the world of. israel suspends an agreement with the un to relocate african refugees to some european country it's only on germany's say they will never made aware of the deal and in the first place. a us media company is under fire after telling t.v. anchors to read a script to promote against fake news critics say it bears a politically motivated message. a museum in new york is facing backlash after a white candidate was appointed as curator of its african art exhibit the move has rekindled something of a wasted space. we absolutely should not be trying to say that is true and should be quote prioritized.

a very warm welcome you're watching r.t. international with mina care and now our top story this hour israel has suspended a controversial migrant deal to send thousands of african refugees to western countries the israeli prime minister reached the agreement with the un's refugee agency on monday but it turns out some of the countries had no idea about the deal german and italian representatives told local media that there was no request from either israel or the un. it's a unique agreement with the states of israel which are sixteen thousand two hundred fifty people. developed countries such as canada germany and italy. well there's way prime minister benjamin netanyahu certainly seems to be buckling under

pressure late on monday in a facebook post here announced in a dramatic about face that he was not canceling an earlier announcement that he'd made just a few hours before where he said that a new agreement had been reached between the israeli government and the united nations refugee agency and according to that announcement there would be some sixteen thousand african migrants who would be resettled in a western country the countries he mentioned were canada germany and italy and in addition there would be some eighteen thousand others who would receive temporary status here in israel we heard from the german embassy here in israel that they had not had any consultations with either the israeli government or with the united nations so they knew nothing about this and the same kind of sentiments expressed by the italian foreign minister don't forget germany and italy are two of the countries that prime minister netanyahu mentioned as receiving migrants the latest information came from the israeli prime minister in a facebook post late on monday in which he said and i'm quoting there i hear you

and especially the residents of south television and that is where many of the migrants live and he's talking there to the right when critics said he relies on for his coalition government and for his supporters who have spoken out against his policies on the migrant issue so for the time being he certainly is suspending the agreement that would have to keep an eye on developments as it becomes clearer and clearer that israeli prime minister is facing mounting pressure lotty also tried to contact the canadian embassy in israel is among the countries that are supposed to receive the refugees we are yet to receive a reply middle east analyst jim miles says that netanyahu is testing the political waters. under the customary and conventional human rights agreements that exist today that countries are responsible they have an obligation to help refugees and to work with them within their own countries seems to be mainly of either going to

the domestic audience doesn't make sense to say that you're sending people here or there or them contacting those governments you know can only believe that he does that because he's just trying to see where the best options for him might be politically you know who operates on his own will and his old war on. israel has always done more or less what they want to do when they want to do it soon it's a very complex situation for him because i know there are a lot of it's really just from what i've read as well and heard on the news that are objecting to his plans and they want these people to be able to stay in israel and israel. hundreds of people on the gaza strip turned out on monday to mourn the death of a victim of clashes with israeli soldiers the violence which started last friday has resulted in at least sixteen deaths and nearly three hundred injuries according to un figures on saturday the israeli defense force tweeted that none of their

actions were uncontrolled and that they knew where every bullets learned it however that statement was later deleted from their social media page one incident that sparked outrage is seen in this video it purports to show an idea of soldier detaining a palestinian toddler in hebron. israel says the incident was a provocation intended to portray its forces in a bad light they say the boy was sent to throw stones and had a screwdriver in his hand we spoke to the relatives of the boy involved. three what i deserve the gun was playing with other children one unarmed man assaulted him and insulted his mother there is no justification for arresting a child and see him against the wall the child was karen it. was such a young child could not anyone who and i have years old. cannot follow it my brother was playing and the soldiers just took him he's only two and

a half of years old he can't even talk yet i went and pulled him from the hands of the soldier and gave him to my father. a t.v. company is under fire for asking presenters to read out a prepared script for a promotional video they warned viewers of the dangers of fake news another saying claire broadcasting group which is known for its conservative stance loans almost two hundred stations across the us it sent out a memo requiring anchors to read out a statement during the news program the script praised the local media outlets and attached the quote troubling trend of irresponsible one sided news stories plaguing our country the organizations they do the project certain no political agenda it was aimed at praising it journalism however the initiative has drawn outrage in the

