this is g.w. news live from berlin tonight israel launches deadly air strikes in gaza after hamas fires dozens of rockets towards. you came after violent clashes at a jerusalem mosque that left hundreds of palestinians injured we'll get an update from jerusalem also coming up tonight people in turkey kept at home under a strict coronavirus lockdown are asking details for you news why don't the rules apply to tourists and what should happen to the women and families who left the

west to join them in finding her so-called islamic state years later they're finding it impossible to get home from detention in syria plus a bold blessing for same sex unions look at how some german catholic churches are defying the vatican and the pope by affirming gay marriage. to our viewers watching on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin tonight with new violence in the middle east gaza's health ministry says 20 palestinians have been killed in israeli air strikes in the territory including several children the strikes came after hamas militants fired rockets from gaza towards jerusalem and that after hundreds of palestinians were injured in clashes at a muslim holy site. earlier in the day and so i jerusalem's mosque with police

firing stun grenades and tear gas at palestinian demonstrators and a march planned by ultra nationalist israelis through the streets of jerusalem today was canceled the violence follows days of protest over plans to a victim palestinians for east jerusalem. creamer is covering the story for us in jerusalem. when it was a very eventful day today which started actually in the morning already even we saw you know serious confrontations on the reef which is also known as the temple mount and very traumatic pictures inside the mosque and then we saw during the course of the day the contentious march 1st being off to slim day when nationalist israelis. would be walking through the damascus gate in the muslim quarter in the old city

which is seen as a provocation deliberate provocation by palestinians it was 1st mooted by the government and then it was canceled in protest of this decision by the organizers and then at 6 pm local time here air sirens went off in. warning of incoming incoming rockets hamas said earlier issued some sort of ultimatum as a response to what happened at the mosque saying that it should withdraw their forces to police from the sheriff and also thought the area of checks that are this is the area where the 4 families threat of fiction and of course since then we're seeing now further rocket attacks in the south from gaza to the south but also of course air rates by israel and attacks on gaza. and that was due to be

used on you kramer reporting there i'm joined now by dr anonymous rai palestinian leader legislator and activist who serves as an official spokes person of the palestinian delegation to the middle east peace process it's a 1000000 face around the world it's good to have you on the program 'd i want to ask you about the claims that are being made after the violence today we've had hamas and islamic jihad both claiming responsibility for rocket attacks today so are they both responsible and if so what does that tell us about who was in control in the gaza strip and the west bank tonight. well actually whoever is in control. they occupy that it turns out of occupy and it's not as as a documentation it's not me it is the israeli occupation that controls the borders that controls the s. based it that it danielle waters and an exit point and it's been getting out

literally with murder and it has been getting out this is dramatic campaign and after obligation and minus and a month to faceted assault on jerusalem and by to get out and how damaged and if some ask and then again written jerusalem and of course provoking palestinians getting out to see the ethnic cleansing steps and jerusalem now how mass had given and anderson at that given algae made immediately since the beginning of ramadan israel has targeted only snipers and the russian press and they were told that as a journalist playing an iron that they're not rocking its duration our country. and they continued and they escalated and it's clear that this is a deliberate provocation cynically use garcelle for domestic routes and met at the same time to show the palestinians who's boss to show their control of what is

a. legitimate and you know u.s. is and the sponsors the supreme power case you have the claims that palestinians are being or will be a big did from east jerusalem in that no compensation is being offered to the palestinians who would be forced to move if that true means there are no recourse being offered to the palestinians who live there now. as there has been getting out what we call demographic engineering an ethnic cleansing in jerusalem it has been taking over palestinian homes that has been taking ballast in us out ahead on it has been demolishing palestinian land it has been taking more and more land leaving us with less than 13 percent about land in jerusalem it has been changing their conduct at us. so the issue is not infecting people and giving them compensation the issue is that they want to get rid of palestinians and to cleanse as they say

