there is — there is no war between west and eastjerusalem. there is no west and eastjerusalem.jerusalem. there just is jerusalem. i can get out of the studio and drive directly to the western wall or temple mount, there is no fence or anything. well, hang ona minute, is no fence or anything. well, hang on a minute, i did not couch my question in terms of the old city. you know as well as i do there are points injerusalem you know as well as i do there are points in jerusalem where you know as well as i do there are points injerusalem where you can go up points injerusalem where you can go up to points injerusalem where you can go uptoa points injerusalem where you can go up to a great big wall and on one side is thejewish residential area, on the other side is the arab residential area and if you don't call it a wall you can call it a fence, whatever you like, but jerusalem still has a divide. that is the perimeter ofjerusalem, but that is not the point. it is the temple mount. if we get to an agreement and get the international consensus that it longs to israel, even without t

there's no wall between west and eastjerusalem. there is no west and eastjerusalem.n get out of this studio, get in a car, and drive directly to the western wall or temple mount, there is no fence or anything. well, hang on a minute, i did not couch my question in terms of the old city. you know, as well as i do, there are points injerusalem where you can go up to a great big wall. on one side is thejewish residential area, on the other side is the arab residential area. and if you don't call it a wall, you can call it a fence, call it what you like, butjerusalem still has a divide. that is the perimeter ofjerusalem, but that is not really the main issue. the main issue is holy basin on mount scopus, mount olives, temple mount. if we come to an agreement and get the international consensus that it belongs to israel, there is no problem, even without that consensus it belongs to israel. the big debate in the past was precisely regarding the holy base. i am happy we put that to rest. you can choose to look at it that way, the 250,000 or more arabs refuse to agree with

nts to turkey's president erdogan says he wants to open a turkish embassy for palestinians in eastjerusalemuth africa's ruling party gets closer to choosing its next leader. the two main contenders have been formally nominated and voting is under way. and the pentagon admits to running a top—secret investigation into the existence of alien life welcome to world news today. the white house has confirmed that the cia provided intelligence to russian security services that helped foil a terror attack. russian agents raided a flat allegedly used as a base to plan an attack on the kazan cathedral in st petersburg. the officers seized explosives and weapons. seven people were detained on charges of being members of so—called islamic state. the suspects were reportedly planning to carry out a suicide attack at the kazan cathedral in st petersburg on saturday. president putin has thanked the us for its help. the bbc‘s david willis has more from washington. he says this isn't the only recent call between the leaders. it appears to be a telephone conversation, the second between these two leaders in

west bank and eastjerusalem for 50 years. focus for protest, so it might notjust be a question of what happens today. i think there is no doubting the angry reaction to what president trump did. this is really a finger in the eye for the palestinians, and other arabs and muslims who care about the future ofjerusalem. arabs and muslims who care about the future of jerusalem. what arabs and muslims who care about the future ofjerusalem. what trump has done is give something to the israelis without demanding anything in return and completely ignoring palestinian demands. that is the heart of it, and it is an emotional, wrenching issue that has the capacity to create real trouble, no doubt about it. given that he has done that and overturn decades of us policy in the process, is there any sense or sign from the us that his administration is going to follow that with some efforts to work towards what the palestinians want as well? well, there has been no sign of it. there was a slight qualification in his statement yesterday sayin

the other reason is that there are 200,000 arab residents of eastjerusalem.sovereignty ofa sovereignty or under the sovereignty of a palestinian state, every time the vast majority say they want israeli sovereignty. we need to take into account their views. does it bother you in any away when you look at the response overnight, a wide range of response from france, saudi arabia, the pope, the un secretary—general. .. arabia, the pope, the un secretary—general... they have all been, without exception, very negative about this initiative of president trumps? does that bother you? there is an international norm that says every country in the world has the right to choose its own capital. every other nation chooses its capital. that is what the palestinians want to do as well, of course. we have the right to name oui’ course. we have the right to name our capital. our capitalist jerusalem. i would our capital. our capitalist jerusalem. iwould hope our capital. our capitalist jerusalem. i would hope the rest of the wardrobe —— would recognise that. i think more st

