from dw in berlin. >> great to have you with us.coming up on this program -- israel revives its policy of home demolitions following the latest palestinian attack in jerusalem. >> fighting hunger. a united nations conference in rome looks for answers to starvation at a time of increasing obesity in affluent nations. >> and highlighting the lack of sanitation for millions of people during world toilet day. ♪ thanks for being with us. tensions in jerusalem are

simmering one day after the deadly attack on a jerusalem synagogue. schools and public institutions have been increasing security precautions. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has pledged to win what he calls a "war for jerusalem." we will be hearing from israel's ambassador to germany about rising tensions. first, here is this report. >> a day on from tuesday's deadly attack, worshipers returned to the west jerusalem synagogue for morning prayers amid clear signs of the events that unfolded here. bullet holes in the windows. the names of the dead posted on the wall. >> we have to move on with our life. i came from new york seven years ago to live in israel. i gave up everything i had in america. i came here. this attack will not change anything. >> four rabbis died when two

palestinians stormed the synagogue armed with me cleavers and a pistol. the attackers were shot dead on the scene, and a policeman later died of wounds. in gaza, there was celebration. the militant group hamas praises the attackers as euros -- her oes. the israeli prime minister has thomas to come down -- promised to come down hard on militants. >> as a nation, we will settle the score with every terrorist and the dispatchers. we have proved we will do so. but no one must take the law into their own hands, even if blood is boiling. >> israel has runners -- resumed the demolition of houses belonging to attackers. they destroyed the house of a man who killed two israelis at a tram stop in october. the palestinian authority president has distanced himself from the synagogue killings. >> we condemn this incident, and

we do not accept attacks on civilians. we also condemned the attack on the al-aqsa mosque. >> palestinians accuse israel of increasing religious tensions in jerusalem. many here are worried they could be facing a new palestinian intifada, or uprising. >> joining us from our parliamentary studios in berlin is yakov hadas-handelsman, the israeli ambassador to germany. welcome to the program, mr. ambassador. thank you for your time. benjamin netanyahu has demanded international condemnation of the synagogue killings. what he said, i want to see other denunciation of the murder of jews in prayer shawls. have you seen that? >> yes, we have seen condemnation of this horrible terror attack, in germany and elsewhere. those condemnations will be

wholeheartedly -- it is not something you need to do, because it is expected. at the end of the day it is a combination. on the one hand, these terror attacks. on the other hand, thes tailwins palestinians have been achieving from the international community in the attempt to achieve their goals unilaterally. >> the prime minister says there is a war for jerusalem. what does he mean? >> all inhabitants of jerusalem, jews or muslims or christians, are entitled to have their daily life without being afraid and insecure that they might be attacked by terrorists, someone who takes his car and runs over ainnocent people, or perpetrators and criminals who went into the synagogue and started to slaughter people when

they were in the midst of mourning prayers. >> mahmoud abbas has condemned this attack. but yesterday a spokesman for the israeli foreign minister criticized not just hamas, but also abbas for creating a mood of incitement that led to the violence. does israel no longer differentiate between hamas and the palestinian authority? >> it is not a matter of differentiating between these organizations and the palestinian authority. on the one hand, abbas condemned yesterday this attack. it was not wholeheartedly, because he immediately connected it to what we call this blood libel, as if the jews attempt to take over the mosque and so for th. in our region, words have a lot of meaning. they mean a lot. it cannot be a situation where on the one hand abbas says that

he does not want escalation, and on the other hand he sends condolence letters to the family of terrorists who tried to assassinate an israeli, and defines him as a hero and calls the israeli armed forces zionist gangs. this is not something that contributes to calm down the situation, and he has to be very decisive and say -- oriented on the issue. stop the incitement, on the palestinian official website and palestinian official media. >> yakov hadas-handelsman, the ambassador from israel to germany. thank you so much for your time. >> we turn our attention to afghanistan, where four taliban militants have been killed in a failed assault in the capital of kabul. >> one attacker died when he

detonated a car bomb new the secure zone known as the "green village," on to four and matt -- home to foreign diplomats. the others were killed in a shootout with police. it's the latest in a series of islamist attacks in kabul in recent days. >> to mexico now. parents of 43 students who went missing in that country have rallied in the city of guadalajara. they are demanding that the government bring back the children alive. the students disappeared after a suspected massacre by police at their college. >> the disappearance is symptomatically much larger problems in mexico. widespread corruption and drug cartel-related violence. many people feel that the government cannot protect them. >> these mexicans have taken the law into their own hands. they say they cannot rely on the police to defend their communities against drug gangs. >> they were kidnapping -- there

were kidnappings daily. normal people were being killed. quest this is a small town you're the resort of acapulco. a photojournalist, she wants to show us how the cartels are undermining law and order in the whole region. then there is commotion. gangs are reported nearby, and the vigilantes set off. >> it is not safe to go alone. there could be clashes. it is better to wait here. >> just a few days earlier, he found himself in the crossfire. [gunfire] his colleague was shot and bled to death on the seat of the car that we are using today. death is constantly on his mind. the stranglehold of the cartels has change the face of a couple go. the resort was once a paradise,

