupied west bank. one of the women he stabbed has died. a suicide-bomber killed about 30 students in northern nigeria, and the u.n. envoy to syria has proposed a cease-fire
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to president bashar al-assad. it would allow aid convoys. assad said he'll consider the plan. sudan's foreign minister has met with the leader rallying for control of the area. the tripcally leadership forced the acknowledge the government even though it was ruled unconstitutional. >> filipinos pea keepers leaving liberia will be shipped to an island off manila where they'll be monitored for symptoms of ebola. they'll send 21 days in quarantine. james bays reports. >> keeping the peace in liberia, but not for much longer.
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filipinos troops in the country for over a decade 37 but because of the threat of ebola they're polling out, and no other country is offering to take their play. liberia is the worst hit country, for now other countries with troops in liberia are staying put, but they are concerned. >> we have more than 500 troops in liberia, we have a hospital there. so we are not alarmed, we're not panicked. because we have taken adequate measures to keep our troops, so they remain safe. >> the three countries worst affected by ebola were already facing challenges.
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liberia is still a troubled country after conflicts. sierra leone is a nation suffering in the aftermath of its own civil war. and guinea with coups and conflict in its recent past. here at u.n. headquarters there is deep concern not only about the medical emergency but the threat of a breakdown in security. >> the crisis of this magnitude, this horrible situation can at any time give rise breakage in the law and order and the civility of the country. as i said, institutions are still not very strong and the trains are enormous. >> the u.n. security town and general assembly will both be meeting in the next few days to discuss the von going ebola crisis. james bays, al jazeera, the
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united nations. >> despite laws intended to severely curtail protests in egypt people continue to divide the government. we'll show you how people are criticizing the president from campuses to cities. >> reporter: anger has spread in three egyptian cities as students protest against president fattah al sisi and his government. it's considered the preeminent institution for islamic studies in the world, since the revolution it's been home to supporters of the now banned muslim brotherhood. a few days ago police arrested a 21-year-old student at cairo university, who was carrying a copy of george orwell's novel" 1984". according to one news agency the novel has become popular in egypt.
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the university protest came a day after this happened. in a village in the province, people ran to the body of a 26-year-old man moments after he was shot and killed. others ran to escape the bullets and the haze of tear gas. security forces raided this upper egypt village on sunday. the province is 122 kilometers south of cairo. one man was killed and a number of people were injured and arrested. the government says police came to this village to arrest suspects. when a member of the banned muslim brotherhood began shooting at them, and police shot and killed him. people here have a different account. they say the government is retaliating against them for protesting in support of mohamed morsi. they say in june the government cracked down on the village for protesting without permission and join what it called a terrorist group.
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despite the police crackdown they say they will not be silenced and they'll continue to protest. >> and al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of our journalist, who has been detained in egypt for 317 days. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste are falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their prison sentence. >> south african police have launched an investigation into accusations the president used tax-pair money for personal purposes. $23million were spent on upgrades to his home but he said he had no knowledge of the work which included a construction of a swimming pool, visitor center and amphitheater. >> now there has been tense scenes as a joint news conference in belgrade. the two men disagreed publicly over the status of kosovo.
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monday's meeting was the first time that an albanian premiere had made a visit to the serbian capitol in almost 70 years. >> albania's prime minister came to belgrade to try to improve historically strained relations with serbia. he is the first albanian leader to make this trip in almost 70 years. but what he said has angered some issuan leaders. >> we have two entirely different positions on kosovo. the reality is one that is unchangeable. kosovo has been recognized by 108 countries, and independence was also recognized by the international court of justice, and it is an european regional reality. >> the serbian government has never recognized kosovo. it's prime minister called the comments an attempt to humiliate serbia. >> first of all i didn't expect provocation from the prime minister, and didn't expect him
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to talk about kosovo. i have no idea what he has to do about kosovo. but i must answer because my job is to prevent anybody humiliation to belgrade. >> during the recent football match between the two nations in belgrade serbian fans chanted anti-albanian songs while their rivals flew a drone over the area with a flag of albania. the game was abandoned. many in the share border in area saw fighting during the wars that broke up yugoslavia and memories are still fresh. >> we need to be real and to say that the albanian prime minister is my brother. i live in serbia and i respect his prime minister. but between me and the albanian head of state there are blood
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ties. >> some have argued that it is now time to move on. >> an european logic is firmly planetted in the heads of the prime ministers. i think all external interferences brought about this recent change. all the opportunities are there to bring about historic relations and this is the basis of europ european values. >> after what was said on both sides of the news conference that seems a distant prospect. dominick cane. al jazeera. >> the final vote count in catalonia's informal vote shows that there is a favor of the split. more than 2 million people went to the polls on sunday. >> now patagonia's delicate ecosystem is under threat from overgrazing, but the region at the southern end of south
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america is getting help from two people and a fair amount of their money. in southern chile we have this report. >> taking off of this corner in the southern hem fear is a dream to turn the clock back to the place that darwin found when he first stepped foot if pant gone i can't. >> these places are not just everywhere in the world. >> it's huge. >> it was considered the most remote corner of the southern hemisphere. but not remote enough says walty philanthropist douglas tompkins. >> we've donated three national parks. >> now thanks to tompkins and his wife cries, this hot spot of bio diversity is coming back to life. the fences are gone and the
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grass is growing. >> you come here, and you think, god, this is like paradise because they're back where they belong, they know that they're not hunted, and that's why you can stand here so close to them, and they don't-- >> they don't runaway. >> they don't care. >> the native animal cousins to the llama are once again thriving, as were other animals that were in danger of extinction. now their only enemies are their natural preed doctors like the--pree--predators like the condor and the puma. >> creating a national park always brings controversy, and this is no exception. the tompkins admit shifting from
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exploitation to conservation inevitably sparks opposition. >> some accuse the family of trying to turn the area into a nuclear waste dump or even a new jewish state. they hope to save the park. >> are we willing to use up every square inch of this planet after the risk of losing most species just to make sure that we humans consume as much as we want to the. >> touch kins, who have formed the largest collection of land destined for conservation and national parks of any couple in the world are saying no. al jazeera, chile. >> now to the frenchman who smashed the record for the world's fastest bicycle. it's all thanks to a bit of
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rocket power. he wowed the crowd reaching 330 kilometers per hour in less than five seconds. this custom-made bank is powered by highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide and when put to the test it's faster than a ferrari. >> for centuries, some west african communities have branded children born deformed or with disabilities as evil spirits. they are seen as a drain on limited resources and so ... medicine men are often asked t
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