team. forgot to w. single member focus. germany pauses to honor the victims of kristallnacht and we want you to show finesse not stream. oh we need to. be in. glorious he runs. a solemn tribute to the victims of nazi persecution eighty years ago non jewish

citizens unleashed a night of terror on germany's jews during kristallnacht a dark preclude to the collar cost chance to anger america warning of resurgence anti semitism also coming up. a significant military grounds on the on yemen's main food import route as the country teeters on the brink of famine pro-government forces backed by saudi warplanes head into the rebel held port of who data. is great to have you along today is a fateful date in germany the country honors the victims of kristallnacht the night of violence against jews that marked a dark prelude to the holocaust the country's leaders warn against another rise in

anti semitism but november the ninth is also the anniversary of two other crucial days and this country's history. eighty years on the horrors of the past still resound was german chancellor angela merkel attending a commemorative service at berlin's largest synagogue. in that stand the jewish life is flourishing in germany once again that is an unexpected gift after the break with civilization that was the holocaust but at the same time we're seeing a worrying anti semitism that is threatening jewish life in our country and other places in the world what jews thought themselves say it's this anti semitism is expressed increasingly openly in unbridled hate speech on the internet and in the public sphere in the home.

these anti semitic acts are a distressing reminder of events eighty years ago. on the night of the ninth of november one nine hundred thirty eight the nazis unleashed a wave of violence against jews across germany thousands of synagogues jewish shops and businesses were looted and torched some one hundred jews were killed twenty six thousand were taken to concentration camps. but november the ninth is also the anniversary of two other fateful days in german history. one hundred years ago in the closing days of world war one the social democrat politician philip shined a man proclaimed a new german republic from a window of the price tag and in one thousand nine hundred nine pro-democracy protests in east germany led to the fall of the wall and ultimately to the reunification of germany three days that loom large in germany's collective memory

. but it's our actions today that show whether we have truly understood and learned from their consequences said german president fung five. hundred. actions we must prove that we germans have truly learned from the past and surely become more vigilant because of our history we need to take action any time another person dignity is violated we need to take a stand when our language of hatred spreads its tentacles that we cannot allow a situation where some people claim once again to be the sole voice of the true people and marginalize others. with the far i don't turn it to fit germany party in parliament for the first time and extremist voices on the rise across the country these were poignant. well off from where i'm now joined by did have you a political correspondent rupert good to have you here in person now these are

three truly historic and world changing events that are being marked on the same day the proclamation of the first republic in one nine hundred eighteen then two to decades later the anti jewish polygram night in one nine hundred thirty eight and then the fall of the berlin wall five decades later and nine hundred eighty nine which event has most shaped contemporary germany well in the end all three of these events are very important to germany and to the germans and. they all have their own specific right to be mentioned and to be commemorated and if you just look at the recent past of the. fall of the berlin wall on the ninth of november nine hundred eighty nine was something that was more in the foreground here in germany for the last twenty years that's really before that was the pogroms against the programs of nine hundred thirty eight when i was young that was the most important

thing to talk about on the ninth of. what was quite interesting. today is. the specific date for the proclamation of the first republic there's always has been involved in the background is always has been the other the not so important part of it this has been pushed a little bit further around just because today marks the hundred and it was free and what we see today is also that president funk tried to put all three events into one bigger picture on the americans focusing specially on the anniversary of the pogroms of the night of the broken glass because that's also what we're focusing on today the number of anti a semitic attacks in this country which include violent offenses and hate speech propaganda have remained fairly steadily for a decade at about fifteen hundred a year this according to an interior ministry report what do you make of germany at this moment and in terms of how was dealing with anti-semitism in the year twenty

eighteen it is absolutely true that the actual numbers don't seem to be rather dramatic but if you look at how the actual victims what they tell us and how they react to these these and simply take things that how they have been happening in the recent past they are telling us it has gone worse things have gone. on in the past that was perhaps someone to say ok i don't want the jews have jews germany or i just don't like jews always you know violence you see people not being ashamed anymore of using some of the cliches but we also see that. the answer is images and has changed you know we are not only seeing anti semitism in the way of i'm against jews goes to seeing them comes along criticism against israel also comes along. something not only also but people from the very right wing but also from muslim people were privy to all the thank you so very much chris. appreciate

the work. well today germany has a growing and thriving jewish community but anti semitism has been on the rise our reporter travel to chemist's where recent attacks have many jews they're worried. says he's not the victim type even though he's been attacked time and again for being jewish and running the jewish restaurant shalom in downtown chemist's the most recent attack took place at the end of august. and stood here at the bar and walked slowly to the front door of the restaurant. they called me various things like to pick in get out of germany at least that's what i understood. i was standing here and the group over there and then things flew in that direction

