this is g w news live from berlin tonight in the middle east and historic peace deal between israel and the u.a.e. the united arab emirates says it will recognize israel and establish diplomatic relations in return israel agrees to suspend any further and exemptions in the west bank we'll go live to washington and jerusalem for reaction also coming up tonight standing up to a dictator again take to the streets of his capital minsk in peaceful defiance thousands more are in prison following a violent crackdown in the wake of sunday's disputed presidential election plus we

traveled to a sleepy german resort town called in the crosshairs of powerful u.s. senators a baltic sea port that is now at the center of a transatlantic dispute over energy security and russia and. the club scene shut down for months now thinks to the pandemic has come up with new ways to beat the coronavirus and keep the. wall. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome tonight an historic peace deal in the making between israel and the united arab emirates it calls for the u.a.e. to recognize israel and a stab. diplomatic relations in return israel will drop its controversial plan to

annex more parts of the west bank the u.a.e. says the deal is a win for diplomacy in the middle east the agreement was brokered by the united states with a formal signing ceremony to be held later at the white house just a few moments ago it was special call with 2 friends prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel and question prince mohammed bin. the united arab emirates where they agreed to finalize a historical peace agreement. everybody said this would be impossible. and as you know mohamed is one of the great leaders of the middle east after 49 years that israel and the united arab emirates will fully normalize their diplomatic relations they will exchange embassies and ambassadors and begin cooperation across the board and order

a broad range of areas including tourism education health care trade and security. president trumps middle east plan served as a basis for 2 days of stuart peace from israel and the us are 2 of the most advanced countries in the world together we would transform the region and forge an even better future for our people this is a future of peace a future of security and a future of prosperity i've always believed that we could establish peace with the rude and i've been working towards that lofty goal for decades now as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu there let's take the story out of washington our bureau chief in his polls on the story for us tonight did he say you enos so we know that u.s. president trompe unveiled his roadmap for peace in the middle east earlier this year does today's announcement does it fit into that plan. yes most definitely brant i think we really can say it's his it would be

a huge success for him if this deal really would be signed i mean someone maybe of us remember early on 2016 in the last come pain he already announced once he is in the why is he white how is he's going to take care of this peace deal and that's not what he's obviously doing and how is this going to look is there going to be a signing ceremony at the the white house with the u.s. of course being the broker for this deal. that's what donald trump announced this morning in the oval office we always have to put in consideration brant it's only a little bit more than 80 days away from election i had and he needs some success this would be his 1st foreign policy success so sure he would want to make the biggest event out of it but it would be actually it is also fair to say that. the americans can actually very little right now about international affairs everything

is dominated by the pandemic so he wants to make it a big event we shall see how the people react to that it's a very good point it's domestic issues that usually decide elections not foreign policy in his poll in washington think you. are let's take a story where our correspondents are new cramer joins me now good evening to you so we heard benjamin netanyahu say that he has been working for peace in the middle east all of his life and that today's agreement reflects that it is that credible is that vision credible. well i mean he has been saying for a long that he wants to see an opening to the especially to the gulf countries so this is basically if it happens it would be only the 3rd country israel would establish diplomatic relations with. jordan and egypt so that is

a major foreign policy achievement for netanyahu and he also emphasized tonight that he didn't have to give up much for it because he said it's just a suspension of make sation the controversial israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied west bank so for him it's certainly a major success here but it's a bilateral agreement without the palestinians doesn't have the palestinians and we know that most of the west bank now is controlled by israel so what you say israel is not really giving up anything in this deal so how have the palestinians reacted . well it's a very certainly very difficult news for them we had one and us ravi describing a palestinian politician describing this decision by the u.s. . to reward israel actually for its ongoing occupation how

must this group has described it as a step in the back of the palestinian people now the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has called for an emergency meeting i think for the palestinians in general it's very difficult to understand that an arab country would actually recognize its well without addressing the underlying core issues of this conflict as laid down in the arab peace and if it initiative 20 years ago it's a good point it does seem to change the calculus among arab nations when it comes to peace in the middle east tanya kramer on the story for us in jerusalem tanya thank you. thousands of people have returned to the streets of the capital minsk for a 5th day of protest against a violent crackdown on demonstrations the reeses interior minister says he does not think the current situation amounts to a revolution almost 7000 people have been detained since protests erupted over

president alexander lukashenko disputed election win on sunday we have more now in this report and a warning some of you may find the images in this report disturbing. frantic white these people are seeking news on their loved ones detained inside this minsk detention center. this man was released from custody and showed the injuries from beatings he claims he received from police officers. yeah. i didn't do anything illegal. i was told to lie down so i did. they started beating me i didn't resist or do anything. but then they took me to a police truck. and they beat me there as well. there should be. thousands have been arrested in the past few days of protests. on wednesday

hundreds of women stood arm in arm on the streets of minsk protesting their government's crackdown on free speech following sunday's disputed election. yeah i wish i came here to support our better rosen people are women children are being killed and beaten up violated taken away we don't even know where they're taken there must be some justice. it was videos like this one appearing to show jailed protesters being beaten in detention centers that i'm so many. under pressure president lukashenko has penned the unrest on a disgruntled on employed rump. to assume would mean that everyone who is unemployed currently has to be looked after they have to be offered a job the core of these so-called protesters are people with a criminal past and those who are unemployed proof it would be as little.

