just appreciate everything we have a great operation military operation right now in qatar they built one of the great military bases i would say anywhere in the world and it's just been expanded with runways and everything else it's been really a great honor to work with my friend thank you very much for being here thank you. mr president i'm very happy and honored to be here and thank you very much for your hospitality as you mentioned we enjoy a very great relationship between qatar and when i say to america we're doing a lot together as you mentioned the president we're signing a few documents today and we are kind of like a partnership has been more than 185000000000 and we're planning to double the number that we have a lot of investments in the u.s. economy here we do a lot in the infrastructure and we're planning to do more investments yes we host i did and we're working very closely together you're invited to come and see your

qatar and also to visit the base at any time sir president and i really enjoyed the personal friendship with you thank you very much frank you very much and i will say the base is incredible it's what they have done there is absolutely and a great place to have it right in the middle of the middle east so it's a obviously it's a very important location so thank you all very much yes actions of. other members. i don't want to think about if you're really getting enough that you don't want to you get away before you break what we're going to see what happens with iran and iran is doing a lot of bad things right now and they better be very careful. right now well you know all right let's bring in diplomatic headed to jane spays he's live for us at the white house james listening in there 2 main issues investments in our economy is. buying a lot of equipment and jets and also the presence of

a military base which he called the great place and we have a great military operation. let's take the 1st issue of the investor and that's become a very strategic issue in the whole gulf standoff blockade the balance of power struggle whatever you want to say going on in the region right. absolutely given you have such a divided part of the world trying to show that you have links with the u.s. that you have friends with the u.s. just listen to those words from president trump a great honor to work with our friend what a difference 2 years makes and i think that's why you have this trade deal being done yes they need to do business yes boeing are selling a lot of planes to qatar a contract we believe $85000000000.00 the total contract for that we are going to be signed in the coming hours this is a president who the trading relationship is the way that he judges

a country's relationship in many ways he looks at the balance sheet and this is the way that i think character has been rather skillful in its diplomacy compared from 2 years ago when the blockade started when it looked like at least some figures in the trumpet ministration were giving the green light to that blockade now you have the emir being feted here in washington at a time when those carrying out the blockade are certainly facing a lot of international criticism for the ongoing war in yemen and the civilian death toll from that war and saudi arabia that leads that coalition also of course being condemned for the murder of jamal khashoggi so 4 cats are on the emea of qatar this is a moment where i think he's been in a stronger position with the u.s. than the only time since president trump took office and james a lot of countries

will be looking into the comments which the u.s. president had to make about the u.s. base once again explain the strategic importance of who gets. the host which bases which u.s. bases of the middle east mean something in the balance of power between these countries in the middle east right. yeah well it is interesting that the 2 biggest bases are the air base in qatar and the naval base in bahrain are there 2 countries on either side of the blockade bahrain is a junior partner in that blockade of cats are along with saudi u.a.e. and egypt but i think that shows how difficult this makes this even though some of the administration seem to give it the green light for the pentagon that they do not like the division of the gulf states i don't think the secretary of state who now has the job might prompt likes the division of the gulf states and i think

through the lens of a potential conflict or certainly a big dispute with iran the u.s. would like to see the g.c.c. the gulf states all on one side and that i think might also explain some of the warm. greetings that we're seeing in recent hours quite what pressure behind the scenes the trumpet ministration is putting on saudi arabia and the u.a.e. that's not clear to us and as you're talking there we've got we're running pictures in the box next to james bays where we can see the u.s. president carter's amir sitting there but also in the background you've got john bolton someone who's seen as quite a hawkish figure explain to us where this all comes together with the evolving u.s. position towards iran at another country which carter has good ties with alongside of course the u.s. . well john bolton has always been a hawk he was a hawk when he was involved in george bush's administration when he was then the

u.n. ambassador and served in the white. in the administration he's gone on record that he doesn't just want iran to give up any nuclear ambitions he's gone on the record before he took his current job but he wants regime change in iran and i think he shares a tough position on iran with. the u.s. secretary of state those 2 men currently have i think has their main foreign policy goals changing things in iran and in venezuela and they're looking for anyone who will support them in those goals what with regard to iran cattle is pretty well placed it has that important u.s. base it also has relations with iran it could work potentially if it agrees to as an emissary with tehran although there are other countries in the middle east that also could perform a role in on thinking particularly of kuwait. right james base there from

