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>> arson condemnation. a funeral for a palestinian baby who died in an attack thought to be carried out by settlers. >> also coming up. debris thought to be part of the missing flight mh 370 is sent to france. vaccines are created that is 100% effective.
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>> beijing. [ cheering ] >> breaking records china's capital is the first city to host both summer and winter olympics. >> hello hundreds of palestinians have attended the funeral of an 18-month-old palestinian baby who died in an arson attack suspected to have been carried out by israeli settlers. the baby's parents and four-year-old brother are in criminal condition and are being treated in an israeli hospital both israel and the u.s. have condemned the fire was an act of terrorism. stephanie dekker reports. >> the family shared the only bedroom. they would have been fast asleep when the window was smashed and this small space set on fire. ibrahim heard screams he went to get help but when he came
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back the two men were gone. >> smoke was coming out of the house. i pulled him out. they told me there was another baby inside but the flames were so big. there was a huge blast and there was no way to save the baby. >> this is the room where 18-month-old ali was found dead. we spoke to the ambulance worker who removed his body from here. the way he described what was left of the baby was as a lump. coal. >> pictures of ali on the floor of the bedroom. he had not finished his milk yet. the neighbor's house was also set on fire, but no one was home at the time. the attackers left behind a message. it says revenge in hebrew. ali's parents and his parents were taken to the hospital. >> the government of israel unequivocally condemns this act of terrorism. we will fight terrorism defeat
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terrorism no matter who the perpetrators are. >> but president abbas blames the israeli government for the attack. >> when they build settlements in the west bank and jerusalem they encourage settlers to do what they do every day. >> people here in the village say the same thing. that attacks happen often but they've never had such an outcome. >> hundreds showed up for baby ali's funeral. his parents are in too critical of continue to lay their son to rest. the israeli government said that it will bring justice but not many believe that the justice will come. >> we have this on the tension following the arson attack. >> there have been some protests across the occupied west bank and occupied east jerusalem in response to what happened here namely in hebron, but we're not seeing huge numbers.
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what that means especially when you speak to people here they're shocked. they're helpless to try to change things. especially when it comes to try to changing the israeli government settlement policies a thanksgiving have been active over the past few years. >> the israeli prime minister has visited the boy's family. he said that israel is committed to finding those responsible. >> we have to calm the spirits and we commit ourselves to the joint battle of extremism. something that all parts of the israeli government, and all parts of israeli society agree on. it's important that we join the cause of our palestinian neighbors to have a future free of violence, free of terror and a future of peace. >> lobbying the security council for international action because
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he is not confident about the israeli response. >> let me in connection just share with you these two pictures of ali who was murdered and then burned alive. this is the second case in less than one year in which two palestinian children were torched to death. these terrorist crimes should not go unpunished. and those who are responsible will not only the terrorist settlers. but also the responsible parties in the israeli government should be brought to justice and should face the punishment at the level of that serious crime committed against this palestinian family. we do not believe the words of the israeli government let there action speak for itself. there was a similar incident in in 2009 in which a family of
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palestinians in the area of bethlehem were faced with molotov cocktails thrown at their car in which that family about burned, and for those who were responsible for that act they are not facing justice. so we need to see a different action by the israeli government in which they hold the terrorists responsible stop giving them coverage and protection, and to stop this illegal activities and this illegal political of colony indication and building settlements, which is the environment that allows for the creation of such terrorists. >> you'll see the program director of international relations at lone den's regents university. he's with me in studio now. thank you for being with us. it's been interesting to see the reaction of the israeli government to this horrific
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attack describing the attackers as terrorists and the israeli president came out quite rarely admitted that the government has not been taking the violence seriously enough. were you surprised by the reaction? >> well, i think that they're shocked by it because they didn't expect it to happen, but they should take responsibility as well. i think when the president said that israel is being way too soft it is something that we see for once a year or two. but this kind of action goes back to the 1990. and the terrorism is a spawn off off the israeli colonies. it's the most extreme. not all of the settlers, but the most extreme they incite