as factory workers suggested otherwise. stunned if you voted for tikkun of scalia the opposition leader in my child's. room rose as one. elsewhere signs the trust in the system is running out. on the kurds how this man escaped the clutches of police. i. wouldn't that just outsiders are paying attention to the us has worn sanctions are on the table what the people of belarus to have the freedoms that they're demanding that they think are in their best interests. we watch the protests we we urge that these that the non violent protesters be protected not harmed. document peaceful protests have been taking place on thursday there is no sign yet that this uprising has run

its course. well i'm joined now by journalist hala book cobra she is in minsk tonight one it's good to have you on the program talk to me a little bit about what's happening right now we understand thousands of people are gathering again on the streets what is the mood like there and is the police presence as strong tonight is it has been in previous nights. well yes and i'm actually outside now over i'm inside a car by the otherwise i'm driving around and i'm being in different locations and i'm seeing a lot of people immense because covering. kind of many neighborhoods in these it seems like every basically neighborhood has it's kind of on gathering of people the mood is very quiet it's very calm they see people are clapping cars honking i'm not in the outskirts of the city so you know this is the center so the road several

dozen people at least perhaps 700 and they also saying clapping again and the this bonnet saying that we are for peace we want the police violence to be stopped and so there are also white red white slugs everywhere and people just agreed to cars so that there's a honking so it's completely peaceful the police presence but i saw some unmarked buses driving around in kind of the serving people and what's happening. is it's kind of hard to see why the police. have not been brutal collide if i may say so it's perhaps because doctors and have to and they announce mosque strikes over the country so it might have frightened and scared to their searches so that's why the response tonight at least is not it's still quiet the let's see how develops hopefully it's going to stay the same you know one of the of the police they've been accused of being very heavy handed towards protesters does this apply

to journalists such as yourself as well. yes it is. very true many people a lot of people have bad knee jerk. and the journalists have been and as well it's an effect targeted at the broken lives and thereby cases under and kind of the separate from just justice and the whole affair had all the fine from them so then never the. police didn't and so you only shot also there with men have been destroyed because you're not from the criminal these are going to make him a major media outlet but also lucrative. who are going to be defending it and we sometimes don't even know who is being detained them because some journalists well some people here and we cannot find them yet in detention centers so if they had their number the number of them that i counted

it. i think yesterday that there had been at least 30 gentlemen who came across the country but i think i've been on the hire a journalist on a new book open joining us tonight from minsk on a thank you thank you for his a quick look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world. germany has registered its highest daily number of new coronavirus he says more than 3 months a development that the german health minister has described as worrying this comes as the southern state of bavaria deals with problems with its testing system tens of thousands of people have been left waiting for several days for their test results lebanon's parliament has approved a 2 week state of emergency for being rude in its 1st meeting following last week's catastrophic explosion it grants the military broad powers like prohibiting gatherings and declaring curfews protesters and rights groups fear that it could

lead to a crackdown on civil liberties. parlous state you know but i now where for one couple last week's explosion in beirut will forever be bound up with another life changing event the birth of their baby boy george and the new papa he called all of it on film. watching his wife being wheeled away had been thought he was about to film the 1st moments of his son's last job growth . instead he recalls the moment that a massive blast rocks beirut sending broken glass all over her every room. the richest and most i saw death with my own eyes i started feeling you know he's over the lot i was looking around at the ceiling just waiting for it to fall on us but i didn't know what to do that i said that's it george should come he has to

come to life and i have to be very strong i shouldn't break down. emmanuelle was quickly moved into the corridor or but without electricity nurses relied on the lots of people's phones to deliver a baby george my team i'm extremely proud of i think the true heroes iman and t.v. they stayed so condi listen to everything that we said to me trusted in us to be able to take care of their son when the whole world was literally falling apart as chaos reigned in the hospital and the streets of beirut in a dimly lit corridor or george's birth was a success. he's very special who will notice the light in the darkness of the curtain wreckage despite all the horror that was present around us that george was born in good health. to me how.

well george and his parents escaped unscathed 17 other people died in the hospital and dozens more were injured edwin's mother suffered several broken ribs and a punctured lung. george has now gone higher than where his parents have been reflecting on the damage the blast did. we spent 4 days after the explosion laughing and crying the people around us were hurt so we were afraid for again that happy at the same time the feeling is indescribable also. to his parents he's now known as miracle george but baby who survived a chaotic birth in a city left reeling from destruction. the miracle birth of the baby boy named george you're watching the news still to come live music in the german capital was about to go silence in the coronavirus pandemic but berlin d.j.'s have

come up with creative ways to turn up the volume to keep the music going will take a listen. to a war of words is brewing over the role of a tiny german port plays in the construction of a controversial gas pipeline from russia germany's foreign minister has told the united states to mind its own business over the north stream to pipeline the trump administration says the pipeline will make europe depended on russia for much of its energy some u.s. republican senators have threatened sanctions against the poor. germany's baltic coast people from all over the country come here to get away from it all. but the small resort town of sustenance now finds itself at the center of a global trade dispute. it's just off this coast that germany and russia hoping to complete a controversial pipeline project. behind me you can see the reason for this political

