♪ ♪ israel grants permission to u.s. congresswoman rashida tlaib to visit her family in the west bank after she and ilhan omar were barred from entering the country. an iranian oil tanker can leave gibraltar as soon as today, but the courts will weigh any attempt to block the grace want from leaving.

the main opposition set to nominate -- as the prime minister. after r otesters pushed the president out of a job. thank you for joining us here on "france 24." israel says it will allow rashida tlaib to visit her family in the west bank. she along with ilhan omar were hard from entering the country on the grounds for their support of movement which advocates boycotts and sanctions of israeli businesses. the decision to block the only two muslim women in congress came after resident t donald trp tweeted the two hated jewish people and were disgraced. had earlierys it if the motives of the trip were not political, it would consider humanitarian grounds and as soon rashida tlaib has relatives living in

the u.s. -- as soonish she heard that, she reapplied and basically said i want to come to -- for humanitarian reaeasons to seee my g grandmother. on that basisis, can i i come? ththe interior minister, who was one of the driving forces behind kekeeping her out said he hopes that is actually what she will do, not just what she says she will do. in andhas been allowed yesterday we had the decision from the israelis and a slew of criticism from democrats. nancy pelosi said the snob was below the difficulty -- dignity of israel. have we e seen the c criticism m whwhere you are? >> yes, there has been a lot of criticism fromom opposition gros . whether it was or was not a

reaction to donald trump, it looks like israel was pressured by donald trump and gave into that pressure and what leaders are saying is israel has worked issue ine a consensus american politics, bipartisan support and this endangers that. one american jewish writer wrote the words i am going to quote, trump and netanyahu broke the special relationship between israel and -- the u.s. and israel. there is also criticism from opposition leaders who say a month ago benjamin netanyahu indicated he would allow these women to enter, something changed and they fear what wanting tohim burnish his right wing collect here.dentials they say it is anti-democratic as well as anti-the democratic party in the uninited states.

an iranian oil tanker seized by the british royal navy could leave gibraltar as soon as today. it was intercepted after it was suspected of violating e.u. sanctions. the chief minister says the tanker can leave a as soon as it is ready, but the courts will weigh any attempts to block it from leaving. ships have been used as a palm since tensions started to mount. may 12, four ships including two saudi oil tankers suffer explosions while at anchor in the gulf of oman. incident set off a crisis, coming at a time of already heightened tensions between the u.s.s. and iran ovover the lattr nuclear program. similar attacks damaged two oil tankers, one norwegian and the

otother japanesese. the u.s. again blalamed iran and tehran accused washington of warmongering. on the 20th of june, iran's revolutionary guard shot down an american drone saying it was flying over the military. i did not like the idea of them knowingly shooting down an unmanned drone and then we kill 150 million people. i did not like that. >> in july, the u.k. was dragged into the fray. . tehran issued a warning to britain. >> you are the initiator of insecurity and you will realize the consequences later.

the next day, the royal navy said they drove away boats trying to impede an oil tanker. the incident prompted the u.k. to send a second warship to thee area. >> also very concerning developments, but i am proud of the royal navy and t tm keepingg british navy safe. on the 19th of july, iran's revolutionary guard forces called -- theheecame pawns in standoff although h britain and tehran denied they would swap for each other, they are our expectations it t may be releasd afteter it is free. saidday after moon jae-in momentum for dialogue with the

north remains alive, a blunt rebuttal was issued saying it has no current plans to talk to seoul. 6 projectiles were fired in aa month. to protest wargames between their -- popolice in a ball away -- in zimbabwe fired tear gas. protest corruption and economic's management of the current government. the gathering was banned by police on thursday and a judge throughout a petition to overturn that ban. the opposition is set to nominate an economist as the prime minister. it is the first step to shaping the transitional government, which will shape the way for free and fair elections after months of protests pushed the