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violence with palestinians. and if they're not going to face the consequences what they do and what they did today, they will keep doing this. >> i know there has been a shift in strategy, or is this going to be an one-off incident taken more seriously? >> well, if this won't shock the government enough to do something, and to stop them jewish terrorism need to be stopped. it looks at palestinian but they need to look at the other side and take it serious including the assassination of the israeli prime minister that wanted to sign this agreement and it stopped him back 20 years ago. so they need to wake up. it should serve as a wake-up call to everyone who believed
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that every can live in peace. these people probably never understood the ten commandments, otherwise they never would have done it. >> the violence in the settlements, you yourself, you're an israeli, you have to serve what was it like dealing with the settlers. obviously not all settlers go out and burn down houses. >> no, but they really feel that they're better than anyone else because they feel that they're the true pioneers, they think that the army owes them protection. but at the same time when the military doesn't go where they want them to go, then they're
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obnoxious to the soldiers themselves. this week when the army followed what the supreme court told them to burn the demolished houses. they become very on knocks successobnoxious. you see the kind of language, the swearing, the insults, and this went unfunned. not punishing them then and yes i witnessed this when i was a soldiers. that's what we see today. >> appreciate your time. >> thank you very much. >> now debris which could belong to the missing flight mh 370 has been transported to france. earlier on friday the plane left reunion island with the wing
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debris: it is being sent to toulouse this weekend for identification. >> this rocky beach is where the wreckage was found. the police walk its length. and watch from the sky. perhaps there is more to find. they discovered the debris while cleaning the beach. now they believe that this bottle could be another clue so he's taking it to the police. >> i have 30 workers and every morning we check the sea, and if we find something we will call the police. >> the discovery of wreckage has made this small island in the indian ocean an important place in search of flight mh 370 which disappeared from radar in march of last year.
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aviation experts say that codes on it show that it's from the wing of a boeing 777. the same as the 3-30. >> now i'm happy for their families. now they know for sure that they perished. >> looking out at the vast indian ocean it's something of a miracle that any debris could have made it this far. but if it's proven to be part of the wreckage mh 370 it could be the only part of it ever found. now the beach is attracting the
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curious. the wreckage may reveal some answers but the mystery is far from solved. tonya page, al jazeera, reunion island. >> still ahead on the program britain sends reinforcements to calais to stop thousands of migrants trying to make their way through the channel tunnel. and nine years old the murder of a russian spy ends with his family's legal team of accusing the russian president for ordering the killing.
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>> welcome back. a reminder of the stop stories on al jazeera. palestinians holding a funeral for a baby killed in what is suspected to be terrorist. debris which could be part of mh 370 is headed to france for possible verification. the piece of the wing was found washed up on the verse of reunion island in the indian ocean. now ministers from a dozen pacific rim countries are in talks in hawai'i trying to reach a deal on the ambitious free trade agreement the tpp is being led by the u.s. supporters say that they have unlock markets and boost sales. but those opposed to the talks say that negotiations are being
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too secretive and not transparent. well joining us live from new zealand by skype is dr. eric monestero, a critic of the tpp. thank you for being with us on the program. why are you opposed to it? >> thank you for inviting me to speak to my concerns. >> if this agreement is signed, it's likely to have very significant negative effects on healthcare. they're looking for ex-pension on property rights. that means there will be a significant delay between generic of medications can enter the market. this would lead to a significant increase in the cost of
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medications, which would effect all countries and it would effect them in different ways. and those who are most vulnerable those who come from low social economic background those who have chronic physical health illnesses are likely to be disadvantaged by those. the concern is that-- >> i'm sorry but because i know we're going to be short on time. but it's not just new zealand that is attending the talks. it's all the countries involved in the negotiations. so why then, are they prepared to talk about it? >> that is the concern. this has been billed as a free trade agreement. the changes through this agreement go far beyond standard trade agreements. it goes beyond and it's likely to limit nation's capacities to put in to place health yes policies to protect citizens, to
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protect the environment it will give unprecedented limits to industry and these are not generally the areas dealt with in in the trade agreements. thewhy so much secrecy? and it is because corporation who is are advocating for their own rights have access to the documents, that is something that is not acceptable. >> it's great to get your views. thank you for your time. thank you. now the saudi coalition saudi-led coalition has continued in airstrikes.