turmoil these pipes they are supposed to be used to finish the construction of the north stream to pipeline the academic cesky is one of 2 special russian vessels preparing to lay the last 160 kilometers off the pipeline but not if the u.s. gets its way 3 senators have sent a letter directly to the port of new crime in just minutes warning that the port operator its board members shareholders and employees risk quote crushing legal and economic sanctions unless they back off the project. that doesn't sit well with the people of that snit's besides tourism the port is the most important economic factor in town. what does trump have to do with it nothing he should stay where he is and let europe do its thing. and that's it there's traps political death throes he won't be reelected i hope he won't be

reelected and we don't need a clown like that in world politics to. be doing good and i think that's nuts knows how to defend itself against such a threatening letter this construction has been in preparation for a long time and now it's all supposed to get torn down and i don't think we're going to stand for it doesn't. the state government to set the threat of sanctions amounts to extortion. fundable i expect the german government to hold talks about this with the us with the images you want mistress for america to interfere so drastically in germany and europe's energy supplies. if the u.s. comes good on the threats the port could face economic ruin becoming a pawn in the hands of global superpowers but the people of the us now it's staying calm for now. well i'm joined now here in the big table by the us political consultant and lawyer andrew dear it's good to see you again how serious do you

think washington is about killing this project i think it's very serious. they're using the threat of sanctions to change behavior they did it in iran so all the german companies pull out of iran you know they did it in december with the same project with the swiss company also use that at the time was building the pipeline with its vessels and they sailed away as soon as the sanctions threat came into view and now with the prospect of russian ships in the pipeline the administration or the u.s. government is broadening that. out now to other actors not just the construction companies building the pipeline but other actors like this port the german government has basically told the u.s. to butt out here but i'm wondering what can the german government do to protect the board against these sanctions not much i mean you were just on the in the lead up piece that. was calling for talks and so i mean i think there's going to be

a huge push to achieve some sort of diplomatic settlement. but i think that's going to be a tough sell i mean at this point the i think the u.s. position is fairly by mary and either stop construction or face the consequences of this pipeline which had been under construction for quite some time and then it was in 2007 seeing the top administration said no we don't want this trump says that the nord stream to gas pipeline will increase europe's dependence on energy from russia is that true. it probably is true but i think it's important to remember it's not just about energy dependence it's also about geopolitics so it really goes back to ukraine and here in germany there is such a focus on the trumpet ministration position because he talks a lot about germany but if you step back a few years you know joe biden who could be the next president in a matter of months he came out into and penned the project in 2015 as soon as it

was announced so if there is a president joe biden come next january do you think he's just going to pick up the go with the same policy that trump is pursue i do yes and in fact one of the ways you can. see that as well as through the congress so the congress is also playing a big role in this if you look at the the sanctions that came out in december that sort of halted the construction that all came out of congress and congress is now working on a follow up to that as we speak that's working its way through the process that you know i would anticipate will become law within the next few months so it's a very much a bipartisan you know policy and washington d.c. is that has the potential to get a lot worse before it gets better andrew adair is always enjoy we appreciate your insights thank you thank you brant. well the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating for the arts and culture scene around the world the german capital berlin of course you know it's world famous for its clubs and night life but

gatherings for a wide music and dancing they were banned in march and the has forced artists to be inventive techno is filling the night air from the city's rooftops take a listen summer in berlin 1000 put the brakes on the city now cultural life is gradually stirring again but under strict regulations in movie theaters and museums . the pandemic has also prompted germany's principal cultural institutions to try new paths depression cultural heritage foundation has for the very 1st time open the rooftops of the boat and museum and the church for a project together with berlin. deejays play their sets against a backdrop of historical treasures. event organizer and co initiator mightiest clips the concept will spawn

a series of videos for digital platforms. this is absolutely an attempt to launch something new in the midst of the corona lockdown at present the agency is making a 0 revenues but still has monthly expenses so of course we hope these productions will eventually bring something in so we can make ends meet with your. lives nightlife has been especially hard hit except for open air events pubs and bars are allowed to reopen now but the clubs have been under lockdown since mid march no concerts no dancing no all night partying. even so for now streams are helping performers establish a presence and keeping the clubs afloat. now the crowd funding the united we. dream project is networked the world over from detroit to singapore over 1500

performances have been staged in 4 months. clubs have made up an essential part of its cultural life since the 1990 s. and now their survival is still. around us there's a lot of despair that's true but we're event managers who are the ones who keep the creativity flowing and assess it he is often the mother of invention of course we won't know till much later if what we come up with now is just as good or as profitable but it will be something new but. for now i'll hopes for a long warm summer. in the open air. well this is g.w. news live from berlin and here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you israeli leader benjamin netanyahu says his country and the united arab emirates have agreed to an historic peace deal under the terms of the u.s. brokered plan the u.a.e. will recognize israel and israel will halt its controversial plans to parts of the

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