but not thousands of tourists have canceled trips, because every day the city is the scene of brutal killings, even on the famous beachfront. before being murdered, victims face torture. those who speak at our killed and endanger their families. >> it breaks my heart to see children and pregnant women being killed, but what can i do? nothing. >> abandoned police stations. the gangs have literally scared them away with gunfire. the police are outgunned by the thugs. they often receive no salary. the money is final to politicians -- funneled to politicians instead. some police officers go on strike. others decide to work for the gangs. >> unfortunately, all levels of state security have been infiltrated. all of them. >> we meet with an angry

teachers -- some angry teachers. one of their colleagues was shot dead. >> we teachers are being extorted. they kidnap, and whoever cannot pay a ransom is killed. >> drugs, cumin and organ trafficking -- human and organ trafficking, and extortion bring in millions for the cartels. in the neighborhood where the teacher was murdered, a new gang has recently moved in. only the residents who cannot leave remain. a two-year-old was killed here in this -- with killed here. in this car, two people were beaten to death. we have to quickly hide the camera. a lookout was spotted. they are often not older than 14, and the killers becoming increasingly brutal are often the same stage -- age. >> one says he is high on drugs sometimes. that's how he doubts that people's eyes and tour the skin

off people's faces when they were still alive. >> violence prevails on the street, not the rule of law. it is getting dark, and it is too dangerous to continue filming, but he does not allow the threat of cartels to prevent him from doing his work. >> we're happy to be joined now by a professor in latin american history and politics at berlin's free university, here to talk about the situation in the ago. first off, has mexico lost the battle against the drug lords? is it in fact a failed state? >> next go is not able to win the struggle -- mexico is not able to win the struggle. it is a struggle of our western world, our consumer world of drugs. you have a chain from colombia to mexico to the united states and europe. we are losing the struggle in mexico. >> professor, how did the

cartels get so powerful? mexico says if there was not so much demand, they could not sell the drugs and get power. >> it begins in the 1980's and 1990's. the american drug force police won the war against the colombia n clans, and then there was a diversification between colombia n and mexican drug clans, and in the 1990's, the mexican clans won the war against the colombia n clans. and with the help from the united states. so the disruption of one part of the clan system in colombia helped the mexican clan to win the control, and the control nowadays, colombia, mexico, and a big part of the united states.

>> you mentioned the war between the clans, but what about governments? are they buying up officials in mexico, in the united states? >> the second question, it is not possible to win the war. there is the national level and the local level. on the national level there are some politicians -- opportunities to buy national governors. there are indications at the end of the 1980's the clans bought some national politicians in mexico. nowadays it is a greater problem. nowadays local politicians and local policemen and journalists and teachers, the local society, is involved in these interactions with drug clans, so you have a very strong corruption on local level, not only on the national level. >> mexico's president said he was declaring war on drugs.

has he lost it? >> as i said, he cannot win it. and he lost it. there was no possibility to win it. >> thanks so much for your insights. we go to a short break, but coming up in the second half of the show, millions of people still do not get enough to eat worldwide, while obesity is an increasing problem in affluent nations. >> world leaders are meeting in rome for a three-day conference on nutrition. we will take a look on how wealthy countries can do more to help those that are struggling. >> and another basic problem killing millions of people -- a lack a sanitation -- of sanitation. today is world toilet day, where developing nations try to pay attention to a problem that is often ignored, yet spread deadly diseases. all that and more in one minute. stay with us.

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>> welcome back. political leaders from around the world are gathered in rome for a conference on battling on nutrition. >> some progress has been made in recent years with the number of undernourished people dropping by half in the last two decades. but there is a long way to go. >> the u.n. is encouraging projects like one in zimbabwe that help locals help themselves when it comes to nutrition. >> the women in zimbabwe have reclaimed the plot of fallow land close to their village. they use it not just to provide for their families, but also to sell over 200 boxes of tomatoes to traders each week. >> this project has contributed immensely to women's

empowerment, gender equality, and more so to households and nutrition security. >> the un's food and agriculture organization supports 825 neighborhood gardens in zimbabwe alone. experts say it is an effective way to provide food for many people. these fish farmers for bangladesh also earn a living while making an important contribution to basic nutrition. 60% of the country's protein comes from farms like these. the fish are a crucial supply of protein in a country where 9 million children under five suffer from malnutrition. the international conference aims to affirm a global commitment to supply everyone with enough healthy food. >> this confirms -- conference marks a new stage in our quest to banish global hunger and malnutrition. i know from my own country's experience the crippling effect that hunger and malnutrition can

have. >> but the international community's goal remains far off. ngo's warned that rich industrialized countries could do much more to fight hunger in poorer parts of the world. >> another major problem plaguing people in poor parts of the world is a lack of sanitation. today is world toilet day. initiatives are trying to push sanitation on the global -- political and social agenda. it might not look appetizing at first, but in delhi a huge toilet-shaped cake was the center of attention. >> hundreds of people marched through delhi carrying toilets. the aim, to make them a talking point and to have at least basic sanitation for all by 2019. >> diseases spread by poor sanitation still kill millions of people around the world. we have this report for you. >> she is here in rajasthan,

