>> welcome to the "france 24" newsroom. jerusalem is on edge. we get an update from our con -- our correspondent. francois hollande says job growth will return or he will not eat reelection. who killed osama bin laden? two u.s. navy seals say they fired the shot. both men now under fire for breaking a so-called code of silence. coming up in this program, a business update. 25 years ago, the berlin wall

came down. people are marking the historic moment today. things changed radically for east germans. we take a look at some of the things that survived reunification. but first, jerusalem on edge. for weeks now, tensions have been at a boiling one over axis and use of one of the city -- over access and use of one of the city cost most holy -- the city's most holy sites. israel has deployed more police to curb any possible violence. this as muslims gather for weekly prayers. it is known as temple mount. here is mackler -- irris

mackler is standing by with an update. what steps are currently being taken to restore the calm? expect the moment what we saw was friday parades at the al-aqsa mosque -- >> at the moment, what we saw friday was parades at the al-aqsa mosque. the second victim died of his injuries this morning, the son of a famous israeli politician. israel's chief rabbi attended the funeral, and he called on everyone, every israeli, jew not to go up to the al-aqsa mosque compound. he says there is a jewish prohibition against it. most rabbis for bid -- forbit it. he says it is incitement. it pours oil onto flames, natural -- petrol onto flames

and hands a victory to israel's enemies. israel's prime minister met with the new a you foreign-policy chief, her first visit outside the eu -- with the new eu foreign-policy chief, her first visit outside the eu. he criticized the palestinian leaders for not letting jews go up to this area. a little bit having it both ways. >> irris we are also hearing of a series of explosions in gaza, targeting the leaders of palestinian president mahmoud abbas' fatah party. what more can you tell us about this? >> this has been a surprise. next week is the 10th anniversary of yasser arafat. commemorations were planned -- are planned. tuesday is the day. what we see today is 10 explosions outside the houses of 10 fatah leaders, a bomb placed

in the car of the fatah spokesman, and the area where the commemoration was due to take lace, there was an explosion. -- take place, there was an explosion. there are letters supposedly signed by isis. neither five top or hamas -- neither fatah or hamas believe it is isis, but it has put into doubt plans to commemorate. >> thank you for that update. not to ukraine where there are reports of a new russian tank incursion into the country -- now to ukraine, where there are reports of a new russian tank incursion into the country. dirty tanks, 16 candles -- 30 tanks, 16 cannons.

another column crossed another border point in the same region. there has been no independent verification on this. moscow has not commented on the so-called reports. meanwhile, there are questions over whether or not russia will receive highly anticipated shipment of warships from france. france says that so far the deal won't go through until the situation in ukraine has calmed down. the french finance minister says conditions have not yet in medford delivery. russia says -- have not yet been met for delivery. russia says a date for delivery has already been set. it is a deal worth 1.2 billion euros. not to a rare primetime appearance for francois hollande. halfway through his -- now to a

rare primetime appearance for francois hollande. halfway through his presidency, his approval rating is at an all-time low of 12%. hollande vowed to turn things around, saying he would only seek reelection if he reduced the number of people seeking jobs. >> in the middle of his five-year term and with his popularity at its lowest ever ebb, french president francois hollande spent an hour and a half eating grilled on national television -- hour and a half eating grilled -- hour and a half being grilled on national television. >> i can be criticized for that. >> following the tax increases of recent years, he hammered on one point in particular he wanted to get across to the french public. >> from next year, there won't be any extra taxes on anyone. just to be clear there won't be

any extra taxes on anyone. there will be a tax cut as i announced, but there won't be any extra taxes. >> the french president also brought up work contracts for those close to retirement along with creating 15,000 jobs for young people in the green sector. he also defended the choices he's made over his political spending. >> let's stop looking at france as a nation overwhelmed and heaped with tdebt. do you think we should have done what spain greece, and ireland it, cutting social services by 20% -- and ireland did cutting social services by 20%? i said no. >> he repeated previous statements that he would not run if he failed to turn around persisting national unemployment. >> now to a lunch date barack obama was probably hoping to

avoid. the u.s. president will break red with the new u.s. congress leaders -- break bread with the new u.s. congress leaders. they will assess what legislation can be put into place in the coming months. i'm joined by our international affairs editor. barack obama sitting down with the new congress leaders. what are the issues we are likely to see on immigration. -- immigration? >> when you play with matches you risk burning yourself. he is talking about president obama's pledged to use executive orders to make the quotations -- make the quotations -- make d eportations of illegal