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those loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh continue approaching. the convoy was on route west of haditha under isil control. seven others were injured in that attack. a vaccine for ebola has been created that is 100% effective according to the "world health organization." the trials carried out in begin any on 4,000 people who have been in close contact with people suffering from the disease. ebola is spread quickly by human contact. and 50% of those who come in contact with the disease die. it is a quick-moving disease and quickly moved to sierra leone. 11,000 people have died since march 2014. the "who" said that results are very promising. head of the program's you want
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doctors without borders in the u.k. also welcomed the news, but said that more needs to be done. >> it's a game changer having this tool as part of our tool kick kit to fight the epidemic and bring it down to zero cases. we hope to see that this trial has expanded. we would like to see it used, this vac teen, in new areas. >> the inquiry into the poisoning of former kgb evaluating alexander litvenenko in london has come to an end. it has accused the russian president of ordering the killing of litvenenko. >> doctors treating alexander litvenenko in 2006 were
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mystified by his symptoms. only until samples from tested it was found that he had ingested plonium 210. the task of the inquiry is to find out how and why litvenenko was pointed. >> this establishes russian state responsibility for mr. mr. litvenenko's murder without doubt. and if the russian state is responsible, then the russian president vladimir putin is responsible. not because of principles but because he personally ordered the liquidation of an enemy bent on exposing him and his cronies. >> alexander litvenenko was a former kdgb man who fled russia.
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in 2003 he was cooperated with british m mi6. two russians would meet with litvenenko and scientists would find a trail of radioactivity in their hotel and meeting places. litvenenko met with them again and drank a fatal dose in a cup of tea. three weeks later he was dead. now they sit in the russian government receiving praise. >> the assassination has left an undeniable mark on international relationship. >> the conclusions of the
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litveneko inquiry is due to be published, but the accusations by the man himself are in public domain some of them in this book that he coauthored and russia has called litvenenko and his friends as liars. >> prime minister cameron said that sniffer dogs and fence also be sent to calais to help france deal with the worsening migrants crisis there. thousand try to reach england through the channel tunnel. barnaby phillips reports. >> they got through. migrants cling to the top of a lorrie as it drives away from the tunnel on the english side of the tunnel. bad news for the british economy, and for anyone hoping to cross to france in the holiday season.
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so the british moment is--prime minister is--take--british prime minister is taking action. >> we'll bring more assistance, more fences, nor sniffing dog teams, whatever assistance we can give. >> in calais the situation is made by protesters. they've blocked roads into the ports. meanwhile more chaotic scenes as migrants in calais succeeded in getting around security men. they dash towards the channel tunnel terminal. it's these kinds of pictures that have alarmed people in britain. but the numbers of migrants in calais trying to get into britain, are relatively found given how many are going elsewhere in europe. >> what we're seeing is that a symptom of the fact that the world is seeing its worst crisis
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since second world war. the majority of the refugees are hosted by the world's poorest countries. and a tiny portion of trying to reach the u.k. >> europe's politicians are in a quandary. dressdesperate people deserve compassion. it's shaping up to be a long tense summer. >> the nigerian army said that it carried out an operation against boko haram on lake chad, which sits on the border between chad and cameroon. chad is part of a regional offensive fighting boko haram. in nigeria a suicide-bomber has killed five people and injured many more. it happened at a busy market in the northeastern city of maidugari. it is the latest string of
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suicide-bombings blamed on boko haram that have killed hundreds in recent weeks. three senior executives link to the fukushima nuclear disaster will stand trial in japan. they will face charges of professional negligence. >> beijing has fought off competition from the city of almaty to host the olympics in 2022. beijing held the olympics in in 2008. >> beijing. [ cheers and applause ] >> this is how it feels to win the rights to host an olympics. it's something that beijing has some experience in just seven years after hosting the summer
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olympics it will become the first city to host the winter games as well in 2022. >> this is happy and grand news for all our chinese people. i would like to thank the ioc and friend in various field who is have given the trust and support to china. >> the there had been a lot of last-minute lobbying of the 85 olympic voting members in kuala lumpur. the cost of hosting the game will be a huge factor when four cities dropped out of the race. it left almaty of kazakhstan to fight it out with beijing. >> dear members almaty is not a risky choice. in fact, we're quite the opposite. >> it was a vote at a took place twice. faulty electronic tablets were replaced by a papers ballot, and in the end beijing survived by just four votes.
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china has the infrastructure but not the natural weather that you would need for an event like this. but that did not seem to deter the international olympic committee. >> china delivering great sport events i think it is really a safe choice. >> the decision was celebrated at the birds nest stadium in beijing, the 2018 olympic venue will gain host and closing ceremonies. >> i'm not surprised that beijing came would win. we should be the hosts. >> i'm excited just really excited. >> they will be home to the next olympics. boston has already pulled out of the running for the 2024 summer games citing spiraling costs and little local support. the ioc may have to jump through
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