the city from. non jewish palestinians christians and muslims and to establish a new demographic and culture and this is not the reality on jerusalem illegally of course that's why palestinians out and claim it's not a matter or homes it's a matter of a whole policy that has really targeted no it's got to get into that are getting. and of course targeting us and we and other places and they have surrounded jerusalem with enormous settlements strength to extricate jerusalem from its greatest again and that is it's a little acid and that's why we're looking at this as a that they enjoy rest test case wants to see how hot it can go and taking over jerusalem and transforming that got it there and exercising any legal sovereignty over jerusalem and as an occupied city and israel has to by abide by international

law now israel has killed 20 students and dan sank loading 9 children this is since your news letter and this is how do you think it is unacceptable that israel has if we have to do whatever it wants to. do steal our land and resources to can i cannot remember start on it with doug doug and hopefully we're out of time but we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you. now i'm here and here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world a french courts has dismissed the case of a 79 year old french vietnamese woman who wanted to hold chemical giants to account for their part in the vietnam war the company supplied the u.s. with a dangerous talks and agent orange which was dropped over vietnam by the u.s. military the companies say the u.s. government bears the responsibility be in mars deposed leader on some siege she has

been ordered to appear in court in person this month she faces a number of charges the most serious of which could see her jailed for 14 years this would be the 1st time that she's been seen in public since the military coup on february 1st. germany is making the johnson and johnson one shot corona virus vaccine available to all adults however the country's vaccine commission is still recommending it for those over the age of 60 because of rare blood clots seen in some recipient the move is expected to help the country speed up its vaccination program. same with the pandemic turkey is currently under a nationwide coronavirus lockdown with people under orders to stay at home for 3 weeks until may 17th and the rules apply to everyone except for in tourists they're exempt from the curfew and they're free to walk the streets and see the sights as if they were on holiday julia hong reports. this is

a stumble is most visited tourist attraction but hardly anyone is here these days. there is a very relaxed atmosphere instead of the usual crowds of thousands. it's not only like this at the harvey of sophia but everywhere in the city the few tourists who are here right now pretty much have to themselves. this is their. streets and. there's a good time to be tourists we don't have many travel in the 1st 2 just from the crane at the moment and istanbul and turkey is one of the many countries that are open for us that's why we decided to come here after like a year. to lockdown is a great time to visit istanbul the city is much calmer now under normal circumstances it's very crowded. but while those on vacation are happy

many locals are annoyed they have to adhere to a strict curfew until mid may. they can only leave their homes for grocery shopping and other essential needs and going to work requires a special permit. it is unfair my kids are asking why are the tourists allowed to be outside while we are stuck at home. he said. the tourists know that we are a high risk country i'm fine with them coming because they know the coronavirus situation here. we are threatened with have to fines if we leave our homes but the tourists can walk around freely that's not fair but there is nothing we can do about it. turkey has one of the highest coronavirus infection rates in europe and that's why many people here support a strict lockdown they just don't understand why tourists are exempt but the

government is trying everything to keep turkey attractive as a holiday destination because the economy urgently needs a successful some a season. bringing down the number of infections without driving foreign visitors the way many of those who earn their living from tourism think that's a good strategy. like the sudanese. fia who have barely earned anything for months. this of them is that the pandemic has ruined the tourism industry here but as long as there are still some visitors there is hope at the moment there are just a few but we are happy about every single one is stand bull can accommodate many guests but 90 percent of the city's capacity is not being used right now. none of the sellers here expect the holiday season like before the penn demick. but many are hoping that a bit more life returns to the how do you still feel once the lockdown is over.