immigrants more difficult. he wants to make it easier for you to stay in the u.s. he had already said before the midterms that he wanted to do that and that he would use executive orders if necessary. there's is more pressure now on obama to act quickly, because his base looked really lackluster in the midterm elections. the hispanics, which are key to the democratic base, did not seem very enthusiastic. a were lackluster, did not turn out in large numbers -- they were lackluster, they did not turn out in large numbers. meanwhile, the republicans also need immigration reform, because demographic trends are going against the republicans. the proportion of older white male voters is shrinking. let's take a listen now to a political out -- analyst and poster. -- political analyst and pollster. >> immigration reform,

particularly as it impacts the hispanic population tom and democrats have to get it done as a promise to a key constituency. republicans have to get it done because they cannot go into 2016 considered a pariah to hispanics. >> clearly it immigration, as we heard -- something must be agreed to. congress is entering what's known as a lame-duck session. explain what this is for people who are not familiar with this. >> it means that the old congress is still in charge. that is to say the republican victory doesn't actually comein into effect until january. the new republican senators won't take up their seats until january. this old congress, its legislative is session -- its legislative session expires in december.

it is called the lame-duck session. traditionally, not much gets done during that time. one thing the congress has to do is pass a spending bill to keep the government operational. in terms of the bigger battles on the big issues that our viewers are familiar with, we are going to see those major battles begin in earnest in january, when the republican victory actually translates into those seats. two things to watch obamacare the health care program that obama got past in his first term -- notgot passed in his first term. republican leaders have said they will not try to repeal the whole thing, but to amend it. on foreign policy, there are some fundamental disagreements. obama trying to leave himself enough wiggle room to cut a deal with the russians and iranians. i think we will see republican

leaders push for a much tougher line on both of those countries. >> thank you for that. japan's atomic power will soon be back online. this station will be the first to resume operations, this in the south of the country, expected to take place early next year. it comes under new safety rules imposed in the wake of the 2011 fukushima disaster. >> good afternoon, everybody. >> a nuclear power more than three years after the disaster. they are due to be restarted early next year following approval from the government of the prefecturale. >> it is true that the large-scale accident at fukushima scattered -- shattered the myth the nuclear power is safe, but considering the

conditions japan now faces the country needs new power plants -- needs nuclear power plants, and i don't see the situation changing in the near future. it is important that we move the process steadily forward to restart the plant. >> the reactor will be the first to open under the new safety rules imposed after the fukushima crisis, when a devastating tsunami caused three of that plant's six reactors to go into meltdown. >>the news will be welcome to prime minister shinzo abe. since japan's 48 reactors have lain dormant, tokyo has been forced to import expensive fossil fuels. abe says this has hurt the economy. earlier this year, he approved the plan that included a provision for nuclear fuel despite public concerns. >> who shot osama bin laden?

for years, that's a question many tried to answer. a navy seal has stepped forward to identify himself. he is not the only one who claims to have taken the final shot. >> unmasked at last, the man who claims to have killed osama bin laden. >> is the living embodiment of the bravest -- he is the living embodiment of the bravest men and women. >> the 38-year-old seal team six veteran prepares to give his account of the night the world's most wanted was killed. he found himself in the number two position, he says, after the points man -- point man missed the initial shock. -- shot. it's a rather different account than in "no easy day."

both men have others who back their claims, and both have been dismissed as complete b.s. both have come under fire. he did not clear the book for investigation. o'neill has been publicly -- more skating was a letter issued -- more scathing was a letter issued by navy seal warfare command. at the core of the eagles -- e thos is that they do not advertise the nature of their work, nor seek recognition. the claims have reignited the debate over whether armed forces personnel should break their silence over secret missions. >> it is 15 minutes past the

hour in paris. let's get a check of the headlines. jerusalem is on edge. the city's tensions inflamed over its holy site, the al-aqsa mosque. >> francois hollande fights to save his presidency and says john wolf will return or he won't seek reelection. -- says job growth will return or he won't seek reelection. who killed osama bin laden? the two men who claim to have done it are under fire for the regulation -- revelations. eu finance ministers are gathering in brussels. >> the meeting comes a day after revelations from luxembourg and the country gave tax breaks to hundreds of local firms. the news has placed john called

juncker in the hot seat -- placed jean-claude juncker in the hot seat. he has been credited with transforming the country into a prize destination. >> with anger brewing over the sheer scale of tax avoidance exposed in the investigation the pressure is on eu finance ministers to crack down on tax loop olds. the eu finance committee -- commissioner refused to comment but he insisted all authorities were taking the issue seriously and not just because of the recent revelations. >> the eu is deeply committed to the erosion of the tax base and for transparency in banking across europe, even beyond europe. we are pushing for an automatic standard for the exchange of information.