in the west bank, in eastjerusalem, there are around 50,000 palestinian eastjerusalem, there are around50,000 palestinian christians and for them, these celebrations are very much damp and —— damp and by what has been said. we have seen the last couple of weeks, almost daily clashes both in the west and gaza between palestinians and israeli troops. —— in the west bank and gaza. some have felt that the clashes have not been to the level that some had feared or predicted when president trump's announcement was mooted but it sets the tone for many people here who would otherwise be celebrating christmas with great gusto. thank you forjoining us. tom bateman, and happy christmas to you, live in bethlehem this morning. it is almost 8:15am. you're watching brea kfast it is almost 8:15am. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. no prospect of a widespread white christmas this year, when was the last time that happened? take a guess. 1981 in perthshire? no, that was the snowiest christmas. when was the last time we had widespread lying snow

eastjerusalem is a particularly contentious. jordan in 1967 and israel has built dozens of settlements there — but it's not recognised by other countries as part of israel. for their part, the palestinians want east jerusalem as the capital of a future palestinian state. here's yolande knell injerusalem with more context on today's decision. jerusalem. this ancient city lies at the very heart of the israel palestinian conflict. we have seen many times how just a palestinian conflict. we have seen many times howjust a small change on the ground here can quickly lead toa on the ground here can quickly lead to a flare—up anti—violence. so what happens here really does matter. jerusalem has got great religious significance of course. head old city has some of the holiest sites are muslims, christians and jewish people but it has great political significance as well. most israelis seejerusalem as their eternal undivided capital. not long after the modern state of israel was created in 19a8 years early parliament was set up in the wes

and palestinians want occupied eastjerusalem as the capital of their future state.the us announcement. translation: as a palestinian, this is a mistake. jerusalem is the capital for the palestinian state. that is not negotiable. translation: there will be troubles over this. it will not pass smoothly. there will be opposition and there will be chaos. jerusalem is probably the most sensitive issue in the israel/palestinian conflict. this ancient city has great religious and political significance and we have seen many times howjust small changes made here can quickly flare up into unrest. during the summer there was deadly violence when israel put in new security measures at al—aqsa mosque compound, after two israeli policemen were killed there. these were later removed to keep the status quo. now palestinian officials say mr trump is raising tensions again. this is a declaration of war on palestine and the palestinians and a manifestation of the lack of fairness in handling the palestine file. a total bias towards israel. tonight, there were large protests in gaza,

applause but eastjerusalem has been under israeli occupation since it was captured by israel in 1967.t as their capital in a future palestinian state. the us is delivering a lethal bullet to the heart of the two—state solution. that would be actually the kiss of death for the two—state solution becausejerusalem is at the very heart of the two—state solution. it is the major pillar of it and there has been many decades—long policy of the us, the international community and everybody involved, including the israelis and the palestinians, thatjerusalem is a final status issue. moving the us embassy from its current home in tel aviv could end up taking years. but today, much of the international community spoke out against president trump's anticipated change to the status quo. saudi arabia, turkey, russia as well as the pope all critical. but also britain, not on the same page as the president. we think thatjerusalem obviously should be part of the final settlement between the israelis and the palestinians, a negotiated settlement that we want to see. and we have no plans ourselves to mo

, and occupation of eastjerusalem, and occupation with no basis in international law and is a permanent back barrier to achieving the settlement that we wish. the recklessness of that decision is no debate. donald trump is not crying fire ina debate. donald trump is not crying fire in a crowded theatre, he is the whitley setting fire to the theatre and he has the unbelievable cheek to claim that he is doing this to move forward the peace process when in reality he is setting it back decades. the minister said that question was how does the uk were government respond now as mac i think it is imperative that the work that the envoys have been doing, that the envoys have been doing, that they have shared with a number of partners now need to see this. this needs to come forward and all quickly than people anticipated. then we can see what their is to work on forfriends, then we can see what their is to work on for friends, both of israel and the palestinians. the process has to move on, if it was derailed by this would compound the and helpfulness of decision. if the president has a cunnin

accepting a two—state solution and east jerusalem being part accepting a two—state solution and eastjerusalemy know is what donald trump is going to say until he says it. jon, many thanks again for the update there. jon sopel for us in washington. it's been confirmed within the past hour that christine keeler, the model who found herself at the centre of one of the great political scandals of modern times, has died at the age of 75. she became famous for her involvement in the profumo affair, back in 1963, a scandal that rocked the british establishment, nick higham expains. # she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah #. it was the biggest scandal of the 19605 and christine keeler was the woman at its centre — model, party girl, mistress of powerful men. john profuma was the minister for war, he and christine had a brief affair. when challenged, he lied about it to the house of commons, and was forced to resign. it didn't help that yevgeny ivanov, a kgb spy, had also been seeing keeler. the old establishment never recovered from the shock. the profuma affair spelt the end of prime minister harold macmi