mainstream media with many saying the message supports donald trump's narrative that they spread fake news they present the president has also responded to the critics of the group saying that c.n.n. and n.b.c. criticizing sinclair is a total joke but telling news organizations what to say and do is an accusation we've heard before as jacqueline bouvier explains russian media is a beacon of honesty truth and integrity we work hard to maintain our outstanding level of work unlike foreign outlets who lie i love food. most of my money. is in the bodies of our spicy without it that's the assumption many in the west make about russian media fully controlled broadcast with angers and correspondent forced to read a pre-prepared scripts no details left to chance so much of it is state funded after all but in the us where so many channels are corporate owned it must be different right the sinclair broadcast group which owns almost two hundred

television stations and broadcast on around six hundred channels proudly proclaims its mission statement that it provides stories that make a difference. think well and its recent promos there is not much of a choice or a difference it seems the sharing of biased and false news has become a call to comment on the some of the more. recent we are going through with first unfortunately some members of the receiving. end. of the us saying this is really dangerous storms are see as you can see anchors from different channels reading the same script there which was by the way leaked to some media outlets and it looks like they only had to fill in their names . just like if you look closely you'll notice an absence of certain colors in their

wardrobes that's no accident they were given specific instructions on how to dress in order to look neutral. kick kick it because everyone knows that magenta is the color that gives you and your bias away apart from these promo sinclair also distributes what's known as must run segments to their stations so while the propaganda finger is so often pointed at russia it looks like we actually have quite a bit to learn starting with my wardrobe. i mean same in new york is facing backlash after a white candidate was appointed as curator of a south african also exhibit even though the woman has a ph d. in african art history and previously had experience in similar projects many have questioned why the brooklyn museum didn't hire

a person of color for the job the museum has defended its choices saying it's continuing to work on equality issues and will take all concerns into account wealth legal commentator horace cooper and john a and indigo writer and activist for their thoughts on this issue there have yet to be any any coverage that suggests that there's anything wrong with this person skill or talent or capabilities the only thing in anyone who's been looking or race or skin color and that's shameful the point is that there are very few hours thirty nine days as it is a very very small you have you have people who have people in our community have it's and i have written for these arenas where there are where there are very few opportunities for those young people to be able to even be a to even have the courage to study in these arenas because they know that they're not even going to be considered for these opportunities we absolutely should not be

trying to say. should be quote prioritized we are not going to be excited or even withholding are discussed around the app around people forgetting to give us the opportunities that at least make the most sense to fall towards us racial segregation circa one thousand nine hundred fifty five said shirton positions certain duties certain functions could be assigned on the basis of race if we're doing that in two thousand a team we mothers world for get a national holiday for martin luther king. well as another race controversy making headlines in the u.s. video of a school performance in the u.s. city of atlanta has gone viral showing children reading a poem to mark black history month some viewers may find the following video offensive.

but children are shown wearing black face masks while reciting a poem by a nineteenth century african-american or about racial oppression that has sparked outrage among parents and online the school has issued an apology saying the decision was wrong and it promised to make sure that teachers were educated on cultural issues we've got the opinion of our guests once again the idea that the only way to stop an idiot from recommending the children put on blackface is to place black people in positions of authority fails to appreciate the significance of the error that occurred here but is. there actually know what people are going through in these communities and can represent that perspective so that you don't have just one supremacy perspective that is overseeing this process