. bottles and stones flew before managed to escape back into his restaurant since the attack to palace says he doesn't feel safe when he's out and about in kenya it's that's new for him despite the fact that his restaurant has been targeted several times since two thousand and nine perpetrators have left pig's heads inscribed with the star of david and the word jew swastikas and stars of david with his initials were marked into the facade of the building but doesn't see that as a reason to leave camp nets. it's a network of our family and the restaurant how were welcomed the many positive experiences and the people here and how we are part of chemists. it's much more pleasant than you might think. for. jewish life took its

roots in cabinet some one hundred forty years ago the jewish community here numbers five hundred eighty people. here is president of the community she's received a lot of support from locals since the violent clashes last august. political analyst all the politicians everyone no matter what party except for the right wing is stand behind the jewish community and one jewish life here voice. but the growing strength of the far right party in germany unsettles the community at a weekly choir practice community members wonder if the mood will shift even more to the right and affect the jewish community in particular. most of the sudden i think should i pack my suitcases now and that's not just me some community members have the same idea should we pack our suitcases.

eighty years after the pogroms in germany jews in cabinets feel torn they feel at home but there's a renewed sense of fear of what the future might bring. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. british prime minister theresa may and her belgian are belgian counterpart shall be shall pay tribute to the graves of the first and last soldiers killed in the first world war ceremony came at the start of a series of events marking a hundred years since arms this may has since arrived in france for further commemorations alongside french president's. so-called islamic state has said one of its fighters carried out a knife attack that left one person dead and two injured in the australian city of melbourne a suspect drove a burning pickup truck onto a sidewalk before lashing out at pedestrians and officers trying to restrain him he

was shot by police and later died in the hospital. the presidents of somalia and eritrea have met with ethiopia's prime minister ahmed in the ethiopian city of gone dar officials say the meeting is an effort to cement regional economic ties tensions between the once a rival nations have eased since eritrea and ethiopia signed a peace deal in july. yemeni government forces backed by saudi warplanes have launched what they're calling a vast offensive to capture the country's port city of who data military officials say the coalition has launched airstrikes and a ground assault on a rebel held positions in the city data has become a key battleground in the country's four year long civil war and serves as the entry point for eighty percent of the country's food imports the u.n. has warned an all out attack on the city could trigger mass famine.

we can talk now to morello who dave from the international committee of the red cross she is in yemen's capital sanaa a very good evening what's the situation who who who data right now. thank you i don't have it now but it was a dramatic escalation of violence in the past few days and it is our team and this if you speak of norms and deafening clashes and explosions in this city and this it is almost deserted the international committee of that have to. be right about the safety of civilians but also civilian structures such as house i'm going to schools prisons and want to interview cities marantz point is that the conflict must date every possible measure. for example because it is biggest city and how to host it it is only one need only a few meters away from the fighting it is very important that it is and this is the

market instead of an instructor over the remaining facilities will not be able to cope with the influx of. so it is a very very dire situation indeed and just how dire the situation is was also illustrated a week ago the new york times published on his front page a haunting image of the same a seven year old girl in yemen starving she has sadly since then died days after it was shocking got the world's attention but it wasn't a turning point or was it. well in addition to. the heart of that image it is resolve of i'm on. record to do unfortunate is several key events lead to something not on the situation in yemen. which has been to forgotten conflict since two thousand and fifteen thousands of yemeni children and save face the same. fate as yemen on a single day on their on

a daily basis so the situation and think. that your paranoia that eighty percent of the population is in need of aid in yemen absolutely a man made a famine with disastrous consequences thank you so much for joining us and providing. we make up all but we want tons of it and up but to night we ought to settle some of this if. they want to see the continent's future. part of it and join them stars as they share their stories their dreams and their challenges the seven percent platform for africa charting.