prime minister out of a job act in april. >> smiles and laughter all around, the sudanese opposition lines forces f for freedom and chchange forced d to their cande to be the next prime minister. a choice which will now have to be ratified by the sovereign counsel. inhas held senior positions international organizations, including deputy executive secretetary of the economic opposition for africa. the responsibility of thehe prime minister will be to consult the freedom for alliance and change before facing ministers and he will most certainly get all the support he needs in addition to programsms for the e alliance of freedom ad change. we will discuss all those programs with the new government. sovereign counsel

will have five military representatives. ceremonyial inaugurating the sovereign counsel, therefore handing back power to the people will take place this saturday, putting an end to decades of humanitarian rule, who starts the corruption trial the same day. international criminal courts are demanding extradition to answer accusations of crimes against humanity and genocide. >> officials in congo have confirmed two ebola cases. of the outbreak is 700 kilometers south of where the virus was detected. it killed almost 1800 people in the democratic republic of the congo, the second highest total ever. myanmar and bangladesh are said to make a second attempt to repatriate -- muslims. after an to bangladesh

army crackdownwn in 2017. it is unclear how voluntary the repatriation plan will be after a failed attempt last year. of -- mishmashh of multicolored roots -- this is where well over 700,000 muslims have spent the last two years after fleeing violence in myanmar. over 3000 of these residents could soon be returning home with support provided by the u.n.'s refugee agency. >> the government asked for help working with it to assess the intentions of refugees on that list regarding repatriation and if they want to go back voluntarily and we will work with the government on that basis. -- tonmar and bangladesh

date, virtually none of the -- have put their hands up to leavave. a previvious offer rejected last autumn. progogressas made last month when officials met in bangladesh for what was described as positive talks. the u.n. says times have changed and most of the muslims they have spoken to now want to return to their homeland, but they have a long list of preconditions. >> they tell us clearly we want to go back with our full ranks, rightignity and want the for movement and send our children's to schools and have access to hospitals and health services and return to our original villages and they want to see action has been taken toward that end. >> the task of trolling through camps is set to begigin last wek -- next week. it from me, but you

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thes peace process, but treaty of versailles is one of the most conontroversial agreements in historyry. the cracked leleft open the possibility of a second glolobal conflict. some claimed europe suffered another 3030 year war. ♪ ♪ an international conference like none other to date, open to the press and public, it drew from the 14 principles of peace laid out by u.s. president woodrow wilson, which aimed to ensure collective security overer inteternationanal interests andd promote thehe groupups of diffet people. >> one of the main points was open diplomacy, rejecting secect treaties in negotiations behind closed doors.

another was disarmament, in line with the man's the public was making after four years of total war. --ally, he said to sort out must have equal weight to the -- that of the colonized. >> in paris, national boundaries were redrawn and those who fought alongside the allies demanded recognition. -- and lawrence of arabia pressed for an independent arab kingdom. soughtminh saw it -- freedom from france. in a sense, paris was designated the capital of peace. that they might get autonomy or their own state.

>> not all of them got access to the big decision-makers. why? because these domains went against the territories of the powers themselves. >> something else missing from the conference, those who had been defeated. germany, which signed the armistice in november, 19 18, had to reply on u.s. -- rely on you desk mediation. u.s.d to rely on mediation. >> the germans did not take part, but they were invited to come later. .hey received a draft treaty they could not expreress themselves direcectly. they h had to do it in written form, so there was no dialogue between the allies, the members of the conference, and germany. notorious powers

dominated the conference. britain, italy, france, and the u.s.. when the i italian prime ministr was refused territories promised by the allies in a secret pact, he left the negotiating table. david lloyd george and president thehe were at odds with prime minister they believe w ws too harsh on germany. this led to compromises, which by the time the german delegation arrived, were nonnegotiable. place or time and the symbolic -- hall of mirirrors wasas where the unification of germany was proclaimimed. >> the main allied representatives were sat behind one long table facining the