but you have a diversity of perspectives and that includes the people who you are expecting to be honoring or teaching or developing. the presidents of turkey and russia to meet in ankara on tuesday it comes ahead of a child lateral summit when they will be joined by iran the main focus of the talks is expected to be the pace full settlement of the conflict in syria. trying to have the details. we are in the turkish capital ankara it is the first destination abroad for vladimir putin after reelection choose day as the time for all kinds of discussions between vladimir putin and the turkish president typer and on and on wednesday they will be joined by the iranian leader hassan rouhani reason number one for all that is syria absolutely different things are in it for all three leaders but somehow thanks to that trio the syrian crisis is no longer

a dead end the so-called calif it is all but gone and russian efforts have shifted on to conflict notes that before seemed to be impossible to untie russia has almost completed its operation and east ghouta thanks to the so-called reconciliation center and the humanitarian pauses backed by moscow as many as one hundred fifty thousand civilians were able to escape the blockade. at less isn't going to tell you as you. plus it was stunned that the rebels were never going to leave another area called duma but an agreement has been reached and the fighters are being escorted to adlib on green buses some would argue it only plays into the hands of the assad government but then why are some

rebels saying yes to turkey next which is trying to find a balance between the war on kurdish militants which it considers terrorists appeasing syrian rebels and being friends with russia and kurds olive branch military seems to have paid off for the turks turkey has taken the city of our friend from the kurds and a massive blow for the community. that current considers terrorists when it comes to sorting out the war damascus versus the rebels turkey is also actively taking part but obviously they're backing the syrian opposition that is thanks to ankara some of the toughest syrian rebels agreed to come to sought cheap for the syria national congress iran clearly wants to stay on top of its game as a shia powerhouse of course we've always been on a sad sight fighting a proxy war with saudi arabia and trying to put up a bit of

a show against israel but perhaps surprisingly the tentative few re we align seems to be working in the meantime we're knocking the hell out of isis will become another syria like very soon let the other people take care of it now to put it mildly the russians and the radians won't be so sure it was america that not the hell out of islamic state besides take a look back at the last few months and you'll see that lately sorting out syria is really been up to the trio and so they're back together talking again this time. we have a drink oh. well as we heard a stinker to it's not close to being fully liberated militants have been cleared from a number of cities that including our being video agency rep play visited the area shortly after they were freed they managed to film inside a network of underground tunnels they were abandoned by militants everything to

connect to militant bases in different areas and tunnels also contained a failed hospital while syria is struggling back towards normality one sector has received a boost scientists have saved again bank of scenes which could help agriculture in the area. why are you keeping the secret to be the second generation of the future for and the reason must be natural because all right whatever. let's just leave the station by a variable. think with all the area they do want us to give you side of the station

i think. it will bring good one hundred and twenty feet from. where this pressure agreement from the government. and call for. all the. radio industry got the gold. to tell how d.s.t. to resume because of that he's. very confident he's going to roll them in that he. has an independent supporters take to the streets demanding council loans formally to be released from custody and thousands of women in yemen rally against violence by the u.s. led coalition that's all ahead after the break stay with us.

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room stick. to. the. welcome back council on independence supporters have been rallying in berlin demanding the ousted leader of council lonia be released from custody in germany carlos pushed him on it was arrested more than a week ago while travelling to belgium where he's been living since catalonia as independence bid failed in last october germany now has about two months to decide whether to extradite him to spain where he is wanted for rebellion and sedition the situation is complicated by the fact that rebellion which carries a penalty of up to thirty years in jail in space is not a crime in germany. meanwhile two politicians from germany's left party have

visited the former counselor leader in custody and interviewed him here's the message he had for his supporters. when we read the election twice in one from the. you the bomb since. we spoke to a member of the german left party martin doul he told us that the only way to solve the standoff between barcelona and madrid is through dialogue. notional state of german government this resulted in responsibility to find a way that these different actors can negotiate instead of criminalize this movement as well but we don't like it for one political actor and european countries it's a criminal case. due to a law which is very rigid there should be