well the united nations is urging countries to repatriate their citizens from detention camps in syria over 60000 people live in squalid conditions in 2 camps most of them women and children they were sent to the facilities after syrian kurdish forces helped defeat so-called islamic state militant group in northeast syria journalist daniel hessler visited one of the camps and he spoke to women who say they have given up their militant ideology and are asking to return to the countries they came from. a dusty playground in northern syria mothers from germany france and the u.s. watching over their children full members of the terror group i ass then now count tis of the convicts and want to return home. cre dad is from the german city of or

tal of moroccan descent 8 years ago she followed her husband to live in the self-proclaimed islamic state something she now bitterly regrets she fled taking her 4 children with. after we escaped we turned our selves over to the kurds when we arrived here i didn't even realize we were in a camp i just slept for 2 days because the stress was finally over they told us that we'd be handed over to a government within a couple of months. and that was 3 and a half years ago even. i would also give orders. nearly 3000 women from 35 countries are stranded at raj camp it's smaller and better equipped than others in northern syria and life is largely peaceful. but the authorities say half the women detained here still holding strain mr views they

want to deal radicalize the mothers so they can go home hedman. our aim is to rehabilitate these women and give them a chance to reintegrate into society so they can lead a normal life back in their home countries there is. a rehabilitation session for 6 women from europe and canada they make drawings showing a positive and a negative experience in the camp the pictures reflect the mood fences burning tense a mixture of despair and friend turn. he's on his it is cutting him it in i can see the sun in the sky to me that symbolizes freedom and safety but i'm fenced in and i can't leave this camp it's like a cage my children keep asking me what life outside the camp is like so it is also

. something exercises like these are useful others are much more skeptical it's a reminder of what we have seen and what we do see and i think it's always hope if you can feel that you're not alone thank my this country it might help some people but every time i put my emotions down on paper it just reminds me of my bad experiences as leicester and on the women hope these are the 1st steps towards a better future but the chances of returning home soon a slim few of their home countries want them back. and for more on this i'm joined by severe koehler from the german kildall on foreign relations she's special ones intel materialism and prevention of violent extremism is collards good to have you on the program many governments do not want these women and these children back

because they see them as security risks are those fears justified. well partly so yes some of them might definitely pose a security risk for example in germany. $350.00 persons have returned so far and german security agencies consider that at least $78.00 are considered dangerous that means that we must do everything to prevent for example and the tech of attorney that it's still about to collide others are already just dancing in this dancing 7000 themselves from my thoughts and while we do not know if this is true that awful example the poise that women have been beaten up when they try to distance themselves from isis in the camps and children should never be considered a security threat but 1st and foremost victims because they are suffering the consequences of their parents' decisions and they're living the very harsh conditions and because. most of them are very young and with appropriate support for example trauma care. they're very likely to actually reintegrate into society

quite well yet we also know that women are often reported to be even more committed to the r.v. ology more so than their husbands than men can we safely say that the women have been rehabilitated before they come back to their country of origin of you how can we know that they're coming back not brainwashed. yeah this is the most important question i think because we cannot see into people's brains we cannot know for sure if they are indeed radicalized if they have actually just. you know said that they are distancing from the ideology what we don't know is that some signs for example being less of a. point of view the things they say for example you know saying critical things about isis and so on so on these are 1st good steps but i do think that the best chance for that we have

a taishan and then also disengagement in the particles ation is actually in their home countries because to to actually build a new identity that is not built on extremists i don't achieve you need to have a new identity and have the chance to be built a new life and have a new outlook on life and this is mostly possible when you are back in your your home country and you have a long term vision you know the members of the public are going to look at the situation and they're going to. ask themselves well they return the road i want to return need to be my next door neighbor and that's going to be the litmus test here. to a public that is afraid that someone living next door could kill them. yeah this is i think it comes down to the very point of terrorism because the objective or one of the objectives of terrorism is to provoke a very emotional response both from politicians and publics. and terrorist one to

politicians for example to adopt very hard or exceptional security measures stripped nationality and for the deep in this divide between them and also the terrorists and we others what we need is to have evidence based response that are based on facts and actual risk and not based on emotion so we do half some tools to evaluate risk and i think they're you know they can be better they can be improved especially when it comes to women but we do have some tools to actually evaluate the risks and the risk going to freedom aquatic society of a terrorist attack and somebody killing you is never the a row it cannot be and it's you know this is something that we unfortunately have to accept to live with this risk every day when we want to live in a free society 2nd it helps to communicate why political this isn't decisions are taken as they are for example the children of terrorists still deserve our protection or that citizenship is not something that you just have for the good