washington d.c. thanks for that palestinians say they're being imprisoned in their own neighborhoods by israel's expanding separation wall international court of justice for all the wall is illegal exactly 15 years ago the israeli government began constructing that separation wall in 2002 saying it was needed to prevent attacks the 1st sections extended for 175 kilometers in and around the occupied west bank other segments ran to the north and south of jerusalem since then the barrier has expanded to more than 700 kilometers dividing palestinian communities keeping them from their farmlands and separating them from illegal israeli settlement blocks or those illegal blocks have expanded thanks to the walls construction more than 620000 israeli settlers now live in the occupied west bank and they brought

him reports from one palestinian town which is felt the devastating effects of the war. the town of east of jerusalem has been living in the shadow for 15 years. its economy was booming in the 1990 s. when the town in jerusalem to many cities in the occupied west bank. it looks more like a ghost town now since the israeli government ordered the building of the separation 12002 the wall has blocked the town's main road limiting access to people and products hundreds of shops have closed their doors and thousands of people have left. carpenter is one of a few who decided to keep his business open but it's very different to when he entered the workshop in the year 2009. no the only carpenters there are him and his partner like the town's economy their business has been cut right back. this is one of the most vivid areas. were

a few meters away from an israeli industrial area this area was bustling with businesses and people going back and forth now we rely on a few customers the contrast between the 2 sides of the wall can be seen vividly here and also heard on the israeli side there is the loud noise of construction works on the palestinian side that sides. as palestinians are being pushed out on their side of the wall because of land confiscation more israelis are taking advantage such as a. in the north of the occupied west bank and israeli military order confiscated palestinian lands there for building the wall israelis built a stable on it. palestinian fears have increased since israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu announced plans to annex parts of the west bank if you died who will head the project the main goal in the israeli agenda is to grab more lands to push more people out especially they's living in east jerusalem the wall helps israel build more settlements extending existing ones and consolidate them in the

palestinian territory i don't 65 percent of the israeli separation wall is complete their rest is under construction and when it's finished is expected to take up to 10 percent of all land in the occupied west bank many palestinians say the main purpose of israel's policy is to make life so i'm bearable they have no option but to leave me deborah he as the occupied west bank. and bernard smith has more from one of the most on the other side of the separation wall this is what almost an area administered by the palestinian authority and every building here has been built with a permit but in a legal 1st israel's supreme court has decided that these 2 buildings behind me and 14 others can be demolished because the military says that too close to the separation barrier the military has been in one of those buildings today measuring up for the demolition work and the people who live in them or own them will be

given the bill for that demolition work more than it is that the people who live here will be thrown into the streets they don't have anywhere else to go because they invested all their savings into their homes the separation wall barrier cuts through communities across the occupied west bank here in what are almost it relatives on the side of the fence want to visit family over here and they have to go on a long securitas walk to avoid the fence now the palestinians fear is that the supremes court ruling gives the israeli or forages the legal cover to demolish palestinian properties anywhere in the occupied west bank. some paint morals or write messages on israel's separation walls to express their opinions but others refused to do so arguing it should remain an unappealing symbol of apartheid sharing that view is an artist from the occupied west bank is in story. my name is

barbara i live in a refugee camp in ramallah i'm originally from the lead area. yeah who are in the movie on 3 more the wall is a scary racist symbol it's a massive structure meant to display dominance i find it a natural human standing there you can't but have feelings of hate and discussed. before we're aware of it stands between me and the land stands between me and the dream of the other place the limits i should be able to cross naturally it doesn't only separate the geography it also limits our vision it blocks the scene behind it and. this for the what sort of even the 5th. although for us it's about apartheid for the other it's a symbol of protection and that shows in how the wall is manifested from what i see the wall from the israeli side is designed with mosaic it's lit differently simply made to reflect how they want to show it. on

a personal level i think the wall needs to stay grey and ugly it needs to be maintained that it's a symbol of apartheid nothing more if we paint on it we would redefine it. allowed the stuff is. i find it provoking that the wall provides a public space one that provides great exposure for artists especially with prominent international artists leaving their work there i'm not in a position to judge i can't deny their messages were loud but as a palestinian i see the wall differently it is present in our subconscious it's there standing between us and the rest of palestine at least the one that shapes our national identity. is a former united nations special rapporteur they says israel is using security to justify illegal actions. this is a classic israeli example of exaggerating their security needs