and sure enough there were clashes today in ramallah, bethlehem and eastjerusalem, between palestinianssraeli security forces. dozens of people have been injured. in gaza the leader of hamas called for a third intifada. the un security council will meet on friday. britain, france china and russia have all expressed concern over donald trump's announcement. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. palestinians today preparing their own message for president trump, venting their anger over his recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital. clashing with israeli soldiers in the west bank. meanwhile in gaza, the islamist hamas leader, ismail haniyeh, upped the ante — demanding a new uprising, or intifada. so far, fiery rhetoric hasn't ignited protests on a grand scale, but these palestinians in ramallah really fear their chances of having an independent state, with eastjerusalem as its capital, could now be stamped out. he's making it only one side, and they're taking the opinion of the israelis. this has ended the two—state solution, you know, the dream for us as palestinians. p

reaffirming the legitimate rights of the palestinian people to establish an independent state within eastjerusalemoming at the same time that the un general assembly meets. we mention in the introduction to this that any vote between the un members is not binding... no, it is not. this is an emergency meeting held after the us vetoed the security council resolution that affirmed that any decision on the state and jerusalem would be null and void. we have had president trump been vocal saying that any country today vote against the us, he is threatening to cut off aid so countries like egypt -- cut off aid so countries like egypt... we have had a rather bolshie us ambassador saying he is going to report straight to president trump who voted against the us. jerusalem is at the heart of the us. jerusalem is at the heart of the conflict between israel and palestine. president trump recognising jerusalem as the capital of israel and he will now move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem which is quite a statement and that is rocking the world in terms of what is get to happen here. the king has come o

an island of its own because it is resilient to go ahead with its plans to move the embassy to eastjerusalemspite with its plans to move the embassy to eastjerusalem despite all the disagreements on the international community. if we let at countries like saudi arabia and egypt, they have close relationships of america, how far are they going to be prepared to push this issue? this is true. egypt in particular is one of the biggest recipients of us aid in the biggest recipients of us aid in the middle east, it receives more than $1 billion per year. it comes many in the form of military assistance. the draft resolutions we re assistance. the draft resolutions were drafted to the security council and then the general assembly, did not specifically mentioned the us or president trump, it said recent decisions that might affect the demographic and legal status of jerusalem, and for this, the egyptians have been criticised severely because they did not refer specifically to trump or to the us that it seems the egyptians have not backed off. they supported the resolution today and the saudis also

not least that it is a neighbour to israel but is also the guarantor in eastjerusalem of the rights of access the holy sites. it has a close relationship with jerusalem. people sites. it has a close relationship withjerusalem. people they sites. it has a close relationship with jerusalem. people they were telling me, including government ministers, but this makes it much more complicated on what is already a complicated route to try to reach some settlement. for israel it seems like a nice quick win, recognition by donald trump ofjerusalem as the capital. in the medium term, if israel wants peace it is much harder because it is not clear whether proposals are going, and where these players want to go. the general feeling i discern is that no—one knows what the solution is but eve ryo ne knows what the solution is but everyone knows that life is now a bit more complicated. having a quick look now at bitcoin. yes. talking of complicated. certainly yes but quite interesting. this is a step towards legitimisation. it is becoming a financial instrument and that is interesting considering it

nts to turkey's president erdogan says he wants to open a turkish embassy for palestinians in eastjerusalemosing its next leader. the two main contenders have been formally nominated and voting is under way. and the pentagon admits to running a top—secret investigation into the existence of alien life

i have spoken to for 30 years on this knows that the palestinian state without its capital in eastjerusalem solution to the conflict. and what do you make of those internationally showing support for the move? there have been one or two, interestingly, and going back to that point the czech republic, for example, today said that they would follow the american lead and move its embassy to jerusalem. they also mentioned the palestinian aspiration for a capital in east jerusalem. the philippines followed suit but by and large the reaction is negative. the uk said they will not move their embassy, many other european countries taking a similar tone and will see if others join in with the czech republic and the philippines in the coming days. mark urban, thank you. let's pick up with our guests, let me start with ghada karmi, donald trump is right when he says the old way is broken and there's no point in repeating the same formula and you've got to reach out to new solutions? he isn't right can he does not know anything about it. what the middle east does not need right now is a president like