guys and not for the bad guys. and regarding the question of reintegration for example it can be very hindering to have media attention on returning children so sometimes it's best to not communicate to the school or the neighborhood that this is a return to the kids because it can you know have a stigma from the start so vehicle or with the german the council on foreign relations we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you. earlier this year many marriage equality advocates were disappointed when the can rule that the catholic church cannot bless same sex unions but progressive catholic church has developed their own plan to give same sex couples the religious recognition and the blessings they design tanya and claudia hall us are getting ready for an unusual church service there a married couple and catholic believers but until now their partnership has not

been blessed in church. even once you know we love each other and we want to be together and we want to express that not just at the registry office as we already have but in church too because we both believe and love cannot be wrong. earlier this year the vatican reiterated its position that the roman catholic church cannot bless same sex unions because they are quote not ordered to the creator's plan but the tough line has sparked defiance in germany this week more than 100 churches are holding special blessing services under the slogan love wins open to all couples irrespective of sexual orientation for those attending this is about meaningful public recognition fantasy of the evening i found it very moving the words were wonderful and we feel really accepted on the unknown thank you. but even some reform minded catholics for such events may so division and the official church reaction is disapproving before the do if we understand there is

a need for these blessings but the bishops conference is of the opinion that this is a provocation we're currently in a theological discussion in germany about reform in the church we have to have the debates 1st such steps can come later so it's. not for the 1st time the roman catholic church faces the question how to respond not just to changing attitudes in society at large but to calls for change from within. it's a nasa asteroid probe is beginning its journey back to earth today. rex will take around 2 and a half years to make it home it's carrying a precious one kilogram cargo of materials sucked up from the asteroids surface scientists hope the cosmic rubble will provide more clues about the origins of life here on earth. the asteroid named ben and gives researchers a window into the past. it's about 500 meters wide and composed

of the same material that shaped our planet earth. and that's what makes bynum such a great find. every 6 years its orbital path brings it close to earth. even a small change in its flight path could result in a collision course. asteroids have changed earth's development about 4000000000 years ago they rained down on the young planets asteroids actually brought things like water and organic chemistry the chemistry that were based on to earth of the 1st place so when you go out and you see what this was like billions of years ago is that going to give us a better window into how how we got here how life started on earth are some of the chemicals in your body some of the water in your body today did they originally get delivered to earth through asteroids. his space probe set out to answer these questions after landing on the asteroid it spent 500 days mapping the surface the

probe also researched its inner structure. the data showed how different pockets of warm air on the surface influenced bennett was flightpath this was vital information in case the asteroid ever threatened to crash into earth. a robotic arm was designed especially for the probe it was installed in october 2020 last year the probe edged close enough to bend to allow the arm to be shot a half meter into the asteroid surface pressurized nitrogen gas was set free and half matter was shaken up that the probe was able to catch pebbles and dust after churning up the material it was vacuumed up by the spacecraft getaway thruster the robotic arm placed this collection in a special capsule then in april the probe sent photos documenting the location of the sample collection now the probe is returning to earth when it gets close it

will drop the capsule researchers around the world look forward to examining the contents. the perfect kind of mission of discovery that many of us have i mean we saw apollo and the men walking on the returning samples but doing this all robotically in a place that would be very hard to send woman or man kind of makes it all very real the precious cargo is set to land in utah in september 2023. you're watching t w news i'll be back in a few moments to take you through the day but 1st some intricate and soul tree moves by spain's beloved flamenco dancers at a festival in harris the southern spanish city is known as the birthplace of flamenco and after the end of a 6 month state of emergency they can finally dance again enjoy.

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