and inflicting acute insecurity on the palestinian people and doing it in a way that violates international law as you know this is the 15th anniversary of the international court of justice advisory opinion which declared by a vote of $14.00 to $1.00 that this wall was being constructed unlawfully and that it should be dismantled and that the palestinians should be compensated for the harm that had been inflicted and it's very rare that you get the international court of justice to have this level of agreement on any issue the only dissenting vote was the american judge and even he said that he dissented because israel hadn't been given enough of a chance to establish its security claim but all 14 of the others from

widely different legal and political systems agreed that this was something that could not be tolerated from an international law point of view and the whole israeli reaction to that. advisory opinion showed that defiance of international law and indirectly of international morality u.s. billionaire and 2 time presidential candidate ross perot has died made his fortune in computer services and became a popular but unconventional independent candidate in the ninety's he died after a 5 month battle with leukemia aged $89.00. talks between the taliban and afghan leaders have ended with a promise to reduce civilian casualties to 0 the 2 day event is expected to lead to more formal binding discussions with the afghan government charlotte ballasts as

more from the talks in doha. 17 taliban members and more than 60 people from the afghan government opposition groups civil society leaders coming out with a joint communique of 1st time that people from the government and taliban have been in the same room and they see that civilians that civilian casualties should be brought to 0 that both groups the afghan government and the taliban should protect civilian institutions for talking schools hospitals mosques majoris is even dams they see that prisoners who are ill or old should be released and also that women's rights and minority rights should be protected by both groups now this is not legally binding but it does show that afghans from these various groups are on the same page we talked to the taliban spokesperson here's what he said i been very happy that. runs together from all walks of life and in

just 2 days we had this joint statement i think it's said to be sexist and it is a good news for all the afghans and good news that we are as a nation it. is all this long lasting issue the delegates from the skirt told me that they got to the point where they were able to put forth a unified statement because they talked about what they had in common and a lot of that came down to suffering when my friend. was mistakenly hit by saudi troops. thought 5 he might be he was this somebody that they will see any 2 sons of that was in the school yesterday. when that happened and also young boys of. 72 years old got them back to the participants to vegetables. and. they were also. quite

a. motional from both sides the taliban and also people from the afghan delegation as they talked about their suffering but also their hopes for afghanistan going forward now they all say that they want to make this actionable and legally binding yes they are promises but they want the f.b.i. and government involved in this hope that going forward this was a good 1st step a positive optimistic 1st step to take it to the next level where this is legally binding and both groups the afghan government and the taliban are in the same room the sudanese court has ruled the country's internet providers must restore the service immediately following weeks long blackouts earlier sudan's military council agreed to end the shutdown it says it was needed to protect the transition do you agree with the opposition that the united nations says it's continued to receive reports of social media platforms being blocked its human rights division condemned the action called for the immediate restoration of the internet. nigeria's national

assembly in a bhutto was put on the lockdown after shots were fired outside violence broke out as a protest by members of the shia community was taking place there demanding the release of the surely the exactly who was arrested in 2015. a legal case kicks off later on tuesday in the u.s. senate on health care it's a republican backed challenge to the affordable care act known as obamacare in 2010 the u.s. extended low cost health insurance to millions of citizens but the program is under threat on the trumps administration others on the reports from new jersey. cathy beal has a nice view of a small leak near her home she hopes she doesn't lose it she has a preexisting condition called macular degeneration he requires her to get injections every couple months the cost 2000 dollars each visit then i would be opening myself to the hemorrhaging recurring and the retinal scarring getting worse

which could lead to the loss of my eyesight kathy is self-employed money is tight so the injections are paid for by the us government sponsored health insurance plan signed into law by president barack obama in 2010 providing low cost health insurance to low income americans the affordable care act or a became known as obamacare which cathy and millions like her rely on just here in the state of new jersey where kathy lives there are 350000 other people just like her they receive a low cost health insurance through the affordable care act of those 225000 have serious health conditions such as diabetes or cancer but nationally the numbers are even more staggering. 8 and a half 1000000 americans signed up for health insurance through the affordable care act more than half with so-called preexisting health conditions but president