the future palestinian state and east jerusalem statements on the future palestinian state and eastjerusalemome countries do don't get along. this was an effort to unite the muslim world and push back on this move overjerusalem by president trump. more than 50 delegations from across the islamic world were there. but some really key players, the likes of egypt, saudi arabia, uae, sent much lower—level delegations. these are countries that are keen to work closely, they already have close relations with the americans, they would like to be closer. and they really don't want, it seems, to be seen really don't want, it seems, to be seen to be pushing too hard on this jerusalem issue up against the trump administration. next more on the genocide in rwanda. it says french officials were complicit. written by a washington law firm called tanning levy news. it will conduct an investigation into the events of 1994. so far, this has looked at information publicly available, including witness testimonies from people like this woman here, who had to flee to the democratic republic of congo in fearfor h

applause but eastjerusalem has been under israeli occupation since it was captured by israel in 1967.heir capital in a future palestinian state. the us is delivering a lethal bullet to the heart of the two—state solution. that would be actually the kiss of death for the two—state solution becausejerusalem is at the very heart of the two—state solution. it is the major pillar of it and there has been many decades—long policy of the us, the international community and everybody involved, including the israelis and the palestinians, thatjerusalem is a final status issue. moving the us embassy from its current home in tel aviv could end up taking years. but today, much of the international community spoke out against president trump's anticipated change to the status quo. saudi arabia, turkey, russia as well as the pope all critical. but also britain, not on the same page as the president. we think thatjerusalem obviously should be part of the final settlement between the israelis and the palestinians, a negotiated settlement that we want to see. and we have no plans ourselves to move our

he hasn't spoken about the consulates office in eastjerusalem, it is possible in the future it couldsy to a palestinian state, but he didn't say too much about that. his statement about realities on the ground is problematic because one could read that as applyingto other troubled spots in the world. so it could really have wider repercussions, not only for the middle east but around the world? absolutely. i think it is a bone of contention and that is why the un secretary general has expressed concern, so has many other world leaders. will there be any room for peace negotiations here in the near to medium term? it is difficult to say, unless this is followed up by diplomatic action swiftly. there was talk of a wider peace plan involving saudi arabia and other arab countries but the saudi king warned that the trump administration not to address this, speaking about the specific issue right now, which is what has happened. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: one of australia's most senior catholics goes on trial, accused of covering up child abuse in t

turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan has announced he wants to open an embassy for palestinians in eastjerusalemader has been a vocal opponent of donald trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. last week mr erdogan led calls for the city to be recognised as the capital of a palestinian state. here's what he had to say at a rally on sunday. translation: seems the jerusalem translation: seems thejerusalem is currently under occupation, we cannot go there and open our embassy but we are represented by an ambassador. god willing, today is close when officially with girls permission he will open up an embassy there. a british embassy worker has been murdered in the lebanese capital of beirut. the body of rebecca dykes was found by the side of a road in the city on saturday. she had been working as a programme managerfor the department for international development since january. this is a piece of news that has stunned the community. she was attending a going away party in a popular area of the city on saturday night. after she left that are, it is understood she was abducted

but eastjerusalem has been under israeli occupation since it was captured by israel in 1967.tinian state. the us is delivering a lethal bullet to the heart of the two—state solution. that would be actually the kiss of death for the two—state solution becausejerusalem is at the very heart of the two—state solution. it is the major pillar of it and there has been many decades—long policy of the us, the international community and everybody involved, including the israelis and the palestinians, thatjerusalem is a final status issue. moving the us embassy from its current home in tel aviv could end up taking years. but today, much of the international community spoke out against president trump‘s anticipated change to the status quo. saudi arabia, turkey, russia as well as the pope all critical. but also britain, not on the same page as the president. we think thatjerusalem obviously should be part of the final settlement between the israelis and the palestinians, a negotiated settlement that we want to see. we have no plans ourselves to move our embassy. on the ground, in this c