western india. that means going out into the fields where no one can see her. >> going out affects my dignity, but there is no other option. i have to go out. if someone comes along, some man or woman, i have to stand up. that affect my dignity. >> she is just one of about one billion people worldwide who have to defecate in the open. more than twice that number lack access to basic sanitation, and hundreds of millions do not have clean water or so to wash their hands -- soap to wash their hands. that leads to preventable diseases that kill millions of people. >> we do not have enough running water and toilets in hospitals and health care centers, so disease cannot really be treated effectively in most cases. we can see the results, child

deaths, 10 million child deaths because of undernutrition, pneumonia, and diarrhea. we do not want to see that carry on. >> organizers of a news team -- new scheme offered to pay the village if they can get every family to install a toilet, making it easier for the villages and improving health, too. people in this village built 500 toilets in just 10 days. patient numbers are one-fiftieth of what they were. >> the building of toilets has made a big impact. it has made a huge difference. the incidence of diseases has come down. now there is not as much of a problem. >> schemes like this prove it can be done, but funding remains a big issue, the world health organization says. >> if we look at sanitation and

open defecation, where people have no choice but to go to the bathroom in bushes by their houses and communities, we see funding is not going to sanitation. >> the world health organization hopes that by identifying funding gaps, governments will be more strategic in funding programs like these, so that one day everyone in the world will have a clean toilet to use. >> police in northern india say they have arrested a controversial guru after violent clashes with his followers. for days, authorities seized the compound of baba rampal, who is wanted on charges of murder and. >> 200 people, including many police officers, were injured in the fighting with supporters, some of whom threw petrol bombs and acid. rampal, a self-styled "godman," now faces additional charges of

treason and amassing weapons. the u.n. human rights committee said north korea and its leader kim-jong un should be charged with crimes against humanity. >> it is asking the security council to refer the matter to the international criminal court. north korea has rejected the charges. a report earlier detailed systematic torture, rape, and starvation in north korean prison camps. china, which supports pyongyang, is likely to veto the move. students and their protests in hong kong have taken another dramatic turn. a small group of demonstrators tried to break into parliament. >> demonstrators in hong kong are demanding free elections for the city's next leader, without interference from mainland china. >> it was 1:00 in the morning in hong kong when activistss made their first attempt to break into parliament.

safety glass on this side door blocked the entrance at first, but not for long. pro-democracy politician fernando chung tried to intervene, but his efforts were in vain. police pushed back the protesters, but confrontations went on for several hours. >> we want dialogue. we have asked different government representatives to be middlemen almost, but -- all month, but the government ignores our demands. >> pro-democracy protests in hong kong have lasted two months, with the man's a greater autonomy from mainland china and open elections in 2017 without beijing's interference. many fear losing some of hong kong's economy. -- automnomy. >> we have to defend our core

values. an independent judiciary, independent authorities, and a legislative council that represents public opinion. we have to keep what we have. >> on tuesday, authorities removed some barricades that had blocked major roads for weeks, meeting little resistance. but attempts to occupy parliament show the situation in hong kong could escalate at any moment. >> on to wednesday's market action. while most european shares eased back a bit, the german dax managed to finish slightly to the outside. our correspondence that this summary of trading action in frankfurt. >> the german dax was again driven by positive signals from the german economy. german exporters are optimistic. in increase of 4% next year, to a new record level. the dax could not keep begins

until the end. losses on wall street were weighing. bank shares -- they have been following requirements of international financial authorities and successfully strengthened the capital base. regulators want to avoid another bailout by taxpayers in times of crisis. >> some soccer news. world champions germany defeated spain 1-0 in a friend last night, breaking spain's street of unbeaten matches -- streak of unbeaten matches at home. >> here is a look at how germany beat spain for the first time in 14 years. >> it promised to be a clash of the titans when they face each other. but the current world champions and former world champions were able to field only a few of their first choice players, and they all struggled in the downpour. although germany were

unstoppable during the summer, winning the world cup, they have seemed out of form since. it was not until just before the end of the match that toni kroos booted in a goal from 20 meters to seal the game for germany, 1-0. >> our year has pretty much been wrapped up. time to close the chapter. next year, we have a lot to achieve. >> it was a real madrid player who gave germany their first win over spain in 14 years. >> and winter has arrived early and with a big punch in the united states. >> the winter weather has hit hard, breaking records in over 1500 locations for low temperatures as a storm pummell ed the east coast.

roads have been close in many+ locations. residents have been stranded at home. at least six people have died as a result of the storm, several from heart attacks caused by shoveling snow. in some regions the temperature has dropped to -30 degrees. >> looks like it is time to shovel the snow. >> it is warm here. stay tuned. we have more news for you at the top of the hour. . [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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