a different way than criminalization of their own money and. sort of the problem like no all that's going into debt and. thousands of women rallied in yemen on monday against the actions of the saudi led coalition. they came out to express that anger following the alleged rape of a local girl according to several yemeni n.g.o.s a soldier fighting in the saudi led coalition is responsible for the crime at the same time as the rally a coalition air strike on a port reportedly claimed the lives of several civilians. we were home having breakfast safe and sound when the coalition in the apartment building on neighbor was in his car and he left. for he came to take his family to

the second strike kids women were running in the direction it was a huge strike. the news of the airstrike comes days after the u.s. defense secretary told reporters that the pentagon is a devising saudi arabia on how to avoid civilian casualties in yemen the u.s. has a long history of supporting the coalition including weapons sales daniel hawkins explains. the yemeni civil war has been described as the worst manmade humanitarian crisis in decades it will surprise all parties involved want a swift effective resolution or so they say we'll continue to work together for the stability of the region to reinvigorate. the revolution that we're

in yemen and leave you with regard perhaps this supporters part of the whole ending the war plan the peaceful resolution may come later and attempt in the u.s. senate to limit military support ultimately failed some will argue that american troops are not out there shooting and getting shot at well please tell that to the people of yemen whose homes and lives are being destroyed by weapons made in the usa on target chosen with u.s. assistance general mattis argues that sending less arms to the region could actually do more harm than good and interesting take given that amnesty international drew precisely the opposite conclusion citing a correlation between arms flows into the conflict hotspots and mounting civilian casualties the question though of how exactly the u.s. military ensures their support stays in line with the u.s. values remains open does come track the purpose of the missions that it

is refueling what targets it strikes and the results of that mission senator we do not ok on the up side according to a master to are the saudis are making progress and learning lessons from their u.s. counterparts with provided training to the saudis and law of armed conflict how to conduct operations in a way to make absolutely certain that you're taking all necessary measures to avoid any collateral damage and we see now that the saudis are starting to slowly adopt some of the measures that we've suggested too slowly perhaps for the people of yemen with ever allowed to warnings about the ongoing catastrophe falling on deaf ears. a former cia officer told us that the us found deals happen in no most impact on the plight of civilians in yemen the idea that it's civilian suits continue to pay the price the heavy price in yemen is simply unacceptable whether

or not it's saudi whether or not it's american led american controlled or even american advised that is no excuse in the end one of the big problems of course is the recent american deal with the saudis selling them twelve point five billion dollars in arms i mean the americans may try to stay at arm's length but frankly they are involved it's their weapons that are being used they do have a very strong influence on the saudis and the problem right now is that the americans seem to be just fine with allowing this to continue to play out as it has for them to turn around now until the saudis that they have been killing civilians when in fact the americans and others too frankly have had similar problems in other war zones including syria may be very difficult for the americans to do or say anything about that now it's been a year since a suicide bomb attack in the russian city of st petersburg came to the lives of fifteen people and injured sixty four both

a special report by our officer tara has the stories of survivors of that and other atrocities and russian's recent history you can watch it online and on that. and there are some was so much at all of them mama yeah. i don't mind the little bit of the rest on your blog or. the old riddle of the few. i'm not critical of what if they are going to be chilcote for you know down the road you but you're welcome but he was aloof. to let me know when you come look that he's going to pitch so for us with inches if not stiff the question is still yes but all yes the chest but by the here for everyone that is for you cocks and the vocal parts.

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greetings and salutations the world is filled with borders watchers take a moment look around you're nothing but borders and boundaries both real and imagined i'm sure your neighborhood community is filled with from property lines the parking spaces most borders are really quite harmless organizing limes the tax you buy are for making sure you don't just mill about but stand in a actual organized line while waiting to get in the club and get your drink on them but some borders in this world are deadly cross that line and you'll lose your life or in the case of the recent massacre along gaza's border with israel approach that line in protest unarmed or rolling a tire and you'll get shot down. on friday march thirtieth israeli soldiers opened fire and unmanned drones dropped tear gas on the roughly thirty thousand palestinian protesters who were.