the palestinians want gaza and the west bank to be their future state, with a capital in eastjerusalem is our land. mr trump, you are wrong. israelis, who want all ofjerusalem, are delighted by president trump's recognition of their capital. he said, we're steadfast here, eternally, since ancient times. this city was given tojews 3,000 of years ago and the us has recognised that. but the golden dome behind him is part of the third holiest place in the world for muslims, and a few hundred yards away, several thousand palestinians were going home after the noon prayer. the reality of this city is that many palestinians live here. life for them can be hard. this home has been demolished twice this year by order of the israeli authorities. like many palestinians, he built without a permit. israel gives palestinians very few construction permits, while building thousands of homes forjews. i born in this land, and my father and my grandfather. i will die in this place. palestinian areas of jerusalem were quieter after friday prayers than many expected. whenever a crowd formed, mostly of onlo

turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogan, says he wants to open a turkish embassy for palestinians in eastjerusalemit follows donald trump's decision to relocate the us embassy in israel tojerusalem. south africa's ruling party gets closer to chosing its next leader. the two main contenders have now been formally nominated, and voting is under way. the winner will replace president jacob zuma as party leader. four—time olympic champion sirmo farah has won the 2017 sports personality of the year award. the track runner saw off jonathan rea and jonnie peacock, who came in second and third place. at ten o'clock, rachel schofield will be back with a full round—up of the day's news. first, in through the lens: images of the moments that changed history, rebecca jones presents the first in two films revealing the inside stories of world—changing events from magnum photographers in new york, london and paris. sometimes, history's shaped not over the course of years or decades, but in a single day. i'm rebecca jones, and i'm here at the magnum photo print room in london in this special series celebrating t

while the palestinians want east jerusalem jerusalem as its capital, while the palestinians want eastjerusalemby donald trump ofjerusalem as the capital of israel will do great damage to the prospects for a just and lasting peace settlement between the israelis and the palestinians, which has been british and indeed american foreign policy for decades. what she consulted about this announcement? and if so, what is she said and will seek here and unequivocally and clearly condemn it? well, isay unequivocally and clearly condemn it? well, i say to the right honourable gentleman that i am intending to speak to president trump about this matter. but our position, our position has not changed. we, our position as he says has been a long—standing one and it is also a very clear one, that the status ofjerusalem is also a very clear one, that the status of jerusalem should is also a very clear one, that the status ofjerusalem should be determined as a negotiated settlement between the palestinians and the israelis and jerusalem should ultimately form a shared capital between the israeli and palestinia

he did not even hint however that the palestinians wanted eastjerusalem as the capital and when he came state solution, he did not say that i believe in the two state solution, he said the two state solution, he said the two state solution if both sides agree to it. so he stepped back from that. so for some israelis he may not have said enough but for palestinians and arabs he certainly said nothing that would satisfy them. there was nothing sweetened in for them aside to his commitment to a process but that will not be enough, that appeal for calm. there was nothing in his language that will bring about that calm. and in the build-up to this announcement we have seen condemnation from so many different places in the world, as you go through it and you have been looking at all of it to the day, which were the most significant voices that stood out for you. all the voices, what will matter most is what is happening on the ground. we will hear from happening on the ground. we will hearfrom mahmoud happening on the ground. we will hear from mahmoud abbas happening on the ground. we will he

palestinian authorities want eastjerusalem to be the capital of a future state.of the rohingya muslim refugees who've fled to bangladesh from myanmar after a wave of ethnic violence. the refugees had been brought to the capital dhaka from cox's bazar, where more than 600,000 men, women and children from myanmar‘s rakhine state have fled. the pope publicly called them rohingyas for the first time, something he stopped short of doing in myanmar where their ethnic identity is not recognised by the government. from bangladesh, martin bashir reports. on the fifth day of his visit to south asia, pope francis arrived in typically unpretentious style at an interfaith gathering in dhaka. in the audience were 16 rohingya adults and children who'd fled from myanmar. one of them was 12—year—old shawkat ara. shawkat‘s entire family lived in a village in rakhine state, when the army arrived in september. in recalling what happened, she said, "they shouted, ‘you rohingyas, you bengalis,‘ and then killed everyone. they killed my aunt, my uncle, and others in the village. they ki