we are leading by example. >> here moscow vinci -- pierre moscovici. the luxembourg government has been criticized for describing fellow eu member states of billions of euros in taxes -- for denying fellow eu member states billions of euros in taxes. the revelations weren't surprising but the days for secret tax breaks are numbered. >> they discussed the plan for britain to pay interest-free installments for surcharges charged by brussels. david cameron reacted strongly to the inflated bill. prior to entering friday's meeting britain's exchequer

said he was adamant to secure a better deal. >> we demand that britain pay one one 7 billion pounds on the first of december -- the demand that britain pay one point -- pay 1.7 billion pounds on the first of december is ridiculous. >> walk us through how the markets are doing. >> we start in europe. it's a mixed picture. markets are eyeing the jobs data coming out of united it's later on. germany's tax is -- germany's dax is in the red despite the news that exports were up 5.5% in september, rebounding from a falling august. the cac down 6/10 of 1%. london's would see -- london's ftse is up comfortably over 1.2

of 1%. microsoft is offering its mobile software for free. the apps include word, excel and powerpoint. the latest move is in line with the shift from software to mobile. the company, which produces 6% of the world's -- global demand has slowed. profit came in at $1.9 billion up from 1.7 billion posted a year ago. better than exacted -- expected results for germany's biggest insurer. rockets grew by 10% in the third quarter. a full-year operating profit forecast is within reach. >> it's not quite christmas, but

we are seeing one british luxury brand trying to cash in already on the festive mood early here in paris. >> bovary unveiled its christmas interactive window. winter -- window displays have been integral to the store since 1865. the unveiling were done by models. shoppers and spectators will be able to in her manipulate the puppets on display by downloading a nap -- downloading an app on their smartphones. just another thing we need to download an app for. >> thank you for the update. time to look at what's grabbing headlines in today's date is -- in today's papers. year to walk us through the papers is nick rushworth. where are we starting?

french president francois hollande taking to the airwaves yesterday in white the highly anticipated press conference -- yesterday for the highly anticipated press conference. >> the left-wing daily, is it going to give the thumbs-up or thumbs down -- or thumbs-down. there focuses on his comment that, yes, i have made mistakes along the way. their verdict is somewhat favorable. they say he was tenacious in style, his tone was more dynamic than we are used to, but he did not express what people on the left of the country were wanting to hear. he did not address their concerns about his move towards pro-business policies, away from a socialist agenda.

he faces a mood that is angry at him. >> what sort of reactions did we see from the right wing press? >> they go for the jugular day after day. let figaro -- "le figaro" has this great headline which means, yes again, he has missed out on a great opportunity. at the halfway house now, two and a half years into his term he should have announced a significant policy initiative. we didn't see that. they argue that he went on a laborious self-justification exercise. they throw in their coverage -- a couple of opinion polls say three out of five french people

fear that he has to go much passer -- faster. another poll giving him a popularity rating of 13% parallel to another poll which has given him a record-low 12% the most unpopular french president ever. >> let's move abroad. what you have in international papers -- what do you have in international papers? >> robert o'neill, 37 years of age, the person who shot bin laden. he worked for the navy seals troops for the united states. he is now a motivational speaker . he gives talks about never quitting. the paper says he has been immortalized in three hollywood movies and will give more -- get more dues when he speaks on

monday. let's look at another story related to the terrorist threat. in "the new york news," w anna-be terrorists using cruise ships to join crisis in syria and iraq. this is all about interval which talked with the newswire saying that cruise ships are being used by certain people heading for iraq and syria as a way of avoiding the airports. they can hop off at a certain port, specifically one in turkey , where interval says there are some jihadist terrorists heading for iraq -- where interpol says there are some jihadist terrorists heading for iraq. >> let's switch from global conflict to inner peace and

whether or not it's actually possible. >> we are hearing news like -- about the ban side -- the bad side, the good side, the gloom and doom. we have a piece that says meditation could be a source for hope but even that isn't possible. the argument "what if meditation isn't good for you?" " an american medication -- it quotes an american medical association article. what could we possibly do? i thought

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