donald trump has long said obamacare is unfair too costly and needs to go away so we're going to get rid of obamacare repeal and replace because obamacare is a disaster if the trumpet ministration has tried to chip away at it which is troubled health advocates this is a national problem and not funding health care not having the ca or some other option like that we're creating bigger monetary issues over the long run not to mention the fact that they're there just we're not taking care of people we're just looking at sick people. well why would we want to do that this is a nice place to hang out as for kathy she's stressed about the thought of losing her health insurance i had the 1st ever panic attack of my life real survival threat like i don't know what will happen i've never thought before this could kill me leaving people feeling sick about what comes next gabriel is on to.

new jersey. mexico has deployed thousands of security personnel as part of a new national guard they're supposed to provide extra security and fight crime in the most violent areas the force is controversial low because of its myriad tries nature the government is promising it will get special training in human rights john holliman reports from tapachula that doesn't appear to be happening. because new police force the national guard that looks militarized that's because it is made up mainly of soldiers and marines and commanded by general the government hopes it will tackle mits because recall boylan's many are worried that in doing that it could trample over civilians rights look toward. those worries were at least calm down april 9th when the government made a deal with the united nations at the un would help give human rights training to

the new force would be seen as a big moment is. more important than this is a really important x. i could say historical in a quid in the killing field mammal him with the agreement shows our shared interest in a paradigm shift which puts human rights at the center of public security forces actions . the united nations sources have told out 0 that 3 months on from the deal not one member of the national guard has got that training despite they say un efforts to get the program kick started. meanwhile the government's already sent thousands of new national guardsman to deal with a particularly vulnerable population central american migrants heading through mexico. we talked to a dozen guards at checkpoints and patrolling the suit the river which marks the border with guatemala all of them said they had been given some internal human rights training but they know they'll need to learn more on the job. they told us

how to treat the civil population now we have to respect everyone's human rights but it's a very short time for train we're here with our eyes closed and we're just hoping now we'll have to see what happens. in a written statement 120 the minutes confirm ministry said the government's been working on how to update the national guard members existing human rights training and on how to implement the un agreements but it's not just the u.n. training that this fool says missing the rolling out the national guard has definitely been a bit ad hoc most of those we've seen here don't even have their new uniforms they're still wearing their armed forces gear and some of the country's federal police officers who were due to be drafted into the new force instead went on strike against what they worried would be cuts to their salary and benefits. and every corner that's cut is only going to bring more questions about the

government's great hope to tame exclusive curity problems john homan. tapachula. greece's new cabinet has been sworn in 2 days after conservative party leader. has won sunday's elections mr tackett says he plans to get to work right away once m.p.'s this ship the summer break he's called the parliamentary session for next week some of his main priorities are tax cuts reducing crime. opposition parties in albania have launched new anti-government protests after boycotting last month's local elections. the protesters accuse the government of links to organized crime they want prime minister idea around to leave office but he denies the accusations in the meanwhile the on by indian parliament voted for a commission to investigate the president tried to cancel municipal elections

because of the boycott. we've got much more coming up at the top of the al stay with us here on al-jazeera. conflict pascha. the key ingredients to any successful suds for mexico's most loved it is no different behind the cameras this week tensions run high as the producers are forced to balance creative and social issues with the dimanche of commercialization. our soaps of olives episode 4 of soap box mexico on al-jazeera.

fly cats are airways and experience economy class like never before qatar airways going places together. they say is a dialogue a meeting about it for the ethernet on international media and on t.v. why should we stop it with skepticism because there's a lot of it on my and everyone has a voice in the of being taken advantage of just because you have a small community without a network just each health join the global conversation announces iraq all they

want to do is start the debate the same kind of debate that we're. here in the street. it's been really a great honor to work with my friend. a strengthening of time between the u.s. and carter as the country's leaders hold talks of the white house sign agreements worth billions. sammy say than this is al jazeera live from dolls are coming out. in beijing is the u.s. approves the $2000000000.00 weapons deal to taiwan. after 4 years of fighting reports

the u.a.e. is withdrawing some forces from yemen. calls the british ambassador to washington a pompous fall off to the u.k. envoy says trump's white.