the palestinians continue to see occupied east jerusalem palestinians continue to see occupied eastjerusalempital of their future state and the very fact that they have now effectively walked away from the negotiating table makes, i think, the prospect of peace in the middle east or the more difficult for the trump administration to hope to attain. david willis. also making news today. the winner of this year's nobel peace prize has warned that the world could be just ‘one impulsive ta ntrum' away from nuclear destruction. beatrice fihn made the comments while accepting the award in oslo on behalf of her organisation, the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. she was apparently referring to current tensions and the trading of insults between the united states and north korean presidents. a moment of panic or carelessness, a misconstrued comment or a boost ego could easily lead us to the destruction of entire cities. a calculated military escalation could lead to the indiscriminate murder of civilians. firefighters across southern california say they're getting the upper hand in

capital at least somewhere in east jerusalem option of having a capital at least somewhere in eastjerusalemis. interesting to get your perspective on this. here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later. we start in brussels where the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier will update the european commission on progress of the uk withdrawal. at about midday gmt, time magazine will announce its person of the year. us president donald trump has made the shortlist after claiming to have taken a "pass" on an interview for the edition. and later on in washington donald trumer will appear before the us house intelligence committee, which is investigating links between his fathers election campaign and russia. so pretty heavy agenda, as usual, as i would expect is the case for any president of the united states. we've had a few of you get in touch. so from portsmouth says that probably the person of the year will be somebody to upset donald trump, as his twitter rebuttal will spark publicity. also the hashtag #metoo as an idea on that list is various wall. on to the cricket, n

controversial for two reasons, one because both israelis and palestinians claim it, israelis say they want eastjerusalempital, so that is something that should be decided in final status negotiations. this is a place that also is claimed wholly to three religions, christianity, judaism and islam. there is a un resolution that says the status ofjerusalem should be separate or decided ultimately in a way that satisfies all of those religions, so it does not actually recognise israeli sovereignty over any part ofjerusalem. it's a very contentious issue. the position of the us has been told now that status should be decided in final negotiations on a peace deal between israel and the palestinians. if mr trump announces he will move the embassy, either right away or at some point definitively, or if he says they will recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel, then that isa as the capital of israel, then that is a big departure from the previous us policy. it also flies in the face of pretty much everyone else, the us's allies in the region, its enemies, and the united nations. the international olympic co

that's the land palestinians want for a state, with a capital in eastjerusalem. this is our land.r land. mr trump, you are wrong. most israelis are delighted president trump has accepted their reality. he said, "we are steadfast here, eternally here since ancient times. "this city was given tojews 3000 years ago. "we are the continuation and the us has recognised that". but the golden dome behind him is part of the third holiest place in the world for muslims. and a few hundred yards away, several thousand palestinians were going home after the noon prayer. the reality of this city is that many palestinians live here. life can be hard for them. saleh's home has been demolished twice this year by the israeli authorities. they give palestinians very few building permits, while constructing thousands of homes for the jews. i born in this land, and my father and my grandfather. and i will die in this place. i will not leave it, not for israel, not forjews, and not for the united states. palestinian areas of jerusalem were quieter after friday prayers than many expected. whenever a cro

and palestinians want occupied eastjerusalem as the capital of their future state. to the us announcement. translation: as a palestinian, this is a mistake. jerusalem is the capital for the palestinian state. that is not negotiable. translation: there will be troubles over this. it will not pass smoothly. there will be opposition and there will be chaos. jerusalem is probably the most sensitive issue in the israel/palestinian conflict. this ancient city has great religious and political significance and we have seen many times howjust small changes made here can quickly flare up into unrest. during the summer there was deadly violence when israel put in new security measures at al—aqsa mosque compound, after two israeli policemen were killed there. these were later removed to keep the status quo. now palestinian officials say mr trump is raising tensions again. this is a declaration of war on palestine and the palestinians and a manifestation of the lack of fairness in handling the palestine file. a total bias towards israel. tonight, there were large protests in ga