windows. the germans came in last and arrived in the center of the hall where t there was an 18th-century desk with the treaty on it. they were the first to sign the document. >> with the treaty of versailles, germany lost 1/10 of its population, 13% of its european territoto, all of i its colonies, and part of its army. german public opinion considered defefamatory thed e'tat.d unaninimously rejected the treaty of versailles. there was a real consensus about

thisis. they rejecected it from thee mot they understood its conditions and well beyond it beieing signd and ratified. ofas for the sum reparations, germany had to pay for the countries it invaded. >> the reparations issue became inflammatory and cap to rearing its head throughout the republic. each time the question was asked, there would be more tension and the political debate would heat up. ongermany became a republic the ninth of november, 1918, the day kaiser wilhelm thehe second abdicated and two days before the armistice. the following year saw political turmoil and uprisings.

>> here i i have got one bankno, you might think i had becomome richch, it is 100,000 marks, whh would have been worth a dollar or twowo. it was a crisis of hyperinflation. he becomes chancellor, he restores confidence in the economy by introducing a new currency, which, in early 1924, stabilized the system like a blank slate to start again on better footing. this worked for about five years between 1924 and 1929. 1924, all street banks lend money to germany, germany paid reparations, anand the alls paid their war debts. financially reinvigorated, europe exploded with culture and consumerisism.

the golden 20's in a germany, but germany was on borrowed money and borrowed time. >> there was an outpouring of art and culture for complex reasons. the desire to escape the first world war and enjoy economic growth, berlin was the center of it all, but it is easy to forget there was also munich, dusseldorf, cologne, and a traditional germany thatat was shocked. stresemanne, gustav wanted to restore german prestige as a leading foreign nation. >> before he was a man of peace, he was a man of war. he was the longest running prime minister during the first world war and like those of his

generation, this event changed him. at the start of the 1920's, he came around to the idea that re-conciliation with germany was the only possible option. >> improved franco german relations led to the addition of germany to the league of nations promoted by president wilson and established by the treaty of versailles. the treaties of 1925 saw germany recognize its new western borders, also mapped up in -- mapped out in versailles. french]g >> on the french side, they wanted to limit german by ceiling as many agreements as possible. on the german side, he enacted a

to -- to promote a peaceful interpretation of the .reaty of versailles in september 1926, germany joined the league and two months later, the ministers received a nobel peace prize. two years later, 63 countries including germany run announce the use of war by signing the pact. in september 1929 -- made a speech to the league of nations proposing a federal link between european countries and .ollective disarmament

>> the following month, there was a sharp turn of events. millions of americans found themselves without jobs and the reverberations hit gerermany ha. turn to togermany pay its debts from the treaty of versailles? the u.s. when the crash arrived, the effects of the financial economy spilled over into the real economy and germany succumbed to them straightaway. with a strong reliance on industry, unemployment sold quickly. stresemannolitics, died and -- was in power. he raised taxes, which made him extremely unpopular.

elite reactedal to the crisis of 29 with austerity policies. initially, they were sent the crisis. when hitler came to power, the positive effects were felt. by 1921, he was running the .azi party the nazi party was not winning a significant chunk of the vote. in 1928, it pulled less than 3%. two years later, everything changed. >> the nazi's rise to power was first and foremost due to their results rising over elections. in september 1930, it went from

18%.to over that set the ball rolling. july 1932, they won 13%, becomingng's gererny -- becocomg germany's main party. hitler demanded the championship. on the 30th of january, 1933, hitler became the head of the govevernment. his aim, establish a pan-german theal state and abolili unjust -- >> each step hitler and his government took to counter the treaty of versailles reinforced

.is hold on german society whether it be the reintroduction and conscrcription in 1935, 1936 --arization in fulfilleleditler his s promises andnd he was achieving goals withouout winnig war. >> under the pretext of reuniting ethnic germans under -- right, hitler annexed in 1938 and it was only after the invasion of poland that democratic countries finally reacted and declared war, but with the victory of germany over was moreitler popular at home than ever. >> this idea was crucial.

in 1940, the trauma of 1918 had finally been erased. the affluent -- the nazi logic was they

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