it's good to see you. do something for your country but you're still the black you're also. afro dreamy starting december tenth. this is g.w. news with live from berlin hamas calls for a new intifada uprising after president donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel palestinians have been protesting in the west

bank and in gaza and the israeli army is reinforcing its troops in the west bank you are now looking at live pictures from bethlehem where it appears that clashes have already broken out there's been international condemnation of trump's decision so far only israel has welcomed it. also coming up greece rolls out the red carpet for wretch of type era to want he's the first turkish head of state to visit the country for sixty five years. plus set. up your high school by. a very special performance here in berlin by the stars of u two we will listen in as bano and the edge entertained commuters with selections from their new album.

i'm sara kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us the palestinian group hamas has called for a new intifada and uprising against israel this comes after u.s. president donald trump's decision to recognize drew slum as its capital israeli security forces have fired tear gas at palestinian protesters in towns in the west bank you are looking at live pictures there palestinians have called for a general strike closing shops schools and businesses conflicting kate claims to jerusalem are at the core of the israeli palestinian conflict a trump has ignored international warnings by recognizing it as israel's seat of government saying that it is time for a new approach. for some analysis i spoke earlier with me a former israeli government spokesman and now the director general of the drew sloan press club i began by asking him whether president trump's decision would really benefit israel given that it's likely to destroy any prospect of

a two state solution to the israeli palestinian conflict. it all depends if truong. is really intending to pursue a real peace. plan here or just throw this. issue of the. embassy in the air and wash his hands of the middle east if there is a deed as he said this and it did. a good deed is as far as i know because i read his book. is the two sides get. equal the what they want and therefore if this. that liberation is full of a rigorous peace plan then it's good if not all.

it might is many people fear. and. other random violence in this region but yuri i mean some would say that trump has now undermined his position as a potential broker of that peace process i mean you were there when israel and the palestinians launched the middle east peace process under the oslo agreements back in the early one nine hundred ninety s. what do you say to those people who say that this is the end of what you work for than. well first of four you're referring to the also a process and if nothing to do with the americans piece but anyway he's only reached when the two parties to coffee reaches a. situation. in fees when this is enough is enough and unfortunately us is ready has ended but it is imo there it

is you know both side things that they get everything. good data strong the case is this compromise where if both sides are equally dissatisfied so. i would say we need to go back to talking to them but his demons and nothing will come out of. america. precisely when the suspicion is that trumps through this the pollution in the air signaling the retreat from her from the middle east something like ok you guys want to fight each other do it and we couldn't care less we have other things to. do more so i think we need to go back to the table israelis and put this in is i know it's easier said than done especially today but we need to do that

sufficient would not come from america i want to talk a little bit more about the situation there on the ground hamas has called for a new uprising for an end to fatah against israel and the israeli army meantime is deploying reinforcements in the west bank it does not seem right now as if anyone is going to the negotiating table quite the opposite it seems as if there is a build up there on the ground of tension are you worried about the prospect of violence. you know under the radar there is a strong cooperation between israel and israeli. security. forces and the but is seen in. and there is a mutual interest here. to really not to live this situation deteriorate so i think after a few days of wrist. we'll see calm again

and that was former israeli government spokesman henri dromi speaking with me a bit earlier and other news it is a decisive day for germany's efforts to end the country's political deadlock the social democrats are holding a party conference and to decide on whether to open talks on forming a new governing coalition with chancellor angela merkel's conservatives the parties have been in coalition for the past four years social democrats party chief martin tilts had initially ruled out doing so against again after poor results in september's general elections but has changed course since then soltz is up for re-election today and many social democrats are still to be won over. you are standing by for us now from the. party convention is our very own thomas also thomas tell us this is a very important day for the future of the s.p.d. in germany walk us through what's going to happen. this is about deciding the