the palestinians want gaza and the west bank to be their future state, with a capital in eastjerusalemjerusalem. this is oui’ a capital in east jerusalem. this is ourland. a capital in east jerusalem. this is our land. all palestine is our land. mrtrump, you are our land. all palestine is our land. mr trump, you are wrong. israel is, wa nt mr trump, you are wrong. israel is, want all ofjerusalem, are delighted by president trump's recognition of their capital. he said, we asked ed fast here, internally, since ancient times. this city was given tojews thousands of years ago and the us has recognised that. but the golden dome behind him is part of the third holiest place in the world for muslims, and a few hundred yards away, several thousand palestinians we re away, several thousand palestinians were going home after the noon prayer. the reality of this city is that many palestinians live here. life for them can be hard. this home has been demolished twice this year by order of the israeli authorities. like many palestinians, he built without a permit. israel gives palestinians very few

they have said this could inflame religious tensions in region because eastjerusalem inflame religiousalem is inflame religious tensions in region because eastjerusalem is where you have got the old city with its religious sites, holy to dues and muslims and to christians and they are saying it going to upset donald trump‘s plans of being a brokerfor the ultimate deal as he has called it between israel and the palestinians bringing peace to this region. thank you very much indeed. the family of an 81—year—old woman has received a £45,000 pay—out after she was kept alive against her will. brenda grant made a living will stating she feared degradation and indignity more than death after seeing her mum lose her independence through dementia. but the george eliot hospital, in nuneaton, warwickshire, misplaced the document and she was artificially fed for 22 months. russia has been banned from taking part in next year‘s winter olympics in south korea following a report into systematic doping at the 2014 games. individual athletes will be allowed to take part if they can prove a doping—free

the palestinians want gaza and the west bank to be their future state, with a capital in eastjerusalemnd. mr trump, you are wrong. israelis, who want all ofjerusalem, are delighted by president trump's recognition of their capital. he said, we're steadfast here, eternally, since ancient times. this city was given tojews thousands of years ago and the us has recognised that. but the golden dome behind him is part of the third holiest place in the world for muslims, and a few hundred yards away, several thousand palestinians were going home after the noon prayer. the reality of this city is that many palestinians live here. life for them can be hard. this home has been demolished twice this year by order of the israeli authorities. like many palestinians, he built without a permit. israel gives palestinians very few construction permits, while building thousands of homes for dues. i born in this land, and my father and my grandfather. i will die in this place. palestinian areas of jerusalem were quieter after friday prayers than many expected. whenever a crowd formed, mostly of onlookers

these palestinians in ramallah really fear their chances of having an independent state, with eastjerusalemhe two—state solution, you know, the dream for us as palestinians. palestinians see the changes in us policy onjerusalem as a huge setback. donald trump may say he is still committed to helping them end their conflict with israel, but here they say he is no brokerfor peace. meanwhile injerusalem the israeli prime minister was jubilant. translation: president trump on himself forever with the history of our capital. his name will now be proudly displayed among other names in this city's glorious history. many israelis share his gratitude that the president has delivered on that the president has delivered on a long—time promise, recognising, he said, the reality on the ground. translation: trump is a man who was sent from heaven to say the right things at the right time. but there are also concerns about violence. on one hand i think he needed to do that. on the other, i am a realist. this contested city is at the heart of divisions between israel and the palestinians which president tr

three days of protests on the west bank and in eastjerusalem, and some debate whether there is a splitf you will, and the arab governments. a statement from the arab league today condemning the decision by donald trump. what difference does it make? well, arab ministers debated late into the night in ourold ministers debated late into the night in our old home, yours and mine, cairo, where we have both been foreign correspondence. they reached a joint communique in the early hours. the arab league countries condemned the announcement of jerusalem by president trump being the israeli capital. it is effectively, they have said, the us can no longer be an honest broker in trying to find a lasting peace agreement between israel and the palestinians. but these are words and they may go back on it. there is no denying the enormous sense of frustration with president trump. this is embarrassing for these governments because many of them are very close allies of washington. good to see you, thank you for being with us this morning. the equalities watchdog is going to launch its own inquiry int

declaring eastjerusalem the capital of palestine and asking all countries to recognise a palestinian on the un to reaffirm the city's legal status as the capital of two states. it is time... president trump's move last week delighted his conservative voters at home but prompted condemnation abroad. large protests rocked the muslim world, from istanbul to amaan, beirut to ramallah. yet the reaction was more muted than expected. the call for a new intifada or uprising hasn't materialised. there is a sense of powerlessness against the us decision. that is one of the problems here, another that among the members, positions on donald trump differ. saudi arabia and egypt sending only ministers, possibly to keep the us onside. today's summit gives the semblance of unity but it's unlikely to change the white house position. and beyond the tough talk, there is little bite. we're getting mixed messages today from the white house on north korea. yesterday, the us secretary of state rex tillerson offered to start talks with pyongyang any time and without preconditions. it was a notable statement

under international law, eastjerusalem and expanded the city limits.ational security. president 0bama‘s successor promised to put an end to it. this is nothing more or less than a recognition of reality. it is also the right thing to do. it is something that has to be done. and with that, at a stroke, many diplomats fear america‘s crucial role as peace broker has been fatally undermined. 0ur middle east editor, jeremy bowen is on the plane to tel aviv. as he boarded the plane, i asked him if president trump‘s hope of ending failure in the middle east is realistic. i don‘t think it‘s particularly realistic because while a lot of israelis are very happy about this announcement, a lot of palestinians weren‘t. if you want to make a deal, you have to have something both sides like. does it signal then he values a middle east peace deal less than he values us relations with israel? well, he says he really does value a middle east peace deal but i think what he really values for the time being is keeping an election promise to move the us embassy from tel avi

israel has always regarded jerusalem as its capital city, while the palestinians claim eastjerusaleme latest from washington. these phone calls are seen as preparatory to formal announcement of the move, it's not as though we didn't know this was likely to happen. donald trump has been pretty open with his intention to break this long—established us policy? (inaudible). anthony, i'm so sorry, we are trying to get your sound back. let's try once more. now, i don't think we've got you. read my lips! it's like george w bush all over again. try again, anthony. (inaudible). i'm sorry. we will try to fiddle with a few things and come back to you, thanks for your patience. let's get the weather now. the uk's next named storm is approaching, the worst effects felt in northern scotland on thursday. in the meantime, it turns a bit breezy across the uk, especially north—west scotla nd across the uk, especially north—west scotland which is wet throughout the night. patchy light rain and drizzle through parts of wales in western england, temperatures holding up with plenty of cloud. some brighter

with the past 50 years and the status quo and with the international community's recognition of eastjerusalem the united nations and even the united states and the rest of the international committee have long recognised it as annexed and illegitimately annexed. the new recognition of jerusalem illegitimately annexed. the new recognition ofjerusalem by the us, not only to remove the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem, but to endorse... which has not been done yet? and will probably take some time. but the process of doing so inherent in that, the recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel, certainly will spell trouble for the... any attempt in the future of the... any attempt in the future of the peace process based on the 2—state solution. the peace process based on the 2-state solution. pursuing that thought, because many commentators are saying that although donald trump used the phrase 2—state solution, officially, they still support that, many people are saying that from the point of view of the palestinians, the notion of that solution with jerusalem palestinians, the notion of t

palestinians went eastjerusalem as the capital of the future independent state and it's been the internationalor violent and extremist content on its video—sharing website, youtube. the website's chief executive says the company will also track videos that risk children's safety, and will make more use of technology that finds extremist videos. the new car market has declined for the eighth month in a row, according to industry figures. fewer than 164,000 new cars were registered last month — down 11.2%on the same month last year. the society for motor manufacturers and traders blamed the government for prompting a sharp drop in demand for diesel cars. if you're away on a long trip you can really start to crave a taste of home — and that's exactly what happened to paolo nespoli? an italian astronaut who's aboard the international space station. he missed his favourite food so much that he brought it up with his boss back on earth. the result? pizza in space. without a delivery service nearby, nasa sent up the ingredients to construct some pizzas that were out of this world. paolo and the rest

they don'tjust want occupied eastjerusalem as the capital of their future state.n to israelis close to the western wall, they've told us that mr trump's recognition of israeli sovereignty overjerusalem corrects what they see as an historic injustice. heavy snowfall is causing disruption in parts of scotland, northern ireland, north wales and northern england. this is what one bus had to contend with in wales, where over 170 schools are currently closed. these were the scenes for drivers in north wales this morning. in orkney, a coastguard helicopter has been deployed to help restore power. so quite a lot of chaos in many parts of the country. on the isle of man, all schools have been closed and there is continuing travel disruption. let's get the latest forecast, with louise lear. good afternoon. plenty of snow showers through scotland and northern ireland, running down through wales and into the north midlands. they will continue overnight tonight at they come a little more isolated and the winds will be lighter. it will be a cold start to saturday morning. on sa