leadership and the direction of the party in the next legislative period it's about whether martin shows will continue as the leader of the s.p.d. and it's also about what you mentioned just a few seconds ago whether or not they will join another grand coalition with i'm going to close conservative block that's what they will be deciding just here where we're standing now it's important to stress that not everyone in the party is in favor of that idea of a new grand coalition in fact before this started we were talking to some members of the youth branch to use a cold day decidedly against the s.p.d. entering a new grand coalition and that's what other party members have mentioned as well on the other hand it's also important to stress that there are those who believe that the social democrats should at least talk to the conservatives but they also have certain responsibility when it comes to governing the country so it's a very divided. situation here in the situation that will be clear today

after we hear the leaders talk behind us thomas if you could just walk us through both of those scenarios the scenario where they decide to work with the c.d.u. or against the cd or whether or not with them what would that mean for the generally speaking and what would all scenarios mean for the party leader. there obviously different views on this there are those here who say that they would for example prefer a minority government of the conservatives with another party where the social democrats would tolerate such in areas and reject other areas that would still remain as the main party in opposition there are those who say no we should certainly. try and get into another grand coalition the fear that many have is that they used to continue as they were in the last four years and in the last four years although the social democrats managed to possum important projects it wasn't going to michael conservatives who took the credit and the s.p.d.

suffered a terrible defeat in the elections in september where they had their worst result in decades so there are different scenarios that they have to discuss here and the results of those scenarios obviously will determine what the move will be in the next four years thomas sparrow in berlin thank you. and let's get a quick check now some other stories that have been making news around the world with only two weeks to go until catalonia holds fresh elections hundreds of pro cattle and protesters have gathered in brussels to urge the e.u. to support their drive for independence from spain they are also voicing support for their deposed leader carlos pushed along he has said that he will stay in belgium because he fears arrest if he returns to spain australia's parliament has passed a bill to legalize same sex marriage paving the way for gay and lesbian couples to tie the knot as early as next month but for lawmakers voted in favor

of the change. which defines marriage as being a union of two people. hot dry winds have been fanning massive wildfires in southern california the blazes have destroyed hundreds of homes so far and are threatening thousands more firefighters are battling to get the fires under control and reach the hardest hit areas so that they can assess the damage. turkish president has begun a two day official visit to greece the first by a turkish head of state in sixty five years in the capital athens he met with the prime minister alexis tsipras to discuss relations between the neighboring countries both are members of nato but the relationship has been rocky for decades occasionally even going to the brink of war. and greece and turkey have tried to normalize relations in recent years but there are still thorny issues to resolve the greek turkish relations have been tense if not adversarial for decades the

two countries have disagreements over three major issues the island of cyprus control of parts of the aegean sea around the two countries and recently the migration crisis. cyprus was granted independence from the british in one nine hundred sixty years of violence between the island's greek and turkish communities followed when greek nationalists tried to unite cyprus with mainland greece in one thousand nine hundred seventy four turkey invaded and captured land in the north. today the two halves of the island a still separated turkish northern cyprus is recognized only by turkey the republic of cyprus and the island south is an e.u. member state protected un buffer zone keeps them apart greece and turkey are also at loggerheads over the aegean sea located between the two

countries they've been contesting sovereignty and other rights in the area since the one nine hundred seventy s. tensions have run so high since then that the dispute has twice almost led to the outbreak of military hostilities. the migration crisis has further strain ties between the two countries greece and turkey have become the landing point for many migrants hoping to reach europe from africa and the middle east a deal between turkey and the e.u. to return refugees that arrive from the greek coast has helped ease tensions but the long list of grievances remain. commuters in berlin got a pleasant surprise. when the edge from the bands you to give them a musical ride it was all part of the band's promotion of their new album have a listen i use. on this subway ride it standing room only but these writers

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and just to clarify that subway line was not named after you to that is where. ali a coincidence a quick reminder now of the top story that we are following for you before we go israel is on edge and has deployed more forces to the occupied west bank in the wake of u.s. president donald trump's decision to recognize two roussillon as israel's capital you are looking at live pictures there from bethlehem where as you can see clashes have broken out the islamist group hamas has called for an end to fatah. where i come from we have to fight for a free press and was born and raised in a military dictatorship with just one.